Unit Request: Dalek
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Bungus
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Oh come on, you don't know what a dalek is? I have a hard time believing somebody doesn't know what a dalek is. Where have you been for the past millenium, inside a snapenpauce can?? I mean, really, its a dalek we're talking about here..
Xerol
Emperor
I was just thinking about this today - except having it as a barb unit. I'm sure someone could come up with something, if one isn't already out there.
Well, since i've never heard of a dalek, a cyberman, a tom baker, or a snapenpauce can, (and no one seems willing to explain and/or post pictures)i can only conclude that this was just a joke request, and it was a waste of my time to even read this thread.
Dual
Gun Mage
Nwoll said:
They are from the British tv show Doctor Who. The longest running sci-fi series ever.
The Dalek and Cybermen are evil aliens out to exterminate, and Tom Baker is one of the 9 actors to play the title character, the Doctor, on television.
This is what a Dalek looks like: Dalek
I'm not quite sure what a snapenpauce can is however. Must be some crazy British thing.
I'm kind of surprised you've never atleast heard of Daleks, as they have been a part of pop culture for years. It's like not knowing who Darth Vader is or what Klingons are.
I cannot believe that there are people walking around who don't know what Daleks are... Like Dual says, that's like not knowing who Darth Vader is. You don't have to have seen Star Wars to recognise him, I'd have thought!
I was thinking that a Dr Who mod might be fun, but (a) there aren't near enough the units necessary and (b) it's not something that would really lend itself to Civ, alas...
I was thinking that a Dr Who mod might be fun, but (a) there aren't near enough the units necessary and (b) it's not something that would really lend itself to Civ, alas...
aaglo
Furioso!
I've never heard of daleks either, nor have I ever seen a picture of it (until now). And now that I've seen the pic, I understand why I haven't heard of those 
Oh come on, how can you compare the recognizeability of Darth Vader to these daleks.
Oh come on, how can you compare the recognizeability of Darth Vader to these daleks.
LMR
Back In Green!
I've heard of daleks, and sort of knew what they looked like, but as far as i know, Dr. Who isn't really big in Australia (which is where i live 
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)Aaglo, Daleks are probably the most instantly recognisable science fiction things in existence - at least in Britain - *everyone* knows what a Dalek is and what their catchphrase is. When I was young I was pretty hazy about Darth Vader and knew nothing of Star Wars, but I damned well knew a Dalek when I saw one!
It's very surprising to find that they're not well known outside Britain. Just one of those things, evidently.
It's very surprising to find that they're not well known outside Britain. Just one of those things, evidently.
Drift
It's a boy!
Dalek? Never heard of 'em either.
What's their catchphrase BTW?
What's their catchphrase BTW?
Exterminate! Exterminate!
Have a look here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3535588.stm - and the Daleks did indeed return in the new series of Dr Who only last Sunday. But I recorded it and haven't watched it yet, so no spoilers please...
Have a look here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3535588.stm - and the Daleks did indeed return in the new series of Dr Who only last Sunday. But I recorded it and haven't watched it yet, so no spoilers please...
aaglo
Furioso!
Well, I think that the doctor who & daleks never really left brittain then - atleast they didn't reach finland. Might be pretty much the same, as I would start talking about mämmi - you propably wouldn't have a clue what is it (ok, it's a finninsh easter treat. It looks like crap, but tastes heavenly )
(ok, it's a finninsh easter treat. It looks like crap, but tastes heavenly )
Drift
It's a boy!
How did the Dalek's get around? You know, for example if their prey ran up/downstairs, how did they follow?
[Drift] Classic question - it always used to be joked that if you wanted to escape a Dalek you should just run downstairs. Apparently Tom Baker (the best actor to play the Doctor) was often told this by children, and he would always react as if he'd never thought of it. But I do remember an episode from perhaps the early 1990s in the Colin Baker years when a Dalek is shown going downstairs by sort of hovering. So evidently they did think of that...
Drift
It's a boy!
Ok, thanks. I believe this satisfied my appetite for knowledge about Daleks. Not half bad chaps in the end.
They even get chicks
http://members.aol.com/corgibox/images/katy1.jpg (warning, nudity)
and they can go underwater as well!
http://www.daleklinks.co.uk/gallery/dalek-invasion-of-earth.asp
Not half bad chaps in the end.They even get chicks
http://members.aol.com/corgibox/images/katy1.jpg (warning, nudity)
and they can go underwater as well!
http://www.daleklinks.co.uk/gallery/dalek-invasion-of-earth.asp
Dual
Gun Mage
You're probably right Aaglo, I guess it's just one of those cultural barrier things.
The series made it to America atleast though. The PBS channel showed Doctor Who quite a bit while I was growing up, along with several good British comedies. Like Black Adder, Are You Being Served?, and Red Dwarf.
The series made it to America atleast though. The PBS channel showed Doctor Who quite a bit while I was growing up, along with several good British comedies. Like Black Adder, Are You Being Served?, and Red Dwarf.
Ares de Borg
Norman Knight
I have never ever heard of a Dalek before. ;-)
Looks like they drowned somewhere crossing the channel.
Looks like they drowned somewhere crossing the channel.
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