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Dalek Saucer (Saucer Alpha Major)

A Dalek saucer that serves as a mobile invasion base and prison transport during the Dalek occupation of Earth. It is involved in multiple key events, including surveillance of rebel movements, enforcement of capture protocols, and direct combat engagements with resistance fighters. The saucer is piloted by Dalek commanders (e.g., Dalek 2) and interacts with key characters such as the Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, and Susan Foreman. It is also the site of a bomb detonation by Barbara Wright, marking a tactical escalation in the resistance's fight against the Daleks.
3 appearances

Purpose

Intercepting and destroying rebel vehicles breaching Dalek cordons

Significance

Escalates pursuit of resistance fighters like Barbara and Jenny, demonstrating Daleks' coordinated surveillance and rapid response that turns a narrow escape into a deadly trap

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S2E6 · Day of Reckoning
Resistance fractures over rescue mission

The Dalek saucer looms as the battleground and prison for the trapped resistance fighters, its metallic hull a stark reminder of the Daleks’ technological superiority. The saucer’s ramp serves as a choke point for the retreat, with prisoners and fighters descending under fire. The saucer’s interior is implied to be a labyrinth of danger, where Tyler and others are trapped, and its exterior is a zone of chaos as the Daleks enforce their new capture protocol. The saucer’s presence dominates the scene, symbolizing the Daleks’ control and the resistance’s desperation to escape its grasp.

Before: Actively engaged in the occupation, with prisoners being herded up its ramp and resistance fighters attempting to free them. The saucer is a hub of Dalek activity, patrolled by Robomen and Daleks, and serves as a symbol of the invasion’s reach.
After: The saucer remains intact, but the failed rescue attempt and the group’s retreat highlight its role as an inescapable force in the occupation. The saucer’s presence is a constant threat, and its ramp—once a route for prisoners—now serves as a reminder of the resistance’s losses and the Daleks’ tightening grip on Earth.
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S2E6 · Day of Reckoning
Daleks abandon extermination policy

The Dalek saucer looms as the backdrop to the retreat, its metallic hull casting a cold, oppressive shadow over the battlefield. The ramp leading into the saucer serves as the primary escape route for the resistance fighters and prisoners, but it is also a chokepoint where the Daleks and Robomen can easily cut off their retreat. The saucer's presence is a constant reminder of the Daleks' dominance, its sheer size and technology dwarfing the human fighters. The explosion of Barbara's bomb rocks the saucer's frame, a temporary but defiant disruption of its authority.

Before: Intact and operational, with the ramp lowered to herd prisoners and enforce the blockade. The saucer is a fully functional Dalek command center, its systems humming with activity as it coordinates the occupation.
After: Shaken but still operational. The explosion causes minor structural damage and scatters the Daleks momentarily, but the saucer remains a formidable threat. The ramp is still functional, though the chaos of the retreat has left it cluttered with debris and bodies.
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S2E7 · The End of Tomorrow
Dalek saucer receives kill order

Saucer Alpha Major is the Daleks' instrument of destruction in this event, poised 45 miles south of the Bedfordshire mining area and ready to strike at the rebels' location. Though not physically present in the Control Centre, its role is central—it is the vehicle that will execute the kill order based on the coordinates provided. The saucer embodies the Daleks' aerial dominance, a silent but deadly force that looms over the occupied territories, waiting to descend upon any threat. Its involvement is implied but critical, as it represents the immediate and lethal consequence of the coordinates being relayed.

Before: Stationed 45 miles south of the Bedfordshire mining area, on standby and awaiting orders.
After: En route to the rebel vehicle’s coordinates, fully armed and prepared to destroy the target.
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