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A '''respiratory bypass system''' was a part of [[Gallifreyan physiology]] which allowed [[Time Lord]]s to go without breathing for longer periods of time than most [[human]]s could. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Krotons]]'') It also allowed them to filter out unpleasant smells. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'') | A '''respiratory bypass system''' was a part of [[Gallifreyan physiology]] which allowed [[Time Lord]]s to go without breathing for longer periods of time than most [[human]]s could. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Krotons]]'') It also allowed them to filter out unpleasant smells. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'') | ||
The Doctor used it to survive more than once. The [[Second Doctor]] credited his survival on the surface of [[Mnemosyne (moon)|Mnemosyne]] to his respiratory bypass system. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') The Third Doctor used his respiratory bypass system to survive being strangled by the Nestene | The Doctor used it to survive more than once. The [[Second Doctor]] credited his survival on the surface of [[Mnemosyne (moon)|Mnemosyne]] to his respiratory bypass system. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') The [[Third Doctor]] used his respiratory bypass system to survive being strangled by the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. (TV: Spearhead form Space) The [[Fourth Doctor]] used his respiratory bypass system to survive being strangled by an [[Osiran service robot]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') He later used it to avoid inhaling [[helium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] used it to survive brief exposure to the [[vacuum|vacuum of space]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'') to recover from being [[hanging|hanged]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Town Called Eternity]]'') and to retrieve the milk from a [[queen bat]] in an airless cavern. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') the [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to use it to continue walking in a hospital while carrying [[Martha Jones]], while everyone else fell unconscious. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') The Twelfth Doctor also used it so the [[Clockwork Droid|clockwork droids]] couldn't detect him ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') and when [[Gus (Mummy on the Orient Express)|Gus ]]was draining the [[Orient Express (spacecraft)|''Orient Express'']] of oxygen. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] avoided [[hypoxia]] when he shut down atmospheric controls to the mines on the planet [[Onyakis]] to defeat the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] there, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Krotons]]'') using this advantage again to avoid breathing in [[vorum gas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') In his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], the Doctor used his respiratory bypass system to avoid being overcome by [[ether (chemical)|ether]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] avoided [[hypoxia]] when he shut down atmospheric controls to the mines on the planet [[Onyakis]] to defeat the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] there, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Krotons]]'') using this advantage again to avoid breathing in [[vorum gas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') In his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], the Doctor used his respiratory bypass system to avoid being overcome by [[ether (chemical)|ether]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | ||
