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The '''Supreme Dalek''' was the name given to | {{Infobox Species | ||
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|type = [[Dalek]] | |||
|aka = Dalek Supreme<br>[[Black Dalek]]<br>[[Supreme Controller]]<br>[[Supreme Commander]]<br>[[Supreme Councillor]] | |||
|affiliation = {{csl|[[Dalek Empire]]|[[Renegade Dalek]]s|[[New Dalek Empire]]|[[New Dalek Paradigm]]|[[Resurrected Dalek Empire]]}} | |||
|origin = [[Skaro]], [[Kembel]], [[Crucible]] | |||
|first = The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story) | |||
|appearances = [[Supreme Dalek/Appearances|'''''see list''''']] | |||
|individuals = {{csl|[[Black Dalek Leader]]|[[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Controller]]|[[Supreme Dalek (The Stolen Earth)|Supreme One]]|[[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|White Supreme Dalek]]}} | |||
|voice actor = Nicholas Briggs | |||
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"'''Supreme Dalek'''", or "'''Dalek Supreme'''", was the name given to a [[Dalek]], usually within the [[Black Dalek]] ranks, to serve the role of commander. | |||
== Hierarchy == | |||
Under the leadership of a [[Dalek Emperor]], "permanent" Supreme Daleks made up the [[Dalek Supreme Council]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[We Are The Daleks (audio story)|We Are The Daleks]]'') although this title or the equivalent "'''[[Supreme Controller]]'''" could also refer to the leader of a specific operation or territory. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | |||
The Supreme Controller of the [[Dalek Earthforce]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') was also designated as '''Dalek Supreme Commander'''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Mutant Phase (audio story)}}) The [[Dalek Supreme (Out of Time)|Dalek Supreme]] who led the [[Attack on the Cathedral of Contemplation|invasion]] of the [[Cathedral of Contemplation]] during the [[Second Dalek War]] was addressed as '''[[Supreme Commander]]'''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Out of Time (audio story)|Out of Time]]'') Members of the Supreme Council such as the [[Black Dalek Leader|Black Dalek]] were identified as [[Supreme Councillor]]s. ([[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]]'') | |||
In the absence of an Emperor, a singular Dalek Supreme could serve as the leader of the entire [[Dalek Empire]]; ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Davros Mission (audio story)|The Davros Mission]]'', ''[[The Demons (audio story)|The Demons]]'') "the" Dalek Supreme could also be the designation of a singular Dalek serving as [[second-in-command]] to the Emperor, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'', et al.) or an equivalent leader such as the [[Prime Minister of the Daleks]]. ([[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]]'') | |||
Indeed, debate had emerged at the time of the publication of ''[[The Dalek Survival Guide]]'' as to whether every member of the [[Dalek Council]] held the title of Supreme, or an equivalent title like "Supreme Controller", or if only a singular Dalek held the position as the Emperor's second-in-command. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') Some accounts did depict multiple Daleks as being able to hold the "Supreme" title at one time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[We Are The Daleks (audio story)|We Are The Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'', et. al) Unconditional obedience to "the" Supreme Dalek and belief that it would lead the Daleks to victory was one of the six "articles of faith" comprising the Dalek creed ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalekreed (short story)|The Dalekreed]]'') | |||
Supreme Daleks were subordinate to the [[Dalek Time Controller]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vengeance (audio story)|Vengeance]]'') and its successor, the [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]], who served as second-in-command to the [[Dalek Emperor in the Last Great Time War|Emperor]] in the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Restoration of the Daleks (audio story)|Restoration of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Temmosus (audio story)|Temmosus]]'') When one [[Dalek Supreme (Desperate Measures)|Dalek Supreme]] was destroyed during the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Dalek Emperor in the Last Great Time War|Dalek Emperor]] left the selection of its replacement to the Time Strategist. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'') | |||
While the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] believed Supreme Daleks were more intelligent than typical [[Dalek drone]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Problem (novel)|The Dalek Problem]]'') any [[Dalek mutant]] could be designated a Supreme after its creation, but it was randomly selected and uncommon. During the Time War, it was a billion to one chance, with most mutants instead being designated Dalek drones and therefore being tasked with simply following a superior's orders, instead of giving them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'') The first [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]] of the [[New Dalek Paradigm]], however, was described by human [[historian]]s as possessing a "larger-than-normal brain". ([[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]]'') | |||
Within the [[Golden City Zone]] of the [[Dalek Dome]] based on Dalek [[history]] derived from the [[memories]] of captured [[Kaled mutant]]s, the [[simulacra]] Daleks did not recognise the title of "Dalek Supreme", only the [[Golden Emperor (Liberation of the Daleks)|Golden Emperor]]. Nevertheless, the Emperor was served by a [[Black Dalek 1 (Liberation of the Daleks)|Black Dalek]] ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}}) equivalent to the original Emperor's Black Dalek Leader, ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Duel of the Daleks (comic story)}}) who would assume the position of Dalek Supreme. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|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}}) The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] identified Supremes and Emperors amongst the alternative Dalek leaders who formed the [[Dalek Alliance]], alongside a [[Dalek Autarch]] and a [[Dalek Imperator]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}}) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== 22nd century Dalek | === Dalek City === | ||
{{Main|Dalek Supreme (Return to Skaro)}} | |||
The first known [[Dalek Supreme (Return to Skaro)|Dalek Supreme]] resided deep below the [[Dalek City]] in the city's [[incubation level]], held in a large nutrient tank. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') After the [[Thal-Dalek battle]] had disabled the Daleks' main power source, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') the incubation level was sealed off, suspending the Supreme for decades before it was found by [[Tryana]]. Convincing her that it desired peace, the Supreme had her restore power to the Dalek City. When the [[First Doctor]] returned to Skaro, the Supreme abandoned the ruse and transferred itself to a black casing so it could lead its resurrected army against the Thals only for the Doctor and his companions to destroy the Dalek force. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') | |||
=== 22nd century Dalek invasions of Earth === | |||
{{main|Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)}} | {{main|Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)}} | ||
[[ | {{Main|Dalek Supreme (Vengeance)}} | ||
A [[Black Dalek]] known as a [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Controller]] directed the [[Bedfordshire]] operation. It had a terrifying pet called the [[Slyther]], which it | The [[Dalek Supreme (The Doctor Strikes Back)|Dalek Supreme]] was on his way to supervise the production of thousands of [[Dalek War Machine]]s on an [[Planet (The Doctor Strikes Back)|Earth-like planet]] in [[2135]], which was infiltrated by the [[Second Doctor]]. The Doctor went to moved to sabotage the production, but was spotted leaving his [[Homemade Dalek]] casing and was forced to flee. The Daleks searched for him and, unable to tell which one was the impostor, began destroying each other. The Dalek Supreme contacted them from his [[Dalek flying saucer]] and ordered them to stop, but the Doctor then impersonated the Dalek Supreme and ordered the Daleks to destroy themselves. The Doctor escaped in [[the TARDIS]] just before the Dalek Supreme arrived, having struck a devastating blow against the Daleks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)|The Doctor Strikes Back]]'') | ||
A [[Black Dalek]] known as a [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Controller]] directed the [[Bedfordshire]] operation. It had a terrifying pet called the [[Slyther]], which it let roam free around the mines at night, killing those it found. The Supreme Controller's voice was considerably higher than the other Daleks'. A black-and-silver-coloured [[Dalek]] referred to as the [[Dalek Saucer Commander|Saucer Commander]] was also used during this invasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | |||
During [[2223 Dalek invasion of Earth|an attempt to reinvade the Earth]] in [[2223]], another [[Dalek Supreme (Vengeance)|Dalek Supreme]] in a black casing was dispatched to oversee the effort by the [[Parliament of the Daleks]]. However, the Supreme found itself a pawn of the [[Dalek Time Controller|Dalek Litigator]], which had travelled to the time period to confront {{Roberts}}. After fighting off the invasion, the Master tortured and killed the Supreme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vengeance (audio story)|Vengeance]]'') | |||
=== The Gold Daleks === | |||
[[File:Gold Dalek in Day of the Daleks.jpg|thumb|The Gold Dalek. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')]] | |||
