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{{Rename|Thirteen calls this Dalek the "Recon Dalek" in ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''. ''Case File Eleven'' calls it "The Reconnaissance Dalek".}} | |||
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|appearances = {{il|[[WC]]: ''[[Case File Eleven]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''}} | |||
|voice actor = Nicholas Briggs | |||
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|bts2 = The Dalek Case File Doctor Who | |||
|name=Reconaissance scout Dalek}} | |||
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A '''[[reconnaissance scout]] [[Dalek]]''' was one of the first Daleks to leave [[Skaro]]. It was sent to [[Earth]] in the [[9th century]] to gather data in advance of an [[invasion]]. [[Battle of Hope Valley|Defeated]] by [[human]]s, the trisected [[Dalek mutant]] was buried in three parts, and came to be revived in the [[21st century]]. | |||
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== History == | |||
=== Arrival on Earth === | |||
According to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], reconnaissance scouts Daleks were the first Daleks ever to leave [[Skaro]], and this individual may have been the first to reach [[Earth]]. | |||
Arriving on [[Earth]] in the [[9th century]], the Dalek was faced in the [[Battle of Hope Valley]] by an army made up of [[human]]s who had previously been at war with each other. Despite suffering tremendous losses, the army managed to "only just" defeat the Dalek, trapping it in netting and burning its casing. Practising caution, the [[Three Custodians]] split the [[Kaled mutant|mutant]] into three parts, each taken to different parts of the planet, and guarded by [[Order of the Custodians|their descendants]], so it might not recover. However, the third Custodian was shot by an [[arrow]] in [[Yorkshire]], before he could complete his journey. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') | |||
[[File:Recon scout defeated.jpg|left|thumb|The recon scout is defeated in the [[9th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'')]] | |||
=== Restoration === | |||
Buried by the passage of time, the Lost Custodian was eventually found beneath [[Sheffield Town Hall]] and the location became an archeological dig. On [[1 January|New Year's Day]] [[2019]], the Lost Custodian's piece of the Kaled mutant was found by [[archaeologist]]s [[Lin (Resolution)|Lin]] and [[Mitch (Resolution)|Mitch]]. | |||
The third piece of the Kaled was accidentally revived under [[ultraviolet]] light, and [[spatial shift|summoned]] its other parts. The Dalek subsequently took control of [[Lin (Resolution)|Lin]], one of the archaeologists, and used her to gain intelligence, acquire [[police car|transport]], and retrieve its old [[gunstick]]. Using remnants of its old shell, combined with spare parts found at [[Dinkle]]'s [[farm]], Lin built this Dalek a new metal casing. | |||
Letting Lin go, the Dalek went on a rampage. It killed an entire [[army]] detachment, and fired a [[missile]] into their [[tank]], destroying it. The Dalek was intent on contacting its [[fleet]], and made its way to the [[Government Communications Headquarters]] in order to enact its plan. It shut down all power in the [[UK]] in the process. | |||
The Dalek was finally stopped by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Graham O'Brien]], [[Yasmin Khan]], [[Ryan Sinclair]], [[Mitch (Resolution)|Mitch]], Lin and [[Aaron Sinclair|Aaron]] using a [[microwave oven]] which melted its new casing. However, the Kaled latched onto Aaron, and demanded transport in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. The Dalek was finally thwarted when the Thirteenth Doctor jettisoned it into a [[supernova]]. The Dalek attempted to take Aaron with it, but Ryan managed to reach his father who fought off the Dalek's control while his son pulled him to safety. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
Khan later recorded a case file on the recon scout ([[WC]]: ''[[Case File Eleven]]'') and, at some point after learning about the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] from [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'') mentioned their encounter with the Dalek to [[Ace]], a former [[companion]] of the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]:'' [[At Childhood's End (novel)|At Childhood's End]]'') | |||
The image of this Dalek was among the wealth of [[memory|memories]] which the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], while trapped by {{Dhawan}}, used to overwhelm and break free from [[the Matrix]] in the ruins of the [[Capitol]] on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'') | |||
===Resurrection by Rugazzi and cloning=== | |||
