Retcon
From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.
Retcon was a pill that would induce amnesia in anyone that took it. It was used by Torchwood 3 to keep secret its operations from civilians. A side-effect of the pill was induced unconsciousness.
[edit] References
- Suzie Costello gave retcon to Max once a week for two years. (TW: They Keep Killing Suzie)
- Jack Harkness gave retcon to Gwen Cooper when they first met, but she later regained her memories. (TW: Everything Changes)
- Gwen gave retcon to Rhys Williams after confessing her affair with Owen Harper. (TW: Combat)
- Jack Harkness told Gwen to give Rhys retcon after he learned about Torchwood, but she refused. (TW: Meat)
- The members of Torchwood 3 took retcon to forget Adam Smith, thus killing him. (TW: Adam)
- Torchwood 3 gave retcon to the guests at Gwen and Rhys' wedding. Rhys and Gwen were also offered the pills, but chose not to take them. (TW: Something Borrowed)
- Idris Hopper took two retcon tablets to forget about Jack, Torchwood and the Doctor. (TWN: The Twilight Streets)
[edit] Other information
- Retcon appears capable of only erasing selective memories, or allowing the implantation of false memories. When given to the wedding party following alien disruption of the wedding of Gwen Cooper and Rhys Williams, it did not result in a large group of people forgetting that Gwen and Rhys were married. (TW: Something Borrowed)
- Irving Braxiatel had access to a similar drug which caused a person (particularly a human) to lose the last 24 hours of their memory. (MA: The Empire of Glass)
