Dalek hierarchy Due to their highly militaristic culture , the Dalek s operated under what was nominally a rigid hierarchy . Its structure evolved extensively over time , incorporating numerous systems of government , honour systems and rank branches . Overview . Command structure . Figurehead . The Daleks were typically led by the Dalek Emperor ( TV : " The Evil of the Daleks " , " The Parting of the Ways " ) , the overall leader of the Dalek Empire and Skaro . However , this was not always the case , as during the Imperial - Renegade Dalek Civil War , Davros , the creator of the Daleks , was installed as Emperor of the Imperial Dalek s . ( TV : " Remembrance of the Daleks " ) In the early days of the Daleks , the Black Dalek was the direct second - in - command to the Emperor . ( COMIC : " Duel of the Daleks " ) Later on , the Supreme Dalek became the Dalek Emperor ' s subordinate , functioning as a high - ranking general in command of major operations or planetary occupations . ( TV : " The Dalek Invasion of Earth " ) However , in the absence of a Dalek Emperor , Supreme Daleks would often take command . During the Imperial - Renegade Dalek Civil War , the Renegade Dalek faction was led by a Supreme instead of an Emperor . ( TV : " Revelation of the Daleks " ) In the New Dalek Empire , a Red Supreme Dalek took command . ( TV : " The Stolen Earth " ) With the creation of the New Dalek Paradigm , the Dalek race was reorganised into a colour - coded caste society ; the leader of this first batch of Daleks was the white Supreme Dalek . ( TV : " Victory of the Daleks " ) Later , two New Paradigm Dalek Emperors were encountered by the Doctor ; one blue , and the other purple . ( GAME : " City of the Daleks " , " The Eternity Clock " ) Eventually , the Parliament of the Daleks was created , led by the Dalek Prime Minister . This Dalek mutant was housed inside an immobile transparent tube , and outranked even the New Paradigm Supreme Dalek . ( TV : " Asylum of the Daleks " ) The Dalek Time Controller was given strategic command over all Dalek missions involving time travel . ( AUDIO : " Patient Zero " ) At one point , the Dalek Time Controller was among the ranks of the New Dalek Paradigm and outranked even the Supreme Dalek in certain cases . ( PROSE : " The Dalek Generation " ) Council . The Cult of Skaro was a council of elite Daleks created to think of imaginative strategies , formed during the Last Great Time War . ( TV : " Doomsday " ) The Dalek Emperor had a squad of black - domed Daleks as his personal guard that usually protected and served it . ( TV : " The Evil of the Daleks " ) Some versions were equipped with two gunstick s . ( TV : " The Parting of the Ways " ) The Eternity Circle was a council of five blue and silver Daleks created by the Emperor to research temporal weapons during the Last Great Time War . ( PROSE : " Engines of War " ) The Volatix Cabal were a secret Dalek society who operated during the Last Great Time War . They were created by the Daleks for possessing a talent that no Dalek could possess : creativity . ( COMIC : " The Organ Grinder " ) A large convocation of New Paradigm Daleks — led by the Supreme Dalek and the Dalek Prime Minister — was known as the Parliament of the Daleks . ( TV : " Asylum of the Daleks " ) Non - Daleks servants and slaves . Several non - Dalek species worked under the Daleks under some form of enslavement . Robomen were slaves under heavy mind control , ( TV : " The Dalek Invasion of Earth " ) A robotic duplicate of the First Doctor was sent to kill the original . ( TV : " The Chase " ) According to one account , the Movellan s were servants to the Daleks , the war against them having been hoaxed . ( PROSE : " War of the Daleks " ) Dalek duplicate s worked for the Daleks . ( TV : " Resurrection of the Daleks " , AUDIO : " The Genocide Machine " ) The Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe was part of the Daleks ' plan to alter the minds of the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire , ( TV : " The Long Game " , " Bad Wolf " ) The Exxilons ( TV : " Death to the Daleks " ) , Spiridons ( TV : " Planet of the Daleks " ) , Klim s . ( COMIC : " The Dalek Revenge " ) and the Taalyen s . ( AUDIO : " The Heart of the Battle " ) and Gralian s ( AUDIO : " The Davros Mission " ) were all slaves to the Daleks . The pig slave s were hybrids employed by the Cult of Skaro whilst stranded in 1930s New York ( TV : " Daleks in Manhattan " / " Evolution of the Daleks " ) Mercenaries . Ogron s were mercenaries employed by the Daleks on various occasions , ( TV : " Day of the Daleks " , " Frontier in Space " ) as were Werelox , ( COMIC : " Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom " ) and Dalek Trooper s . ( TV : " Resurrection of the Daleks " ) Visual distinctions . Daleks often showed their rank via colours . According to one source , gold Daleks were the highest , followed by black , red , blue , and grey . ( PROSE : " War of the Daleks " ) In the early days , the majority of Daleks were silver with blue " bumps " , with mid - ranking Daleks ( like the saucer commanders ) being partially black and the commander a black Dalek Supreme . ( TV : " The Dalek Invasion of Earth " ) During the Last Great Time War and in the New Dalek Empire , almost the entirety of Daleks shown were of the same colour ; the Supreme Dalek in the latter was marked out by being red with golden trimmings , while Dalek Sec of the Cult of Skaro was black . All of these Daleks used symbols , located below the eyestalk , for identification ( TV : " Dalek " , " The Parting of the Ways " , " Doomsday " , " Daleks in Manhattan " , " Evolution of the Daleks " , " The Stolen Earth " , " Journey ' s End " ) , and in the Second World War , displayed a Union Flag . ( TV : " Victory of the Daleks " ) The restored Daleks sported bright colours , with each colouring showing their role : the Supreme was white , the strategist