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Unpopular opinion: Moffat should have kept the Paradigm Daleks because he clearly had a plan for them, we never even found out what the yellow 'Eternal' Dalek was for.

"Imperial" Daleks are the best for one simple reason. First to be seen going up a flight of stairs.

The backup plan of every member of the cult of skaro: EMERGENCY TEMPORAL SHIFT!

The Paradigm Daleks, aka Runner-up of the Biggest Plot Thread that will Never Resolve Award.

There was also the glass dalek as well ... in one of the Colin Baker episodes. That was creepy enough ... a human becoming a dalek.

I love how Russel's team nailed the Dalek Design right out of the bag and it's stayed all these years.

The Silver Daleks didn't appear in Destiny of the Daleks, they appeared in Death to the Daleks which was a John Pertwee story

There's a Heavy Weapons Dalek in the Dalek Asylum, covered in chains & cobwebs. It's a blink and you miss it appearance, bt made me smile to see one in there :->

I think if the fans actually gave them a chance and didn’t complain so much, then Steven would have continued with the paradigm daleks and we could have seen these amazing new abilities and potentially some of the Moffat era dalek stories be improved by the interesting, new, original plans they had for these daleks. I’m not saying that that definitely would have happened, but it could have. But now we’ll never know.

I'm a simple man. I see an Ace Creeper video at 5:00pm that's about 40 minutes long and possibly long enough for me to sit down and eat my dinner while I watch it, I click. Disclaimer: I don't usually take 40 minutes to eat my dinner.

I actually really like the Dalek Sec design. I thought it made him really stand out as a leader of this small group of daleks and an important dalek character and I thought that he was actually quite interesting as a character and I absolutely hate what they done to him in Daleks in Manhattan, it felt like a waste of, imo, a really good and unique design. I can understand why you don't like the design as much though

My top three... 1.Bronze 2.Genesis 3.Tea ☕️

The Gold Dalek was actually from Day of the Daleks and i think it was either a commander or a supreme

Trivia: 16 WAS a cushing Dalek. They borrowed it from Terry Nations personal collection. It was in a bad way and needed a new eyestalk and the lights had gone astray as well.

Personally I love Daley Sec, the all black just made him feel powerful to look at

The scariest thing about this was you being 4 when 'Dalek' was first aired...

I feel like I'm the only one who likes colourful Daleks. My favourite designs are the original Skaro Daleks, the grey look from Genesis of the Daleks, the Paradigm Daleks, the Peter Cushing design and the Special Weapons Dalek.

A very interesting and enjoyable list! A couple of omissions. One was the Supreme Dalek from Resurrection of the Daleks - black with white spots. I guess you skipped over it as it is fairly similar to other black "command Dalek" variants. Another, which I think is a great shame you skipped it is one of my favourite ever Dalek moments in Doctor Who - the glass Dalek from Revelation. Clearly intended to be an incomplete Dalek undergoing construction, the creepiness factor is in the grotesque mutation and conversion process taking place inside it. Listening to the unlucky occupant alternating between ranting racial superiority slogans whilst begging to be killed is some of the most horrific material in the series. It really hammers home that the one thing that is worse than meeting a Dalek is becoming one.

Lmao just realised that classic emperor looks like a badminton shuttlecock.

The grey Daleks from the 70s and 80s will always be my favourite.

Yes I know I got a few of the Story Titles wrong for a couple classic Daleks ~ Just another whacky stupid Ace Creeper mistake, not to worry! I should have double, triple checked - Whoops!

ooh a Ace cre- HOLY CRAP THAT'S LONG!

My faves are probs time war design even though they were overused In the end Also... WOULD YOU CARE FOR SOME TEA???!!

My favourite dalek design has to be the special weopons dalek

1:17 "Pervertly fine."

I absolutely love those imperial Daleks, Remembrance of the Daleks will always be my favorite doctor who Dalek story.

18:51 the purpose of the satellite dish was to be able to move on earth as in “the daleks” they could only move on electric floors

25 was actually the design from Death to the Daleks

Ha ha... you make me feel really old. When 'Dalek' screened I was 26!!!! I really enjoy your vids. I liked the Cybermen one you did too : )

I should point out (unless you knew already) that Phillip Hinchcliffe, unhappy he'd inherited the Sontaran Dalek and Cybermen stories, told David Maloney that they were going to shoot the Daleks in low light, low angles and make them the silent malevolent centrepiece. Incidentally, He also told the actors whose characters were exterminated to scream in utter agony.

Your comparisons are absolutely fantastic. I could watch these all day.

