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[[The Doctor]] possessed a '''[[TARDIS key]]''' which they used throughout their lives for various functions, primarily unlocking [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Sometimes, they also possessed a [[The Doctor's spare TARDIS key|spare key]]. | [[The Doctor]] possessed a '''[[TARDIS key]]''' which they used throughout their lives for various functions, primarily unlocking [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Sometimes, they also possessed a [[The Doctor's spare TARDIS key|spare key]]. According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], the key maintained a symbiotic link to the TARDIS that could be used to pinpoint the craft within a hundred years. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'') | ||
When on [[Destination]], {{Dreyfus}} [[blackmail]]ed the [[First Doctor]] for his TARDIS key, stealing the TARDIS and abducting [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. After the schoolteachers had overpowered the Master and returned to Destination, they presented the key back to a jubilant Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Destination Wars (audio story)|The Destination Wars]]'') | |||
The Doctor sometimes also left their own key with one of their [[companion]]s. On one occasion when the [[Third Doctor]] thought he was soon to die, he gave his TARDIS key to [[Jo Grant]], so it wouldn't be lost along with him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Tyrants of Logic (audio story)|The Tyrants of Logic]]'') | The Doctor sometimes also left their own key with one of their [[companion]]s. On one occasion when the [[Third Doctor]] thought he was soon to die, he gave his TARDIS key to [[Jo Grant]], so it wouldn't be lost along with him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Tyrants of Logic (audio story)|The Tyrants of Logic]]'') | ||
In some cases, the Doctor simply needed their companion to retrieve [[the TARDIS]] and get them all out of danger, such as when the [[Seventh Doctor]] temporarily gave his key to [[Roz Forrester]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jabari Countdown (audio story)|The Jabari Countdown]]'') | In some cases, the Doctor simply needed their companion to retrieve [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and get them all out of danger, such as when the [[Seventh Doctor]] temporarily gave his key to [[Roz Forrester]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jabari Countdown (audio story)|The Jabari Countdown]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] once left his with [[Tamsin Drew]] as a statement of trust, in the hopes that she would leave [[the Monk]] and rejoin his side of the [[22nd century Dalek invasion|fight]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] once left his with [[Tamsin Drew]] as a statement of trust, in the hopes that she would leave [[the Monk]] and rejoin his side of the [[22nd century Dalek invasion|fight]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]'') | ||
In his many meetings with the Doctor, [[Winston Churchill]] often made attempts to steal the Doctor's TARDIS key. He once succeeded but [[Amy Pond]] noticed the theft and took it back. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'') | |||
When the [[Tenth Doctor]] regenerated, ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') he kept the key on his person. Seeking shelter from the [[Atraxi]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] tried to use it to enter the TARDIS but his ship barred him access until she repaired herself, the key glowing when it was done. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | |||
After the [[Twelfth Doctor]] regenerated, the TARDIS console room exploded due to the damage it took from the intensity of the regeneration energy. The newly born [[Thirteenth Doctor]] was thrown out of the TARDIS from the explosion, causing her to free fall to the Earth's surface. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') As she fell, she lost her TARDIS key along with everything else in her pockets. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') When she reunited with the TARDIS, she explained the loss of her key, causing the ship to open its doors of its own volition. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'') | |||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
