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== Flexibility and fixed points == | == Flexibility and fixed points == | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] explained that the Web of Time was resilient. In some cases, | The [[Eighth Doctor]] explained that the Web of Time was resilient. In some cases, [[event]]s could be reshaped; for instance, some people could safely have been made to die early if they led quiet, unobtrusive lives without any children. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Zygon Who Fell to Earth (audio story)|The Zygon Who Fell to Earth]]'') An example of this was [[Andrew Edwardson]], who lived a quiet life on his own, so his [[death]] could not disrupt causality. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[My Dinner with Andrew (audio story)|My Dinner with Andrew]]'') In legal terms, such people whose deaths would have little to no impact on the [[causal nexus]] were deemed "[[future-proof]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Moving Target (audio story)|Moving Target]]'') | ||
In other cases, when specific events were removed from the Web, analogous events would take their place. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') For instance, if [[Adolf Hitler]] was prevented from rising to power, a different man would have taken control of the [[Nazi]] party and begun [[World War II]], though the War would've ended differently. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | In other cases, when specific events were removed from the Web, analogous events would take their place. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') For instance, if [[Adolf Hitler]] was prevented from rising to power, a different man would have taken control of the [[Nazi]] party and begun [[World War II]], though the War would've ended differently. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | ||
However, some events called [[fixed point in time|fixed points in time]] had effects so significant that they would cause significant disruption to the Web if changed. This could cause disastrous repercussions in every corner of the universe, killing billions, instantly disappearing major civilisations, and threatening the fabric of the universe itself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') An early death for [[the Doctor]] would cause the [[star]]s to go out, ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Furies (audio story)|The Furies]]'') and when the fixed point of the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s apparent death was altered, [[time]] itself began to fall apart. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] explained to [[Donna Noble]] that only Time Lords could tell the difference between fixed points in time and events that were in flux. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | However, some [[space-time event|events]] called [[fixed point in time|fixed points in time]] had effects so significant that they would cause significant disruption to the Web if changed. This could cause disastrous repercussions in every corner of the universe, killing billions, instantly disappearing major civilisations, and threatening the fabric of the universe itself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') An early death for [[the Doctor]] would cause the [[star]]s to go out, ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Furies (audio story)|The Furies]]'') and when the fixed point of the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s apparent death was altered, [[time]] itself began to fall apart. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] explained to [[Donna Noble]] that only Time Lords could tell the difference between fixed points in time and events that were in flux. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] once explained that the Web of Time would be disrupted if [[Earth]] were destroyed before its time, ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') as Earth was a [[nexus world]] linked to the destinies of many major intergalactic powers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') The saving of the ''[[Titanic]]'' would have similarly perturbed the Web by condemning all the later ships that were saved by round-the-clock [[radio]] surveillance, [[lifeboat]] capacities, or the [[International Ice Patrol]], all of which were developed due to the ''Titanic''{{'}}s sinking. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] once explained that the Web of Time would be disrupted if [[Earth]] were destroyed before its time, ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') as Earth was a [[nexus world]] linked to the destinies of many major intergalactic powers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') The saving of the ''[[Titanic]]'' would have similarly perturbed the Web by condemning all the later ships that were saved by round-the-clock [[radio]] surveillance, [[lifeboat]] capacities, or the [[International Ice Patrol]], all of which were developed due to the ''Titanic''{{'}}s sinking. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') | ||
