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{{Infobox Species | {{Infobox Species | ||
|image = | |image = DroneUntitled.jpg | ||
|aka = Battle Dalek | |aka = Battle Dalek<br>Red Drone | ||
|type = [[Dalek]] | |type = [[Dalek]] | ||
|affiliation = [[New Dalek Paradigm]] | |affiliation = [[New Dalek Paradigm]], [[Resurrected Dalek Empire]] | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] orbit | |origin = [[Earth]] orbit | ||
|first = Victory of the Daleks (TV story) | |first = Victory of the Daleks (TV story) | ||
|appearances = | |appearances = {{appears}} | ||
|clip = Dalek Exploding in Slow Motion - Doctor Who Festival - Doctor Who | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Drone Dalek''', also known as '''Battle Dalek''' | The '''Drone Dalek''', also known as '''Battle Dalek''' ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Only Good Dalek (comic story)|The Only Good Dalek]]'') or '''Red Drone''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') was a specialised [[Dalek]] of the [[New Dalek Paradigm]], designed for battle. It was distinguished by its [[red]] [[casing]], which was later altered to a darker metallic burgundy. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') A grey variety also existed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | ||
As with their fellows, bar the [[Eternal Dalek]], the [[sense globe]]s on their [[base unit]] were coloured dark [[silver]]. The first one was created by the [[Progenitor]] in [[1941]]. The Paradigm eventually returned to using the [[Bronze Dalek]] casing seen during the [[Last Great Time War]] for its drones. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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[[File:Dalek flame gun.jpg|thumb|right|A Drone Dalek with a [[flame gun]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Only Good Dalek (comic story)|The Only Good Dalek]]'')]] | [[File:Dalek flame gun.jpg|thumb|right|A Drone Dalek with a [[flame gun]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Only Good Dalek (comic story)|The Only Good Dalek]]'')]] | ||
The Daleks joined [[ | The Daleks joined the [[Pandorica Alliance]] to imprison the Eleventh Doctor in the Pandorica to save the universe. A [[Drone Dalek (The Pandorica Opens)|Drone Dalek]] was among three representatives who arrived at Stonehenge in 102 AD with the rest of the Alliance and locked the Doctor in the Pandorica. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') The Alliance failed to save the universe. Many races, including the Daleks, were wiped from existence, leaving only stone "after-images". When the Doctor reset the universe and timeline, the Daleks were restored to their former form and place in space-time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | ||
Drone Daleks fought to protect the Daleks' [[weapons base]]s from the [[Silurian]]s, [[Sontaran]]s and [[Cybermen]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Supremacy (video game)|Dalek Supremacy]]'') | Drone Daleks fought to protect the Daleks' [[weapons base]]s from the [[Silurian]]s, [[Sontaran]]s and [[Cybermen]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Supremacy (video game)|Dalek Supremacy]]'') | ||
[[Drone Dalek (Dalek Exploding in Slow Motion)|A Drone Dalek]] once exploded in front of a closed [[warehouse]]. ([[WC]]: {{Cs|Dalek Exploding in Slow Motion (webcast)}}) | |||
When the Daleks invaded London in 2106 using a piece of the Eternity Clock, there where Drone Daleks present. The Doctor and [[River Song]] hacked into the Dalek transmat systems and sent the [[Supreme Dalek (The Eternity Clock)|Supreme Dalek]] to the [[North Pole]]. One red Dalek also had a [[black]] [[dome]], serving as [[Emperor's Personal Guard|the guard]] of [[Dalek Emperor (The Eternity Clock)|the Emperor]]. (''[[GAME]]: [[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'') | When the Daleks invaded London in 2106 using a piece of the Eternity Clock, there where Drone Daleks present. The Doctor and [[River Song]] hacked into the Dalek transmat systems and sent the [[Supreme Dalek (The Eternity Clock)|Supreme Dalek]] to the [[North Pole]]. One red Dalek also had a [[black]] [[dome]], serving as [[Emperor's Personal Guard|the guard]] of [[Dalek Emperor (The Eternity Clock)|the Emperor]]. (''[[GAME]]: [[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'') | ||
=== Return of the bronze casing === | === Return of the bronze casing === | ||
After the many failures of the New Dalek Paradigm, the [[Prime Minister of the Daleks]] promoted the red Daleks to an officer class while returning the basic drone to the | As the New Paradigm continued its operations, the [[Bronze Dalek]] seen in the [[Last Great Time War]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') emerged once more, being seen in the [[Dalek Project]] and [[Sunlight Worlds]] campaigns. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Project (comic story)|The Dalek Project]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'') After the many failures of the New Dalek Paradigm, the Dalek Empire underwent a [[Reinvention of the Dalek Empire|restructuring]], creating the [[Resurrected Dalek Empire]] and lessening Paradigm influence. | ||
[[Prime Minister of the Daleks]] promoted the red and grey Daleks to an officer class while returning the basic drone to the Bronze Dalek design, feeling that the older design would evoke fear of the Daleks once again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | |||
[[File:Daleks regained memories.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Daleks regained memories.jpg|thumb|left|Bronze Daleks returned to the frontlines of the Dalek war-effort ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')]] | ||
When the Doctor, [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] were transported to the spaceship of the [[Parliament of the Daleks]], there were many Drone Daleks present. Just as the Parliament was about to destroy the asylum, Oswin Oswald removed any memory of the Doctor from the Daleks' [[Pathweb]] from the centre of the Asylum, causing the Dalek members of the Parliament, to forget the Doctor entirely. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') | When the Doctor, [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] were transported to the spaceship of the [[Parliament of the Daleks]], there were many Drone Daleks present. Just as the Parliament was about to destroy the asylum, Oswin Oswald removed any memory of the Doctor from the Daleks' [[Pathweb]] from the centre of the Asylum, causing the Dalek members of the Parliament, to forget the Doctor entirely. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') | ||
The Dalek memory of the Doctor was restored during the [[Siege of Trenzalore]] after harvesting information from [[Tasha Lem]]. The Dalek drones and the rest of their forces in the siege were destroyed when the Eleventh Doctor regenerated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor | The Dalek memory of the Doctor was restored during the [[Siege of Trenzalore]] after harvesting information from [[Tasha Lem]]. The Dalek drones and the rest of their forces in the siege were destroyed when the Eleventh Doctor regenerated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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