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[[File:Fourth-doctor-regenerating.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] regenerates. ([[TV]]: [[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]])]] | [[File:Fourth-doctor-regenerating.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] regenerates. ([[TV]]: [[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]])]] | ||
During a regeneration, a Time Lord's body could shine with milky [[white]] [[light]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', [[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)]], [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Indestructible Man (novel)|The Indestructable Man]]'') a swirl of rainbow colours, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') crackle with [[electricity]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') or with a discharge of [[regeneration energy|golden energy]], which could vary in speed and intensity from being brief and contained to explosive and capable, in extreme circumstances, of causing damage to the nearby area. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'', ''[[The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'', ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'', ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'', ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'', ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') In other cases, there was no apparent energy discharge at all, just a fade away to the next incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'', ''[[The Touch of the Nurazh (short story)|The Touch of the Nurazh]]'') In the case of the Doctor's fourth regeneration, the Doctor appeared to merge with and become [[the Watcher (Logopolis)|the Watcher]], after which he transformed from the Watcher into his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') On the occasion that the Doctor had just been granted a brand new regenerative cycle, he initially emitted a large eruption of energy in an almost liquid form. Sometime later, when his actual shift to a new body occurred, there was only a very short, almost negligible discharge of energy. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') | During a regeneration, a Time Lord's body could shine with milky [[white]] [[light]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', [[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|''Twice Upon a Time'']], [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Indestructible Man (novel)|The Indestructable Man]]'') a swirl of rainbow colours, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') crackle with [[electricity]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') or with a discharge of [[regeneration energy|golden energy]], which could vary in speed and intensity from being brief and contained to explosive and capable, in extreme circumstances, of causing damage to the nearby area. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'', ''[[The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'', ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'', ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'', ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'', ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') In other cases, there was no apparent energy discharge at all, just a fade away to the next incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'', ''[[The Touch of the Nurazh (short story)|The Touch of the Nurazh]]'') In the case of the Doctor's fourth regeneration, the Doctor appeared to merge with and become [[the Watcher (Logopolis)|the Watcher]], after which he transformed from the Watcher into his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') On the occasion that the Doctor had just been granted a brand new regenerative cycle, he initially emitted a large eruption of energy in an almost liquid form. Sometime later, when his actual shift to a new body occurred, there was only a very short, almost negligible discharge of energy. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
[[File:Baker to Mccoy2.jpg|thumb|The [[Sixth Doctor]] regenerates. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'')]] | [[File:Baker to Mccoy2.jpg|thumb|The [[Sixth Doctor]] regenerates. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'')]] | ||
Some regenerations occurred with other individuals in close proximity. These times, the [[regeneration energy|energy]] from the Doctor's body wasn't particularly violent. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') However, from their [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]] onward, the Doctor warned anyone in close proximity to a regeneration to keep away. This happened with members of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] prior to the Eighth Doctor transforming into his so-called [[War Doctor]] incarnation, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor]]'') when the Ninth Doctor received a brief surge of regenerative energy in the presence of Rose Tyler, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') and when the [[Eleventh Doctor]] realised that [[Mels]] was regenerating. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') When the [[Tenth Doctor]] regenerated during the [[Dalek invasion of Earth (2009)|2009 Dalek invasion of Earth]], [[Jack Harkness]] similarly warned [[Rose Tyler]] to stay away from the Doctor when his regeneration started. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') Why the Doctor thought this was necessary became clear when the damage from the Tenth Doctor's regeneration into the Eleventh caused enough damage to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to force a complete reconstruction into a different design. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') When he began a thirteenth regeneration, it was the most destructive of all — emitting a shock-wave resembling a thermonuclear blast. The town of [[Christmas (town)|Christmas]] was leveled, [[Dalek fighter pod]]s were blown out of the sky, and a [[Dalek Saucer]] was destroyed. Because the Doctor didn't have time to warn the citizens of Christmas of the danger from regenerating, his companion [[Clara Oswald]] ushered the people into the bell tower to take shelter. The Daleks that remained on the street were blown to pieces. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') The Doctor's fourteenth regeneration caused enough damage to the TARDIS for it to malfunction. The [[control room]] exploded, sending the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] plummeting from its doors. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | Some regenerations occurred with other individuals in close proximity. These times, the [[regeneration energy|energy]] from the Doctor's body wasn't particularly violent. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') However, from their [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]] onward, the Doctor warned anyone in close proximity to a regeneration to keep away. This happened with members of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] prior to the Eighth Doctor transforming into his so-called [[War Doctor]] incarnation, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor]]'') when the Ninth Doctor received a brief surge of regenerative energy in the presence of Rose Tyler, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') and when the [[Eleventh Doctor]] realised that [[Mels]] was regenerating. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') When the [[Tenth Doctor]] regenerated during the [[Dalek invasion of Earth (2009)|2009 Dalek invasion of Earth]], [[Jack Harkness]] similarly warned [[Rose Tyler]] to stay away from the Doctor when his regeneration started. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') Why the Doctor thought this was necessary became clear when the damage from the Tenth Doctor's regeneration into the Eleventh caused enough damage to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to force a complete reconstruction into a different design. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') When he began a thirteenth regeneration, it was the most destructive of all — emitting a shock-wave resembling a thermonuclear blast. The town of [[Christmas (town)|Christmas]] was leveled, [[Dalek fighter pod]]s were blown out of the sky, and a [[Dalek Saucer]] was destroyed. Because the Doctor didn't have time to warn the citizens of Christmas of the danger from regenerating, his companion [[Clara Oswald]] ushered the people into the bell tower to take shelter. The Daleks that remained on the street were blown to pieces. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') The Doctor's fourteenth regeneration caused enough damage to the TARDIS for it to malfunction. The [[control room]] exploded, sending the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] plummeting from its doors. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
