Lytton was born on the satellite Riften 5, orbiting the planet Vita 15. He knew of the Time Lords. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen) When the Fifth Doctor first encountered Lytton, he was leading a squad of Dalek Troopers in a plot to rescue Davros from imprisonment in stasis on a human prison space station. When Davros altered some of the Daleks to be loyal to him and attempted to seize control from the Dalek Supreme, Lytton was one of the few survivors of the ensuing battle and was left trapped in London in the year 1984. He and his henchmen slipped away from the scene, still wearing their police uniforms. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks)