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|first = The Secret of the Emperor (comic story) | |first = The Secret of the Emperor (comic story) | ||
|appearances = [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Revenge (comic story)|The Dalek Revenge]]'' | |appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Revenge (comic story)|The Dalek Revenge]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Tigers (comic story)|Star Tigers]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]''|[[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]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vengeance (audio story)|Vengeance]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dalek Defence (audio story)|The Dalek Defence]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''|[[GAME]]: ''[[An Unlikely Heist (video game)|An Unlikely Heist]]''}} | ||
|individuals = [[Dalek Sec]] | |individuals = [[Dalek Sec]] | ||
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'''Command Daleks''' | '''Command Daleks''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)}}) also referred to as '''Command-Daleks''' ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)}}) or '''Dalek Commanders''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Birth of a Legend (short story)}}) were a rank of [[Dalek]] serving the role of [[commander]]. | ||
[[Dalek saucer commander|Saucer commanders]], distinguished by their [[black]] [[dome]]s and alternating black panels on the [[base unit]], commanded [[Dalek saucer]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Threat from Beneath (comic story)|The Threat from Beneath]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to Galacton (short story)|Mission to Galacton]]'' | == Hierarchy == | ||
Commanders were subordinate to the [[Supreme Dalek]]s and typically used [[casing]]s identical to the [[Dalek drone]]s under their command. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]'') They commanded their own ships, designated [[Dalek command ship|command ships]] or [[Dalek base ship|base ships]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'', ''[[Star Tigers (comic story)|Star Tigers]]'') | |||
Similarly, [[Landinalakallinian]] observed that [[Dalek Captain]]s and their subordinate [[Dalek Lieutenant]]s did not seem to be distinguishable from exterior appearance, with the [[Gallifreyan]] [[professor]] suggesting that they relied on forms of [[radio identification signal]]s to identify each other instead of more obvious [[rank]] markings. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Problem (novel)|The Dalek Problem]]'') | |||
[[Dalek saucer commander|Saucer commanders]], distinguished by their [[black]] [[dome]]s and alternating black panels on the [[base unit]], commanded [[Dalek saucer]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Threat from Beneath (comic story)|The Threat from Beneath]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to Galacton (short story)|Mission to Galacton]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Pre-Time War === | |||
During the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]], the [[Black Dalek Leader|Black Supreme Controller]] served as designated Commander ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') or [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Dalek Earthforce]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Mutant Phase (audio story)}}) | |||
During the [[2223 Dalek invasion of Earth]], a [[Dalek Commander (Vengeance)|Dalek Commander]] under orders from the [[Dalek Supreme (Vengeance)|Dalek Supreme]] attempted to kill [[Magnus Drake]] only to itself be destroyed by [[Vienna Salvatori]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vengeance (audio story)|Vengeance]]'') | |||
In the [[23rd century]], the [[Battle Commander Dalek]]s were a group of twelve [[Dalek]]s who directed the Dalek [[war]] efforts. They were subordinate to the [[Dalek Emperor (Dalek Attack)|Dalek Emperor]] and [[Davros]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]'') | In the [[23rd century]], the [[Battle Commander Dalek]]s were a group of twelve [[Dalek]]s who directed the Dalek [[war]] efforts. They were subordinate to the [[Dalek Emperor (Dalek Attack)|Dalek Emperor]] and [[Davros]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]'') | ||
