Possibly the most famous of Doctor Who’s adversaries are the Daleks, a ruthless, evil race who terrified entire generations of children. These fearsome, menacing machines first appeared in 1963 and their sole mission is to exterminate everyone and anything.
The Daleks came from a planet Skaro and were created by a mutant scientist called Davros. They fought a terrible nuclear war and the few survivors were mutated by Davros, who was determined to destroy his own race. Using genetic engineering, he removed all emotion from the mutants and created Dalekinium for their protective robotic vehicle. Fitting them with gun sticks, the Daleks were born and set on their mission to “Exterminate”!
In 2005, new Dalek toys were released, including a remote-controlled, talking Dalek and a pair of battling Daleks. These were unexpectedly popular and were sold out in many stores in the UK. A remote-controlled Dalek based on the white-and-gold Imperial Dalek design was also released.
Later, an enlarged, remote-controlled talking Dalek standing at eighteen inches tall was released. This new Dalek, aside from the usual remote control functionality in previous models, is, among other activities, able to act as a room guard, follow vocal commands and play games.
There is now a complete range of remote-control Daleks, from simple toys to collectible models. This UK website showcases some of the Daleks that are available to buy from Amazon and eBay.