Oh so *that's* why Davros only has one hand, he grew the other one into Nyder!

Nyder was basically a Dalek at heart

Nyder was an amazing character in Genesis of the Daleks. He was so devoted to Davros and the Dalek projects but eventually it led to his downfall. By the very creatures he helped create.

It was great hearing Nyder again in the Children in Need special, his voice is so iconic

No question, Nyder is one of THE best secondary antagonists in Dr Who.

Love Nyder. Shame that Peter is no longer with us. Met him in person at a signing event years ago. The way that he snapped his head up and said "Thank you. That is what I needed to know." is one of the most chilling moments in Doctor Who history for me that makes me shudder each and every time I see it.

I cant say just how much Nyder adds to Genesis of the Daleks. Because whilst he dosnt get much screen time, what he does get he consumes. Its hard not to focus on him. Perfect casting.

One of a few people Davros ever considered a friend.

Nyder is one of my favourite villains, like really holds the audience's attention without trying, that cold humourless glare. I really liked hearing him in the audio stories too. Nyder epitomised everything wrong with Kaled society, like Davros would always be an outlier in his beliefs, but Nyder when you see him alongside Ravon, you call tell they're both cut from the same stuff, but Nyder was the more competent, and ruthless, more willing to take that extra unnecessary step. Like he barely offered Ravon a chance to duck before having his guards fire on the Doctor and Harry, you know if Ravon had gone down, Nyder would have chalked it up as an acceptable loss.

“Thank you that’s exactly what I needed to know” is so chillingly delivered when he betrays the scientific elite rebels and it’s just like “oh this isn’t going to end well at all is it”

i always wondered if davros missed him, davros has lacked a skilled right hand since, such competence is hard to find

Nyder is one of my favourite characters.

I wonder if Davros saw Nyder as a means to an end or did actually see him as someone he could trust and saw him as his only true friend, that's assuming Davros is capable of true emotional connection.

Nyder is hands down one of Doctor Who’s best side villains

“Thank you. That was all I needed to know”

Nyder is certainly Skaro’s answer to Earth’s Himmler. But unlike Nyder, Himmler tried to flee when crap hit the fan. Nyder was certainly a threat, and one of the finest Doctor Who villains ever. -CVGWJames

The part where he fools Garman is one of my favourite Nyder moment

Nyder is probably one of my favorite non Dalek characters in Dalek stories. He is a very interesting character, and he definitely give off Himmler vibes

Peter Myles...RIP to a fantastic actor. Same to Michael Wisher. Both so suited and well fitted for their roles. Michael went on record (I think it was featured in the Davros Connections in 2007) saying that "Without Peter...playing-giving that superb performance that he gave, it would have been very difficult to be the Davros that I wanted to be."

OK, the actor was really good and conveying the Heimrich Himler character he was going for. Because I remember when I saw Genesis of the Daleks and that’s the first person I thought of. Kudos on the great acting.

it's a commanding performance by Peter Miles

Wish we saw more of him

Wouldn't it be interesting if Davros engineered a Dalek _SPECIFICALLY_ to look like one in _Genesis_ so he could treat it as if it were Nyder himself? Like he's coping for the lack of socialism thus showing his mental instability? After all, Nyder was the closest thing Davros had to a friend in the Kaled Dome.

Nyder I think is slightly scarier than davros as he so blindly follows him representing kind of the people who listen and obey the mad men who posses power and carry out their horrific aims as he even helps davros to wipe out the kaled government enabling the elite to take in kaled infants to be experimented on becoming the first daleks

The only henchman who came close to Nyder's ruthlessness and devotion to furthering his own power was Lytton. And Lytton doubled down by serving both the Daleks and the Cybermen, until he was murdered on the orders of the Cyber Controller. Come to think of it, Lytton pretty much suffered the same fate as Nyder!

i want nyder to return so much hed be awsome in nuwho

He was in two original doctor who stories

I know this point is pretty much useless; but I always found the fact that Nyder took 3-4 or more of the Dalek's death ray before finally dying to be both fascinating and terrifying. That ray has been shown throughout Doctor Who both in the past and present to be a one-hit-kill weapon, if you're hit by it, you're just dead; but Nyder, he kept moving and screaming even after being shot, and it took multiple shots for him to finally die. Yes I'm aware that was done for dramatic effect, but thinking about it in universe, Nyder was shown to be a absolute beast at the end of his life by accident; I mean, not even The Doctor survives being shot by it technically. . just one almost missed shot from the death ray was enough to trigger the regeneration cycle which is pretty much a Time Lord's way of cheating death. Davros picked his second-in-command well, not only was Nyder loyal to the end and got many things done in person, he could've also took countless bullet shots to protect him. Rest in peace Nyder; you may have been a scheming sona bitch, but you were perhaps the only ray of sunshine in Davros's life. 07

Great vid mate I was glad he had a voice cameo in destination skaro

I was five when this was broadcast so I hadn't heard of Himmler but when I knew a little about him I immediately thought Nyder had been based on him. Isn't one of his first lines 'We must keep the Kaled Race pure'?

He the smithers to Davros Mr Burns.

Nyder would have been screwed if he had broke or lost his glasses, he'd have been as blind as Davros himself.

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Great video, I would love an Andor like political drama spin off set on Skaro with him and Davros

Soooo if RTD retcons Davros to have never been disabled, Nyder gets Eric Stoltz-ed…?

Hot man

Hmm other henchman-Packer!!!!, Yes Mr Vaughan,sorry Mr Vaughan,at once Mr Vaughan.

I like Nyder

Nyder is... Heinrich Himmler (with a bit more hair) ?

Beria was Stalin's Himmler. Nyder was Davros'

Accident? What accident? Davros never had an accident