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{{Infobox Individual
|image = Dalek Emperor.jpg
|alias            = Emperor Dalek
|species = Dalek
|image           = GoldE.JPG
|origin = [[Skaro]]
|species         = Dalek
|only = The Parting of the Ways (TV story)
|origin           = [[Skaro]]
|voice actor = Nicholas Briggs
|appearances      = [[Dalek Emperor - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|first            = Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)
|voice actor     =  
}}
}}
During the [[Last Great Time War]], a '''[[Dalek Emperor]]''' resided in [[Kaalann]] on [[Skaro]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'') He formed the [[Cult of Skaro]], a group above and beyond the Emperor himself, created to "think as the enemy thinks" and "imagine" new ways to find victory. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') The Emperor took control of the [[Cruciform]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') Towards the end of the War, the Emperor oversaw the creation of the [[Eternity Circle]], and was present when they created the [[Temporal Cannon]] to use against the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') When Skaro was devastated, the Emperor was thought to have been killed. ([[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'')
The '''Golden Emperor'''<ref>''[[AHistory]]'' mistakenly claims that the Dalek Emperor in this form is never referred to in story as Golden Emperor.</ref>, also known as the '''Master Brain''', ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (comic story)|City of the Daleks]]'') was an early [[Dalek Emperor|Emperor]] of the [[Dalek Empire]]. It was slightly shorter than the other [[Dalek]]s, with a disproportionately large spheroid head section rendered in gold rather than grey. It also had three globes on each panel unlike other Daleks.


The Dalek Emperor was aboard its [[Dalek flying saucer|saucer]] flagship when all thirteen incarnations of [[the Doctor]] moved [[Gallifrey]] to a [[pocket universe]] on the last day of the Time War, the assembled [[Dalek Fleet]] ended up firing on itself through the [[space]] Gallifrey once occupied (an event which was presumed to have been the activation of [[the Moment]]) ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''); as such, the Emperor was believed to have died with the rest of its species, but this was mistaken. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'')
== History ==
=== Origin ===
After the [[neutronic war]] that devastated [[Skaro]], the [[Kaled mutant|mutants]] had survived in the casings. The only [[humanoid Dalek]] survivors of the war, [[Yarvelling]] and the warlord [[Zolfian]] encountered a Dalek which persuaded them to build more Dalek casings for their mutated descendants. Before the last two humanoid Daleks died, a special casing was built for the Emperor to reflect its new rank, made of [[Flidor]] [[gold]], [[quartz]] and [[Arkellis]] flower sap. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Genesis of Evil]]'')


The Emperor's lone ship barely survived the Time War, falling through time in a heavily damaged state. The nine-metre tall Emperor's new casing had the appearance of its [[Kaled mutant]] revealed floating in a transparent tank of liquid, topped by a giant-sized Dalek dome, complete with [[eyestalk]], flanked by panels of armour dotted by Dalek "bumps" with a ring-shaped "throne" on the bottom. It went into seclusion at the edge of the [[Sol|solar system]] "damaged but rebuilding" during the [[Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire]]. Circa [[199,909]], it secretly installed the [[Jagrafess]] aboard [[Satellite Five]] to play the "long game" of slowly manipulating [[human]]s and re-establishing the Dalek species and fleet. A hundred years after the Jagrafess was killed, in the year [[200,100]], the Emperor was still using Satellite Five (now renamed the "Game Station") to manipulate humanity and conceal his fleet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') The Emperor secretly used [[transmat]] technology aboard the space station to kidnap humans for nearly two hundred years. The kidnapped humans were harvested for their genetic material, and "one cell in a billion" was used to rebuild a new race of Daleks ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') numbering roughly half a million aboard a fleet of 200 ships. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') Because the Emperor had recreated the [[Dalek]] race, it saw itself as a [[god]] and immortal and so was worshipped by the new Daleks. These and other religious concepts such as blasphemy were new to Dalek psychology. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'')
=== Rule ===
In [[2400]], the Emperor gave an address at the [[Great Council Chamber]], ordering a [[Dalek]] invasion of the [[solar system]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'')


The Emperor's pawn aboard Satellite Five, the [[Controller (Bad Wolf)|Controller]], hated her masters and [[transmat]]ted the [[Ninth Doctor]] aboard the Game Station to help defeat them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') When he encountered the Emperor and his new religiously fanatical Daleks, the Doctor surmised that they were driven insane both because they isolated themselves for so long, but also because they were in denial of the fact that they were part human. The Daleks killed almost everyone aboard Satellite Five, and they attacked Earth, bombing millions of people, to transform it into the Emperor's "temple". Shortly afterwards, the Doctor turned down his chance to use an uncalibrated [[delta wave]] to destroy all nearby life, human and Dalek alike. The Emperor thought he was victorious, but he and his entire fleet were atomised by [[Rose Tyler]] after she had absorbed the energies of the time vortex and became the [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]] [[temporal paradox]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'')
Residing in the [[Emperor's Quarters]], the Emperor gave the order to switch on the [[revitalising ray]]s. He was unaware that he was being observed by the [[human]] [[Jeff Stone]], who was conducting espionage in the [[Dalek City]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (comic story)|City of the Daleks]]'')


== Post-mortem ==
Ultimately, the war ended with the Emperor being forced to sue for peace by [[Earth]] ambassadors. In a televised ceremony, the Emperor renounced the Dalek dream of conquest and promised that the Daleks would never leave Skaro again. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Battle for the Moon (comic story)|Battle for the Moon]]'')
While competing with [[Sarah Jane Smith]] over their adventures with [[the Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler]] one-upped her when she said she faced Daleks by noting that she "met the Emperor". ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'')


