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Everybody "knows" what Daleks are like, but most people don't realise that Daleks have had to change with the times along with the rest of us. They have always been into belligerent activities, such as conquering the universe, so don't expect to see one playing chess anytime soon, but in days gone by, Daleks used to look somewhat different...

The Ancient World

Daleks enjoyed this period - there was always a war going on somewhere, and they could, with very little work, pass themselves off as Greek gods. Their mighty powers and weapons made this very easy. Still not able to climb ladders or do stairs, we still aren't sure how they managed to use the "Seige Engine" shown here...

Daleks loved the Roman era - wars everywhere, and plenty of people could be killed without so much as a "by your leave". Heroic times, and some Daleks tried to achieve the status of deities in the Roman pantheon. Sadly, the temple of Skaro didn't take off, and their behaviour in the Circus just wasn't considered sporting. They just exterminated everybody, including the audiences!

After a few decades of causing trouble, they were finally exiled by the Emperor Augustus, because an imformer suggested that one of the Daleks was getting too friendly with his daughter, and that just wouldn't do, would it?

Daleks got on well with the Vikings, although one suspects that they reminded the old pepper-pot warriors of the Thals more than they liked.

Another problem was that the Vikings suddenly stopped raiding, looting and pillaging, and settled down to open trendy funiture shops. Since the Daleks had little or no use for strangely shaped chairs, they became bored, and went on to less Volvo-infested territory...

The Medieval Daleks

The Daleks were always keen on the middle ages, because there was so much war going on - it was just a time meant for them!

Daleks sided with William of Normandy (the "Conqueror") because they liked the pointy helmets they wore.

As for shooting Harold in the eye, that was a bit of a misunderstanding. After all, the Daleks rely on a single stick poking out of the front of the head!

All a Dalek had to do was slip on some dirty animal skins, and they could pass themselves off as Barbarian Hordes, only more dangerous. Castles were a bit of a problem, since spiral staircases were a real no-no for creatures who cannot climb. Siege warfare was also that little bit harder too, but they made up for it by just using Dalek Death-Rays (wasn't that a type of choc-mint flavour ice-cream lolly in the 1970s???). And if the enemy fled across the river, there was always the flying disk (as used in the "Dalek" comics of the 1960s and 70s) to keep them following...

Here's an example of a Dalek Knight, Sir Kill of Destruction. Arms and armour are the very heaven of Dalek pasttimes, so this was a great time to go marauding. A Dalek could fight in any number of long and pointless wars in Europe, (60 Years' War, 100 Years' War, etc. etc.) and nobody would notice, or at least if they did, they wouldn't know what to tell their friends...

Of course, the Middle Ages was the time of legends and dragons, but if anybody tried to feed a Dalek maiden to the dragon to appease it, it's not hard to work out who would come out worse from the encounter!

The only real problem was all those castle towers with spiral stairs! And still hundreds of years before anybody invented the stair-lift...

The Napoelonic Wars - circa 1815

Not tonight, Emperor Dalek! The French have always liked armies in colourful uniforms, so the Daleks had a lot of fun dressing up in red, white and blue to trample all over Europe. The French couldn't pronounce Dalek names, so they had to use coloured sashes to distinguish betwen the Daleks, but the biggest problem was what the Daleks did to the French language whenever they tried to speak it! Have you ever heard a Dalek trying to say "Merde!"

Wellington sided with the Mechanoids, so the whole thing was bound to get messy sooner or later. The final straw was hearing that The Doctor was in Paris, so the Daleks sneaked away!

The 1860s

Daleks didn't have to wait for the invention of electrcity to get around. No sir! They just took advantage of the new technological wonder that was steam travel! This particular dalek worked for the London and Midland Railway.

Later he was painted black with gold detailing after the nationalisation of the railways in the late 1940s, but people began to confuse him with the Supreme Dalek, so he has to leave. The final insult was the offer of a role in "Thomas the Tank Engine", but he turned them down when he realised he'd be the understudy for Duncan, the Scottish engine!

The 1870s - the Wild West

The "Wild West" was a crazy time in the American plains, and the daleks were there, as usual, to make the most of the war and killing opportunities. Here we see a dalek who has "gone native" with a local tribe.

A later series of cartoons will hopefully (time permitting) shown more details of other Wild West daleks.

The 1890s

Daleks had thoroughly beaten the Thals by this time, and they had some time to spare, so a few of them took day trips to Earth, and it was simplicity itself to hide amongst the local population whilst looking for targets to invade (although the invasion had to wait until the 21st century, because the Germans had arrived earlier in the morning, and had already taken all of the sunloungers...)

