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*[[Ogron]]s - mercenaries
*[[Ogron]]s - mercenaries
*[[Exxilon (species)|Exxilon]]s - slaves ([[DW]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'')
*[[Exxilon (species)|Exxilon]]s - slaves ([[DW]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'')
*[[Werelox]] - mercenaries ([[DWM]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom]]'')
*[[Werelox]] - mercenaries ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Dogs of Doom]]'')
*The [[Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe]], itself served by [[the Editor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'')
*The [[Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe]], itself served by [[the Editor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'')
*[[Pig slave]]s - slaves ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
*[[Pig slave]]s - slaves ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'')

Revision as of 21:20, 2 August 2009

Due to their highly militaristic culture, the Daleks operate under what is nominally a rigid hierarchy; there are often variations to it, however, depending on era and circumstance.

Overview

Command structure

Figurehead

Council

Commanders

Low Ranking Daleks

Non-Daleks - Servants, Mercenaries and Slaves

Visual distinctions

Daleks often showed their rank via colours. In one version, gold Daleks are the highest, followed by black, red, blue and grey. (EDA: War of the Daleks)

For a time, the majority of Daleks were silvery with blue "bumps", with Saucer Commanders being partially black and Black Daleks/Dalek Supremes being full commanders. (DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)

During the Last Great Time War and in the New Dalek Empire, almost the entirety of Daleks shown were of the same colour; the Supreme Dalek in the latter was marked out by being red, while Dalek Sec of the Cult of Skaro was black.