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* Kamelion's mouth was designed to move in sync with the pre-recorded dialogue by [[Gerald Flood]]. | * Kamelion's mouth was designed to move in sync with the pre-recorded dialogue by [[Gerald Flood]]. | ||
* Kamelion only appeared twice in the series; further appearances were impractical due to the special effects required. A scene involving Kamelion was filmed for ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'' part one, but was edited out before transmission due to the episode overrunning. As a result, there are no references to Kamelion in any episodes between ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', not even in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', which occurs immediately after the events of Kamelion's debut. | * Kamelion only appeared twice in the series; further appearances were impractical due to the special effects required. A scene involving Kamelion was filmed for ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'' part one, but was edited out before transmission due to the episode overrunning. As a result, there are no references to Kamelion in any episodes between ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', not even in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', which occurs immediately after the events of Kamelion's debut. | ||
*Kamelion's software designer, [[Mike Power]], was killed in a boating accident not long after the robot was accepted to appear in the series and, as he had never | *Kamelion's software designer, [[Mike Power]], was killed in a boating accident not long after the robot was accepted to appear in the series and, as he had never written fully detailed operating instructions, this made operation of the prop considerably difficult. An in-universe explanation for this was provided in ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'', set immediately after ''The King's Demons'', where Kamelion's automatic 'loyalty' to strong minds causes him to be used against the Doctor, prompting him to decide to remain in the TARDIS so that he cannot be used against his fellow travellers in future. A similar decision was made by him in ''[[The Kamelion Empire (audio story)|The Kamelion Empire]]'', set after three stories in which he proved a liability. | ||
* According to Peter Davison in the ''Metal Man'' featurette, any sign of regret shown by him/the Doctor during Kamelion's "death" scene was pure acting. He was in reality gleeful to be done with the troublesome prop. | * According to Peter Davison in the ''Metal Man'' featurette, any sign of regret shown by him/the Doctor during Kamelion's "death" scene was pure acting. He was in reality gleeful to be done with the troublesome prop. | ||
* A DVD box set containing ''The King's Demons'' and ''Planet of Fire'' was released under the title ''[[Kamelion Tales]]''. | * A DVD box set containing ''The King's Demons'' and ''Planet of Fire'' was released under the title ''[[Kamelion Tales]]''. | ||
