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Historians who studied the Dalek race believed that life on Skaro had progressed in a manner similar to early Earth, beginning in its oceans and eventually spawning reptilian land creatures that were supplanted by humanoid life. They were unsure however as to whether this life had been naturally occurring or seeded on Skaro by [[Halldon|alien powers]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') [[Bernice Summerfield]] pondered if prehistoric Skaro had been one of the worlds to which the [[SSSSSSS]] had sent [[Aryan]] DNA samples to, resulting in the Thals' physical appearance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Down (novel)|Down]]'') | Historians who studied the Dalek race believed that life on Skaro had progressed in a manner similar to early Earth, beginning in its oceans and eventually spawning reptilian land creatures that were supplanted by humanoid life. They were unsure however as to whether this life had been naturally occurring or seeded on Skaro by [[Halldon|alien powers]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') [[Bernice Summerfield]] pondered if prehistoric Skaro had been one of the worlds to which the [[SSSSSSS]] had sent [[Aryan]] DNA samples to, resulting in the Thals' physical appearance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Down (novel)|Down]]'') | ||
100 million years prior to the [[Thousand Year War]], the ancestors of the Kaleds diverged from those of the Thals. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corruption (audio story)|Corruption]]'') Despite this, archaeological findings suggested that the two races had co-existed in at least one shared settlement in ages past. Two other humanoid races, the [[Tharon]]s and the [[Dal (species)|Dals]], had existed on Skaro but both had fallen victim to a genocidal campgain by the Kaleds. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]'') | 100 million years prior to the [[Thousand Year War]], the ancestors of the Kaleds diverged from those of the Thals. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corruption (audio story)|Corruption]]'') Despite this, archaeological findings suggested that the two races had co-existed in at least one shared settlement in ages past. Two other humanoid races, the [[Tharon]]s and the [[Dal (species)|Dals]], had existed on Skaro but both had fallen victim to a genocidal campgain by the Kaleds. [[Yarvell]] mused if this might indicate that more sentient races had existed on the planet at some point but had been lost to the many Skarosian wars. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Purity (audio story)|Purity]]'') | ||
Following the [[neutronic war]], [[Alydon]] described Skaro as once having been a great world "full of ideas and art and invention" before war had destroyed it all. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') Memories of this incarnation of Skaro had survived into the era of the Thousand Year War, though Davros saw little reason to retain any affection for it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father of the Daleks (short story)|Father of the Daleks]]'') | Following the [[neutronic war]], [[Alydon]] described Skaro as once having been a great world "full of ideas and art and invention" before war had destroyed it all. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') Memories of this incarnation of Skaro had survived into the era of the Thousand Year War, though Davros saw little reason to retain any affection for it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father of the Daleks (short story)|Father of the Daleks]]'') [[Klinus]] recalled Skaro to have once been a world defined by creation instead of destruction. Observing several Skarosian epochs colliding, [[Bernice Summerfield]] noted that the planet pre-war state was that of a normal, thriving world. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Random Ghosts (audio story)|Random Ghosts]]'') | ||
=== A war-torn world: creation of the Daleks === | === A war-torn world: creation of the Daleks === | ||
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However, this was a ruse by the Doctor. The energy regenerated the sewer Daleks, who destroyed the Dalek city. The Doctor and Clara left in the TARDIS, leaving the Dalek City a crumbling ruin. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') [[Book (The Whoniverse)|A book]] covering the universe's history theorised that this planet had not been the original Skaro but another planet renamed as such when, at some point after the [[Shoreditch Incident]], the Daleks adopted it and erected another Dalek City upon its surface. The book cited that the petrified jungle and the [[Drammankin Lake]] were not seen during the Doctor's visit, even though they had been very close to the Dalek City. The book's placement of the event also suggested it had occurred prior to the Time War, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Whoniverse (novel)|The Whoniverse]]'') but Davros, the Doctor, and Missy had all concurred that the planet was the original Skaro, resurrected in the post-Time War era. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') | However, this was a ruse by the Doctor. The energy regenerated the sewer Daleks, who destroyed the Dalek city. The Doctor and Clara left in the TARDIS, leaving the Dalek City a crumbling ruin. