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| {{Infobox Individual | | {{merge|Black Dalek Leader|they are identified as the same: see [[Thread:257167#50]]. Information has been moved.}}{{Infobox Individual |
| |aka = {{il|[[Black Dalek]]|[[Supreme Dalek]]|Dalek Supreme|Searcher One Leader}} | | |image = DaleksBeginChase.jpg |
| |image = Searcher One Leader.jpg | |
| |species = Dalek | | |species = Dalek |
| |affiliation = Dalek Empire | | |origin = [[Skaro]] |
| | |affiliation = Dalek Empire |
| |affiliation2 = Great Alliance | | |affiliation2 = Great Alliance |
| |affiliation3 = Dalek Council{{!}}Supreme Council | | |affiliation3 = Dalek Council{{!}}Supreme Council |
| |origin = [[Skaro]]
| | |first = The Chase (TV story) |
| |first = Duel of the Daleks (comic story) | | |appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'', ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'', ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (webcast)|Mission to the Unknown]]''}} |
| |appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'', ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]'', ''[[Shadow of Humanity (comic story)|Shadow of Humanity]]'', ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'', ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]'', ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'', ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'', ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontarans (audio story)|The Sontarans]]'', ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (webcast)|Mission to the Unknown]]''}} | |
| |other voice actor = Nicholas Briggs | | |other voice actor = Nicholas Briggs |
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| The '''Black Dalek Leader''', ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'') usually just referred to as the '''[[Black Dalek]]''', and briefly as '''Searcher One Leader''', ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]'') was the earliest [[Black]] Dalek in existence and the second-in-command of the [[Dalek]] race, after the [[Dalek Prime]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'', ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'', ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | | 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]]'') |
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| Serving as the Daleks' [[Warlord (title)|warlord]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'') the Black Dalek Leader also held the rank of '''[[Supreme Dalek]]'''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') During its reign, the Black Dalek Leader did not remain the only [[Black Dalek]] in existence ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]'', ''[[Masters of Earth (audio story)|Masters of Earth]]'', ''[[The Curse of the Daleks (audio story)|The Curse of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') but was uniquely valuable to the Dalek Prime, who considered it "irreplaceable". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') After becoming the last survivor of the [[Dalek Council]] of [[Supreme Dalek]]s, it assumed the singular title of "'''the Dalek Supreme'''". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'')
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| ==Physical appearance==
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| By the time it ordered the execution of the [[First Doctor]], the Black Dalek Leader operated a predominantly black casing with [[silver]] [[slat]]s and [[blue]] [[sense globe]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') It was in this casing that the Black Dalek died in the [[year]] [[4000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
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| == Biography == | | == Biography == |
| === Establishing power on Skaro ===
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| [[File:Zegbattle.jpg|thumb|left|The Black Dalek confronts [[Zeg]]. [[COMIC]]: ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]'')]]
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| 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]]'')
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| [[File:Rust plague Black Dalek TV21PlagueofDeath.jpg|thumb|The Black Dalek Leader rusting away. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'')]]
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| When the Daleks developed [[Dalek flying saucer|a means of 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 [[Death|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]]'')
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| === Leading the early conquests ===
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| After its recovery, the Black Dalek led a force of Daleks in search of new technologies as [[war]] with the [[Mechanoid]]s became evermore certain. The Black Dalek discovered an entire [[Star system|solar system]] hidden behind an invisibility shield and then directed the fight against [[Phryne]]. The Daleks 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]]'')
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| 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]]'') after the Daleks discovered the location of [[Earth]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'')
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| 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]]'')
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| === 22nd century Dalek invasion ===
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| [[File:DaleksBeginChase.jpg|thumb|left|The Black Daleks orders the pursuit of the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')]]
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| In [[2157]], the Daleks began [[22nd century Dalek invasion|a decade-long occupation]] of Earth and its [[Colony|colonies]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') After the failure of the invasion, the Daleks identified [[the Doctor]] and determined the role he played in their defeat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') 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]] in a [[Dalek time machine]] and exterminate the occupants while the Black Dalek and the Dalek Prime awaited regular reports on the progress from Skaro. However, the squad failed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'') Some human historians believed that the Supreme Dalek had only launched on that particular mission much later in its (and the Daleks') history, spurred to action by the destruction of its fellow [[Dalek Council]]member the [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') At any rate, the same Black Dalek, acting as a Supreme Dalek, oversaw the Dalek operations on [[planet]] [[Kembel]] in the year [[4000]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'')
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| === Overseeing the master plan ===
