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Examples of DWU retcons are numerous and varied. Some of the more obvious include: | Examples of DWU retcons are numerous and varied. Some of the more obvious include: | ||
* The last-minute ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|Caves of Androzani]]'' explanation for why the [[Fifth Doctor]] had been wearing [[celery]] on his lapel since ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''. | * The last-minute ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|Caves of Androzani]]'' explanation for why the [[Fifth Doctor]] had been wearing [[celery]] on his lapel since ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''. | ||
* The comic story ''[[Flashback (comic story)|Flashback]]'' introduced the character [[Magnus (Flashback)|Magnus]] who, according to [[DWM]] editor [[Gary Russell]], was originally intended to be a young version of [[the Master]]. Later, while writing the [[Fifth Doctor]] novel ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'', Russell chose to retcon Magnus into being [[the War Chief]] so as not to conflict with [[David A. McIntee]]'s declaration that the Master's original name was "Koschei".<ref name="RUSS">[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.arts.drwho/zR5mKB0Lqpg/S-l-rL2exLIJ Gary Russell forum post about Magnus]</ref> | |||
* ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' has the [[Sixth Doctor]] recall that, in his last meeting with [[Davros]], Davros' ship had blown up whilst he was apparently still aboard, referring to the events of ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', in which Davros is last seen aboard a [[Prison Station]] which is destroyed alongside the [[Dalek Battlecruiser (Resurrection of the Daleks)|Dalek Battlecruiser]] that had docked with it. Later, ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'' would feature a meeting between Davros and the Doctor in the interim between ''Resurrection'' and ''Revelation''; the story ends with Davros boarding a ship which is then destroyed, though the Doctor reasons that Davros survived. | * ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' has the [[Sixth Doctor]] recall that, in his last meeting with [[Davros]], Davros' ship had blown up whilst he was apparently still aboard, referring to the events of ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', in which Davros is last seen aboard a [[Prison Station]] which is destroyed alongside the [[Dalek Battlecruiser (Resurrection of the Daleks)|Dalek Battlecruiser]] that had docked with it. Later, ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'' would feature a meeting between Davros and the Doctor in the interim between ''Resurrection'' and ''Revelation''; the story ends with Davros boarding a ship which is then destroyed, though the Doctor reasons that Davros survived. | ||
* ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]''{{'}}s "explanation" that [[the TARDIS]] [[console room]] design changes over the years were the result of the Doctor changing "the desktop theme" — thus absolving the [[set designer]]s and [[set decorator|decorators]] of narrative responsibility for their occasional inconsistencies over the years. | * ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]''{{'}}s "explanation" that [[the TARDIS]] [[console room]] design changes over the years were the result of the Doctor changing "the desktop theme" — thus absolving the [[set designer]]s and [[set decorator|decorators]] of narrative responsibility for their occasional inconsistencies over the years. | ||
