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 == Behind the scenes ==
+=== The Dalek Handbook ===
+The [[T:IU|non-narrative source]] ''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'' makes the claim that there was only ever one Dalek Supreme at any given point in Dalek history, and that new Supreme Daleks were only installed following the death of their predecessors. The early [[Dalek Supreme Command]] on [[Skaro]] was led by a [[Black Dalek|Black]] [[Black Dalek Leader|Dalek Supreme]], with subordinate Black Daleks, part of a tier of [[Dalek Commander|Dalek commander]]s acting as [[Supreme Controllers]] during planetary invasions and other missions of high importance, directing their own Dalek Supreme Command on occupied worlds. Dalek workers and soldiers were distinguished by their [[silver Dalek|silver casings]].
+Following the [[41st century]] [[Dalek Civil War]], the hierarchy was changed with the establishment of the [[Dalek Supreme Council]]. The silver Daleks were replaced as [[Dalek drone|drone]]s by [[grey Dalek]]s led by identical [[Dalek leader]]s, whilst Black Daleks were replaced as commanders by [[Gold Dalek]]s, with a [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|gold-and-black Dalek serving as Supreme]]. This new version of the Dalek Empire would back and attempt to overwrite their own history beginning with the [[Time Paradox Incident]] and [[Operation Divide and Conquer]]. The [[Type V Dalek|silver Daleks]] seen in the [[Exxilon Gambit]] were [[27th century]]-native Daleks who were subsumed into future Dalek forces.
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 * The [[King Dalek]] serves as leader of the Daleks in the board game ''[[War of the Daleks (game)|War of the Daleks]]''.
 * ''Trapped in the Time Corridor'', an illustration for the [[30th Anniversary Calendar]], depicts the capture of the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] by the Daleks, consisting of the [[Golden Emperor]], the [[Black Dalek]], the [[Red Dalek]], [[Red Dalek's subordinate|a red-domed Dalek]], and [[grey Dalek]] [[Dalek drone|drone]]s.
-* ''[[The Dalek Tapes]]'', a feature in the ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' DVD, has golden Daleks as members of the [[Dalek Council|Supreme Council]], followed in rank by black (Dalek Supreme), partially black, silver (scientific corps), and grey. ''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'' states that the Black Daleks used to be the highest command until the civil war, and a Supreme was always taken from their ranks; after the war, the Supremes and their Council were gold-and-black, the Black tier was replaced with the golden Commanders, and the standard Daleks were grey-black, with a group commander picked from their ranks.
+* ''[[The Dalek Tapes]]'', a feature in the ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' DVD, has golden Daleks as members of the [[Dalek Council|Supreme Council]], followed in rank by black (Dalek Supreme), partially black, silver (scientific corps), and grey.
-* According to the [[T:IU|non-narrative source]] ''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'', [[Black Dalek]]s acted as [[Supreme Dalek|Supreme Controllers]] during planetary invasions and other missions of high importance, and were part of a tier of Dalek commanders. Dalek workers and soldiers were distinguished by their silver casings. Following the [[41st century]] [[Dalek Civil War]], the hierarchy was changed with the silver Daleks and the Black Daleks being replaced by grey Daleks and Gold Daleks respectively. This new version of the Dalek Empire would back and attempt to overwrite their own history beginning with the [[Time Paradox Incident]] and [[Operation Divide and Conquer]]. The [[Type V Dalek|silver Daleks]] seen in the [[Exxilon Gambit]] were [[27th century]]-native Daleks who were subsumed into future Dalek forces.
 * Upon completing the game ''[[The Last Dalek (video game)|The Last Dalek]]'', [[Metaltron|the player]] achieves a [[rank]] depending on their progress. From lowest to highest; [[Dalek drone|Standard Dalek]], [[Imperial Dalek]], [[Supreme Dalek]], [[Dalek Prime]], [[Dalek Ultima]], [[Dalek Emperor]]. Distinctly, the rank of "Dalek Ultima" is not derived from any story.
 * According to the non-narrative source ''[[Aliens and Enemies]]'', the [[Dalek Council]] was a governing body under the Emperor.