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The creator of the Daleks, Terry Nation simply used his imagination to create the name 'Dalek'. He later discovered that in several European languages the name has significance. In Serbo Croatian the word 'dalek' means 'far' or distant' which is significant as they are from another planet. In Czech the word 'Dalekohledy' means 'distant viewing' and in other Eastern European languages similar words to 'dalek' also mean far or distant. In Swedish the word 'dalig' means bad and as mentioned in 'Doomsday' in 2006 'darlig' is Norweigan for 'bad'. Nation was interviewed by the Daily Mirro in 1964 and asked about the origin of the word 'Dalek' his reply was that he took it from the spine of a volume of an encyclopedia which read 'Dal - Lek'. However, he later admitted that this was something he made up as he had no other explanation.
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What are daleks made out of?
As revealed in Daleks in Manhatten/Eveloution of the Daleks, the Daleks are made out a metal called Dalekanium. The base of the dalek also provides a pickup for static electricity
What are daleks personality?
The Daleks don't really have a personality have they have no emotions, actually just one! Beauty that is why they can never kill the doctor (Asylum of the daleks)
What are all the emotions of Daleks if they have any?
Fear and hate are the only emotions the daleks are capable of.
Why are Daleks stronger than Cybermen?
The daleks casing is made of polycarbite with a sheild. Cybermen are made of metal which isn't as strong.
What planet do daleks come from?
Skaro
Does the Nation Estate still own the rights to the daleks from dr who?
in 1963, the first aliens the first doctor encountered were the daleks. the daleks looked a lot different to the daleks we have now. terry nation created the daleks and have been around for nearly 300 years! these are the dalek stories we have seen so far... the daleks, the dalek invasion of earth, the chase, the daleks' master plan, the power of the daleks, the evil of the daleks, doctor who and the daleks, daleks' invasion earth 2150AD, day of the daleks, planet of the daleks, death to the daleks, genisis of the daleks, destiny of the daleks, ressurection of the daleks, revalation of the daleks, rememberence of the daleks, dalek, bad wolf, the parting of the ways, doomsday, daleks in manhatten, evolotion of the daleks, the stolen earth, journeys end, victory of the daleks......
Why did the Parliament of the daleks consist of gold daleks?
Daleks have a strict caste system, daleks are born into various roles. The bronze daleks in the Parliament of the Daleks are regular rank and file soldier daleks.
What year did the Daleks first appear in Doctor Who?
the daleks first came into the show just around the third episode, considering that all the episodes back then were separated into two. the episode was named "dead planet" and afterwords the daleks became a major part of doctor who
How many different storylines have featured either Davros or the Daleks since Doctor Who started?
I'll say this once A lot! daleks are doctor whos biggest rotters. since it started in 1966ish here are all the episodes with the DALEKS and....whatshisface Davros 1.The Daleks 2.The Dalek invasion of Earth 3.The chase 4.Dalek Cutaway 5.The Dalek master plan (very daleky) 6.The power of the Daleks 7.The evil of the Daleks 8.Day of the Daleks 9.Frontier in space 10.Planet of the Daleks 11.Death to the Daleks 12.Genesis of the Daleks 13.Destiny of the Daleks 14.Resurrection of the Daleks 15.Revelation of the Daleks 16.Rememberance of the Daleks 17.Dalek 18.Bad wolf 19.Army of the ghosts 20.Doomsday (cult of Skaro are in it so it counts if members want a debate about it start debating) 21.Daleks in manhatten 22.Evolution of the Daleks (my favourite) 23.The stolen Earth 24.Victory of the Daleks and so on. to series 7 as they haven't been mentioned in series 6. My name is also very Dalek like my mind. so up to now the episodes tots up to I'd say 24 up to now
I don't understand the dalek classifications. There are dalek emperor supreme dalek renegade dalek imperial dalek davros what are the new Daleks Can someone give me a long answer and explain?
The Supreme Dalek is the ruler of the renagade daleks. The renegade daleks are the daleks that don't obey Davros and the ones who arrested him for crimes against the Daleks in "Revelation of the Daleks". The Emperor is the ruler of the imperial daleks, the ones that were recreated by Davros in "Revelation of the Daleks". In the earlier years of the Daleks, The Daleks are ruled by the Supreme Council, of which the Supreme Dalek Was the head of. This now brings us into the different colours of Daleks. The Red Dalek is the supreme. The Black is the leaders of the warriors and the grey (In the new series, Gold) are the ordinary Daleks. The Daleks in "Bad Wolf/Parting of the Ways" Are Imperial Daleks, because they were lead by the emperor. The Daleks that fought the Time War would've been Imperial Daleks too, because Davros was there as well. It is possible however, that both Dalek factions were fighting, their differences put aside to exterminate the Time Lords. This is never made clear. The Daleks in "The Stolen Earth/Journeys End" Are Renegade Daleks. Davros created them, but they have obviously turned against him, keeping him in a vault. The Cult of Skaro could be either, but most probally Renegade Daleks because the Doctor said that he thought they were just a legend, which implies that they are old. Older then the Imperial Daleks. But they didn't like the fact that Rose had destryed the Emperor, and the Doctor said that they were above the emperor. So who knows? I'd also like to add that Dalek Caan rescued Davros, so the Cult of Skaro could be Imperial Daleks. And the Doctor said in "Daleks in Mahatten/Evolution of the Daleks" that they were created by the Emperor, so they have to be Imperial Daleks. Some evidence that the Daleks might have re-united in the Time War is that all Daleks are now standerdly gold, like the Imperial Daleks were White and Gold. However in the episodes "Evil of the Daleks" , "Day of the Daleks" and "Death to the Daleks" , there was no set colour to the daleks, they were all sorts of colours and definitely not Grey or White & Gold. And that was before the Daleks were divided into the 'Renegade' and 'Imperial' factions and yet there is a Dalek Emeror in "Evil of the Daleks". How can this be? Could this be that due to the daleks being unified, there was no need for 'uniforms'. But this still doesn't explain the Emperor Dalek being there. the new Daleks' rank is determined by their colour. white= supreme, orange= scientist, yellow= eternal, red= drone, blue=strategist
How many daleks altogether on Doctor Who has there been?
Many. You may remember the Genesis Ark from the episode Doomsday, which stored millions of Daleks inside of it. These aren't even the only ones, as in Journey's End, there are about that many Daleks again. So, in short, it is impossible to count the number of Daleks appearing on Doctor Who.
Who has been in more doctor who storys Daleks or Cybermen?
Daleks: 20 Cybermen: 13 The Daleks
What was the first episode of Doctor Who with the daleks in?
It was called 'the Daleks'
Who'd Win Daleks or Borg?
Daleks, easily
When were the daleks first seen?
The 1963 serial called The Daleks.
When was Prisoner of the Daleks created?
Prisoner of the Daleks was created in 2009.
When was War of the Daleks created?
War of the Daleks was created in 1997.
