Metaltron " Metaltron " was the name given by Henry Van Statten to a Dalek soldier that fought in the Last Great Time War , and survived after falling through time to the Ascension Islands on Earth . Damaged , it passed through several collectors of alien technology , eventually becoming a living specimen in van Statten ' s Cage in 2012 . Biography . Before the end of the Time War , this Dalek fell through time and landed on the Ascension Islands circa 1962 . Insane and screaming , it passed through several private collections in the 20th and 21st centuries . By 2012 , it was in the possession of billionaire Henry van Statten , who kept it in the Vault . Having no other name for it , van Statten called it a " Metaltron " . The " Metaltron " was kept locked in the Cage , restrained by tensile steel chains attached to stabilising pillars . He instructed another of his staff , Simmons , to make it talk . The last person to touch it without any gloves " burst into flames " , at least according to what Simmons said . Although tortured , all it did was scream . With the intention of reaching other Daleks , it sent out a distress signal which was detected by the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler . Initially unaware of the source of the distress signal , the Doctor came to face - to - face with it . ( TV : " Dalek " ) Having thought all of the Daleks destroyed ( TV : " The Day of the Doctor " ) , he was shocked to find one alive . It moved its gun to exterminate the Doctor , but had insufficient power to do so . After a hostile and bitter discussion between them about the end of the Time War , the Doctor attempted to destroy the Dalek , pulling a lever which sent electricity through its casing . He was stopped by van Statten , who ordered two guards to " get him out " , pulling the Doctor out the room . Simmons managed to turn the electricity off before the Dalek was destroyed . Henry van Statten was pleased to know what the " Metaltron " was really called . Upon meeting Rose , who had not witnessed the exchange between the Dalek and the Doctor , it seemed to be a harmless victim . Rose , in an attempt to comfort it , touched the right part of the Dalek ' s dome ( to the left of the eye stalk , from Rose ' s perspective ) . As she did so , it absorbed artron energy and DNA from her . It used this to regenerate itself and escape the Vault . It then downloaded all the data available on the Internet and killed Simmons , Bywater , De Maggio , and numerous others . It pursued both Rose and Adam Mitchell through the GeoComTex facility and killed 200 of van Statten ' s security . However , the " Metaltron " found itself ultimately unable to kill Rose or van Statten . The human DNA that it had absorbed from Rose had brought with it emotions . Rose took the Dalek to the roof , where it blasted a hole in the ceiling and opened its battle armour to feel the sunlight . The Doctor then appeared , armed with an alien energy weapon , with the intent to kill the Dalek . Upon seeing it feel , the Doctor lowered the weapon at Rose ' s request . Considering all the new emotions to be " sickness " , the " Metaltron " asked Rose to order it to self - destruct , preferring death to a life with emotions . She refused at first , but eventually gave the order , and it destroyed itself . ( TV : " Dalek " ) Legacy . This was the first time the Doctor had found a survivor of the Time War . Although he believed that this was the last Dalek , he would soon discover others . The Dalek Emperor himself survived , when his heavily - damaged flagship was flung through time before the time - lock occurred . ( TV : " The Parting of the Ways " ) Likewise , the four - member Cult of Skaro survived aboard their Void Ship , having in their possession a prison vessel loaded with millions of Daleks ( TV : " Army of Ghosts " / " Doomsday " ) Rose would later recall her restoration of the " Metaltron " Dalek with her touch when the Cult of Skaro demanded that she open the Genesis Ark . She explained to Mickey Smith that the Dalek was broken and dying but when she touched it she brought it back to life , as the Daleks had evolved to use as a power supply the background radiation one " soaked up " from travelling through time in the TARDIS . ( TV : " Doomsday " ) UNIT was aware of the " Metaltron " , but lost track of it once it was relocated to the Vault . ( TV : " The Dalek Transaction " ) Personality . While it was a prisoner , the " Metaltron " refused to speak when Henry van Statten ' s staff were torturing it , although it did scream . It was enraged by the appearance of the Doctor and tried to exterminate him , but couldn ' t because its gun had been disabled . The Dalek demanded to be ordered what to do , ironically using orders itself in an attempt to receive them . However , it also begged for pity when the Doctor attempted to destroy it , despite the Doctor pointing out " you never did " . After absorbing Rose Tyler ' s DNA , the Dalek started feeling human emotions for the first time . Although it ruthlessly gunned down van Statten ' s staff , it was unable to kill Rose or van Statten . The Dalek then stated that it wanted freedom . As its personality had become more merciful than before , it hated itself , feeling that the emotions Rose had given it were making it weak . It eventually pled with Rose to order it to self - destruct , and she did so . ( TV : " Dalek " ) Although not the first Dalek to kill itself , this Dalek was one of the few to do so out of self - hatred . ( TV : " Destiny of the Daleks " , " Revelation of the Daleks " , " Asylum of the Daleks " ) This Dalek , as with all Daleks that originated from the Last Great Time War , possessed markings below its eyepiece to identify it . ( TV : " Dalek " ) After hearing that this Dalek had burned in his crater for days , the Doctor believes it went insane . ( TV : " Dalek " )