Cult of Skaro



The Cult of Skaro (named after Skaro, the original homeworld of the Daleks) was a secret group of four Daleks - three Standard Dalek models, one Black Dalek model - assigned with the task of "[discovering] new ways to kill". They were responsible for the planning the Dalek actions in wars such as the Last Great Time War. Unlike other Daleks, they had individual names in order to lead to more creative thinking. Led by Sec, the only one of four who had a black casing, they answered to no one, not even the Dalek Emperor, although they still revered him. (DW: Doomsday)

History
Little is known of the Cult of Skaro, although after the Last Great Time War the Cult waited in the Void Ship, a craft designed to traverse the space between universes, along with what they called the Genesis Ark, a piece of Time Lord technology. (DW: Army of Ghosts / Doomsday)

The meddling of the Torchwood Institute began to open the Void. At some point the Void Ship materialized in Torchwood Tower, which had been built around the gap into the Void so that Torchwood could study it. When the Void Ship materialized, the Cult exited the ship and declared war - or "pest control" - against the Cybermen, thereby leading to the Battle of Canary Wharf. (DW: Doomsday)


 * See the individual sections on members for what is known about their respective histories:

Members of the Cult of Skaro

 * We do not know if more than the four Daleks mentioned belonged to the Cult.

Sec
Sec was the leader of the Cult of Skaro and the Dalek responsible for the Battle of Canary Wharf in 2007. Encased in a fearsome black design, Sec nearly succeeded in conquering Earth and destroying the Cybermen. The Doctor ensured that the Dalek army returned to the Void but Sec escaped via temporal shift (DW: Doomsday).

Jast
Dalek Jast was a member of the Cult of Skaro and a participant in the Battle of Canary Wharf in 2007. (DW: Doomsday)

Caan
A member of the Cult of Skaro, Caan was present at the Battle of Canary Wharf in 2007. (DW: Doomsday)

Thay
Dalek Thay was a member of the Cult of Skaro and a fearsome enemy. It was Thay that first encounted the Cybermen during the Battle of Canary Wharf in 2007. Thay was tricked into identifying himself by the Cybermen after both sides refused to "identify first". (DW: Doomsday)