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It was not a necessary fundamental aspect of the universe, but rather a meta-structure created and imposed on [[history]] by the [[Time Lord]]s. It could not exist until [[Rassilon]] built the [[Eye of Harmony]] and used it as what has been described as "the hitching post of chronology." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland]]'') This probably allowed Rassilon to choose what species developed, as he did when he imprisoned the [[Divergence]], a possible rival to the Time Lords. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') While not a fundamental universal aspect, the Web maintained a balance which reflected the holistic nature of Time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') | It was not a necessary fundamental aspect of the universe, but rather a meta-structure created and imposed on [[history]] by the [[Time Lord]]s. It could not exist until [[Rassilon]] built the [[Eye of Harmony]] and used it as what has been described as "the hitching post of chronology." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland]]'') This probably allowed Rassilon to choose what species developed, as he did when he imprisoned the [[Divergence]], a possible rival to the Time Lords. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') While not a fundamental universal aspect, the Web maintained a balance which reflected the holistic nature of Time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') | ||
This balance could be upset, as the Web was not invulnerable; for example, the [[Sixth Doctor]] once explained that to destroy the [[planet]] [[Earth]] in [[1985]] would disrupt the Web of Time. Additionally, [[Lytton]] spoke of the destruction of [[Mondas]] in [[1986]] as "now" being a part of the Web, implying its destruction wasn't necessarily [[Fixed points in time|fixed]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'') As a part of the Web, Mondas had always been destroyed and always will be. For it to not happen would wreck the Web and cause disastrous repercussions in every corner of the universe. Billions would die, major | This balance could be upset, as the Web was not invulnerable; for example, the [[Sixth Doctor]] once explained that to destroy the [[planet]] [[Earth]] in [[1985]] would disrupt the Web of Time. Additionally, [[Lytton]] spoke of the destruction of [[Mondas]] in [[1986]] as "now" being a part of the Web, implying its destruction wasn't necessarily [[Fixed points in time|fixed]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'') As a part of the Web, Mondas had always been destroyed and always will be. For it to not happen would wreck the Web and cause disastrous repercussions in every corner of the universe. Billions would die, major civilizations would instantly disappear, and even the Doctor wasn't certain the fabric of the universe could withstand such upheaval. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
Additionally, preventing disasters could cause others to take their place. Because of the ''[[Titanic]]'' sinking, all later ships would have round-the-clock [[radio]] surveillance, enough lifeboats, and the [[International Ice Patrol]] would be formed. Saving the ''Titanic'' would condemn the other ships to follow. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') If [[Adolf Hitler]] was prevented from rising to power, a more competent man would have taken control of the [[Nazi]] party and [[World War II]] would've ended differently. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | Additionally, preventing disasters could cause others to take their place. Because of the ''[[Titanic]]'' sinking, all later ships would have round-the-clock [[radio]] surveillance, enough lifeboats, and the [[International Ice Patrol]] would be formed. Saving the ''Titanic'' would condemn the other ships to follow. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') If [[Adolf Hitler]] was prevented from rising to power, a more competent man would have taken control of the [[Nazi]] party and [[World War II]] would've ended differently. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | ||
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Sometimes events that were prevented became [[alternate timeline]]s, such as the [[First Doctor]] defeating [[WOTAN]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'') Because this was later changed, it indicated that WOTAN conquering Earth was not a [[fixed point in time]], but what connection these points had to the Web was also unknown. | Sometimes events that were prevented became [[alternate timeline]]s, such as the [[First Doctor]] defeating [[WOTAN]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'') Because this was later changed, it indicated that WOTAN conquering Earth was not a [[fixed point in time]], but what connection these points had to the Web was also unknown. | ||
Whether or not he was part of the Web, [[the Doctor]]'s [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] was erased from history on two | Whether or not he was part of the Web, [[the Doctor]]'s [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] was erased from history on two occasions. In the first instance there was no immediate evidence of damage to the rest of the universe, perhaps indicating that only his eleventh self had been erased. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'') In the second instance, most if not ''every'' act by the Doctor was undone by the [[Great Intelligence]] killing him at every point in his [[time stream]], the resulting effects on the the universe happening immediately. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor]]'') However, this erasure of the Doctor was later seen to be part of an alternate timeline. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
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