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The term '''incarnation''' | The term '''incarnation''' was sometimes applied to the bodies/selves/lives of a [[Time Lord]]. While it was sometimes used interchangeably with "[[regeneration]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]], [[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') incarnations were actually the result of this process, with Time Lords regenerating from one incarnation to another. | ||
Barring special circumstances, a Time Lord could only have thirteen incarnations, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') before their [[Symbiotic nucleus|symbiotic nuclei]] started to break down. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trial of the Valeyard]]'') Some, like [[the Master]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'') and [[the Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]''), have been given new [[regeneration cycle]]s, bypassing this limit. | Barring special circumstances, a Time Lord could only have thirteen incarnations, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') before their [[Symbiotic nucleus|symbiotic nuclei]] started to break down. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trial of the Valeyard]]'') Some, like [[the Master]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'') and [[the Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]''), have been given new [[regeneration cycle]]s, bypassing this limit. | ||
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Looking back on their previous lives, the Doctor occasionally used the word incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'', ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'', ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]'', ''[[Scaredy Cat (audio story)|Scaredy Cat]]'') He also used it in reference to [[the Master]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') and others used it to talk about the Doctor's regenerations, as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | Looking back on their previous lives, the Doctor occasionally used the word incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'', ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'', ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]'', ''[[Scaredy Cat (audio story)|Scaredy Cat]]'') He also used it in reference to [[the Master]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') and others used it to talk about the Doctor's regenerations, as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] thought he had never used the word incarnation in that capacity but was proven wrong by [[Ally (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Ally]], from an [[alternate universe|alternate dimension]], who played a clip from ''[[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Doctor Who]]'' of the [[Sixth Doctor]] discussing his "last incarnation" in ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]''. He conceded but claimed that the word was hardly ever used. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'') Instead the term was interchanged with the term regeneration, a Time Lord stating they were in their tenth regeneration would be synonymous in saying the were in their eleventh incarnation. When referring to past incarnations, the Doctor would use the plural "mes", faces or lives. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Four Doctors (comic story)|Four Doctors]]'') Time Lords might also use the term "bodies" or "body" when referring, generally, to either their own or other Time Lords' different incarnations. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doorway to Hell (comic story)|Doorway to Hell]]'') On one occasion, the [[Sixth Doctor]] used the word "iteration". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') [[Category:Time Lords]] | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] thought he had never used the word incarnation in that capacity but was proven wrong by [[Ally (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Ally]], from an [[alternate universe|alternate dimension]], who played a clip from ''[[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Doctor Who]]'' of the [[Sixth Doctor]] discussing his "last incarnation" in ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]''. He conceded but claimed that the word was hardly ever used. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'') Instead the term was interchanged with the term regeneration, a Time Lord stating they were in their tenth regeneration would be synonymous in saying the were in their eleventh incarnation. When referring to past incarnations, the Doctor would use the plural "mes", faces or lives. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Four Doctors (comic story)|Four Doctors]]'') Time Lords might also use the term "bodies" or "body" when referring, generally, to either their own or other Time Lords' different incarnations. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doorway to Hell (comic story)|Doorway to Hell]]'') On one occasion, the [[Sixth Doctor]] used the word "iteration". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Regeneration]] | [[Category:Regeneration]] | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
[[Category:Personal development]] | [[Category:Personal development]] | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 10 October 2018
The term incarnation was sometimes applied to the bodies/selves/lives of a Time Lord. While it was sometimes used interchangeably with "regeneration", (TV: The Keeper of Traken, Extremis) incarnations were actually the result of this process, with Time Lords regenerating from one incarnation to another.
Barring special circumstances, a Time Lord could only have thirteen incarnations, (TV: The Deadly Assassin) before their symbiotic nuclei started to break down. (AUDIO: Trial of the Valeyard) Some, like the Master (TV: Utopia, AUDIO: Eyes of the Master) and the Doctor (TV: The Time of the Doctor), have been given new regeneration cycles, bypassing this limit.
Contact between separate incarnations of the same Time Lord constituted a violation of the First Law of Time. (TV: The Three Doctors)
Use of the term
Looking back on their previous lives, the Doctor occasionally used the word incarnation. (TV: The Twin Dilemma, AUDIO: The Light at the End, The Chimes of Midnight, Dead London, Scaredy Cat) He also used it in reference to the Master, (TV: Doctor Who) and others used it to talk about the Doctor's regenerations, as well. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)
The Eleventh Doctor thought he had never used the word incarnation in that capacity but was proven wrong by Ally, from an alternate dimension, who played a clip from Doctor Who of the Sixth Doctor discussing his "last incarnation" in The Twin Dilemma. He conceded but claimed that the word was hardly ever used. (COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who) Instead the term was interchanged with the term regeneration, a Time Lord stating they were in their tenth regeneration would be synonymous in saying the were in their eleventh incarnation. When referring to past incarnations, the Doctor would use the plural "mes", faces or lives. (COMIC: Four Doctors) Time Lords might also use the term "bodies" or "body" when referring, generally, to either their own or other Time Lords' different incarnations. (COMIC: Doorway to Hell) On one occasion, the Sixth Doctor used the word "iteration". (AUDIO: The Light at the End)
