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The '''claw manipulator''' was a [[manipulator arm]] which was used by the [[Dalek]]s | {{Infobox Object | ||
[[Category:Dalek | |image = Vault Dalek.jpg | ||
|type = [[Scanner]] | |||
|origin = [[Skaro]] | |||
|made by = [[Dalek]]s | |||
|first = The Stolen Earth (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Guide to the Dark Times (short story)|The Guide to the Dark Times]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales of the Dark Times (comic story)|Tales of the Dark Times]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Enemy of My Enemy (audio story)|The Enemy of My Enemy]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[The Archive of Islos (webcast)|The Archive of Islos]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[The Sentinel of the Fifth Galaxy (webcast)|The Sentinel of the Fifth Galaxy]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Known (short story)|Mission to the Known]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Exit Strategy (short story)|Exit Strategy]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mutually Assured Destruction (audio story)|Mutually Assured Destruction]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[All Flesh is Grass (novel)|All Flesh is Grass]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Eve of the Daleks (TV story)|Eve of the Daleks]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)|Liberation of the Daleks]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[The Final Battle (webcast)|The Final Battle]]''}} | |||
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The '''claw manipulator''' was a [[manipulator arm]] which was used by the [[Dalek]]s as an alternative to the [[suction cup]]. | |||
== History == | |||
In one account of the [[genesis of the Daleks]], Davros installed a [[multi-dextrous claw]] "capable of [[Annihilation|annihilating]] a [[million]] [[Thal]]s" on his [[Dalek Prime|first Dalek]]. However, the claw was broken off when [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] collided with the Dalek. As compensation, the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] gave a [[plunger]] from the TARDIS to [[Castavillian]] to replace the claw. Discovering the modification to the [[casing]] he created, Davros decided that he liked it, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)}}) leading to what would become known as the [[suction cup]] becoming the norm. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') | |||
During the [[Second Dalek War]], a pair of Daleks fitted with [[claw]] manipulators used them to seize and restrain [[Koral]], gripping her [[arm]]s and practically lifting her off her [[feet]] as she struggled in vain. [[Dalek X]] had a squad of four [[Assault Dalek]]s with laser-cutting claws. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]'') | |||
[[File:Dalek Exeuctioner Manipulator.jpg|left|thumb|The Dalek Executioner's unique manipulator arm. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Guide to the Dark Times (short story)|The Guide to the Dark Times]]'')]] | |||
The [[Dalek Executioner]]s of the [[Restoration Empire]] wielded manipulator arms which ended in a three-[[finger]]ed "claw", each "finger" resembling the [[blade]] of a [[scythe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Guide to the Dark Times (short story)|The Guide to the Dark Times]]'') | |||
On the [[Fall of Gallifrey|last day]] of the [[Time War]], a [[silver Dalek]] with a claw was among those who confronted [[Leela]] on [[Gallifrey]] before she made her escape using a [[Wayfinder]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Final Battle (webcast)}}) | |||
The [[Vault Dalek|Daleks]] who operated within [[The Vault (The Stolen Earth)|the vault]] of the [[Crucible]] following the [[Last Great Time War]] possessed claw manipulators with eight pincers, used to operate special hardware within the vault. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | |||
A reconstructed [[reconnaissance scout]] [[Dalek (Resolution)|Dalek]] possessed a claw manipulator. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') [[Defence Drone]]s derived from the Reconnaissance Dalek used claws, as did the bronze [[Death Squad Dalek]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'') and the [[Dalek Executioner]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eve of the Daleks (TV story)|Eve of the Daleks]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* In the two Dalek films, ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', the Daleks alternately appear with [[suction cup]]s or a two-fingered claw manipulator, which was not derived from the original serials; the films' [[basic Dalek]]s, [[Blue Dalek]]s and [[Silver Dalek]]s respectively, appear alternately with suckers or claws, higher-ranking individuals such as the [[Red Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Red Dalek]] of ''Dr. Who and the Daleks'', the [[Red Dalek (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Red Dalek]] and the [[Black Dalek (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Black Dalek]] of ''Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.'', sport claws, while the [[Black Dalek (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Black Dalek]] of ''Dr. Who and the Daleks'' and the [[Gold Dalek (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|Gold Dalek]] of ''Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.'', whom functioned as the [[Supreme Dalek]] leader in their respective films, sported sucker arms. | |||
* A CGI model of a Dalek with a "claw probe" arm was made for ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''.<ref>[https://herocollector.com/en-gb/Article/the-weekly-dalek-94 essay] by [[Gavin Rymill]]</ref> | |||
* The successive appearances of the [[Reconnaissance Dalek]], [[Defence Drone]], [[Death Squad Dalek]]s and [[Dalek Executioner]]s, all of which wielded a form of claw manipulator, led to ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'' being the first and only appearance of Daleks with standard [[suction cup]]s in the televised [[Thirteenth Doctor]] era. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Dalek variants}} | |||
[[Category:Dalek manipulators]] | |||
