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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 Consciousness]]. ([[TV]]: [[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|''Spearhead from 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 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 from Space (TV story)|''Spearhead from 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 [[Sixth Doctor]] | The [[Sixth Doctor]] used it to avoid breathing in [[vorum gas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]''). He also used it to escape [[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]]''). In his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], the Doctor used his respiratory bypass system to avoid being overcome by [[ether (chemical)|ether]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | ||
When the Doctor's [[Binary vascular system|second heart]] was extracted by [[Sabbath]] in his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], one of the abilities the Doctor lost was the respiratory bypass system, leaving him vulnerable to being strangled until Sabbath allowed the heart to die and the Doctor to grow a new one. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'', ''[[Hope (novel)|Hope]]'', ''[[Camera Obscura]]'') | When the Doctor's [[Binary vascular system|second heart]] was extracted by [[Sabbath]] in his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], one of the abilities the Doctor lost was the respiratory bypass system, leaving him vulnerable to being strangled until Sabbath allowed the heart to die and the Doctor to grow a new one. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'', ''[[Hope (novel)|Hope]]'', ''[[Camera Obscura (novel)|Camera Obscura]]'') | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to use the bypass system 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]]'') | |||
[[River Song]] had a respiratory bypass system, but she hadn't used it very much. When she and [[Isabella Clerkwell]] were trapped in a room where the air had been sucked out, Isabella passed out and River struggled to remain conscious. She tried to activate her respiratory bypass system but due to her lack of practice with it, she didn't have enough time to activate it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[I Went to a Marvellous Party (audio story)|I Went to a Marvellous Party]]'') | [[River Song]] had a respiratory bypass system, but she hadn't used it very much. When she and [[Isabella Clerkwell]] were trapped in a room where the air had been sucked out, Isabella passed out and River struggled to remain conscious. She tried to activate her respiratory bypass system but due to her lack of practice with it, she didn't have enough time to activate it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[I Went to a Marvellous Party (audio story)|I Went to a Marvellous Party]]'') | ||
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Despite its usefulness in various occasions, the bypass system still has its limitations. It was still possible for a Time Lord to die due to a lack of air from drowning in water. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') | Despite its usefulness in various occasions, the bypass system still has its limitations. It was still possible for a Time Lord to die due to a lack of air from drowning in water. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] suffered seemingly permanent [[blindness]] after he was forced to expose himself to the vacuum of space when traversing the exterior of a space station, as he was forced to donate his spacesuit's helmet to his companion [[Bill Potts]] when hers was damaged. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'') | The [[Twelfth Doctor]] suffered seemingly permanent [[blindness]] after he was forced to expose himself to the vacuum of space when traversing the exterior of a space station, as he was forced to donate his spacesuit's helmet to his companion [[Bill Potts]] when hers was damaged, although he survived the lack of oxygen by using his respiratory bypass system to prolong the time he spent walking in the vaccuum. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'') | ||
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