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[[File:Supernova.jpg|thumb|The result of a total event collapse. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')]]
[[File:Supernova.jpg|thumb|Every star supernovas. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')]]
A '''total event collapse''' was a [[time explosion]] which caused the [[universe]] to collapse totally, both spatially and temporally, hence the name.
A '''total event collapse''' was, as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] explained, a [[time explosion]] that "blasted every atom in every moment;" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') every sun would "[[supernova]] at every moment in history" and "the whole universe [would] [[temporal erasure|never have existed]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')


A total event collapse could be caused by a [[TARDIS]] exploding, as happened when [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] exploded. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] seemed to know of total event collapses and that the only way to stop one was to reboot the universe. Some things could survive a total event collapse if they were at the centre of the [[explosion]] before they were also erased from existence, as took place with the [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
While all time travel was theoretically dangerous, a Total Event Collapse was considered "extreme circumstances," resulting from the destruction of a [[TARDIS]] whilst in time travel mode. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[TARDIS Type 40 Instruction Manual]]'')


The Doctor noted that every sun would "[[supernova]] at every moment in history" and that "the whole universe [would] [[temporal erasure|never have existed]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') Though Earth's sun went supernova, Earth itself, at the "[[eye of the storm]]", survived longer as a meta-temporal event. Ironically the TARDIS, the cause of the explosion and the sun's erasure, took the place of the sun, burning up over millions of years and thus keeping the Earth warm enough to develop life and civilisation. From the Doctor's viewpoint, the Earth, the moon and the exploding TARDIS existed until [[1996]], when they too began to fade. Aside from the Moon, the exploding TARDIS, and Earth and its inhabitants, every star, planet, life form and object was erased from the Universe, past, present and future. Those races present near the initial explosion, namely, the [[Pandorica Alliance]], were preserved as stone statues. These species included the [[Dalek]]s, [[Cybermen]], [[Judoon]], [[Hoix]], [[Silurian]]s, [[Roboform]]s, [[Sycorax]], [[Sontaran]]s, [[Zygon]]s, [[Drahvin]]s, [[Terileptil]]s, [[Atraxi]], [[Haemogoth]], [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s, [[Blowfish]], [[Uvodni]], [[Chelonian]]s, [[Draconian]]s, [[Auton]]s, [[Weevil]]s and the [[Nestene Consciousness]].
Thinking he would cause the [[time field|cracks in the skin of the universe]], and believing "[[Multiverse|all universes]] [would] be deleted," the [[Pandorica Alliance]] captured the Doctor and locked him in the [[Pandorica]] on [[102]]A.D. [[Earth]]. This unintentionally prevented the Doctor from stopping the explosion, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') caused by the [[Kovarian Chapter|Kovarian Faction]] sabotaging [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. The ship explode whilst travelling in the [[Time Vortex]], starting a catastrophic cascade that effectively caused the destruction of all [[matter]] both spatially and temporally, wiping out every planet in existence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[TARDIS Type 40 Instruction Manual]]'')


The Doctor negated the total event collapse with the [[Pandorica]], which contained a few billion atoms of the former universe. He flew the Pandorica into the heart of the exploding TARDIS, sending the Pandorica restoration field across every point in time, thus creating [[Big Bang Two|a second Big Bang]] that successfully rebooted the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
Because it was at the "[[eye of the storm]]," Earth survived due to the exploding TARDIS acting as a substitute sun, enabling the planet to continue existing until [[1996]] before it too started to be erased. The members of the various Alliance races present, such as the [[Stone Cyberman|Cybermen]] and [[Stone Dalek|Daleks]], were left as stone statues, described by the Doctor as the "footprints of the [[never-were]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')


A total event collapse could also change some species' histories. A [[Cyber-Leader (The Pandorica Opens)|Cyber-Leader]] noted that "[[Multiverse|all universes]] will be deleted", which indicated that total event collapse would also affect [[parallel universe]]s, by erasing them along with the universe in which the explosion occurred. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')
Realising the Pandoirca contained a few billion atoms of the original universe, the Doctor flew it into the exploding TARDIS, sending its [[restoration field]] across every point in time, initiating [[Big Bang Two|a second Big Bang]] and successfully rebooting the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
The non-fiction ''[[TARDIS Type 40 Instruction Manual]]'' expanded on the [[Total Collapse Event Incident|Total Event Collapse Incident]] by specifying how the Doctor's TARDIS was sabotaged, causing it to explode whilst travelling in the [[Time Vortex]]:
{{Quote|All time travel is theoretically dangerous, but operators should be aware that in extreme circumstances the destruction of a TARDIS whilst in time travel mode could result in a Total Event Collapse, effectively causing the destruction of all [[matter]] both spatially and temporally.}}
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Revision as of 01:06, 10 January 2024

Every star supernovas. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)

A total event collapse was, as the Eleventh Doctor explained, a time explosion that "blasted every atom in every moment;" (TV: The Big Bang) every sun would "supernova at every moment in history" and "the whole universe [would] never have existed". (TV: The Pandorica Opens)

While all time travel was theoretically dangerous, a Total Event Collapse was considered "extreme circumstances," resulting from the destruction of a TARDIS whilst in time travel mode. (PROSE: TARDIS Type 40 Instruction Manual)

Thinking he would cause the cracks in the skin of the universe, and believing "all universes [would] be deleted," the Pandorica Alliance captured the Doctor and locked him in the Pandorica on 102A.D. Earth. This unintentionally prevented the Doctor from stopping the explosion, (TV: The Pandorica Opens) caused by the Kovarian Faction sabotaging his TARDIS. The ship explode whilst travelling in the Time Vortex, starting a catastrophic cascade that effectively caused the destruction of all matter both spatially and temporally, wiping out every planet in existence. (PROSE: TARDIS Type 40 Instruction Manual)

Because it was at the "eye of the storm," Earth survived due to the exploding TARDIS acting as a substitute sun, enabling the planet to continue existing until 1996 before it too started to be erased. The members of the various Alliance races present, such as the Cybermen and Daleks, were left as stone statues, described by the Doctor as the "footprints of the never-were." (TV: The Big Bang)

Realising the Pandoirca contained a few billion atoms of the original universe, the Doctor flew it into the exploding TARDIS, sending its restoration field across every point in time, initiating a second Big Bang and successfully rebooting the universe. (TV: The Big Bang)

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