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Time Lords usually had a limited cycle: twelve regenerations, consisting of thirteen [[incarnation]]s, after which they would suffer permanent death, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}) except insofar as their minds, uploaded to [[the Matrix]], lived on as [[Matrix Lord]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') On occasions, [[the Doctor]] gave other numbers as the length of the basic Time Lord regeneration cycle. The Fourth Doctor told [[Romana II|Romana]] that Time Lords had [[90 (number)|ninety]] lives, and that he had already gone through "about [[130 (number)|130]]" of them; ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'') the [[Fifth Doctor]], while in a state of confusion, later claimed the same thing. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] told [[Clyde Langer]] that he could regenerate [[507 (number)|507]] times. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | Time Lords usually had a limited cycle: twelve regenerations, consisting of thirteen [[incarnation]]s, after which they would suffer permanent death, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}) except insofar as their minds, uploaded to [[the Matrix]], lived on as [[Matrix Lord]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') On occasions, [[the Doctor]] gave other numbers as the length of the basic Time Lord regeneration cycle. The Fourth Doctor told [[Romana II|Romana]] that Time Lords had [[90 (number)|ninety]] lives, and that he had already gone through "about [[130 (number)|130]]" of them; ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'') the [[Fifth Doctor]], while in a state of confusion, later claimed the same thing. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] told [[Clyde Langer]] that he could regenerate [[507 (number)|507]] times. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | ||
As with most such "rules", there were occasional exceptions to the twelve regeneration limit: although [[Rassilon]] had originally found the twelve-regeneration cap to be absolute, forcing him to retreat into the Matrix as a disembodied mind to survive his final death, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') the [[High Council]], at later points in history, was capable of offering Time Lords a new lease of life in the form of a new regeneration cycle. The Council offered {{Ainley}} a new regeneration cycle if he rescued the various incarnations of the Doctor from the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}) Although he did not receive this award on that occasion, later in his life, he was resurrected by the Time Lords ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'', [[TV]]: {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}) as part of a deal they made with a future version of himself, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'') and was able to regenerate on at least three more occasions. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fast Asleep (comic story)|Fast Asleep]]'', [[TV]]: {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}, {{cs|Dark Water (TV story)}}) It was indicated that the Master possessed at least one more regeneration after this as he told his future self "don't bother trying to regenerate" after mortally wounding her with his [[laser screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}) Missy went on to cheat death by using an [[Elysian field|Elysian Field]] to reconstruct her body at an atomic level, granting her a new regeneration cycle. ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Lumiat (audio story)|The Lumiat]]) | As with most such "rules", there were occasional exceptions to the twelve regeneration limit: although [[Rassilon]] had originally found the twelve-regeneration cap to be absolute, forcing him to retreat into the Matrix as a disembodied mind to survive his final death, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') the [[High Council]], at later points in history, was capable of offering Time Lords a new lease of life in the form of a new regeneration cycle. The Council offered {{Ainley}} a new regeneration cycle if he rescued the various incarnations of the Doctor from the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}) Although he did not receive this award on that occasion, later in his life, he was resurrected by the Time Lords ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'', [[TV]]: {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}) as part of a deal they made with a future version of himself, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'') and was able to regenerate on at least three more occasions. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fast Asleep (comic story)|Fast Asleep]]'', [[TV]]: {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}, {{cs|Dark Water (TV story)}}) It was indicated that the Master possessed at least one more regeneration after this as he told his future self "don't bother trying to regenerate" after mortally wounding her with his [[laser screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}) Missy went on to cheat death by using an [[Elysian field|Elysian Field]] to reconstruct her body at an atomic level, granting her a new regeneration cycle. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lumiat (audio story)|The Lumiat]]'') | ||
The Time Lords also granted the [[Eleventh Doctor]] a new cycle of regenerations before he could die for the final time, having used up all twelve of his regenerations in his first cycle; ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}) the [[Twelfth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Kill the Moon (TV story)}}) [[the Master]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}) and even [[Rassilon]] himself were uncertain as to how many regenerations the Doctor now possessed. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Hell Bent (TV story)}}) | The Time Lords also granted the [[Eleventh Doctor]] a new cycle of regenerations before he could die for the final time, having used up all twelve of his regenerations in his first cycle; ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}) the [[Twelfth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Kill the Moon (TV story)}}) [[the Master]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}) and even [[Rassilon]] himself were uncertain as to how many regenerations the Doctor now possessed. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Hell Bent (TV story)}}) | ||