History MagnificentBastard / Whoniverse

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]]" & "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]]": [[BloodKnight General Staal "The Undefeated"]] is a Sontaran general who wants to win a 50,000 year long war with a rival species known as the Rutans. Staal manipulates Luke Rattigan into helping him design an automobile system called ATMOS, which will release poison gas while creating human clone soldiers that will be used as weapons to win the war. Staal lures in several UNIT soldiers to be hypnotized before having them capture and sedate Martha Jones, using a clone of her to help disable UNIT's nuclear missile, preventing the air from being cleared of the ATMOS gas. When the Doctor ends up foiling Staal's plan, Staal simply resorts to the basic Sontaran invasion stratagem which will serve as an act of victory. When the Doctor threatens to blow up the Sontaran ship, which will kill Staal and his soldiers, Staal happily allows the Doctor to do so as long as Staal gets the final victory.

** [[Characters/DoctorWhoDaleks The Cult of Skaro]], an elite group of Daleks tasked to "think as the enemy thinks", display some very brilliant minds among their ranks:
*** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] is the original leader of the Cult of Skaro and arrived in London, 2007 via the Void. Declaring war on the invading Cybermen, Sec has the Doctor and his allies activate the Ark for him, freeing the millions of Daleks trapped within. When Sec's attempts to stop the Doctor from reopening a breach fail he escapes with a temporal shift, being transported to Manhattan, 1930, where Sec supplements the Dalek's failing embryo experiments by including humans in their work, even using himself as a test subject to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid [[FusionDance via fusion]]. His [[HumanityIsInfectious human emotions]] causing him to abandon the rampantly xenophobic nature of Daleks, Sec orders his fellow Daleks to not harm the Doctor and [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices his life]] when they refuse to listen to his reasoning. Just as Sec warned, facing the Doctor leads to the destruction of the bigoted Daleks and Sec is remembered as the "cleverest Dalek ever" by his former foe.
*** [[MadOracle Dalek Caan]] is the second leader of the Cult of Skaro and a skilled master manipulator. Caan helps to manipulate Mr. Diagoras into organizing the creation of the Empire State Building to help create new Dalek Hybrids. When his master Sec starts to have a change of heart, Caan secretly launches a coup against him and supplants him as leader of the cult while preparing to invade New York having changed the formula to turn the hybrids 100% Dalek. Caan later escapes and saves Davros from the Time War in order to rebuild his kind. Upon witnessing the Time stream, Caan witnesses all the evil of his species and [[GenocideFromTheInside sets about destroying them for good]] to [[TheAtoner atone for what he did]]. Playing as a LaughingMad prophet, Caan manipulates Davros into his undoing and secretly manipulates the timelines into ensuring the creation of the "Meta-Crisis Doctor" and Doctor Donna who could stop Davros' omnicidal intentions. Manipulating the Meta-Crisis Doctor into wiping out Dalek Kind, Caan succeeds at everything he wanted and is fine with dying aboard the ship in complete dignity.

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E4TheTimeOfAngels The Time of Angels]]" & "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E5FleshAndStone Flesh and Stone]]": The [[Characters/DoctorWhoWeepingAngels Weeping Angel]] nicknamed "[[FauxAffablyEvil Angel Bob]]" orchestrates a plan to resuscitate its malnourished kin, by posing as an ordinary statue until it was onboard the Byzanitum, a starship with a temporal core, then causing the ship to crash so its brethren could feed off the energy. When the Doctor and the Church investigate, the angel poses as a benign recording before [[TelevisionPortal reaching out of the screen]] and locking Amy inside the room, imprinting itself on Amy's mind to manipulate her. The angel then hunts the clerics, by [[VoiceChangeling stealing their voices]] to lure others in. Establishing radio contact with the Doctor, Angel Bob manages to demoralize him and his friends by pretending to be Bob and playing mindgames on Amy. With all the angels rejuvenated, they pursue the Doctor into the Byzantium intending to feed on the crack in time, before realizing the danger it posed, to which Angel Bob tries to convince the Doctor to sacrifice himself to close it.

