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{{Infobox Astronomical Object
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|name = Falkus
|type       = [[Moon]]
|type = [[Moon]]
|location   = [[Skaro]] orbit, [[Seventh Galaxy]]
|location = Outside of the [[Mutter's Spiral]]
|first cs    = The Seventh Galaxy (feature)
|appearances = [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus]]''
|appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Forbidden Planet (feature)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Innocence (audio story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Restoration of the Daleks (audio story)|Restoration of the Daleks]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]''}}
|mentions = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]''<br />[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]''
}}'''Falkus''' was a [[moon]] of [[Skaro]]. Falkus orbited Skaro three times every twenty-four [[Earth]] hours. In the [[Kaled]] language, its name meant "new dawn". By one account, it was the second moon of Skaro, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Daleks Among Us (audio story)}}) though by another, it was the planet's first moon, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Restoration of the Daleks (audio story)}}) and artificial. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Genius for War (audio story)}})
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'''Falkus''' was an artificial moon of [[Skaro]]. Falkus orbited Skaro three times in every twenty-four [[Earth]] hours.


== Origins ==
== History ==
Falkus was created by the [[Dalek]]s based upon [[Davros]]' plans. The city under its surface was a living machine. It could repair and service itself, hear, see and feel. The Daleks also built Falkus with defensive capabilities should it ever be attacked.
=== Davros' youth ===
By some accounts, Falkus was a moon of Skaro in [[Davros]]' youth. ([[AUDIO]]: {{Cs|Davros (audio story)}})
 
During [[Davros]]' youth, both it and [[Omega Mysterium]] could be seen clearly from his father [[Nasgard]]'s house on [[Drammankin Lake]]. Elsewhere on Skaro, they were obscured by the high levels of [[radiation]] in the atmosphere. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Innocence (audio story)}})
 
=== Creation by the Daleks ===
By most accounts, Falkus was an artificial moon created by the early [[Dalek]]s based upon [[Davros]]' plans, created after his apparent destruction. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Forbidden Planet (feature)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Genius for War (audio story)}})
 
It was a planet-sized Dalek gene-bank capable of creating thousands of Daleks in mere seconds. The living brain of [[Davros]] was salvaged from [[Skaro]] following the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s invention in the [[creation of the Daleks]], resided within the heart of Falkus, ready to be placed in a new body and start the production in the factory should the Daleks ever become extinct. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Forbidden Planet (feature)}}) By another account, this was actually a digital copy of Davros' brain kept in a computer core. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Genius for War (audio story)}})


The Daleks who built Falkus had their memories wiped so they did not know its true purpose. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus]]'')
The city under its surface was a living machine. It could repair and service itself, hear, see and feel. The Daleks also built Falkus with defensive capabilities should it ever be attacked. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Forbidden Planet (feature)}}) A perfect sphere, the moon was built with large-scale [[sense globe]]s with its core held in cerebral fluid, essentially making it a giant Dalek brain. ([[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Genius for War (audio story)}})


== Purpose ==
The Daleks who built Falkus had their memories wiped so they did not know its true purpose. Falkus served as a sanctuary for the Dalek race and all Daleks would think of Falkus with a sacred quality although none of them knew of its true function. Only the [[Dalek Supreme]] knew Falkus' purpose. The Dalek Supreme would visit Falkus every hundred years in a one-man shuttle to make sure Falkus was still running. ([[PROSE]]: {{Cs|The Forbidden Planet (feature)}})
Falkus served as a sanctuary for the Dalek race and all Daleks would think of Falkus with a sacred quality although none of them knew of its true function. Only the [[Dalek Supreme]] knew Falkus' purpose: a planet-sized Dalek gene-bank capable of creating thousands of Daleks in mere seconds.


Falkus was created as the Daleks last hope in the face of extinction. The living mind of [[Davros]] resided within the heart of Falkus, ready to be placed in a new body and start the production in the factory should the Daleks ever become extinct. The Dalek Supreme would visit Falkus every hundred years in a one-man shuttle to make sure Falkus was still running. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus]]'')
=== Last Great Time War ===
== History ==
During the [[Last Great Time War]], a version of [[Davros (Palindrome)|Davros]] was imprisoned on Falkus following his resurrection by the [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Restoration of the Daleks (audio story)|Restoration of the Daleks]]'') Davros was kept in a recreation of the [[Thousand Year War]] with [[Kaled]] clones, however he managed to gain control of the prison's computer which enabled him to send a message to [[Gallifrey]], offering to aid the [[Time Lord]]s in return for rescue. The Doctor, in the midst of a [[degeneration]] causing him to appear as the [[Seventh Doctor]], and Commander [[Veklin]] travelled to Falkus and retrieved Davros, however they were pursued by Daleks who recaptured them, along with [[Eleventh General|the General]], and brought them back to Falkus. On his return, Davros used his control of the facility to turn the clones on the Daleks, trapping them all on the moon until the Doctor exposed the giant Dalek mutant at the heart of the facility to his unstable genetics. This resulted in an explosion of [[artron energy]] which destroyed Falkus entirely. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Genius for War (audio story)}})
The Doctor once battled the [[Klade]] on Falkus. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
 
