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'''Mechanus''' was a [[jungle planet]] that served as the [[homeworld]] of the [[Mechonoid]]s. It was also inhabited by [[Gubbage Cone]]s, and had terrific metal deposits which the | '''Mechanus''' was a [[jungle planet]] that served as the [[homeworld]] of the [[Mechonoid]]s. It was also inhabited by [[Gubbage Cone]]s, and had terrific metal deposits which the Mechonoids mined. | ||
As [[Steven Taylor]] explained, initially [[human]]s sent Mechonoids to prepare Mechanus for colonisation, but [[Earth]] got caught up in interplanetary wars such as the [[Human-Draconian War]], and the [[Second Dalek War|Second]] and [[Third Dalek War]]s. No one was bothered with the abandoned | As [[Steven Taylor]] explained, initially [[human]]s sent Mechonoids to prepare Mechanus for colonisation, but [[Earth]] got caught up in interplanetary wars such as the [[Human-Draconian War]], and the [[Second Dalek War|Second]] and [[Third Dalek War]]s. No one was bothered with the abandoned Mechonoids, figuring they would run down or wear out, but the Mechonoids constructed [[Mechonoid City|their city]] and repaired themselves, continuing to function ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'') even though the colonists never arrived. [[Steven Taylor]] crashlanded on the planet and was taken prisoner by the Mechonoids for several years, before being saved by the [[First Doctor]] and his companions as the Mechonoids and their city were destroyed by the [[Dalek]]s, while the travellers escaped in a [[Dalek time machine]] and [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
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