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|first = Daleks Invade Zaos (short story) | |first = Daleks Invade Zaos (short story) | ||
|appearances = ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'' | |appearances = ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]'' | ||
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'''A group of [[Dalek variant]]s who had asymmetrical [[dome|dome sections]]''' were encountered by the [[Second Doctor]] during his travels with his grandchildren [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. | '''A group of [[Dalek variant]]s who had asymmetrical [[dome|dome sections]]''' were 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 | 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-coloured [[base unit]].]]They also displayed a variety of colour schemes not exhibited by typical Daleks, even though they did not seem to occupy a special function; led by a [[Red Dalek (Attack of the Daleks)|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 section]], one with a teal dome, a [[blue]] base unit and a [[gold]]en 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. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'') | [[File:Alternating Base Unit.jpg|thumb|left|One of the asymmetrical Daleks' oddly-coloured [[base unit]].]]They also displayed a variety of colour schemes not exhibited by typical Daleks, even though they did not seem to occupy a special function; led by a [[Red Dalek (Attack of the Daleks)|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 section]], one with a teal dome, a [[blue]] base unit and a [[gold]]en 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. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Like [[Skaro City Dalek|the Daleks in their]] [[Dalek City|city on]] [[Skaro]], these Daleks also used flat metal surfaces to travel on. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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A group of Asymmetrical Daleks targeted the planet [[Zaos]] to serve as a beachhead for a subsequent invasion of Earth. However, the Second Doctor arrived and allied with the native [[Zaon]]s to fight them off. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daleks Invade Zaos (short story)|Daleks Invade Zaos]]'') | A group of Asymmetrical Daleks targeted the planet [[Zaos]] to serve as a beachhead for a subsequent invasion of Earth. However, the Second Doctor arrived and allied with the native [[Zaon]]s to fight them off. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daleks Invade Zaos (short story)|Daleks Invade Zaos]]'') | ||
Four Asymmetrical Daleks attempted setting up an outpost in a jungle on a [[Planet (Jungle Adventure)|far-away planet]] before the Second Doctor, John, and Gillian arrived. After failing to exterminate them, the Doctor attached cables from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS's]] power source to the Daleks' metal ramps, overloading their systems and exploding them. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Jungle Adventure (comic story)|Jungle Adventure]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
