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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Pre-Time War === | === Pre-Time War === | ||
The original Dalek hierarchy was established by the | According to one account, the [[genesis Dalek|earliest Dalek]]s existed as equals. One Dalek, finding the rule among equals approach to be inefficient, crowned himself as the singular ruler of the Dalek race, becoming the [[Dalek Prime]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (BBC Books novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | ||
The original Dalek hierarchy was established by the Dalek Prime shortly after the [[creation of the Daleks]]. Under the Dalek Prime came the original [[Dalek Supreme]], also known as [[the Black Dalek]], "from the paint on his casing", who served as the [[Warlord (title)|Warlord]] of the Dalek people. Below the Black Dalek were "dozens of minor ranks" including [[Red Dalek]]s, who acted as "[[Dalek Section Leader|section leaders]]", as well as [[Red-and-gray Dalek]]s responsible for transportation and the [[Silver Dalek|gray]] and [[Blue Dalek|blue]] "rank-and-file". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'') | |||
Within the [[Dalek City]], the [[Dalek Supreme (Return to Skaro)|Dalek Supreme]] resided in a large nutrient tank rather than a conventional [[casing]], although [[Dalek mutant|the mutant]] could transfer itself between the tank and an alternative [[Black Dalek]] casing to become mobile. It was the "original leader" of the [[Dalek]]s, who went on to survive ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') the [[Thal]]s' [[Thal-Dalek battle|invasion]] of the [[Dalek City]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') by residing in the secret [[incubation level]]; ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') According to another account given by [[Ian Chesterton]], the original leader of the City, the [[Glass Dalek (Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks)|Glass Dalek]], was apparently killed when its casing was shattered in the original Thal assault. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'') | Within the [[Dalek City]], the [[Dalek Supreme (Return to Skaro)|Dalek Supreme]] resided in a large nutrient tank rather than a conventional [[casing]], although [[Dalek mutant|the mutant]] could transfer itself between the tank and an alternative [[Black Dalek]] casing to become mobile. It was the "original leader" of the [[Dalek]]s, who went on to survive ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') the [[Thal]]s' [[Thal-Dalek battle|invasion]] of the [[Dalek City]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') by residing in the secret [[incubation level]]; ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') According to another account given by [[Ian Chesterton]], the original leader of the City, the [[Glass Dalek (Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks)|Glass Dalek]], was apparently killed when its casing was shattered in the original Thal assault. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'') | ||
