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A '''puppet government''' was a government that exercised little or no real authority, with the real power being held by others. In an [[alternate timeline]], the [[Dalek]]s created a puppet government on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') The [[Nimon]]s had a puppet government on [[Skonnos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'')
A '''puppet government''' was a [[government]] that exercised little or no real authority, with the real power being held by others.
 
[[Japan]] established the puppet government of Manchukuo, ruled by the [[1911 revolution|ousted]] [[China|Chinese]] [[Emperor]] [[Pu Yi]], after [[Invasion of Manchuria|invading]] the [[north]]-[[east]]ern Chinese province of [[Manchuria]] in [[1931]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'')
 
After the [[Blitzkrieg|defeat]] of [[France]] during [[World War II]], the [[nation]] and its [[Africa]]n [[Colony|colonies]] was run by the [[Vichy government]], which was subject to [[Nazi]] [[Germany]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'')
 
The [[Nimon]]s had a puppet government on [[Skonnos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'')
 
The [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed that [[Professor]] [[Kellman]] would become a puppet [[dictator]] of the [[solar system]] under the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] once they invaded. However, the [[Cyber-Leader (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Cyber-Leader]] had no intention of fulfilling this term of their [[alliance]], while Kellman was working against them as a [[Vogan (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Vogan]] double agent anyway. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')
 
The government of [[Winter (city)|Winter]] was essentially a puppet of the [[Dalek Empire]], with the [[Grand Marshall of Winter]] willingly deceiving their own people into serving the [[Dalek]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dalek Occupation of Winter (audio story)|The Dalek Occupation of Winter]]'')
 
== Alternate timelines ==
In an [[Alternate timeline (Timewyrm: Exodus)|alternate timeline]] in which Nazi Germany won [[World War II]], [[Great Britain|Occupied Britain]] became a puppet state run by a National Socialist [[Houses of Parliament|Parliament]] under [[Oswald Mosley]], and [[King]] [[Edward VIII]] returned to the [[throne]]. The real [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[British government|government]] set itself up in exile in [[Canada]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')
 
In another [[alternate timeline]], the [[Dalek]]s created a puppet government on [[Earth]], run by the [[Controller (Day of the Daleks)|Controller]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')
 
== Parallel universes ==
In [[Germania I]], the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States government|government]] became a Nazi puppet, with US-[[Schutzstaffel|SS]] members working in the [[United States Senate|Senate]].
 
The [[Greater German Reich]] also effectively set up puppet governments in other [[Germania]]s deemed to have strayed from pure Nazi ideals, such as [[Germania LXVIII]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlords of Utopia (novel)|Warlords of Utopia]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
The depiction of the puppet government shown in ''Day of the Daleks'' is heavily inspired by the "French State" (colloquially known as "Vichy France" or the "[[Vichy government]]"), the Nazi collaborationist regime that nominally governed France during World War II.{{Fact}}
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 4 September 2020

A puppet government was a government that exercised little or no real authority, with the real power being held by others.

Japan established the puppet government of Manchukuo, ruled by the ousted Chinese Emperor Pu Yi, after invading the north-eastern Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang)

After the defeat of France during World War II, the nation and its African colonies was run by the Vichy government, which was subject to Nazi Germany. (PROSE: The Turing Test)

The Nimons had a puppet government on Skonnos. (TV: The Horns of Nimon)

The Fourth Doctor claimed that Professor Kellman would become a puppet dictator of the solar system under the Cybermen once they invaded. However, the Cyber-Leader had no intention of fulfilling this term of their alliance, while Kellman was working against them as a Vogan double agent anyway. (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen)

The government of Winter was essentially a puppet of the Dalek Empire, with the Grand Marshall of Winter willingly deceiving their own people into serving the Daleks. (AUDIO: The Dalek Occupation of Winter)

Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]

In an alternate timeline in which Nazi Germany won World War II, Occupied Britain became a puppet state run by a National Socialist Parliament under Oswald Mosley, and King Edward VIII returned to the throne. The real UK government set itself up in exile in Canada. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)

In another alternate timeline, the Daleks created a puppet government on Earth, run by the Controller. (TV: Day of the Daleks)

Parallel universes[[edit] | [edit source]]

In Germania I, the United States government became a Nazi puppet, with US-SS members working in the Senate.

The Greater German Reich also effectively set up puppet governments in other Germanias deemed to have strayed from pure Nazi ideals, such as Germania LXVIII. (PROSE: Warlords of Utopia)