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') [[Book (The Whoniverse)|A book]] covering the universe's history theorised that this planet had not been the original Skaro but another planet renamed as such when, at some point after the [[Shoreditch Incident]], the Daleks adopted it and erected another Dalek City upon its surface. The book cited that the petrified jungle and the [[Drammankin Lake]] were not seen during the Doctor's visit, even though they had been very close to the Dalek City. The book's placement of the event also suggested it had occurred prior to the Time War, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Whoniverse (novel)|The Whoniverse]]'') but Davros, the Doctor, and Missy had all concurred that the planet was the original Skaro, resurrected in the post-Time War era. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') | ||
Missy remained on Skaro for a while longer, writing a postcard to the Doctor in which she mentioned the Petrified Forest and the [[Ocean of Ooze]]. She also took a [[Slyther]] as her pet, which ate any Thal they encountered. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Postcards from the Universe (short story)|Postcards from the Universe]]'') | |||
Though a group of historians from an era that followed the [[Last Great Time War]] tentatively postulated that the Dalek race had fallen at the [[Siege of Trenzalore]], the historians knew that Skaro itself persisted into their time, still hidden behind its invisible barrier. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | Though a group of historians from an era that followed the [[Last Great Time War]] tentatively postulated that the Dalek race had fallen at the [[Siege of Trenzalore]], the historians knew that Skaro itself persisted into their time, still hidden behind its invisible barrier. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | ||
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In an alternative [[22nd century]], the Daleks conquered [[Earth]] after [[World War III]] had occurred there in the [[20th century]], and transported Earth's mineral wealth back to Skaro. This timeline was eventually averted by the [[Third Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | In an alternative [[22nd century]], the Daleks conquered [[Earth]] after [[World War III]] had occurred there in the [[20th century]], and transported Earth's mineral wealth back to Skaro. This timeline was eventually averted by the [[Third Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
In one alternate timeline, the [[Dalek Emperor]] destroyed Skaro by exploding the planet in the [[43rd century]] when it came under attack by the [[Mutant Phase]]. This timeline was eventually erased by the same Dalek Emperor, thereby restoring Skaro to its state prior to the timeline's formation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'') | In one alternate timeline, the [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]] destroyed Skaro by exploding the planet in the [[43rd century]] when it came under attack by the [[Mutant Phase]]. This timeline was eventually erased by the same Dalek Emperor, thereby restoring Skaro to its state prior to the timeline's formation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'') | ||
In an [[Alternate timeline (The Ripple Effect)|alternate timeline]] created when the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] got stuck in the [[Temporal Plexus]], Skaro suffered a similar history of desolation after an accidental neutron war. However, the Daleks developed as a peaceful species rather than the war-like creatures from the original timeline. Skaro in this timeline was, according to the Doctor, the universal centre of [[civilisation]], [[philosophy]], [[democracy]] and [[art]]. Species from all over [[N-Space|N-Space]] came to Skaro, even the [[Time Lord]]s. However, this timeline was unstable and solar activity of Skaro's sun increased, eventually threatening to destroy the original timeline. To avoid such a catastrophe, the Doctor erased this alternate timeline from existence, thereby eliminating this timeline's Skaro as a result. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ripple Effect (short story)|The Ripple Effect]]'') | In an [[Alternate timeline (The Ripple Effect)|alternate timeline]] created when the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] got stuck in the [[Temporal Plexus]], Skaro suffered a similar history of desolation after an accidental neutron war. However, the Daleks developed as a peaceful species rather than the war-like creatures from the original timeline. Skaro in this timeline was, according to the Doctor, the universal centre of [[civilisation]], [[philosophy]], [[democracy]] and [[art]]. Species from all over [[N-Space|N-Space]] came to Skaro, even the [[Time Lord]]s. However, this timeline was unstable and solar activity of Skaro's sun increased, eventually threatening to destroy the original timeline. To avoid such a catastrophe, the Doctor erased this alternate timeline from existence, thereby eliminating this timeline's Skaro as a result. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ripple Effect (short story)|The Ripple Effect]]'') | ||
