History Characters / DoctorWhoDalek

* FantasticRacism: They absolutely DESPISE anyone that isn't them; viewing them as inferior life forms that must be exterminated.

The creator of the Daleks, a Kaled from the war-torn planet of Skaro. His genius is matched only by his insanity. His current actor Julian Bleach has described him as a cross between UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and Creator/StephenHawking. Davros has cheated death many, many times; nothing can stop this genocidal maniac from coming back over and over again.

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The creator of the Daleks, a Kaled from the war-torn planet of Skaro. His genius is matched only by his insanity. Actor Julian Bleach has described him as a cross between UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and Creator/StephenHawking. Davros has cheated death many, many times; nothing can stop this genocidal maniac from coming back over and over again.

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* UnexplainedRecovery: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E4ResurrectionOfTheDaleks Resurrection of the Daleks]]" ended with him succumbing to the Movellan virus. In his next appearance, he's fine.

* FantasticRacism: They absolutely despise anyone that isn't them; viewing them as inferior life forms tthat must be exterminated.

* FrontlineGeneral: Sec prefers a more hands-on approach than the Emperor or the cowardly Supreme Dalek in Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks.

[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Mutants. Cyborgs. Aliens. Xenophobia personified. Complete and utter bastards and the favorites of many small children. Pepper Pots of Doom.]] A species of genetically engineered creatures native to the planet Skaro, whose general purpose for existence is to "EXTERMINATE!" all non-Dalek forms of life in the universe. Created by a MadScientist named Davros, the Daleks' physical form is shriveled and weak, but they make up for that by having each individual travel in a distinctive set of mobile armour, which looks rather like a pepper pot, which makes them ''even more terrifying.'' ''The'' first villainous alien race introduced in the franchise (in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks the second serial]]'', in fact), they are the most endearingly and enduringly popular, and are considered to be The Doctor's collective [[ArchEnemy archenemy]].

* OhCrap: On ''very rare occasions'', even the Daleks will shit themselves in terror.
** Occasions include meeting River Song... and the Doctor being present, on Gallifrey, in the Time war. Incidentally, both these times end with the Daleks losing a head - one to River, the others to the TARDIS as it ''decapitates them.''

* FalselyReformedVillain: In "Revelation of the Daleks", he takes to calling himself the Great Healer and offering a solution to galactic famine. Thanks to this, Davros can truly call himself humanitarian. (Somewhat subverted in that Davros somehow thinks that he can remain anonymous, despite his unique appearance. The story itself does not address this.)

Mutants. Cyborgs. Aliens. Xenophobia personified. Complete and utter bastards and the favorites of many small children. A species of genetically engineered creatures native to the planet Skaro, whose general purpose for existence is to "EXTERMINATE!" all non-Dalek forms of life in the universe. Created by a MadScientist named Davros, the Daleks' physical form is shriveled and weak, but they make up for that by having each individual travel in a distinctive set of mobile armor. ''The'' first villainous alien race introduced in the franchise (in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks the second serial]]'', in fact), they are the most endearingly and enduringly popular, and are considered to be The Doctor's collective [[ArchEnemy archenemy]].

* {{Leitmotif}}: The appropriately titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR9MOS5r-RY "The Daleks"]] from the revival.

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* TheDreaded: By the Daleks (whose attempts to kill him have failed for ''billions of years'') and the Doctor himself. Being the only "good" Dalek has made him far more dangerous than any other Dalek.

!!!Kaleds

!!!The Dalek Emperor

!!!Davros

!!! Tropes associated with Big Finish

!!!The Dalek Prime Minister

!!!The Cult of Skaro

!!!The Volatix Cabal

!!!The Dalek Time Controller

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[[folder:Quasimodo Dalek]]
!!!"Quasimodo Dalek"

!!!Rusty

* UsedToBeASweetKid: The Twelfth Doctor accidentally ended up on Skaro when Davros was still a kid and was in the process of saving him from a mine field until he learned he learned that boy he was trying to save would grow up to be his most hated enemy. And Davros ''remembers'' the encounter.[[note]]Big Finish did an audio drama, ''I, Davros'', which came to the conclusion that Davros is naturally a sociopath and would end up as an evil MadScientist regardless of any outside circumstances.[[/note]]

** Sec becomes half-human and begins to experience emotions other than hatred and fear of the Doctor

* UnskilledButStrong: Compared to several other threats that have opposed the Doctor, the Daleks are not the sharpest tools in the shed. Then again, when they have weapons strong enough to bust through nearly any resistance their foes may put up, and enough defenses to NoSell nearly any enemy attack, they don't often feel the need to think and strategize, as merely blasting the enemy into oblivion is often enough to do the job. In contrast to several examples of this trope, the Daleks never grow out of this mindset and their solution to every defeat they have faced is simply to increase the strength of their weaponry and armor from what it was previously. Also in contrast to said examples, simply enacting this approach has enabled them to remain a relevant and competent threat over their decades long history on the show.

* UnskilledButStrong: Compared to several other threats that have opposed the Doctor, the Daleks are not the sharpest tools in the shed. Then again, when they have weapons strong enough to bust through nearly any resistance their foes may put up, and enough defenses to NoSell nearly any enemy attack, they don't often feel the need to think and strategize. In contrast to several examples of this trope, the Daleks never grow out of this mindset and their solution to every defeat they have faced is simply to increase the strength of their weaponry and armor from what it was previously. Also in contrast to said examples, simply enacting this approach has enabled them to remain a relevant and competent threat over their decades long history on the show.

* UnskilledButStrong: Compared to several other threats that have opposed the Doctor, the Daleks are not the sharpest tools in the shed. Then again, when they have weapons strong enough to bust through nearly any resistance their foes may put up, and enough defenses to NoSell nearly any enemy attack, they don't often feel the need to think and strategize.