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The '''flame gun''' was a type of [[flamethrower]] used by the [[Mechonoid]]s and the [[Dalek]]s. | The '''flame gun''' was a type of [[flamethrower]] used by the [[Mechonoid]]s and the [[Dalek]]s. | ||
==Mechonoids== | == Mechonoids == | ||
Flame guns were weapons used by the Mechonoids, capable of destroying [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]'') | Flame guns were weapons used by the Mechonoids, capable of destroying [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]'') | ||
==Daleks== | == Daleks == | ||
Daleks of the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] used flame guns as alternateive [[manipulator arm]]s, resembling their [[eyestalk]]s. The [[red]] [[Drone Dalek]]s used flame guns to melt through [[ice]] when searching for [[The Abomination (The Only Good Dalek)|"the Abomination"]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Only Good Dalek (comic story)|The Only Good Dalek]]'') | Daleks of the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] used flame guns as alternateive [[manipulator arm]]s, resembling their [[eyestalk]]s. The [[red]] [[Drone Dalek]]s used flame guns to melt through [[ice]] when searching for [[The Abomination (The Only Good Dalek)|"the Abomination"]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Only Good Dalek (comic story)|The Only Good Dalek]]'') | ||
==Variants== | == Variants == | ||
The [[pyro-flame]] was used by earlier [[silver Dalek]]s. These were small cylindrical pieces at the end of the arm which shot a stream of [[fire]] to clear swaths of forest. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | The [[pyro-flame]] was used by earlier [[silver Dalek]]s. These were small cylindrical pieces at the end of the arm which shot a stream of [[fire]] to clear swaths of forest. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
*The flamethrowers originally used by the Mechonoids in ''The Chase'' are named "flame guns" in ''Birth of a Legend''. The name was later used for the flamethrowers used by the Daleks in ''The Only Good Dalek''. | * The flamethrowers originally used by the Mechonoids in ''The Chase'' are named "flame guns" in ''Birth of a Legend''. The name was later used for the flamethrowers used by the Daleks in ''The Only Good Dalek''. | ||
*The Daleks in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' (the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] [[Peter Cushing]] feature film) were originally supposed to have flamethrowers as their main weapons, replacing the futuristic gunsticks of their televised counterparts. This was eventually replaced with gas weapons, but a flame-spouting gunstick is still prominently visible on the [[Black Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Black Dalek]] in one of the early posters for the film. | * The Daleks in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' (the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] [[Peter Cushing]] feature film) were originally supposed to have flamethrowers as their main weapons, replacing the futuristic gunsticks of their televised counterparts. This was eventually replaced with gas weapons, but a flame-spouting gunstick is still prominently visible on the [[Black Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Black Dalek]] in one of the early posters for the film. | ||
{{Dalek variants}} | {{Dalek variants}} | ||
[[Category:Dalek weapons]] | [[Category:Dalek weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Dalek manipulators]] | [[Category:Dalek manipulators]] | ||
