Cult of Skaro
The Cult of Skaro are an organisation that features in Doctor Who.
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History
The Cult of Skaro were a secret order of Daleks created to serve the empire by finding ways of exterminating their enemies. It was known that they participated in the Last Great Time War where they managed to acquire the Genesis Ark built by the Time Lords to hold many of their kind prisoners. After seeing their potential defeat, the Cult departed the war and escaped into a Void Ship in order to hide within the Void and survive the destruction of the Dalek race. They had intended to return to normal space and find a means of freeing the prisoners within the Ark who were to be used to help conquer the universe. (Episode: Doomsday) Having left the universe, they were not caught in the destruction of the Dalek fleet at the end of the war. (Episode: The Day of the Doctor) They did, however, become aware of the apparent fall of Gallifrey, believing the Genesis Ark to be all that survived of the Time Lords' homeworld. (Episode: Doomsday)
The Torchwood Institute's meddling began to open the barrier to the Void which had been broken down by the Cult's Void ship. Torchwood Tower, known to the public as Canary Wharf, had been built around the gap into the Void so that Torchwood One could study it and use its energy. When the Void Ship opened, the Cult exited the ship and declared war — or 'pest control' — against the Cybermen that had invaded Earth from Pete's World, leading to the Battle of Canary Wharf while humanity was caught in the middle of the conflict. They then opened the Genesis Ark and released 'millions' of Daleks onto England. All these Daleks were sucked into the void along with the Cybermen, by the Tenth Doctor's intervention. The Cult escaped before being returned to the void, by using an emergency temporal shift. (Episode: Doomsday)
Overview
In appearance, the Cult was a secret order said to be above and beyond the Emperor himself. Their mission was to imagine and think as the enemy even to the point of daring to have names all in the pursuit of finding new ways of killing enemies. Such was their reputation that they were considered only a legend to other races. (Episode: Doomsday) They were assigned the task of furthering the Dalek cause through the development of new and unorthodox ideas and strategies, while operating in complete secrecy. The Cult's purpose was was created to 'imagine new ways of survival'. (Episode: Daleks in Manhattan)
They had the technology to create and utilise Void Ships that were spherical containers that were able to travel into the Void'. (Episode: Doomsday)
Members
- Dalek Caan :
- Dalek Thay' :
- Dalek Jast :
- Dalek Sec :
Notes
- The Cult of Skaro was created by Russell T Davies where they featured in the setting of the Doctor Who universe.
In other media
Novels
Appearances
- Doctor Who: "Army of Ghosts"
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