Time Vortex

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The Time Vortex is the swirling extradimensional continuum through which Time Lords travel, representing the chaotic fabric of time and space in the Doctor Who universe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extradimensional continuum
fictional location
time-space medium
accessedBy TARDIS time rotor
appearsIn Doctor Who expanded universe
Doctor Who television series
associatedWithSpecies Daleks
Time Lords
Time Lords of Gallifrey
canBeManipulatedBy advanced Time Lord technology
canCause aging and disintegration of unprotected beings
temporal paradoxes
time distortions
category Doctor Who locations
fictional dimensions
characteristic chaotic
depictedIn classic Doctor Who series
revived Doctor Who series (2005–)
dimensionType extradimensional
energyType temporal energy
fictionalUniverse Doctor Who
function connects different points in space
connects different points in time
medium for time travel
governedBy time travel laws in Doctor Who universe
governingPrinciple non-linear time
homeSeriesCreator Sydney Newman
linkedTo Eye of Harmony
Gallifrey
narrativeRole setting for time travel sequences
source of temporal anomalies
notableEvent Time War battles within the Vortex
notableUser The Doctor
The Master
property dangerous to unprotected travelers
quoteDescription time is not a straight line, it is more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff
relatedConcept Time Lock
Time Stream
Time War
represents fabric of time and space
requires protective shielding for safe travel
risk being lost in time
timeline collapse
travelMethod time corridor
vortex manipulator
traversedBy TARDIS
time machines
usedBy Time Lords
visualAppearance swirling vortex


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