Name:
Rusty
Species:
Dalek
Affiliated With:
New Dalek Paradigm
Combined Galactic Resistance
Place of Origin:
Skaro
First Seen In:
Appearances:
Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe
Twice Upon a Time
Main Voice Actor:
Nicholas Briggs
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“Rusty” was the name given by the
Rusty lived a normal Dalek life, until one battle left him drifting alone in the depths of space, unknown to him, his power source had cracked and was leaking radiation that disrupted his shell’s programming to keep him from feeling anything but xenophobic hatred towards non-Daleks. Seeing the birth of a star triggered a realisation in Rusty of the inevitability of life returning despite the efforts of the
Eventually, he was found by the Combined Galactic Resistance, and brought aboard their ship the Aristotle. They attempted to open the shell, hurting Rusty. Badly hurt already, Rusty asked for help in recovering so he could exterminate his own race. Interested in the idea of a moral Dalek, the crew promised him medical attention.
The Doctor,
However, without the radiation affecting him, Rusty reverted to his original Dalek programming, restored to full power and went on a rampage, killing several soldiers and sending a distress call that attracted a nearby Dalek flying saucer. Upon urging from Clara, The Doctor decided to attempt to restore the changes once more. He had Clara reactivate The Dalek’s suppressed memories so he could see the birth of the star again and be reminded of the universe’s beauty.
Clara succeeded and the Doctor telepathically linked with Rusty to show him more from inside his own mind at first it seemed The Doctor had succeeded, as Rusty again saw beauty and divinity. However, Rusty also saw The Doctor’s hatred of the Daleks, which resonated even more strongly with him. Rusty saw The Daleks as an evil which must be, in true Dalek fashion, exterminated.
Rusty then went on a rampage against his own kind, slaughtering The Daleks attacking the Aristotle and fooling the saucer into retreating by falsely telling the other Daleks that the Aristotle’s self-destruct had been activated. Rusty left with The Daleks to continue his efforts against them, telling The Doctor that although Rusty himself was not a “good Dalek”, The Doctor was a good Dalek. (
Rusty continued to fight The Daleks for billions of years. He isolated himself at the centre of the universe, in the ruins of Villengard, combating numerous Daleks that came to fight him. Rusty fended them off, positioning himself in a toweroverlooking the battered city. The Twelfth Doctor, nearing his death, came to the lone Dalek with his first incarnation to gain information on the
MEMORIES
As a Dalek, Rusty was linked to Pathweb, the shared intelligence of the Daleks. (
LEGACY
After the
The Doctor remembered what Rusty had said to him when
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