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|image = Searcher One Leader.jpg | |image = Searcher One Leader.jpg | ||
|species = Dalek | |species = Dalek | ||
|job = Warlord (title){{!}}Warlord | |||
|affiliation = Dalek Empire | |affiliation = Dalek Empire | ||
|affiliation2 = Great Alliance | |affiliation2 = Great Alliance | ||
|affiliation3 = Dalek Council{{!}}Supreme Council | |affiliation3 = Dalek Council{{!}}Supreme Council | ||
|origin = [[Skaro]] | |origin = [[Skaro]] | ||
|first = | |first = The Dalek Invasion of Earth | ||
|appearances = [[Black Dalek Leader - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | |appearances = [[Black Dalek Leader - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | ||
|voice actor = Nicholas Briggs | |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 simply 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]]'') serving as the Daleks' [[Warlord (title)|warlord]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'') | The '''Black Dalek Leader''', ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death (comic story)|Plague of Death]]'') usually just referred to simply 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]]'') serving as the Daleks' [[Warlord (title)|warlord]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Secret of the Emperor (comic story)|The Secret of the Emperor]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'') | ||
The Black Dalek Leader also held the rank of '''[[Dalek Supreme]]''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') as during its reign it 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]]'') with the Dalek Emperor having several "Black Dalek Leaders" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | The Black Dalek Leader also held the rank of '''[[Dalek Supreme]]''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') as during its reign it 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]]'') with the Dalek Emperor having several "Black Dalek Leaders" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Nevertheless, it was uniquely valuable to the Dalek Prime, who considered it "irreplaceable". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') Along with Prime and the [[Red Dalek Leader]], the Black Dalek was part of the leading triumvirate of the [[Dalek City]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Trap (comic story)|The Dalek Trap]]'', ''[[Shadow of Humanity (comic story)|Shadow of Humanity]]'', ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]'') | Nevertheless, it was uniquely valuable to the Dalek Prime, who considered it "irreplaceable". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') Along with Prime and the [[Red Dalek Leader]], the Black Dalek was part of the leading triumvirate of the [[Dalek City]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Trap (comic story)|The Dalek Trap]]'', ''[[Shadow of Humanity (comic story)|Shadow of Humanity]]'', ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]'') It was also known as '''the Dalek Supreme'''; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'') according to one account, it adopted this designation after it became the last survivor of the [[Dalek Council]] of [[Supreme Dalek]]s. ([[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]]'') | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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The Black Dalek led an attack on the rebuilt [[Mechonoid City]] on [[Mechanus]] against the [[Mechonoid]]s and [[Gubbage Cone]]s after they traced their [[Mechanical Planet]] there. The attack was successful and the city was destroyed but a surviving Mechonoid swore [[revenge]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The World That Waits (comic story)|The World That Waits]]'') | The Black Dalek led an attack on the rebuilt [[Mechonoid City]] on [[Mechanus]] against the [[Mechonoid]]s and [[Gubbage Cone]]s after they traced their [[Mechanical Planet]] there. The attack was successful and the city was destroyed but a surviving Mechonoid swore [[revenge]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The World That Waits (comic story)|The World That Waits]]'') | ||
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]]'') | 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]]'') They were repelled by the [[Elder (Return of the Elders)|Elder]]s, but the Elders foresaw that after falling back and regrouping, the Daleks would make a second bid at dominating the Earth, which would be stopped by [[First Doctor|"another"]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Elders (comic story)|Return of the Elders]]'') | ||
=== 22nd century Dalek invasion === | === 22nd century Dalek invasion === | ||
[[File: | [[File:Supreme Controller.jpg|thumb|right|The Black Dalek during the Dalek occupation of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of the Earth]]'')In [[2157]], the Daleks finally 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]]'') The same Black Dalek who acted as the [[Dalek Prime]]'s second-in-command and Warlord ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'') was made [[Supreme Controller]] of the operation, directing the [[Dalek Earthforce]] and the [[Bedfordshire]] operation. The Supreme Controller oversaw Dalek activities from on-board the "alpha-major" [[Dalek flying saucer]], along with its [[Dalek Saucer Commander]]. It had a terrifying "pet" [[Slyther]] which it used to let roam free around the mines at night, killing those it found. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
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 [[First Doctor]] and determined the role he played in their defeat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') The Black Dalek, under orders from the | |||
The Supreme visited London during one of the daily saucer landings to collect more slave workers and Robomen. Among the prisoners taken were the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Larry Madison]]. However that night an attack by the Human resistance was carried out, and the prisoners escaped. After a group of the rebels killed one of the Daleks, the Supreme exterminated any humans he saw. After the attack had been defeated, the Supreme Controller ordered that all humans involved in the attack to be destroyed, however he was unaware that Ian was hiding under the shafts directly under him. The supreme controller had the Robomen place fire bombs around the city. | |||
