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The Timeless Child was a title used to refer to the mysterious being from whom, across several regenerations, Tecteun extracted the secret of regeneration. According to the Spy Master, the Timeless Child's incarnations were none other than the original incarnations of the Doctor, long before the First Doctor.

History

According to the Spy Master, the Founding Fathers of Gallifrey built Time Lord society on a lie regarding the Timeless Child. This was buried deep within all Time Lords, in the form of repressed thoughts and memories: hidden, but integral to their identities. (TV: Spyfall) He later expanded upon this stating that an individual known as the "Timeless Child" was discovered and whose ability to regenerate was written into the genetic code of Time Lords. This history was subsequently hidden, with another explanation, a lie, being given for this ability instead. (TV: The Timeless Children).

While taunting the Thirteenth Doctor about her fears, Remnants on the planet Desolation looked "further back" into her past and referred to the Timeless Child.

"We see what's hidden even from yourself, the outcast, abandoned and unknown."Remnants ^[src]

When they made the reference, the Doctor was confused and asked them what they were talking about, then angrily told the Remnants to "get out of [her] head". (TV: The Ghost Monument)

Once the Master learned the truth about the Timeless Child, he ravaged Gallifrey to "make them pay" for what he discovered. He told the Thirteenth Doctor that learning the truth had not been easy for him. When the Master first mentioned the Timeless Child mystery to the Doctor, she got a massive headache and a flashback to when the Remnants approached her, as well as a glimpse of a child wearing yellow robes and standing outside a tall building under a purple sky. (TV: Spyfall)

While aboard a space platform in the far future owned by Zellin, the Doctor, after having fallen unconscious due to Zellin's powers, dreamed about the vision of the Timeless Child while the Master's message to her echoed in her mind. In this scenario she was actively present in the vision. (TV: Can You Hear Me?)

The Timeless Child was eventually revealed by the Master to be a child discovered on another planet who had the power to regenerate infinitely who had come through a gateway from another universe or dimension. The child was adopted by Tecteun who discovered her power to regenerate after she suffered a fatal fall from a cliff, leading to Tecteun studying the child's power for a number of years and regenerations. Tecteun was eventually able to replicate the regenerative ability for herself and eventually spread it to the other Time Lords, though they limited their number of regenerations to twelve. In the process, the Timeless Child became the genetic template upon which all Time Lords gained their regenerative powers, in effect meaning that a piece of the child is in each Time Lord.

The Master revealed to the Doctor that the Timeless Child was in fact the Doctor themselves who apparently had her memories redacted. This was the Master's reason for why he ravaged Gallifrey, anger in the fact that every Time Lord, including him, had a piece of the Doctor in them. In addition, large portions of the Matrix on Gallifrey pertaining to the life of the Timeless Child were also redacted beyond even the Master's ability to recover it. However, Tecteun hid some of the truth in the Matrix in the form of the story of Brendan, an immortal Irish policeman. The Master suggested that this was an attempt by Tecteun to apologize or possibly a gift meant to help her child one day decode the truth of their existence. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Appearance

First incarnation

She was a young-looking dark-skinned girl with brown eyes and short black curly hair.

She wore a reflective scales-patterned ray robe with a brown sash. Over it she wore an open gown of similar pattern with wide cuffs, square button and saffron yellow-black fabric. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Second incarnation

She was a young-looking East Asian girl with long straight black hair and brown eyes.

She wore the same garments as her immediate predecessor. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Third incarnation

She was a young-looking fair-skinned girl with blonde hair of shoulder length braided style.

She wore black leggings and a pale green robe with a dark green sash and a high collar. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Fourth incarnation

He was a young-looking boy with short black hair covering his forehead and black eyes.

He wore black leggings and a pale green robe with a dark green sash and a high collar. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Fifth incarnation

He was a young-looking fair-skinned boy with brown short hair covering his forehead.

He wore black leggings and a grey-blue robe with a white sash and a high collar. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Sixth incarnation

She was a young-looking girl with brown styled hair.

