Renegade Dalek

The **Renegade Daleks** were a faction of Daleks opposed to Davros and his faction of Imperial Daleks during the Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War. The Renegade Daleks rejected Davros's right to govern the destiny of the Daleks, and instead remained loyal to the Black Supreme Dalek, based on the planet Skaro (TV: *Revelation of the Daleks*) which the Imperials would later, temporarily take over. (COMIC: *Emperor of the Daleks!*, TV: *Remembrance of the Daleks*)

Though identified as Renegade Daleks by Davros' Daleks, (TV: *Remembrance of the Daleks*) the faction were the **Imperial Daleks** before Davros usurped the Dalek Prime's position as Emperor Dalek and ruler of Skaro. (COMIC: *Emperor of the Daleks!*)

## Structure

As well as fighting the Imperials for political reasons, the Renegades loathed the Imperials because, like the Imperials, they adhered to a xenophobic and racist ideology. Davros had altered his Daleks, physically fusing them into their shells and giving the mutants themselves bionics. The Renegades found this unacceptable and believed themselves superior. (TV: *Remembrance of the Daleks*)

By the Shoreditch Incident, the Renegade Daleks were fragmented, with certain factions not engaged in the conflict with the Imperium. The Supreme Dalek, by that time, hoped to rally them by killing the Seventh Doctor. (PROSE: *Remembrance of the Daleks*)

## Appearance

In stark contrast to the radical white-and-gold livery of the Imperial Daleks, the Renegade Daleks' drones were Grey Daleks, who wore more traditional grey-and-black casings - albeit in a lighter shade of grey. Save for the Black Supreme, they had in-built white and black mesh under the weapons platform's slats. The majority of the taskforce were taller with narrower base units and broader shoulders as per the imperials, although at least two followed the original Dalek shape. These were referred to as "veteran campaigners" (TV: *Remembrance of the Daleks,* PROSE: *Remembrance of the Daleks*).

## Technology

While the Imperial Daleks could hover and fly, the Renegades could only hover a short distance off the ground. (COMIC: *Emperor of the Daleks!*)

While the Imperials utilised time corridor technology for travelling through time, the Renegades used a compact Time Controller device. The Renegade faction also utilised a mental link that slaved a young, imaginative mind to both the Dalek battle computer and the Black Dalek. (TV: *Remembrance of the Daleks*)

The Special Weapons Dalek originally belonged to the Renegades, but later changed sides to the Imperials. (COMIC: *Emperor of the Daleks!*)

## History

### Origins

As a political faction, the so-called "Renegade" Daleks were formed between the events that transpired on Necros (TV: *Revelation of the Daleks*) and the events in Shoreditch, (TV: *Remembrance of the Daleks*) but the war may have begun with the events of Davros' cryogenic revival. The Supreme Dalek ordered the destruction of Davros and the Daleks that serve him, and him with it, sparking a rivalry between the existing forces of Daleks and the Daleks recently created by, and programmed to be loyal to, Davros. (TV: *Resurrection of the Daleks*)

A Renegade Dalek ship with several Renegades defeated the Prototype Imperial Daleks on Necros and took Davros back to Skaro to stand trial. (TV: *Revelation of the Daleks*)

### War Breaks Out

Two differing accounts of the Imperial Daleks' genesis existed, one in which the definitive Imperial Daleks were an all-new race of Daleks like those on Necros, created by Davros from the frozen armies trapped on Spiridon. (COMIC: *Emperor of the Daleks!*)

### The Shoreditch Incident

The Renegades declared war on the Imperial Daleks who were led by Davros, posing as a Dalek Emperor. Despite their greater battle experience, the Renegades appeared to be losing the war; they were driven off Skaro, which the Imperials had completely occupied.

Learning that the Hand of Omega was hidden on 20th century Earth, the Renegades and Imperials travelled back through time to 1963, each seeking to claim the Hand for their own. Having discovered that the Imperials had established a Transmat device in the basement of Coal Hill School, Shoreditch, the Supreme Dalek captured and brainwashed a young girl, using her both as the main component of the Renegades' battle computer, and as an "inside agent" at the school. During this time, one of the Renegades came into conflict with a human military group, which in turn drew the attention of the Seventh Doctor, who helped them to destroy it. The Renegades had already made contact with some members of "The Association", and formed an alliance with them, due to their mutual ideas of fascism, and falsely promising to help them "cleanse" Britain of foreigners in return for their assistance.

Through the girl, the Renegade Daleks managed to locate the Hand of Omega and bring it back to their base. The Imperial Daleks followed, and attacked the Renegades. During the battle, the Renegades' human allies, learning that they had been deceived, stole the Time Controller and fled, followed by the girl. The Supreme Dalek was the only member of the Renegades to survive the battle, but, upon learning from the Doctor that Skaro had been destroyed, seemingly went mad, its systems going out of control until it exploded in a blast of colours. With the Black Dalek destroyed, the girl was released from its control. (TV: *Remembrance of the Daleks*)

### Defeat on Tethrak

Following the Shoreditch Incident, the Renegade Faction became splintered, due to their leaders' death. The final splinter was located on Tethrak, and engaged a squadron of Imperial Daleks sent to defeat them in several battles, most of which took place within a major Tethraki city. (PROSE: *Destruction of the Daleks*) The final battle was won by the Imperials, who left for their base to destroy the Renegade outpost with a missile. Their plan was discovered by Guinevere Hoult, who, after warning many of the natives about the impending missile attack, told the Renegades under the guise of an "anonymous benefactor".

The Renegades almost immediately began work on their own missile to act as a counterattack, and began work on evacuation. Just before evacuation measures could properly begin, however, the Imperials fired their missile. Determined to survive, the Renegades fired their missile in response to try and destroy the Imperial's missile, or even better, destroy the Imperial base. However, their plans were foiled when the Eighth Doctor used his TARDIS to divert the missile away, dematerialising with it, after he had locked onto its co-ordinates. Unable to evacuate in time, the Renegade outpost and the whole of Tethrak was destroyed, killing the Renegades present and letting the Imperials win the war. (TV: *Destruction of the Daleks*)

## Behind the Scenes

### Props

Including the Supreme, a total of six repurposed props were used to depict the Renegade Daleks in *Remembrance of the Daleks*.