The “Stolen Earth” Red Supreme Dalek also appeared in “The End of Time Part 1” in archive footage, in “The Day of the Doctor” as its Head appears in the black archive and also in “The Zygon Inversion” in the same archive footage (scene in the black archive) from The Day of the Doctor”

My favourite is Dalek Sec and my least favourite is the Recon Dalek Don't kill me, people!

The Imperial Daleks from Remembrance of the Daleks was pretty cool

Crikey, I did not know there were so many Daleks, I have been following Dr Who since the late 60's and they still are by far the real Dr Who Nemisis, I too was frightened when I first met the Daleks probably around 4 or 5 like yourself, Simply the Best. Thanks for a detailed review fo all the types of Dalek's and to be fair your countdown was probably close to the mark, but I have to say I did like the coloured Daleks. Your No 1 was certainly one of the best :-). Great Video !

You managed to make 43 minutes out of this... well done. Amazing

With the Recon Scout, I’m honestly surprised it took them this long to try and make a Dalek animatronic. Figured in 2005 they would have switched over to that method.

12 was my favourite Dalek design for years and probably still is if I think about it. I used to have a remote control toy version of it in my teens that would just sit on my shelf and look imposing.

The grey/green colour is Olive Drab, used on most World War 2 Allied vehicles :-)

Dalek sec is my favourite that’s what made me get in dr who

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My favourite overall design is the white and gold necros/imperial daleks (also includes the special weapons daleks). Runner up is the reboot bronze daleks which i think is the best redesign of any classic who villain. It stays true to the original yet gives it a modern update. If they brought back the metallic colours for the paradigm daleks that we saw in asylum of the daleks and got rid of the hump then that would be a contender too. My top 3 favourite designs for dalek leaders are the red and bronze supreme dalek from journey's end, the black and gold supreme dalek from planet of the daleks and the sleek black design of sec from doomsday.

The colourful "Chase" Dalek wasn't made to add a bit of a change; it was a film prop from the first Cushing movie, with the fender removed (it'has no fender section at all as a result), being used to pad out the group Dalek scenes. It's always in the background trying to not be noticed. The rest of the "Chase" Daleks were the ordinary ones, now with vertical waist slats, that went on top appear throughout the sixties.

I think for the new Dalek it could be have a classic and a new Dalek together but I like the new daleks

Resurrection of the Daleks quote 'Withdraw'

37:00 "when I was 4" wow, that makes me feel old now.. 16 years ago, time flies!

When the Paradigm Daleks were later shown with darker colors instead of just being flat matte colors I actually did like them because they actually looked a little bit more imposing in those colors.

I cannot decide which emperor voice I prefer. They're both imposing but the original is more robotic while the new one sounds angrier.

I’m offended by your choice!!! Dalek Sec is my FAVOURITE!

The time war and the classic Daleks and Sec

My top 6 favorite dalek designs are: 6. Mark I daleks (first design) 5. Imperial daleks 4. Cushing daleks 3. Supreme time war dalek 2. Special weapons dalek 1. Emporer guard daleks (Parting of the ways/ bad wolf version)

My favourite dalek are the imperial daleks from remembrance of the daleks

Silver dalek first appeared in death to the daleks and gold-ish brownish dalek is from day of the daleks and I hate the fact that that bothered me so much I need to leave the house...

As a new fan I thought this list would be a little boring for me but I enjoyed it. It was fun and educational. I was always aware of their place in pop culture but I never realized how many variations there were . Your story about the first one that scared you as a pre-schooler added a nice touch. Of course my favorite is the Recon Scout. That episide was a blast to watch as a new fan.

In general, my favorite design are the movie Daleks (All of them from 1965-1966) But for BBC only mine would be the Dalek invasion of earth ones, the renegade Daleks and the Planet Of The Daleks Supreme

Imperial Daleks are easily the best Dalek design. They are beautiful!

Lol my favourite one is silver and black dalek lol the one at the bottom XD

The dish on the back of the Dalek Invasion of Earth Daleks was there to increase their mobility because when the Doctor first met them on Skaro (which took place millions of years in the future), they were only able to move on metal. The dish transferred static electricity into them, which they used to move.

Even Classic Daleks had replacements instead of just plungers, not only the Cushing ones. The larger bumpers on the Cushing version was so that the actors could stand and move more easily. Despite various color changes and a few additions (grippers, slats, etc.), they were all the original four props with relevant repairs.

What about the Pakistani Dalek and its child dalek?