The Daleks on Earth were led by a [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]] in an [[alternate timeline]] in which [[World War III]] had occurred in the late 20th century, enabling the Daleks to take over. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') The ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' noted this unit as 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|sub-commander]] or [[Chief]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | |||
A gold [[Dalek Supreme (Poison of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] led the [[Dalek]]s' attempt to launch an [[invasion]] of [[Earth]] from the [[planet]] [[Balbo]]. Its ally, [[Jane Davis-Hunt]], called it a "gold-plated [[dustbin]]". When the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Sergeant]] [[John Benton|Benton]] raided the Dalek city on Balbo, the Dalek Supreme switched to emergency [[Static electricity|static power]] when [[Skwoj]]'s interference device cut off its main supply. Skwoj and Benton forced the Dalek on top of a [[plastic]] cape, insulating it from the floor and deactivating it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Poison of the Daleks (audio story)|Poison of the Daleks]]'') | |||
=== | === Second Dalek War === | ||
During the [[26th century]], Supreme Daleks were gold with black trim. {{Delgado|c}} liaised with [[Gold Dalek (Frontier in Space)|one]] after he'd been hired to start another human-[[Draconian]] war. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') The [[Time Lord]]s believed this Dalek to be a subordinate "outpost commander" who deputised for the Dalek Supreme. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') | |||
:'' | [[File:Spiridon Supreme Dalek.jpg|thumb|The Supreme sent to oversee operations on Spiridon. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')]] | ||
A higher-ranking [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]], head of the [[Dalek Supreme Council]] and [[second-in-command]] to the [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]'') arrived to take command of operations on the [[planet]] [[Spiridon]]. He exterminated the [[Dalek Section Leader (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Section Leader]] for its incompetence and ended up stranded after Thals stole his ship, but called for another one. The second Supreme was distinguished by an [[eyepiece|eye-stalk]] that lit up when he was speaking. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') By one account, this Supreme was in fact the Dalek Prime's [[Black Dalek Leader|original warlord]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'') | |||
[[Ace]] wore a [[Ace's helmet|helmet]] made from the [[dome]] of a [[Black Dalek Supreme (Shadowmind)|Black Dalek Supreme]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') | |||
[[ | During the [[Second Dalek War]], a red-and-gold [[Supreme Dalek (Out of Time)|Supreme Dalek]] led [[Grey Dalek]]s in an attack on the [[Cathedral of Contemplation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Out of Time (audio story)|Out of Time]]'') Later, at a point when the war was waged by new [[bronze Dalek]]s, the [[Dalek Inquisitor General]] known as [[Dalek X]] was subordinate to the [[Supreme Dalek (Prisoner of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]'') | ||
=== Circa 4000 === | === Circa 4000 === | ||
A Dalek Supreme | [[File:DaleksBeginChase.jpg|thumb|The Black Dalek orders the pursuit of the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')]] | ||
A Black Dalek serving as the Dalek Supreme dispatched a Dalek execution squad to pursue the Doctor through space and time in response to defeating their invasion of Earth, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and later led the [[Great Alliance]] on the [[planet]] [[Kembel]] in their plan to destroy Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') As it was second-in-command of the Dalek race, the Dalek Supreme was considered irreplaceable by the [[Dalek Prime]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') Some historians claimed that this Dalek Supreme was the last surviving member of the [[Dalek Council|Supreme Council]], which had been whittled down over the course of the [[Dalek Wars]]. ([[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]]'') | |||
The [[Dalek | === Dalek Civil War === | ||
However, over a thousand years later, when the Dalek Prime had become the [[Dalek Emperor (The Evil of the Daleks)|Dalek Emperor]], there were multiple [[Black Dalek Leader (rank)|Black Dalek Leader]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') in addition to [[Emperor's Personal Guard|black-domed Daleks]] serving as lieutenants and guards. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') By one account, the Dalek Supreme oversaw [[Operation Human Factor]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'') though another account identified this Dalek leader as a [[Red Dalek (The Evil of the Daleks)|Red Dalek]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | |||
=== Dalek-Movellan War === | === Dalek-Movellan War === | ||
The Dalek | [[File:Resurrection Supreme Dalek.jpg|thumb|right|The Supreme Dalek following the Movellan War. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')]] | ||
Although there were multiple Supreme Daleks that served the [[Dalek Emperor]] during the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Triumph of Davros (audio story)|The Triumph of Davros]]'') [[Black Dalek Leader|one Dalek Supreme]] acted as the [[Supreme Commander]] of the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek Supreme Type B|gold-and-black]] [[Dalek Supreme (The Triumph of Davros)|Dalek Supreme]] was in command of the [[Kembel faction]] during the war, leading efforts to regain lost knowledge of time travel. It led the response to a [[Movellan]] rocket landing on [[Kembel]] after pursuing a crashed ship containing the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Davros]]. Whilst captured by the Movellans, Davros feigned proposing an alliance between the warring powers against [[Earth]] instead and used the [[pathweb]] to call on all Supremes to follow the truce and join him. The Kembel Supreme had the transmission suppressed and worked with the Doctor against the Movellans, only to discover Davros' true plan when he used the pretence of the alliance to infect the [[First Movellan]] with a virus. During an ensuing [[Earth Protection Corps]] attack on Kembel, the Supreme was destroyed by [[Anya Kingdom]] when it tried to prevent the Doctor stealing the faction's [[Dalek time machine|time machine]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Triumph of Davros (audio story)|The Triumph of Davros]]'') | |||
=== Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War === | === Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War === | ||
A schism developed between the Daleks led by the Dalek Supreme and those still loyal to their creator [[Davros]]. Following the Dalek-Movellan War, the Supreme Dalek was a fully black Dalek, with white bumps and a more hollow voice. | A schism developed between the Daleks led by the Dalek Supreme and those still loyal to their creator [[Davros]]. Following the Dalek-Movellan War, the [[Black Dalek Leader|Supreme Dalek]] was a fully black Dalek, with white bumps and a more hollow voice. It oversaw the [[Duplicate Incident|rescue of Davros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') When the Daleks [[Necros Incident|captured Davros]] for trial following his creation of a [[Imperial Dalek|new impure race of Daleks]], he tried to convince them he was their master, to which they responded they obeyed only the Supreme Dalek. Davros stated he could make them all Supreme Daleks but they would not release him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[File:Supreme dalek renegade screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Black Dalek Leader|Dalek Supreme]] of the [[Renegade Dalek|Renegade faction]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')]] | |||
As the Civil War entered full swing, the Dalek Supreme remained the leader of the Renegade Daleks that opposed the [[Imperial Dalek]]s commanded by Davros, who had claimed the title of [[Dalek Emperor]]. This variation was also mainly black, but had silver sensor globes, shoulder slats and neck rings, orange dome-lights, and a less-tapered "skirt" section. The Supreme led the Renegade expedition seeking the [[Hand of Omega]] in the [[Shoreditch Incident]], ending up the last survivor after the Imperial forces defeated them. The [[Seventh Doctor]] convinced it that it had no purpose, driving it into a state of confusion and distress, causing it to destroy itself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | |||
During the Civil War, Davros, despite his animosity towards the Dalek Supreme, gave his Imperial Daleks a [[Dalek Council|Supreme Council]] of their own. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Restoration Empire (short story)|The Restoration Empire]]'') One particular [[Supreme Dalek (The Curse of Davros)|Imperial Supreme Dalek]] served as his second-in-command. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') After Davros deserted his faction of Daleks, [[Emperor of the Restoration|one member of the Supreme Council]] exterminated the other Supreme Daleks and proclaimed himself the new Dalek Emperor, succeeding Davros. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Restoration Empire (short story)|The Restoration Empire]]'') | |||
=== Falkus === | |||
Named for the [[Falkus|second]] [[moon]] of Skaro, [[Falkus]] was a [[clone]] of [[Davros]] created by the [[Dalek]]s as part of a project on the planet [[Azimuth]]. Originally, Falkus was created with the intention that Davros would transfer his mind into the clone once it was fully grown, but after the Dalek invasion of Azimuth was publicly defeated by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]], the remaining Daleks eventually activated Falkus, allowing him to develop his own personality. He came to consider himself the 'son' of Davros. His laboratory was an exact replica of [[Davros]]' whilst he was at the [[Kaled Dome]]. | |||
