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|image | |name = ''Inside a Skaro Saucer'' | ||
|series | |image = Inside A Skaro Saucer.jpg | ||
|doctor | |series = [[Dalek annual]]s | ||
|companions | |main character = [[Golden Emperor]], [[Super Dalek]]s | ||
|enemy | |doctor = | ||
|setting | |companions = | ||
|writer | |enemy = | ||
|editor | |setting = Dalek spaceship | ||
|artist | |writer = David Whitaker, Terry Nation | ||
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|publisher | |anthology = The Dalek World | ||
|format | |release date = 11 October 1965 | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was one of the features original to ''[[The Dalek World]]'', a [[Dalek annual]] of [[1965 (releases)|1965]], which were not so much a story as an informative feature on [[Dalek]] society. Although non-narrative | |publisher = Souvenir Press | ||
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}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was one of the features original to ''[[The Dalek World]]'', a [[Dalek annual]] of [[1965 (releases)|1965]], which were not so much a story as an informative feature on [[Dalek]] society. Although non-narrative, it featured a wealth of new information about the [[Dalek flying saucer|titular spacecrafts]] as well as the technology hoarded within by the Daleks. | |||
Like other features and stories in ''The Dalek World'', ''Inside a Skaro Saucer'' was presented with the | Like other features and stories in ''The Dalek World'', ''Inside a Skaro Saucer'' was presented with the pretence of being an in-universe document circulating among humans during a conflict between humanity and the Dales; the mostly-nondescript narrative sometimes speaks of "our" agents, for example. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Roboman|Robomen]] | * [[Roboman|Robomen]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Dalek Commander]]s are in charge of Dalek Saucers. | * [[Dalek Commander]]s are in charge of Dalek Saucers. | ||
* [[Target-seeking missile]]s are the weapons of choice of the Daleks during space battles. T.S. missiles home in on their targets by way of a [[thronic aura beam]]; this "wonder of Dalek engineering" would cost, by [[Earth]] standards, seven hundred million [[pound]]s apiece. | * [[Target-seeking missile]]s are the weapons of choice of the Daleks during space battles. T.S. missiles home in on their targets by way of a [[thronic aura beam]]; this "wonder of Dalek engineering" would cost, by [[Earth]] standards, seven hundred million [[pound]]s apiece. | ||
* [[Super Dalek]]s have [[hypnosis|hypnotic]] powers and the ability to effect [[telepathy|thought transference]]. One is kept aboard every Dalek saucer at all times. | * [[Super Dalek]]s have [[hypnosis|hypnotic]] powers and the ability to effect [[telepathy|thought transference]]. One is kept aboard every Dalek saucer at all times. | ||
* [[Famine bomb]]s are among the weapons used by the Daleks to "soften up" their enemies by releasing [[gas]]es which destroy nearly all food sources on the planet on which they are released, though they spare [[root]] [[vegetable]]s. | * [[Famine bomb]]s are among the weapons used by the Daleks to "soften up" their enemies by releasing [[gas]]es which destroy nearly all food sources on the planet on which they are released, though they spare [[root]] [[vegetable]]s. | ||
* [[Screamer (Inside a Skaro Saucer)| | * [[Screamer (Inside a Skaro Saucer)|Screamers]] are superpowered loudspeakers used by the Daleks to deafen their enemies. The Daleks could also use such [[sonic wave]]s to kill, but choose not to so that there are still beings left on the planet for them to [[slavery|enslave]] when they arrive. | ||
* [[Nightrotor unit]]s are a Dalek secret weapon which can cut off the length of [[light]]beams, thereby plunging planets into darkness. | * [[Nightrotor unit]]s are a Dalek secret weapon which can cut off the length of [[light]]beams, thereby plunging planets into darkness. | ||
* The [[Motivator]]s allow the Dalek saucer to advance like a tank on caterpillar tracks to crush a city; they can only be used at the Dalek Commander's personal command. | * The [[Motivator]]s allow the Dalek saucer to advance like a tank on caterpillar tracks to crush a city; they can only be used at the Dalek Commander's personal command. | ||
* The [[identity check machine]]s make metal transparent; this is used to ferret out humanoid agents who may have infiltrated the Daleks by climbing aboard a [[casing]]. | * The [[identity check machine]]s make metal transparent; this is used to ferret out humanoid agents who may have infiltrated the Daleks by climbing aboard a [[casing]]. | ||
* [[Space mine-layer]]s are small remote-controlled [[rocket]]ships used by the Daleks to lay [[space mine]]s, of which one thousand are stored in a single Dalek saucer. | * [[Space mine-layer]]s are small remote-controlled [[rocket]]ships used by the Daleks to lay [[space mine]]s, of which one thousand are stored in a single Dalek saucer. | ||
