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The '''Web of Time''', ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'', et al.) also known as the '''Spiral Politic''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', et al.) was the orderly structure of [[The Totality|the universe]]'s [[history]], built and maintained by the [[Time Lord]]s. It was consubstantial with [[Gallifrey]]'s [[noosphere]]. | The '''Web of Time''', ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'', et al.) also known as the '''Spiral Politic''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', et al.) was the orderly structure of [[The Totality|the universe]]'s [[history]], built and maintained by the [[Time Lord]]s. It was consubstantial with [[Gallifrey]]'s [[noosphere]]. | ||
The rationality-bound universe was once described by [[Chris Cwej]] as '''the [[Linear Universe]]'''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'') | The rationality-bound universe was once described by [[Chris Cwej]] as '''the [[Linear Universe]]'''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'') | ||
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The Web of Time was not without its "weak points", such as the [[village]] of [[Foxgrove]], which was situated on a [[fault line]]. This allowed [[the Trickster]] to break into N-Space from the [[limbo]] [[dimension]]s when [[Sarah Jane Smith]] saved her [[parent]]s who were destined to die in [[1951]]. The Trickster was ultimately banished when Sarah Jane's parents chose to meet their fates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') | The Web of Time was not without its "weak points", such as the [[village]] of [[Foxgrove]], which was situated on a [[fault line]]. This allowed [[the Trickster]] to break into N-Space from the [[limbo]] [[dimension]]s when [[Sarah Jane Smith]] saved her [[parent]]s who were destined to die in [[1951]]. The Trickster was ultimately banished when Sarah Jane's parents chose to meet their fates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') | ||
The techniques which led to history's creation were almost rediscovered by the [[Democratic Saturnian Entanglement]], prompting the [[Superior]]s to have [[Chris Cwej]] to implement the [[Planetary ring| | The techniques which led to history's creation were almost rediscovered by the [[Democratic Saturnian Entanglement]], prompting the [[Superior]]s to have [[Chris Cwej]] to implement the [[Planetary ring|rings]] of [[Saturn]], which were in fact [[disintegrator]]s, ready to destroy the DSE if they ever tried to go further with their research. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'') | ||
== Flexibility and fixed points == | == Flexibility and fixed points == | ||
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]]'') Removing such a person was a mere "hiccup" in causality, easily mended. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'') 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]]'') | 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]]'') Removing such a person was a mere "hiccup" in causality, easily mended. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'') 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]]'') The [[First Doctor]] often found that "things balance out in curious ways". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daybreak (audio story)|Daybreak]]'') 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]]'') Alternatively, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] explained that if [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] had written a letter to [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] and told him of the events that were to happen, Napoléon would've forgotten or lost it or believed it to be written by a mad man. [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] also speculated that if they fired a gun at Napoléon, the bullet would've missed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'') | 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]]'') The [[First Doctor]] often found that "things balance out in curious ways". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daybreak (audio story)|Daybreak]]'') 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]]'') Alternatively, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] explained that if [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] had written a letter to [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] and told him of the events that were to happen, Napoléon would've forgotten or lost it or believed it to be written by a mad man. [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] also speculated that if they fired a gun at Napoléon, the bullet would've missed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'') | ||
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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
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The [[Sixth Doctor]] believed summoning a [[Chronovore]] onto [[21st century]] [[Earth]] threatened the Web of Time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] believed summoning a [[Chronovore]] onto [[21st century]] [[Earth]] threatened the Web of Time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] later described the work of artists being removed from [[1922]] [[Paris]] as causing "irreparable damage" to the Web of Time. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Muse of Fire (audio story)|''Muse of Fire'']]) | The [[Seventh Doctor]] later described the work of artists being removed from [[1922]] [[Paris]] as causing "irreparable damage" to the Web of Time. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Muse of Fire (audio story)|''Muse of Fire'']]) | ||
During the [[the Cataclysm|first battle]] of the [[War in Heaven]] on [[Dronid]], the [[Great House]]s discovered that [[the enemy]] had constructed their own meta-structure of the universe to replace the Spiral Politic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | During the [[the Cataclysm|first battle]] of the [[War in Heaven]] on [[Dronid]], the [[Great House]]s discovered that [[the enemy]] had constructed their own meta-structure of the universe to replace the Spiral Politic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
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