[[ | Hiding on Azimuth, Falkus stopped a Dalek from damaging [[Kurt Schalk]], and suggested surgery to remove his false memories. He informed the [[Black Dalek (Daleks Among Us)|Black Dalek]] that all Daleks should obey Schalk's orders, but concealed the fact that he was regarded as the Supreme Dalek. Eventually, Falkus captured the Seventh Doctor, intending to torture him to learn about the Doctor's past victories so that he could undo them. He was also able to acquire the [[Persuasion machine]], as well as apparently brainwashing [[Elizabeth Klein]] to use it for his benefit. However, the Klein operating the machine was actually a duplicate, who had been programmed to use the machine to destroy all Daleks on Azimuth, as well as all cloned matter. This resulted in the death of Falkus and his Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daleks Among Us (audio story)|Daleks Among Us]]'') | ||
=== [[53rd century]] === | === [[53rd century]] === | ||
A Supreme Dalek, assisted by a Black Dalek, | [[File:Supreme Dalek Fire and Brimstone.jpg|thumb|The Supreme Dalek in the 53rd century. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]'')]] | ||
A [[Supreme Dalek (Fire and Brimstone)|Supreme Dalek]], assisted by a [[Black Dalek (Fire and Brimstone)|Black Dalek]], led the invasion of the [[New Earth System]] aboard the [[Dalek Hive]]. It planned to collapse the star into a [[black hole]] and invade the [[multiverse]] to exterminate all [[Dalek (Barusa's universe)|impure Daleks]]. It was significantly larger than other Daleks and possessed an actual eye with veins and a claw-[[manipulator]]. It was destroyed by the impure Daleks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]'') | |||
=== Second Great Dalek Occupation === | |||
During the [[Second Great Dalek Occupation]], a [[Dalek Supreme (Invasion of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] served as second in command to the Emperor during the campaign against the [[Earth Alliance]]. It recruited [[Susan Mendes]] to be the "Angel of Mercy" ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Human Factor (audio story)|The Human Factor]]'', ''[["Death to the Daleks!" (audio story)|"Death to the Daleks"]]'', ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]'') and issued standing orders for her protection. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]'') | |||
The Dalek Supreme was himself represented by multiple [[red Dalek|Red]] [[Supreme Controller]]s including [[Dalek Supreme Controller ("Death to the Daleks!")|one]] based on [[Celatron]]. There was also [[anecdote|anecdotal]] evidence to suggest 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. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[["Death to the Daleks!" (audio story)|"Death to the Daleks!"]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | |||
After the outbreak of the [[Enemy-Alliance Dalek War]], the Supreme became the leader of the entire Dalek Empire, due to the absence of the Emperor who had transferred its mind into Susan to evade capture by the [[Alliance Dalek]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'') It made a deal with Earth Alliance Commander [[Kalendorf]] for a truce and to fight together against the Alliance Daleks, in return for the delivery of Susan to retrieve the Emperor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Three (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Three]]'') As it took Susan away, it promised Kalendorf he would see her again. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Four (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Four]]'') | |||
The Supreme was with the Emperor on Dalek-occupied [[Earth]] when Kalendorf visited after the defeat of the Alliance Daleks. It was killed when Kalendorf initiated the [[Great Catastrophe (The Exterminators)|Great Catastrophe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Four (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Four]]'') | |||
=== Susan Mendes hybrid === | |||
A single Dalek outpost in the [[Seriphia Galaxy]] survived the Great Catastrophe by diverting the destructive signal into a single drone. In doing so, the drone absorbed the entire imperial command network and the minds of the Dalek Emperor and [[Susan Mendes]]. It was declared the new Dalek Supreme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Demons (audio story)|The Demons]]'') This Supreme's voice notably retained Susan's human voice, though distorted. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Healers (audio story)|The Healers]]'') | |||
The Supreme oversaw the Daleks' return to Mutter's Spiral approximately two thousand years after the Catastrophe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Healers (audio story)|The Healers]]'', ''[[The Demons (audio story)|The Demons]]'', ''[[The Warriors (audio story)|The Warriors]]'') It personally led the Daleks' attack on [[Velyshaa]] to stop the [[Graxis Warden|Graxis Wardens]] and [[Galactic Union]] agents sending a warning to the Union about the Daleks. Afterwards it interrogated [[Galanar]], one of the agents, by itself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Future (audio story)|The Future]]'') | |||
=== Building up to war === | |||
During the lead-up to the [[Last Great Time War]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet the Doctor (DWAN 2006 short story)|Meet the Doctor]]'') [[Dalek Emperor (The Novel of the Film)|the Emperor]] who oversaw the [[The Master's trial (Doctor Who)|the Master's trial]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') was also referred to as the Supreme. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The TV Movie (novelisation)|The TV Movie]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek Supreme (The Genocide Machine)|gold-and-black Dalek Supreme]] was part of the [[Kar-Charrat]] mission to obtain information from the [[planet]]'s [[Library on Kar-Charrat|library]]. It was the immediate subordinate of the [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]] and had a [[Dalek Destroyer]] in orbit. The mission failed and the Emperor ordered the Dalek Supreme to place the [[Chief Scientist (The Secret of the Emperor)|Chief Scientist]] to take command of its mothership and [[self-destruct]], which it did. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek Supreme (Emissary of the Daleks)|gold-and-black Dalek Supreme]] led the Dalek invasion of [[Omnia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Emissary of the Daleks (audio story)|Emissary of the Daleks]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek Supreme (Blood of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] was sent to the planet [[Red Rocket Rising]] to prevent the creation of an impure [[Mutant Dalek|Dalek]] race created by Professor [[Martez]]. It feigned an alliance with the acting president [[Eileen Klint]] to search for the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]]. It interrogated [[Lucie Miller]] to describe him and ordered two Daleks to escort her to him. After being reported of the Doctor's information of the Mutant Daleks, it ordered him to guide the Daleks to Martez's laboratory or he would die. The Dalek Supreme attempted to destroy the lab by crashing the ship as its weapons were no longer active, but it failed and crashed off course. So the two Dalek factions fought along with the planets survivors led by [[Tom Cardwell]]. The Doctor defeated the Daleks with a brain shock powered by the transmitter with Cardwell's help. The Dalek Supreme and the last Mutant Dalek were damaged and dying. In its dying words insist that the Daleks had to maintain their purity, before killed the last of Martez's Daleks and dying itself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek Supreme (Eye of Darkness)|Dalek Supreme]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'') identical in appearance to the [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') led a force of Dalek on the [[Eye of Orion]] to trap the [[Dalek Time Controller]] and ensure its demise, after the Time Controller had been banished from the [[Dalek Empire]] due to being infected with [[Retro-genitor particle|retro-genitor particles]]. Upon arriving at the Eye of Orion, the Dalek Supreme oversaw an attack by the Daleks on [[Markus Schriver]], who had recently transferred his [[consciousness]] into the [[gas]] of [[the Eminence]]. The Daleks dispelled the gaseous Schriver back into his secure bunker, before the Dalek Supreme ordered the [[Eighth Doctor]] to take the Daleks to Schriver's [[bunker]] and the Dalek Time Controller. Inside the bunker, the Dalek Supreme ensured that the Time Controller, Schriver, the Doctor and [[Liv Chenka]] were unable to escape, before sealing the bunker and returning with its subordinate Daleks to its ship before a [[temporal wave]] hit the Eye of Orion and changed [[history]]. | |||
Back onboard its ship, the Dalek Supreme ordered for the remains of the [[Dalek duplicate]] [[Adelaine Dutemps]], who had been created from the Dalek Time Controller's [[DNA]], to be reconstituted as a unique [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'') who would eventually become a major figure in the Time War. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Vortex (audio story)|The Shadow Vortex]]'' et al) | |||
=== Time War === | |||
{{Section stub|Information from ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]'')]]}} | |||
