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|image             = DaleksBeginChase.jpg
|species = Dalek
|species           = Dalek
|origin = Skaro
|origin           = [[Skaro]]
|only = Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)
|affiliation      = Dalek Empire
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|affiliation2 = Great Alliance
Following the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], the '''[[Supreme Dalek]]''' was a fully [[black Dalek]], with [[white]] [[sense globe]]s and a more hollow [[voice]]. He was destroyed when the [[Prison Station|prison station]] holding [[Davros]] self-destructed, taking the [[Dalek Battlecruiser|Dalek ship]] with it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
|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]]''}}
|other actor = Nicholas Briggs}}
After the failure of the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] of [[Earth]], the [[Dalek]]s identified [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] and a '''[[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]]'')


== Biography ==
The same Black Dalek, acting as a '''[[Supreme Dalek]]''', oversaw the Dalek operations on [[planet]] [[Kembel]] in the year [[4000]]. It was wiped out when the Doctor hijacked the [[Time Destructor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]''/''[[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]]'')
Having lost the war with the [[Movellan|Movellans]], the Supreme Dalek planned to restore the Daleks to power through a series of ambitious schemes. Firstly, he planned to rescue Davros from cryogenic imprisonment and manipulate him into finding a cure for the [[Movellan virus]]. At the same time, he planned to capture [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions with a [[Time corridor|Time Corridor]] and create duplicates of them, which would be sent back to [[Gallifrey]] to assassinate the [[High Council |High Council of the Time Lords]]. He also planned to use human duplicates to infiltrate key positions in Earth’s government positions, and cause their society to collapse.
 
With Dalek numbers greatly depleted following the war, the Supreme Dalek was forced to bolster his forces with [[Dalek Troopers]]; whose numbers consisted of hired humanoid mercenaries and mind controlled [[dalek duplicates|duplicates]]. The Commander of the troopers, [[Lytton]], worked closely with the Supreme Dalek, though the two often disagreed on strategy, and the Supreme found Lytton to be too arrogant.
 
The attempt to free Davros from the [[Prison station|space station]] which served as his prison was successful, but the Supreme Dalek’s plan was put at risk by Davros’ insistence that he remain close to his cryogenic chamber, and his refual to board the Dalek ship. Lytton tried to convince the Supreme Dalek that there was no time to cater to Davros’ demands, but the Supreme Dalek claimed to have a plan that would force Davros to leave with them of his own free will. In the meantime, he was determined that no harm come to Davros, as without his genetic expertise, the Dalek race had no future.
 
While the plan to duplicate and Doctor and his companions was a success; Davros proved to be greatly unreliable, and it soon became clear that he had no intention of helping the Daleks cure the Movellan virus. Instead, he converted two Daleks and several troopers to his cause, and instigated a civil war against the Supreme Dalek for control of the Dalek race. Realizing that Davros could not be trusted, the Supreme Dalek ordered Lytton to execute him. Lytton suggested simply shooting down the space station, but the Supreme Dalek, paranoid, insisted that he needed to see Davros dead.
 
When the troopers failed, he instead dispatched Daleks to carry out the task; however, these Daleks were killed by Davros, who had already released the Movellan virus
on the space station. At the same time, the Supreme Dalek ordered Lytton to exterminate the Daleks and troopers loyal to Davros, and then dispatched a squad of Daleks to execute Lytton when he had outlived his usefulness. A battle ensued between the Supreme’s forces and those of Davros, which ended with more Daleks infected with the Movellan virus (which had been released by the Doctor) and Lytton as the only survivor.
 
Although one of his plans had failed, the Supreme Dalek was confident that his duplicates on Earth would still bring about the collapse of society. Contacting the Doctor via the Tardis scanner, the Supreme Dalek maintained that the Daleks could not fail. His gloating rant was cut off when Stein, an unstable Dalek duplicate, activated the space station’s self-destruct, which destroyed the adjacent [[Dalek Battlecruiser (Resurrection of the Daleks)|Dalek Battlecruiser]], killing the Supreme Dalek. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* This Supreme Dalek is likely the same one referred to in [[Destiny of the Daleks|''Destiny of the Daleks'']], given that they were both the ruler of the Dalek race at the time of the Movellan war.
* [[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]]''. This latter link has yet to be formally established, however.  
* The Supreme Dalek’s location when he contacts the Doctor at the end of the story is unclear. Given that he had previously been shown witnessing Stein break into the self destruct chamber, it is possible he evacuated the Dalek ship before it was destroyed. If so, he may also be the Supreme Dalek mentioned in [[Revelation of the Daleks|''Revelation of the Daleks'']]. The [[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|target novelisation]] of the story states that the Supreme Dalek is making his final transmission to the Doctor from a secret location. 
* 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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Revision as of 12:43, 23 March 2020

After the failure of the 22nd century Dalek invasion of Earth, the Daleks identified the Doctor and a Black Dalek, under orders from the Dalek Prime, (PROSE: The Chase) ordered an assassination squad to pursue his TARDIS in a Dalek time machine. The squad failed. (TV: The Chase)

The same Black Dalek, acting as a Supreme Dalek, oversaw the Dalek operations on planet Kembel in the year 4000. It was wiped out when the Doctor hijacked the Time Destructor. (TV: Mission to the Unknown/The Dalek's Master Plan) This was a massive blow for the Dalek Empire as the Dalek Prime considered both the fleet and the Black Dalek irreplaceable. (PROSE: The Mutation of Time)

Behind the scenes

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