I love the Recon Scout, the DIY look with all the hubcaps and old dalek parts make it look so brutal.

Great listing. Really enjoyed your countdown.

You say that the Silver Daleks appear 1st in Destiny, but they were in my 3rd fave Dalek story, DTTD, (Death to the Daleks). And it's a 'one off', as I don't see enough of them in the Dalek Asylum. ☺

Unpopular opinion but I love the paradigm daleks

The Recon Scout should have had travelled on treads.

One thing that I think helps the paradigm Daleks be more threatening is that it's like a council of Daleks looking down on the others which I think is pretty cool

I'm actually quite fond of one of the designs for the Time Lord Victorious Daleks. It uses the model of the TIme War Dalek, but the colour scheme is more classic: Silver, with blue sensor orbs. It really works.

I feel like I'm the only one who loves the recon Dalek from 2019

Unpopular opinion: the paradigm daleks are poor. (Since the comments are full of people praising them that's the true unpopular opinion tbh) They're just too big and painted like a bag of skittles. Also they didnt have to exterminate the ironside daleks, they could've used them as willing slaves. But why exterminate your long standing mortal enemy standing in front of you when you can waste time exterminating your predecessors who would happily do whatever you say.

A great countdown of the Dalek designs. The first Dalek design I saw was in the original broadcast of Genesis of the Daleks and I suppose I judge each design against that. However, I do like the Black Dalek and the Time War Dalek designs. Why? Just that they look like real machines. On a trip to the Doctor Who Experience, I was surprised at the differences in size and features between the Scaro Dalek and the TW Dalek. The Scaro version looked small and cute, and I found myself crouching down beside it to get a photo.

I didn’t know the chase daleks were different... you learn something new every day

Classic Daleks rock, Modern Daleks suck. Both in visual design and the stories they’re in.

I’m sorry but when you put the Resolution Dalek that high on the list, you lost me.

Tough, my most favorite Dalek design would probably be... hell... yeah totally, the Time War Dalek! Fucking terrifying, and all that you said. My most favorite Classic Dalek would absolutely be the Special Weapons Dalek, you already know why.

18:52, no the dish gives the dalek power, previously they received power through the floor in the dalek cities, and they would die if contact with the floor was lost, which is what happens in 'The Daleks' when one gets pushed onto a coat or something, cutting out its power

You missed the Emperor Dalek from Remembrance, the one who at last looks similar to what I always thought the Emperor should look like thanks to "The Dalek Tapes" comic strip from Doctor Who Weekly/Monthly.

My fav is the Genesis Dalek- grey and sort of battle damaged look. They had a way on the show of making them appear out of the shadows which scared the hell out of me as a kid!

..you do realise the chase dalek you mentioned with the blue dome and spheres is a movie dalek you were talking about just before..the BBC borrowed it to fill the studio with daleks

The Imperial Daleks are my favourite, I just love the white and gold

I love the Paradigm Daleks

14:54 I believe that the Supreme Council Dalek prop was in fact one that had been used for the Cushing films [Or at least one of them], hence the similarities.

Everyone when they see a Paradigm Dalek: What's with the colours? Me when I see the Paradigm Daleks: I wanna know what an Eternal Dalek is.

Color is hardly a concern for me when it comes to daleks, they already look ridiculous it’s what they do and what their capable of that males the, terrifying. I have nothing against the time war dalek design but I really did like the paradigm one more and I hope it makes a return in some fashion. It just looked like a technological step up, the whole thing with it being able to bring out different weapons sounds amazing. The fact they each had different colors gave each a bit of individuality or functionality at least which I think is something daleks should have to keep them from being too cyberman esq. but the best part is the eye stalks!! they just look so pure evil with those ridges and the pupil makes gives you a hint of how they’re organic beings on the inside. My favorites of the new series really. Further I feel like tipping my hat to pretty much any design of a dalek that opts to use a different arm than the plunger design, it always breaks my immersion seeing those things, cushings robot clamps looks a might silly yes, but it fit with the rest of the design I feel! And though being made inside of a junkyard is stupid the recon scout dalek actually looked pretty cool as well, my favorite addition of course being the odd grabber mechanism it had. I don’t see what the isUe with sec is, is the shine of his black paint that distracting? I barely noticed personally but it’s not worth fighting over I suppose. I DEFINETLY think there was a better way of making him stand out, as well as make the rest of the cult of skaro stand out as well. I completely agree with you on rusty! That being said chained up dalek caan is the best worn down dalek. Imperial daleks speech bulbs are the phenomenal, it shows how less is more sometimes. If there are any daleks I look down upon it’s the invasion ones. The look less well built than the recon scout. The orange speech barely glow but stand out too much along with the blue part of the eye stalk, it’s gun arm is actually well done but it’s chassis looks to be made of tin or aluminum or some other weak metal. They kinda feel like worn down less imposing versions of the skaro daleks. Special weapons dalek is such a lovely diversion of the usual dalek design. It’s criminally underused! It definetly personifies the whole living tank feel, Both the emperors are fantastic but I’m afraid I have a preference for the time war one! I just love the exposed inner squid and yes the voice is godly! I can’t say if it’s actually drilled into the ship though, I remember the boss fight in LEGO dimensions had the emperor just floating around...course that’s hardly canon but you would be surprised how many doctor who references they plunged into that game so they DEFINETLY did their homework.

