ADalek saucer commander, orspaceship commander, (PROSE:Dalek Combat Training Manual) was the designated commander of theDalek flying saucer.

Overview[[edit] |[edit source]]

During aplanetary invasion, eachDalek saucer was under the command of ataskforce leader, distinguishable by itsblackdome and the alternating dark and light verticalpanels of itslower section. The taskforce leader took its instructions fromDalek Supreme Command on the occupied planet. (PROSE:The Dalek Handbook^[+]Loading...["The Dalek Handbook (reference book)"])

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InBedfordshire during the2150s Dalek invasion of Earth, theFirst Doctor encountered asaucer commander, which served as the second-in-command to theSupreme Dalek. UnlikeDalek drones, the Saucer Commander had a uniquecasing featuring ablackdome and alternating black-and-silver panels on thebase unit. The commander, along with the Supreme Dalek and the Dalek fleet, was destroyed at the climax of the invasion by the uprush from the exploding penetrative explosive capsule. (TV:The Dalek Invasion of Earth) In theversion of history "B", aredSaucer-Pilot Dalek served in the2150 Dalek invasion of Earth. (PROSE:Dalek Survival Guide,TV:Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)

ADalek saucer commander led a saucer to destroysatellites during theCold War, hoping theAmericans and theRussians would blame each other and the conflict would escalate. It exterminated a Dalek for questioning an order. However, the Dalek saucer was infiltrated by theThird Doctor, who contacted asubmarine, theHMSPandora, and ordered it to fire on the ship. The Daleks, including the Saucer Commander, died as the ship flooded. (COMIC:The Threat from Beneath)

ADalek Saucer Commander commanded the saucerX-K Beta-19 inGalacton's orbit. (PROSE:Mission to Galacton)

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The bronze Dalek pilot.

• The Saucer commander was the first different Dalek variant and Dalek in authority to be shown on-screen.
• The prop for this Dalek is the same prop for theSupreme Dalek. The production team did not paint it in time for the show as seen during the attack on the saucer — the Commander went in but the Supreme came out — for it was not seen during the second part of part 2 and the rest of the episode.
• In theremake ofThe Dalek Invasion of Earth starringPeter Cushing, the saucer commander's roles are taken up by theRed Dalek.
• Makkith, ahumanised Dalek subordinate to theRed DalekAlpha in the comic storyChildren of the Revolution, has a black andblue casing reflecting the saucer commander.
• The colour scheme used for the saucer commander has not reappeared in any subsequent televised episodes to date. However, the "Dalek Patrol Ship" sets released in2014 byCharacter Options included an exclusive 3.75-inchbronze "Dalek pilot" figurine bearing ablackdome and alternating black "skirt" panels identical to the colour scheme of the saucer commander.
• A designatedCommand Dalek, identical to its bronze subordinates, leads asaucer inInto the Dalek. A similarBronze Commander leads theDalek Death Squad spacecraft inRevolution of the Daleks.