=== Era of the Klades ===
The Doctor once battled the [[Klade]] on Falkus, accompanied by "a tall man and a dark skinned woman." The [[Eighth Doctor]] did not remember the event, either implying it had been erased with his memories or had yet to happen. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}})


[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Dalek technology]]
[[Category:Dalek technology]]
[[Category:Skaro]]
[[Category:Artificial moons]]
[[Category:Moons visited by the Doctor]]
[[Category:Moons of Skaro]]

Latest revision as of 00:09, 21 October 2024

Falkus was a moon of Skaro. Falkus orbited Skaro three times every twenty-four Earth hours. In the Kaled language, its name meant "new dawn". By one account, it was the second moon of Skaro, (AUDIO: Daleks Among Us [+]Loading...["Daleks Among Us (audio story)"]) though by another, it was the planet's first moon, (AUDIO: Restoration of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Restoration of the Daleks (audio story)"]) and artificial. (AUDIO: A Genius for War [+]Loading...["A Genius for War (audio story)"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Davros' youth[[edit] | [edit source]]

By some accounts, Falkus was a moon of Skaro in Davros' youth. (AUDIO: Davros [+]Loading...["Davros (audio story)"])

During Davros' youth, both it and Omega Mysterium could be seen clearly from his father Nasgard's house on Drammankin Lake. Elsewhere on Skaro, they were obscured by the high levels of radiation in the atmosphere. (AUDIO: Innocence [+]Loading...["Innocence (audio story)"])

Creation by the Daleks[[edit] | [edit source]]

By most accounts, Falkus was an artificial moon created by the early Daleks based upon Davros' plans, created after his apparent destruction. (PROSE: The Forbidden Planet [+]Loading...["The Forbidden Planet (feature)"], AUDIO: A Genius for War [+]Loading...["A Genius for War (audio story)"])

It was a planet-sized Dalek gene-bank capable of creating thousands of Daleks in mere seconds. The living brain of Davros was salvaged from Skaro following the Fourth Doctor's invention in the creation of the Daleks, resided within the heart of Falkus, ready to be placed in a new body and start the production in the factory should the Daleks ever become extinct. (PROSE: The Forbidden Planet [+]Loading...["The Forbidden Planet (feature)"]) By another account, this was actually a digital copy of Davros' brain kept in a computer core. (AUDIO: A Genius for War [+]Loading...["A Genius for War (audio story)"])

The city under its surface was a living machine. It could repair and service itself, hear, see and feel. The Daleks also built Falkus with defensive capabilities should it ever be attacked. (PROSE: The Forbidden Planet [+]Loading...["The Forbidden Planet (feature)"]) A perfect sphere, the moon was built with large-scale sense globes with its core held in cerebral fluid, essentially making it a giant Dalek brain. ([[[AUDIO]]: A Genius for War [+]Loading...["A Genius for War (audio story)"])

The Daleks who built Falkus had their memories wiped so they did not know its true purpose. Falkus served as a sanctuary for the Dalek race and all Daleks would think of Falkus with a sacred quality although none of them knew of its true function. Only the Dalek Supreme knew Falkus' purpose. The Dalek Supreme would visit Falkus every hundred years in a one-man shuttle to make sure Falkus was still running. (PROSE: The Forbidden Planet [+]Loading...["The Forbidden Planet (feature)"])

Last Great Time War[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the Last Great Time War, a version of Davros was imprisoned on Falkus following his resurrection by the Dalek Time Strategist. (AUDIO: Restoration of the Daleks) Davros was kept in a recreation of the Thousand Year War with Kaled clones, however he managed to gain control of the prison's computer which enabled him to send a message to Gallifrey, offering to aid the Time Lords in return for rescue. The Doctor, in the midst of a degeneration causing him to appear as the Seventh Doctor, and Commander Veklin travelled to Falkus and retrieved Davros, however they were pursued by Daleks who recaptured them, along with the General, and brought them back to Falkus. On his return, Davros used his control of the facility to turn the clones on the Daleks, trapping them all on the moon until the Doctor exposed the giant Dalek mutant at the heart of the facility to his unstable genetics. This resulted in an explosion of artron energy which destroyed Falkus entirely. (AUDIO: A Genius for War [+]Loading...["A Genius for War (audio story)"])

Era of the Klades[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor once battled the Klade on Falkus, accompanied by "a tall man and a dark skinned woman." The Eighth Doctor did not remember the event, either implying it had been erased with his memories or had yet to happen. (PROSE: Father Time [+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"])