World Government and Space Empire (feature)

World Government and Space Empire was a feature printed in TV Century 21 which contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. It gave explanations for how the World Government of TV21s shared universe and its various sections, including Stingrays World Aquanaut Security Patrol, Fireball XL5s World Space Patrol and 21s Universal Secret Service, operated in unison.

Unity City, the capital of the World Government, made an appearance while the Astran Empire was mentioned, with both having been introduced in The Daleks comic story Duel of the Daleks. The DWU character of World President Nikita Bandranaik was also featured.

Characters

 * Nikita Bandranaik
 * Sam Shore
 * Troy Tempest
 * Phones Sheridan
 * Cooper Bristol
 * Agent Twenty One
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 * General McCormack
 * Commander Zero
 * Steve Zodiac

Continuity

 * The World Government was formed in 2034 in the aftermath of an atomic war which had ravaged Earth. COMIC: The Premonitions among others dated the beginning of the war to 2028.
 * Dictatorships not willing to hold free elections to elect a senator were not permitted to join the World Government. Bereznik and Tong Vietkin are given as the only examples here, though COMIC: Down With The Director revealed that the same was also true of Great Britain until 2047.
 * Since its inception Bereznik has continually tried to bring down the World Government, as seen in many stories including COMIC: Andromeda Or Die, PROSE: Door of Danger, PROSE: Thieves Steal Million Dollars, COMIC: The Black Ship and COMIC: The Assassination Threat.
 * The Solar Empire has recently decided to give Uranus special aid from the Interplanetary Fund following the devastating meteorite storms there. These storms had previously been reported in several stories, including PROSE: Scoop of the Year, PROSE: Border Flare Up and PROSE: Miro Gilfor Sensation!.
 * One new vessel Commander Shore is noted as having pushed the introduction of is the Sea Leopard, a surface strike ship previously seen in its sea trials in PROSE: Admiral Beatty Arrested.
 * Junglecat divisions are mentioned as an example of World Army/Air Force technology. The Junglecat was first seen in PROSE: Jungle Terror! and COMIC: Curse of the Crustavons.
 * Admiral Beatty and his successor Cooper Bristol are mentioned as giving "powerful direction" to the World Navy in recent years. Beatty was ousted as a Bereznik spy in PROSE: Admiral Beatty Arrest Sensation.
 * The last time the Earth Battle Fleet was gathered in full force was when Earth faced war with the Astran Empire. This was depicted in COMIC: Space Border Battle and Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts....