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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 (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') He later used it to avoid inhaling [[helium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] used it to survive brief exposure to the [[vacuum|vacuum of space]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') to recover from being [[hanging|hanged]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Town Called Eternity (short story)|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 (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') He later used it to avoid inhaling [[helium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] used it to survive brief exposure to the [[vacuum|vacuum of space]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') to recover from being [[hanging|hanged]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Town Called Eternity (short story)|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]] used it to avoid breathing in [[vorum gas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|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 (audio story)|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 (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] used it to avoid breathing in [[vorum gas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|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 (audio story)|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 (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | ||
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[[Romana II]] managed to activate her respiratory bypass system to survive the gases of the malfunctioning [[TARDIS defence shield]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'') | [[Romana II]] managed to activate her respiratory bypass system to survive the gases of the malfunctioning [[TARDIS defence shield]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'') | ||
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, 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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
[[Category:Respiratory system]] | [[Category:Respiratory system]] | ||
[[Category:Time Lord abilities]] | [[Category:Time Lord abilities]] | ||
[[Category:Gallifreyan physiology]] | [[Category:Gallifreyan physiology]] | ||
[[es:Sistema de derivación respiratorio]] | |||
