Gallifreyan physiology: Difference between revisions

[[Time Lord]]s occasionally displayed, or referred to, the ability to [[flying|fly]]. Due to his coordinates having "slipped", the [[Adelphi|Time Lord messenger]] who warned the [[Third Doctor]] of {{Delgado}}'s presence on [[Earth]] materialised hovering in the air, an error he soon corrected. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') [[The Doctor]] learned to fly in their [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] from the book ''[[Levitation Universal Edition]]'', and gleefully used this newfound ability in the course of his regular activities for some time after discovering the "talent" he had for it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Levitation (comic story)|Levitation]]'') However, later incarnations of the Doctor were not so keen to fly; the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] briefly considered flying to get to the top of the [[Eiffel Tower]], though they eventually took the [[lift]]s because flying would have been too conspicuous. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') As part of a scheme to be carried out by both himself and the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Drax]] told the Doctor he could "fly over there and shut the [[door]]", although this plan was not carried out. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')