I had a remote Control dalek, had a gun stick and a weird big lazer instead of the plunger, and it was like a dark red brown colour. Couldn't find it for ages but its the imperial guard dalek. It's literally in the background of one scene in the ecclestone final dalek episode. And they made a rc toy out of it haha

I really enjoyed that, thanks... (my faves are the Imperials, btw) ! :)

Obviously the Time War Daleks are top, but second might be the one from the Five Doctors. There's just something about the red lights that I really like.

Gotta agree with the placing of the Time War Dalek. When I think of Dalek I think of it and I remember my gasp at the reveal in Bad Wolf.

Ooh! I also love the time war daleks! The golden one from 2005. It's the first Dalek I've ever seen and he was just really great. I also love the red on the supreme time war dalek

Well done on putting together the list, such a time investment. I can't help thinking that half the list were essentially classic dalek designs with different paint schemes and slight modifications, so for me some of the choices were six of one and half a dozen of the other. I'm not surprised with No.1 at all, nor am I surprised the Paradigm Daleks made it so low, I think they're pretty agreeable choices there. The best on the list were the ones I knew little about but were that much more different, like the recon model. Should Davros, or the half-dalek have been eligible? What about the other daleks in the cult of Skaro? More New Who daleks could have made the list in my view, given the similarity of the Classic Who daleks.

So happy when I saw emperors guard dalek was his favourite classic dalek as I've just started building one

My grandfather saw the first daleks when they went down Cardiff high street for a photo shoot

Congrats on getting 100K views on this video

Old school fan here, started watching around 1980. I have to say I agree with your number one pick. The so-called Time War Daleks were an excellent updating of the original design. They borrowed the best features of the Cushing movie designs, the tall base and tall head-bulbs to give them more height. Conversely, my least favorite design, the New Paradigm, took their inspiration from the worst parts of that same design, the bright colors and the clunkiness.

To be honest I have a strong affinity for the Cushing Daleks. That's partially because I grew up with them, we had their invasion earth film recorded on a blank video tape and there were days when I watched that film back to back to back. The bright-ish colours really never bothered me, in fact they helped in a way because it told me, oh, those ones are the troopers, that one's the lieutenant, that one's the general and that one's the saucer captain. And you know what? Still scared me! Their robfcation thing? Turning people into mindless drones of theirs? That really freaked me out as a kid! Still sort of gives me goose bumps. I guess because they were the first Daleks for me that sort of led on to me not at all minding the new Pardaime Daleks for their colours. It seemed natural in a way. Though I will admit they did look better when darkened a bit. Also helped that their bulk made them feel really tanky and unstoppable.

If memory serves (and it WAS 50 years ago) the disc on the back of number 13 was to enable it to move on non-metallic surfaces. Their inability was a plot point in the very first appearance of the Daleks.

What makes the 2006 Daleks great is the why they look because it feels alive and it just looks like it’s made of this cold and brown colour and how it looks like it’s made of kind of stoon metal that’s what I like about these daleks cuz the are just so so good and special

My personal favourite Dalek is the Special Weapons Dalek. It’s really unique compared to the conventional Dalek design, and my God is it powerful!

My favourite dalek wasn't in the Dr Who tv series but he was in the TV Century 21 comic, I am of course talking about "Zeg" the red dalek who was almost indestructible, he was the super dalek. Zeg rebelled against the Dalek Emperor in a struggle for supreme power. However the Dalek Emperor discovered that Zeg's "Achilles Heel" was extreme cold, so he destroyed Zeg using liquid oxygen.

23rd ‘Gold Dalek’ was not from ‘Destiny of the Daleks’ . They first appeared in ‘Day of the Daleks’ with a cameo appearance in ‘Frontier in Space’