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The '''Dalek Scientific Division''' or '''Dalek Science Division''' was a high-ranking group of [[Scientist Dalek|Dalek Scientists]] in the [[Dalek hierarchy]].
|appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thing of Guile (audio story)|A Thing of Guile]]''}}
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|origin = [[Skaro]], [[Kar-Charrat]], [[Asteroid Theta 12]]}}
The '''Dalek Scientific Division''' was a high-ranking group of [[Dalek]] [[Scientist]]s in the [[Dalek hierarchy|hierarchy]].


Their needs overrode all other orders and concerns in at least two missions. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'', ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]'')
Their needs overrode all other orders and concerns. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'', ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]], [[A Thing of Guile (audio story)|A Thing of Guile]]'') They were headed by the [[Chief Scientist (The Secret of the Emperor)|Chief Scientist]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'')
 
During the [[Last Great Time War]], a Dalek assault squad recieved guidance from the "'''science corps'''". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of Medusa (audio story)|The Wrath of Medusa]]'')


== History ==
== History ==
=== Pre-Time War ===
[[File:Adellus.jpg|thumb|left|Adellus. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Children of the Revolution (comic story)|Children of the Revolution]]'')]]
During the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] of [[Earth]], Dalek scientists conducted the conversion of [[human]]s into [[Robomen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
A [[Chief Scientist]] reported to the [[Black Dalek]] that [[the TARDIS]] had been located. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'')
In [[2540]], a scientific group of no more than twelve [[grey Dalek]]s, led by a [[Dalek Section Leader]], attempted to learn the technique of [[invisibility]] from the [[Spiridon (species)|natives]] of [[Spiridon]], operating from a [[laboratory]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')
Amongst the [[humanised Dalek]]s of [[Kyrol]], scientists such as [[Adellus]] were had [[Green Dalek|green casings]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Children of the Revolution (comic story)|Children of the Revolution]]'')
During the [[Second Great Dalek Occupation]], the Scientific Division oversaw the reoccupation of Spiridon, now known as Zaleria. They intended to finish the invisibility experiments and recover the buried army. [[Susan Mendes]] and [[Kalendorf]], on a visit to inspire the slaves as part of Susan’s work as “the Angel of Mercy”, noticed the Division’s occupation was more brutal than the norm, including the deployment of [[Ogrons]] to brutally police the population. Kalendorf began working with local rebels and the [[Seventh Doctor]] to destroy the frozen army, however the scientists realised his absence and tortured the truth from Suz, despite standing orders from the Supreme for her protection. The Daleks surrounded Kalendorf and threatened to kill him unless the Doctor backed down from destroying the army with heat rays. The Doctor complied, knowing Kalendorf‘s importance to history, and agreed to work with the Daleks on invisibility. After years of servitude to the Scientific Division, the Doctor overheard reports of a rebellion on [[Yaldos]] and, realising history was playing out correctly, released a virus that infected all the Daleks on Spiridon with fatal [[light wave sickness]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]'')
During the [[Second Great Dalek Occupation]], the Scientific Division oversaw the reoccupation of Spiridon, now known as Zaleria. They intended to finish the invisibility experiments and recover the buried army. [[Susan Mendes]] and [[Kalendorf]], on a visit to inspire the slaves as part of Susan’s work as “the Angel of Mercy”, noticed the Division’s occupation was more brutal than the norm, including the deployment of [[Ogrons]] to brutally police the population. Kalendorf began working with local rebels and the [[Seventh Doctor]] to destroy the frozen army, however the scientists realised his absence and tortured the truth from Suz, despite standing orders from the Supreme for her protection. The Daleks surrounded Kalendorf and threatened to kill him unless the Doctor backed down from destroying the army with heat rays. The Doctor complied, knowing Kalendorf‘s importance to history, and agreed to work with the Daleks on invisibility. After years of servitude to the Scientific Division, the Doctor overheard reports of a rebellion on [[Yaldos]] and, realising history was playing out correctly, released a virus that infected all the Daleks on Spiridon with fatal [[light wave sickness]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]'')


Prior to the [[Last Great Time War]], a [[Dalek Scientist (Birth of a Legend)|Dalek Scientist]] was responsible for providing [[Dalek Sec]], named by the [[Dalek Emperor (The Parting of the Ways)|Emperor]] as leader of the [[Cult of Skaro]], with a new, unique casing composed of [[Metalert]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]'')
During the [[Time War]], the Science Division tested a [[Berserker Dalek]] by releasing it on a [[Time Lord]] space station used for research, the ''[[Alpha Cognosco]]'', whilst they observed from a nearby spaceship. They monitored the arrival of three more Time Lords and realised a weakness in the Berserker had been exploited, so boarded the station themselves. The Berserker killed the scientists when they attempted to restrain it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Remnants (audio story)|Remnants]]'')


=== Time War ===
A faction from the Science Division on [[Asteroid Theta 12]] went rogue and attempted to retro-evolve the Daleks back into [[Kaled]]s, being executed for treason. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thing of Guile (audio story)|A Thing of Guile]]'')
As pointed out by the [[War Doctor]] on [[Asteroid Theta 12]], Dalek Scientists during the [[Last Great Time War]] possessed distinctive markings on their [[casing]]s, with blue-coloured [[dome]]s and [[sensor globe]]s. They sought to reverse-evolve the Dalek race and even denied their superior's orders to cancel the project due to it being impure. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Thing of Guile (audio story)|A Thing of Guile]]'')


=== New Dalek Paradigm ===
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[[File:NewDaleks1.jpg|thumb|A Scientist Dalek of the New Dalek Paradigm. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'')]]
The [[Scientist Dalek]]s of the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] were ranked by their [[orange]] colour scheme. The [[Scientist Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|original Scientist]], along with the other original four Paradigm Daleks (the white [[Supreme Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)|Supreme]], yellow [[Eternal Dalek|Eternal]], blue [[Strategist Dalek|Strategist]], and red [[Drone Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)|Drone]]), were created when the [[Ironside Project|three survivors]] of an encounter with [[the Doctor]] tricked the [[Eleventh Doctor]] into allowing them to activate the [[Progenitor]] device. It escaped through a [[time corridor]] with the others and went on to help rebuild the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'')
 
Several Scientist Daleks patrolled [[Kaalann]] and studied the [[Varga plant]]s which infested the capital. One Scientist Dalek externally guarded the [[Visualiser]] room. ([[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'')
 
At least one Scientist Dalek, designated [[Unit Three]], was captured and taken aboard [[Station 7]]. Several Scientist Daleks were part of the platoon led by [[Chief Strategist]] that attacked [[Station 7]], with several other Strategists and Drones under its leadership. From the command ship, Scientists transmitted control signals calling all [[Robomen]] and [[Ogron]]s detained on the station to kill all [[human]]s, while others fed [[static electricity]] to the station's floors allowing captured Dalek technology to reactivate so they could salvage their equipment for analysis and repair. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Only Good Dalek (comic story)|The Only Good Dalek]]'')
 
A [[Scientist Dalek (The Mazes of Time)|Scientist Dalek]] sent an alien family plummeting through time and space while attempting to collect all the [[Time orb]]s. The Scientist recruited many [[Strategist Dalek|Strategist]] Daleks and [[Drone Dalek|Drones]]. It also recruited big armies of [[Cybermen]] and [[Silurian]]s as a distraction for the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Mazes of Time (video game)|The Mazes of Time]]'')
 
Dalek Scientists were present in the [[Dalek Command Node]] when the Daleks invaded [[London]] in the year [[2106]] using a piece of the [[Eternity Clock]]. They were likely destroyed when the Doctor set the [[gas]] pipes built underneath the Command Node to explode. More Scientists were present on the [[Dalek Emperor]]'s [[Dalek Flagship|Flagship]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
A Dalek Scientist action figure was released alongside the [[War Doctor]] in the ''The War Doctor and Dalek Scientist Action Figure Set'', one of three [[Big Finish]]-inspired sets which were released by [[Character Options]] in [[August (releases)|August]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]].
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CO2pk2019War.jpg|[[2019]] B&M Doctor Dalek two-pack of the [[War Doctor]] and Dalek Scientist
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 3 November 2024

The Dalek Scientific Division or Dalek Science Division was a high-ranking group of Dalek Scientists in the Dalek hierarchy.

Their needs overrode all other orders and concerns. (AUDIO: The Genocide Machine, Return of the Daleks, A Thing of Guile) They were headed by the Chief Scientist. (AUDIO: The Genocide Machine)

During the Last Great Time War, a Dalek assault squad recieved guidance from the "science corps". (AUDIO: The Wrath of Medusa)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the Second Great Dalek Occupation, the Scientific Division oversaw the reoccupation of Spiridon, now known as Zaleria. They intended to finish the invisibility experiments and recover the buried army. Susan Mendes and Kalendorf, on a visit to inspire the slaves as part of Susan’s work as “the Angel of Mercy”, noticed the Division’s occupation was more brutal than the norm, including the deployment of Ogrons to brutally police the population. Kalendorf began working with local rebels and the Seventh Doctor to destroy the frozen army, however the scientists realised his absence and tortured the truth from Suz, despite standing orders from the Supreme for her protection. The Daleks surrounded Kalendorf and threatened to kill him unless the Doctor backed down from destroying the army with heat rays. The Doctor complied, knowing Kalendorf‘s importance to history, and agreed to work with the Daleks on invisibility. After years of servitude to the Scientific Division, the Doctor overheard reports of a rebellion on Yaldos and, realising history was playing out correctly, released a virus that infected all the Daleks on Spiridon with fatal light wave sickness. (AUDIO: Return of the Daleks)

During the Time War, the Science Division tested a Berserker Dalek by releasing it on a Time Lord space station used for research, the Alpha Cognosco, whilst they observed from a nearby spaceship. They monitored the arrival of three more Time Lords and realised a weakness in the Berserker had been exploited, so boarded the station themselves. The Berserker killed the scientists when they attempted to restrain it. (AUDIO: Remnants)

A faction from the Science Division on Asteroid Theta 12 went rogue and attempted to retro-evolve the Daleks back into Kaleds, being executed for treason. (AUDIO: A Thing of Guile)

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