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Blind and connected to [[Satellite Five]] feeds at the age of five by dozens of cables, '''the | Blind and connected to [[Satellite Five]] feeds at the age of five by dozens of cables, '''the Controller''' acted as the eyes and ears of the [[Dalek]]s. Aided by programmers, she constantly monitored the transmissions that flowed through her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') Essentially, she served a function similar to [[the Editor]]'s for the [[Jagrafess]] a century before, who also had occupied [[Floor 500]] of the satellite, though the Controller had less say over her actions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'') | ||
Nevertheless, the | Nevertheless, the Controller loathed and plotted against the Daleks, ensuring that the [[Ninth Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s would appear in game shows on Satellite Five (now called the Game Station), which the Daleks ignored. She waited until a rare [[solar flare]] temporarily disrupted communications between the Dalek fleet and her. | ||
The Daleks could not monitor her thoughts, letting her warn the Ninth Doctor of the enemy "waiting in the dark". She then passed on to him the co-ordinates of [[Rose Tyler]], enabling him to rescue her, though she did not at that point reveal to the Doctor and his allies the identity of her "masters". | The Daleks could not monitor her thoughts, letting her warn the Ninth Doctor of the enemy "waiting in the dark". She then passed on to him the co-ordinates of [[Rose Tyler]], enabling him to rescue her, though she did not at that point reveal to the Doctor and his allies the identity of her "masters". | ||