The [[Kangring | The [[Kangring Squadron]] which participated in the [[25th century Dalek invasion|invasion]] of [[Earth]]'s [[solar system]] in [[2400]] were led by the [[Red Commander (Invasion of the Daleks)|Red Commander]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[File:Red EG Squadron.jpg|thumb|The Red Dalek Commander. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'')]] | [[File:Red EG Squadron.jpg|thumb|left|The Red Dalek Commander. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'')]] | ||
In the [[26th century]], during the [[Second Dalek War]], a [[Command Dalek (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Command Dalek]] commanded a [[Dalek command ship (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Dalek base ship]] with a [[crew]] of 1,000 [[Dalek]]s on the [[planet]] [[Mazam]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'') | In the [[26th century]], during the [[Second Dalek War]], a [[Command Dalek (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Command Dalek]] commanded a [[Dalek command ship (Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer)|Dalek base ship]] with a [[crew]] of 1,000 [[Dalek]]s on the [[planet]] [[Mazam]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'') The [[Dalek Supreme Type E|red-and-gold]] [[Dalek Supreme (Out of Time)|Dalek Supreme]] who led the [[Attack on the Cathedral of Contemplation|invasion]] of the [[Cathedral of Contemplation]] was addressed as [[Supreme Commander]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Out of Time (audio story)|Out of Time]]'') | ||
A trio of [[Dalek ship]]s, including a [[Dalek Commander (Star Tigers)|Dalek Commander]]'s [[Dalek command ship (Star Tigers)|command ship]], pursued [[Taiyin's space yacht]] to [[Draconia]] only to be destroyed by [[Abslom Daak]] before he touched down on the [[planet]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Tigers (comic story)|Star Tigers]]'') | A trio of [[Dalek ship]]s, including a [[Dalek Commander (Star Tigers)|Dalek Commander]]'s [[Dalek command ship (Star Tigers)|command ship]], pursued [[Taiyin's space yacht]] to [[Draconia]] only to be destroyed by [[Abslom Daak]] before he touched down on the [[planet]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Tigers (comic story)|Star Tigers]]'') | ||
The ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' noted that the [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]] who oversaw [[Operation Divide and Conquer]] and the [[Time Paradox Incident]] was a [[Supreme Dalek|Dalek Supreme]] yet also claimed the Dalek was never called by that rank, leading to the theory that it was actually a [[Sub-Commander|sub-commander]] or [[Chief]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') The [[Time Lord]]s believed this Dalek to be a subordinate "[[outpost commander]]" who deputised for the [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') Other Daleks of the same casing design were concretely called Supremes, however. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Poison of the Daleks (audio story)|Poison of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'') By one account, during the Time Paradox Incident, the Gold Dalek was itself supported by a [[Black Dalek (Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks)|Black Dalek]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'') | |||
A [[bronze Dalek|bronze]] [[Command Dalek (Prisoner of the Daleks)|Command Dalek]] was the [[bronze Dalek]] commander of the Dalek base on the planet [[Arkheon]] to exploit the [[Arkheon Threshold]] using slave labour during the Second Dalek War. This Dalek ordered the captain of ''[[Wayfarer]]'', [[Jon Bowman]], be taken for brain excoriation which would kill him. The [[Tenth Doctor]] admitted to the Command Dalek who he was and was placed at Bowman's cell. It accompanied [[Dalek X]] to find the Doctor's [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] with the [[Temporal Research Team]], the Doctor and the surviving bounty hunters to [[Hurala]] with the [[Dalek Inquisitor General]]'s flagship called the ''[[Exterminator (ship)|Exterminator]]''. The Command Dalek was destroyed when the fueling station exploded while attempting to exterminate Bowman near the TARDIS. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]'') | A [[bronze Dalek|bronze]] [[Command Dalek (Prisoner of the Daleks)|Command Dalek]] was the [[bronze Dalek]] commander of the Dalek base on the planet [[Arkheon]] to exploit the [[Arkheon Threshold]] using slave labour during the Second Dalek War. This Dalek ordered the captain of ''[[Wayfarer]]'', [[Jon Bowman]], be taken for brain excoriation which would kill him. The [[Tenth Doctor]] admitted to the Command Dalek who he was and was placed at Bowman's cell. It accompanied [[Dalek X]] to find the Doctor's [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] with the [[Temporal Research Team]], the Doctor and the surviving bounty hunters to [[Hurala]] with the [[Dalek Inquisitor General]]'s flagship called the ''[[Exterminator (ship)|Exterminator]]''. The Command Dalek was destroyed when the fueling station exploded while attempting to exterminate Bowman near the TARDIS. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]'') | ||
