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MECRON II

(D-8: GAMES)

Located in Sector 9, and one of very few planets on which feldon crystals were to be found. Federation mining operations had begun at least twelve years before Avon's visit to the planet, under the direction of Belkov. The planet had a breathable atmosphere, at least two moons, and was inhabited by the Mecronians.

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MECRONIANS

(D-8: GAMES)

Inhabitants of Mecron II, described by Belkov as an ancient civilisation. The Federation used them as labour for mining feldon crystals. They regarded the crystals as a sacred symbol of power: Belkov had to convince them he was sent by the gods in order to get them to extract the crystals for him, killing six priests in the process. They took their religion very seriously, and anyone who trespassed on holy ground was killed with triangular throwing knives, which they could deploy with deadly accuracy. The high lethality of these weapons suggests that they may have had poisoned blades. At least one Mecronian was burned alive in the explosions by which Belkov covered his tracks, but they seemed to inflict more casualties than they suffered: at least five of Servalan's men fell victim to Mecronian knives.

MEDICAL CORPS

(A-12: DELIVERANCE)

The Federation had a medical corps (it may have had a more proper title, but Blake referred to it as such) of which Space Surgeon Maryatt was a senior figure.

MEDICAL COUNCIL

(B-7: KILLER)

When Dr Bellfriar reported difficulties in identifying the virus introduced from Wanderer K47, Tynus threatened to report him to the Federation Medical Council.

MEDICAL UNIT

(B-13: STAR ONE/C-4: DAWN OF THE GODS) Written By Murray Smith.

In 'Star One', Avon asked the injured Blake why he didn't stay in the 'medical unit' instead of being on the flight deck. As the name suggests, it was presumably a room aboard the Liberator used to treat sick or injured crew members. No indication was given in the series as to its relationship to the surgical unit, nor was it consciously shown, although it might have been the room where Cally was placed in a resuscitation capsule in 'Dawn of the Gods'.

See also RESUSCITATION CAPSULE, SURGICAL UNIT, TREATMENT UNIT.

MEDI-CAPSULE

(D-6: HEADHUNTER)

Scorpio was fitted with a medi-capsule, which appeared to be little more than a basic cryogenic freezing unit to keep a patient alive until proper medical facilities were available. The android Muller was placed there when he "died" after Vila hit him to rescue Tarrant.

MEEGAT

(A-12: DELIVERANCE)

An inhabitant of Cephlon, waiting "all my life, as those before me have waited" for someone to bring Deliverance to her people. She spoke of "less than a hundred" of her people left, though did not say if they were awake and waiting as she was. No information was given regarding her birth, upbringing or education, although she was intelligent, well-spoken and graceful. She welcomed the crew of Liberator as gods, and centred most of her attention on "Lord" Avon, who described his coming as "a poor reward" for her vigilance. She rescued Avon, Vila and Gan from the scavengers by opening the door to her retreat, told them of the legend of Kashel the Wise, and directed them to the scavengers' camp to rescue Jenna. She remained on Cephlon after the launching of the rocket carrying the genetic stocks, and appeared unaffected by the high radiation levels on the planet (her bunker may have been shielded).

Hal MELLANBY

(C-1: AFTERMATH)

Father of Dayna Mellanby. He trained with Hower at the Federation's Central Science Complex, and later led a revolt against the Federation on Earth, which Servalan remembered as taking "three weeks to quell". When the rebels attempted an honourable surrender, they were massacred, Hal's wife among them. Hal himself was captured and tortured, during which time his optic nerves were destroyed. His blindness was compensated for by a chest-mounted vision amplifier, and he consoled himself by saying: "Most men see only what they want to see. The difference in my case is that I know that my vision is limited". Hal escaped and fled with Dayna to Sarran: back on Earth he was branded a coward. A price of 3 million credits was placed on his head. After some early trouble with the Sarrans, Hal settled down in his new home, a space vehicle grounded on the sea bed, and raised Dayna and also Lauren, a Sarran girl he adopted as a baby. He arranged for tutors to visit the planet to give his daughters an education, one of these being Justin.

He welcomed Avon, saying that he considered Blake and his crew 'magnificent' and explained that he had been hearing reports of the Liberator for "the last couple of years". He was less pleased at Servalan's presence, recalling that she came to power "some years after my defection". He was eventually murdered by Servalan, who took some time to remember who he was. She first shot away his vision amplifier and then killed him. His body was left in his retreat when Avon and Dayna left Sarran.

Further mentions of Hal Mellanby occurred in Volcano, when Dayna visited Hower; in Death-Watch, in reference to Servalan's killing of Hal; and in Animals as a former friend of Justin.

MERCURY DIME

(13 episodes from A-1: THE WAY BACK to A-13: ORAC)

A silver ten-cent coin, issued by the US treasury between 1916 and 1945, also known as a Winged Liberty Head dime. Jenna wore a ring figuring such a coin.

METEORS

(various episodes)

A navigational hazard encountered in deep space. References as follows:


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