Remnants of it, stuck in the broken and battered casing, were later collected by scientist [[Leo Rugazzi]] to create a new lifeform, unknowingly allowing a new race of Daleks to be born. Rugazzi's original new Dalek mutant was the very same Recon Scout, in mind as well as in body; [[the Doctor]] observed that "Dalek consciousness can live within the tiniest fragment of the their DNA." In order to stop it and the [[Defence Drone]]s cloned from it, the Doctor sent the Dalek's original [[Reconnaissance Scout Signal|reconnaissance signal]] into the [[Time Vortex]] and summoned [[Death Squad Dalek]]s who exterminated the new Daleks for being impure. | |||
Teleporting aboard [[Dalek ship (Revolution of the Daleks)|the Dalek saucer]], the first clone insisted that it was the last remains of the Recon Scout and that it had completed the original's mission and given its life for the Dalek cause. Although the clone insisted that it could be purified, the Death Squad Daleks exterminated it with their blasters, destroying the Recon Scout once and for all. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'') | |||
== Appearance == | |||
[[File:Reconnaissance Dalek.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The mutant inside. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'')]] | |||
The [[Kaled mutant]] itself had [[green]] [[skin]], except for a small part of the [[brain]] visible (distinguished as being [[red]]), and was much larger than the average Kaled mutant. It also appeared to have more [[tentacle]]s that were longer, and it appeared much more [[squid]]-like. | |||
The mutant's original [[Dalek]] [[casing]], as seen in an ancient scroll depicting its appearance during the [[Battle of Hope Valley]], appeared to resemble a [[bronze Dalek]], despite the fact that [[reconnaissance scout|reconnaissance Daleks]] were the first to leave [[Skaro]], according to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: [[Resolution (TV story)|''Resolution'']]) whereas bronze Dalek casings were not used until the [[Second Dalek War]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|''Prisoner of the Daleks'']]) | |||
The reconstructed casing that the reconnaissance scout Dalek made for itself while possessing [[Lin (Resolution)|Lin]] was made from scrap [[metal]] from [[Dinkle]]'s farm, and spare parts of the Dalek's original casing. The final result was a rusted casing that the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] dubbed "junkyard chic". The [[base unit]] was similar to those of most Dalek casings, except for the two front rows of [[sense globe]]s, and two at the backside, which were larger than the rest, while all of them could be pulled back to reveal extremely explosive [[missile]]s. The [[weapons platform]] was a metallic grey and appeared to have been attached by screws. The [[gunstick]] was a pipe while the [[manipulator arm]] resembled a metal claw instead of a [[Suction arm|sucker arm]]. The [[grating section]], which was notably shorter than on regular Daleks, featured a pair of metal rings; part of the inner grating section would light up red when the Dalek spoke. The [[dome]] was slightly diffrent from normal Daleks' domes with [[dust]] and [[rust]] covering it, and the [[Dalek eyestalk|eyestalk]] was slightly different from the general eyestalk, while the vision-field while appearing blue from the outside did not alter the vision colour for the Kaled mutant inside. The [[luminosity discharger]]s appered covered by small metallic pieces. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* According to [[Darren Fereday]], the [[concept artist]], the Dalek was fully robotic and thus radio-operated, requiring no [[Dalek operator]] inside the casing. Three separate systems controlled the [[eyestalk]], the [[gunstick]] and [[manipulator arm]], and the lights. He also noted that the melted Dalek made use of [[practical effects|practical]] LED lighting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DarrenFereday/status/1080217004584460288|https://twitter.com/DarrenFereday/status/1080217004584460288|title=Tweet|author=@DarrenFereday|date of source=1 January 2019|accessdate=2 January 2019|quote=Robotics controlling the three layers independently, the eye stalk, arms, the lights. Between the Art Dept and the Prop Makers, this was tight work. True super team. And staggering that the melted one was all practical LED lighting 🤩}}</ref> | |||
* [[Nicholas Briggs]] revealed that he wanted to make this particular Dalek super arrogant and that he wanted it to sound as little as possible like the regular Daleks as it is sitting on [[Lin (Resolution)|Lin]]'s back as it is speaking within its mind.<ref>https://www.doctorwho.tv/news?article=nick-briggs-exclusive-interview-i-wanted-to-make-this-dalek-superarrogant&fbclid=IwAR0F2_oK3dRIlHrvO5M7JWYyj_HSfQXxDe39SU9-b_98alajYc0830wObNY</ref> | |||
* To keep the Dalek a secret in the episode, it was given the codename "Kevin".<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-02-11/doctor-who-dalek-code-name-kevin-resolution/</ref> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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