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{{Infobox Individual
|image            = DaleksBeginChase.jpg  
|main alias        = [[Black Dalek]]
|image            = Zegbattle.jpg
|species          = Dalek
|species          = Dalek
|affiliation      = Dalek Empire
|origin            = [[Skaro]]
|origin            = [[Skaro]]
|affiliation       = Dalek Empire
|appearances       = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Shadow of Humanity (comic story)|Shadow of Humanity]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]''}}
|affiliation2 = Great Alliance
|first            = The Chase (TV story)
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (webcast)|Mission to the Unknown]]''}}
|other voice actor = Nicholas Briggs
}}
}}
The '''[[Black Dalek]]''', also holding the rank of '''[[Supreme Dalek]]''', was the second-in-command of the [[Dalek]] race, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') after the [[Dalek Prime]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'', ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'')
The '''Black [[Dalek]] Leader''', usually just referred to as the '''[[Black Dalek]]''', was the earliest Black Dalek in existence. It was the [[Dalek Emperor]]'s [[warlord]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'') and second in command, taking charge of the [[Dalek City]] on [[Skaro]] in the Emperor's absence. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'') It was senior to other Black Daleks that came into existence later ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Masters of Earth (audio story)|Masters of Earth]]'') in the same way the [[Red Dalek Leader]] was senior to other [[Red Dalek]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Eve of War (comic story)|Eve of War]]'')


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
After the failure of the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] of [[Earth]], the [[Dalek]]s identified [[the Doctor]] and the Black Dalek, under orders from the [[Dalek Prime]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'') ordered an [[assassin]]ation squad to pursue [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] in a [[Dalek time machine]]. The squad failed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')
The Black Dalek Leader was summoned by the Emperor to deal with [[Zeg]] after he challenged the Emperor's authority. It's [[Gunstick|weapon]] was unable to penetrate Zeg's [[metalert]] casing. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]'')


The same Black Dalek, acting as a Supreme Dalek, oversaw the Dalek operations on [[planet]] [[Kembel]] in the year [[4000]]. It led the conference which founded the [[Great Alliance]] with the emissaries from the [[Outer Galaxies]], intent on invading the [[solar system]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (webcast)|Mission to the Unknown]]'')
[[File:Rust plague Black Dalek TV21PlagueofDeath.jpg|thumb|The Black Dalek Leader rusting away. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'')|left]]
When the Daleks developed [[Dalek flying saucer|space travel]], the Emperor led an [[Alien invasion|invasion]] force off Skaro to conquer other [[planet]]s, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Amaryll Challenge (comic story)|The Amaryll Challenge]]'') leaving the Black Dalek in charge of the Dalek City. When the Daleks were threatened by the outbreak of a [[rust plague]], the Black Dalek was infected in such as way that it could be used as a vessel to transmit the plague to other Daleks. The Emperor returned to Skaro to deal with the situation. The [[Emperor's Personal Guard|Emperor's guards]] chased the Black Dalek away to protect the Emperor. The Emperor then found the Black Dalek by the [[Brain Machine]], rusting away, resigned to its fate, ashamed as it was of letting other Daleks die. The Emperor claimed the Black Dalek was too valuable to lose and sent it to the recasting furnace to be repaired. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'')


Some [[month]]s later, the Supreme Dalek held another conference as the Alliance completed preparations on the [[Time Destructor]] with the [[taranium]] supplied by [[Mavic Chen]]. The theft of the taranium by the [[First Doctor]] put the Black Dalek on edge, and it callously [[Death sentence|executed]] a number of its erstwhile allies, and even other Daleks, for [[failure]] during the recovery efforts.
Later, after its recovery, the Black Dalek led a force of Daleks to the planet [[Phryne]] in search of new technologies as war with the [[Mechanoid]]s became evermore certain. They successfully occupied the planet, although many [[Phrynian]]s went into hiding to form a resistance movement. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]'')


Even after the successful recovery of the taranium core, the Doctor, [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Sara Kingdom]] managed to hijack the Time Destructor itself, using the Black Dalek as a shield to discourage the other Daleks from attacking them. The active Time Derstructor wiped out all Daleks on the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Dalek's Master Plan]]'') This was a massive blow for the [[Dalek Empire]] as the Dalek Prime considered both the [[Dalek Fleet|fleet]] and the Black Dalek irreplaceable. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'')  
The Emperor called a meeting with the Black Dalek and a Red Dalek when the presence of the [[One in a Million Dalek]] threatened to cause a [[civil war]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shadow of Humanity (comic story)|Shadow of Humanity]]'') Both were also present on the Emperor's ship when the Daleks first ventured into the [[Sol System]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]'')


