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'''A group of [[ | '''A group of [[Dalek variants]] who had asymmetrical [[dome|dome sections]]''' was once encountered by the [[Second Doctor]] during his travels with his grandchildren [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. | ||
== Physical characteristics == | == Physical characteristics == | ||
These Daleks' [[casing]]s had the same [[slat]]less mid-section as classic [[Dalek War Machine]]s. However, instead of two flat [[luminosity discharger]]s on either side of their [[Dalek eyestalk|eyestalk]], they had one single outsized one on the left side. | These Daleks' [[casing]]s had the same [[slat]]less mid-section as classic [[Dalek War Machine]]s. However, instead of two flat [[luminosity discharger]]s on either side of their [[Dalek eyestalk|eyestalk]], they had one single outsized one on the left side. | ||
[[File:Alternating Base Unit.jpg|thumb|left|One of the asymmetrical Daleks' oddly-colored [[base unit]].]]They also displayed a variety of colour schemes not exhibited by typical [[Skaro]]sian Daleks, even though they did not seem to occupy a special function: led by a [[Red Dalek]] with a [[gold]]en [[weapons platform]], the platoon encountered by the [[Second Doctor]] also included a Dalek with a teal [[base unit]] and weapons platform and black [[dome]], one with a teal dome, a blue base unit and a golden weapons platform, a [[Gold Dalek|wholly golden Dalek]] with blue [[sense globe]]s, one with a dark blue base unit and weapons platform and a golden dome, and most strikingly, one whose base unit had panels of alternating colours, some golden and some blue. | [[File:Alternating Base Unit.jpg|thumb|left|One of the asymmetrical Daleks' oddly-colored [[base unit]].]]They also displayed a variety of colour schemes not exhibited by typical [[Skaro]]sian Daleks, even though they did not seem to occupy a special function: led by a [[Red Dalek]] with a [[gold]]en [[weapons platform]], the platoon encountered by the [[Second Doctor]] also included a Dalek with a teal [[base unit]] and weapons platform and black [[dome]], one with a teal dome, a blue base unit and a golden weapons platform, a [[Gold Dalek|wholly golden Dalek]] with blue [[sense globe]]s, one with a dark blue base unit and weapons platform and a golden dome, and most strikingly, one whose base unit had panels of alternating colours, some golden and some blue. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Seven Asymmetrical Daleks, all of them in differently-colored [[casing]]s, and with a [[Red Dalek]] as their leader, visited an alien planet at the same time as the [[Second Doctor]] and [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] landed there in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Catching sight of the Daleks from atop a cliff, the Doctor and his grandchildren decided to stave off the Daleks' plans, whatever they may be, by throwing rocks down at the Daleks; from this height, they were protected from the Daleks' [[gunstick|exterminators]], while the rocks' falls were deadly enough to shatter the Daleks' casings and kill them. | Seven Asymmetrical Daleks, all of them in differently-colored [[casing]]s, and with a [[Red Dalek]] as their leader, visited an alien planet at the same time as the [[Second Doctor]] and [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] landed there in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Catching sight of the Daleks from atop a cliff, the Doctor and his grandchildren decided to stave off the Daleks' plans, whatever they may be, by throwing rocks down at the Daleks; from this height, they were protected from the Daleks' [[gunstick|exterminators]], while the rocks' falls were deadly enough to shatter the Daleks' casings and kill them. | ||
After the Gallifreyans succeeded in destroying four of the seven Daleks, the three survivors retreated to take cover. Before they could reappear, the time-travellers climbed into the Daleks' abandoned [[Dalek flying saucer|saucer transporter]], which the Doctor could fly, in his opinion at least, better than the Daleks themselves — stranding the surviving trio. The Doctor and the children then decided to tour the planet by air aboard the saucer before they returned to the TARDIS. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'') | After the Gallifreyans succeeded in destroying four of the seven Daleks, the three survivors retreated to take cover. Before they could reappear, the time-travellers climbed into the Daleks' abandoned [[Dalek flying saucer|saucer transporter]], which the Doctor could fly, in his opinion at least, better than the Daleks themselves — stranding the surviving trio. The Doctor and the children then decided to tour the planet by air aboard the saucer before they returned to the TARDIS. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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At any rate, given that this creation of a new Dalek design was by all appearances unintentional, it goes unmentioned in the dialogue of the story, meaning that there exists no set in-universe term for these Daleks. "Asymmetrical Daleks" is simply a moniker coined based on their greatest difference to standard [[Dalek War Machine]]s, namely the fact that their "heads", due to the absence of the right-hand-side speaking light, are not [[wikipedia:symmetry|symmetrical]]. | At any rate, given that this creation of a new Dalek design was by all appearances unintentional, it goes unmentioned in the dialogue of the story, meaning that there exists no set in-universe term for these Daleks. "Asymmetrical Daleks" is simply a moniker coined based on their greatest difference to standard [[Dalek War Machine]]s, namely the fact that their "heads", due to the absence of the right-hand-side speaking light, are not [[wikipedia:symmetry|symmetrical]]. | ||
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[[Category:Dalek variants]] | [[Category:Dalek variants]] | ||