* "[[Characters/DoctorWhoRiverSong River Song]]", born Melody Pond, is a mysterious woman from the Doctor's future who turns out to be the [[LukeYouAreMyFather daughter of Amy Pond and Rory Williams]] and the Doctor's wife. Raised to kill the Doctor, River later saves his life and when the Silence attempt to force her hand again, she instead alters a fixed point in time to spare him, even as it nearly destroys the universe. Faking the Doctor's death, River is incarcerated for his supposed murder and from her prison cell escapes each night to assist him in fighting all kinds of supernatural threats and staying one step ahead of their opponents through her wits and schemes. Witnessing the death of her parents, River spends 24 years on the planet Darillium before encountering a past version of the Doctor who does not know her and is fighting another alien threat. [[HeroicSacrifice She sacrifices her life]] to save both the Doctor and the thousands of people stored inside a computer system, and even after her death, River's archived consciousness continues aiding the Doctor on his perilous adventures with her quick thinking and advice.[[/folder]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:"You know what? I just had a very clever idea."]]

-->-- '''"UNIT Years" Master''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E1TerrorOfTheAutons Terror of the Autons]]"

Of the massive cast of monsters, aliens and other assorted characters in the [[LongRunners decades-long famous series]], ''Series/DoctorWho'' and its [[Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} larger setting]], these geniuses make their mark for the [[MagnificentBastard impressive charm and ruthless guile]].

** The "Mistress", aka "[[ViolentGlaswegian Missy]]", is a [[BlackComedy darkly hilarious]] Master with a love for petticoats and tea parties. Wanting to prove to the Doctor that they are [[MirrorCharacter similar]] and re-befriend him, Missy captures the deceased minds of humanity to upgrade them into [[Characters/DoctorWhoCybermen Cybermen]] while convincing the wealthy that the dead can feel so they give her their bodies to use in the perfection of the Cybermen. Missy plans to give them as an army to the Doctor to allow him to gain all the victories he wants in return for their friendship restarting with her forcing him to make a decision lest the Earth be destroyed by Cybermen. Even in defeat, Missy simply calmly teleports out disguising it as a vaporization to fake her death. Missy returns later and helps Clara Oswald in her quest to save the Doctor from Davros by using various tricks up her sleeve. Eventually wishing to reform, Missy helps the Doctor stop an invasion of an alien race known as the Monks and helps save his crew from Ice Warriors on Mars. At the end having become disgusted at her younger self "[[Characters/DoctorWhoJohnSimmsMaster Harold Saxon]]" and his evil, Missy tricks him into a hug so as to stab him in the back and force a regeneration into her. Missy ultimately wants to return to fight by the Doctor's side and knows that ultimately that this is what her life has been leading up to.

** The "Mistress", aka "[[ViolentGlaswegian Missy]]", is a [[BlackComedy darkly hilarious]] Master with a love for petticoats and tea parties. Wanting to prove to the Doctor that they are NotSoDifferent and re-befriend him, Missy captures the deceased minds of humanity to upgrade them into [[Characters/DoctorWhoCybermen Cybermen]] while convincing the wealthy that the dead can feel so they give her their bodies to use in the perfection of the Cybermen. Missy plans to give them as an army to the Doctor to allow him to gain all the victories he wants in return for their friendship restarting with her forcing him to make a decision lest the Earth be destroyed by Cybermen. Even in defeat, Missy simply calmly teleports out disguising it as a vaporization to fake her death. Missy returns later and helps Clara Oswald in her quest to save the Doctor from Davros by using various tricks up her sleeve. Eventually wishing to reform, Missy helps the Doctor stop an invasion of an alien race known as the Monks and helps save his crew from Ice Warriors on Mars. At the end having become disgusted at her younger self "[[Characters/DoctorWhoJohnSimmsMaster Harold Saxon]]" and his evil, Missy tricks him into a hug so as to stab him in the back and force a regeneration into her. Missy ultimately wants to return to fight by the Doctor's side and knows that ultimately that this is what her life has been leading up to.

