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'''Anarchitects''' were [[conceptual entity|conceptual entities]] created by the [[Celestis]] using [[flux]] technology and used as weapons by [[the enemy]] during an assault on [[Gallifrey]]. | '''Anarchitects''' were [[conceptual entity|conceptual entities]] created by the [[Celestis]] using [[flux]] technology ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') and used as weapons by [[the enemy]] during an assault on [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
The anarchitects acted like [[computer virus]]es that were able to inhabit architecture and rewrite it, allowing them to rebuild entire cities at will. This technology was the same used by the early [[TARDIS]] models and were within the scope of the [[Gallifreyan]]s, but were never considered as a weapon of war. | The anarchitects acted like [[computer virus]]es that were able to inhabit architecture and rewrite it, allowing them to rebuild entire cities at will. This technology was the same used by the early [[TARDIS]] models and were within the scope of the [[Gallifreyan]]s, but were never considered as a weapon of war. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') One anarchitect was capable of "possessing" a single structure, regardless of size. | ||
According to a rumour, Lord [[Ruthven]]tracolixabaxil starved to death in [[Ruthven's TARDIS|his own TARDIS]] when an anarchitect hijacked it and turned the central corridor into an endless [[Möbius loop]]. [[ | However, the "rewriting" of physical structures was achieved by manipulating the ''meaning'' of these structures rather than the ''matter''. Like other conceptual entities such as the [[shift]]s, the anarchitects lacked physical form and only existed in the mind of the beholder, which they would manipulate to warp that person's understanding of their relationship to their world-environment. | ||
{{quote|Bridges can disappear underfoot, simple corridors can become impenetrable labyrinths, while spaces can become oppressively small or horrifyingly large without warning. And yet the anarchitects achieve this without actually changing the substance of the building at all.|''[[The Book of the War]]''}} | |||
As a result, because they were purely non-physical, anarchitects could not be combatted by [[cast]]s. [[Time-aware]] [[posthuman]] species attributed the effects of anarchitects to [[nanite]]s. | |||
A flaw in the early anarchitect program was a well-developed sense of self which could lead to conflict with the anarchitect's user. This flaw particularly pronounced in the [[gargoyle (The Book of the War)|gargoyle]]s, a previous iteration of the technology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
== Instances == | |||
[[Homunculette]] faced an anarchitect in the ruins of [[London]] after the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. He escaped by jumping into the [[River Thames]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') | |||
The [[Remote]] had anarchitect-derived weaponry in their [[weaponstore]]s, but they rarely used it on the battlefield. Some Remote left a "ship-killer anarchitect" behind as they left the [[Venue Accords]], but it remained dormant. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
According to a rumour, Lord [[Ruthven]]tracolixabaxil starved to death in [[Ruthven's TARDIS|his own TARDIS]] when an anarchitect hijacked it and turned the central corridor into an endless [[Möbius loop]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') In reality, he had been consumed by [[Lolita]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Play (audio story)|The Shadow Play]]'') | |||
Some theorists suggested that anarchitect techniques were used in the creation of the [[City of the Saved]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