was blue , the scientist was orange , and the drones were red . The yellow Dalek was given the title of " Eternal " and was the only one to have black orbs instead of silver . ( TV : " Victory of the Daleks " ) Purity . Daleks ranks were often established by their genetic purity . In " The Parting of the Ways " , the Dalek Emperor created his new army out of human DNA , which caused them to not only obey but worship the Emperor as the only pure Dalek . When the New Dalek Paradigm was created from pure Dalek DNA found in the progenitor , both they and the impure Daleks which created them believed the new race was superior due to their genetic purity , and that any impure forms must be destroyed . ( TV : " Victory of the Daleks " ) History . The original Dalek hierarchy saw the Dalek Emperor as the overall leader of the Daleks . Daleks with black domes acted as both the Emperor ' s guards and lieutenants . ( TV : " The Evil of the Daleks " ) Each Dalek saucer was put under the command of a Dalek saucer commander . ( TV : " The Dalek Invasion of Earth " ) Dalek drone s had silver casing . This hierarchy for the most part remained unchanged until the defeat of the humanised Dalek s at the end of the Great Civil War , after which the Daleks were able to restore order and rebuilt . A new hierarchy was established . The Dalek Emperor remained the overall ruler , but black Supreme Daleks were replaced with gold Daleks ( TV : " Day of the Daleks " , " Frontier in Space " ) A Dalek Council was also organised , of which a special black and gold Dalek was a member among others . ( TV : " Planet of the Daleks " ) Dalek taskforces were silver with black globes . ( TV : " Death to the Daleks " ) By the time of the Dalek - Movellan War , black Daleks were once again in command of the grey drones . With both the Daleks and the Movellan s at a logical stalemate , the Daleks went in search of Davros to gain his aid in resolving the situation . ( TV : " Destiny of the Daleks " ) Davros was displeased to learn that the Daleks were taking orders from a Supreme Dalek instead of him . He built his own Daleks to oppose those of the Supreme Dalek and declared himself the Dalek Emperor . A civil war between Davros ' white and gold Imperial Daleks and the " Renegade Dalek s " loyal to the Supreme Dalek and the Dalek Prime broke out . The latter side claimed victory . ( TV : " Resurrection of the Daleks " , " Revelation of the Daleks " , " Remembrance of the Daleks " , PROSE : " War of the Daleks " ) During the Last Great Time War , Dalek soldiers had bronze casings and were led once again by the Emperor . Davros also took part in the war but was supposedly killed during the first year . ( TV : " The Stolen Earth " ) Following the near - destruction of both the Time Lords and the Daleks , the surviving Daleks attempted to rebuild their race . The Cult of Skaro tried twice but were foiled by the Doctor on both occasions . The Cult ' s leader , Dalek Sec , had a completely black casing while the other three — Thay , Jast and Caan — had the standard bronze , although they were more than just soldiers . In the end , Sec was overthrown and Caan replaced him . ( TV : " Doomsday " , " Daleks in Manhattan " / " Evolution of the Daleks " ) Caan , the last of the Cult , escaped from the Doctor back into the Time War , where he rescued Davros but lost his sanity due to breaking the time lock . Davros rebuilt the Daleks from his own cells and created the New Dalek Empire . The leader was a Supreme Dalek with a unique red and gold casing . ( TV : " The Stolen Earth " ) The Empire was obilterated by a clone of the Tenth Doctor . ( TV : " Journey ' s End " ) The Dalek race was finally restored fully after the only survivors of an encounter with the Doctor came across a Progenitor device . The restored Dalek race was led by a white Supreme Dalek . Drone Daleks were red , strategists were blue , scientists were orange , and the Eternal Dalek was yellow . ( TV : " Victory of the Daleks " These Daleks also had an Emperor which was blue , but when the Eleventh Doctor prevented the Daleks from taking control of Skaro , no Dalek became the Emperor and so the Supreme Dalek likely continued to lead the Daleks full - time . ( GAME : " City of the Daleks " ) however a new Emperor Dalek existed during the New Dalek Paradigm ' s invasion of Earth in 2106 using the piece of the Eternity Clock . this Emperor was coloured purple and able to form itself into a sphere . ( GAME : " The Eternity Clock " ) Eventually the New Paradigm chose to create a Parliament headed by a Prime Minister ( TV : " Asylum of the Daleks " ) . The Daleks on the recreated Skaro were lead by another red and gold Supreme Dalek ( TV : " The Magician ' s Apprentice " , " The Witch ' s Familiar " ) . Parallel universe . In a parallel universe , the Daleks were led by the Mentor , the creator and leader of a faction of Daleks from that universe . ( AUDIO : " " ) Behind the scenes . " The Dalek Tapes " , a feature in the " Genesis of the Daleks " DVD , has golden Daleks as members of the Supreme Council , followed in rank by black ( Dalek Supreme ) , partially black , silver ( scientific corps ) , and grey . " " states that the Black Daleks used to be the highest command until the civil war , and a Supreme was always taken from their ranks ; after the war , the Supremes and their Council were gold - and - black , the Black tier was replaced with the golden Commanders , and the standard Daleks were grey - black , with a group commander picked from their ranks . According to the " The Dalek Handbook " , Black Dalek s acted as Supreme Controllers during planetary invasions and other missions of high importance , and were part of a tier of Dalek commanders . Dalek workers and soldiers were distinguished by their grey casings . According to the non - narrative source " Aliens and Enemies " , the Dalek Council was a governing body under the Emperor .