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** Currently, there are only two directives that are known to supersede the Prime Directive: the Omega Directive (which aims at {{spoiler|protecting the galaxy from a phenomenon that, if left unchecked, would render interstellar society impossible}}) and the Temporal Prime Directive (don't mess with the timeline).
* In ''[[Babylon 5]]'', the Psi Corps rules basically exist only so that telepaths can break them to show that it's really serious this time.
* At times, the Time Lords from ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' have tried to maintain this, even putting the Doctor on trial for its violation at one point; a few other episodes have had him ask the people he's saved (if any survive) [[Think Nothing of It|to not mention him]]. In other cases, the Time Lords have redirected his TARDIS to places they wanted fixed by him without admitting their involvement.
** In ''[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S21 E3 Frontios|Frontios]]'', the Doctor does his very best to keep out of it -- until he sees there are injured. Then, at the end, he asks them not to spread the news.
** In the new series, the Doctor also has a rule against using time travel to change events that he's personally involved in. It's implied that this would be really, really bad for nonspecific reasons. [[Hand Wave|This is usually used to keep him from using the TARDIS to get out of trouble.]]
* ''[[Highlander (TV)|Highlander]]'' employed it constantly as well (do not fight on holy ground, do not fight in front of other people, etc).
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== Web Original ==
* One episode of ''[[Mr. Deity]]'' has the titular god refusing to help out on Earth because it would violate the Prime Directive. Larry spends most of the episode trying to convince Mr. Deity that he's getting his own rules confused with ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* The Caretaker Gods of ''[[Orions Arm|Orion's Arm]]'' have an active version of this. They prevent terragen lifeforms (anything with an ancestry going back to Earth) from contacting various planets, moon and solar systems that they have declared to be protected. This includes [[Earth -That -Was|Old Earth]] [[AI Is a Crapshoot|itself]].
 
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