** The "UNIT Years" Master is a villainous [[Characters/DoctorWhoTimeLords Time Lord]] who wastes no time establishing himself as a WorthyOpponent to the Doctor. The UNIT Years Master manipulates entire wars, attempts to hold the galaxy hostage to control it, and even after being sent to prison, tricks a warden into allowing him to contact the underseas Sea Devils so he may begin an invasion from the ocean and make himself earth's ruler. The UNIT Years Master constantly keeps the Doctor on the edge of his toes, acknowledged by the heroic Time Lord as his greatest rival, and [[EvilFormerFriend once his dearest friend]]. For his part, the UNIT Years Master seems to love matching wits with the Doctor, showcasing his extreme ruthlessness and genius in the process.
** The "Tremas" Master came to be after a dying Master manipulated all of Gallifrey and Traken alike, before stealing the body of a Trakenite scientist. Just as ruthlessly brilliant as his previous incarnation, the Tremas Master is even more elegant and refined, manipulating the Doctor into helping him stop a wave of energy that threatens the universe, only to betray the Doctor and lead to his death while seeking to blackmail reality itself into accepting him as its sovereign. After the Doctor regenerates into his fifth incarnation, the Tremas Master returns with new, brilliant schemes again and again, even being the puppet master to Myth/KingArthur in the past as Merlin. Even more charming and deadly than his previous incarnation, the Tremas Master repeatedly shows why he is the Doctor's greatest nemesis.
** "[[ViolentGlaswegian Missy]]", aka the "Mistress", is a [[BlackComedy darkly hilarious]] Master with a love for petticoats and tea parties. Wanting to prove to the Doctor that they are NotSoDifferent and re-befriend him, Missy captures the deceased minds of humanity to upgrade them into [[Characters/DoctorWhoCybermen Cybermen]] while convincing the wealthy that the dead can feel so they give her their bodies to use in the perfection of the Cybermen. Missy plans to give them as an army to the Doctor to allow him to gain all the victories he wants in return for their friendship restarting with her forcing him to make a decision lest the Earth be destroyed by Cybermen. Even in defeat, Missy simply calmly teleports out disguising it as a vaporization to fake her death. Missy returns later and helps Clara Oswald in her quest to save the Doctor from Davros by using various tricks up her sleeve. Eventually wishing to reform, Missy helps the Doctor stop an invasion of an alien race known as the Monks and helps save his crew from Ice Warriors on Mars. At the end having become disgusted at her younger self "[[Characters/DoctorWhoJohnSimmsMaster Harold Saxon]]" and his evil, Missy tricks him into a hug so as to stab him in the back and force a regeneration into her. Missy ultimately wants to return to fight by the Doctor's side and knows that ultimately that this is what her life has been leading up to.

* [[Characters/DoctorWhoThirdDoctor Third Doctor]]: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]":
** [[EcoTerrorist Sir Charles Grover]] is an [[AffablyEvil extremely affable]] minister in the British government who plans to create a new world free from humanity's pollution. Helping to co-ordinate an evacuation of London by having his right-hand man Whitaker send in dinosaurs to clear the population. Grover convinces the best and brightest of humanity to follow him into bunkers while making them think it's instead a colonization trip to another planet. Instead, Grover plans to journey with them into the prehistoric era and create a new perfect world. Grover constantly covers himself from any problems such as framing the Doctor as the Dinosaur summoner or kidnapping Sarah Jane Smith to bring her to his side. Determined to bring about a utopia even at the cost of resetting all of humanity, Grover proves to be one of the most charming of the Doctor's foes.
** [[MadScientist Professor Whitaker]] is the [[TheDragon right-hand man]] of Sir Charles Grover and a brilliant scientist who invented time travel technology. Whitaker sends dinosaurs into London to clear it of people to allow Grover to be able to create his utopia. Ruthless when it comes to dealing with threats, Whitaker manipulates Mike Yates into setting up the near death of the Doctor via T-Rex and later plays as a victim to bring the doctor to an area where the transport is occurring to frame him as the Dinosaur summoner. Even when captured, Whitaker is able to escape and then tries to jettison the creation of the new world by resetting the old one being defeated only by seconds.
* [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourthDoctor Fourth Doctor]]: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E4TheAndroidsOfTara The Androids of Tara]]": [[AffablyEvil Count Grendel of Gracht]] is a ingenious, powerful Aristocrat who will stop at nothing to become King of Tara. Drugging his mens' wine, Grendel kidnaps Prince Reynant to ensure he will miss his coronation, forfeiting his right to the throne. Having his soldiers replace the Imperial Palace guards and his agents infiltrate the crowds to make it appear the people support his claim, Grendel ensures the Archimandrite [[OfferedTheCrown will have to choose him]], preparing to fake reluctance to win over the other nobles. Foiled by the Doctor and an android duplicate of the Prince, despite his android assassin backup plan also failing, Grendel nevertheless manages postpone the coronation and nearly manages to kill the Doctor. When Romana escapes his clutches, Grendel personally rides into Reynant's base with the flag of truce and destroys the duplicate of Reynart before recapturing Romana and escaping. Forcing Romana to impersonate [[IdenticalStranger Princess Strella]], Grendel tricks the Archimandrite into believing Reynant is dying and wants to marry before it's too late, planning to afterwards marry her and become king. Defeated after a lengthy duel with the Doctor, Grendel dives into his moat and manages to swim to safety, [[KarmaHoudini escaping into the night]].

*** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] is the original leader of the Cult of Skaro and arrived in London, 2007 via the Void. Declaring war on the invading Cybermen, Sec has the Doctor and his allies activate the Ark for him, freeing the millions of Daleks trapped within. When Sec's attempts to stop the Doctor from reopening a breach fail he escapes with a temporal shift, being transported to Manhattan, 1930, where Sec supplements the Dalek's failing embryo experiments by including humans in their work, even using himself as a test subject to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid [[FusionDance via fusion]]. His [[HumanityIsInfectious human emotions]] causing him to abandon the rampant xenophobia natural to Daleks, Sec orders his fellow Daleks to not harm the Doctor and [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices his life]] when they refuse to listen to his reasoning. Just as Sec warned, facing the Doctor leads to the destruction of the bigoted Daleks and Sec is remembered as the "cleverest Dalek ever" by his former foe.

* [[Characters/FourthDoctor Fourth Doctor]]: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E4TheAndroidsOfTara The Androids of Tara]]": [[AffablyEvil Count Grendel of Gracht]] is a ingenious, powerful Aristocrat who will stop at nothing to become King of Tara. Drugging his mens' wine, Grendel kidnaps Prince Reynant to ensure he will miss his coronation, forfeiting his right to the throne. Having his soldiers replace the Imperial Palace guards and his agents infiltrate the crowds to make it appear the people support his claim, Grendel ensures the Archimandrite [[OfferedTheCrown will have to choose him]], preparing to fake reluctance to win over the other nobles. Foiled by the Doctor and an android duplicate of the Prince, despite his android assassin backup plan also failing, Grendel nevertheless manages postpone the coronation and nearly manages to kill the Doctor. When Romana escapes his clutches, Grendel personally rides into Reynant's base with the flag of truce and destroys the duplicate of Reynart before recapturing Romana and escaping. Forcing Romana to impersonate [[IdenticalStranger Princess Strella]], Grendel tricks the Archimandrite into believing Reynant is dying and wants to marry before it's too late, planning to afterwards marry her and become king. Defeated after a lengthy duel with the Doctor, Grendel dives into his moat and manages to swim to safety, [[KarmaHoudini escaping into the night]].

** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] is the original leader of The Cult of Skaro and arrived in London, 2007 via the Void. Declaring war on the invading Cybermen, Sec has the Doctor and his allies activate the Ark for him, freeing the millions of Daleks trapped within. When Sec's attempts to stop the Doctor from reopening a breach fail he escapes with a temporal shift, being transported to Manhattan, 1930, where Sec supplements the Dalek's failing embryo experiments by including humans in their work, even using himself as a test subject to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid [[FusionDance via fusion]]. His [[HumanityIsInfectious human emotions]] causing him to abandon the rampant xenophobia natural to Daleks, Sec orders his fellow Daleks to not harm the Doctor and [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices his life]] when they refuse to listen to his reasoning. Just as Sec warned, facing the Doctor leads to the destruction of the bigoted Daleks and Sec is remembered as the "cleverest Dalek ever" by his former foe.

** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] is the original leader of The Cult of Skaro and arrived in London, 2007 via the Void. Declaring war on the invading Cybermen, Sec has the Doctor and his allies activate the Ark for him, freeing the millions of Daleks trapped within. When Sec's attempts to stop the Doctor from reopening a breach fail he escapes with a temporal shift, being transported to Manhattan, 1930, where Sec supplements the Dalek's failing embryo experiments by including humans in their work, even using himself as a test subject to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid [[FusionDance via fusion]]. His [[HumanityIsInfectious human emotions]] causing him to abandon the rampant xenophobia natural to Daleks, Sec orders his fellow Daleks to not harm the Doctor and [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices his life]] when they refuse to listen to his reasoning. Just as Sec warned, the Doctor leads to the destruction of the bigoted Daleks and Sec is remembered as the "cleverest Dalek ever" by his former foe.

