Mechanus: Difference between revisions

|natives    = [[Mechonoid]]s, [[Gubbage Cone]]s

'''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, [[human]]s sent Mechonoids to prepare Mechanus for colonisation, but [[Earth]] got caught up in [[interplanetary war]]s such as the [[Human-Draconian War]], and the [[Second Dalek War|Second]]<ref>Steven does not directly mention the [[Second Dalek War]] in the novelisation of ''The Chase'', only the Draconian War and the Third Dalek War. However, the [[Virgin New Adventures]] later established the Second Dalek War as directly following the Draconian War, and so logically it would therefore be one of the conflicts which contributed to the abandonment of Mechanus. In the [[The Chase (TV story)|original television serial]], he makes a more generic reference to "interplanetary wars".</ref> 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]]'')

Somewhat contrary to Steven's assessment, however, [[Jyl Stoker]] claimed in [[2382]] that the Mechonoids were outdated long before then, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear of the Dark (novel)|Fear of the Dark]]'') although [[Book (The Whoniverse)|another source]] supported Steven's version of events. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Whoniverse (novel)|The Whoniverse]]'')

Shortly after encountering the Mechonoids, the [[Dalek]]s set the [[rogue planet]] [[Skardal]] on a collision course with their home world, but the [[Zerovian]]s' robot agent [[2K]] prevented Skardal from destroying Mechanus. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Rogue Planet (comic story)|The Rogue Planet]]'', ''[[Impasse (comic story)|Impasse]]'')

Trying to make themselves look weak to manipulate the [[Mechanoid Empire]], ([[WC]]: ''[[The Deadly Ally (webcast)|The Deadly Ally]]'') the [[Emperor of the Restoration]], accompanied by the [[Dalek Prime Strategist]] and only a few [[Silver Dalek]]s, arrived at Mechanus and claimed to want alliance from the Mechanoids against [[Slave of the Hond|the Entity]]. The Emperor explained the danger, and [[Mechanoid Queen]] offered an alternative solution; let the Daleks fight the Entity themselves. However, the Emperor then revealed he had led the Entity to the planet. When the Entity arrived to the planet, the [[Battle of Mechanus]] broke between Mechonoids and the Entity. After the Dalek Strategist and [[Mechanoid 2150]] returned the Entity back to where it came from, the Queen ordered the Dalek Emperor and Strategist to leave Mechanus. Believing that they were the only two Daleks left in [[N-Space|the universe]], she promised that the Mechonoids would bring an end to the Daleks. ([[WC]]: ''[[Planet of the Mechanoids (webcast)|Planet of the Mechanoids]]'', ''[[The Deadly Ally (webcast)|The Deadly Ally]]'') However, the Strategist and Emperor had engineered this outcome, as the Dalek Empire had actually survived the Entity's crusade. Thus, when the Mechanoids left to [[Mechanoid-Dalek battle|attack Skaro]], they were overwhelmed by the Daleks. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Deadly Ally (webcast)|The Deadly Ally]]'')

*According to [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] material in [[DWBIT 3|''DWBIT'' 3]], an account was taken of the Daleks' battle with the Mechonoids during the former's mission to capture [[the Doctor]].

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