The Daleks i/ˈdɑːlɛks/ are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. The Daleks were conceived by science-fiction writer Terry Nation and first appeared in the 1963 Doctor Who serial The Daleks, in the shells designed by Raymond Cusick.
Drawing inspirations from the real-life example of the Nazis, the Daleks are merciless and pitiless cyborg aliens bent on conquest of the universe and the extermination of what they see as inferior races; their catchphrase, "Exterminate!", is a well-recognised reference in British popular culture. Within the programme's narrative, the Daleks were engineered by the scientist Davros during the final years of a thousand-year war between his people, the Kaleds, and their enemies the Thals. With some Kaleds already badly mutated and damaged by nuclear war, Davros genetically modified the Kaleds and integrated them with a tank-like, robotic shell, removing their every emotion apart from hate. His creations soon came to view themselves as the supreme race in the universe, intent on purging the universe of all non-Dalek life. Collectively they are the greatest enemies of Doctor Who's protagonist, the Time Lord known as The Doctor. Later in the programme's history, the Daleks acquired time travel technology and engaged the Time Lords in a brutal Time War affecting most of the universe, with battles taking place across all of history. They are among the show's most popular villains and their various returns to the series over the years have typically been widely reported in the television press.
A Dalek is a member of a race of aliens in Doctor Who media.
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Truth stay intangible, they treat us like animals
Don't expect progress, the movement's all lateral.
Upward climb result in heinous crime.
Talkin' Tulsa '21, May 31
Burnt Black Wall Street behind some pale sheets
Shit is weak
Historically, Events remain cyclical
Stories so typical the tears run dry.
Sip the Iron Wine as poetic device.
Quick to link thought like when tape get spliced
What I call a good time?
My hood and three dice.
Ol' Gold got this kid real nice.
I'm a atypical stereotype.
Ol' Gold got this kid real nice.
I'm a atypical stereotype.
Chorus:
Truth stay intangible, they treat us like animals
(4x)
They got enamored with the glamour, lost sight of our
plight.
Doesn't take proper grammar to be able to write.
Harsh truth always heard between the lines I recite.
Change the world and I'll change my gripes.
Change the world and I'll change my gripes.
Sip the Iron wine at such great heights I ain't
conscious.
Speak for the paupers, griots, and the authors.
Chorus:
Truth stay intangible, they treat us like animals
(2x)
They got enamored with the glamour, lost sight of our
plight.
Doesn't take proper grammar to be able to write.
Harsh truth always heard
Truth stay intangible, they treat us like animals
(2x)
Change the world and I'll change my gripes.
Change the world and I'll change my gripes.
Truth stay intangible, they treat us like animals
(1x)
Sip the Iron wine at such great heights I ain't
conscious.
Speak for the paupers, griots, and the authors.
Truth stay intangible, they treat us like animals
(2x)
Sip the Iron wine at such great heights I ain't
conscious.
Speak for the paupers, griots, and the authors.
Truth stay intangible, they treat us like animals
(2x)
Sip the Iron wine at such great heights I ain't
conscious.
Speak for the paupers, griots, and the authors.
Diseased try to lead? They lost us.
Truth stay intangible, they treat us like animals