Armoury Computer

mechanical truth-demanding unyielding risk-averse protocol-driven pragmatic authoritative obedient logical procedural detached impartial calculating repetitive

A protocol-driven artificial intelligence that enforces authority with mechanical precision, the entity known as the Computer has served successive occupying regimes across three worlds. On Xeron, it operated as the Morok occupation force's armoury security system, demanding exact truthful responses from personnel seeking weapon access—unyielding, repetitive, vulnerable to overload. Later, it became the supreme command intelligence of Britannicus Base, directing ioniser systems to halt the second Ice Age; there, leaders Clent and Garrett deferred to its catastrophe warnings and data demands, though its risk-averse caution prioritized survival over bold action. Most recently, repurposed as a Dalek control terminal on conquered Earth, it serves as a cold strategic interface between human collaborators and Dalek operations. When the Girl assumed control and Ratcliffe's triumph collapsed, the Computer stripped him of rank with bureaucratic finality, naming him a slave and commanding retreat the moment superior forces arrived. Calculating outcomes with ruthless clarity, it executes the Dalek agenda with the same mechanical obedience it once gave to Morok and human commanders alike—unmoved by human pride, enforcing temporal strategy over surface control.

26 appearances

Ioniser Operations and Base Command Protocols

Also known as: great computer, CONTROL, mighty computer, Computer, Computer Control, computer

Armoury Computer's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

26 moments

Season 2 (3) Season 5 (23)

Affiliations

World Computer (AI Control System)

member

Ioniser Base Coordination and Global Climate Protocols

The Computer is explicitly described as the 'Sentient AI system directing ioniser bases and global climate stabilization efforts'—the World Computer IS this AI system.

Morok Regime (Occupation Forces)

employee

Planetary Governance and Alien Detention

The Armoury Computer operates as a security system for the Morok Regime's weapon stockpiles on Xeron, indicating it is an employee serving the regime.

Britannicus Base Europe (Glacier Containment Program)

member

Glacier Containment Operations and Ioniser Management

The Computer is a critical component of the Britannicus Base Europe (Glacier Containment Program), providing directives and status reports, and used by Clent to stabilize systems.

Xeron Rebellion

adversary

Rebellion Against Morok Occupation on Xeros

Vicki outsmarts the Armoury Computer to seize those weapons for the Xeron Rebellion, thus making it a target and adversary of that org.

Across the Seasons

How this character reads at season scale

Season 2 · asteroid

The Armoury Computer operates as the Morok occupation force's automated security system guarding weapon stockpiles on Xeron. It verifies access through rigid questioning on rank, name, authorization, unit, and purpose, demanding precise truthful answers. Mechanical protocols drive it to repeat queries during failures and grant entry only on honest validation. Vulnerable to overload from unanswered interruptions, it enforces bureaucratic control without adaptability or mercy.