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When the Sixth Doctor was exposed to radiation on a Cyberman ship, he ran the risk of triggering a tortured sequence of regenerations where he would rapidly exhaust his remaining lives as the radiation damaged his cellular structure so that his subsequent incarnations would still suffer damage even after regeneration; as with his third incarnation's death from the Metebelis radiation, he only survived because he returned to the timeless stability of the TARDIS and was kept in a form of temporal stasis until his body had recovered. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Killing Ground (novel)}}) | When the Sixth Doctor was exposed to radiation on a Cyberman ship, he ran the risk of triggering a tortured sequence of regenerations where he would rapidly exhaust his remaining lives as the radiation damaged his cellular structure so that his subsequent incarnations would still suffer damage even after regeneration; as with his third incarnation's death from the Metebelis radiation, he only survived because he returned to the timeless stability of the TARDIS and was kept in a form of temporal stasis until his body had recovered. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Killing Ground (novel)}}) | ||
The Fifth Doctor was not sure if he would be able to regenerate after contracting [[Spectrox toxaemia]], and indeed the transition into his next incarnation occurred "not a moment too soon". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Caves of Androzani (TV story)}}) It was implied that particularly serious blood loss could prevent regeneration altogether; [[Ruath]] was able to regenerate after draining her blood and sending it to [[Yarven]] via her TARDIS, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Goth Opera (novel)}}) but the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] were both concerned that the [[Fourth Doctor]] would die for good after several [[vampire]]s fed on him at once before the Eighth Doctor was able to give his past self a transfusion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eight Doctors }}) Particularly traumatic damage could cause a Time Lord to suffer [[regenerative collapse]], which would kill them immediately regardless of how many lives they had remaining; the [[Sixth Doctor]] almost suffered this fate after a confrontation with [[Zor (Piece of Mind)|Zor]], requiring Captain [[Jack Harkness]] to give him medical attention and take his place for a time until the Doctor had recovered. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Piece of Mind (audio story)}}) | The Fifth Doctor was not sure if he would be able to regenerate after contracting [[Spectrox toxaemia]], and indeed the transition into his next incarnation occurred "not a moment too soon". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Caves of Androzani (TV story)}}) It was implied that particularly serious blood loss could prevent regeneration altogether; [[Ruath]] was able to regenerate after draining her blood and sending it to [[Yarven]] via her TARDIS, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Goth Opera (novel)}}) but the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] were both concerned that the [[Fourth Doctor]] would die for good after several [[vampire]]s fed on him at once before the Eighth Doctor was able to give his past self a transfusion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eight Doctors (novel)}}) Particularly traumatic damage could cause a Time Lord to suffer [[regenerative collapse]], which would kill them immediately regardless of how many lives they had remaining; the [[Sixth Doctor]] almost suffered this fate after a confrontation with [[Zor (Piece of Mind)|Zor]], requiring Captain [[Jack Harkness]] to give him medical attention and take his place for a time until the Doctor had recovered. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Piece of Mind (audio story)}}) | ||
Due to the Time Lords' reliance on [[artron energy]] to power the regenerative process, an [[artron inhibitor]] could prevent Time Lords from regenerating, as well as limit their ability to heal from damage; when Time Lord agent [[Cuthbert Simpson]] attempted to track and trap [[Compassion]] with an inhibitor, his injuries were so serious that it took him decades to recover even after the field preventing him from regenerating was deactivated. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Banquo Legacy (novel)}}) Some Time Lords, such as [[Yayani]], had [[Abridgement Syndrome]], which made them unable to regenerate. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lords and Masters (short story)}}) When the Doctor's TARDIS was damaged by a vitreous time storm, the subsequent effects on the Doctor due to his link to the ship nearly killed both of them until a past Doctor was able to donate the energy needed for the ship to heal itself. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Mary's Story (audio story)}}) By the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Varga plant]]s evolved so that they possessed regeneration inhibitors which could kill a Time Lord instantly. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legion of the Lost (audio story)}}) Dalek weapons also incorporated regeneration inhibitors, with the result that Daleks could kill Time Lords instantly, even if the High Council maintained the propaganda that regeneration would still be an option if Time Lords fell in battle. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Conscript (audio story)}}) | Due to the Time Lords' reliance on [[artron energy]] to power the regenerative process, an [[artron inhibitor]] could prevent Time Lords from regenerating, as well as limit their ability to heal from damage; when Time Lord agent [[Cuthbert Simpson]] attempted to track and trap [[Compassion]] with an inhibitor, his injuries were so serious that it took him decades to recover even after the field preventing him from regenerating was deactivated. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Banquo Legacy (novel)}}) Some Time Lords, such as [[Yayani]], had [[Abridgement Syndrome]], which made them unable to regenerate. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lords and Masters (short story)}}) When the Doctor's TARDIS was damaged by a vitreous time storm, the subsequent effects on the Doctor due to his link to the ship nearly killed both of them until a past Doctor was able to donate the energy needed for the ship to heal itself. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Mary's Story (audio story)}}) By the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Varga plant]]s evolved so that they possessed regeneration inhibitors which could kill a Time Lord instantly. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legion of the Lost (audio story)}}) Dalek weapons also incorporated regeneration inhibitors, with the result that Daleks could kill Time Lords instantly, even if the High Council maintained the propaganda that regeneration would still be an option if Time Lords fell in battle. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Conscript (audio story)}}) | ||
