Dalek (novelisation): Difference between revisions

== Deviations from televised story ==

* Dialogue is switched around or altered in some places compared to how it was spoken on screen.

* There is an opening scene with the Doctor and Rose in [[the TARDIS]] that is not present in the televised story.

* The scene in which the Doctor and Rose observe a [[Cyberman]] head in Van Statten's museum is omitted.

* The Doctor and Rose are captured by guards after attempting to gain access to the Cage when they hear the Dalek screaming, as opposed to accidentally triggering an alarm as in the televised story.

* Despite being referred to by name in the TV story, [[De Maggio]] is replaced by a new character called Maya Klein.

* The Metaltron is purchased from a Hiram Duchesne.

* [[Simmons (Dalek)|Simmons]] is revealed to have been given a new identity, with his original name being Aaron Denton.

* The Dalek is far more damaged initially than it was in the TV story, to the extent that its dome is malformed and its sucker is snapped.

* The book identifies the last person to touch the Dalek who "burst into flames" as Dr [[Yevgeny Kandinsky]].

* The Dalek instructs Rose to touch it to ensure that it will not die alone, whereas in the TV story it merely states that it will die alone which encourages Rose to touch it of her own accord.

* The Dalek regenerates the damage to its casing immediately after absorbing Rose's DNA, whereas in the TV story it regenerates its casing when draining power from the base. This process is explicitly pointed out to be the Daleks' approximation of the Time Lords' own [[regeneration]].

* The Dalek and Rose are implied to have more of a connection, with her being physically unable to run away from it on two occasions, closer to ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]''.

* The Dalek does not have a shield, and is knocked over by the concentrated fire of the soldiers.

* Van Statten pulls a gun on the Doctor after the failed ambush, considering giving him to the Dalek.  

* [[Diana Goddard]] is revealed as an undercover federal agent and she places Van Statten under arrest.

* The Doctor implies that the Dalek absorbed a huge amount of pornographic material from the internet and petitions to revive ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (franchise)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', to which it bluntly replies that all data it considered irrelevant was immediately deleted.

* [[Bywater]] is revealed to have a first name. It's Owen. The book also reveals that he and [[Diana Goddard]] were in a relationship and that he was her superior in the undercover operation.

* Adam’s recruitment is depicted, including his original roommate Sven and being taken before the Dalek by Simmons.

* The Dalek allows Van Statten to touch it one final time before leaving with Rose.

* Van Statten erases his memory himself, rather than Goddard ordering it. This is prompted by the Dalek giving him a nightmarish vision of him repeatedly killing everyone he has harmed.

* The Dalek's backstory is depicted, including the [[Fall of Arcadia]] during which it encounters the [[War Doctor]] before being flung back through time.