Doctor Who: 10 Worst Things The Daleks Have Ever Done
The metal pepper pots have committed some of the worst atrocities in the Whoniverse.
Doctor Who's first monsters have plagued the Whoniverse time and time again. These pepper pots first rolled onto our screen back in 1963, and from the start were a chilling force to be reckoned with.
The Daleks have one of the most iconic looks in sci-fi culture, and whilst liveries and designs have altered slightly over the years, the core design remains the same.
Every Doctor has come across the Daleks many times during their time on-screen, with the exception of the criminally short-lived Eighth, but thanks to Big Finish and other media, he's come eye to eye-stalk plenty of times.
Obviously, this list will not include the Time War, as that is quite a significant and broad event. However, it certainly gets a special mention as during this period the Daleks ravage countless worlds, wiping them from both space and time. Also, some of these moments, thankfully, are halted at the last minute, but the 'What If' of their success is frightening, plus their initial creation is sometimes equally as awful as its potential results.
Due to the depth expanded media goes with these characters, this list will feature moments beyond the TV series too.
So here are the '10 Worst Things The Daleks Have Ever Done'. Spoilers to follow...
10. Only The Monstrous - The Thousand Worlds
In 2015, Big Finish acquired the rights to New Who content, and their first exploit into this era was with a series for the War Doctor, venturing into the Time War.
The first of these audio adventures for the War Doctor, we see the Daleks invade the planet Keska with another ruthless race, the Taalyens. On the surface, invading a planet and enslaving the locals quite a generic Dalek plot. However, this invasion is apart of a much larger scheme.
Keska is simply one of a thousand worlds, all invaded by the Daleks and where they place engines within the centre of these planets. The Daleks have tried to place engines inside planets before, but more on that later. What could the Daleks do with all these worlds filled with engines? Well, simple - fire them at Gallifrey to win the Time War.
That is one hell of an offensive against the Time Lords. Destroy over one thousand worlds, enslave all those populations, and force them to drill into the core of their own planet. All a pretty sick scheme really.
Thankfully the Doctor and co stops the plot and the war still rages on, with the Daleks committing further atrocities.