page_title: Dalek variants
section_title: Supreme Dalek
hierarchical_section_title: Dalek variants / "New Series" Daleks / Supreme Dalek
caption_attribution_description: The Supreme Dalek has only been seen in one complete story, in the David Tennant story, "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" Doctor Who Experience
context_page_description: Since their first appearance in 1963 there have been a number of variant models of the Daleks, a fictional alien race in the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who.
  First seen in the serial The Daleks, the outward manifestation is portrayed as a powerful, technically advanced travel machine in which a hideous and malevolent mutant, the Dalek creature, resides. Although the general appearance of the Daleks has remained the same, details of both the casing and the mutant creature have changed over time. Alterations were made to accommodate the requirements of specific plot elements in various serials and episodes or at the request of producers, designers and directors to revitalise the Dalek appearance. On other occasions design changes have been the result of practical considerations when filming the Dalek props on location, or the mixing of components acquired from different sources.
  The episodes "Asylum of the Daleks", "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Witch's Familiar" feature appearances by many of the Dalek variants seen in the Doctor Who programme since its inception.
context_section_description: A Supreme Dalek appears in "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" (2008), and "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Witch's Familiar" (2015) as leader of the Dalek forces, outranking even Davros. This variant is a radical departure from the standard "New Series" design. It is painted red with gold hemispheres, collar and neck rings. It has three plinth-mounted dome lights featuring cages with three, rather than four uprights, and large golden struts connecting its shoulders to an extended neck bin. Its voice is deeper than the other Daleks, resembling that of the 2005 series' Dalek Emperor. Nicholas Briggs, who provided the voice talent for the Dalek, stated that he adopted a grandiose delivery for the Supreme Dalek to fit his perception of the character as being egotistical.
  The Supreme Dalek was designed by Doctor Who production designer Edward Thomas, realised by design assistant Peter McKinstry  and created by "propmaker.co.uk".
caption: The Supreme Dalek prop on display at the Doctor Who Experience, December 2014.
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