She wore black leggings and a grey-blue robe with a white sash and a high collar. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Seventh incarnation

He was a dark-skinned male with black hair styled into a short hi-top.

He wore black leggings and a grey-blue robe with a white sash and a high collar. Later he changed it for a cream dress with a high collar, and a scarlet gown with a high collar over it. (TV: The Timeless Children)

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 |image           = TimelessChild1.jpg
+|aka             = [[The Doctor]]
 |adoptive parent = Tecteun
 |species         = Timeless Child's species
+|origin          = [[Timeless Child's realm]]
 |first mention   = The Ghost Monument (TV story)
 |first           = Spyfall (TV story)
 |appearances     = [[TV]]: ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'', ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]''
+|actor           = TBA<!-- do not blank out this section for other performers to show up-->
+|other actor     = TBA<!-- do not blank out this section for other performers to show up-->
+|other actor2    = Grace Nettle
+|other actor3    = Leo Tang
+|other actor4    = TBA<!-- do not blank out this section for other performers to show up-->
+|other actor5    = TBA<!-- do not blank out this section for other performers to show up-->
+|other actor6    = Jesse Deyi
 |clip            = The Doctor's Nightmare? Can You Hear Me? Doctor Who Series 12
 |clip2           = The Timeless Child - REVEALED The Timeless Children Doctor Who Series 12
+}}{{doctors}}
-}}The '''Timeless Child''' was an alias used to refer to incarnations of '''the Doctor''' before the [[First Doctor]].
+The '''Timeless Child''' was a title used to refer to the mysterious being from whom, across several regenerations, [[Tecteun]] extracted the secret of [[regeneration]]. According to {{Dhawan}}, the Timeless Child's [[incarnation]]s were none other than the original incarnations of '''[[the Doctor]]''', long before the [[First Doctor]].
 == History ==
+According to {{Dhawan}}, the [[Founders of Gallifrey|Founding Fathers]] of [[Gallifrey]] built [[Time Lord]] society on a [[Lying|lie]] regarding the Timeless Child. This was buried deep within all Time Lords, in the form of repressed [[thought]]s and [[memory|memories]]: hidden, but integral to their [[identity|identities]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') He later expanded upon this stating that an individual known as the "Timeless Child" was discovered and whose ability to [[Regeneration|regenerate]] was written into the genetic code of [[Time Lord]]s. This history was subsequently hidden, with another explanation, a lie, being given for this ability instead. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'').
-{{doctors}}
-According to {{Dhawan}}, the [[Founders of Gallifrey|Founding Fathers]] of [[Gallifrey]] built [[Time Lord]] society on a lie regarding the Timeless Child. This was buried deep within all Time Lords, in the form of repressed [[thought]]s and [[memory|memories]]: hidden, but integral to their [[identity|identities]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') He later expanded upon this stating that an individual known as the "Timeless Child" was discovered and whose ability to [[Regeneration|regenerate]] was written into the genetic code of [[Time Lord]]s. This history was subsequently hidden, with another explanation, a lie, being given for this ability instead. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'').
 While taunting the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] about her [[fear]]s, [[Remnant]]s on the planet [[Desolation]] looked "further back" into her past and referred to the Timeless Child.
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 While aboard a [[Zellin's space platform|space platform]] in the [[far future]] owned by [[Zellin]], the Doctor, after having fallen unconscious due to Zellin's powers, dreamed about the vision of the Timeless Child while the Master's message to her echoed in her mind. In this scenario she was actively present in the vision. ([[TV]]: ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'')
-The Timeless Child was eventually revealed by the Master to be a child discovered on [[Planet (The Timeless Children)|another planet]] who had the power to [[regenerate]] infinitely who had come through a gateway from another universe or dimension. The child was adopted by Tecteun who discovered her power to regenerate after she suffered a fatal fall from a cliff, leading to Tecteun studying the child's power for a number of years and regenerations. Tecteun was eventually able to replicate the regenerative ability for herself and eventually spread it to the other Time Lords, though they limited their number of regenerations to twelve. In the process, the Timeless Child became the genetic template upon which all Time Lords gained their regenerative powers, in effect meaning that a piece of the child is in each Time Lord.