A bronze [[Command Dalek (Into the Dalek)|Command Dalek]] commanded a [[Dalek ship (Into the Dalek)|Dalek saucer]] which pursued the ''[[Aristotle (spacecraft)|Aristotle]]'' during the [[Good Dalek Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'') | |||
A [[Red Dalek]] [[Commander (The Secret of the Emperor)|Commander]] led the [[Red Extra-Galactic Squadron]] on various missions throughout numerous [[Galaxy|galaxies]]. In the [[40th century]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Brain Tappers (comic story)|The Brain Tappers]]'') the Squadron returned to [[Skaro]] for the [[election|re-election]] of the [[Golden Emperor|Dalek Emperor]]. However, the Commander had become disillusioned with the Emperor due to the Daleks' persistent failure to defeat [[human]]ity. It spoke out by denouncing the Emperor and demanded that a better leader be put in place. The Emperor was furious as this display of insubordination and turned the [[Black Dalek Leader]] against the Squadron. The Commander and the rest of the Squadron were destroyed. Yet secretly the Emperor acknowledged that the Commander had been right about its shortcomings and it resolved to improve and rebuild itself. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'') | A [[Red Dalek]] [[Commander (The Secret of the Emperor)|Commander]] led the [[Red Extra-Galactic Squadron]] on various missions throughout numerous [[Galaxy|galaxies]]. In the [[40th century]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Brain Tappers (comic story)|The Brain Tappers]]'') the Squadron returned to [[Skaro]] for the [[election|re-election]] of the [[Golden Emperor|Dalek Emperor]]. However, the Commander had become disillusioned with the Emperor due to the Daleks' persistent failure to defeat [[human]]ity. It spoke out by denouncing the Emperor and demanded that a better leader be put in place. The Emperor was furious as this display of insubordination and turned the [[Black Dalek Leader]] against the Squadron. The Commander and the rest of the Squadron were destroyed. Yet secretly the Emperor acknowledged that the Commander had been right about its shortcomings and it resolved to improve and rebuild itself. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'') | ||
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The [[Vega VI Dalek commander]] was the [[Dalek]] commander of the invasion of the planet [[Vega VI]] to collect large amounts of [[veganite]], a mineral that could be used for Dalek plans. He reported to the [[Supreme Dalek]], leading the [[Galactic Attack Sphere Head]], that the slaves at Vega VI had stopped working and began resting and eating. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') | The [[Vega VI Dalek commander]] was the [[Dalek]] commander of the invasion of the planet [[Vega VI]] to collect large amounts of [[veganite]], a mineral that could be used for Dalek plans. He reported to the [[Supreme Dalek]], leading the [[Galactic Attack Sphere Head]], that the slaves at Vega VI had stopped working and began resting and eating. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') | ||
A bronze Dalek served as Dalek Commander of the [[Seventh Incursion Squad]] whose mission was to wipe out the [[Mechonoid]]s on [[Magella]]. He commanded from on the battlefield overseeing the field from vantage points. After the Mechonoids were exterminated, the Commander returned as ordered to the [[Dalek Emperor (The Parting of the Ways)|Dalek Emperor]] on [[Skaro]]. In anticipation of the coming [[Last Great Time War]], the Emperor named the Commander [[Dalek Sec]], appointing him as the leader of the [[Cult of Skaro]] and providing him with a new [[black]] [[casing]] of [[Metalert]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]'') | The ''Dalek Survival Guide'' acknowledged [[anecdote|anecdotal]] evidence which suggested that one [[Dalek creature]] who was originally housed within an [[Airborne Special Weapons Dalek]] [[casing]] had impressed its superiors to such an extent that it was relocated into a [[red Dalek|red]] [[Supreme Commander]] casing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | ||
