Heart of the Time War

The Eighth Doctor's regeneration into the War Doctor fell within the heart of the Time War. (PROSE: )

The Tenth Doctor recalled that Davros had been killed in "the very first year of the Time War" at the Gates of Elysium, having witnessed his command ship fall into the jaws of the Nightmare Child. However, Davros was rescued by Dalek Caan, who had broke the time lock from the post-Time War universe. (TV: The Stolen Earth) According to one account, it was the War Doctor witnessed Davros' apparent fall at the Gates of Elysium, (PROSE: The Third Wise Man) having been witness to the seven deaths of Davros. (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor) Human historians in the post-Time War universe reflected that Caan's emergency temporal shift had sent him back into the heart of the Time War itself. (PROSE: )

On the last day of the Time War, the Partisan noted in a meeting of Rassilon's final High Council that this was only "the furthest edge of the Time War", whilst at its heart, millions had died every second, "lost in bloodlust and insanity. With time itself resurrecting them, to find new ways of dying over and over again. A travesty of life." Fully aware of the Visionary's prophecy that Gallifrey would fall, the Partisan suggested that it was better to end the Time War. In response, Rassilon killed her using his gauntlet. (TV: )