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* [[Special Weapons Dalek]] - designed solely for combat, lacking the abilities of the standard Dalek. Reviled as "the Abomination". ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', [[DWM]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Special Weapons Dalek]] - designed solely for combat, lacking the abilities of the standard Dalek. Reviled as "the Abomination". ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', [[DWM]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Marsh Dalek]] - designed solely for swamp combat. (''[[The Dalek Book]]'')
* [[Marsh Dalek]] - designed solely for swamp combat. (''[[The Dalek Book]]'')
* [[Robomen]] - Cybernetically controlled slaves. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase]]'')
 
* [[Pig slave]]s: ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
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* Mercenaries - human, [[Werelox]] and [[Ogron]] soldiers have been hired
Daleks have at times also employed slaves such as [[Robomen]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase]]''), and [[pig slave]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'') or mercenaries such as [[Ogron]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Colony in Space]]'') [[Werelox]] ([[DWM]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom]]'') and [[Dalek Trooper]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'').


===Visual distinctions===
===Visual distinctions===

Revision as of 19:30, 11 March 2009

Due to their highly militaristic culture, the Daleks operatee under what is nominally a rigid hierarchy; there are often variations to it, however, depending on era and circumstance.

Overview

Command structure

Figurehead

Council

Commanders

Ordinary Daleks

Others

Notes

Daleks have at times also employed slaves such as Robomen (DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, BFA: The Mutant Phase), and pig slaves (DW: Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks) or mercenaries such as Ogrons (DW: Day of the Daleks, Colony in Space) Werelox (DWM: Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom) and Dalek Troopers (DW: Resurrection of the Daleks).

Visual distinctions

Daleks often showed their rank via colours. In one version, gold Daleks are the highest, followed by black, red, blue and grey. (EDA: War of the Daleks)

For a time, the majority of Daleks were silvery with blue "bumps", with Saucer Commanders being partially black and Black Daleks/Dalek Supremes being full commanders. (DW: The Daleks, The Dalek Invasion of Earth)

During the Last Great Time War and in New Dalek Empire, almost the entirety of Daleks shown were of the same colour; the Dalek Supreme in the latter was marked out by being red, while Dalek Sec of the Cult of Skaro was black.

Variations of standard colours have also included white (Imperial Daleks) and gold-bronze (Time War).

See also