Forum:What's the Dalek Hierarchy?

What's the Dalek Hierarchy? U have the cult of skaro who are "above and beyond" the Emporer. then the emporer himself. i'm not sure about the rest--Si 20:23, 22 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, traditionally the hierarchy was, in descending order:


 * Dalek Supreme
 * Standard Dalek
 * Then later:


 * Emperor Dalek
 * Black-headed Dalek
 * Standard Dalek
 * Then during the Dalek civil war it was confused (with there being two sides), but after it had rejoined in the Time War it was probably something like this:


 * Dalek Emperor / Cult of Skaro Black Dalek (equals)
 * Black-headed Dalek (Emperor's side) / Cult of Skaro Standard Dalek (Cult of Skaro)
 * Standard Dalek soldier (both sides)
 * However, there are no clear Dalek hierarchies, so, ultimately, post-Time War, nobody really knows and most hierarchy can probably be considered speculation. 20:51, 22 February 2007 (UTC)


 * the hierarchy varies from television story to televison story and from writer to writer. in the first Dalek story they had no formal leader. in the second, The Dalek Invasion of Earth they had a Black Dalek or Dalek Supreme (I forget which they called him).


 * the Emperor never got mentioned before The Evil of the Daleks and never again until "Revelation of the Daleks".


 * useful page:


 * http://www.historyvortex.org/DalekLeaders.html


 * this page has some answers. notes: the gold Dalek Emperors with the big heads never appeared on screen, just in the The Dalek Chronicles.


 * another, speculative, fanon, pre-Time War hierarchy:


 * http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/dalek-hierarchy.html


 * (if you mouseover the Dalek pictures, by the way, you can see what stories they come from.)
 * --***Stardizzy*** 21:14, 22 February 2007 (UTC)