In the ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'' published during the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Time Lord]]s identified five [[casing]] models of Supreme Dalek: the [[Dalek Supreme Type A|Black Dalek]] who oversaw the [[Time Destructor Incident|Daleks' master plan]], the [[Dalek Supreme Type B|gold-and-black Dalek]] seen in the [[Spiridon campaign]], the [[Dalek Supreme Type C|Black Dalek]] who led the [[Duplicate Incident|rescue]] of [[Davros]], the [[Dalek Supreme Type D|Black Dalek]] who led the [[Renegade Dalek]]s and the [[Dalek Supreme Type E|red-and-gold Dalek]] who would lead the [[New Dalek Empire]]. The [[Dalek Supreme Type 3|Gold Dalek]] who oversaw [[Operation Divide and Conquer]] and the [[Time Paradox Incident]] was believed to be a subordinate "[[outpost commander]]" who deputised for the Dalek Supreme. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') The red-and-gold Supreme casing saw use in the War, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ambush (comic story)|Ambush]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]'') with the Time Lords identifying it as a casing that had been introduced "latterly" to distinguish Supremes from the [[Black Dalek Type VIII|Black Dalek-rank]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') | |||
[[File:Dalek Supreme & Bronze Dalek in the Time War.jpg|thumb|[[Dalek Supreme (Ambush)|A Supreme Dalek]] in the Time War. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ambush (comic story)|Ambush]]'')]]Months into the Time War, a [[Dalek Supreme (Desperate Measures)|Dalek Supreme]] led the Daleks' assault on [[Project Revenant]]'s pocket dimension, intending to use the facility to produce Daleks and to exploit its link to the [[Death Zone]] to reach [[Gallifrey]]. It was killed when the pocket dimension collapsed. Afterwards the [[Dalek Emperor in the Last Great Time War|Emperor]] ordered the [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Time Strategist]] to appoint a new Supreme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek Supreme (Dissolution)|Dalek Supreme]] passed on the Emperor's orders regarding the capture of [[Narvin]] to a [[Hunter Dalek]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dissolution (audio story)|Dissolution]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek Supreme (Homecoming)|Dalek Supreme]] was aboard the Emperor's saucer during his attempt to seize Gallifrey using null zone technology. When the Supreme questioned the Emperor's strategy, the Emperor accused it of blasphemy and had it destroyed. A technician was upgraded to replace it as Dalek Supreme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Homecoming (audio story)|Homecoming]]'') | |||
A red-and-gold [[Dalek Supreme (Ambush)|Dalek Supreme]] with three [[luminosity discharger]]s commanded a [[Dalek]] fleet which attempted to ambush the [[War Doctor]] after leaking its coordinates to the [[Time Lord]]s. After the Doctor escaped the trap, the Dalek Supreme ordered its underlings to "activate the [[tracker]] [[beacon]]" and gloated that "the Predator" would soon be located and "[[Predator Dalek|bent to the will of the Daleks]]". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ambush (comic story)|Ambush]]'') | |||
A [[Supreme Dalek (Saviour)|Supreme Dalek]] commanded a [[Dalek harvest ship]] en route to [[Tharius]]. It was destroyed when the ship collided with Tharius. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Saviour (audio story)|Saviour]]'') | |||
[[Missy]] claimed to have fought a Supreme Dalek on the hills of the [[Never Vault]] during the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') Indeed, {{Jacobi}} had been disappointed the Supreme was not sent to confront him at [[Arcking]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Good Master (audio story)|The Good Master]]'') | |||
=== New Dalek Empire === | === New Dalek Empire === | ||
[[File:Supreme Dalek The Stolen Earth.jpg|thumb|left|The Dalek Supreme of the New Dalek Empire. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')]]After the return of [[Davros]] and the reestablishment of the Dalek race, a red [[Supreme Dalek (The Stolen Earth)|Supreme Dalek]] took charge of the [[New Dalek Empire]]. Like the [[Dalek Supreme (Ambush)|Time War version]]'s, its [[casing]] had gold ridges around it, golden [[sense globe]]s, and three [[luminosity discharger]]s. The Supreme Dalek spoke in a deeper voice than most Daleks. He was killed by Jack Harkness after attempting to exterminate Davros and the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | |||
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After the return of Davros and the reestablishment of the Dalek race, a red [[Supreme Dalek ( | The [[dome]] of an identical [[Supreme Dalek (The Day of the Doctor)|Supreme Dalek]] ended up in [[UNIT]]'s [[Black Archive]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
=== New Dalek Paradigm === | === New Dalek Paradigm === | ||
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[[File:Victory_of_the_daleks.jpg|thumb | [[File:Victory_of_the_daleks.jpg|thumb|The Eleventh Doctor faces the New Dalek Paradigm, led by the white Supreme unit. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'')]] | ||
Three survivors of | Three survivors of the New Dalek Empire, with their heavily-damaged [[Dalek saucer]], located a [[Progenitor]] device, capable of restoring the Dalek race, which refused to activate for them due to their "impurity". The Daleks decided to lure the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to them by [[Ironside Project|posing as man-made machines]] in [[World War II]]. Gaining the Doctor's "testimony" that they were truly Daleks, the Progenitor finally activated for them, creating a new faction of improved Daleks who considered themselves superior. These Daleks were led by a white Dalek Supreme. Under the Supreme's orders, the old Daleks were destroyed by the new ones. The Supreme Dalek then threatened to destroy the Earth using an [[Oblivion Continuum]]. While the Doctor rushed to Earth to disarm the device, the Supreme Dalek and its subordinates departed the era in a [[time corridor]] to go on and rebuild the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'') | ||
A Supreme Dalek oversaw the placement of the [[Eye of Time]] in the ruins of [[Kaalann]]. However, its plot was foiled by the Eleventh Doctor and Amy, reversing the invasion of Earth and sending the Supreme Dalek and | A [[Supreme Dalek (City of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]] oversaw the placement of the [[Eye of Time]] in the ruins of [[Kaalann]]. However, its plot was foiled by the Eleventh Doctor and Amy, reversing the invasion of Earth and sending the Supreme Dalek and its army back to their own time and space. ([[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Another [[Supreme Dalek (Return to Earth)|Supreme Dalek]] led the Daleks on their attempted take-overs of the ''[[SS Lucy Gray]]'' in their efforts to recover their lost [[Time Axis]]. The Daleks, including the Supreme Dalek, were destroyed when their ship was sent into the sun. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Evacuation Earth (video game)|Evacuation Earth]]'', ''[[Return to Earth (video game)|Return to Earth]]'') | |||
A [[Supreme Dalek (The Pandorica Opens)|Supreme Dalek]] appeared at the opening of the [[Pandorica]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | |||
The Eleventh Doctor found [[Dalek (The Wedding of River Song)|a dying Supreme Dalek]] and took information about [[the Silence]] from its memory banks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') | |||
A Dalek Supreme served under the [[Dalek Time Controller]] during their plan involving the Doctor and the [[Sunlight Worlds]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'') | A damaged Supreme from the Paradigm was once discovered in the wreckage of a [[Renegade Dalek]] base on [[Thule]]. ([[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]]'') | ||
When the Daleks invaded [[London]] in [[2106]] using a piece of the [[Eternity Clock]], the [[Supreme Dalek (The Eternity Clock)|Supreme Dalek]] oversaw the operation from the [[Dalek Command Node]]. The Doctor and [[River Song]] hacked into the Dalek [[transmat]] systems and sent the Supreme Dalek to the [[North Pole]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'') | |||
[[Supreme Dalek (The Dalek Generation)|A Dalek Supreme]] served under the [[Dalek Time Controller]] during their plan involving the Doctor and the [[Sunlight Worlds]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'') | |||
=== Resurrected Dalek Empire === | |||
While the original Supreme Dalek of the Paradigm had originally been the ultimate leader of the Paradigm, its repeated failures had caused it to be demoted, maintaining simply a token presence in the [[Parliament of the Daleks]] with the [[Reinvention of the Dalek Empire|advent]] of 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]]'') Another Paradigm Supreme was an inmate of the [[Dalek Asylum]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') | |||
Redemption for the original Paradigm Supreme came when the [[Prime Minister of the Daleks]] was driven insane upon remembering the Doctor. Declaring the Prime Minister unfit for service, the Supreme exterminated it and retook command of the New Dalek Paradigm, commanding Dalek forces throughout the [[Siege of Trenzalore]]. Though it came close to exterminating the dying Doctor, it was ultimately destroyed by the [[regeneration energy]] that the Doctor released when the Time Lords granted him a new [[regeneration cycle]]. ([[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]]'') | |||
A [[Supreme Dalek (The Magician's Apprentice)|red-and-gold Supreme Dalek]] commanded the Daleks from [[Dalek control]] on a rebuilt [[Skaro]] at the [[Dalek City]]. This Supreme ordered the extermination of Missy and [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') These Daleks were destroyed by the rejuvenated Daleks that were decaying in the [[Skaro sewer|sewers]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') | |||