As the saucer left for Bedfordshire, a van stolen from the museum had gone on to escape London, attacking patrol 5, prompting the Supreme Controller to order an immediate attack on the van, destroying it but failing to kill the rebel passengers. After landing in Bedfordshire, the Supreme Controller was the first to depart the saucer, arriving in the control room to observe the final stages of the operation. As the Daleks set the capsule in position and start the countdown, Ian, who was stuck inside, interfered with the wiring inside the capsule, disarming it. The supreme controller had the capsule brought back up, but a Dalek observing its ascent noticed Ian sneaking out from it, with the Supreme ordered Ian to to be exterminated. However, the Dalek only shot at the rope, believing Ian would die from the fall. | |||
The captured [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]] were brought forward to the Controller, claiming to have information regarding a human rebellion; however the controller quickly realising they are lying had them restrained to ensure no more delays. | |||
With the capsule re-armed, and ready, the Controller personally sent the capsule down towards its target. However, he was unaware it had been jammed by a cord of wood across the shaft opening, preventing a re-armed explosive capsule from moving further down the shaft. As the controller, and his aides left, the Doctor and [[Carl Tyler]] had entered the control room releasing Jenny and Barbara. The Doctor then accidentally sent an alarm to the Controller who ordered two of his aides to exterminate them. | |||
David and Susan managed to destroy the radio beacon, leaving the Robomen adrift and causing a temporary overload within the Daleks, who short-circuited. Barbara and the Doctor gave new orders to the Robomen to destroy the Daleks. With the help of the Robomen, Wells and Tyler led the human slaves in rebellion, destroying any inert Daleks in their way and escaping the mine. The bomb exploded, destroying the Dalek fleet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') According to other accounts, it was the influence of the Earth's magnetic core which spelled the end of the Dalek invasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | |||
=== Time campaign against the Doctor === | |||
[[File:DaleksBeginChase.jpg|thumb|left|The Black Daleks orders the pursuit of the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')]]After the failure of the invasion, the Daleks identified the [[First Doctor]] and determined the role he played in their defeat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') The Black Dalek, acting under direct 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]]'') | |||
=== On Skaro === | === On Skaro === | ||
[[File:Dalek Trap Black Dalek.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Dalek Trap Black Dalek.jpg|thumb|right|The Black Dalek on Skaro. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Trap (comic story)|The Dalek Trap]]'')]] | ||
On [[Skaro]], the Black Dalek and the [[Red Dalek Leader]] collected two [[human]]s whose [[spaceship]] had been captured, [[Space Pilot Commander]] [[Don Morais]] and [[co-pilot]] [[Zec]]. The pair were brought to the Gold Dalek, who gave them the task of acquiring the [[doranium]] beneath Skaro's surface, threat of exposure to [[plasmoral constrictive gas]]. They discovered a [[cliff]] made of the substance in the [[Valley of Rocks]], but rather than let the Daleks have it, Don short-circuited the electric charges in the doranium and together they escaped back to their ship. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Trap (comic story)|The Dalek Trap]]'') | On [[Skaro]], the Black Dalek and the [[Red Dalek Leader]] collected two [[human]]s whose [[spaceship]] had been captured, [[Space Pilot Commander]] [[Don Morais]] and [[co-pilot]] [[Zec]]. The pair were brought to the Gold Dalek, who gave them the task of acquiring the [[doranium]] beneath Skaro's surface, threat of exposure to [[plasmoral constrictive gas]]. They discovered a [[cliff]] made of the substance in the [[Valley of Rocks]], but rather than let the Daleks have it, Don short-circuited the electric charges in the doranium and together they escaped back to their ship. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Trap (comic story)|The Dalek Trap]]'') | ||
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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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
[[File:Galactic Council 3.jpg|thumb|The Black Dalek addresses the [[Galactic Council]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')]] | [[File:Galactic Council 3.jpg|thumb|left|The Black Dalek addresses the [[Galactic Council]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')]] | ||
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 the [[Red Dalek Leader]] 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]]'') | 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 the [[Red Dalek Leader]] 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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=== Sparking the Civil War === | === Sparking the Civil War === | ||
[[File:Resurrection Supreme Dalek.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Resurrection Supreme Dalek.jpg|thumb|right|The Dalek Supreme gloats to the Doctor from the [[TARDIS scanner]] about the superiority of the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')]] | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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=== Civil War and demise === | === Civil War and demise === | ||
[[File:Supreme dalek renegade screenshot.jpg|thumb|The Dalek Supreme on [[1963]] [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')]] | [[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. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') According to one account, the Black Dalek was not present at [[Davros' trial (Revelation of the Daleks)|Davros' trial]], but did join the [[Dalek Prime|Golden Emperor]] in the [[Dalek Court Room]] after Davros escaped [[execution]] with the help of the [[Sixth Doctor]]. The two planned out the Daleks' next move together, namely plucking [[Abslom Daak]] out of his established time of death to use him to find the [[Seventh Doctor]], and then force the Doctor to tel them where he had taken Davros in his previous [[incarnation]]. | 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. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') According to one account, the Black Dalek was not present at [[Davros' trial (Revelation of the Daleks)|Davros' trial]], but did join the [[Dalek Prime|Golden Emperor]] in the [[Dalek Court Room]] after Davros escaped [[execution]] with the help of the [[Sixth Doctor]]. The two planned out the Daleks' next move together, namely plucking [[Abslom Daak]] out of his established time of death to use him to find the [[Seventh Doctor]], and then force the Doctor to tel them where he had taken Davros in his previous [[incarnation]]. | ||
