WARNING: SPOILERS for Dalek Empire and/or Dalek War (BigFinish) ahead
Mentor is Shan.
This is my concrete solid headcanon. She’s a fucked up version of Shan, traumatised by her best friend throwing her in prison (hell knows what kaleds do to people in captivity) and condemning her to death. In Mentor’s home universe Shan has somehow escaped (or maybe she found out about Davros’ plan in advance?) and turned the tables on Davros gaining social power over him. Tho I’m not sure if she’d too try to murder him in this case.. However, she had used his work to build a well protected and well armed casings for daleks but dalek mutants inside were more aligned with her vision.
Having experienced great injustice she became obsessed with order and justice. And since it was her vulnerability which put her in danger she made sure to always remain in control, in the position of power. In her sick mind the war became the root for all people’s problems so she put her daleks on service to "the total peace" teaching and raising them accordingly.
It all makes perfect sense for a fictional character development! It’s like someone’s au came true (kinda)
Gosh I love Big Finish
But me and my friends still desperately want a spinoff starring Shan herself!











