A brief history of the Character Options 5" Dalek figures (2005-2023)

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4 ай бұрын

Character Options have held the official licence to make Doctor Who merchandise since 2005, and in the near-two decades since then, they have made a LOT of Dalek figures. In this video, we are going to attempt to catalogue the complete history of these Dalek figure releases from the 5" action figure range, spanning 2005-2023.
With thanks to doctorwhofigures.com
Music by Jeremy Soule

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@SeanerCullen
@SeanerCullen 4 ай бұрын
The chocolate Comic Con Dalek has always fascinated me. Like, why did they even make that?
@nickthepick8043
@nickthepick8043 4 ай бұрын
Love the Knights of the Old Republic soundtrack. Around Christmas time this past year as of this comment, I ordered and received my first Character Options Dalek Figure, the Damaged Dalek Thay. As my first figure, I grew attached to the little guy.
@theoutcastboi
@theoutcastboi 4 ай бұрын
Fun fact - the Australian release of the Death to the Daleks History of the Daleks pack actually had the midsection paint corrected, so the black went all the way around the shoulders. As for the future of the CO Dalek releases, B&M leaks mention Resurrection of the Daleks and Parting of the Ways two-packs for 21.99, as well as a "Davros Deluxe set" for 12.99, which is all but confirmed to be a single release of the Emperor Davros figure.
@royhay5741
@royhay5741 4 ай бұрын
I wish I knew this because I'm Australian.
@duncankilburn7612
@duncankilburn7612 4 ай бұрын
My box has the usual mistake of the blaster being silver. The blaster should be black and correctly the machine gun is silver.
@theoutcastboi
@theoutcastboi 4 ай бұрын
@@duncankilburn7612 This is the case on all releases - unfortunately that's a design mistake on the drone.
@PedroS2001
@PedroS2001 4 ай бұрын
Were there any Australian Power daleks that had a fully grey midsection then? Everyone knows abt the Aus Death daleks having the correct paint but I always wondered if the paint going all the way round the shoulders also applied for the Power daleks
@yellowpete79
@yellowpete79 3 ай бұрын
Was this stock sold anywhere in particular? I always ordered my stuff from the dr who shop in Sydney. Didn't know we had Dalek Oz variants.
@DanDanDaaaan1
@DanDanDaaaan1 4 ай бұрын
I really want a special weapons dalek re-release
@Professor_Toothpaste
@Professor_Toothpaste 4 ай бұрын
As a Doctor Who fan in the US, I'm kinda upset that these aren't really that easy to find. >:(
@aidianajones
@aidianajones 4 ай бұрын
It'd likely never happen but I would absolutely love a PotW Emperor. Surprised they never tried that.
@JeremyDuncan
@JeremyDuncan 4 ай бұрын
I wish they were more accessable to international fans. I understand why they aren't but still. I just see all of these neat toys and I would have to spend about 100 dollars just to get one of the history of the daleks sets on ebay. That being said, I would order an evil of the daleks emperor toy in a heartbeat. Absolutely wonderful video! (Love the KOTOR music)
@erubin100
@erubin100 4 ай бұрын
You'd think this would happen after Disney trying to push for more American exposure to the new episodes. But time will tell...
@dutchalfred553
@dutchalfred553 2 ай бұрын
I wish the B&M packs were easier to find even in the UK, every time I've gone in a B&M looking I've come out disappointed. I've had to buy from character directly or eBay.
@charlieturner3143
@charlieturner3143 4 ай бұрын
I have a display of them myself in front of some of my movie steelbook's in my collection. Including the Special Weapons Dalek which I found loose for a kind of pretty penny, but it was worth it as before that I got that, I told myself "One day, I will get one of those." and low and behold, I did. Although the "Dalek with Mutant Reveal" and "The Cult of Skaro with Genesis Ark" set were my childhood as I will never forget going to Argos with my dad and grandparents and getting the latter half of what I just said when the price was a bit more reasonable than it is and what it can go for now. But they are still really great figures as I admire the detail that went into each and every one of them. Even if their accuracy was off as there was clearly a lot of effort in them and there still is today.
@splat-trainproductions
@splat-trainproductions 21 күн бұрын
I love any of the ones that have 60's Daleks, & both the Dalek fighter set & that one Planet of The Daleks set with the invisible & Supreme Daleks look cool!
