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Daleks are an extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. In the series, the Daleks are cyborgs from the planet Skaro, created by the scientist Davros during the last years of the thousand-year war against the Thals. Genetically, they are mutants of the Kaled race, encased in tank-like or robot-like mechanical shells. The resulting beings are a powerful race aimed at conquering the universe and dominating without pity, regret or remorse. Over the course of the series, it is revealed that the Daleks had their emotions removed except for hatred, leaving them with only the desire to purge the universe of any life forms other than the Daleks. The race is the main enemy of the series' protagonist, the Time Lord Doctor. They are also known for their "Destroy!" (English) "Exterminate!").

Creation and entry into popular culture

The Daleks were created by screenwriter Terry Nation and designed by BBC designer Raymond Kusik. They appeared in December 1963 in the second series of Doctor Who, known as The Daleks. They were an immediate hit with audiences, reappearing throughout the series as well as being one of the main characters in two 1960s films. They have become as synonymous with Doctor Who as the Doctor himself, and their behavior and famous line have become part of British popular culture. "Hide behind the couch as soon as the Daleks appear" is cited as part of British cultural identity, and a 2008 poll found that 9 out of 10 British children were able to correctly identify a Dalek. In 1999, the Daleks appeared on postage stamps celebrating popular culture in Britain. In 2010, readers of the science fiction magazine SFX voted the Daleks as the greatest monsters of all time, ahead of the Japanese film Godzilla and John R. R. Tolkien's hero Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.
The word "Dalek" has found its way into major English dictionaries, including the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines them a little loosely as "a type of robot. appearing on Doctor Who, a science fiction television program B.B.C., that is, it is used allegorically." The word is sometimes used metaphorically to describe people, usually people in power, who act like robots, unable to move away from the programmed program.

Story

The planet Skaro, homeworld of the Daleks, was once inhabited by two civilizations: the Kaleds and the Thals. A military conflict broke out between them on a planetary scale - the so-called. neutron war, as a result of which the surface of Skaro was completely contaminated with radiation. The Thals managed to invent a cure for radiation sickness and remained to live on the surface, while the Kaleds disappeared underground. They were also looking for a means of protection against radiation, and one day the Caledic scientist Davros announced that he had found it. But in fact, Davros was concerned about something else: he dreamed of creating an ideal army, consisting of powerful and obedient soldiers. The experiments that he conducted on the Caleds did indeed make them immune to radiation, but turned them into ugly mutants, unable to experience any feelings and emotions, except for anger and hatred. Davros then designed for them special armor and weapons that would allow these creatures to fight. He called his creations Daleks, an anagram for the word "Kaled". They participated in many wars, including the Time War.

Physiology

Beneath the armor, the Dalek is an octopus-like greenish-white creature with many tentacles, a large brain, and one eye. Also, some of them have a claw on one of the tentacles. Daleks are unable to make sounds on their own, except for a faint squeak, and speak only with the help of their armor, which synthesizes a metallic-sounding, raspy voice. Due to the fact that Daleks are not capable of almost any emotions, their speech is always monotonous. The Daleks have great intelligence, but it is not good for anything other than solving elementary technical problems: Davros made sure that his soldiers completely lacked imagination. Radiation is needed to keep Daleks alive, and in large doses - a long absence of radiation or taking an anti-radiation drug can kill a Dalek. The Daleks have the same ability as the Time Lords - to distinguish between those events in time that cannot be interfered with. Daleks without armor are extremely rare in the series, they can only be seen in a few episodes.

