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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Vulcan was roughly twelve [[parsec]]s away from any other colony. The atmosphere was breathable by humans. It had very little [[radiation]] and the average temperature was 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees F). It was a young, [[Volcano|volcanic]] world, with nutrient-rich soil, but with no native life. It had [[mercury swamp|pools]] of fuming [[mercury (element)|mercury]]. Vulcan's day was several hours shorter than [[Earth]]'s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | Vulcan was roughly twelve [[parsec]]s away from any other colony. The [[atmosphere]] was breathable by humans. It had very little [[radiation]] and the average temperature was 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees F). It was a young, [[Volcano|volcanic]] world, with nutrient-rich soil, but with no native life. It had [[mercury swamp|pools]] of fuming [[mercury (element)|mercury]]. Vulcan's day was several hours shorter than [[Earth]]'s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Vulcan was colonised | Vulcan was colonised [[year]]s before the [[22nd century Dalek invasion|Dalek invasion of Earth]] in the mid-[[22nd century]], after humans discovered the [[mineral]] riches of the planet. It was Earth's third ever colony. The planet was owned and the [[mining]] operations were funded by the [[Interplanetary Mining Corporation]]. They sought to keep things "economical" by providing the colony with the bare necessities of [[technology]] and equipment, stifling efficiency and increasing danger. This built up resentment, and a band of rebels began plotting against [[Governor]] [[Hensell]], whom they viewed as an IMC mouthpiece. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
The colony was almost taken over by [[Dalek]]s, who had been found in a crashed spacecraft underground and then reactivated by a [[scientist]] called [[Lesterson]]. This overlapped with the rebellion against Hensell led by [[Bragen]]. The rebellion failed after the Daleks began an indiscriminate [[Murder|slaughter]] of the colonists but the [[Second Doctor]] overloaded their temporary [[Static electricity|static]] circuit from the colony's [[electricity]] supply. This left the colony without power for [[month]]s. [[Quinn]] became Governor in the aftermath. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | The colony was almost taken over by [[Dalek]]s, who had been found in a crashed [[:Category:Dalek spacecraft|spacecraft]] underground and then reactivated by a [[scientist]] called [[Lesterson]]. This overlapped with the rebellion against Hensell led by [[Bragen]]. The rebellion failed after the Daleks began an indiscriminate [[Murder|slaughter]] of the colonists but the [[Second Doctor]] overloaded their temporary [[Static electricity|static]] circuit from the colony's [[electricity]] supply. This left the colony without power for [[month]]s. [[Quinn]] became Governor in the aftermath. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
The Daleks that survived this encounter with the Doctor were classified as [[Insanity|insane]] and were sent to the "intensive care" section of the [[Dalek Asylum]]. These Daleks were later destroyed when the [[Parliament of the Daleks|Dalek Parliament]] blew up the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') | The Daleks that survived this encounter with the Doctor were classified as [[Insanity|insane]] and were sent to the "intensive care" section of the [[Dalek Asylum]]. These Daleks were later destroyed when the [[Parliament of the Daleks|Dalek Parliament]] blew up the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Elizabeth Klein]] visited the mercury swamps of Vulcan prior to their arrival on the [[Vrill]] colony. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]'') | The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Elizabeth Klein]] visited the mercury swamps of Vulcan prior to their arrival on the [[Vrill]] colony. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]'') | ||
As [[Terri Willis]] told [[Ben Jackson]], Vulcan was "practically a legend" by [[ | As [[Terri Willis]] told [[Ben Jackson]], Vulcan was "practically a legend" by [[2136]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Murder Game (novel)|The Murder Game]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
