Alien Species
Daleks

Originally the Daleks were known as Kaleds. The Kaleds were a humanoid race, sharing the planet Skaro with another humanoid race called the Thals. However, relations were far from amicable, and war broke out. Soon the planet was a nuclear waste ground, and both races were confined to an underground existence.

Davros, the cheif Kaled scientist, had a plan to both end the war, andensure the Kaled superiority and survival. Davros had run experiments to mutate the Kaleds in a bid to find the final Kaled form, for which he created the Mark III Travel Machine, and armoured, and armed, trvel pod, which was later christened the Dalek.

The Daleks are possibly the most evil, and feared, creatures in the Universe. Their one aim is to survive. Logically, to survive, they must become the only species in the Universe. The Time Lords forsaw a time when the Daleks would reach their objective and destroy all other lifeforms. With this in mind, the Time Lords sent the Doctor on a mission to destroy the Daleks before they could reach out into the Universe.

The Doctor didn't feel he had the right to destroy even the Daleks, but did help the Thals to entomb Davros and his Daleks in their underground city, although some Daleks escaped.

The Daleks then spread fear and hatred throughout the Universe. Many races that had previously been at war joined forces to fight the Daleks. A group of Daleks attempted to fight the Movellans. With both forces being purely logical, they has reached an empass, and needed a living mind. They both decided to dig for Davros.

The Daleks and the Movellans were defeated, and Davros was taken away from trial. However, with the aid of Commander Lytton, the Daleks managed to free Davros. Davros was no free to lead his Daleks into more battles.

Davros was also free to upgrade Dalek design, which he did several times. One of the big problems for Daleks were steps. The latest Dalek design, the Imperial Dalek, had a very sophisticated anit gravity device allowing them to float upstairs.

The Daleks are heavily into racial purity. A Dalek believes that the only way for the Dalek race to survive is for it to be the only living creature. Only it's breed of Dalek is worthy. An previous Dalek design is not genetically the same, therefore is as unworthy as any other species.

Each of the Doctors first seven regenerations has met the Daleks, and the eighth Doctor has met the Daleks in the BBC books adventures.

Television adventures featuring Daleks:

The Daleks
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Chase
Mission to the Unknown
The Daleks' Masterplan
The Power of the Daleks
The Evil of the Daleks
Day of the Daleks
Frontier in Space
Planet of the Daleks
Death to the Daleks
Genesis of the Daleks
Destiny of the Daleks
The Five Doctors
Ressurection of the Daleks
Revelation of the Daleks
Remembrance of the Daleks

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