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The [[Great Vampire]], lesser [[vampire]]s and [[Haemovore]]s could only be killed by a stake through the heart. The more powerful Great Vampires needed their heart completely destroyed to be killed, commonly with a bolt of steel. The Time Lord's developed [[Bowship]]s in order to destroy the hearts of great vampires. ([[DW]]: ''[[State of Decay]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | The [[Great Vampire]], lesser [[vampire]]s and [[Haemovore]]s could only be killed by a stake through the heart. The more powerful Great Vampires needed their heart completely destroyed to be killed, commonly with a bolt of steel. The Time Lord's developed [[Bowship]]s in order to destroy the hearts of great vampires. ([[DW]]: ''[[State of Decay]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
==Alternative definitions== | == Alternative definitions == | ||
'''Heart''' could also refer to the physical or ideological centre of a location. [[Loom]]s were the heart of the Great Houses, ([[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'') or the [[Kandy Man]]'s kitchen which was at the heart of [[Terra Alpha]]'s governance system. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'') | '''Heart''' could also refer to the physical or ideological centre of a location. [[Loom]]s were the heart of the Great Houses, ([[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'') or the [[Kandy Man]]'s kitchen which was at the heart of [[Terra Alpha]]'s governance system. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'') | ||
'''Heart''' can also refer to the change in emotional standing in an individual ie them having a "change of heart" such as [[Maldak]] saving the [[Governor of Varos|Governor]] and [[Peri Brown]] from execution on [[Varos]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'') or [[Alan Jackson]] changing his mind to move away from [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'') | '''Heart''' can also refer to the change in emotional standing in an individual ie them having a "change of heart" such as [[Maldak]] saving the [[Governor of Varos|Governor]] and [[Peri Brown]] from execution on [[Varos]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'') or [[Alan Jackson]] changing his mind to move away from [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'' attempted to retroactively explain why the [[First Doctor]] appears to only have one heart in [[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''. However, the same ommission also appears in the [[Second Doctor]] story [[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]''. It is not concretely mentioned that [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] has a [[Binary vascular system]] until [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]''. | ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'' attempted to retroactively explain why the [[First Doctor]] appears to only have one heart in [[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''. However, the same ommission also appears in the [[Second Doctor]] story [[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]''. It is not concretely mentioned that [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] has a [[Binary vascular system]] until [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]''. | ||
Later stories would instead imply that injury or illness could temporarily stop one of the two hearts. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') | Later stories would instead imply that injury or illness could temporarily stop one of the two hearts. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Heart of the TARDIS]] | * [[Heart of the TARDIS]] | ||
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[[Category:Anatomy and physiology]] | [[Category:Anatomy and physiology]] | ||
Revision as of 10:07, 4 November 2011
The Heart was an organ in many lifeforms. Humans had a single heart while Time Lords had a second heart. Some accounts indicated that a Time Lord would grow his or her second heart after the first regeneration (MA: The Man in the Velvet Mask) while other accounts indicated Time Lords had two hearts even in their first incarnation. (CC: Frostfire) If anything makes contact with the heart, it can kill a human. Rex Matheson survived this due to Miracle Day.
The Great Vampire, lesser vampires and Haemovores could only be killed by a stake through the heart. The more powerful Great Vampires needed their heart completely destroyed to be killed, commonly with a bolt of steel. The Time Lord's developed Bowships in order to destroy the hearts of great vampires. (DW: State of Decay, The Curse of Fenric)
Alternative definitions
Heart could also refer to the physical or ideological centre of a location. Looms were the heart of the Great Houses, (NA: Lungbarrow) or the Kandy Man's kitchen which was at the heart of Terra Alpha's governance system. (DW: The Happiness Patrol)
Heart can also refer to the change in emotional standing in an individual ie them having a "change of heart" such as Maldak saving the Governor and Peri Brown from execution on Varos (DW: Vengeance on Varos) or Alan Jackson changing his mind to move away from Sarah Jane Smith. (SJA: The Lost Boy)
Behind the scenes
The Man in the Velvet Mask attempted to retroactively explain why the First Doctor appears to only have one heart in DW: The Edge of Destruction. However, the same ommission also appears in the Second Doctor story DW: The Wheel in Space. It is not concretely mentioned that the Doctor has a Binary vascular system until DW: Spearhead from Space.
Later stories would instead imply that injury or illness could temporarily stop one of the two hearts. (DW: The Mind of Evil, The Christmas Invasion, The Shakespeare Code)
See also
