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At any rate, Daleks spoke in high-pitched, stilted, robotic voices that were easy for others to mimic; ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' et al.) their most infamous battle-cry was "EX-TER-MINATE!", each syllable screeched in a frantic-sounding, electronic scream (the last two syllables together). Other common utterances included "I (or "WE") OBEY!" to any command from a superior. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' et al.) Daleks also had communicators built into their shells to emit an alarm to summon other Daleks if the casing was opened from outside. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') | At any rate, Daleks spoke in high-pitched, stilted, robotic voices that were easy for others to mimic; ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' et al.) their most infamous battle-cry was "EX-TER-MINATE!", each syllable screeched in a frantic-sounding, electronic scream (the last two syllables together). Other common utterances included "I (or "WE") OBEY!" to any command from a superior. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' et al.) Daleks also had communicators built into their shells to emit an alarm to summon other Daleks if the casing was opened from outside. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') | ||
At one point in history the communication devices | At one point in history, the communication devices fitted in the casing were unable to process speech from within that didn't conform to the standard Dalek vocabulary. Attempts at emotional statements or "you are different from me" emerged as "Exterminate". Saying "I am your friend" came out as "I am your enemy". Were a different being present in the casing instead of the Kaled mutant, attempts to state their identity would emerge as "I am a Dalek". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') However, these speech restrictions were not present in earlier Daleks, who were able to speak of concepts such as [[friend]]ship, [[mercy]], [[pity]] and servitude, often to affect cunning deceptions, set traps and manipulate others to their will ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]], [[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]], [[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]], [[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'') or on rare occasions when genuinely begging for other beings' mercy. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Enemy of the Daleks (audio story)|Enemy of the Daleks]]'') | ||
==Opening== | ==Opening== | ||