A [[Dalek Commander (Eye of Darkness)|Dalek Commander]], identified by [[Liv Chenka]] as being [[silver Dalek|silver in colour]], led a small contingent of Daleks on the [[Eye of Orion]]. This Commander, along with its subordinate Daleks, were exterminated by the [[Dalek Time Controller]], who had been banished from the [[Dalek Empire]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'') | |||
A bronze Dalek served as Dalek Commander of the [[Seventh Incursion Squad]] whose mission was to wipe out the [[Mechonoid]]s on [[Magella]]. He commanded from on the battlefield overseeing the field from vantage points. After the Mechonoids were exterminated, the Commander returned as ordered to the [[Dalek Emperor (The Parting of the Ways)|Dalek Emperor]] on [[Skaro]]. In anticipation of the coming [[Last Great Time War]], the Emperor named the Commander [[Dalek Sec]], appointing him as the [[Dalek leader|leader]] of the [[Cult of Skaro]] and providing him with a new [[black]] [[casing]] of [[Metalert]]. Joining him in the Cult were the [[Commandant]] of [[Station Alpha]], [[Attack Squad Leader]] in the [[Thirtieth Assault Group]], and [[Force Leader]] of the [[Outer Rim Defensive Battalion]], named [[Thay]], [[Caan]] and [[Jast]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]'') Sec identified himself as both leader and commander of the Cult of Skaro. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | |||
=== Time War === | |||
[[File:Dalek Emperor briefing.jpg|thumb|The Emperor briefs his commanders. ([[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]]'')]] | |||
During the Time War, a [[Dalek Taskforce Commander]], serving under the [[Dalek Time Strategist]], led the [[Dalek]] attack on [[Fergil]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pretty Lies (audio story)|Pretty Lies]]'') The [[Dalek Emperor in the Last Great Time War|Emperor]] briefed his bronze commanders on his plans to assault Gallifrey. ([[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]]'') [[Black Dalek]]s also continued ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)|Planet of the Ogrons]]'') to serve as commanders. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | |||
Towards the end of the Time War, a [[Dalek Commander 1 (Dalek)|Dalek Commander]] was killed in the [[attack upon the Kasterborous constellation]], which ended as a massive Dalek victory, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'') giving the exterminators the chance to [[Fall of Gallifrey|attack Gallifrey itself]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', et. al) Upon learning of the destruction of its Commander, [[Metaltron|one Dalek drone]] under its command came to believe the officer had died fighting bravely and that it must have died for a specific reason. With the commander dead, the drone and its squad was given a [[Dalek Commander 2 (Dalek)|new Commander]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'') | |||
=== Post-Time War === | |||
Following the establishment of the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] in the [[post-Time War universe]], the [[Drone Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|first]] of the [[Red Drone]] Daleks was assigned command of the new [[Dalek Imperial Army]]. Within the [[Parliament of the Daleks]], thousands of [[bronze Dalek]]s served as [[Dalek governor]]s for the [[resurrected Dalek Empire]]. ([[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]]'') One [[Dalek Commander (An Unlikely Heist)|Bronze Commander]], whose [[luminosity discharger]]s flashed red, found itself in the [[2020]]s as a result of the [[Paradox Cloud]] with two subordinates. ([[GAME]]: ''[[An Unlikely Heist (video game)|An Unlikely Heist]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek leader (Revolution of the Daleks)|Bronze Commander]] led the [[Dalek Death Squad]] [[Dalek Death Squad spacecraft|spacecraft]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'') [[Dalek Commander (The Power of the Doctor)|Another commander]] led the Daleks who [[alliance|allied]] with {{Dhawan}} and the [[CyberMaster]]s during [[the Master's Dalek Plan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'') Both spoke with deep voices similar to those of a [[Dalek Supreme]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]''/''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Emissary of the Daleks (audio story)|Emissary of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'', ''[[Out of Time (audio story)|Out of Time]]'', ''[[Homecoming (audio story)|Homecoming]]''; [[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[File:Dalek Commander Time War.jpg|thumb|Dalek Commander accompanied by [[Reconnaissance scout|Reconnaissance Dalek]].]] | |||