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E4TheTimeOfAngels The Time of Angels]]" & "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E5FleshAndStone Flesh and Stone]]": The [[Characters/DoctorWhoWeepingAngels Weeping Angel]] nicknamed "Angel Bob" orchestrates a plan to resuscitate its malnourished kin, by posing as an ordinary statue until it was onboard the Byzanitum, a starship with a temporal core, then causing the ship to crash so its brethren could feed off the energy. When the Doctor and the Church investigate, the angel poses as a benign recording before [[TelevisionPortal reaching out of the screen]] and locking Amy inside the room, imprinting itself on Amy's mind to manipulate her. The angel then hunts the clerics, by [[VoiceChangeling stealing their voices]] to lure others in. Establishing radio contact with the Doctor, Angel Bob manages to demoralize him and his friends by pretending to be Bob and playing mindgames on Amy. With all the angels rejuvenated, they pursue the Doctor into the Byzantium intending to feed on the crack in time, before realizing the danger it posed, to which Angel Bob tries to convince the Doctor to sacrifice himself to close it.

** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] leads the Cult of Skaro and arrived in London, 2007 via the Void. Declaring war on the invading Cybermen, Sec has the Doctor and his allies activate the Ark for him, freeing the millions of Daleks trapped within. When Sec's attempts to stop the Doctor from reopening a breach fail he escapes with a temporal shift, being transported to Manhattan, 1930, where Sec supplements the Dalek's failing embryo experiments by including humans in their work, even using himself as a test subject to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid [[FusionDance via fusion]]. His [[HumanityIsInfectious human emotions]] causing him to abandon the rampant xenophobia natural to Daleks, Sec orders his fellow Daleks to not harm the Doctor and [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices his life]] when they refuse to listen to his reasoning. Just as Sec warned, the Doctor leads to the destruction of the bigoted Daleks and Sec is remembered as the "cleverest Dalek ever" by his former foe.

** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] is the original leader of the Cult of Skaro, who manage to escape the Great Time War by entering the Void with the Genesis Ark, before arriving in London 2007. Declaring war on the invading Cybermen, the Daleks have the clear advantage despite their fewer numbers. Sec orderrs Rose and then the Doctor to activate the Ark due to needing the touch of a time traveller, before Mickey accidentally activates it, releasing the millions of Daleks trapped inside. Sec attempts to stop the Doctor from reopening a breach, which would suck all Cybermen and Daleks in, but upon being too late the Cult escapes using an emergency temporal shift. Transported to Manhattan 1930, the Cult have little success genetically creating Dalek embryos, leading Sec to include humans in the experiment, in order to evolve the Daleks. Using himself as a test subject, Sec [[FusionDance fuses with a human]] to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid, and [[HumanityIsInfectious experiences human emotions]] that make him abandon the Dalek's old AbsoluteXenophobe view. Ordering his fellow Daleks not to harm the Doctor, Sec convinces the Doctor to assist in making Dalek-humans with human emotions, but is betrayed by the rest of the Cult who [[LoopHoleAbuse decide Sec is no longer a Dalek]], instead using pure Dalek DNA. Sec attempts to reason with his fellow Daleks, warning them the path they chose would lead to their death, before [[TakingTheBullet sacrificing himself to save the Doctor]]. Thanks to the Doctor's interference adding Time Lord DNA to the Dalek-humans, they rebel against the Daleks and kill most of them, just as Sec had warned. Considered by the Doctor to be "the cleverest Dalek ever", Sec shows he is just as cunning as he is charming.

* [[Characters/DoctorWhoThirdDoctor Third Doctor]]:
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E3TheAmbassadorsOfDeath The Ambassadors of Death]]" (MGD)
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]":
*** Sir Charles Grover (mir)
*** Professor Whitaker (mir)
* [[Characters/FourthDoctor Fourth Doctor]]:
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E3TheStonesOfBlood The Stones of Blood]]": Cessiar (MGD)
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E4TheAndroidsOfTara The Androids of Tara]]": [[AffablyEvil Count Grendel of Gracht]] is a ingenious, powerful Aristocrat who will stop at nothing to become King of Tara. Drugging his mens' wine, Grendel kidnaps Prince Reynant to ensure he will miss his coronation, forfeiting his right to the throne. Having his soldiers replace the Imperial Palace guards and his agents infiltrate the crowds to make it appear the people support his claim, Grendel ensures the Archimandrite [[OfferedTheCrown will have to choose him]], preparing to fake reluctance to win over the other nobles. Foiled by the Doctor and an android duplicate of the Prince, despite his android assassin backup plan also failing, Grendel nevertheless manages postpone the coronation and nearly manages to kill the Doctor. When Romana escapes his clutches, Grendel personally rides into Reynant's base with the flag of truce and destroys the duplicate of Reynart before recapturing Romana and escaping. Forcing Romana to impersonate [[IdenticalStranger Princess Strella]], Grendel tricks the Archimandrite into believing Reynant is dying and wants to marry before it's too late, planning to afterwards marry her and become king. Defeated after a lengthy duel with the Doctor, Grendel dives into his moat and manages to swim to safety, [[KarmaHoudini escaping into the night]].

