<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Time Lord High Council Rassilon The War Council </Td> <Td> Dalek Emperor Supreme Daleks Davros </Td> </Tr> <P> The Time War, more specifically called the Last Great Time War, is a conflict within the fictional universe of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . The conflict pitted the Time Lords against the Daleks and culminated in the apparent mutual destruction of both races, caused by the Doctor . </P> <P> In the Doctor Who continuity, the war occurs between the events of the 1996 film and the 2005 revived series . It was frequently mentioned and alluded to from the first series of the show's return, but was not directly seen until the show's 50th anniversary special . The war's events and progression have never been fully explained . Short comments in various episodes act as hints, but the war was not thoroughly talked about until the 2007 episode "The Sound of Drums"; part two of the two - part special The End of Time (2009--2010) provided further information and revealed the Time Lord leaders' sinister endgame . The closing battles and the climax of the Time War were finally depicted in the 50th anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor" which ultimately revealed the Time Lords' fate . </P>

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