* Similar to [[Supreme Dalek]]/[[Dalek Supreme]] and [[Dalek Emperor]]/[[Emperor Dalek]], the terms "Dalek Commander" and "Command Dalek" are used interchangably across media. | * Similar to [[Supreme Dalek]]/[[Dalek Supreme]] and [[Dalek Emperor]]/[[Emperor Dalek]], the terms "Dalek Commander" and "Command Dalek" are used interchangably across media. | ||
* ''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'' classes the [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]] as a Commander, subordinate to the [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] and above the [[grey Dalek|grey]] [[Dalek Leader]]s. In their list of real world [[paradigm]]s, ''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'' counts the Gold Dalek in a "1972-1985" paradigm with the grey Daleks and the Dalek Supreme. | |||
* [[James Johnson]] rendered a [[Time War]]-era Dalek Commander model which was featured on the cover of ''[[Allegiance (audio anthology)|Gallifrey: War Room 1: Allegiance]]'', sporting a [[Black Dalek|black]] and [[silver]] [[livery]] reminiscent of the earlier [[Battle Computer]] unit seen in the [[Shoreditch Incident]].<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/aquatics64/status/1533820441634213888 Tom Newsom on Twitter]</ref> Ahead of release, Johnson released a closer look at his designs,<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/ThePrydonian/status/1533824869120491522 Reconnaissance Daleks and Dalek Commander closer look]</ref> also clarifying that the accompanying text wasn't in any way official, and that he added it "just for fun".<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/ThePrydonian/status/1533825295207260160 James Johnson on twitter]</ref> | |||
{{Quote|Dalek Commanders were an integral part of the war effort against the [[Time Lord]]s. These specifically bred [[Dalek mutant|mutants]] were connected by a private [[pathweb]] to other units across the [[Dalek Fleet|fleet]], allowing the instant sharing of tactical and military planning information. They were the successor of the earlier Battle Computers, discarding the need for non-Dalek life-forms to be utilised for their [[instinct]] and [[intuition]].|James Johnson}} | |||
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Command Daleks, (PROSE: Prisoner of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)"]) also referred to as Command-Daleks (COMIC: Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer [+]Loading...["Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)"]) or Dalek Commanders, (PROSE: Birth of a Legend [+]Loading...["Birth of a Legend (short story)"]) were a rank of Dalek serving the role of commander.
Hierarchy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Commanders were subordinate to the Supreme Daleks and typically used casings identical to the Dalek drones under their command. (PROSE: Prisoner of the Daleks, Birth of a Legend) They commanded their own ships, designated command ships or base ships. (COMIC: Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer, Star Tigers)
Similarly, Landinalakallinian observed that Dalek Captains and their subordinate Dalek Lieutenants did not seem to be distinguishable from exterior appearance, with the Gallifreyan professor suggesting that they relied on forms of radio identification signals to identify each other instead of more obvious rank markings. (PROSE: The Dalek Problem)
Saucer commanders, distinguished by their black domes and alternating black panels on the base unit, commanded Dalek saucers. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, COMIC: The Threat from Beneath, PROSE: Mission to Galacton)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Pre-Time War[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth, the Black Supreme Controller served as designated Commander (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth) or Supreme Commander of the Dalek Earthforce. (AUDIO: The Mutant Phase [+]Loading...["The Mutant Phase (audio story)"])