A [[Dalek Supreme (Abduction)|Dalek Supreme]] commanded a [[Dalek mother ship (Abduction)|Dalek mother ship]] which used a [[tractor beam]] to abduct a [[plane]] carrying an [[Politician (Abduction)|MP]] who was due to meet the [[American President]], intending to [[robotisation|robotise]] and use him to start [[World War III]], paving the way for a [[Dalek invasion (Abduction)|Dalek invasion]]. However, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] was also on the plane, preparing to foil the invasion; he anticipated that he would "engage in some witty [[repartee]]" with the Dalek Supreme "for some moments". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Abduction (short story)|Abduction]]'') | |||
In the [[Dalek Dome]], a [[Supreme Dalek (Liberation of the Daleks)|red-and-gold Supreme Dalek]] commanded the [[1966 Dalek invasion of Earth]], which the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] arrived in the midst of. He ordered his bronze Dalek drones to [[exterminate]] the Doctor before he could slip away. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)|Liberation of the Daleks]]'') | |||
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A group of [[Dalek]]s made a failed attempt to capture [[Sarah Jane Smith]], intending to bring her to the '''[[Dalek Supreme]]''' for [[interrogation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Glorious Goodwood (audio story)|Glorious Goodwood]]'') | |||
In an [[alternate timeline]] where the [[Dalek]]s came under attack by the infection called the [[Mutant Phase]], the [[Dalek Supreme (The Mutant Phase)|Dalek Supreme]] served the [[Dalek Prime|Emperor Dalek]] on [[Skaro]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* | === Imperial Dalek === | ||
[[File:DalekImperialSupremeJamesJohnson.jpg|thumb|Imperial Dalek Supreme closer look.]] | |||
* Whilst the position of an [[Imperial Dalek|Imperial]] [[Supreme Dalek (The Curse of Davros)|Supreme Dalek]] subordinate to the [[Emperor Dalek|Emperor]] [[Davros]] was first introduced in ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'', its image was visualised on the cover of ''[[Sullivan and Cross - AWOL (audio anthology)|Sullivan and Cross - AWOL]]'', rendered by [[James Johnson]].<ref>https://twitter.com/soundsmythprod/status/1575519857382154240</ref> | |||
** As with previous work, Johnson once again released a closer look at the [[Black Dalek]] Supreme design featured on the cover, noting its origins from the [[Dapol]] line of action figures.<ref name="Dalek write up">https://twitter.com/ThePrydonian/status/1575806113072943104</ref> Cover artist [[Caroline Tankersley]] also noted the design draws inspiration from the [[Black Dalek (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Black Dalek]] seen in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]''.<ref>https://twitter.com/soundsmythprod/status/1575520452725903361</ref> | |||
{{Quote|Once the Imperial Dalek faction was established, it became necessary to implement a Dalek Supreme to command operations, such as the [[Napoleon Stratagem]] - much to Davros's displeasure. To ensure his authority as Emperor remained unchallenged, Davros conditioned the mind of the Supreme to be totally obedient to his will, with the capacity to punish it painfully in the event of failure. Nevertheless, its main purpose is to serve the Dalek cause - and will exterminate all who oppose it.|James Johnson}} | |||
* | === Invalid sources === | ||
* ''[[The Doctor Who Technical Manual]]'' (1983) makes the claim that the positions of Dalek Supreme and Black Dalek are a synonymous [[second-in-command]] to the [[Emperor Dalek]], and that thus there was only ever one Black Supreme at any given point in Dalek history. | |||
* ''The Dalek invasion of pop culture'', published as part of ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'', claims that "the true beginning of the [[Time War]]" was depicted in a 1977 [[Weetabix]] commercial in which a Supreme Dalek orders all Daleks to find and exterminate all packs of Weetabix containing secret messages from the [[Time Lord]]s. | |||
* ''[[The Universal Databank]]'' identifies Dalek Supreme as an alternative title for the Black Dalek [[warlord]]s, with [[Black Dalek Leader|one]] being associated with the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]] and the [[Mechonoid Incident]], [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|another]] with the [[Spiridon Incident]] and [[Duplicate Incident]], and [[Black Dalek Leader|yet another]] leading the Daleks in the [[Hand of Omega Incident]]. The [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]] of the [[Time Paradox Incident]] is also identified as a warlord and suggested to be an "avatar" of the Black Dalek. It is claimed that both Black Daleks and Gold Daleks were below the [[Emperor Dalek]]'s [[Dalek Council]]. | |||
* The | === Other matters === | ||
[[File:Dalek Supreme Vengeance.jpg|thumb|The [[Dalek Supreme (Vengeance)|Dalek Supreme]].]] | |||
* A Supreme Dalek | * Similar to [[Dalek Emperor]]/[[Emperor Dalek]], the terms "Dalek Supreme" and "Supreme Dalek" are used interchangably across media. Following the initial use of "Supreme Controller" in ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'', "Dalek Supreme" is used in ''The Chase'', ''The Daleks' Master Plan'', ''The Doctor Strikes Back'', ''Planet of the Daleks'', ''The History of the Daleks'', ''Shadowmind'', ''The Mutant Phase'', ''Asylum of the Daleks'', ''Abduction'', and ''Vengeance'', while "Supreme Dalek" is used in ''Destiny of the Daleks'', ''Resurrection of the Daleks'', ''Revelation of the Daleks'', ''The Stolen Earth''/''Journey's End'', ''City of the Daleks'', and ''The Witch's Familiar''. Additionally, in ''Victory of the Daleks'', the leading Dalek identifies itself simply as "the Supreme". | ||
** This inconsistency is referenced in ''[[Out of Time (audio story)|Out of Time]]'', when the [[Tenth Doctor]] asks a [[Dalek Supreme (Out of Time)|Supreme]] if it prefers "Supreme Dalek" or "Dalek Supreme". | |||
* A [[Black Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Black Dalek]], leading the Dalek city, was featured in the [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]''. In the sequel, ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', the [[Black Dalek (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Black Dalek]] is subordinate to a [[Gold Dalek (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Gold Dalek]], predating the first televised appearance of a Gold Dalek in ''Day of the Daleks''. | |||
* The [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] featured in ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' was actually part of Terry Nation's private collection, made of parts from two props from ''[[The Curse of the Daleks (stage play)|The Curse of the Daleks]]'' play.<ref>[http://www.dalek6388.co.uk/terry-nation-army-series-one/ The Mystery Of Terry Nation's Special Daleks] by the [[Dalek 63•88]] prop research project</ref> | |||
* A white Supreme Dalek appeared in two short length BBC sketches featuring [[Matt Lucas]] and [[David Walliams]] promoting a new comedy, ''Come Fly With Me''. The first sketch featured the Dalek collecting a boarding pass at Heathrow Airport and telling the hostess that it is going to Skaro. The second sketch featured the Dalek leaving the airport, with shopping bags on its plunger arm and being distracted by two attractive air hostesses. | |||
* ''[[The Dalek Tapes (documentary)|The Dalek Tapes]]'', a feature in the ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' DVD, presented both the Gold Dalek of ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' and the golden Dalek Supreme of ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' as members of the [[Dalek Council|Supreme Council]]. This notion was later confirmed in a narrative source, ''[[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]]''. | |||
* A Supreme Dalek appeared in ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]'' from the ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio series, attacking the [[Axis]]. It had a Time War casing with a black dome and black globes. | |||
* Depending on the player's progress, "Supreme Dalek" is a potential rank for the [[Metaltron]] to attain in the [[video game]] [[GAME]]: ''[[The Last Dalek (video game)|The Last Dalek]]''. | |||
* ''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'' makes the claim that there was only ever one Dalek Supreme at any given point in Dalek history, and that new Supreme Daleks were only installed following the death of their predecessors. | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011]]''{{'}}s feature on the New Dalek Paradigm makes the claim that there is only ever one Supreme Dalek. ''[[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]]'', however, established that the original [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|New Paradigm Supreme]] retained a senior role in the [[Dalek hierarchy]] up to its death in the [[Siege of Trenzalore]] (after which the New Dalek Paradigm casings were phased out by the Daleks), meaning the [[Supreme Dalek (The Wedding of River Song)|Supreme Dalek]] who dies in ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'' must have coexisted with it. | |||
* The trailer for [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master! (audio anthology)|Master!]]'' depicts the [[Dalek Supreme (Vengeance)|Dalek Supreme]] in ''[[Vengeance (audio story)|Vengeance]]'', showing it in the [[Supreme Dalek (The Stolen Earth)|modern Supreme casing]] first seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', but with a black and silver coloration instead of red and gold. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/dalek-types-drone-leader-supreme.html A visual guide to Daleks, including varying models of Supreme Daleks.] | * [http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/dalek-types-drone-leader-supreme.html A visual guide to Daleks, including varying models of Supreme Daleks.] | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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"Supreme Dalek", or "Dalek Supreme", was the name given to a Dalek, usually within the Black Dalek ranks, to serve the role of commander.
