( PROSE: Alien Bodies) This faction, who called themselves the Exterminator Daleks, were planet-bound, believing that the Dalek should concentrate on finishing the complete annihilation of the Thals before they tried to conquer other worlds. ( COMIC: Duel of the Daleks)Įmperor of the Exterminators Main article: Emperor of the ExterminatorsĪfter the Golden Emperor left Skaro with the Dalek Fleet, so as to lead the Daleks' first planetary conquests, ( COMIC: The Amaryll Challenge) some of the Daleks left on Skaro decided to create an independent Empire of their own. Through guile, the Golden Emperor defeated and killed Zeg, cementing his status as Emperor once more. Recognising that both Daleks had a claim to the title, as Zeg lacked provable intelligence but the Golden Emperor lacked provable strength, the Brain Machine ordered that a duel be fought between them to demonstrate who was truly superior. Having been granted a casing that was invulnerable to all weaponry known to its race, Zeg was effectively invincible and declared himself the new Emperor, hoping to unseat the Golden Emperor. Zeg was an early Dalek scientist who serendipitously discovered the secret of metalert. ( PROSE: War of the Daleks) When they crossed paths with the Dalek Prime again, he was recognised as "the" Emperor of the Daleks by the Eighth Doctor ( AUDIO: Restoration of the Daleks) and the Ninth Doctor. The Prime would continue to hold the position throughout his life, occupying several different casings, ( TV: The Evil of the Daleks, The Parting of the Ways) although during and immediately following the Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War, it was referred to as simply "the Dalek Prime" by its side of the War - as the opposing side, the Imperial Daleks, referred to their leader Davros as "the Dalek Emperor". ( TV: Genesis of the Daleks) It proclaimed itself the Emperor of the newly-created Dalek race. The Dalek Prime, or "Golden Emperor", was the first Dalek mutant to have climbed into a Dalek War Machine, ( COMIC: Genesis of Evil) or, in other accounts, was the Dalek who had fired on Davros and made a proclamation on behalf of the other entombed Daleks that they would "prepare, grow stronger, and, when the time is right, emerge as the supreme rulers of the Universe". Holders The Dalek Prime Main article: Dalek Prime ( COMIC: Genesis of Evil, Emperor of the Daleks! TV: The Parting of the Ways) ( AUDIO: The Davros Mission) Alternatively, both Davros and the Dalek Prime were shown in some accounts to have become the Emperors of large Dalek factions whose very creation they had overseen, meaning the new Daleks were born loyal to the Emperor in question. ( PROSE: The Restoration Empire) However, it was also possible for individuals to be made Emperor by popular acclaim of the Council, as was, according to one account, the case of Davros. When the Empire found itself devoid of an Emperor, the usual procedure was for a Supreme Dalek to rise to the rank of Emperor, upgrading to a new casing in the process, ( PROSE: The Dalek Problem, The Restoration Empire, AUDIO: The Davros Mission) exterminating the rest of the Supreme Council if need be so as to assert dominance. ( TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, COMIC: Genesis of Evil, Defender of the Daleks) ( PROSE: The Dalek Problem) Some Imperial-class casings were huge, static and lacked weapons, ( PROSE: The Dalek Problem, TV: The Evil of the Daleks) while another, more mobile type was characterised by an inflated dome and some amount of gold colouring. ( COMIC: The Secret of the Emperor)Įmperor Daleks were typically the oldest and wisest living members of their race, and resided within unique casings. Thereafter, the Emperor ruled unquestioned. When one lone Dalek Commander finally spoke out against the Golden Emperor, he had the Black Dalek disintegrate the Commander and its entire squadron on sight. However, no Daleks ever dared to question the supremacy of the Golden Emperor, and thus he and the Black Dalek are reelected as Emperor and Warlord year after year. ( PROSE: The Dalek Problem)Īt first, "Dalek Emperor" was nominally an elected position with a mandate of one year every Skaro-year, all the Daleks on Skaro would convene and ceremonially elect their Emperor and Warlord. Although a given society of Daleks could have only one Emperor, it was not uncommon for several Emperors to coexist in the universe at any one time, provided they were in charge of distinct Dalek forces while having little contact with one another in all cases, the Emperors would not necessarily be mutually hostile. The title of Dalek Emperor was the highest possible in the hierarchy of the Dalek Empire. 2.10 The New Dalek Paradigm's Emperors and beyond.
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