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[[File:Ten_to_Nine_Retro-regeneration_1.jpg|thumb|The Tenth Doctor turns ''back'' into the Ninth Doctor. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fountains of Forever (comic story)|The Fountains of Forever]]'')]] | [[File:Ten_to_Nine_Retro-regeneration_1.jpg|thumb|The Tenth Doctor turns ''back'' into the Ninth Doctor. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fountains of Forever (comic story)|The Fountains of Forever]]'')]] | ||
'''Retro-regeneration''' was the process of [[regeneration]]s being forced in reverse, causing the [[Time Lord]] in question to revert to previous incarnations, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fountains of Forever (comic story)|The Fountains of Forever]]'') known only to be attempted by Time Lords of the [[First Rank]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[State of Change (novel)|State of Change]]'') though it was not known to be permanent in any cases. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timeslip (comic story)|Timeslip]]'', ''[[The Fountains of Forever (comic story)|The Fountains of Forever]]'', ''[[Outrun (comic story)|Outrun]]'') | |||
== Instances == | |||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and his [[TARDIS]] were once infected by a [[space amoeba]], which caused him to and revert to his [[Third Doctor|third]], [[Second Doctor|second]], and [[First Doctor|first incarnations]] as he rapidly slid back through all of his past selves. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timeslip (comic story)|Timeslip]]'') | |||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] was similarly forced to revert to all of his previous incarnations on [[Terra Nova]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[State of Change (novel)|State of Change]]'') | |||
During the [[Last Great Time War]], while explaining to [[Alice Obiefune]] how time worked different in the war, [[the Master]] briefly turned back into {{Delgado|n=a previous incarnation}}. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Kill God (comic story)|Kill God]]'') | |||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] was once forced to retro-regenerate into his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]] by an age-regression gun. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fountains of Forever (comic story)|The Fountains of Forever]]'') | |||
When [[The Then and the Now]] attempted to ingest the timeline of the [[Eleventh Doctor]], it caused him to regress through his incarnations to the [[War Doctor]], where the Doctor's resistance of that period of his life halted the ingestion. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Outrun (comic story)|Outrun]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 18:56, 1 October 2016
Retro-regeneration was the process of regenerations being forced in reverse, causing the Time Lord in question to revert to previous incarnations, (COMIC: The Fountains of Forever) known only to be attempted by Time Lords of the First Rank (PROSE: State of Change) though it was not known to be permanent in any cases. (COMIC: Timeslip, The Fountains of Forever, Outrun)
Instances
The Fourth Doctor and his TARDIS were once infected by a space amoeba, which caused him to and revert to his third, second, and first incarnations as he rapidly slid back through all of his past selves. (COMIC: Timeslip)
The Sixth Doctor was similarly forced to revert to all of his previous incarnations on Terra Nova. (PROSE: State of Change)
During the Last Great Time War, while explaining to Alice Obiefune how time worked different in the war, the Master briefly turned back into a previous incarnation. (COMIC: Kill God)
The Tenth Doctor was once forced to retro-regenerate into his ninth incarnation by an age-regression gun. (COMIC: The Fountains of Forever)
When The Then and the Now attempted to ingest the timeline of the Eleventh Doctor, it caused him to regress through his incarnations to the War Doctor, where the Doctor's resistance of that period of his life halted the ingestion. (COMIC: Outrun)