Rose would later gloat over her destruction of the Emperor which she revealed in her confrontation with [[Dalek Sec]], enraging him to the point that he was only stopped short of exterminating her by the arrival of the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')
After two hundred years of peace, a mysterious [[Mechanical Planet]] came which threatened both Skaro and Earth. The Emperor landed on Earth and made an offer to eliminate the threat in exchange for the return of confiscated Dalek weaponary, which the humans grudgingly accepted. Ultimately, the Daleks destroyed the Mechanical Planet and, with their weapons and power restored, the Emperor vowed to conquer "all the [[planet]]s in every sky." ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mechanical Planet (comic story)|The Mechanical Planet]]'')


This Emperor's casing on Skaro was used by the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] to create a new [[Dalek Emperor (City of the Daleks)|Dalek Emperor]] who resembled his predessor. ([[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'')
Having given him a tour of the Dalek City, the Emperor personally interogated [[Irish]]man [[Pat Kelley]], who had arrived on Skaro in the [[spaceship]] ''[[Emerald Isle]]''. Believing him to be a spy, the Emperor ordered all the Dalek inventions and technology, which Kelley had praised, to be screened for flaws. Interpreting Kelley's advisement for the Daleks to grow out their [[five-leaf clover]]s as an attempt at [[sabotage]], the Emperor had his ship refitted before sending Kelley back to Earth with the clovers, believing that it would bring [[Earth]] to ruin. Little did he realise however, Kelley had infact been playing an elaborate ruse to acquire the clovers all along. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Five-Leaf Clover (short story)|The Five-Leaf Clover]]'')


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When the Skaro [[water plant]] was sabotaged, the Emperor initially believed that [[human]] [[slave]]s were responsible. Soon after, however, the Daleks caught an [[Qurl|alien spy]] whom the Emperor ordered to be brought to him. The spy proved to be scout for an army of [[Birdmen]] that invaded Skaro. Though the invaders were ultimately exterminated, the Emperor lamented that their ability of [[invisibility]], a potential asset to the Daleks, was lost with them. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Invisible Invaders (comic story)|The Invisible Invaders]]'')
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== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{Dalek variants}}
[[Category:Dalek leaders]]
[[Category:Dalek leaders]]
[[Category:Combatants in the Last Great Time War]]
[[Category:Survivors of the Last Great Time War]]

Revision as of 15:20, 8 March 2018

The Golden Emperor[1], also known as the Master Brain, (COMIC: City of the Daleks) was an early Emperor of the Dalek Empire. It was slightly shorter than the other Daleks, with a disproportionately large spheroid head section rendered in gold rather than grey. It also had three globes on each panel unlike other Daleks.

History

Origin

After the neutronic war that devastated Skaro, the mutants had survived in the casings. The only humanoid Dalek survivors of the war, Yarvelling and the warlord Zolfian encountered a Dalek which persuaded them to build more Dalek casings for their mutated descendants. Before the last two humanoid Daleks died, a special casing was built for the Emperor to reflect its new rank, made of Flidor gold, quartz and Arkellis flower sap. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil)

Rule

In 2400, the Emperor gave an address at the Great Council Chamber, ordering a Dalek invasion of the solar system. (COMIC: Invasion of the Daleks)

Residing in the Emperor's Quarters, the Emperor gave the order to switch on the revitalising rays. He was unaware that he was being observed by the human Jeff Stone, who was conducting espionage in the Dalek City. (COMIC: City of the Daleks)

Ultimately, the war ended with the Emperor being forced to sue for peace by Earth ambassadors. In a televised ceremony, the Emperor renounced the Dalek dream of conquest and promised that the Daleks would never leave Skaro again. (COMIC: Battle for the Moon)

After two hundred years of peace, a mysterious Mechanical Planet came which threatened both Skaro and Earth. The Emperor landed on Earth and made an offer to eliminate the threat in exchange for the return of confiscated Dalek weaponary, which the humans grudgingly accepted. Ultimately, the Daleks destroyed the Mechanical Planet and, with their weapons and power restored, the Emperor vowed to conquer "all the planets in every sky." (COMIC: The Mechanical Planet)

Having given him a tour of the Dalek City, the Emperor personally interogated Irishman Pat Kelley, who had arrived on Skaro in the spaceship Emerald Isle. Believing him to be a spy, the Emperor ordered all the Dalek inventions and technology, which Kelley had praised, to be screened for flaws. Interpreting Kelley's advisement for the Daleks to grow out their five-leaf clovers as an attempt at sabotage, the Emperor had his ship refitted before sending Kelley back to Earth with the clovers, believing that it would bring Earth to ruin. Little did he realise however, Kelley had infact been playing an elaborate ruse to acquire the clovers all along. (PROSE: The Five-Leaf Clover)

When the Skaro water plant was sabotaged, the Emperor initially believed that human slaves were responsible. Soon after, however, the Daleks caught an alien spy whom the Emperor ordered to be brought to him. The spy proved to be scout for an army of Birdmen that invaded Skaro. Though the invaders were ultimately exterminated, the Emperor lamented that their ability of invisibility, a potential asset to the Daleks, was lost with them. (COMIC: The Invisible Invaders)

Footnotes

  1. AHistory mistakenly claims that the Dalek Emperor in this form is never referred to in story as Golden Emperor.