Gallifreyan physiology: Difference between revisions
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Gallifreyans could survive some falls which would shatter the bones of humans. The [[Tenth Doctor]] survived a fall from a low flying spaceship through a glass skylight and was able to stand and move afterwards, although he regenerated due to radiation damage not long after. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') However, the fall from a radio telescope dish was enough to cause the [[Fourth Doctor]] to regenerate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | Gallifreyans could survive some falls which would shatter the bones of humans. The [[Tenth Doctor]] survived a fall from a low flying spaceship through a glass skylight and was able to stand and move afterwards, although he regenerated due to radiation damage not long after. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') However, the fall from a radio telescope dish was enough to cause the [[Fourth Doctor]] to regenerate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | ||
Gallifreyans could survive extreme cold, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'', ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'', ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[The Infinite Quest]]'', ''[[Planet of the Ood]]'') due to having a "souped-up metabolism". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)|The Betrothal of Sontar]]'') They could also survive extreme heat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') They could even survive the subzero temperatures and extremely low pressure of [[vacuum]] for around six minutes, ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]], [[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe|The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') and survive electric shocks that would be fatal to humans. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'', ''[[World War Three]]'', ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') [[X-ray|Röntgen radiation]] affected Gallifreyans so minimally that Gallifreyan children were routinely given radioactive toys in the nursery. They could, at will, absorb very high doses of Röntgen radiation, transform it into a form harmless to humans, and expel it from their bodies. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') [[Radiation]] of other kinds could be fatal, but even then a Gallifreyan could handle much higher doses than a normal human could, and could hold out much longer than even | Gallifreyans could survive extreme cold, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'', ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'', ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[The Infinite Quest]]'', ''[[Planet of the Ood]]'') due to having a "souped-up metabolism". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)|The Betrothal of Sontar]]'') They could also survive extreme heat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') They could even survive the subzero temperatures and extremely low pressure of [[vacuum]] for around six minutes, ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]], [[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe|The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') and survive electric shocks that would be fatal to humans. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'', ''[[World War Three]]'', ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') [[X-ray|Röntgen radiation]] affected Gallifreyans so minimally that Gallifreyan children were routinely given radioactive toys in the nursery. They could, at will, absorb very high doses of Röntgen radiation, transform it into a form harmless to humans, and expel it from their bodies. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') [[Radiation]] of other kinds could be fatal, but even then a Gallifreyan could handle much higher doses than a normal human could, and could hold out much longer than even most terrestrial life-forms. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
Gallifreyans needed less sleep than humans, and could make do with as little as an hour. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Highlanders (novelisation)|The Highlanders]]'') | Gallifreyans needed less sleep than humans, and could make do with as little as an hour. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Highlanders (novelisation)|The Highlanders]]'') | ||
