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Time Lords were also said to have "packets" of [[regeneration energy]] in their bodies, one for each life. These packets could be physically removed from a Time Lord's body, essentially robbing them of their regenerations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') | Time Lords were also said to have "packets" of [[regeneration energy]] in their bodies, one for each life. These packets could be physically removed from a Time Lord's body, essentially robbing them of their regenerations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') | ||
During regeneration, a Time Lord experienced a surge of pure regenerative energy, as their entire system was rewritten and their universe moulded into a new shape, with their very [[biodata]] being rewritten in the fabric of space-time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') Unfortunately, their [[immune system]]s were seriously weakened as the process took place, with the result that they could be infected by viruses such as the [[Faction Paradox]] [[biodata virus]] that would normally have had no effect on them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') On a wider scale, regenerations were so important to a Time Lord's timeline that even minor temporal paradoxes during the process of regeneration could have devastating consequences. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Prisoners of Fate (audio story)|Prisoners of Fate]]'', [[TV]]: | During regeneration, a Time Lord experienced a surge of pure regenerative energy, as their entire system was rewritten and their universe moulded into a new shape, with their very [[biodata]] being rewritten in the fabric of space-time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') Unfortunately, their [[immune system]]s were seriously weakened as the process took place, with the result that they could be infected by viruses such as the [[Faction Paradox]] [[biodata virus]] that would normally have had no effect on them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') On a wider scale, regenerations were so important to a Time Lord's timeline that even minor temporal paradoxes during the process of regeneration could have devastating consequences. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Prisoners of Fate (audio story)|Prisoners of Fate]]'', [[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] explained that he still had the same body as his [[first incarnation]]; it had just been restructured a lot since then. He agreed that the process of regeneration went against [[Newton's Third Law]], and added that he did violate a few laws "now and then". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] explained that he still had the same body as his [[first incarnation]]; it had just been restructured a lot since then. He agreed that the process of regeneration went against [[Newton's Third Law]], and added that he did violate a few laws "now and then". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'') | ||
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] described regenerating from [[Twelfth Doctor|her previous incarnation]] as "every cell in [her] body burning" as her "whole body changed". She stated that, while changing, "there's this moment when you're sure you're about to die and then... you're born." She deemed the process as "terrifying". ([[TV]]: | The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] described regenerating from [[Twelfth Doctor|her previous incarnation]] as "every cell in [her] body burning" as her "whole body changed". She stated that, while changing, "there's this moment when you're sure you're about to die and then... you're born." She deemed the process as "terrifying". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] described how allowing a regeneration to begin was like [[sneeze|sneezing]] after holding it in for "too long." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWAN 2024 short story)|page=6}}) | The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] described how allowing a regeneration to begin was like [[sneeze|sneezing]] after holding it in for "too long." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWAN 2024 short story)|page=6}}) | ||