** [[Characters/DoctorWhoDaleks The Cult of Skaro]], an elite group of Daleks tasked to "think as the enemy thinks", display some very brilliant minds among their ranks:
*** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] is the original leader of the Cult of Skaro, who manage to escape the Great Time War by entering the Void with the Genesis Ark, before arriving in London 2007. Declaring war on the invading Cybermen, the Daleks have the clear advantage despite their fewer numbers. Sec orderrs Rose and then the Doctor to activate the Ark due to needing the touch of a time traveller, before Mickey accidentally activates it, releasing the millions of Daleks trapped inside. Sec attempts to stop the Doctor from reopening a breach, which would suck all Cybermen and Daleks in, but upon being too late the Cult escapes using an emergency temporal shift. Transported to Manhattan 1930, the Cult have little success genetically creating Dalek embryos, leading Sec to include humans in the experiment, in order to evolve the Daleks. Using himself as a test subject, Sec [[FusionDance fuses with a human]] to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid, and [[HumanityIsInfectious experiences human emotions]] that make him abandon the Dalek's old AbsoluteXenophobe view. Ordering his fellow Daleks not to harm the Doctor, Sec convinces the Doctor to assist in making Dalek-humans with human emotions, but is betrayed by the rest of the Cult who [[LoopHoleAbuse decide Sec is no longer a Dalek]], instead using pure Dalek DNA. Sec attempts to reason with his fellow Daleks, warning them the path they chose would lead to their death, before [[TakingTheBullet sacrificing himself to save the Doctor]]. Thanks to the Doctor's interference adding Time Lord DNA to the Dalek-humans, they rebel against the Daleks and kill most of them, just as Sec had warned. Considered by the Doctor to be "the cleverest Dalek ever", Sec shows he is just as cunning as he is charming.
*** Dalek Caan (mir)

-->-- '''"UNIT Years" Master''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[DoctorWhoS8E1TerrorOfTheAutons Terror of the Autons]]"

-->-- '''"UNIT Years" Master''', ''Series/DoctorWho''

-->-- '''Unit era Master''', ''Series/DoctorWho''

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E8ColdWar Cold War]]": Skaldak (mir)

** [[Characters/DoctorWhoDaleks The Cult of Skaro]]: An elite group of Daleks tasked to "think as the enemy thinks", display some very brilliant minds among their ranks.

*** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] is the original leader of the Cult of Skaro, who manage to escape the Great Time War by entering the Void with the Genesis Ark, before arriving in London 2007 in the middle of a Cyberman invasion. Declaring war on the Cybermen, the Daleks have the clear advantage under Sec's leadership despite their fewer numbers. Needing the touch of a time traveller to open the Ark, Sec orders Rose and later the Doctor to open it, before Mickey accidentally activates it, releasing the millions of Daleks trapped inside. Sec sends several Daleks to stop the Doctor from reopening a breach, which would suck all Cybermen and Daleks in, but upon being too late the Cult escapes using an emergency temporal shift. Transported to Manhattan 1930, the Cult attempt to genetically create Dalek embryos with little success, leading Sec to include humans in the experiment, in order to evolve the Daleks. Using himself as a test subject, Sec [[FusionDance fuses with a human]] to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid and experiences human emotions. Sec orders his fellow Daleks not to harm the Doctor, then shows [[HumanityIsInfectious human emotions have led him to]] abandon the Dalek's old AbsoluteXenophobe view, and manages convincing the Doctor to assist in making Dalek-humans with human emotions. However, the rest of the Cult [[LoopHoleAbuse decide Sec is no longer a Dalek]] and betray him, replacing the genetic material with pure Dalek DNA. Sec attempts to reason with his fellow Daleks, warning them the path they chose would lead to their death, before [[TakingTheBullet sacrificing himself to save the Doctor]]. The Doctor however manages to sabotage the experiment and integrate Time Lord DNA into the Dalek-humans, causing them to rebel against the Daleks and kill most of them, just as Sec had warned. Considered by the Doctor to be "the cleverest Dalek ever", Sec shows he is just as cunning as he is charming.

*** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dalek Sec]] is the original leader of the Cult of Skaro. The Cult manages to escape the Great Time War by entering the Void with the Genesis Ark, containing millions of Daleks imprisoned inside, before arriving in London 2007 in the middle of a Cyberman invasion. Declaring war on the Cybermen, the Daleks have the clear advantage under Sec's leadership despite their fewer numbers. Needing the touch of a time traveller to open the Ark, Sec attempts to force Rose and later the Doctor to open it, before Mickey accidentally activates it, releasing the Daleks trapped inside. Sec becomes aware of the the Doctor reopening a breach to suck all Cybermen and Daleks inside, and sends several Daleks to stop him, and when realizing they are too late escapes using an emergency temporal shift. Transported to Manhattan 1930, the Cult infiltrates the Empire State Building where they attempt to genetically create Dalek embryos with little success. Sec decides to include humans in the experiment, reasoning Daleks had to evolve in order to survive, leading the Daleks to kidnap humans for experimentation. Using himself as a test subject, Sec [[FusionDance fuses with the human named Diagoras]] to become a "human-Dalek" hybrid and experiences human emotions. Sec orders his fellow Daleks not to harm the Doctor, then shows [[HumanityIsInfectious human emotions have led him to]] abandon the Dalek's old AbsoluteXenophobe view. Sec convinces the Doctor to help make Dalek-humans with human emotions, but is betrayed by the rest of the Cult who [[LoopHoleAbuse decide Sec is no longer a Dalek]] and replace the genetic material with pure Dalek DNA. Sec attempts to reason with his fellow Daleks, warning them the path they chose would lead to their death, before [[TakingTheBullet sacrificing himself to save the Doctor]]. The Doctor however manages to sabotage the experiment and integrate Time Lord DNA into the Dalek-humans, causing them to rebel against the Daleks and kill two of them, just as Sec had warned. Considered by the Doctor to be "the cleverest Dalek ever", Sec shows he is just as cunning as he is charming.

** [[Characters/DoctorWhoDaleks The Cult of Skaro]]:
*** Sec (Snowy)

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Victory of the Daleks]]": A trio of Daleks known as the "[[TheMole Ironsides]]" posed as military robots serving the British army during World War II. They plotted to lure the Doctor in, due to needing him to activate a Progenitor that was unresponsive to them due to being impure. They created an android named Edwin Bracewell who believed himself to be a human scientist who invented the Ironsides, while they obediently assisted the military including doing menial chores. The Doctor becomes infuriated that [[DevilInPlainSight no one else can see the truth]], leading him to attacks one and openly identifies them as Daleks. However this is the "testimony" they wanted from the Doctor, which they use to activate the Progenitor and recreate their species. When confronted by the Doctor, they threaten to destroy London by lighting it up as a target for German bombers. The Ironsides then eagerly await extermination by the New Dalek Paradigm, while also revealing they left a bomb inside Bracewell as their final trump card, forcing the Doctor to choose between destroying the new Daleks or disarming the bomb. The Ironsides are among the only Daleks to ever outmaneuver the Doctor and [[TheBadGuyWins succeed in their goals]].

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Victory of the Daleks]]": A trio of Daleks known as the "[[TheMole Ironsides]]" posed as military robots serving the British army during World War II. They plotted to lure the Doctor in, due to needing him to activate a Progenitor that was unresponsive to them due to being impure. They created an android named Edwin Bracewell who believed himself to be a human scientist who invented the Ironsides, while they obediently assisted the military including doing menial chores. The Doctor becomes infuriated that [[DevilInPlainSight no one else can see the truth]], leading him to attacks one and openly identifies them as Daleks. However this is the "testimony" they wanted from the Doctor, which they use to activate the Progenitor and recreate their species. When confronted by the Doctor, they threaten to destroy London by lighting it up as a target for German bombers. Once the New Dalek Paradigm is created, the Ironsides eagerly line up for extermination, but despite their deaths they have left one final trump card, having put a bomb inside Bracewell, forcing the Doctor to choose between destroying the new Daleks or disarming the bomb. The Ironsides are among the only Daleks to ever outmaneuver the Doctor and [[TheBadGuyWins succeed in their goals]].