Armor Specifications

The metal shell of the Dalek is shaped like a cone-shaped pepper shaker or salt shaker, expanding towards the base. It is about one and a half meters in height, in the upper part of the cone there is a single "eye" - a photoreceptor, planted on a long mechanical stem-like rod. It is not able to distinguish colors (everything appears in the blue spectrum to the far eye), but gives a viewing radius of 180 degrees - the Dalek can see a person hiding around the corner without pointing the eyepiece at him. Also, the "eye" is the most vulnerable spot on the Dalek's armor. Below is an energy cannon and a manipulator arm, which looks like a long metal rod, usually with a suction cup on the end. Despite the apparent primitiveness, this device is more perfect than a human hand - it can take any form, and with the help of it, the Dalek is able to perform any action, up to quick typing on the keyboard. The energy cannon has incredible power - a Dalek can kill any creature with one shot, demolish a building or blow up a spaceship. All Dalek armor is covered with metal hemispheres - the so-called. "plugs". In the series, they are sometimes referred to as part of the defense system. In addition, the armor of each Dalek is equipped with a self-destruct system, and when it is activated, the "plugs" separate and begin to float around. Perhaps this means that they contain explosive charges.
Movement is one of the few weaknesses of the Daleks. Their shells move relatively slowly, and it is speed that the Doctor notes as his main advantage in the fight against them during the first encounter. In the very first series, the Daleks could not leave their fortresses at all, since their armor required constant power supply, which was supplied through the floor, to move their armor. Later, the Daleks were finally able to go outside, but were still only able to move on level ground. And after they were equipped with anti-gravity engines, which allowed the Daleks to fly, but still at a low speed.
The Dalek armor is equipped with a "temporal shift" system, a device designed for emergency evacuation. The Daleks have no fear of death, but the code of Davros forbids them from allowing the total destruction of their race, so if such a danger arises, the Daleks are forced to retreat. The time shift sends the Dalek to a random point in space and time. This system is not very stable - for example, a member of the Cult of Skaro, Dalek Caan, using it, ended up in the very center of the Time War, although the war is locked in a "time trap" that, theoretically, no one can enter and from which no one can get out .
Dalek armor is made from the so-called. dalecanium, a material similar to polycarbonate.
The Daleks spend their entire lives inside the armor, never getting out. It can even be said that a living being and its metal shell are only two components of what is called distant, and only together they are far.

public structure

All Daleks, with the exception of the Emperor and the Cult of Skaro, are equal. They don't have names, only numbers. The Daleks follow orders from their superiors without question. The Emperor is a Dalek who has been given a little more free will by Davros than the rest of his brethren so that he can control them. Above the Emperor is only Davros himself, whom the Daleks consider to be some sort of deity.
Cult of Skaro- a group of several Daleks, created personally by the Emperor, whose task is to think like the enemies think. The thinking of the Daleks is very different from that of any other intelligent life forms in the universe, and besides, they are not able to imagine, so thinking over the strategy and tactics in the war, which requires understanding how the enemy thinks, could be an impossible task for them. But for this, the Cult of Skaro exists in the Dalek Empire. Its members are the only Daleks that have names. Their emotional threshold is higher than that of normal Daleks, allowing them to understand the mindset of other races.

Filming Facts

Early versions of the Daleks were not remotely controlled, but were based on miniature bicycles. There is one interesting incident related to this: Terry Nation ( Terry Nation) wanted the Daleks to take to the streets of London to film the end credits. To allow the models to move freely on the pavement, designer Spencer Chapman created a new type of Dalek armor that concealed the wheels. Moving along the bumpy stone pavements of London, the Daleks rumbled so loudly that it was impossible to hide this noise even with the closing music from the film. Later versions of the Daleks had neater wheels (according to the Dalek designers, from a supermarket cart), or they were simply moved by operators, but the Daleks were too heavy. Difficulty with the models' movement contributed to the somewhat jerky movement of the Daleks, as it may at first appear. The latest Dalek model still assumes an operator inside, but movement is controlled from a distance. This is also convenient for the operator, who can concentrate on controlling the rest of the Dalek. Due to its unusual, "non-humanoid" appearance, iron body, electronic voice, one gets the impression that they are far away - robots and are controlled from a distance. As already stated, this is not the case. In fact, the Dalek models are internally controlled by an operator responsible for the movement of the eye stalk, the direction of the laser beam, the movement of the manipulator, as well as the flashing lights on the body. The body consists of two parts: upper and lower. The operator becomes the bottom and closes the top.
In addition to being cramped and hot in the iron shell, the case muffles external sounds, which makes it difficult for operators to hear the commands of the director or studio. Also, the case is too heavy to open from the inside, which means operators can get stuck inside if they forget to let go. John Scott Martin John Scott Martin), the cinematographer of the original series said that controlling a Dalek is not an easy thing. “You need about six hands: one to control the eye, another to turn on the lights, a third for weapons, a fourth for movement, and so on. If I were an octopus, it would be easier,” John ironically. The Daleks created for the later series of the Doctor differ only slightly from the original Daleks, with the exception of an extended base and a number of minor nuances. In addition to the operator inside the Dalek, the "head" and "eye" are controlled by another operator via remote control. The third operator is responsible for the voice.

Doctor's Attitude

The Daleks are the first permanent enemies of the protagonist that appeared in the series and the only ones with whom he never tried to negotiate peacefully, since this is simply impossible: the only goal of life is the destruction of all who are not Daleks. In addition, the Doctor, who generally does not recognize violence and believes that every form of life in the universe has a right to exist, at first believed that the Daleks should be completely exterminated. Later, he changes his mind (when meeting Dalek Caan, a member of the Cult of Skaro and the only living Dalek at that time, he says that he is not going to kill him, because "he will not allow another genocide"), but his enmity with the Daleks (after who again found a way to survive and be reborn) persists to this day, because they never agree to a truce with anyone.