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Under the leadership of a Dalek Emperor, "permanent" Supreme Daleks made up the Dalek Supreme Council, (AUDIO: We Are The Daleks) although this title or the equivalent "Supreme Controller" could also refer to the leader of a specific operation or territory. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
The Supreme Controller of the Dalek Earthforce (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth) was also designated as Dalek Supreme Commander. (AUDIO: The Mutant Phase [+]Loading...["The Mutant Phase (audio story)"]) The Dalek Supreme who led the invasion of the Cathedral of Contemplation during the Second Dalek War was addressed as Supreme Commander. (AUDIO: Out of Time) Members of the Supreme Council such as the Black Dalek were identified as Supreme Councillors. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)
In the absence of an Emperor, a singular Dalek Supreme could serve as the leader of the entire Dalek Empire; (AUDIO: The Davros Mission, The Demons) "the" Dalek Supreme could also be the designation of a singular Dalek serving as second-in-command to the Emperor, (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks, et al.) or an equivalent leader such as the Prime Minister of the Daleks. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)
Indeed, debate had emerged at the time of the publication of The Dalek Survival Guide as to whether every member of the Dalek Council held the title of Supreme, or an equivalent title like "Supreme Controller", or if only a singular Dalek held the position as the Emperor's second-in-command. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide) Some accounts did depict multiple Daleks as being able to hold the "Supreme" title at one time. (AUDIO: We Are The Daleks, PROSE: Dalek, et. al) Unconditional obedience to "the" Supreme Dalek and belief that it would lead the Daleks to victory was one of the six "articles of faith" comprising the Dalek creed (PROSE: The Dalekreed)
Supreme Daleks were subordinate to the Dalek Time Controller (PROSE: The Dalek Generation, AUDIO: Vengeance) and its successor, the Dalek Time Strategist, who served as second-in-command to the Emperor in the Last Great Time War. (AUDIO: Restoration of the Daleks, Temmosus) When one Dalek Supreme was destroyed during the Last Great Time War, the Dalek Emperor left the selection of its replacement to the Time Strategist. (AUDIO: Desperate Measures)
While the Celestial Intervention Agency believed Supreme Daleks were more intelligent than typical Dalek drones, (PROSE: The Dalek Problem) any Dalek mutant could be designated a Supreme after its creation, but it was randomly selected and uncommon. During the Time War, it was a billion to one chance, with most mutants instead being designated Dalek drones and therefore being tasked with simply following a superior's orders, instead of giving them. (PROSE: Dalek) The first Supreme Dalek of the New Dalek Paradigm, however, was described by human historians as possessing a "larger-than-normal brain". (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)
Within the Golden City Zone of the Dalek Dome based on Dalek history derived from the memories of captured Kaled mutants, the simulacra Daleks did not recognise the title of "Dalek Supreme", only the Golden Emperor. Nevertheless, the Emperor was served by a Black Dalek (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"]) equivalent to the original Emperor's Black Dalek Leader, (COMIC: Duel of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Duel of the Daleks (comic story)"]) who would assume the position of Dalek Supreme. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe [+]Loading...["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"]) The Fourteenth Doctor identified Supremes and Emperors amongst the alternative Dalek leaders who formed the Dalek Alliance, alongside a Dalek Autarch and a Dalek Imperator. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"])
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- Main article: Dalek Supreme (Return to Skaro)
The first known Dalek Supreme resided deep below the Dalek City in the city's incubation level, held in a large nutrient tank. (AUDIO: Return to Skaro) After the Thal-Dalek battle had disabled the Daleks' main power source, (TV: The Daleks) the incubation level was sealed off, suspending the Supreme for decades before it was found by Tryana. Convincing her that it desired peace, the Supreme had her restore power to the Dalek City. When the First Doctor returned to Skaro, the Supreme abandoned the ruse and transferred itself to a black casing so it could lead its resurrected army against the Thals only for the Doctor and his companions to destroy the Dalek force. (AUDIO: Return to Skaro)
22nd century Dalek invasions of Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
- Main article: Dalek Supreme (Vengeance)
The Dalek Supreme was on his way to supervise the production of thousands of Dalek War Machines on an Earth-like planet in 2135, which was infiltrated by the Second Doctor. The Doctor went to moved to sabotage the production, but was spotted leaving his Homemade Dalek casing and was forced to flee. The Daleks searched for him and, unable to tell which one was the impostor, began destroying each other. The Dalek Supreme contacted them from his Dalek flying saucer and ordered them to stop, but the Doctor then impersonated the Dalek Supreme and ordered the Daleks to destroy themselves. The Doctor escaped in the TARDIS just before the Dalek Supreme arrived, having struck a devastating blow against the Daleks. (COMIC: The Doctor Strikes Back)
A Black Dalek known as a Supreme Controller directed the Bedfordshire operation. It had a terrifying pet called the Slyther, which it let roam free around the mines at night, killing those it found. The Supreme Controller's voice was considerably higher than the other Daleks'. A black-and-silver-coloured Dalek referred to as the Saucer Commander was also used during this invasion. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
During an attempt to reinvade the Earth in 2223, another Dalek Supreme in a black casing was dispatched to oversee the effort by the Parliament of the Daleks. However, the Supreme found itself a pawn of the Dalek Litigator, which had travelled to the time period to confront the Bruce Master. After fighting off the invasion, the Master tortured and killed the Supreme. (AUDIO: Vengeance)
The Gold Daleks[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Daleks on Earth were led by a Gold Dalek in an alternate timeline in which World War III had occurred in the late 20th century, enabling the Daleks to take over. (TV: Day of the Daleks) The Dalek Survival Guide noted this unit as 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)
A gold Dalek Supreme led the Daleks' attempt to launch an invasion of Earth from the planet Balbo. Its ally, Jane Davis-Hunt, called it a "gold-plated dustbin". When the Third Doctor and Sergeant Benton raided the Dalek city on Balbo, the Dalek Supreme switched to emergency static power when Skwoj's interference device cut off its main supply. Skwoj and Benton forced the Dalek on top of a plastic cape, insulating it from the floor and deactivating it. (AUDIO: Poison of the Daleks)
Second Dalek War[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the 26th century, Supreme Daleks were gold with black trim. The Master liaised with one after he'd been hired to start another human-Draconian war. (TV: Frontier in Space) The Time Lords believed this Dalek to be a subordinate "outpost commander" who deputised for the Dalek Supreme. (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual)
A higher-ranking Dalek Supreme, head of the Dalek Supreme Council and second-in-command to the Dalek Emperor, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks) arrived to take command of operations on the planet Spiridon. He exterminated the Dalek Section Leader for its incompetence and ended up stranded after Thals stole his ship, but called for another one. The second Supreme was distinguished by an eye-stalk that lit up when he was speaking. (TV: Planet of the Daleks) By one account, this Supreme was in fact the Dalek Prime's original warlord. (PROSE: The History of the Daleks)
Ace wore a helmet made from the dome of a Black Dalek Supreme. (PROSE: Shadowmind)
During the Second Dalek War, a red-and-gold Supreme Dalek led Grey Daleks in an attack on the Cathedral of Contemplation. (AUDIO: Out of Time) Later, at a point when the war was waged by new bronze Daleks, the Dalek Inquisitor General known as Dalek X was subordinate to the Supreme Dalek. (PROSE: Prisoner of the Daleks)
Circa 4000[[edit] | [edit source]]
A Black Dalek serving as the Dalek Supreme dispatched a Dalek execution squad to pursue the Doctor through space and time in response to defeating their invasion of Earth, (TV: The Chase) and later led the Great Alliance on the planet Kembel in their plan to destroy Earth. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan) As it was second-in-command of the Dalek race, the Dalek Supreme was considered irreplaceable by the Dalek Prime. (PROSE: The Mutation of Time) Some historians claimed that this Dalek Supreme was the last surviving member of the Supreme Council, which had been whittled down over the course of the Dalek Wars. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)
Dalek Civil War[[edit] | [edit source]]
However, over a thousand years later, when the Dalek Prime had become the Dalek Emperor, there were multiple Black Dalek Leaders, (PROSE: The Evil of the Daleks) in addition to black-domed Daleks serving as lieutenants and guards. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks) By one account, the Dalek Supreme oversaw Operation Human Factor, (PROSE: The History of the Daleks) though another account identified this Dalek leader as a Red Dalek. (PROSE: The Evil of the Daleks)
Dalek-Movellan War[[edit] | [edit source]]
Although there were multiple Supreme Daleks that served the Dalek Emperor during the Dalek-Movellan War, (AUDIO: The Triumph of Davros) one Dalek Supreme acted as the Supreme Commander of the Daleks. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
A gold-and-black Dalek Supreme was in command of the Kembel faction during the war, leading efforts to regain lost knowledge of time travel. It led the response to a Movellan rocket landing on Kembel after pursuing a crashed ship containing the Tenth Doctor and Davros. Whilst captured by the Movellans, Davros feigned proposing an alliance between the warring powers against Earth instead and used the pathweb to call on all Supremes to follow the truce and join him. The Kembel Supreme had the transmission suppressed and worked with the Doctor against the Movellans, only to discover Davros' true plan when he used the pretence of the alliance to infect the First Movellan with a virus. During an ensuing Earth Protection Corps attack on Kembel, the Supreme was destroyed by Anya Kingdom when it tried to prevent the Doctor stealing the faction's time machine. (AUDIO: The Triumph of Davros)
Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War[[edit] | [edit source]]
A schism developed between the Daleks led by the Dalek Supreme and those still loyal to their creator Davros. Following the Dalek-Movellan War, the Supreme Dalek was a fully black Dalek, with white bumps and a more hollow voice. It oversaw the rescue of Davros. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks) When the Daleks captured Davros for trial following his creation of a new impure race of Daleks, he tried to convince them he was their master, to which they responded they obeyed only the Supreme Dalek. Davros stated he could make them all Supreme Daleks but they would not release him. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)
As the Civil War entered full swing, the Dalek Supreme remained the leader of the Renegade Daleks that opposed the Imperial Daleks commanded by Davros, who had claimed the title of Dalek Emperor. This variation was also mainly black, but had silver sensor globes, shoulder slats and neck rings, orange dome-lights, and a less-tapered "skirt" section. The Supreme led the Renegade expedition seeking the Hand of Omega in the Shoreditch Incident, ending up the last survivor after the Imperial forces defeated them. The Seventh Doctor convinced it that it had no purpose, driving it into a state of confusion and distress, causing it to destroy itself. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
During the Civil War, Davros, despite his animosity towards the Dalek Supreme, gave his Imperial Daleks a Supreme Council of their own. (PROSE: The Restoration Empire) One particular Imperial Supreme Dalek served as his second-in-command. (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros) After Davros deserted his faction of Daleks, one member of the Supreme Council exterminated the other Supreme Daleks and proclaimed himself the new Dalek Emperor, succeeding Davros. (PROSE: The Restoration Empire)
Falkus[[edit] | [edit source]]
Named for the second moon of Skaro, Falkus was a clone of Davros created by the Daleks as part of a project on the planet Azimuth. Originally, Falkus was created with the intention that Davros would transfer his mind into the clone once it was fully grown, but after the Dalek invasion of Azimuth was publicly defeated by the Seventh Doctor and Ace, the remaining Daleks eventually activated Falkus, allowing him to develop his own personality. He came to consider himself the 'son' of Davros. His laboratory was an exact replica of Davros' whilst he was at the Kaled Dome.
