Antalin

Antalin was a planet which served as a decoy for Skaro.

During the Dalek invasion of Earth in the 22nd century, the Daleks discovered records which showed that Skaro had been destroyed in 1963. These records referred to the outcome of the Shoreditch Incident in which the Doctor apparently destroyed Skaro using the Hand of Omega. After an unsuccessful attempt to change history, the Daleks realised that history could not be altered and Skaro would have to appear to be destroyed.

In order to fool both Davros and the Doctor into thinking Skaro had been destroyed, the Daleks terraformed Antalin to resemble Skaro. Davros, still in suspended animation, was moved from Skaro to Antalin and placed inside a replica of the Kaled bunker. The Daleks also created a race of robots called the Movellans and manufactured a war with them, before reviving Davros. It was Antalin which served as the location for the Doctor and Romana's encounter with the Daleks and was destroyed by the Hand of Omega. (EDA: War of the Daleks)


 * This is all revealed through the Dalek Prime in War of the Daleks. Some fans have theorised that the story is actually a fabrication for propaganda purposes and that Skaro was indeed destroyed in Remembrance of the Daleks.

The terraformed Antalin appeared to be a desolate world with a large amount of rocks and some grass. The ruined Kaled city and bunker were also recreated. For some reason, a Kaled mutant was found by the Doctor. It is likely that the Daleks placed it there to further make Antalin resemble Skaro. (DW: Destiny of the Daleks)


 * Note that Destiny of the Daleks makes no reference to Antalin and was originally intended to take place on Skaro.

The real Skaro survived, being destroyed in the later stages of the Last Great Time War. (DW: Daleks in Manhattan)


 * It is heavily implied in Daleks in Manhattan and the Doctor Who Annual 2006 that Skaro was destroyed in the Last Great Time War. However, it is also implied in the annual that the events of Remembrance were part of the Time War, so if Skaro was destroyed in Remembrance it would still fit with the claims of Dalek Caan and the annual (to some degree).