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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|individual name = Dune
|image      = Dune TAIK.jpg
|race            = [[Human]]
|species    = Human
|home planet    = [[Earth]]
|job        = Technician
|appearances     = [[DW]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' (cameo)
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|actor           = Unknown
|first cs    = The Ark in Space (TV story)
|appearances = [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Last Words (audio story)}}
|actor      = Brian Jacobs
|voice actor = Glen McCready
}}
}}
'''Dune''' was [[First Technician]] of [[Space Station Nerva]] (a.k.a. "the Ark") who was eaten by and absorbed into the [[Wirrn]].  
'''Dune''' was First [[Technician]] of [[Space Station Nerva]]. He was eaten by and absorbed into the [[Wirrn]], becoming its first casualty out of the Nerva crew.


==Profile==
== Biography ==
He had knowledge of [[high energy physics]] and [[quantum mechanics]]. Dune was to have been one of the first [[Human]]s revived, but instead the [[Wirrn Queen]] laid her eggs inside his body while still in [[cryogenic suspension]]. The Queen's larvae consumed both his body and his intellect, absorbing all of his knowledge, which enabled them to operate and sabotage systems aboard the Ark.
Dune ran [[simulation]]s of the destruction of [[Earth]] with [[Noah (The Ark in Space)|Noah]] to prepare and informed him after [[Sato (Last Words)|Sato]] and [[Donnelly (Last Words)|Donnelly]], [[murder]]ed by [[Dastur Tausend]], disappeared. As [[Garrison Clay]]'s men attacked to prevent [[Nerva Beacon]] from leaving Earth's [[orbit]], Noah contacted Dune and ordered him to act in accordance with the simulation regardless. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Last Words (audio story)}})


When his body was discovered to be missing by [[Vira]], commander [[Noah]] blamed the [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and his party. As the alien presence inside Noah's mind grew stronger, the commander claimed that he ''was'' Dune. He later revealed that he had been given all Dune's knowledge. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'')
He was to have been one of the first [[human]]s revived, but the [[Wirrn Queen]] laid her eggs inside his body while he was still in [[cryogenic suspension]]. The Queen's larvae consumed his body and his intellect, absorbing all of his knowledge, enabling them to operate and sabotage systems aboard the Ark.
 
When his body was found missing by [[Vira]], Noah blamed the [[Fourth Doctor]] and his party. As the alien presence inside Noah's mind grew stronger, the commander claimed that he was Dune. He later revealed that he had been given all Dune's knowledge. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark in Space (TV story)}})
 
== Personality ==
Dune knew [[high energy physics]] and [[quantum mechanics]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark in Space (TV story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Apart from Brian Jacobs as Dune and two voice-over artists, [[Gladys Spencer]] and [[Peter Tuddenham]], no-one but the regular cast appears in ''The Ark in Space'' part one. This had not occurred since [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 1]]'s two-parter {{cs|The Edge of Destruction (TV story)}} (1964) and has not happened since [through Feb 2022].
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==Behind the Scenes==
An extra played Dune, very briefly, in the first few seconds of Part 1 of ''[[The Ark in Space]]''.
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 7 September 2024

Dune was First Technician of Space Station Nerva. He was eaten by and absorbed into the Wirrn, becoming its first casualty out of the Nerva crew.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dune ran simulations of the destruction of Earth with Noah to prepare and informed him after Sato and Donnelly, murdered by Dastur Tausend, disappeared. As Garrison Clay's men attacked to prevent Nerva Beacon from leaving Earth's orbit, Noah contacted Dune and ordered him to act in accordance with the simulation regardless. (AUDIO: Last Words [+]Loading...["Last Words (audio story)"])

He was to have been one of the first humans revived, but the Wirrn Queen laid her eggs inside his body while he was still in cryogenic suspension. The Queen's larvae consumed his body and his intellect, absorbing all of his knowledge, enabling them to operate and sabotage systems aboard the Ark.

When his body was found missing by Vira, Noah blamed the Fourth Doctor and his party. As the alien presence inside Noah's mind grew stronger, the commander claimed that he was Dune. He later revealed that he had been given all Dune's knowledge. (TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dune knew high energy physics and quantum mechanics. (TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Apart from Brian Jacobs as Dune and two voice-over artists, Gladys Spencer and Peter Tuddenham, no-one but the regular cast appears in The Ark in Space part one. This had not occurred since Season 1's two-parter The Edge of Destruction [+]Loading...["The Edge of Destruction (TV story)"] (1964) and has not happened since [through Feb 2022].
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