Hiding on Azimuth, Falkus stopped a Dalek from damaging Kurt Schalk, and suggested surgery to remove his false memories. He informed the Black Dalek that all Daleks should obey Schalk's orders, but concealed the fact that he was regarded as the Supreme Dalek. Eventually, Falkus captured the Seventh Doctor, intending to torture him to learn about the Doctor's past victories so that he could undo them. He was also able to acquire the Persuasion machine, as well as apparently brainwashing Elizabeth Klein to use it for his benefit. However, the Klein operating the machine was actually a duplicate, who had been programmed to use the machine to destroy all Daleks on Azimuth, as well as all cloned matter. This resulted in the death of Falkus and his Daleks. (AUDIO: Daleks Among Us)
53rd century[[edit] | [edit source]]
A Supreme Dalek, assisted by a Black Dalek, led the invasion of the New Earth System aboard the Dalek Hive. It planned to collapse the star into a black hole and invade the multiverse to exterminate all impure Daleks. It was significantly larger than other Daleks and possessed an actual eye with veins and a claw-manipulator. It was destroyed by the impure Daleks. (COMIC: Fire and Brimstone)
Second Great Dalek Occupation[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the Second Great Dalek Occupation, a Dalek Supreme served as second in command to the Emperor during the campaign against the Earth Alliance. It recruited Susan Mendes to be the "Angel of Mercy" (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks, The Human Factor, "Death to the Daleks", Project Infinity) and issued standing orders for her protection. (AUDIO: Return of the Daleks)
The Dalek Supreme was himself represented by multiple Red Supreme Controllers including one based on Celatron. There was also anecdotal evidence to suggest 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. (AUDIO: "Death to the Daleks!", PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide)
After the outbreak of the Enemy-Alliance Dalek War, the Supreme became the leader of the entire Dalek Empire, due to the absence of the Emperor who had transferred its mind into Susan to evade capture by the Alliance Daleks. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter One) It made a deal with Earth Alliance Commander Kalendorf for a truce and to fight together against the Alliance Daleks, in return for the delivery of Susan to retrieve the Emperor. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Three) As it took Susan away, it promised Kalendorf he would see her again. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Four)
The Supreme was with the Emperor on Dalek-occupied Earth when Kalendorf visited after the defeat of the Alliance Daleks. It was killed when Kalendorf initiated the Great Catastrophe. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Four)
Susan Mendes hybrid[[edit] | [edit source]]
A single Dalek outpost in the Seriphia Galaxy survived the Great Catastrophe by diverting the destructive signal into a single drone. In doing so, the drone absorbed the entire imperial command network and the minds of the Dalek Emperor and Susan Mendes. It was declared the new Dalek Supreme. (AUDIO: The Demons) This Supreme's voice notably retained Susan's human voice, though distorted. (AUDIO: The Healers)
The Supreme oversaw the Daleks' return to Mutter's Spiral approximately two thousand years after the Catastrophe. (AUDIO: The Healers, The Demons, The Warriors) It personally led the Daleks' attack on Velyshaa to stop the Graxis Wardens and Galactic Union agents sending a warning to the Union about the Daleks. Afterwards it interrogated Galanar, one of the agents, by itself. (AUDIO: The Future)
Building up to war[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the lead-up to the Last Great Time War, (PROSE: Meet the Doctor) the Emperor who oversaw the the Master's trial (PROSE: The Novel of the Film) was also referred to as the Supreme. (PROSE: The TV Movie)
A gold-and-black Dalek Supreme was part of the Kar-Charrat mission to obtain information from the planet's library. It was the immediate subordinate of the Dalek Emperor and had a Dalek Destroyer in orbit. The mission failed and the Emperor ordered the Dalek Supreme to place the Chief Scientist to take command of its mothership and self-destruct, which it did. (AUDIO: The Genocide Machine)
A gold-and-black Dalek Supreme led the Dalek invasion of Omnia. (AUDIO: Emissary of the Daleks)
A Dalek Supreme was sent to the planet Red Rocket Rising to prevent the creation of an impure Dalek race created by Professor Martez. It feigned an alliance with the acting president Eileen Klint to search for the Doctor. It interrogated Lucie Miller to describe him and ordered two Daleks to escort her to him. After being reported of the Doctor's information of the Mutant Daleks, it ordered him to guide the Daleks to Martez's laboratory or he would die. The Dalek Supreme attempted to destroy the lab by crashing the ship as its weapons were no longer active, but it failed and crashed off course. So the two Dalek factions fought along with the planets survivors led by Tom Cardwell. The Doctor defeated the Daleks with a brain shock powered by the transmitter with Cardwell's help. The Dalek Supreme and the last Mutant Dalek were damaged and dying. In its dying words insist that the Daleks had to maintain their purity, before killed the last of Martez's Daleks and dying itself. (AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks)
A Dalek Supreme, (AUDIO: Eye of Darkness) identical in appearance to the Gold Daleks, (TV: Day of the Daleks, Frontier in Space) led a force of Dalek on the Eye of Orion to trap the Dalek Time Controller and ensure its demise, after the Time Controller had been banished from the Dalek Empire due to being infected with retro-genitor particles. Upon arriving at the Eye of Orion, the Dalek Supreme oversaw an attack by the Daleks on Markus Schriver, who had recently transferred his consciousness into the gas of the Eminence. The Daleks dispelled the gaseous Schriver back into his secure bunker, before the Dalek Supreme ordered the Eighth Doctor to take the Daleks to Schriver's bunker and the Dalek Time Controller. Inside the bunker, the Dalek Supreme ensured that the Time Controller, Schriver, the Doctor and Liv Chenka were unable to escape, before sealing the bunker and returning with its subordinate Daleks to its ship before a temporal wave hit the Eye of Orion and changed history.
Back onboard its ship, the Dalek Supreme ordered for the remains of the Dalek duplicate Adelaine Dutemps, who had been created from the Dalek Time Controller's DNA, to be reconstituted as a unique Dalek Time Strategist, (AUDIO: Eye of Darkness) who would eventually become a major figure in the Time War. (AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex et al)
Time War[[edit] | [edit source]]
Information from (AUDIO: A Genius for War)]]
In the Dalek Combat Training Manual published during the Last Great Time War, the Time Lords identified five casing models of Supreme Dalek: the Black Dalek who oversaw the Daleks' master plan, the gold-and-black Dalek seen in the Spiridon campaign, the Black Dalek who led the rescue of Davros, the Black Dalek who led the Renegade Daleks and the red-and-gold Dalek who would lead the New Dalek Empire. The Gold Dalek who oversaw Operation Divide and Conquer and the Time Paradox Incident was believed to be a subordinate "outpost commander" who deputised for the Dalek Supreme. (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual) The red-and-gold Supreme casing saw use in the War, (COMIC: Ambush; AUDIO: A Genius for War) with the Time Lords identifying it as a casing that had been introduced "latterly" to distinguish Supremes from the Black Dalek-rank. (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual)
Months into the Time War, a Dalek Supreme led the Daleks' assault on Project Revenant's pocket dimension, intending to use the facility to produce Daleks and to exploit its link to the Death Zone to reach Gallifrey. It was killed when the pocket dimension collapsed. Afterwards the Emperor ordered the Time Strategist to appoint a new Supreme. (AUDIO: Desperate Measures)
A Dalek Supreme passed on the Emperor's orders regarding the capture of Narvin to a Hunter Dalek. (AUDIO: Dissolution)
A Dalek Supreme was aboard the Emperor's saucer during his attempt to seize Gallifrey using null zone technology. When the Supreme questioned the Emperor's strategy, the Emperor accused it of blasphemy and had it destroyed. A technician was upgraded to replace it as Dalek Supreme. (AUDIO: Homecoming)
A red-and-gold Dalek Supreme with three luminosity dischargers commanded a Dalek fleet which attempted to ambush the War Doctor after leaking its coordinates to the Time Lords. After the Doctor escaped the trap, the Dalek Supreme ordered its underlings to "activate the tracker beacon" and gloated that "the Predator" would soon be located and "bent to the will of the Daleks". (COMIC: Ambush)
A Supreme Dalek commanded a Dalek harvest ship en route to Tharius. It was destroyed when the ship collided with Tharius. (AUDIO: Saviour)
Missy claimed to have fought a Supreme Dalek on the hills of the Never Vault during the Time War. (TV: The Witch's Familiar) Indeed, the War Master had been disappointed the Supreme was not sent to confront him at Arcking. (AUDIO: The Good Master)
New Dalek Empire[[edit] | [edit source]]
After the return of Davros and the reestablishment of the Dalek race, a red Supreme Dalek took charge of the New Dalek Empire. Like the Time War version's, its casing had gold ridges around it, golden sense globes, and three luminosity dischargers. The Supreme Dalek spoke in a deeper voice than most Daleks. He was killed by Jack Harkness after attempting to exterminate Davros and the Doctor. (TV: The Stolen Earth / Journey's End)
The dome of an identical Supreme Dalek ended up in UNIT's Black Archive. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
New Dalek Paradigm[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Supreme Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)