When the [[Second Doctor]] returned to [[Skaro]], he encountered another Black Dalek. He wondered if it was the same one from Kembel, having survived, but there were many other Black Daleks throughout the [[Dalek City|City]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'')
In the [[40th century]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Brain Tappers (comic story)|The Brain Tappers]]'') the Black Dalek Leader presided over the re-election of the Dalek Emperor. The Black Dalek obliterated the entire [[Red Extra-Galactic Squadron]] when their [[commander]] denounced the Emperor for failure to defeat the [[human]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[John Peel]]'s [[Target novelisation|novelisations]] establish the Black Dalek from ''The Chase'' and ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' as one and the same. Reference to this Dalek being "irreplaceable" in ''The Mutation of Time'' also heavily implies it to be the same individual as the [[Black Dalek Leader]] featured prominently throughout ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Chronicles]]'', a link further drawn by the reference to this Dalek being "the second in command of the Daleks race" included in the novelisation of ''The Evil of the Daleks''.
* In ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'', ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' and ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'' (the [[Target Books|Target novelisations]] of ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' and ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''), author [[John Peel]] implies that the Black Dalek present in those stories is the Black Dalek Leader. In ''The Mutation of Time'', the [[Dalek Prime]] considers the Black Dalek "irreplaceable", echoing the Emperor's thoughts from ''Plague of Death''. This does not factor in the [[Dalek Controller|Black Dalek]] destroyed in ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'', set in between both stories, unless it only applies to the Black Dalek Leader, which was mostly just called the Black Dalek. If this was Peel's intention, it would not be the only elements from ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Chronicles]]'' included by Peel in his novelisations; Red Daleks and the Dalek Prime resembling the [[Gold]]en Emperor are other examples.
** In a similar vein, this could also be the Dalek Supreme seen in ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'', which takes place in an [[alternate timeline]] in which the Daleks successfully develop the Time Destructor.  
* Because ''The Dalek Chronicles'' went through frequent art shifts, the Black Dalek Leader often changes colour and design between stories. It is [[black]] and [[silver]] in ''Duel of the Daleks'', black and [[gold]] in ''Plague of Death'', and black, gold and silver in ''The Archives of Phryne'' making it resemble the Black Dalek from ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', the [[Canon|non-canon]] retelling of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' starring [[Peter Cushing]].
* The Supreme Dalek was voiced by either [[David Graham]] or [[Peter Hawkins]] in its original televised appearances. [[Nicholas Briggs]] provided its voice for the [[Audiobooks of novelisations|novelisation audiobooks]], as well as the reconstruction of ''[[Mission to the Unknown (webcast)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' by the [[University of Central Lancashire]].  
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The Black Dalek Leader, usually just referred to as the Black Dalek, was the earliest Black Dalek in existence. It was the Dalek Emperor's warlord (COMIC: The Secret of the Emperor) and second in command, taking charge of the Dalek City on Skaro in the Emperor's absence. (COMIC: Plague of Death) It was senior to other Black Daleks that came into existence later (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, AUDIO: Masters of Earth) in the same way the Red Dalek Leader was senior to other Red Daleks. (COMIC: Eve of War)

Biography

The Black Dalek Leader was summoned by the Emperor to deal with Zeg after he challenged the Emperor's authority. It's weapon was unable to penetrate Zeg's metalert casing. (COMIC: Duel of the Daleks)

The Black Dalek Leader rusting away. (COMIC: Plague of Death)

When the Daleks developed space travel, the Emperor led an invasion force off Skaro to conquer other planets, (COMIC: The Amaryll Challenge) leaving the Black Dalek in charge of the Dalek City. When the Daleks were threatened by the outbreak of a rust plague, the Black Dalek was infected in such as way that it could be used as a vessel to transmit the plague to other Daleks. The Emperor returned to Skaro to deal with the situation. The Emperor's guards chased the Black Dalek away to protect the Emperor. The Emperor then found the Black Dalek by the Brain Machine, rusting away, resigned to its fate, ashamed as it was of letting other Daleks die. The Emperor claimed the Black Dalek was too valuable to lose and sent it to the recasting furnace to be repaired. (COMIC: Plague of Death)

Later, after its recovery, the Black Dalek led a force of Daleks to the planet Phryne in search of new technologies as war with the Mechanoids became evermore certain. They successfully occupied the planet, although many Phrynians went into hiding to form a resistance movement. (COMIC: The Archives of Phryne)

The Emperor called a meeting with the Black Dalek and a Red Dalek when the presence of the One in a Million Dalek threatened to cause a civil war. (COMIC: Shadow of Humanity) Both were also present on the Emperor's ship when the Daleks first ventured into the Sol System. (COMIC: Return of the Elders)

In the 40th century, (COMIC: The Brain Tappers) the Black Dalek Leader presided over the re-election of the Dalek Emperor. The Black Dalek obliterated the entire Red Extra-Galactic Squadron when their commander denounced the Emperor for failure to defeat the humans. (COMIC: The Secret of the Emperor)

Behind the scenes