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The interdependence of biological and mechanical components made the Daleks a type of [[cyborg]]. The [[Imperial Dalek]]s created by Davros during the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]] were true cyborgs, surgically connected to their shells, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') while the early Daleks on Skaro had initially had no fonder wish than to be able to leave their casings once again ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') and one of the Daleks in the crashed colony ship on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]] was able to climb out of its casing on its own volition. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | The interdependence of biological and mechanical components made the Daleks a type of [[cyborg]]. The [[Imperial Dalek]]s created by Davros during the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]] were true cyborgs, surgically connected to their shells, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') while the early Daleks on Skaro had initially had no fonder wish than to be able to leave their casings once again ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') and one of the Daleks in the crashed colony ship on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]] was able to climb out of its casing on its own volition. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Externally, the Daleks resembled human-sized peppershakers, with a single mechanical [[eyepiece|eyestalk]] in a rotating dome, a [[gunstick]] and a [[manipulator arm]]. The casings were made of | Externally, the Daleks resembled human-sized peppershakers, with a single mechanical [[eyepiece|eyestalk]] in a rotating dome, a [[gunstick]] and a [[manipulator arm]]. The early [[Dalek War Machine]] casings were made of pure [[dalekanium]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]'') before [[polycarbide]] was incorporated into the construction of later casings. ([[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Daleks (webcast)|Monster File: Daleks]]'') | ||
The lower portion of the casing was studded with fifty-six partially-embedded spherical protrusions, ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') or [[sense globe]]s, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (comic story)|City of the Daleks]]'') which could serve as a self-destruct system. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | The lower portion of the casing was studded with fifty-six partially-embedded spherical protrusions, ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') or [[sense globe]]s, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (comic story)|City of the Daleks]]'') which could serve as a self-destruct system. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | ||