+The Timeless Child was eventually revealed by the Master to be a child discovered on [[Planet (The Timeless Children)|another planet]] who had the power to [[regenerate]] infinitely who had come through a gateway from another universe or dimension. The child was adopted by Tecteun who discovered her power to regenerate after she suffered a fatal fall from a cliff, leading to Tecteun studying the child's power for a number of years and regenerations. Tecteun was eventually able to replicate the regenerative ability for herself and eventually spread it to the other Time Lords, though they limited their number of regenerations to [[Life cycle|twelve]]. In the process, the Timeless Child became the genetic template upon which all Time Lords gained their regenerative powers, in effect meaning that a piece of the child is in each Time Lord.
-The Master revealed to the Doctor that the Timeless Child was in fact [[the Doctor]] themselves who apparently had her memories redacted. This was the Master's reason for why he ravaged Gallifrey, anger in the fact that every Time Lord, including him, had a piece of the Doctor in them. In addition, large portions of [[the Matrix]] on Gallifrey pertaining to the life of the Timeless Child were also redacted beyond even the Master's ability to recover it. However, Tecteun hid some of the truth in the Matrix in the form of the story of [[Brendan Bildbriain|Brendan]], an immortal Irish policeman. The Master suggested that this was an attempt by Tecteun to apologize or possibly a gift meant to help her child one day decode the truth of their existence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
+The Master revealed to the Doctor that the Timeless Child was in fact [[the Doctor]] themselves who apparently had her memories redacted. This was the Master's reason for why he ravaged Gallifrey, anger in the fact that every Time Lord, including him, had a piece of the Doctor in them. In addition, large portions of [[the Matrix]] on Gallifrey pertaining to the life of the Timeless Child were also redacted beyond even the Master's ability to recover it. However, Tecteun hid some of the truth in the Matrix in the form of the story of [[Brendan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Brendan]], an immortal Irish policeman. The Master suggested that this was an attempt by Tecteun to apologize or possibly a gift meant to help her child one day decode the truth of their existence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
 == Appearance ==
 === First incarnation ===
+She was a young-looking dark-skinned girl with brown eyes and short black curly hair.
-''to be added''
+She wore a reflective scales-patterned ray robe with a brown sash. Over it she wore an open gown of similar pattern with wide cuffs, square button and saffron yellow-black fabric. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
 === Second incarnation ===
+She was a young-looking East Asian girl with long straight black hair and brown eyes.
-''to be added''
+She wore the same garments as her immediate predecessor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
 === Third incarnation ===
+She was a young-looking fair-skinned girl with blonde hair of shoulder length braided style.
-''to be added''
+She wore black leggings and a pale green robe with a dark green sash and a high collar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
 === Fourth incarnation ===
+He was a young-looking boy with short black hair covering his forehead and black eyes.
-''to be added''
+He wore black leggings and a pale green robe with a dark green sash and a high collar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
 === Fifth incarnation ===
+He was a young-looking fair-skinned boy with brown short hair covering his forehead.
-''to be added''
+He wore black leggings and a grey-blue robe with a white sash and a high collar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
 === Sixth incarnation ===
+She was a young-looking girl with brown styled hair.
-''to be added''
+She wore black leggings and a grey-blue robe with a white sash and a high collar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
 === Seventh incarnation ===
+He was a dark-skinned male with black hair styled into a short hi-top.
-''to be added''
+He wore black leggings and a grey-blue robe with a white sash and a high collar. Later he changed it for a cream dress with a high collar, and a scarlet gown with a high collar over it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
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 [[Category:Other dimension individuals]]
 [[Category:Gallifreyans with incarnations of varied genders]]
+[[Category:Members of the Division]]
+[[Category:Gallifreyan history]]

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