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A '''Dalek saucer commander''' was the designated commander of the [[Dalek flying saucer]]. | A '''Dalek saucer commander''', or '''spaceship commander''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') was the designated commander of the [[Dalek flying saucer]]. | ||
In [[Bedfordshire]] during the [[ | == History == | ||
In [[Bedfordshire]] during the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]], the [[First Doctor]] encountered a [[Dalek saucer commander (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|saucer commander]], which served as the second-in-command to the [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Dalek]]. Unlike [[Dalek drone]]s, the Saucer Commander had a unique [[casing]] featuring a [[black]] [[dome]] and alternating black-and-[[silver]] panels on the [[base unit]]. The commander, along with the Supreme Dalek and the Dalek fleet, was destroyed at the climax of the invasion by the uprush from the exploding penetrative explosive capsule. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') In the [[Dr. Who's reality (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|version of history "B"]], a [[red Dalek|red]] [[Red Dalek (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Saucer-Pilot Dalek]] served in the [[2150 Dalek invasion of Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'') | |||
A Dalek saucer commander led a saucer to destroy [[ | A [[Dalek saucer commander (The Threat from Beneath)|Dalek saucer commander]] led a saucer to destroy [[satellite]]s during the [[Cold War]], hoping the [[American]]s and the [[Russia]]ns would blame each other and the conflict would escalate. It exterminated a Dalek for questioning an order. However, the Dalek saucer was infiltrated by the [[Third Doctor]], who contacted a [[submarine]], the [[HMS Pandora|HMS ''Pandora'']], and ordered it to fire on the ship. The Daleks, including the Saucer Commander, died as the ship flooded. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Threat from Beneath (comic story)|The Threat from Beneath]]'') | ||
A [[Dalek Saucer Commander (Mission to Galacton)|Dalek Saucer Commander]] commanded the saucer [[X-K Beta-19]] in [[Galacton]]'s orbit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to Galacton (short story)|Mission to Galacton]]'') | A [[Dalek Saucer Commander (Mission to Galacton)|Dalek Saucer Commander]] commanded the saucer [[X-K Beta-19]] in [[Galacton]]'s orbit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to Galacton (short story)|Mission to Galacton]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The prop for this Dalek is the same prop for the [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Dalek]]. The production team | [[File:Dalek patrol ship pilot.jpg|thumb|The bronze Dalek pilot.]] | ||
* The colour scheme used for the saucer commander has not reappeared in any subsequent televised episodes to date. However, the "[[Dalek Patrol Ship]]" sets released in 2014 included an exclusive 3.75-inch bronze "Dalek pilot" figurine bearing a black dome and alternating black "skirt" panels identical to the colour scheme of the saucer commander. | * The Saucer commander was the first different Dalek variant and Dalek in authority to be shown on-screen. | ||
* | * The prop for this Dalek is the same prop for the [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Dalek]]. The production team did not paint it in time for the show as seen during the attack on the saucer — the Commander went in but the Supreme came out — for it was not seen during the second part of part 2 and the rest of the episode. | ||
* In the [[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|remake of ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'']] starring [[Peter Cushing]], the saucer commander's roles are taken up by the [[Red Dalek]]. | |||
* [[Makkith]], a [[humanised Dalek]] subordinate to the [[Red Dalek]] [[Alpha (The Evil of the Daleks)|Alpha]] in the comic story ''[[Children of the Revolution (comic story)|Children of the Revolution]]'', has a black and [[blue]] casing reflecting the saucer commander. | |||
* The colour scheme used for the saucer commander has not reappeared in any subsequent televised episodes to date. However, the "[[Dalek Patrol Ship]]" sets released in [[2014 (releases)|2014]] by [[Character Options]] included an exclusive 3.75-inch [[Bronze Dalek|bronze]] "[[Dalek pilot]]" figurine bearing a [[black]] [[dome]] and alternating black "[[base unit|skirt]]" panels identical to the colour scheme of the saucer commander. | |||
* A designated [[Command Dalek (Into the Dalek)|Command Dalek]], identical to its bronze subordinates, leads a [[Dalek ship (Into the Dalek)|saucer]] in ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]''. A similar [[Dalek leader (Revolution of the Daleks)|Bronze Commander]] leads the [[Dalek Death Squad spacecraft]] in ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''. | |||
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