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| Beginning in the [[36th century]], the Daleks began the conquest of hundreds of planets in the [[Ninth Galactic System]] and the [[Constellation]] of [[Miros]], avoiding [[human]] [[space]] for [[Century|hundreds]] of [[year]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'') In the [[40th century]], they finally returned and began preying on human space in secret. A subordinate Black Dalek informed the Black Dalek Leader, as the [[Supreme Dalek]], about the success of the Dalek incursion on [[M5]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]'')
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| In [[4000]], the Black Dalek oversaw the Dalek operations on planet [[Kembel]]. 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]]'') It was, by then, the last surviving member of the Dalek Council, hence having adopted the title of singular Dalek Supreme. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'')
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| [[File:Galactic Council 3.jpg|thumb|The Black Dalek addresses the [[Galactic Council]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')]]
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| 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. After the Daleks believed the core was recovered, the Supreme Dalek was informed it had been fitted into the Time Destructor for testing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') However, the core was a fake. The Black Dalek called the Dalek Prime for assistance and a [[Red Dalek (The Mutation of Time)|Red Dalek]] led the pursuit of the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') After the successful recovery of the taranium core, the Black Dalek had the surviving members of the alliance locked up and prepared to complete the Time Destructor for the invasion fleet. However, the Doctor, [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Sara Kingdom]] managed to hijack the Time Destructor itself. The active weapon wiped out all Daleks on Kembel, seemingly including the Black Dalek. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Dalek's Master Plan]]'')
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| One account claimed that the Black Dalek Leader indeed died on Kembel, which 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]]'') This was the [[Second Doctor]]'s belief; when the [[Second Doctor]] returned to [[Skaro]], he encountered another Black Dalek. He briefly 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]]'')
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| However, as revealed in other accounts the Black Dalek had survived the Time Destructor's detonation, though it was badly damaged and left in critical condition, having been recovered by attendants and brought back to Dalek territory. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'')
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| === After the Movellan campaign ===
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| The Dalek Supreme survived the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], remaining the de-facto leader of the [[Dalek Empire]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') second only to the [[Dalek Prime]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'') However, in the aftermath of the Daleks' losing the War with the [[Movellan]]s, much of the [[Dalek Empire]] in [[Mutter's Spiral]] collapsed. Various Dalek commanders began trying to reorganise the remnants of their respective sectors, but they were isolated from each other, leading to increased factionalism. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
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| The Supreme Dalek planned to restore the [[Dalek]]s 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 [[companion]]s with a [[Time corridor|Time Corridor]] and create [[Dalek duplicate|duplicates]] of them, which would be sent back to [[Gallifrey]] to [[Assassination|assassinate]] the [[High Council|High Council of the Time Lords]]. Additionally, he also planned to use [[human]] duplicates to infiltrate key positions in [[Earth]]’s [[government]] positions, and cause their [[society]] to collapse in preparation for invasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
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| With Dalek numbers greatly depleted following the [[war]], the Supreme Dalek was forced to bolster his forces with [[Dalek Troopers]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') whose numbers consisted of hired [[humanoid]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] and [[Mind control|mind-controlled]] 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.
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| === Sparking the Civil War ===
| | 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]]'') Some human historians believed, on the other hand, that the Supreme Dalek had only launched on that particular mission much later in its (and the Daleks') history, spurred to action by the destruction of its fellow [[Dalek Council]]member the [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') |
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| 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 refusal to board the [[Dalek Battlecruiser|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.
| | At any rate, 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]]'') It was, by then, the last surviving member of the Dalek Council, hence having adopted the title of singular Dalek Supreme. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') |
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| The plan to duplicate and Doctor and his companions was also a success, but 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 [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War|for control of the Dalek race]]. Realising that Davros could not be trusted, the Supreme Dalek ordered Lytton to [[Death sentence|execute]] him. Lytton suggested simply shooting down the space station, but the Supreme Dalek, [[paranoia|paranoid]], insisted that he needed to see Davros [[Death|dead]].
| | 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. |
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| 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
| | 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 Destructor 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]]'') By another account however, the Black Dalek had survived the Time Destructor's detonation, though it was badly damaged and left in critical condition, having been recovered by attendants and brought back to Dalek territory. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') |
| onto the space station. 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 released by the Doctor. Lytton was one of the only survivors.
