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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Pre-Time War === | === Pre-Time War === | ||
According to one account, the [[genesis Dalek|earliest | According to one account, the [[genesis Dalek|earliest Daleks]] 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]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (BBC Books novelisation)}}) | ||
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]]: {{cs|The History of the Daleks (short story)}}) | 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]]: {{cs|The History of the Daleks (short story)}}) | ||
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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]]: {{cs|Return to Skaro (audio story)}}) the [[Thal]]s' [[Thal-Dalek battle|invasion]] of the [[Dalek City]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}) by residing in the secret [[incubation level]]; ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Return to Skaro (audio story)}}) 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]]: {{cs|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)}}) | 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]]: {{cs|Return to Skaro (audio story)}}) the [[Thal]]s' [[Thal-Dalek battle|invasion]] of the [[Dalek City]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}) by residing in the secret [[incubation level]]; ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Return to Skaro (audio story)}}) 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]]: {{cs|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)}}) | ||
In the version of the Thal-Dalek battle experienced by [[Dr. Who]], a [[Black Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Black Dalek Leader]] supported by a [[Red Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Red Dalek Lieutenant]] led [[blue Dalek|blue]] [[Skaro City Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Skaro City | In the version of the Thal-Dalek battle experienced by [[Dr. Who]], a [[Black Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Black Dalek Leader]] supported by a [[Red Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Red Dalek Lieutenant]] led [[blue Dalek|blue]] [[Skaro City Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Skaro City Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek Survival Guide (novel)}}) | ||
Each [[Dalek saucer]] was put under the command of a [[Dalek saucer commander]], [[Dalek saucer commander (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|one of which]] was known to have served as part of the [[Dalek Earthforce]] led by the [[Black Dalek Leader|Black Supreme Controller]] in the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)}}) During the occupation, another [[Black Dalek Interrogator|Black Dalek served as an interrogator]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Masters of Earth (audio story)}}) | Each [[Dalek saucer]] was put under the command of a [[Dalek saucer commander]], [[Dalek saucer commander (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|one of which]] was known to have served as part of the [[Dalek Earthforce]] led by the [[Black Dalek Leader|Black Supreme Controller]] in the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)}}) During the occupation, another [[Black Dalek Interrogator|Black Dalek served as an interrogator]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Masters of Earth (audio story)}}) | ||
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{{Dalek variants}} | {{Dalek variants}} | ||
[[Category:Daleks]] | [[Category:Daleks]] | ||
