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Gallifreyans could be disabled by a blow to the left shoulder, which possessed a vulnerable nerve cluster. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece]]'') | Gallifreyans could be disabled by a blow to the left shoulder, which possessed a vulnerable nerve cluster. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece]]'') | ||
Gallifreyans also appeared capable of resisting attempts to disintegrate their bodies, as [[Sycorax whip]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') and electric bolts from [[Zygon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Inversion (TV story)|The Zygon Inversion]]''), | Gallifreyans also appeared capable of resisting attempts to disintegrate their bodies, as [[electricity]] utilized by [[The Wire]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wire (TV story)|The Wire]]''), [[Sycorax whip]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]''), and electric bolts from [[Zygon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Inversion (TV story)|The Zygon Inversion]]''), all of which were shown capable of disintegrating other organisms, did not affect them. While Dalek [[gunstick]]s had the capability to disintegrate targets if fired at full blast, the [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to briefly survive being hit with such a shot before being forced to regenerate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
Based on the similarities between [[Mal'akh]] regenerative ability and that of Gallifreyans and [[Time Lord]]s, [[Richard Francis Burton]] hypothesized that early Gallifreyans deliberately infected themselves with the [[Yssgaroth]] taint to give themselves a biological advantage. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | Based on the similarities between [[Mal'akh]] regenerative ability and that of Gallifreyans and [[Time Lord]]s, [[Richard Francis Burton]] hypothesized that early Gallifreyans deliberately infected themselves with the [[Yssgaroth]] taint to give themselves a biological advantage. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