@TomWright025
@TomWright025 4 ай бұрын
Man I remember owning most of these. It’s just irritating with the latest releases (B&M exclusive) that the dirty scalpers buy them all and then try and resell them for triple the price.
@RealMagmaDash
@RealMagmaDash 4 ай бұрын
yeah they’re stupidly expensive nowadays, its such a shame
@keenansudworth9969
@keenansudworth9969 4 ай бұрын
Great video I miss all my old Dalek figures. I remember playing with my paradigm Daleks and making the red one the supreme because I loved the old dr who movies. I pretty much had every Dalek figure but the eyestalks would always break lmaooo. But then once they re molded the sculpts then the eyestalks and gunsticks would end up snapping off to the point most of my Daleks were half super glue. Recently got into collecting the eaglemoss Daleks and got a few of my favourites like the gold and black supreme and the SWD on display. Also loving the KOTOR music been playing them again recently.
@IAmPegasus
@IAmPegasus 4 ай бұрын
I note that the Eaglemoss Daleks are more accurate for the different dimensions we see. Such as the upright skirts of Necros and Remembrance models. Plus they've also released the exhibition Dalek skirt for the Black Supreme in Resurrection. That's one gripe I have about Character Options as they don't have the more upright Daleks from Revelation and Remembrance. The shape really does reflect how they are remembered.
@Chord_
@Chord_ Ай бұрын
Once Character Options "catch up" with the series, I'd love to see them expand out into some of the wider DW universe, starting with the Time Lord Victorious Daleks. I know we got the Eaglemoss figurines, but personally speaking those aren't really to my fancy. And considering the Victorious Daleks are mainly either straight recolors or minor retools of the bronze Daleks, it'd be relatively easy for them to produce. They were such great innovations of the bronze design, I'd hate to see them forgotten!
@forrestpenrod2294
@forrestpenrod2294 4 ай бұрын
This is exactly what I needed. Few days ago I got a Dalek Sec at a thrift store and it was a completely different mold to my series 1-3 daleks.
@CHINZIG_UK
@CHINZIG_UK 4 ай бұрын
I had all of the old Product Enterprise daleks, probably my favorite designs.
@TheExpandedWho
@TheExpandedWho 3 ай бұрын
Will be interesting to see how Character will approach the paradigm daleks and the history of the daleks line
@tidmouthmilk12
@tidmouthmilk12 4 ай бұрын
I'm actually really glad you did this because I'd been meaning to get myself a History of the Daleks 16/17 pack and totally forgot about it xD My future plan is to put together a Cult of Skaro but with each member in their most iconic forms (i.e. Sec is the black one so no mods needed, Thay I'll take the skirt section from the "damaged" figure and marry it up with a new mould top half, Caan I want to make into a Stolen Earth/Journey's End figure so my plan would be to take the spare skirt section and cut up the top half of Thay to be opened up and destroyed. Caan's mutant will probably be the one from the front opening figure. As for Jast, he didn't really have any unique differences iirc so probably just a standard bronze Dalek figure will do for him)
@azarothshadowsoul
@azarothshadowsoul 4 ай бұрын
I still have the Power Of The Daleks and Remembrance Of The Daleks 5" figures from 2012, only one is still mint in the box though
@slickeddie4121
@slickeddie4121 3 ай бұрын
I really wish that Character Options and B&M stores are more common and marketable in the US where I live (Specifically North Carolina)
@dragonzilla6482
@dragonzilla6482 4 ай бұрын
I love the CO 5 Inch Dalek figures and I have nearly all the sets. My favourite is the Planet of the Daleks Spiridon Grey Dalek from the Sound Effects Talking Daleks Wave 1.
@yumyunrangLOAL
@yumyunrangLOAL 2 ай бұрын
The chocolate coloured Comic Con Assault Dalek looks pretty good honestly, and Daleks from the Parting of the Ways story have always been a darker bronze (albeit not as dark as the comic con version) than the standard figures. (See 3.75" Assault Dalek, 12" Emperor Guard Dalek/Assault Dalek)
@muchomuchoman6050
@muchomuchoman6050 4 ай бұрын
God, I wish I knew what I did with my Revelation of the Daleks Imperial Dalek I got from a convention as a teenager. I'm American, so I had to part with a painful amount of money for it as it is. And I imagine replacing it's gonna be even more so.