* [[Neutrotomic irradiator]]s are used by the Daleks to create the high-intensity neutronic radiations the Daleks need to survive. | * [[Neutrotomic irradiator]]s are used by the Daleks to create the high-intensity neutronic radiations the Daleks need to survive. | ||
* [[Anti-grav propellant unit]]s are the motive power of all Dalek spacecrafts. Its exact workings are a secret even within the Dalek society itself (given the highest security code, 707). Only [[Dalek Commander|Dalek Space Commanders]] and above are allowed to enter the room in which it is kept. | * [[Anti-grav propellant unit]]s are the motive power of all Dalek spacecrafts. Its exact workings are a secret even within the Dalek society itself (given the highest security code, 707). Only [[Dalek Commander|Dalek Space Commanders]] and above are allowed to enter the room in which it is kept. | ||
* [[Sub-hydrofoil]]s are used to keep the ship on an even course. | * [[Sub-hydrofoil]]s are used to keep the ship on an even course. | ||
* [[Translux chamber]]s are chambers in which Daleks in whom the temporary invisibility caused by breaking through the [[light barrier]] persists too long are bombarded by [[translux beam]]s. | * [[Translux chamber]]s are chambers in which Daleks in whom the temporary invisibility caused by breaking through the [[light barrier]] persists too long are bombarded by [[translux beam]]s. | ||
* The [[command unit]] is the Daleks' most advanced type of [[computer]]. | * The [[command unit]] is the Daleks' most advanced type of [[computer]]. | ||
* [[Asteroid advance rod]]s are sensitised to locate anything the ship might collide into, and change the course automatically if they do detect any such obstacle. | * [[Asteroid advance rod]]s are sensitised to locate anything the ship might collide into, and change the course automatically if they do detect any such obstacle. | ||
* A [[neutron bomb]] built into the heart of the ship serves as its self-destruct mechanism in such a way that will even destroy all trace of the craft. | * A [[neutron bomb]] built into the heart of the ship serves as its self-destruct mechanism in such a way that will even destroy all trace of the craft. | ||
* [[Mireoton]] is "the [[planet]] of [[mud]]". | * [[Mireoton]] is "the [[planet]] of [[mud]]". | ||
* [[Metal stress detector]]s are small, robot creatures "not unlike [[beetle]]s" who constantly crawl about the Dalek spacecraft looking for faults in the metal structure. When they fine one, they emit a red glow and a high-pitched whining sound to alert their Dalek masters to this danger. | * [[Metal stress detector]]s are small, robot creatures "not unlike [[beetle]]s" who constantly crawl about the Dalek spacecraft looking for faults in the metal structure. When they fine one, they emit a red glow and a high-pitched whining sound to alert their Dalek masters to this danger. | ||
* The [[rad-etheric magniscope]] is an advanced form of [[telescope]] which could read fine print on the page of a book on a planet a million miles away, if pointed the right way. It "sees" by means of [[light]] [[ion]]s in the [[ether]], and the image is in [[3D|three dimensions]]. The [[Golden Emperor]] is seen using the magniscope to look at [[Piccadilly Circus]], in [[London]]. | * The [[rad-etheric magniscope]] is an advanced form of [[telescope]] which could read fine print on the page of a book on a planet a million miles away, if pointed the right way. It "sees" by means of [[light]] [[ion]]s in the [[ether]], and the image is in [[3D|three dimensions]]. The [[Golden Emperor]] is seen using the magniscope to look at [[Piccadilly Circus]], in [[London]]. | ||
* The [[nouromatic machine]] is used to feed [[Roboman|Robomen]]. | * The [[nouromatic machine]] is used to feed [[Roboman|Robomen]]. | ||
* Waxworks of the [[brain child]]ren of [[Uranus]], the [[Dralug]] of the [[Neptune]] [[moon]] and the [[Brainmos]] of the planet [[Ep]] can be seen in the example Dalek Saucer's Historical Survey Sector, where information about the planets the Daleks are planning to invade is kept. | * Waxworks of the [[brain child]]ren of [[Uranus]], the [[Dralug]] of the [[Neptune]] [[moon]] and the [[Brainmos]] of the planet [[Ep]] can be seen in the example Dalek Saucer's Historical Survey Sector, where information about the planets the Daleks are planning to invade is kept. | ||
* The [[hallucinatory projector-receiver]] is a psychic weapon which makes its victims think their desires have already been granted; hence, military leaders wishing they had more reinforcements, if the machine is turned on them, will see the reinforcements right in front of them as if they had already arrived, and send illusory soldiers into battle. | * The [[hallucinatory projector-receiver]] is a psychic weapon which makes its victims think their desires have already been granted; hence, military leaders wishing they had more reinforcements, if the machine is turned on them, will see the reinforcements right in front of them as if they had already arrived, and send illusory soldiers into battle. | ||
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