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| [[File:Resurrection Supreme Dalek.jpg|thumb|The Dalek Supreme gloats to the Doctor about the superiority of the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')]]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 Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] [[TARDIS scanner|scanner]], the Supreme Dalek maintained that the Daleks could not fail. His gloating rant was cut off when [[Stien]], an unstable Dalek duplicate, activated the space station’s [[self-destruct]], which destroyed the adjacent Dalek Battlecruiser, seemingly killing the Supreme Dalek. which destroyed the adjacent Dalek Battlecruiser. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') However, the Supreme Dalek had been transmitting to the Doctor from "a secret location", and survived the event. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
| | 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]]'') |
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| Far from leading the Daleks back to power, the Supreme Dalek's conflict with Davros accentuated the existing factionalism which existed within the remnants of the Dalek Empire. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') Davros returned with [[Imperial Dalek|his own race of Daleks]] and sought to claim the the title of [[Dalek Emperor|Emperor of the Daleks]] by defeating the [[Renegade Dalek|"renegade" forces]]. The result was the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
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| === Civil War and demise ===
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| [[File:Supreme dalek renegade screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|The Dalek Supreme on [[1963]] [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')]]When [[Renegade Dalek]]s captured Davros for [[trial]], he tried to convince them he was their master, to which they responded they obeyed only the Supreme Dalek. Davros stated he could make them all Supreme Daleks but they would not release him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'')
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| In [[November]] [[1963]], it formed an alliance with [[the Association]] led by [[George Ratcliffe]] to obtain the [[Hand of Omega]]. It created a mind-link between itself and the [[human]] child [[Judith Winters]] to remedy its rigid Dalek mind's lack of [[imagination]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') Its connection with Judith Winters caused the Supreme Dalek problems; the girl's human emotions would filter into the Daleks' mind when she was accessing the battle computer, treating each problem as nothing more than a game, and causing strange thoughts for the Dalek.
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| Physically, the connection also made the Daleks' sluggish heartbeat race beyond the safety parameters, forcing the life-support computer in its casing to increase the amount of tranquilisers pumped into its body, making it difficult for the Dalek to concentrate properly. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') The Dalek Supreme ended up as the last surviving member of the Renegade Daleks present at the [[Shoreditch Incident]] after a skirmish with the Imperial Daleks, where the Hand of Omega was taken by the triumphant Imperials. The [[Seventh Doctor]] convinced it that it had no purpose. At this point, in a state of confusion and distress, it destroyed itself, breaking the link with [[Judith Winters]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
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| === Legacy ===
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| Far from leading the Daleks back to power, the Supreme Dalek's conflict with Davros accentuated the existing factionalism which existed within the remnants of the Dalek Empire. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') Davros returned with [[Imperial Dalek|his own race of Daleks]] and sought to claim the the title of [[Dalek Emperor|Emperor of the Daleks]] by defeating the [[Renegade Dalek|"renegade" forces]], commanded by the [[Supreme Dalek (Remembrance of the Daleks)|a new Supreme]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') on behalf of the [[Dalek Prime]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'') The result was the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') The internal hostilities only truly ended when the [[Dalek Prime]] put Davros on trial, leading his remaining supporters to reveal themselves so they could be wiped out. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'')
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| == Alternate timeline ==
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| In an [[alternate timeline]] in which the [[First Doctor]] never landed on Kembel due to a [[temporal collision]] with the [[Second Doctor]], the Daleks successfully developed the Time Destructor. The Black Dalek, recognised as the Dalek Supreme, led the Dalek Fleet at the head of an unopposed campaign of galactic conquest and destruction. After the destruction of [[Baralda]] in the [[Third Galaxy]] as a show of force, the Dalek Supreme demanded the neighbouring [[Urbinia]] to [[surrender]] and its [[population]] submit to [[slavery]].
