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Originally Posted by Marsh.

Also, did the Doctor need to be "gifted" the additional regeneration ability beyond 12?

If the Doctor is the Timeless child then she was the only being already with the innate ability to regenerate. The 12 times thing was a law the Timelords created for the people of Gallifrey?

To The Doctor and Timelord's knowledge, it was their final regeneration, despite that they probably could have regenerated anyway