User:Blue Rook

Not so much a fan of Doctor Who as I am a fan of the Daleks.

On Daleks, hamsters, and villains in general

Why would I have this level of interest in a race of awful space monsters from a show I have mediocre interest in? Always call a spade "a spade": Daleks are simply squid-snot inside 1960's murder caskets that were created with a real world budget of £250. But they are amusing and I can't take my eyes off them. So I've given it some thought, and it is probably on account of two very different things: their physical appearance, and, their nature as the ultimate antagonist of the show.

1. When it comes to physical appearance, they are very stubby, expressionless, and their arms appear rather inflexible. Now my favorite pets during childhood were hamsters; although they resemble Daleks not-at-all, when you pick them up, they do share an overall stubbiness, a blank stare, and goofy little front paws that stick out... all of which I found endlessly amusing back then.2
2. Next there is the Daleks' nature as perhaps the ultimate antagonist of the show. When it comes to fiction, I naturally prefer to learn about the villains on account of the fact that my brain automatically plays devil's advocate. To save time, I try to limit myself to the most influential villains of any fictional universe (the other example being the top-most masterminds in 24). I do not believe that any other antagonists (the Master, the Cybermen, or anyone else) has done more to influence the Doctor and his universe than the Daleks.

Dalekmania

Just a gallery of Dalek images I find here on the project:

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  Simmons gets suction-cupped to death by Metaltron

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  Metaltron, unintentionally rejuvenated by Rose Tyler

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  "Metaltron" has not killed Rose...

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  "Metaltron" chooses suicide over his newfound emotions

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  "Metaltron" becomes an hero

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  The Emperor has created a new Dalek Fleet

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  The Dalek Emperor does not disappoint

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  Another view of the Emperor, and his bodyguards

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  The unique manipulator arm of an Assault Dalek

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  The unique, black-domed, double-gunstick Emperor's Personal Guard

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  Close-up of the Emperor, who survived the Time War

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  The Cult's Void Ship

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  The Cult of Skaro

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  Rajesh Singh, rather brutally killed by the Cult

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  An amusing encounter between a Cult Dalek and a pair of Cybermen

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  The Tenth Doctor is utterly fearless in the face of perhaps the dangerous Daleks yet

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  Dalek Sec oversees the opening of the Genesis Ark

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  Daleks are hurled back into The Void

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  Dalek Caan uses an temporal shift

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  New Dalek Empire individuals swarm the Valiant]]

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  Davros

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  Dalek Caan, aboard the Crucible

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  Close-up of Caan

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  Reality bomb

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  Reality bomb view 2

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  Rose, imprisoned in the Vault aboard the Crucible

Obituary every Dalek-lover should read

• Ray Cusick, designer of the Daleks