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{{First pic|Nineveh.jpg|The Watcher of Nineveh. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nineveh (comic story)|Nineveh]]'')}} | {{First pic|Nineveh.jpg|The Watcher of Nineveh. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nineveh! (comic story)|Nineveh!]]'')}} | ||
The '''Watcher of Nineveh''' was a figure in [[Gallifreyan]] legend. It had lured many [[Time Lord]]s to their deaths. It resided on a place called [[Nineveh]], which [[the Doctor]] described as a kind of "null space". | The '''Watcher of Nineveh''' was a figure in [[Gallifreyan]] legend. It had lured many [[Time Lord]]s to their deaths. It resided on a place called [[Nineveh]], which [[the Doctor]] described as a kind of "null space". | ||
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The Doctor initially tried to fight back against the Watcher, but quickly discovered the being had no corporeal existence. Seeing no alternative, the Doctor simply ran, eventually finding his way back to the TARDIS. Even this was no sanctuary, however, since the Watcher could penetrate and inhabit the TARDIS. | The Doctor initially tried to fight back against the Watcher, but quickly discovered the being had no corporeal existence. Seeing no alternative, the Doctor simply ran, eventually finding his way back to the TARDIS. Even this was no sanctuary, however, since the Watcher could penetrate and inhabit the TARDIS. | ||
In the end, the only thing that saved the Doctor was the Watcher's recognition that the Doctor was in his seventh [[Regeneration|body]]. Since Time Lords had thirteen lives, it was not yet time for the Doctor to die. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nineveh (comic story)|Nineveh]]'') | In the end, the only thing that saved the Doctor was the Watcher's recognition that the Doctor was in his seventh [[Regeneration|body]]. Since Time Lords had thirteen lives, it was not yet time for the Doctor to die. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nineveh! (comic story)|Nineveh!]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
