#dalek war

[alex-the-moss]

WARNING: SPOILERS for Dalek Empire and/or Dalek War (BigFinish) ahead

Mentor is Shan.

This is my concrete solid headcanon. She’s a fucked up version of Shan, traumatised by her best friend throwing her in prison (hell knows what kaleds do to people in captivity) and condemning her to death. In Mentor’s home universe Shan has somehow escaped (or maybe she found out about Davros’ plan in advance?) and turned the tables on Davros gaining social power over him. Tho I’m not sure if she’d too try to murder him in this case.. However, she had used his work to build a well protected and well armed casings for daleks but dalek mutants inside were more aligned with her vision.

Having experienced great injustice she became obsessed with order and justice. And since it was her vulnerability which put her in danger she made sure to always remain in control, in the position of power. In her sick mind the war became the root for all people’s problems so she put her daleks on service to "the total peace" teaching and raising them accordingly.

It all makes perfect sense for a fictional character development! It’s like someone’s au came true (kinda)

Gosh I love Big Finish

But me and my friends still desperately want a spinoff starring Shan herself!

[chazbabylonisapathologicalliar]

Familiar Cultures [Lesser Species: Group/Concept]

Groups, species or more broadly, cultures, that exist in service to higher-powers. Two of the more notable examples of this are the Trviolians, who have turned being a subjugated species into an ecological niche and the Ogrons who have developed a culture that views their own bodies as essentially technological in nature, to be upgraded and improved upon across generations to better attract “buyers.” Humorously,  this makes them one of the few cultures to successfully engage in something resembling eugenics.

Indeed, the Ogrons have been so successful in fulfilling the Familiar role that they have formed a relationship with the Dalek Empire, this set-up is somewhat comparable to the relationship between pilot fish and various deep-sea predators. Oddly, despite the Dalek’s xenophobic hatred of most other lifeforms they have developed a number of familiar bonds, these include; the aforementioned Ogrons, the lupine Werelok and perhaps most infamously, the so-called Andromedans. [1] Other examples of this can be seen among the human and posthuman cults that treat the Great Houses and breakaway groups such as the Celestis and the Ermites with something approaching religious mania. [2] Of course, in the case of the Ermites these groups often worship them in a bid to become them, making it a less clear example of a Familiar Culture. 

The Andromedans were of course, responsible for the extra-galactic invasion of Mutter’s Spiral towards the beginning of the third century under the New Calendar. The Daleks would ultimately be revealed as the true instigators of this invasion, having fled the Milky Way via unknown means following successive defeats during the so-called Dalek Wars of preceding centuries. So while the Andromedans truly alien nature caused a number of problems for the Terrans, the Dalek’s involvement would ultimately mean that it was a threat that originated within the Mutter's Spiral itself. 

The philosopher Richard Harper-Vern would note similarities between Familiar Cultures and the relationship between Homeworlders and their timeships, of course he would also remark that in that case it was unclear who served who. 

NOTES 

Harper-Vern would die tragically young, slipping and cracking his skull open on a tasteful side-table/vase combo that his wife would later claim as having no recollection of either of them buying. 

Text taken from “The Bumper Book of War/Time Facts.” 

                                              - Prof. M. Flowers 

[alex-the-moss]

a goddess

[alex-the-moss]

Do you have any other favourite bf's dramas?

OH YES I DO

I have stories that I love for everything they are:

Mutant Phase! It was the first audio drama I’d listened to. To this day voice of the dalek Emperor in this play gives me chills. He sounds so grand, and what an exciting contrast it is to the fact that he had to hang around as an ordinary fellow for a long time. And I absolutely adore the dalek-pandemic theme too!

Spare parts! They say in DW you can choose a canon for yourself, so for me Doctorman Allan is the only important creator of the cybermen (I apologise to their fans). And I cherish this depressed alcoholic lady with whole my heart. Also I love how gently this drama describes the cold doomed world of ancient Mondas and it’s poor hopeless nation.

The curse of the daleks (from stageplays)! I’m not sure how I became so affectionate about this one. It’s super old-fashioned but that’s kind of what makes it special. And the the other important thing is the voice acting. All actors did such a great job, each character feels truly alive no matter how stereotypical they were originally written)

Jubilee! It’s such a gem! This story is absolutely gorgeous in terms of writing, acting and at the time it has healed my yearning for stories with "emotional" daleks. This audio drama is among the best of the best.

Flip-Flop! It isn’t really something beyond average, but it has tickled my mind quite a bit, so I recommend it) There’re some nice characters too.

And then there’re few stories I enjoy bc of certain characters:

Dalek Empire series! It is a great epic story with a lot of nice characters and very well written plot (I especially love the time perception in this series). But the Mentor is what makes me most excited about it. The way she was described at first and then the way she behaves in the story make me wish to learn more about her. I’m so affectionate towards her!

Paradise 5 (from lost stories)! Love it because of Gabriel and Mickle characters. I value it when authors manage two show romantic relationships between two mature people who seem just as interesting when separated and are easy to perceive as self-sufficient beings even though they are in a close relationship. Sadly that occurs rarely(

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