During the 2223 Dalek invasion of Earth, a Dalek Commander under orders from the Dalek Supreme attempted to kill Magnus Drake only to itself be destroyed by Vienna Salvatori. (AUDIO: Vengeance)
In the 23rd century, the Battle Commander Daleks were a group of twelve Daleks who directed the Dalek war efforts. They were subordinate to the Dalek Emperor and Davros. (GAME: Dalek Attack)
The Kangring Squadron which participated in the invasion of Earth's solar system in 2400 were led by the Red Commander. (COMIC: Invasion of the Daleks)
In the 26th century, during the Second Dalek War, a Command Dalek commanded a Dalek base ship with a crew of 1,000 Daleks on the planet Mazam. (COMIC: Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer) The red-and-gold Dalek Supreme who led the invasion of the Cathedral of Contemplation was addressed as Supreme Commander. (AUDIO: Out of Time)
A trio of Dalek ships, including a Dalek Commander's command ship, pursued Taiyin's space yacht to Draconia only to be destroyed by Abslom Daak before he touched down on the planet. (COMIC: Star Tigers)
The Dalek Survival Guide noted that the Gold Dalek who oversaw Operation Divide and Conquer and the Time Paradox Incident was a Dalek Supreme yet also claimed the Dalek was never called by that rank, leading to the theory that it was actually a sub-commander or Chief. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide) The Time Lords believed this Dalek to be a subordinate "outpost commander" who deputised for the Dalek Supreme. (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual) Other Daleks of the same casing design were concretely called Supremes, however. (AUDIO: Poison of the Daleks, Eye of Darkness) By one account, during the Time Paradox Incident, the Gold Dalek was itself supported by a Black Dalek. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks)
A bronze Command Dalek was the bronze Dalek commander of the Dalek base on the planet Arkheon to exploit the Arkheon Threshold using slave labour during the Second Dalek War. This Dalek ordered the captain of Wayfarer, Jon Bowman, be taken for brain excoriation which would kill him. The Tenth Doctor admitted to the Command Dalek who he was and was placed at Bowman's cell. It accompanied Dalek X to find the Doctor's TARDIS with the Temporal Research Team, the Doctor and the surviving bounty hunters to Hurala with the Dalek Inquisitor General's flagship called the Exterminator. The Command Dalek was destroyed when the fueling station exploded while attempting to exterminate Bowman near the TARDIS. (PROSE: Prisoner of the Daleks)
A bronze Command Dalek commanded a Dalek saucer which pursued the Aristotle during the Good Dalek Incident. (TV: Into the Dalek)
A Red Dalek Commander led the Red Extra-Galactic Squadron on various missions throughout numerous galaxies. In the 40th century, (COMIC: The Brain Tappers) the Squadron returned to Skaro for the re-election of the Dalek Emperor. However, the Commander had become disillusioned with the Emperor due to the Daleks' persistent failure to defeat humanity. It spoke out by denouncing the Emperor and demanded that a better leader be put in place. The Emperor was furious as this display of insubordination and turned the Black Dalek Leader against the Squadron. The Commander and the rest of the Squadron were destroyed. Yet secretly the Emperor acknowledged that the Commander had been right about its shortcomings and it resolved to improve and rebuild itself. (COMIC: The Secret of the Emperor)
A Dalek Commander was in charge of the Dalek operation on the planet Ercos to test the Dalek driller. He exterminated a Dalek for failing to capture Ticon. The Dalek Commander was killed by two Daleks for failure. (COMIC: The Dalek Revenge)
The Vega VI Dalek commander was the Dalek commander of the invasion of the planet Vega VI to collect large amounts of veganite, a mineral that could be used for Dalek plans. He reported to the Supreme Dalek, leading the Galactic Attack Sphere Head, that the slaves at Vega VI had stopped working and began resting and eating. (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks)
The Dalek Survival Guide acknowledged anecdotal evidence which suggested that one Dalek creature who was originally housed within an Airborne Special Weapons Dalek casing had impressed its superiors to such an extent that it was relocated into a red Supreme Commander casing. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide)