Summary

If you believe the words of the Doctor that the Time Lords were the most technologically advanced race of all that ever existed, then the Daleks can be safely put in second place, since they are the only ones who could fight the Lords on an equal footing. Equally true are Jack Harkness's words that they are "the most powerful military force in the universe" (the 11th Doctor ironically says the same about the Romans).

Daleks

Daleks- an extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. In the series, the Daleks are half-cyborgs from the planet Skaro, created by the scientist Davros. (English) Russian during the last years of the millennial war against the Thals. Genetically, they are mutants of the Kaled race, placed in tank- or robot-like mobile (including those capable of flying) shell machines. The resulting beings are a powerful race aimed at conquering the universe and dominating without pity, regret or remorse. Daleks lack all emotions, except for one - hatred.

The race is often the main adversary of the series' protagonist, the Time Lord The Doctor. If you believe the words of the Doctor that the Time Lords were the most technologically advanced race of all that ever existed, then the Daleks can be safely put in second place, since they are the only ones who could fight the Lords on an equal footing. The Doctor, who generally does not recognize violence and believes that every form of life in the universe has a right to exist, at first believed that the Daleks should be completely exterminated. He later changes his mind (when meeting with Dalek Caan, a member of the Cult of Skaro and the only Dalek alive at that time, he says that he is not going to kill him, because "he will not allow another genocide"), but his enmity with the Daleks (after who again found a way to survive and be reborn) persists to this day, because they never agree to a truce with anyone. The sole purpose of a Dalek's life is to destroy all who are not Daleks.

The word "Dalek" has found its way into major English dictionaries, including the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines them slightly loosely as "a type of robot that appears on Doctor Who, the B.B.C. The word is sometimes used metaphorically to describe people, usually people in power, who act like robots, unable to move away from a set program.

The favorite word of the Daleks - "Destroy!" (English) "Exterminate!").

History of the Daleks

Davros - Creator of the Daleks

All armor systems are powered by static electricity. On their planets, Daleks are usually powered by the metal floors and walls of their cities (a sudden power outage can kill a Dalek). To travel outside charged surfaces, early versions of the Daleks used energy relay antennas. Later models were equipped with extremely efficient solar collectors and a system of capacitors capable of storing an incredible amount of energy to keep the Daleks functioning for millennia.

The Daleks spend their entire lives inside the armor, never getting out. It can even be said that a living being and its metal shell are only two components of what is called distant, and only together they are Dalek.

public structure

All Daleks, with the exception of the Emperor and the Cult of Skaro, are equal. They don't have names, only numbers. The Daleks follow orders from their superiors without question.

A special group of Daleks, commonly referred to as the Black Daleks, have an elevated status in the Dalek hierarchy and are de facto at the top of their society. Black Daleks have more advanced thinking capabilities than regular Daleks due to their command function.

At certain periods in the history of the Daleks, a single Dalek was at the head of their hierarchy, called the Supreme Dalek (Supreme Dalek) or the Dalek Emperor. The Supreme Dalek/Emperor was a genetically enhanced Dalek pushed to the "evolutionary limit". Several different Supreme Daleks/Emperors have appeared in the series, including Davros, who briefly held that position.

Cult of Skaro- a group of several Daleks, created personally by the Emperor, whose task is to think like the enemies think. The Daleks' mindset is very different from that of any other intelligent life form in the universe, and besides, they are not able to imagine, so thinking over the strategy and tactics in the war, which requires understanding how the enemy thinks, could be an impossible task for them. But for this, the Cult of Skaro exists in the Dalek Empire. Its members are the only Daleks that have names. Their emotional threshold is higher than normal Daleks, allowing them to understand the mindset of other races.

In the 2012 season, it was first revealed that at least some of the Daleks have a certain understanding of beauty. In the series "Asylum of the Daleks", it was shown that the Daleks find especially violent forms of hatred aesthetically pleasing, and instead of simply destroying irreversibly battle-damaged or mentally unstable Daleks, they exile them to a protected sanctuary planet.

