Dark side of Skaro

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The side of Skaro facing away from the Milky Way, known as the "dark side of Skaro". (PROSE: The Seventh Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Seventh Galaxy (feature)"])

By some accounts, the dark side of Skaro was the side of Skaro which perpetually faced away from the Milky Way, named in reference to the similar phenomenon of the dark side of the Moon. (PROSE: The Dark Side of Skaro ^[+]Loading...["The Dark Side of Skaro (feature)"]) The dark side was known to support many species of "unintelligent and hideous lifeforms". (PROSE: The Seventh Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Seventh Galaxy (feature)"]) Compared to the visible side of Skaro, this region was largely unknown to humanity, considered to be a place of "terrifying mysteries". (PROSE: The Dark Side of Skaro ^[+]Loading...["The Dark Side of Skaro (feature)"])

In the position of Skaro within the Seventh Galaxy, the dark side faced the Meteorite Chain. The orbits of Omega Mysterium and Falkus passed over the dark side. (PROSE: The Seventh Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Seventh Galaxy (feature)"])

The Anti-Dalek Force once sent an expedition to the dark side. The expedition created a preliminary map of the area which included the Swamp Lands, Land of the Mutants, Ocean of Death, Land of the Lost, Skaro icecanos, Serpent Island, the Rocks, and the Crystal Continent. (PROSE: The Dark Side of Skaro ^[+]Loading...["The Dark Side of Skaro (feature)"]) Serpent Island was located in Serpent Sea, which extended beyond the side of Skaro known to humanity, (GAME: Dalography of Skaro ^[+]Loading...["Dalography of Skaro (game)"]) suggesting that it continued into the dark side. (PROSE: The Dark Side of Skaro ^[+]Loading...["The Dark Side of Skaro (feature)"]) Additionally, a known location in the Sea of Death was the island Sezam. (GAME: The Island of Sezam ^[+]Loading...["The Island of Sezam (game)"])

The dark side of Skaro may have once been visited by the Sixth Doctor, Jason, Crystal, and Zog, as Jason once referenced it to Crystal. While trudging through the swamplands of Krennos, Jason joked that "when the Doctor takes you on holiday, it's best to dress for the dark side of Skaro," (PROSE: Face Value ^[+]Loading...["Face Value (short story)"]) referencing the dark side's Swamp Lands. (PROSE: The Dark Side of Skaro ^[+]Loading...["The Dark Side of Skaro (feature)"])