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== External appearance == | == External appearance == | ||
Externally, Gallifreyans were usually identical to humans, though they tended to have a mostly European/Caucasian appearance. Hair and eye colour were of any colour found among humans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'') Teeth were indistinguishable from human teeth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') However, while [[Romana I]] was regenerating into [[Romana II]], she took on various appearances varying in height and build, and even one with blue skin. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] referred to the regeneration process as "dodgy", and indicated that it was possible to regenerate without a head. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of Ways]]'') | Externally, Gallifreyans were usually identical to humans, though they tended to have a mostly European/Caucasian appearance. Hair and eye colour were of any colour found among humans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'') Teeth were indistinguishable from human teeth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') However, while [[Romana I]] was regenerating into [[Romana II]], she took on various appearances varying in height and build, and even one with blue skin. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] referred to the regeneration process as "dodgy", and indicated that it was possible to regenerate without a head though how serious he being is unclear. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of Ways]]'') | ||
== Resilience == | == Resilience == | ||
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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 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]]'' ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | ||
A severely-injured Gallifreyan would generally slip into a healing coma, and devote all his or her energy to healing the injury. While in the coma, they would appear to be dead. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'') | A severely-injured Gallifreyan would generally slip into a healing coma, and devote all his or her energy to healing the injury. While in the coma, they would appear to be dead. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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=== Respiratory system === | === Respiratory system === | ||
In order to use their two hearts, Gallifreyans had an advanced respiratory system. Instead of large lungs, they had a series of pulmonary tubes parallel to the {{w|Lymphatic system|lymphatic system}}. This made them positively buoyant, allowing them to swim with ease. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'') They could survive longer without much oxygen, past the point where a human would be unconscious; ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'', ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'') the [[Fifth Doctor]] explicitly claimed to be able to store oxygen for several minutes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'') Despite this, Gallifreyans (especially frailer individuals) could be affected by {{w|Altitude sickness|altitude sickness}}. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'') | In order to use their two hearts, Gallifreyans had an advanced respiratory system. Instead of large lungs, they had a series of pulmonary tubes parallel to the {{w|Lymphatic system|lymphatic system}}. This made them positively buoyant, allowing them to swim with ease. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'') They could survive longer without much oxygen, past the point where a human would be unconscious; ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'', ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'' ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express]])'' the [[Fifth Doctor]] explicitly claimed to be able to store oxygen for several minutes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'') Despite this, Gallifreyans (especially frailer individuals) could be affected by {{w|Altitude sickness|altitude sickness}}. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'') | ||
Like most aspects of Gallifreyan physiology, the respiratory system was largely under conscious control. Gallifreyans could, at will, enter a trance state which reduced the need for [[oxygen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'', ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'') Gallifreyans also had a [[respiratory bypass system]], which allowed them to survive strangulation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') avoid breathing poison gas, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') and stave off drowning. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Killing Ground]]'') | Like most aspects of Gallifreyan physiology, the respiratory system was largely under conscious control. Gallifreyans could, at will, enter a trance state which reduced the need for [[oxygen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'', ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'') Gallifreyans also had a [[respiratory bypass system]], which allowed them to survive strangulation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') avoid breathing poison gas, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') and stave off drowning. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Killing Ground]]'') | ||