World War 1

Before learning how to hover, the Dalek developed tracked tanks and went on the rampage through the trenches. Guns were moved into the side cupolas to make room for the large calibre canon of the day. After a while, they realised that there were no Thals fighting in WW1, so they went elsewhere to do battle.

Daleks actually fought on both sides of the war - smart thinking was always a problem for them, as shown by the war against the Movellans. Some historians think that the Daleks were trying to drag out WW1 even longer than the Movellan wars, just so that the Rutaans couldn't claim their war with the Sontarans was the longest war ever. Fortunately, even though the was wasn't over by christmas, it didn't last into the next century.

The 1970s

Later in history, Daleks moved on... in the 1970s, they could disguise themselves very easily - after all, Daleks are already "flared", aren't they? And "platform shoes" - they were made for the role! At least they didn't have to have long hair. Have you ever heard about "Skaro Quo", the Dalek Headbanger group? ("You're in the Master Race, You're in the Master Race Now...").

(near future?) The Battle of Torchwood Tower

Daleks and Cybermen discussed (for all of less than a minute) how they might be able to work together to "upgrade" the galaxy! Assuming they could bury the hatchet and work together at all, here is DalekWorld's suggested design for an "Upgraded" Dalek!!! There is lot of room here for innovation, but in the end, the deal never happened, and the Daleks proved that the Cybermen are all feeble little girlies, and not worthy allies - I am not sure they destroyed even a single Dalek in the whole episode! (Mind you, they made a mess of Torchwood Tower...) (This cartoon was drawn before the appearance of the new Cybermen in 2006, so it's based on the old 1980s Cyberman...)

Daleks and Cybermen were locked in battle, but no daleks seemed to be destroyed by the Cybermen. DalekWorld has discovered the truth!

The Daleks were actually being destroyed in large numbers, but they were using MicroSoft software, so there was a simple way to reverse the deletions, as shown in our security camera shot.

Amazing Dalek Facts Footnotes:

"Dalek Death-Ray" ice-cream: Yes, it was, and they had "Dalek Facts" on the back of the wrapper. I used to have quite a good collection, but I traded it in for a "Haunted House" game many years ago. Nowadays, I suspect that the wrappers are incredibly valuable as collectors' items...

