What language do Daleks speak?

In one of the novels, one of the names the Daleks use for the Doctor is 'Ka Faraq Gatri', which translates to something like 'Destroyer of Worlds'. So, the Daleks almost certainly have their own language, but it is nearly always translated.
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What do the Daleks say in German?

In classic dubs of Doctor Who, Daleks shout "vernichten" (meaning "to kill off"), whereas in modern dubbing, the verb "eliminieren" is used, meaning "to eliminate". The full dialogue for the German Daleks is as follows: "Exterminieren! Exterminieren! Halt!
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Can the Daleks talk?

Daleks' voices are electronic; when out of its casing the mutant is able only to squeak.
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What does Dalek stand for?

Daleknoun. A member of a fictitious race of extraterrestrial mutants regularly appearing in the television programme Doctor Who, known primarily for their monotone voice, their lack of compassion, and their bent on domination through extermination of other beings.
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What race are Daleks?

The first Dalek story, The Daleks, gave viewers a tiny sliver of an idea of where the creatures came from. Far from a full-fledged origin, The Daleks tells that the Daleks came from a race called "the Dals" who had survived an atomic war.
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What are the balls on a Dalek?

According to Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978's feature on Davros, the globes attached to his chair were "disc sensors" which each had different functions, each registering an aspect of humanoid touch such as sensitivity to heat and cold.
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Do Daleks have names?

Cult of Skaro

Unlike other Daleks the four members of the Cult have individual names; Sec, Thay, Jast and Caan. While Daleks Thay, Jast and Caan appear identical to other Daleks, Dalek Sec is distinguished by a black casing.
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What do the Daleks call the Doctor?

Daleks refer to the Doctor as 'Oncoming Storm' or 'Great Exterminator'. River Song calls the Doctor 'Sweetie'. Susan simply called the Doctor 'Grandfather'. He sometimes gets referred to as 'The Renegade' by other Time Lords.
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Can a Dalek be good?

The Daleks are known for being the ultimate evil, hating and destroying any life that isn't Dalek. But despite all the horrible atrocities the natives of Skaro have committed, they have done some good as well, however unintentional or misguided.
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How is the Dalek voice made?

Ring Modulation was one of the most recognisable effects used by the Radiophonic Workshop. It was the effect used to create the voices of both the Cybermen and The Daleks for Dr Who. A simple way to achieve a Ring Modulation effect is to simply multiply the input signal by the carrier signal.
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Why do Daleks have plungers?

Daleks have been seen to be able to use their plungers to interface with technology, crush a man's skull by suction, measure the intelligence of a subject, and extract information from a man's mind.
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How old is the Dalek race?

The Classic Series

In The Daleks, Thal records - a mixture of oral legend and historical texts - are said to go back about half a million years. The Thals were a warrior race, while the ancestors of the Daleks (Kaleds) were teachers and philosophers.
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What does the German woman say in Journey's End?

OLD WOMAN: Sie sind der Albtraum. Nicht die anderen, Sie! Ich sollte Sie umbringen, am besten gleich jetzt! Translation: You are the nightmare.
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What is the Doctor's real name in Gallifreyan?

Is Theta Sigma the Doctor's real name? Theta Sigma was the Doctor's unique nickname when he was studying at the Time Lord Academy on Gallifrey. Although this identified the Doctor from all the other Time Lords at the academy, the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) dismisses it as just a nickname in The Happiness Patrol.
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Is Clara the Doctor's daughter?

Clara is the future child of the Doctor and River who's had her memory erased. The two Time Lords must be up to something on their nights away from River's prison cell.
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Why did the Doctor tell river his name?

Obviously this couldn't just be a coincidence of "Oh, look, there's some person with me while I'm dying, I'll tell my name to them," because River uses her knowledge to convince the Doctor that one day, he will trust her absolutely.
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Why is Davros third eye?

(AUDIO: Davros, Corruption) Although the reinforced walls of the lab prevented the bombardment from killing him, (AUDIO: From the Flames) he was forced to spend the rest of his life confined to a mobile life support system attached to a wheelchair, with an eyestalk-bulb in his forehead that gave him partial eyesight ...
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How did Davros become a Dalek?

Davros returned as 'The Great Healer' in the Sixth Doctor story Revelation of the Daleks. Davros was using frozen bodies to create a new, loyal race of Daleks.
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How did Davros lose his hand?

Davros is telling his prisoners about his new race of Daleks and is about to activate them. Out of his sight, Bostock crawls onto some nearby stairs and uses a laser to shoot off Davros's hand as he is about to release the Daleks.
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What rank is a red Dalek?

As a pre-Time War rank, Red Daleks have never appeared on the TV series. The closest they came to this was being included in John Peel's novelisations of The Daleks' Master Plan and The Evil of the Daleks, the original serials of which were in black and white.
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How heavy is a Dalek?

Group Affiliation: The Daleks. Base Of Operations: Mobile; originally, planet Skaro. Height: 2' (5' to 6' in Travel Machine). Weight: 40 lbs (140 lbs in Travel Machine).
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How do Daleks get up stairs?

This episode was a significant moment however as for the first time onscreen a Dalek was seen to rise up the stairs. In reality, it was a huge physical effort with the heavy Dalek prop being lifted on two scaffolding poles, combined with some visual effects, to achieve the movement.
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Are there female Daleks?

Being one of the only female Daleks, you can imagine wanting to bring death to everything around you. The Dalek Queen took control of the Dalek Empire for awhile, but eventually she grew bored. She found the stasis field of Gallifrey, and took over as the new Queen.
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What is the creature inside a Dalek?

Originally the Dalek creature remained a mystery. In the first Dalek story all that was shown was a claw hand sliding out from under a blanket. Later in the 60's the Dalek appeared as a mutated 'blob'. In the 80's the same idea was applied, a green coloured mutation.
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