A Dalek Commander, identified by Liv Chenka as being silver in colour, led a small contingent of Daleks on the Eye of Orion. This Commander, along with its subordinate Daleks, were exterminated by the Dalek Time Controller, who had been banished from the Dalek Empire. (AUDIO: Eye of Darkness)
A bronze Dalek served as Dalek Commander of the Seventh Incursion Squad whose mission was to wipe out the Mechonoids on Magella. He commanded from on the battlefield overseeing the field from vantage points. After the Mechonoids were exterminated, the Commander returned as ordered to the Dalek Emperor on Skaro. In anticipation of the coming Last Great Time War, the Emperor named the Commander Dalek Sec, appointing him as the leader of the Cult of Skaro and providing him with a new black casing of Metalert. Joining him in the Cult were the Commandant of Station Alpha, Attack Squad Leader in the Thirtieth Assault Group, and Force Leader of the Outer Rim Defensive Battalion, named Thay, Caan and Jast. (PROSE: Birth of a Legend) Sec identified himself as both leader and commander of the Cult of Skaro. (TV: Evolution of the Daleks)
Time War[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the Time War, a Dalek Taskforce Commander, serving under the Dalek Time Strategist, led the Dalek attack on Fergil. (AUDIO: Pretty Lies) The Emperor briefed his bronze commanders on his plans to assault Gallifrey. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe) Black Daleks also continued (TV: Doomsday, AUDIO: Planet of the Ogrons) to serve as commanders. (TV: Evolution of the Daleks)
Towards the end of the Time War, a Dalek Commander was killed in the attack upon the Kasterborous constellation, which ended as a massive Dalek victory, (PROSE: Dalek) giving the exterminators the chance to attack Gallifrey itself. (TV: The Day of the Doctor, et. al) Upon learning of the destruction of its Commander, one Dalek drone under its command came to believe the officer had died fighting bravely and that it must have died for a specific reason. With the commander dead, the drone and its squad was given a new Commander. (PROSE: Dalek)
Post-Time War[[edit] | [edit source]]
Following the establishment of the New Dalek Paradigm in the post-Time War universe, the first of the Red Drone Daleks was assigned command of the new Dalek Imperial Army. Within the Parliament of the Daleks, thousands of bronze Daleks served as Dalek governors for the resurrected Dalek Empire. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe) One Bronze Commander, whose luminosity dischargers flashed red, found itself in the 2020s as a result of the Paradox Cloud with two subordinates. (GAME: An Unlikely Heist)
A Bronze Commander led the Dalek Death Squad spacecraft. (TV: Revolution of the Daleks) Another commander led the Daleks who allied with the Spy Master and the CyberMasters during the Master's Dalek Plan. (TV: The Power of the Doctor) Both spoke with deep voices similar to those of a Dalek Supreme. (TV: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, Victory of the Daleks, Asylum of the Daleks, The Time of the Doctor, The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar; AUDIO: Emissary of the Daleks, The Curse of Davros, Out of Time, Homecoming; GAME: City of the Daleks)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Similar to Supreme Dalek/Dalek Supreme and Dalek Emperor/Emperor Dalek, the terms "Dalek Commander" and "Command Dalek" are used interchangably across media.
- The Dalek Handbook classes the Gold Dalek as a Commander, subordinate to the Dalek Supreme and above the grey Dalek Leaders. In their list of real world paradigms, The Dalek Handbook counts the Gold Dalek in a "1972-1985" paradigm with the grey Daleks and the Dalek Supreme.
- James Johnson rendered a Time War-era Dalek Commander model which was featured on the cover of Gallifrey: War Room 1: Allegiance, sporting a black and silver livery reminiscent of the earlier Battle Computer unit seen in the Shoreditch Incident.[1] Ahead of release, Johnson released a closer look at his designs,[2] also clarifying that the accompanying text wasn't in any way official, and that he added it "just for fun".[3]
Dalek Commanders were an integral part of the war effort against the Time Lords. These specifically bred mutants were connected by a private pathweb to other units across the fleet, allowing the instant sharing of tactical and military planning information. They were the successor of the earlier Battle Computers, discarding the need for non-Dalek life-forms to be utilised for their instinct and intuition.