	The Daleks in History
	Everybody "knows" what Daleks are like, but most people don't realise that Daleks have had to change with the times along with the rest of us. They have always been into belligerent activities, such as conquering the universe, so don't expect to see one playing chess anytime soon, but in days gone by, Daleks used to look somewhat different... The Ancient World Daleks enjoyed this period - there was always a war going on somewhere, and they could, with very little work, pass themselves off as Greek gods. Their mighty powers and weapons made this very easy. Still not able to climb ladders or do stairs, we still aren't sure how they managed to use the "Seige Engine" shown here... Daleks loved the Roman era - wars everywhere, and plenty of people could be killed without so much as a "by your leave". Heroic times, and some Daleks tried to achieve the status of deities in the Roman pantheon. Sadly, the temple of Skaro didn't take off, and their behaviour in the Circus just wasn't considered sporting. They just exterminated everybody, including the audiences! After a few decades of causing trouble, they were finally exiled by the Emperor Augustus, because an imformer suggested that one of the Daleks was getting too friendly with his daughter, and that just wouldn't do, would it? Daleks got on well with the Vikings, although one suspects that they reminded the old pepper-pot warriors of the Thals more than they liked. Another problem was that the Vikings suddenly stopped raiding, looting and pillaging, and settled down to open trendy funiture shops. Since the Daleks had little or no use for strangely shaped chairs, they became bored, and went on to less Volvo-infested territory... The Medieval Daleks The Daleks were always keen on the middle ages, because there was so much war going on - it was just a time meant for them! Daleks sided with William of Normandy (the "Conqueror") because they liked the pointy helmets they wore. As for shooting Harold in the eye, that was a bit of a misunderstanding. After all, the Daleks rely on a single stick poking out of the front of the head! All a Dalek had to do was slip on some dirty animal skins, and they could pass themselves off as Barbarian Hordes, only more dangerous. Castles were a bit of a problem, since spiral staircases were a real no-no for creatures who cannot climb. Siege warfare was also that little bit harder too, but they made up for it by just using Dalek Death-Rays (wasn't that a type of choc-mint flavour ice-cream lolly in the 1970s???). And if the enemy fled across the river, there was always the flying disk (as used in the "Dalek" comics of the 1960s and 70s) to keep them following... Here's an example of a Dalek Knight, Sir Kill of Destruction. Arms and armour are the very heaven of Dalek pasttimes, so this was a great time to go marauding. A Dalek could fight in any number of long and pointless wars in Europe, (60 Years' War, 100 Years' War, etc. etc.) and nobody would notice, or at least if they did, they wouldn't know what to tell their friends... Of course, the Middle Ages was the time of legends and dragons, but if anybody tried to feed a Dalek maiden to the dragon to appease it, it's not hard to work out who would come out worse from the encounter! The only real problem was all those castle towers with spiral stairs! And still hundreds of years before anybody invented the stair-lift... The Napoelonic Wars - circa 1815 Not tonight, Emperor Dalek! The French have always liked armies in colourful uniforms, so the Daleks had a lot of fun dressing up in red, white and blue to trample all over Europe. The French couldn't pronounce Dalek names, so they had to use coloured sashes to distinguish betwen the Daleks, but the biggest problem was what the Daleks did to the French language whenever they tried to speak it! Have you ever heard a Dalek trying to say "Merde!" Wellington sided with the Mechanoids, so the whole thing was bound to get messy sooner or later. The final straw was hearing that The Doctor was in Paris, so the Daleks sneaked away! The 1860s Daleks didn't have to wait for the invention of electrcity to get around. No sir! They just took advantage of the new technological wonder that was steam travel! This particular dalek worked for the London and Midland Railway. Later he was painted black with gold detailing after the nationalisation of the railways in the late 1940s, but people began to confuse him with the Supreme Dalek, so he has to leave. The final insult was the offer of a role in "Thomas the Tank Engine", but he turned them down when he realised he'd be the understudy for Duncan, the Scottish engine! The 1870s - the Wild West The "Wild West" was a crazy time in the American plains, and the daleks were there, as usual, to make the most of the war and killing opportunities. Here we see a dalek who has "gone native" with a local tribe. A later series of cartoons will hopefully (time permitting) shown more details of other Wild West daleks. The 1890s Daleks had thoroughly beaten the Thals by this time, and they had some time to spare, so a few of them took day trips to Earth, and it was simplicity itself to hide amongst the local population whilst looking for targets to invade (although the invasion had to wait until the 21st century, because the Germans had arrived earlier in the morning, and had already taken all of the sunloungers...) World War 1 Before learning how to hover, the Dalek developed tracked tanks and went on the rampage through the trenches. Guns were moved into the side cupolas to make room for the large calibre canon of the day. After a while, they realised that there were no Thals fighting in WW1, so they went elsewhere to do battle. Daleks actually fought on both sides of the war - smart thinking was always a problem for them, as shown by the war against the Movellans. Some historians think that the Daleks were trying to drag out WW1 even longer than the Movellan wars, just so that the Rutaans couldn't claim their war with the Sontarans was the longest war ever. Fortunately, even though the was wasn't over by christmas, it didn't last into the next century. The 1970s Later in history, Daleks moved on... in the 1970s, they could disguise themselves very easily - after all, Daleks are already "flared", aren't they? And "platform shoes" - they were made for the role! At least they didn't have to have long hair. Have you ever heard about "Skaro Quo", the Dalek Headbanger group? ("You're in the Master Race, You're in the Master Race Now..."). (near future?) The Battle of Torchwood Tower Daleks and Cybermen discussed (for all of less than a minute) how they might be able to work together to "upgrade" the galaxy! Assuming they could bury the hatchet and work together at all, here is DalekWorld's suggested design for an "Upgraded" Dalek!!! There is lot of room here for innovation, but in the end, the deal never happened, and the Daleks proved that the Cybermen are all feeble little girlies, and not worthy allies - I am not sure they destroyed even a single Dalek in the whole episode! (Mind you, they made a mess of Torchwood Tower...) (This cartoon was drawn before the appearance of the new Cybermen in 2006, so it's based on the old 1980s Cyberman...) Daleks and Cybermen were locked in battle, but no daleks seemed to be destroyed by the Cybermen. DalekWorld has discovered the truth! The Daleks were actually being destroyed in large numbers, but they were using MicroSoft software, so there was a simple way to reverse the deletions, as shown in our security camera shot. Amazing Dalek Facts Footnotes: "Dalek Death-Ray" ice-cream: Yes, it was, and they had "Dalek Facts" on the back of the wrapper. I used to have quite a good collection, but I traded it in for a "Haunted House" game many years ago. Nowadays, I suspect that the wrappers are incredibly valuable as collectors' items...
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The Daleks in History