@joshuagough3696
@joshuagough3696 4 ай бұрын
I remember going to ToysRus to get the remembrance of the Daleks set, one left and I grabbed onto it like it was the holy grail! The SWD being my favourite Dalek you bet I was gonna fight anyone who tried to take that pack from me!
@ZOMBiFOX13
@ZOMBiFOX13 4 ай бұрын
I have the 9th doctor toys r us set
@justanaveragegamer8735
@justanaveragegamer8735 4 ай бұрын
I had the cult of skaro set as a kid but ended up breaking like kids do
@Hada_Jhin
@Hada_Jhin 3 ай бұрын
I'm really looking forward to seeing a set with Imperial daleks go on sale. And I hope that someday there will be re-release set with a red dalek leader
@oldhammer824
@oldhammer824 3 ай бұрын
I once had a golden Dalek supreme and Dalek alpha, unfortunately I have not seen them for many years.
@reeceemms1643
@reeceemms1643 4 ай бұрын
would like to see a Destany of the Daleks dalek set with a Dalek and a Movellan. Or maybe a Dalek set with Daleks from the early Dalek comics. Like the emperor Dalek, the Black Dalek leader, and a Dalek drone.
@theunknowneditor63
@theunknowneditor63 4 ай бұрын
The things I would do for a defense drone dalek figure.
@that-british-whovian
@that-british-whovian Ай бұрын
Since an ex got me into Collecting the boxed sets their have only been a few I’ve missed mainly TARDIS sets, the five Doctors set and I think the companions of third and fourth Doctor set because a good chunk of those never made it down south in the Uk thankfully I knew someone who fixed this issue for Dalek set 3&4 at no extra cost all I had to do was pay postage.
@FnafLolBear
@FnafLolBear 2 ай бұрын
A dalek set I kinda want to see is a three pack of the dalek alpha, Omega, and Bata
@pikachucetthesecond4296
@pikachucetthesecond4296 4 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved these toys as a kid! I mean I lost or broke most of them but they were great! Most of the ones I still have from my childhood are the classic Daleks, but I also have some of the smaller figures (like the moving Rusty and Dalek Sec figures) and the Tea serving Ironside. I probably have more but if I do they're all in the attic and have parts that snapped off and likely can't be easily replaced. I've only bought two figures in my adult life so far. I bought a Movie Dalek because I love how they look (though I wish they'd make one of the Red Dalek from the first film, there was a prop of that Dalek in a bookshop I'd go to that's long since disappeared because it wasn't in a great state) and also the Dalek Mutant Reveal figure, because I always wanted that as a kid. Planning on doing some stop motion with the Daleks I have.
@erubin100
@erubin100 4 ай бұрын
I dont get why they dont do more Big Finish daleks. All they have to do in most cases is use a different coat of paint, and they'd be swimming in money!
@willnewlands9588
@willnewlands9588 4 ай бұрын
I believe that Al Dewar has said they will be going back to Resurrection of the daleks
@duncankilburn7612
@duncankilburn7612 4 ай бұрын
Bought all the new B&M range. Really useful video.
@deaderontheinside6871
@deaderontheinside6871 4 ай бұрын
Daleks really are the seekers of the who toyline. New colour, new name and bam! You can sell the same mold over and over. And when that gets tired, retools
@inspector2363
@inspector2363 3 ай бұрын
The classic Genesis figure is still the peak of Dalek toy design, second only to Davros.
@britanimations2002
@britanimations2002 4 ай бұрын
Debatably I don't think character have ever got the colour of the bronze Daleks right. I mean compare the one we see in Dalek with the latest B&M release and even the original mutant reveal, it is so much darker and the bronze used on the Dalek... Dalek, wasn't even the same bronze they used moving forward from that point
@countryofiremany3912
@countryofiremany3912 4 ай бұрын
I still have few plush daleks
@JakeandElwood1980
@JakeandElwood1980 4 ай бұрын
They made a lot original dalek toys and Morden dalek toys
@psquiddy0627
@psquiddy0627 4 ай бұрын
I’m still annoyed at them for not making the defence drones yet and other figures like modern series Iike warriors and the cyberaid cybermen
@theentity5201
@theentity5201 4 ай бұрын
Same here for missing out a 12" ironside and stone dalek
@Wanten-the-stormtrooper
@Wanten-the-stormtrooper 4 ай бұрын
Now if only they did a proper Emperor Dalek figure at that scale... Any of them would do, really.