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Following the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]], the [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]] once again had a [[Dalek Supreme (Invasion of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] as his singular second-in-command. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') This Supreme was itself succeeded by another Dalek Supreme as head of the [[Dalek Empire]] in the absence of the Dalek Prime ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Four (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Four]]'', ''[[The Demons (audio story)|The Demons]]'') before several other Daleks held the title during and after the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'', ''[[Homecoming (audio story)|Homecoming]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') | Following the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]], the [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]] once again had a [[Dalek Supreme (Invasion of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] as his singular second-in-command. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') This Supreme was itself succeeded by another Dalek Supreme as head of the [[Dalek Empire]] in the absence of the Dalek Prime ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Four (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Four]]'', ''[[The Demons (audio story)|The Demons]]'') before several other Daleks held the title during and after the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'', ''[[Homecoming (audio story)|Homecoming]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') | ||
In the ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'', the [[Time Lord]]s | In the ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'', due to their somewhat different casings, the [[Time Lord]]s misidentified the Supreme Dalek who [[Mechonoid Incident|pursued]] the [[First Doctor]] through time, the Supreme who led the [[Duplicate Incident|rescue]] of [[Davros]], and the Supreme who led the [[Renegade Dalek]]s as separate Daleks in addition to the [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] on [[Spiridon]] and the [[Supreme Dalek (The Stolen Earth)|Supreme Dalek]] who would lead the [[New Dalek Empire]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (novel)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') | ||
=== Alternate timeline === | === Alternate timeline === | ||
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=== Identity === | === Identity === | ||
The Black Dalek | The Black Dalek first appeared in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. It soon appeared in [[The Daleks (series)|the off-screen ''Daleks'' series]], starting with the comic story ''[[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, despite widespread fandom perception of "the Black Dalek" as a singular figure, there was no explicit, definitive link made between the Black Dalek Leader of ''[[TV Century 21]]'', the Black Dalek which appears in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' and ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', or the Supreme Dalek(s) who went on to feature in ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', and the later televised stories relating to the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]]. Indeed, other currents of thought began to present [[Black Dalek]]s as a rank, with many non-televised stories making use of plural Black Daleks as ultimately low-ranking Dalek officers. | ||
The first tangible connections were made by [[John Peel]] in his short story ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'', published in [[1988 (releases)|1988]] in ''[[The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book]]'', where the Black Dalek of the comics was explicitly identified with the Dalek Supreme of ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' and the Black Dalek of ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' and ''The Chase''. Peel later wrote three [[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]]'', as interconnected works in-line with ''The History of the Daleks'', confirming the Black Dalek from ''The Chase'', ''Mission to the Unknown'' and ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' as one and the same in the process. ''The Evil of the Daleks'' confirmed the Black Dalek's death in ''The Daleks' Master Plan'', but as far as Peel was concerned, this did not cause any continuity issues due to his controversial timeline placement of ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' and ''The Evil of the Daleks'' towards the end of the Dalek timeline, postdating the events of the Imperial-Renegade Civil War. The Black Dalek's apparent, but off-screen, demise in ''Resurrection'' was easily avoided, with [[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|the novelisation of ''Resurrection'']] explicitly depicting the Dalek Supreme as surviving. | |||
''[[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]]'' | ''[[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]]'' permitted the identification to stand even if one placed the televised Dalek stories in a chronological order more closely relating real-world release order: it explicitly established that the Black Dalek survived the events of ''Master Plan'', such that the Black Dalek was indeed still serving as the Dalek Supreme by the time of ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' and related spin-off materials, establishing the Black Dalek in all these stories as one and the same. Mention of the Supreme Dalek in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' can also be attributed to this Dalek. | ||
With two appearances in ''[[The Early Adventures]]'', those being ''[[The Sontarans (audio story)|The Sontarans]]'' and ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'', as well as the novelisation of ''Resurrection'', the Black Dalek Leader was brought into the 21st century, emerging from hibernation after its last appearance in [[1993 (releases)|1993]]'s ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]''. | With two appearances in ''[[The Early Adventures]]'', those being ''[[The Sontarans (audio story)|The Sontarans]]'' and ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'', as well as the novelisation of ''Resurrection'', the Black Dalek Leader was brought into the 21st century, emerging from hibernation after its last appearance in [[1993 (releases)|1993]]'s ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]''. | ||