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* The [[Dalek City]]'s [[Operation Human Factor|destruction]] as seen in ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' is placed as the final end of the Dalek race — something ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', the only story not referenced in the history, contradicts by featuring the destruction of [[Skaro]]. [[John Peel]]'s later novel ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'' provided a possible explanation that it was not actually Skaro destroyed, but a decoy [[planet]] called [[Antalin]]. It also displaced [[Davros' trial (War of the Daleks)|Davros' trial]] to take place after ''Remembrance of the Daleks'', rather than the earlier placement presented in this story.
* The [[Dalek City]]'s [[Operation Human Factor|destruction]] as seen in ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' is placed as the final end of the Dalek race — something ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', the only story not referenced in the history, contradicts by featuring the destruction of [[Skaro]]. [[John Peel]]'s later novel ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'' provided a possible explanation that it was not actually Skaro destroyed, but a decoy [[planet]] called [[Antalin]]. It also displaced [[Davros' trial (War of the Daleks)|Davros' trial]] to take place after ''Remembrance of the Daleks'', rather than the earlier placement presented in this story.
* This story makes the claim that the Daleks have no sentimental attachment to their [[home planet]] of [[Skaro]], which would be contradicted by ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''.
* This story makes the claim that the Daleks have no sentimental attachment to their [[home planet]] of [[Skaro]], which would be contradicted by ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''.
* Whilst the [[Dalek Supreme Council]] is acknowledged, references to "the [[Black Dalek]]" and "the [[Dalek Supreme]]" are made interchangeably, including the [[Dalek Supreme (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] in ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. Whilst the [[Dalek Prime]] is noted as have been distinguished by a gold [[casing]] originally, the [[Gold Dalek (Day of the Daleks)|Gold Dalek]] from ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' is acknowledged separately.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==

Revision as of 15:03, 14 November 2022

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The History of the Daleks was a narrative retelling of the Daleks' history published in The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book, which was written by John Peel and Terry Nation. It detailed the Daleks' history in an in-universe, chronological order using all major TV appearances from 1963 to 1988, linking every story in the classic run of Doctor Who with the exception of Remembrance of the Daleks (as it was presumably written before it aired, despite being published after).

Summary

The home planet of the Daleks, Skaro, starts off as home to a humanoid race that split into two groups: the Thals and the Dals. After the Dals cross the Drammankin Mountains, the two tribes have no contact for centuries, though they know of the others. The Dals eventually rename themselves the Kaleds, and as both groups begin to develop agriculture and civilization, the Kaleds begin to believe their ancestors were persecuted by the Thals, while the Thals believe the Kaleds splintered as a result of being outvoted on tribal policy. The Thals are willing to reaccept the Kaleds if they admit they were right, which they would never do. Both civilizations develop cities (and eventually atomic weapons) at the same times, and tensions grow as they spy on each other.

As war seems imminent, a Kaled scientist named Davros comes to prominence and gets a bunker built for him to conduct his studies in secret with other scientists. Finally, secrets are kept from the Thals, who too built a bunker. But one Thal spy manages to enter the Kaled bunker and learn of the advanced genetic and cybernetic process Davros was creating that could no doubt defeat them. The spy attempts to assassinate Davros but is apprehended, finally starting the war. Both sides use neutron bombs to destroy the cities and petrify Skaro's forests, until the last survivors remain in two domes.

Davros is badly wounded and requires cybernetic enhancements such as a mobility unit, and begins to lose his sanity. He trusts only his closest allies, such as Nyder. He determines the Kaled race had to be reborn. He finds several surviving Kaleds in the destroyed cities, heavily mutated from radiation. After experimenting upon them, he finds a way to control these mutations, and creates a casing for them based on his own chair, terming them the Daleks, the ultimate life form. These early Daleks depend on static electricity, though they later learn to use solar power. Davros creates more Dalek mutants from embryos, and removes emotions that he saw as weaknesses, so they would only capable of loyalty to their own species and contempt for any other (including the Kaleds). Although the Kaled rulers approve of the new weapon to win the war, certain members of the scientific elite such as Ronson disagree.

At this time, the Time Lords of Gallifrey witness Davros' creations and, with a time scanner, foresee the havoc they would wreak in the future. They send their agent, the Doctor, who has already encountered the Daleks many times due to frequent time travelling, to either avert the creation of the Daleks or alter them so they would be less aggressive.

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