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| {{Infobox Conflict | | {{merge|22nd century Dalek invasion}} |
| |name = 22nd century Dalek invasion | | The '''First Dalek War''' was the first war between the [[Dalek]]s and [[human]]ity. |
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| |image =Dalek saucer.jpg
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| |date = [[2157]]-[[2167]]
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| |location = [[Earth]]
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| |result = [[Human]] victory
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| |side1 = [[Dalek]]s
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| |side2 = [[Human]]s
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| |leader1 = [[Dalek Supreme]]
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| |leader2 = unknown
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| In the second half of the [[22nd century]], the [[Dalek]]s invaded [[Earth]] and occupied it for about ten years.
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| == Prelude ==
| | It began in [[2157]] with mysterious attacks on [[Sifranos]] in the [[Arcturus sector]] (a moon of Sifranos was destroyed, one billion settlers being massacred), [[Azure]], and [[Qartopholos]]. These were followed by the [[plague]] attacks directly on [[Earth]] while the [[Dalek Fleet]] massed near [[Epsilon Eridani]]. The war properly began in [[2158]] when the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] of Earth commenced. ([[NA]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'') |
| In [[1903]], after receiving a wealth of information from the future, [[Grigori Rasputin]] foresaw the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Susan Foreman]] battling "strange beings" who had invaded Earth in the future. ([[CC]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'')
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| The first incident of the invasion came in [[2157]], when Earth was bombarded with [[meteorite]]s. At first this was thought the result of a [[cosmic storm]], but shortly after things had returned to normal, people started dying of a new plague sent by the Daleks via the meteorites. The majority of the population of [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[South America]] died before [[human]]s could find a cure. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
| | Additionally, the [[Thal]]s referred to the period in their history (after the [[First Doctor]] helped them rise up against the Daleks) as the First Dalek War. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'') It is possible both events were conducted simultaneously by the [[Dalek Empire]]. |
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| Some [[human]]s were immune to the plague, because some time after visiting the occupied Earth, [[the Doctor]] had spread a counter-virus conferring immunity, to make sure that there would be humans left to help him. {{fact}}
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| At the same time Earth was decimated by the plague, the Daleks attacked human colonies on [[Azure]], [[Sifranos]], [[Qartopholos]] and other worlds, though at the time the identity of the attackers was not known. This was done to make sure that Earth could not expect help from these colonies. ([[NA]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'')
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| == Invasion ==
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| At some point, [[New York City]] was completely destroyed. [[London]] on the other hand, though one of the locations the Daleks landed, was merely occupied and remained relatively intact. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
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| == Earth under Dalek rule ==
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| The Daleks held the Earth for about ten years. During the occupation period, small groups of human resistance fighters continued to exist.([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') The Daleks operated a blockade of the [[Solar system]] to prevent Earth's colonies from attempting to liberate their homeworld. The colonies experienced many problems from the occupation, as they were dependent, to a degree, on communication with and support from Earth. ([[NA]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]], [[Lucifer Rising]]'')
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| The Daleks commenced a mining operation in [[Bedfordshire]] in order to reach the Earth's [[magnetic core]], replace it with a propulsion system, and turn the whole planet into a massive spacecraft. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
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| == Liberation and aftermath ==
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| In the late 2160s, the Daleks announced that they would destroy [[London]]. A freedom fighter named [[Dortmun]], who had been developing explosives, initiated an attack on the Daleks' saucer at the London helipad. Although the attack liberated several prisoners of the Daleks, the bombs did not work effectively against the Daleks, leading to several casualties. [[Ian Chesterton]], who had accompanied the freedom fighters, remained on the saucer as it travelled to Bedfordshire.
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| Following the saucer attack, the [[First Doctor]], his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] and some of the resistance fighters who had been based in [[London]] (including [[David Campbell]]) travelled to the site of the Daleks' mining operation at Bedfordshire. [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]] also (independently) made their way to Bedfordshire, but were captured. They all, however, assisted in the final destruction of the centre of Dalek operations on Earth. In the aftermath, the Daleks withdrew from the planet. The Doctor's granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]] decided to remain in this time period with David. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
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| :''The exact year of the liberation was never stated, though an account that the Daleks had occupied the Earth for about 10 years would place it in 2167 or 2168. It was most definitely after 2164, as the [[First Doctor]] and Ian found a calendar from this year in an abandoned building in London.''
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| Forced by [[Davros]] to reveal to him the Daleks' future defeats, the [[Fourth Doctor]] recounted an invasion of Earth, possibly an inaccurate version of these events. He stated that the invasion occurred in the year [[2000]] and that the magnetic properties of Earth's core itself helped to defeat the Daleks, as well as the determination of human resistance fighters. ([[DW]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
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| By the [[23rd century]], New York City had yet to be rebuilt in its entirety. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'')
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| == Alternate timelines ==
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| * In a divergent timeline, a Dalek in 2158 [[Kansas]], severely damaged by resistance forces, was stung by a parasitic [[wasp]] and implanted with eggs. The Daleks adjusted with a minor genetic change to counteract the eggs. Thousands of years later the genetic change resulted in the [[Mutant Phase]], transforming the Daleks into nearly indestructible interstellar insects. The timeline was destroyed when the [[Fifth Doctor]] stopped the [[Dalek Emperor]] from implementing an ineffective pesticide. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase]]'')
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| == Behind the scenes == | | == Behind the scenes == |
| * The non-canonical film ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' gives a somewhat different account of these events. | | * The human conflict known as the First Dalek War has not been mentioned in any media and can only be distinguished due to references to a [[Second Dalek War]]. |
| * The invasion possibly occurred during an earlier period of Dalek history, as the Daleks at this point had receiver dishes built into their casings to receive broadcast power for their survival. Other Daleks had relied on [[static electricity]] in the floors of the [[Dalek City]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'')
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| * According to [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] material in [[DWBIT 1|''DWBIT'' 1]], six months after the initial incident, in [[2158]], the Daleks landed [[flying saucer|saucers]] on Earth. The [[Supreme Dalek|Black Dalek]] led from the Command Saucer. One of these saucers attacked [[London]]. The British government put all their best defences into battle against the Daleks, sending the [[Royal Air Force|Air Force]]'s helicopters and fighters to attack the Dalek ship. Tanks fought across the streets, and the [[Royal Navy|Navy]] fought with gunboats. The humans were persistent, destroying many Daleks, but in a matter of days the Daleks subjugated the humans and converted the most intelligent into Robomen.
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