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== Special abilities == | == Special abilities == | ||
[[Time Lord]]s occasionally displayed, or referred to, the ability to [[flying|fly]]. Due to his coordinates having "slipped", the [[Time Lord messenger]] who warned the [[Third Doctor]] of {{Delgado}}'s presence on [[Earth]] | [[Time Lord]]s occasionally displayed, or referred to, the ability to [[flying|fly]]. Due to his coordinates having "slipped", the [[Time Lord messenger]] who warned the [[Third Doctor]] of {{Delgado}}'s presence on [[Earth]] materialised hovering in the air, an error he soon corrected. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') [[The Doctor]] learned to fly in their [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] from the book ''[[Levitation Universal Edition]]'', and gleefully used this newfound ability in the course of his regular activities for some time after discovering the "talent" he had for it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Levitation (comic story)|Levitation]]'') However, later incarnations of the Doctor were not so keen to fly; the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] briefly considered flying to get to the top of the [[Eiffel Tower]], though they eventually took the [[lift]]s because flying would have been too conspicuous. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') As part of a scheme to be carried out by both himself and the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Drax]] told the Doctor he could "fly over there and shut the [[door]]", although this plan was not carried out. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'') | ||
== Lifespan == | == Lifespan == | ||
Even without regeneration, Gallifreyans had considerable lifespans. Within one regeneration, Gallifreyans could live for hundreds of years, yet look much younger than a human of equivalent age. When artificially aged 500 years, the [[Fourth Doctor]] looked like an elderly human. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'') During his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], the Doctor spent over a century trapped on Earth ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'' to ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'') and never seemed to physically age during that time. He also spent approximately 600 years in the planet [[Orbis]], although this may not be entirely accurate as the Doctor mused that he lost count and may have been using local years rather than human years. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Orbis (audio story)|Orbis]]'') | Even without regeneration, Gallifreyans had considerable lifespans. Within one regeneration, Gallifreyans could live for hundreds of years, yet look much younger than a human of equivalent age. When artificially aged 500 years, the [[Fourth Doctor]] looked like an elderly human. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'') During his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], the Doctor spent over a century trapped on Earth ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'' to ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'') and never seemed to physically age during that time. He also spent approximately 600 years in the planet [[Orbis]], although this may not be entirely accurate as the Doctor mused that he lost count and may have been using local years rather than human years. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Orbis (audio story)|Orbis]]'') | ||
Physical stress could cause Gallifreyans to age. The [[Second Doctor]]'s hair turned from black to grey after the stress of his confrontation with the [[Player]]s as they attempted to alter the outcome of the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') The [[War Doctor]], appearing as a young man at the beginning of his life, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') looked considerably older at the end of his life ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') after fighting in the Time War, an event that lineally lasted 400 years, but was more like an eternity ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') | Physical stress could cause Gallifreyans to age. The [[Second Doctor]]'s hair turned from black to grey after the stress of his confrontation with the [[Player]]s as they attempted to alter the outcome of the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') The [[War Doctor]], appearing as a young man at the beginning of his life, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') looked considerably older at the end of his life ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') after fighting in the Time War, an event that lineally lasted 400 years, but was more like an eternity, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') although factors such as his exposure to the Time Destructor may have contributed to his ageing. ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Innocent (audio story)|''The Innocent'']]) The [[Ninth Doctor]] was once sent back in the past, and waited 28 years before seeing [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] again, and looked just the same as the day they were separated. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Other Side (audio story)|The Other Side]]'') When the [[Tenth Doctor]] was artificially aged 100 years by the Master's [[laser screwdriver]], he took on the appearance of a very old man. Ageing him a further 900 years turned the Doctor into a small, grey-skinned figure. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] looked essentially the same for two centuries, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') though at least three more centuries caused him to age somewhat and six more centuries ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand|Tales of Trenzalore]]'') of further time caused him to age into a very old man, near death from old age. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
However, Gallifreyan children grew at about the same rate as humans of the same age. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') After this point, ageing would slow, with the Gallifreyan looking like a teenager for decades. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] referred to himself at ninety years old as being "just a kid". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | However, Gallifreyan children grew at about the same rate as humans of the same age. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') After this point, ageing would slow, with the Gallifreyan looking like a teenager for decades. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] referred to himself at ninety years old as being "just a kid". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