@paulo9991
@paulo9991 4 ай бұрын
I want a Time Strategist!
@durhsy414
@durhsy414 4 ай бұрын
I still remember the cult of skaro & genesis ark set being £30. Got it for Christmas n as an 11 year old in 2007, it were class. Still regret throwing it away after I lost interest in doctor who around 2011.
@Browncoat7969
@Browncoat7969 4 ай бұрын
6:36 I got that when it first release. But nowadays it's destroyed because of my dumb younger self
@bluelekthedalek
@bluelekthedalek 4 ай бұрын
Lol
@ethanroberts2658
@ethanroberts2658 3 ай бұрын
id like to see a sort of re release but also updated version of the pack where you get a zygon ice warrior and cyberman but with an included additional counterpart from their 2013 versions alongside them in the set.
@ColonelKrukov
@ColonelKrukov 4 ай бұрын
Take a shot every time he says "Dalek"
@Abdul-zz2vn
@Abdul-zz2vn 4 ай бұрын
the doctor who company really hate money if they don't capitalise on how much dalek figures can make especially with disney's extra funding
@m.sharif_3d
@m.sharif_3d 4 ай бұрын
Great video, going over the timeline of the CO dalek figures! I remember my father giving me the Dalek Collector's Set #2, that was my first Dalek set! Sorry if this is too much of an ask but, have you considered making a video on how you customise your dalek figures, or making a brief video explaining your workflow in painting them?
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 4 ай бұрын
I do want to make a video like that, I need to start showcasing my customs again and doing more content on Dalek customisation
@m.sharif_3d
@m.sharif_3d 4 ай бұрын
@@dalekbumps Don't feel pressured to do it if you don't want to, I'm sorry if my initial question came across like that 😅. Your Dalek customs are amazing, really impeccable. And they've inspired me to start making dalek customs of my own. 🙂
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 4 ай бұрын
@@m.sharif_3d don't worry, I've been meaning to do more customs videos for ages, your comment has given me the drive to pick it back up again And I'm really glad you've got into Dalek customs! I find painting Daleks to be very relaxing and it's great seeing all the customs together on my shelves
@m.sharif_3d
@m.sharif_3d 4 ай бұрын
@@dalekbumps I'm glad to hear! Wishing you the best of luck with your future customs, I'm sure they'll turn out fantastic! For my first custom, I think I'll have a go at re-painting the hemispheres of the History of the Daleks Set #6, as the hemis are the wrong colour. Looking at reference images, they were more of a darker blue. I imagine the hemis are going to be the hardest to paint? I remember there was a Dalek figure masking set on ebay but, now they've sold out, which is a shame.
@K-MARU
@K-MARU Ай бұрын
I'm really waiting for Emperor Dalek from The Evil of the Daleks.🥺
@whoxley
@whoxley 4 ай бұрын
It'll be interesting to see if they rerelease the Dalek Paradigm figures I've got a feeling they'd do the ironsides, but I wonder if they'd make any differences to the Paradigm themselves.
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 4 ай бұрын
I'm hoping for a re-release of the metallic Paradigm figures, they only did one for the Strategist (though apparently it was possible to find very rare un-dirtied chrome Paradigm Drones, due to factory errors in the Asylum three-pack)
@erubin100
@erubin100 4 ай бұрын
I'm hoping the new series tries to use them in some way with updated colors and other features. That may give CA incentive to do that.
@IAmPegasus
@IAmPegasus 4 ай бұрын
​@@dalekbumpsthe metallic paradigm ones would be a good release and if could include the modifications to the shape to reflect what was done on screen, particularly making the hump less pronounced.
@DalekJr625
@DalekJr625 4 ай бұрын
Man the 3.75 inch figures pissed me off so much as a kid
@ryanmeakins2993
@ryanmeakins2993 4 ай бұрын
I got the dooms day three pack in australia its very cool 😊
@flyhyland
@flyhyland 3 ай бұрын
1:45 is this Harry Potter game music? 'Music by Jeremy Soule' Ah, knew it.
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 3 ай бұрын
It's from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and it was only during the research for this video's description that I realised that the soundtrack to that game was composed by Jeremy Soule, who also did the soundtracks to Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim
@flyhyland
@flyhyland 3 ай бұрын
@@dalekbumps Oh interesting! He definitely has a distinctive style.
