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Gilgameshkun wrote: Funny thing about branching timelines in time travel fiction&mdash;the old characters don't just magically vanish. :) The recent Star Trek films are good example, having two versions of Spock living in the same timeline, which was created when Spock and Nero traveled back in time and their very presence created an alternate reality.

Note that Renet's Time Scepter operated under a very different principle&mdash;it didn't branch new timelines, but was instead an arbiter of fate, and people could only affect the past in ways that maintained the same timeline. I see. Gosh time travel is confusing! No wonder Doctor Who always leaves me questioning! XD