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Victory of the Daleks]]": A trio of Daleks known as the "[[TheMole Ironside]]" posed as military robots serving the British army during World War II. They plotted to lure the Doctor in, due to needing him to activate a Progenitor that was unresponsive to them due to being impure. They created an android named Edwin Bracewell who believed himself to be a human scientist who invented the Ironsides, while they obediently assisted the military including doing menial chores. The Doctor becomes infuriated that [[DevilInPlainSight no one else can see the truth]], leading him to attacks one and openly identifies them as Daleks. However this is the "testimony" they wanted from the Doctor, which they use to activate the Progenitor and recreate their species. When confronted by the Doctor, they threaten to destroy London by lighting it up as a target for German bombers. Once the New Dalek Paradigm is created, the Ironsides eagerly line up for extermination, but despite their deaths they have left one final trump card, having put a bomb inside Bracewell, forcing the Doctor to choose between destroying the new Daleks or disarming the bomb. The Ironsides are among the only Daleks to ever outmaneuver the Doctor and [[TheBadGuyWins succeed in their goals]].

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Victory of the Daleks]]": A trio of Daleks known as the "[[TheMole Ironside]]" posed as military robots serving the British army during World War II. They plotted to lure the Doctor in, due to needing him to activate a Progenitor that was unresponsive to them due to being impure. They created an android named Edwin Bracewell who believed himself to be a human scientist who invented the Ironsides, while they obediently assisted the military including doing menial chores, all the while maintaining a polite facade. The Doctor becomes infuriated that [[DevilInPlainSight no one else can see the truth]], leading him to attacks one in a bid to get it to reveal itself and openly identifying them as Daleks. However this is the "testimony" they wanted from the Doctor, which they use to activate the Progenitor and recreate their species. When confronted by the Doctor, they threaten to destroy London by lighting it up as a target for German bombers. Once the New Dalek Paradigm is created, the Ironside Daleks willingly line up to be exterminated, but despite their deaths they have left one final trump card, having put a bomb inside Bracewell, forcing the Doctor to choose between destroying the new Daleks or disarming the bomb. The Ironsides are among the only Daleks to ever outmaneuver the Doctor and [[TheBadGuyWins succeed in their goals]].

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Victory of the Daleks]]": A trio of Daleks known as the "[[TheMole Ironside]]" posed as military robots serving the British army during World War II. They plotted to lure the Doctor in, due to needing him to activate a Progenitor that was unresponsive to them due to being impure. They created an android named Edwin Bracewell who believed himself to be a human scientists who invented the Ironsides, while they would obediently provide military assistance and even doing menial chores like serving tea, all the while maintaining a polite facade. When discovered by the Doctor, who becomes infuriated that [[DevilInPlainSight no one else can see the truth]], the Doctor attacks one in a bid to get it to reveal itself, directly identifying them as Daleks. However this is the "testimony" they wanted from the Doctor, which they use to activate the Progenitor and recreate their species. When confronted by the Doctor, they threaten to destroy London by lighting it up as a target for German bombers. Once the New Dalek Paradigm is created, the Ironside Daleks willingly line up to be exterminated, but despite their deaths they have left one final trump card, having put a bomb inside Bracewell, forcing the Doctor to choose between destroying the new Daleks or disarming the bomb. The Ironsides are among the only Daleks to ever outmaneuver the Doctor and [[TheBadGuyWins succeed in their goals]].

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Victory of the Daleks]]": "Ironside" Daleks (Snowy)

* [[Characters/FourthDoctor Fourth Doctor]]: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E4TheAndroidsOfTara The Androids of Tara]]": [[AffablyEvil Count Grendel of Gracht]] is a ingenious, powerful Aristocrat who will stop at nothing to become King of Tara. Drugging his mens' wine, Grendel kidnaps Prince Reynant to ensure he will miss his coronation, forfeiting his right to the throne. Having his soldiers replace the Imperial Palace guards and his agents infiltrate the crowds to make it appear the people support his claim, Grendel ensures the Archimandrite [[OfferedTheCrown will have to choose him]], preparing to fake reluctance to win over the other nobles. Foiled by the Doctor and an android duplicate of the Prince, despite his android assassin backup plan also failing, Grendel nevertheless manages postpone the coronation and nearly manages to kill the Doctor. When Romana escapes his clutches, Grendel personally rides into Reynant's base with the flag of truce and destroys the duplicate of Reynart before recapturing Romana and escaping. Forcing Romana to impersonate [[IdenticalStranger Princess Strella]], Grendel tricks the Archimandrite into believing Reynant is dying and wants to marry before it's too late, planning to afterwards marry her and become king. Defeated after a lengthy duel with the Doctor, Grendel dives into his moat and manages to swim to safety, [[KarmaHoudini escaping into the night]].