Three survivors of the New Dalek Empire, with their heavily-damaged Dalek saucer, located a Progenitor device, capable of restoring the Dalek race, which refused to activate for them due to their "impurity". The Daleks decided to lure the Eleventh Doctor to them by posing as man-made machines in World War II. Gaining the Doctor's "testimony" that they were truly Daleks, the Progenitor finally activated for them, creating a new faction of improved Daleks who considered themselves superior. These Daleks were led by a white Dalek Supreme. Under the Supreme's orders, the old Daleks were destroyed by the new ones. The Supreme Dalek then threatened to destroy the Earth using an Oblivion Continuum. While the Doctor rushed to Earth to disarm the device, the Supreme Dalek and its subordinates departed the era in a time corridor to go on and rebuild the Daleks. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)
A Supreme Dalek oversaw the placement of the Eye of Time in the ruins of Kaalann. However, its plot was foiled by the Eleventh Doctor and Amy, reversing the invasion of Earth and sending the Supreme Dalek and its army back to their own time and space. (GAME: City of the Daleks)
Another Supreme Dalek led the Daleks on their attempted take-overs of the SS Lucy Gray in their efforts to recover their lost Time Axis. The Daleks, including the Supreme Dalek, were destroyed when their ship was sent into the sun. (GAME: Evacuation Earth, Return to Earth)
A Supreme Dalek appeared at the opening of the Pandorica. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)
The Eleventh Doctor found a dying Supreme Dalek and took information about the Silence from its memory banks. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
A damaged Supreme from the Paradigm was once discovered in the wreckage of a Renegade Dalek base on Thule. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)
When the Daleks invaded London in 2106 using a piece of the Eternity Clock, the Supreme Dalek oversaw the operation from the Dalek Command Node. The Doctor and River Song hacked into the Dalek transmat systems and sent the Supreme Dalek to the North Pole. (GAME: The Eternity Clock)
A Dalek Supreme served under the Dalek Time Controller during their plan involving the Doctor and the Sunlight Worlds. (PROSE: The Dalek Generation)
Resurrected Dalek Empire[[edit] | [edit source]]
While the original Supreme Dalek of the Paradigm had originally been the ultimate leader of the Paradigm, its repeated failures had caused it to be demoted, maintaining simply a token presence in the Parliament of the Daleks with the advent of the resurrected Dalek Empire. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe) Another Paradigm Supreme was an inmate of the Dalek Asylum. (TV: Asylum of the Daleks)
Redemption for the original Paradigm Supreme came when the Prime Minister of the Daleks was driven insane upon remembering the Doctor. Declaring the Prime Minister unfit for service, the Supreme exterminated it and retook command of the New Dalek Paradigm, commanding Dalek forces throughout the Siege of Trenzalore. Though it came close to exterminating the dying Doctor, it was ultimately destroyed by the regeneration energy that the Doctor released when the Time Lords granted him a new regeneration cycle. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)
A red-and-gold Supreme Dalek commanded the Daleks from Dalek control on a rebuilt Skaro at the Dalek City. This Supreme ordered the extermination of Missy and Clara Oswald. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice) These Daleks were destroyed by the rejuvenated Daleks that were decaying in the sewers. (TV: The Witch's Familiar)
A Dalek Supreme commanded a Dalek mother ship which used a tractor beam to abduct a plane carrying an MP who was due to meet the American President, intending to robotise and use him to start World War III, paving the way for a Dalek invasion. However, the Twelfth Doctor was also on the plane, preparing to foil the invasion; he anticipated that he would "engage in some witty repartee" with the Dalek Supreme "for some moments". (PROSE: Abduction)
In the Dalek Dome, a red-and-gold Supreme Dalek commanded the 1966 Dalek invasion of Earth, which the Fourteenth Doctor arrived in the midst of. He ordered his bronze Dalek drones to exterminate the Doctor before he could slip away. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks)
Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]
A group of Daleks made a failed attempt to capture Sarah Jane Smith, intending to bring her to the Dalek Supreme for interrogation. (AUDIO: Glorious Goodwood)
In an alternate timeline where the Daleks came under attack by the infection called the Mutant Phase, the Dalek Supreme served the Emperor Dalek on Skaro. (AUDIO: The Mutant Phase)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Imperial Dalek[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Whilst the position of an Imperial Supreme Dalek subordinate to the Emperor Davros was first introduced in The Curse of Davros, its image was visualised on the cover of Sullivan and Cross - AWOL, rendered by James Johnson.[1]
- As with previous work, Johnson once again released a closer look at the Black Dalek Supreme design featured on the cover, noting its origins from the Dapol line of action figures.[2] Cover artist Caroline Tankersley also noted the design draws inspiration from the Black Dalek seen in The Curse of Fatal Death.[3]
Once the Imperial Dalek faction was established, it became necessary to implement a Dalek Supreme to command operations, such as the Napoleon Stratagem - much to Davros's displeasure. To ensure his authority as Emperor remained unchallenged, Davros conditioned the mind of the Supreme to be totally obedient to his will, with the capacity to punish it painfully in the event of failure. Nevertheless, its main purpose is to serve the Dalek cause - and will exterminate all who oppose it.
Invalid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor Who Technical Manual (1983) makes the claim that the positions of Dalek Supreme and Black Dalek are a synonymous second-in-command to the Emperor Dalek, and that thus there was only ever one Black Supreme at any given point in Dalek history.
- The Dalek invasion of pop culture, published as part of Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe, claims that "the true beginning of the Time War" was depicted in a 1977 Weetabix commercial in which a Supreme Dalek orders all Daleks to find and exterminate all packs of Weetabix containing secret messages from the Time Lords.
- The Universal Databank identifies Dalek Supreme as an alternative title for the Black Dalek warlords, with one being associated with the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth and the Mechonoid Incident, another with the Spiridon Incident and Duplicate Incident, and yet another leading the Daleks in the Hand of Omega Incident. The Gold Dalek of the Time Paradox Incident is also identified as a warlord and suggested to be an "avatar" of the Black Dalek. It is claimed that both Black Daleks and Gold Daleks were below the Emperor Dalek's Dalek Council.
Other matters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Similar to Dalek Emperor/Emperor Dalek, the terms "Dalek Supreme" and "Supreme Dalek" are used interchangably across media. Following the initial use of "Supreme Controller" in The Dalek Invasion of Earth, "Dalek Supreme" is used in The Chase, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Doctor Strikes Back, Planet of the Daleks, The History of the Daleks, Shadowmind, The Mutant Phase, Asylum of the Daleks, Abduction, and Vengeance, while "Supreme Dalek" is used in Destiny of the Daleks, Resurrection of the Daleks, Revelation of the Daleks, The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, City of the Daleks, and The Witch's Familiar. Additionally, in Victory of the Daleks, the leading Dalek identifies itself simply as "the Supreme".
- This inconsistency is referenced in Out of Time, when the Tenth Doctor asks a Supreme if it prefers "Supreme Dalek" or "Dalek Supreme".
- A Black Dalek, leading the Dalek city, was featured in the Dr. Who film Dr. Who and the Daleks. In the sequel, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., the Black Dalek is subordinate to a Gold Dalek, predating the first televised appearance of a Gold Dalek in Day of the Daleks.
- The Dalek Supreme featured in Planet of the Daleks was actually part of Terry Nation's private collection, made of parts from two props from The Curse of the Daleks play.[4]
- A white Supreme Dalek appeared in two short length BBC sketches featuring Matt Lucas and David Walliams promoting a new comedy, Come Fly With Me. The first sketch featured the Dalek collecting a boarding pass at Heathrow Airport and telling the hostess that it is going to Skaro. The second sketch featured the Dalek leaving the airport, with shopping bags on its plunger arm and being distracted by two attractive air hostesses.
- The Dalek Tapes, a feature in the Genesis of the Daleks DVD, presented both the Gold Dalek of Day of the Daleks and the golden Dalek Supreme of Planet of the Daleks as members of the Supreme Council. This notion was later confirmed in a narrative source, Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe.
- A Supreme Dalek appeared in Extermination from the Gallifrey audio series, attacking the Axis. It had a Time War casing with a black dome and black globes.
- Depending on the player's progress, "Supreme Dalek" is a potential rank for the Metaltron to attain in the video game GAME: The Last Dalek.
- The Dalek Handbook makes the claim that there was only ever one Dalek Supreme at any given point in Dalek history, and that new Supreme Daleks were only installed following the death of their predecessors.
- Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011's feature on the New Dalek Paradigm makes the claim that there is only ever one Supreme Dalek. Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe, however, established that the original New Paradigm Supreme retained a senior role in the Dalek hierarchy up to its death in the Siege of Trenzalore (after which the New Dalek Paradigm casings were phased out by the Daleks), meaning the Supreme Dalek who dies in The Wedding of River Song must have coexisted with it.
- The trailer for AUDIO: Master! depicts the Dalek Supreme in Vengeance, showing it in the modern Supreme casing first seen in TV: The Stolen Earth, but with a black and silver coloration instead of red and gold.