Filming Facts

Early versions of the Daleks were not remotely controlled, but were based on miniature bicycles. An amusing incident related to this is that Terry Nation wanted the Daleks to take to the streets of London to film the end credits. To allow models to move freely on the pavement, designer Spencer Chapman created a new type of Dalek armor that concealed wheels. Moving along the bumpy stone pavements of London, the Daleks rumbled so loudly that it was impossible to hide this noise even with the closing music from the film. Later versions of the Daleks had neater wheels (according to the Dalek designers, from a supermarket cart), or were simply moved by operators, but the Daleks were too heavy. Difficulty with the models' movement has contributed to the somewhat jerky movement of the Daleks, as it may seem at first glance. The latest Dalek model still implies an operator inside, but movement is controlled from a distance. This is also convenient for the operator, who can concentrate on controlling the rest of the Dalek.

Due to its unusual, "non-humanoid" appearance, iron body, electronic voice, one gets the impression that they are far away - robots and are controlled from a distance. As already stated, this is not the case. In fact, the Dalek models are internally controlled by an operator responsible for the movement of the eye stalk, the direction of the laser beam, the movement of the manipulator, as well as the flashing lights on the body. The body consists of two parts: upper and lower. The operator becomes the bottom and closes the top.

In addition to being cramped and hot in the Dalek's iron shell, the case muffles external sounds, which makes it difficult for operators to hear the director's or studio's commands. Also, the case is too heavy to open from the inside, which means operators can get stuck inside if they forget to let go. John Scott Martin John Scott Martin), the operator of the original series said that controlling a Dalek is not an easy thing. “You need about six hands: one to control the eye, another to turn on the lights, a third for weapons, a fourth for movement, and so on. If I were an octopus, it would be easier,” John ironically. The Daleks created for the later series of the Doctor differ only slightly from the original Daleks, with the exception of an extended base and a number of minor nuances. In addition to the operator inside the Dalek, the "head" and "eye" are controlled by another operator via remote control. The third operator is responsible for the voice.

Notes

In fact, I don't know what historical or artistic importance is present in this film, I don't even understand its purpose. What is it - an addition to the series, or a reboot with the expectation of the masses in the form of a movie? Personally, I mean the latter option, and if so, then I will review this movie as a reboot of the classic series.

The plot of the film is based on the second episode of the classic Doctor Who series - "The Daleks", arranging everything as if it were the first adventure of the Doctor and his companions, so that the scriptwriters almost exactly re-shot the key moments of the series, inserting small and insignificant changes. And yet, those who do not know what happened in the classic series (although the movie was filmed with the fans of the series in mind), let me explain: a certain Doctor Who decides to demonstrate to his granddaughter's new guy the features of his great invention - the TARDIS - a machine that can travel in time and space , and it accidentally activates, transporting the Doctor, his granddaughters, and the hapless boy to the planet Skaro, where high radiation reigns and a group of Daleks intend to completely destroy the planet in order to capture him. The Doctor will not only save himself and his companions, but also stop the Daleks.

Interestingly, the changes from the classics also apply to external qualities, such as the changed internal appearance of the TARDIS, the transformation of the Doctor into a simple but eccentric professor (although at first he was positioned as such). The changes also affected the characters: Barbara turned from a teacher into his granddaughter, Ian from a brave teacher into a klutz, and the Daleks became completely multi-colored. But such changes correspond exactly to the restart attempt, so it remains to either accept them or reject them, and I am for the first option, because all these changes look very harmonious (and Susan's change of age from a teenager to a little girl was very beneficial for the sake of family target audience). It is also worth noting the genre feature - the film is a mixture of family fiction with seasoned comedy elements (in fact, the comedy here revolves around the character of Ian, who manages to stumble even while standing on his feet).

The only thing that did not please was the fact that the plot of the classic series was utterly crumpled. For example, The Daleks consisted of 6 episodes of 20 minutes each, while here the creators tried to fit all this into an 80-minute film, so this often led to rather stupid and awkward moments, and the short timing turned out to be quite boring. I am silent about the awkward ending, which, although it was positioned as funny, but causes nothing but bewilderment.

Peter Cushing is amazing as the Doctor. If Hartnell's character was a hot-tempered, stubborn old man, then Cushing's character is a rather funny grandfather with a huge amount of scientific knowledge and the ability to funnyly portray surprise on his face. The perfect character for a comedy version of the Doctor, but it's hard to imagine him as one of his many reincarnations of the original.

I was also pleased with a rather beautiful melody at the beginning, which encourages viewing. There are no special effects here at all.

"Doctor Who and the Daleks"- a film that will be interesting and unloved to fans of the classic series. It’s up to them to decide whether to love this attempt to remake the series into a comedy format or forget about its existence. For me personally, this picture was of great interest, and this interest was practically justified.