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{{first pic|Seeking Immortality - The Five Doctors - BBC|[[Lord President]] [[Borusa]] claims immortality and finds himself trapped, undying in [[stone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')}} | |||
'''Immortality''' was the ability to live forever, or at least a vastly long time. Most beings called immortal were not also indestructible, but there were exceptions. | '''Immortality''' was the ability to live forever, or at least a vastly long time. Most beings called immortal were not also indestructible, but there were exceptions. | ||
[[Time Lord]]s were described by the [[Second Doctor]] as being immortal, "barring accidents", ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') a phrasing the [[Twelfth Doctor]] would later use to describe [[Ashildr|Lady Me]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'') [[K9 Mark I]] likewise described the Time Lords as "immortal". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)|K9 and the Zeta Rescue]]'') In case of such accidents, [[regeneration]] would allow the Time Lord to live on in a new [[incarnation]], but they could only regenerate for [[regeneration cycle|a set number of times]], after which point they would permanently die. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | |||
== Attempts at gaining immortality == | == Attempts at gaining immortality == | ||
[[Lord President]] [[Borusa]] determined that [[Rassilon]] had discovered the secret of true immortality, and used the first five incarnations of [[the Doctor]] to obtain it. This turned out to be the immortality of a living statue. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | [[Lord President]] [[Borusa]] determined that [[Rassilon]] had discovered the secret of true immortality, and used the first five incarnations of [[the Doctor]] to obtain it. This turned out to be the immortality of a living statue. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
