Minder Dalek

The Minder Dalek, nicknamed the Minder, was the immediate superior of the Special Weapons Daleks.

Characteristics

The Standard Battle type relied on the Minder for tactical instructions. In emergency situations, the Minder could relinquish control, giving the Special Weapons Dalek autonomy. However, it was noted by all forces engaging this model when in this over-aggressive autonomous mode, that the end result was usually self-destruction immediately following the accidental destruction of any other Daleks in the area. It was understood that a Minder Dalek would only set its under ling free when a battle situation was deemed irretrievable. The Dalek Survival Guide suggested that the Dalek hope was that the uncontrollable Special Weapons Dalek would wreak so much havoc that the outcome would not be a clear victory for either side. When under control of its Minder, the Standard Battle type's creature often suffered from an overactive schrellic gland. It was discovered, during dissection of such a creature, that the schrellic gland became particularly active when a Dalek was in a battle situation. It excreted a noxious fluid, which was thought to attract the attention of other Daleks, potentially as a petition for reinforcements. In the case of this type of Special Weapons Dalek, the volume of schrellic secretion was such that it often leaked out of the Dalek casing around the gun area. This sticky fluid was often mistaken for some kind of lubrication oil, although it was by no means certain that the fluid did not fulfil this function as well.

History

In the AKG04 sabotage gambit, an operative, known only as AKG04 for security reasons, managed to isolate the command frequencies of the Logril 9 Dalek Division's Standard SWD Minder. For several years, this enabled the selective transmitting of false and contradictory commands to Special Weapons Daleks. Famous amongst these commands were "You are very tired - shut down for a short sleep", "What was that noise behind you?" and "Human beings are now your friends, cease firing". The Dalek Supreme ultimately had the frequencies altered and issued orders for the conditioning of Special Weapons Daleks to include the annihilation of concepts such as tiredness, friendship and curiosity. The Dalek Survival Guide counted this as the third greatest defeat of the Special Weapons Daleks. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide)