History AudioPlay / DalekEmpire

''Dalek Empire'' is a series of linked audio dramas and one prose collection that make up Creator/BigFinish's first big [[TheEpic Dalek epic]], about the Daleks' almost entirely successful invasion of Mutter's Spiral (our galaxy) in the year 4162, and the story of four people caught up in it: [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] whose lives intersect with it at odd angles over hundreds of years, Susan "Suz" Mendes, a former Dalek slave who becomes the "Angel of Mercy" and finds herself walking the tightrope between rebel and [[LesCollaborateurs collaborator]]; Kalendorf, a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Knight of Velyshaa]] who becomes Susan's companion and secret rebel leader; and Alby Brook, a human spy who fell in love with Suz and now finds himself caught between his desire to find her and his duty to kill her as a collaborator.

* [[ApocalypseHow/Class2 Apocalypse How - Class 2]]: The Great Catastrophe, the end result of the Dalek War, reduced every Dalek-dominated planet to rubble and wiped out most populations.

* The standalone special [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialsReturnOfTheDaleks "Return of the Daleks"]] stars the Seventh Doctor and takes place between parts two and three of the original ''Dalek Empire''. The ''Short Trips'' anthology "Dalek Empire" features supplemental stories starring various characters from the series.

* The [[Audioplay/BigFinishDoctorWho main series arc]], where the Daleks plan their invasion, which the Doctor encounters in AnachronicOrder.

* [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialsReturnOfTheDaleks Return Of The Daleks]]

* ''Dalek Empire I'', in which Susan Mendes, Kalendorf and Alby Brook live through the initial Dalek invasion of the galaxy and foment rebellion.
* ''Dalek Empire II: Dalek War'', in which the galactic rebellion and an unlikely ally fight the Dalek Empire.
* ''Dalek Empire III'': It's the 67th Century, and people have forgotten the Daleks completely. Only Siy Tarkov is insisting the Daleks are back... but will anyone listen to him?
* ''Dalek Empire IV: The Fearless'': Four standalone stories from the time of the First Great Dalek War, [[{{Interquel}} interquels]] to the original series.

* {{Transhuman}}: Galanar and Elaria [[spoiler: aka, [[DeadPersonImpersonation Siy's "daughter", Amur]]]] are "Demons", created by the Alliance Daleks to fight the regular Daleks. Morli from ''Dalek War'' is revealed to have been an unfinished one.

* BetrayalTropes: Nearly every betrayal trope shows up at some point.
** CavalryBetrayal: [[spoiler: Tanlee]] is a Dalek agent.

* ''Dalek Empire III'': It's the 67th Century, and people think the Daleks are a thing of the past. Only Siy Tarkov is insisting the Daleks are coming back...

* ApocalpyseHow - ApocalypseHow/Class2: The Great Catastrophe, the end result of the Dalek War, reduced every Dalek-dominated planet to rubble and wiped out most populations.

* ApocalypseHow/Class2: The Great Catastrophe, the end result of the Dalek War, reduced every Dalek-dominated planet to rubble and wiped out most populations.

* NarratorAllAlong: [[spoiler: The Narrator, despite appearances, ''isn't'' an older Suz Mendes. It's the Seer of Yaldos, who's [[MindlinkMates mind-linked to Suz]] in order to pass information along to Kal and Alby. Suz has been a PosthumousNarrator all this time... sort of.]]

* ThePlaguemaster: The Daleks, as usual, like to use plagues to soften up their targets ahead of time. [[spoiler: The Mentor's Daleks are just as fond of it.]]

* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/DavidTennant turned down a gig at the National Theatre to "do the Daleks", as he put it, because although he'd already done "Colditz" and "Medicinal Purposes" for Creator/BigFinish,

* FaceMonsterTurn: [[spoiler: Kaymee is being turned into a Dalek, along with everyone else in the "Healing Zones"]].

* MirrorUniverse: What [[spoiler: Project Infinity found - a universe of friendly Daleks that ally with the Resistance to fight the real deal.]]
* NarratorAllAlong: [[spoiler: The Narrator, despite appearances, ''isn't'' an older Suz Mendes. It's the Seer of Yaldos, who's [[MindlinkMates mind-linked to Suz]] in order to pass information along to Kal and Alby.]]

* AbsentAliens: Aside from the Daleks (and the ambiguously-human) no aliens feature in this series.

* FaceMonsterTurn: [[spoiler: Kaymee is being turned into a Dalek]].
* TimeSkip: Two thousand years into the future.

* AbsentAliens: Aside from the Daleks (and the ambiguously-human) no aliens feature in this series. It

! Tropes found in ''Dalek Empire'':

* BloodKnight: Kalendorf is a Knight of Velyshaa, a race of Blood Knights. Although he's actually quite reasonable and level-headed, Alby ''thinking'' he's a BloodKnight causes no end of confusion and mixed messages.

* SpaceOpera: Moreso than regular ''Doctor Who'', as there's no time travelling, just warring space empires.

** They invaded [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho007TheGenocideMachine the library on Kar-Charrat]], where they first learned about Project Infinity. They [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho011TheApocalypseElement then invaded Gallifrey]] as a feint in order to use the Apocalypse Element to remake the Seriphia Galaxy in their image. Then they conquered their way across the galaxy while secretly closing in on Lopra Minor, home of the Project, with the ultimate aim of finding an alternate universe where the Daleks reign supreme, punching a hole through the dimensions and inviting them over to become MultiversalConquerors.

** They invaded [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho007TheGenocideMachine the library on Kar-Charrat]] and learned about Project Infinity.
** They [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho011TheApocalypseElement invaded Gallifrey]] as a feint in order to use the Apocalypse Element to remake the Seriphia Galaxy in their image.
** Then they conquered their way across the galaxy while secretly closing in on Lopra Minor, home of the Project, with the ultimate aim of finding an alternate universe where the Daleks reign supreme, and inviting them over to become MultiversalConqueror|s.

''Dalek Empire'' is a series of linked audio dramas and one prose collection that make up Creator/BigFinish's first big [[TheEpic Dalek epic]], about the Daleks' almost entirely successful invasion of Mutter's Spiral (our galaxy) in the year 4162, and the story of four people caught up in it: [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] whose lives intersect with it at odd angles over hundreds of years, Susan "Suz" Mendes, a former Dalek slave who becomes the "Angel of Mercy" and finds herself walking the tightrope between rebel and [[LesCollaborateurs collaborator]], Kalendorf, a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Knight of Velyshaa]] who becomes Susan's companion and secret rebel leader, and Alby Brook, a human spy who fell in love with Suz and now finds himself caught between his desire to find her and his duty to kill her as a collaborator.

* HopeIsScary: Suz connects this with collaboration - when there was no hope of anything except working until you died, it's easy to defy the Daleks. But once they start giving you the smallest hope of survival, they start eroding your resolve too.

* BizarroUniverse: What [[spoiler: Project Infinity found - a universe of friendly Daleks that ally with the Resistance to fight the real deal.]]

* LesCollaborateurs: Suz's story in Series I is [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain very much about this]]. The Daleks charge her with keeping their slave workforce pacified, so they can be more efficient. After a few years of this, Kalendorf repeatedly catches her referring to the Daleks' objectives as "our" objectives, and reminds her of this. Suz feels herself caught between the responsibility to keep people alive under the Daleks, and the reality that it means helping them.

* TheEpic: A cast of dozens, taking place across decades and across vast distances of space, yet ultimately about the lives and legacies of a handful of people. It's an epic, alright.

''Dalek Empire'' is a series of linked audio dramas and one prose collection that make up Creator/BigFinish's first big [[TheEpic Dalek epic]], about the Daleks' almost entirely successful invasion of Mutter's Spiral (our galaxy) in the year 4162, and the story of four people caught up in it: [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] whose lives intersect with it at odd angles over hundreds of years, Susan "Suz" Mendes, a former Dalek slave who becomes the "Angel of Mercy" and finds herself walking the tightrope between rebel and [[LesCollaborateurs collaborator]], Kalendorf, a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Knight of Velyshaa]] who becomes Susan's companion and secret rebel leader, and Alby Brook, a human spy who fell in (mutual) love with Suz and now finds himself caught between his desire to find her and his orders to kill her to hinder the Daleks.

* ''Dalek Empire IV: The Fearless'': Four standalone stories from the time of the First Great Dalek War, [[{{Interquel}} interquels]] to the original series.