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| [[Harvest of Urbinia|Continued resistance and evacuation efforts]] organised by the Doctors dried up the Dalek Supreme's patience. Eventually it ordered the Time Destructor deployed to destroy the planet after the lack of a meaningful surrender, even sacrificing the [[Silver Dalek|Dalek ground forces]] for the failure. However, the Second Doctor escaped and averted the initial TARDIS collision with the [[fast return switch]], resetting the [[timeline]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'')
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| == Personality ==
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| [[File:Red EG Squadron destroyed.jpg|thumb|The Black Dalek Leader executed the [[Red Extra-Galactic Squadron]] in a show of brutality and [[loyalty]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'')]]
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| The Black Dalek Leader was feared among the Daleks as the enforcer of [[Dalek Prime|the Emperor]]'s will, scattering when the Emperor summoned the Black Dalek Leader to face Zeg. The Black Dalek Leader itself taunted Zeg by counting down to the moment of their confrontation, although its assurance in its own victory proved premature. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]'') Due to the Black Dalek Leader's enduring [[loyalty]] and leadership as the Empire's second-in-command, the Dalek Prime viewed it as "indispensable". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'')
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| The Black Dalek Leader utterly despised [[failure]]. When Dalek pursuit ships failed to capture the Doctor and recover the taranium core on [[Desperus]], it ordered them to return to Kembel. Then, immediately after, it ordered its mission controller to destroy the pursuit ships without informing their occupants. After a subsequent failure on [[Mira (planet)|Mira]], the Black Dalek Leader, by one account, organised a recovery mission to rescue the stranded Daleks, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') but, according to another account, it left the unsuccessful Daleks to their fate. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'') In the alternate timeline on Urbinia, the Black Dalek Leader ordered the use of the Time Destructor regardless of any casualties suffered by the Daleks on the planet's surface. It reasoned that any such casualties were deserved, as, had the ground forces hsucceeded in achieving a surrender, the Time Destructor would not have been used in the first place. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'') The Black Dalek Leader viewed such displays as an incentive to its subordinates to work well and make no mistakes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'')
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| When the Black Dalek Leader oversaw the [[Dalek City]] in the Emperor's absence, it displayed a more vulnerable side. When it became a carrier for the [[rust plague]], it was overcome with guilt once it realised it was causing the deaths of other Daleks. It deliberately exposed itself to the plague to let itself die before the Emperor ordered it repaired. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'') However, if there was no hope of saving other Daleks, the Black Dalek Leader was willing to leave them. During the battle against the [[Phrynian]]s, the Black Dalek Leader ordered Searcher One to take off before it was struck by a kamikaze attack, sparing no thought to the other saucers which did not survive. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]'')
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| [[File:Where Zephon.jpg|thumb|left|The Black Dalek thuds its [[manipulator arm]] on [[Mavic Chen|Chen's]] desk due to [[Zephon (The Daleks' Master Plan)|Zephon]]'s absence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')]]
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| The Black Dalek Leader viewed all other [[species]] as inferior and measured the worth of any creature's life by the duration of their usefulness. This was true of the Dalek race as a whole, but, as the Daleks' representative on the [[Galactic Council]], the Black Dalek Leader found it was necessary to adopt a certain degree of diplomacy until the Great Alliance had served its purpose. The Alliance existed primarily as a means for the Daleks to gather resources; none of the other members were trusted and the Black Dalek resented having to work with them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'')
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| The Black Dalek Leader scarcely hid its true feelings from the Alliance. Very early, it declared [[Zephon (The Daleks' Master Plan)|Zephon]]'s usefulness over, grew impatient when he failed to show up to a key conference, and when Zephon was blamed for the theft of the taranium, the Black Dalek Leader had him executed in front of the other delegates. Later, the Black Dalek Leader selected [[Trantis]] as a test subject for the Time Destructor when it felt he was growing too ambitious; when the device failed to work and Trantis survived, the Black Dalek Leader had him killed anyway. Once the Alliance had served its purpose, the Black Dalek Leader broke up the surviving delegates' with a booming, ''"Silence!"'', and then locked them up. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
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| Before the incident on Kembel, the Black Dalek Leader had never met the Doctor, but knew of his reputation and knew him to be dangerous. Though frustrated by the Daleks' continued failure to recover the taranium core, the Black Dalek Leader considered that the development made sense once it learned of the Doctor's involvement. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'')
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| === Skills ===
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| The Black Dalek Leader was capable of critical strategic thinking. When it led the Daleks into an apparently-uninhabited region of space, its suspicions led it to uncover an entire galaxy hidden by the Phrynians' invisibility force field, precipitating the successful occupation of Phryne. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]'') | |
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| == Behind the scenes == | | == Behind the scenes == |
| * The Supreme Dalek was voiced by either [[David Graham]] or [[Peter Hawkins]] in its original televised appearances of the 1960s. It spoke with a higher-pitched [[voice]] than most other Daleks. [[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]]. | | * [[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''. |
| * The Black Dalek Leader first appeared in ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]'' and became a recurring character throughout ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Chronicles]]''. For years, whether or not it was ever intended, there was no definitive link made between the Black Dalek Leader, the Black Dalek which appears in ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', or the Supreme Dalek which features in ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' and ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''.The connections were made by [[John Peel]] in his [[Target novelisation|novelisations]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'', ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'' and ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. Peel wrote these as interconnected works and established the Black Dalek from ''The Chase'', ''Mission to the Unknown'' and ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' as one and the same in the process.
| | ** 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 (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Black Dalek]] from ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', who replaced the [[Glass Dalek (Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks)|Glass Dalek]] as the leader of the [[Dalek City]] in this retelling of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' starring [[Peter Cushing]] (which is not considered a [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid source]] by this Wiki).
| | * 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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