Tech, emailconfirmed, Administrators
153,892
edits
Origins of the Last Great Time War: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
→War breaks out
Tag: 2017 source edit |
Tag: 2017 source edit |
||
| Line 592: | Line 592: | ||
According to Dalek historians, "no one [was] certain" if it was the Time Lords or Daleks who committed the final act of aggression that proved to be the final straw. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') Indeed, the [[War Doctor]] implied even those fighting the War had forgotten how it had began. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'') According to historians, after the Daleks had vanished from time and space, they emerged to face the Time Lords with a clear war footing, forcing the unprepared Time Lords to "plunder" warships from their own past. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') By one account, the Daleks first moved to attack Gallifrey's allies in the [[Temporal Powers]], which convinced the Time Lords to formally declare war. President [[War Livia Caralis|Livia Caralis]] declared the conflict after the [[destruction of Phaidon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'') | According to Dalek historians, "no one [was] certain" if it was the Time Lords or Daleks who committed the final act of aggression that proved to be the final straw. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') Indeed, the [[War Doctor]] implied even those fighting the War had forgotten how it had began. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'') According to historians, after the Daleks had vanished from time and space, they emerged to face the Time Lords with a clear war footing, forcing the unprepared Time Lords to "plunder" warships from their own past. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') By one account, the Daleks first moved to attack Gallifrey's allies in the [[Temporal Powers]], which convinced the Time Lords to formally declare war. President [[War Livia Caralis|Livia Caralis]] declared the conflict after the [[destruction of Phaidon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'') | ||
It was known that every part of the Time War "has happened, then not happened at all, then happened again but at a different time entirely", thereby explaining why ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of the Time Lords]]'') there were differing accounts of the War's beginning. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'', ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') After the Daleks declared war, they contacted [[Davros]] and asked for his help in the conflict. Although he had just resolved to himself to abandon the Daleks after the prior day's events on [[Alacracis IV]], he was filled with pride at his "children" upon learning they had declared war on Gallifrey and quickly agreed to help them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father of the Daleks (short story)|Father of the Daleks]]'') With that, the greatest and most destructive war to ever be inflicted upon the universe began. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'', [[PROSE]]: [[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | It was known that every part of the Time War "has happened, then not happened at all, then happened again but at a different time entirely", thereby explaining why ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of the Time Lords]]'') there were differing accounts of the War's beginning. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'', ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') After the Daleks declared war, they contacted [[Davros]] and asked for his help in the conflict. Although he had just resolved to himself to abandon the Daleks after the prior day's events on [[Alacracis IV]], he was filled with pride at his "children" upon learning they had declared war on Gallifrey and quickly agreed to help them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father of the Daleks (short story)|Father of the Daleks]]'') With that, the greatest and most destructive war to ever be inflicted upon the universe began. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
The version of the universe that emerged from the fires of the War was [[Post-Time War universe|different]] from its [[Pre-Time War universe|status before the War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | The version of the universe that emerged from the fires of the War was [[Post-Time War universe|different]] from its [[Pre-Time War universe|status before the War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | ||
