Talk:Dust Devil (audio story)
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Concerns on coverage
Need to preface this by stating that I haven't listened to Dust Devil or any of the other stories, but why are links being created to pages such as Fourth Doctor (Dust Devil)?
Surely the new timeline is a result of a point of divergence during Genesis of the Daleks, not an entirely new universe? So shouldn't the characters such as the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane be treated as the same as their "regular" counterparts up until the timeline split?
00:29, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- Due to the element of time travel we cannot say with complete certainty that these characters had the exact timeline as the originals prior to the divergence. Any of their new adventures following the split could theoretically interfere with their individual past. Hence why it is a good idea to cover them on separate pages. DrWHOCorrieFan ☎ 00:42, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- The Unbound stories take place in alternate universes, rather than alternate timelines. If someone had gone back in time and convinced the Fourth Doctor to change his decision, that would be an alternate timeline. That didn't happen here. The Doctor simply chose a different path than the one our Doctor did, which means a parallel universe. DarkXaven ☎ 00:44, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- @DrWHOCorrieFan - that is a valid point, but also speculative, and probably won't be entirely useful.
- @DarkXaven - while the other Unbound stories do indeed take place in alternates, it is not impossible for a new story to break that mould. And even though there was seemingly no catalyst for the divergence, it still appears to be a divergence, so there is merit in saying that they're the same up until the divergence. 01:14, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- Also, the boxset summary does actually state:
"Times have changed. A choice was made and the universe diverged. And now all of history is at war."
- (Emphasis mine)
- Without listening to the story, it does appear from the evidence that there is a divergence point, not a wholly new universe. 01:19, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