@terminatorplayz4614
@terminatorplayz4614 3 ай бұрын
I will never forgive character for not shippingthe planet drones set to Plymouth
@JSP_1147
@JSP_1147 4 ай бұрын
There's also a rumours of a parting of the ways 4 Pack
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 4 ай бұрын
That would make sense actually, two four-packs corresponding to the episodes that they missed
@JSP_1147
@JSP_1147 4 ай бұрын
@@dalekbumps ye for parting of the ways i can think of 4 daleks Standard dalek Assault dalek Emperor Guard And that one black dalek with bronze hemispheres.
@theoutcastboi
@theoutcastboi 4 ай бұрын
It's not a rumour, but it's not a four-pack. The B&M set listings have Resurrection of the Daleks and Parting of the Ways as the next History of the Daleks twin-packs, for 21.99 each. There's also a "Davros Deluxe set" for 12.99, which is all but confirmed to include the Emperor Davros (given the price, it's likely just the Emperor Davros on it's own).
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 4 ай бұрын
@@theoutcastboi Interesting, I wonder why they skipped Resurrection in the numbering order? Last time they skipped episodes, they accounted for the gap in the numbering system then released the missing set in the next wave
@theoutcastboi
@theoutcastboi 4 ай бұрын
@@dalekbumps The reason was because they thought their license was about to expire, so they decided to shuffle things around a bit. I do think it's a shame the set numbering went out the window - it'd have been nice to have a set (or two) for every story in chronological order. Just looks like we'll be jumping around a fair bit more in future.
@gunmasterx1164
@gunmasterx1164 4 ай бұрын
is there a dedicated website that sells these figures online? I can't seem to find any of the figures I'd like.
@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810
@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810 Ай бұрын
Kotor music? Dantooine maybe? Never knew that I'd so Star Wars and dr who in the same vid lol
@zarrg5611
@zarrg5611 4 ай бұрын
Invisible dalek but no glass Dalek?
@pinchofcourage33
@pinchofcourage33 4 ай бұрын
I never understood why they changed the size of the figures when previous ones was 5 to 5.5 inch to 3.75 inch and then back to the 5 to 5.5 inch?
@bruticusdude65
@bruticusdude65 3 ай бұрын
I would luke to see a Dalek god figure, the giant dalek at the end of new who season 1 where the in show modle was a giant puppet
@Robert10075
@Robert10075 3 ай бұрын
Should I do a shot or a push-up for every time he says Dalek?
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 3 ай бұрын
Both
@user-zk5pm7qg2y
@user-zk5pm7qg2y 4 ай бұрын
I got 22 of the brand new Necros Dalek figures to go with my season 22 blu-ray. Got 2 Necros Daleks sets sealed & Will open them on the 40th anniversary episode dates 23rd & 30th March 2025
@Browncoat7969
@Browncoat7969 4 ай бұрын
Also can you please do the cyberman version of this?
@MostIngenious
@MostIngenious 2 ай бұрын
Maybe you addressed this but I missed it. Any idea why they used this olive green color for the Dalek fenders, instead of a more accurate asphalt grey / matte black?
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 2 ай бұрын
I think early on in Character Options figures, especially during the RTD era, they didn't really care at all about accuracy - they were making toys for kids, not collector's items. It was only in the Moffat era/early Chibnall era that the focus shifted from bargain-bin merch to accurate collector's item figures
@oliverc1790
@oliverc1790 4 ай бұрын
Can you talk about the nightmare child pls
@ekij133
@ekij133 4 ай бұрын
The background music is drowning out your voice making it hard to hear what you're saying.
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 4 ай бұрын
Where specifically in the video? I tested it on mobile, PC and PC with headphones and they all sounded fine, maybe it's an issue with your audio setup?
@ekij133
@ekij133 4 ай бұрын
@@dalekbumps Numerous times throughout the video but first noticed about 1:40 I can still hear your voice but the background music is just a little too high I had to go back and listen to a sentence again. It's a common problem (we even see it in films and TV), the person who is doing the mix _knows_ what is being said and so can 'hear' it against a higher background noise than people who are hearing it for the first time. Just a little comment for the future when mixing, the background music is nice but we're here to hear what you're saying.
@dalekbumps
@dalekbumps 4 ай бұрын
@@ekij133 fair enough - I do check my videos before uploading them in several formats just to make sure, but I guess that slipped past
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