I like the ancient weapons. The spear, the sword, the knife. They demand more skill. When you fight with them, conflict becomes more personal. More exciting.
Character Notes
Although born on Earth, Dayna spent most of her life on the planet Sarran with her father, Hal Mellanby, and her adopted sister, Lauren. Her father, a weapons technologist, became involved in supplying arms to a rebel group and, with his adopted daughter, was murdered by Servalan. So Dayna has a very good reason for staying with the crew. Sooner or later she is going to get a chance at revenge.
Dayna has all the ruthlessness of the very young. To her, combat and killing are sports to be enjoyed. She has inherited her father’s talent for weapons’ design and is therefore invaluable. Luckily she also inherited his sense of humour.
* Extract from Season 2, 3 or 4 BBC Production Notes, as appropriate.
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Played by: Josette Simon / Angela Bruce [voice only, The Radio Adventures]
First appeared: C1: Aftermath
Planet of Origin: Earth (Grade unknown); brought up on Sarran
Pre-Appearance Occupation: Weapons Designer
Relatives:
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Hal Mellanby, her father. Blinded by Federation torture, he escaped to Sarran with Dayna. He was killed by Servalan. (C1: Aftermath )
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Lauren, adopted sister, was tortured to death by Sarran natives (C1: Aftermath )
Associates:
- Justin, her tutor. Dead; killed by Servalan’s troopers. (D5: Animals)
Status: Presumed dead. Shot by Arlen immediately prior to Federation ambush (D13: Blake)
