I have thought it would be cool if the Special Weapons Dalek formed part of a Dalek equivalent of an infantry section. Standard Daleks are the riflemen, Eve executioners are the machine gunners, and the Special Weapons Dalek the anti-tank and demolition specialist.
I love the Special Weapons Dalek. When I was a kid, I used to call him the Dirty Dalek, because of how grimy his case was. I really hope we get to see an updated version on screen at some point. There's a fan version which updates it to a Time War design, and it makes me go weak at the knees looking at it
The Special Weapons Dalek was great idea and design. Perhaps he needs to be just flawed enough,in some way(s),to make it a juicy battle rather than a complete walkover.
Do you mean dalek storm when you mention the fan version? Ive seen that dalek been called a special weapons dalek and i could not find another time war version If not im curious as to what the one you’re referring to is
I’d LOVE to see the type again, especially with an updated casing!! In the novelization of Remembrance of the Daleks, it was so insane that it required a constant handler. We’ve gotten stories that really dive in to individual Dalek characters like Mutually Assured Destruction, where we see the Executioner go completely mad, the Commander refuse to take the blame or do anything to stop it and point fingers at the Prime Strategist, who is busy trying to do rapid damage control with the distressed Scientist. Imagine that sort of thing, but on the show, with a Special Weapons Dalek involved. How cool would that be!!!
1:42 ah yes! The Dalek executioner of the Dalek restoration empire is currently my favorite Dalek! So violent and paranoid with each action and voice line, he was always one I figured would put his claw hands to good use especially!
The Target novelisation (which is excellent) provides a backstory - the Special Weapons Dalek is a design by the Emperor (which of course is Davros); it's a Dalek placed in a heavily armoured casing with an overpowered gun - it is basically a mobile cannon. Though enormously powerful, the gun generates a massive backwash of radiation, which causes the Dalek to mutate. Normally, that would result in extermination as an impurity. But it is kept alive by the Emperor's command. The other Daleks fear and hate it, and call it "the Abomination"; that is why it is dirty and worn, as the other Daleks won't go near it, not even to maintain it. The Dalek in command of the Imperial assault squad on the shuttle refuses to do the obvious and use the Special Weapons unit to punch through the Renegade Dalek defenders, which results in heavy casualities. It only enters battle on the direct order of the Emperor. That is, of course, a success and it is noted that the "Abomination" takes the Hand of Omega back to the shuttle under the approving gaze of the Emperor.
The special weapons Dalek is an excellent design. It would be good to see it return if it was used appropriately. There have also been fan created version of the SWD from the Dark Dimension which are even more impressive than the standard SWD. "Dalek Storm" was the first of these but there are now many others.
Yeah i love to see it again An old dalek bought in to destroy, with updated versions by its sides and executioners in the same episode, All the heavy hitting daleks in one episode
its annoying RTD or moffat didnt re visit the SWD and update it like the bronze daleks would've been amazing to see them in parting of the waysm doomsday/stolen earth/jorneys end or victory of the daleks
At this point, I’m just expecting new Dalek variants for the future of the show otherwise it’s disappointing 😂 and I mean proper non-standard designs and not just “cutter arm” or “gatling gun arm” (though that was cool won’t lie)
1:07 I don’t think the SWD in that story was even the regular one. Depending on how much you believe Lee Sullivan’s illustration it looked wayyyy diffrent
Well for one I like to see the special weapons dalek in season 14, 15 Or any other season this character may be in with a proper storyline and deeper history in it.
I love the Special Weapons Dalek but I don't want to see it make another appearance unless it's blowing shit up like it ought to be. Having it roaming around corridors on Skaro on guard duty or sitting idle in the asylum doing nothing is practically insulting!
1:13 If the imperial daleks weren’t real daleks how come the other daleks just allow an imperial special weapons dalek to run around on skaro in the magician apprentice I thought daleks cared about 100% purity. Let’s say the SW dalek was 100% normal dalek alien why would the imperial daleks go around with an actual 100% dalek and not a necro dalek.
I have thought it would be cool if the Special Weapons Dalek formed part of a Dalek equivalent of an infantry section.
Standard Daleks are the riflemen, Eve executioners are the machine gunners, and the Special Weapons Dalek the anti-tank and demolition specialist.
I think that's quite accurate tbf.
Kind of like a space marine tactical squad lol
Don't forget the flying Daleks that we see in Day of the Doctor and Time of the Doctor. Those would be like the shock troops.
@@Silverwind87I think those are more low flying air support then anything else
I love the Special Weapons Dalek. When I was a kid, I used to call him the Dirty Dalek, because of how grimy his case was. I really hope we get to see an updated version on screen at some point. There's a fan version which updates it to a Time War design, and it makes me go weak at the knees looking at it
The Special Weapons Dalek was great idea and design. Perhaps he needs to be just flawed enough,in some way(s),to make it a juicy battle rather than a complete walkover.
Do you mean dalek storm when you mention the fan version?
Ive seen that dalek been called a special weapons dalek and i could not find another time war version
If not im curious as to what the one you’re referring to is
The Special Weapons Dalek is going out on loan to the Ukrainian army.
@@doog462 pyrodonian made an NSD style special weapons
I’d LOVE to see the type again, especially with an updated casing!! In the novelization of Remembrance of the Daleks, it was so insane that it required a constant handler. We’ve gotten stories that really dive in to individual Dalek characters like Mutually Assured Destruction, where we see the Executioner go completely mad, the Commander refuse to take the blame or do anything to stop it and point fingers at the Prime Strategist, who is busy trying to do rapid damage control with the distressed Scientist. Imagine that sort of thing, but on the show, with a Special Weapons Dalek involved. How cool would that be!!!
tbh I think it would be pretty funny if the casing stayed exactly the same. a bunch of bronze daleks alongside the original prop from remembrance
"That's not a gun. That's a gun"
“That’s a GUN gun!”
I actually think a *New Paradigm* Special Weapons Dalek would look really cool, especially with the bulkiness of that design
I'm pretty sure they all come free built with a the big gun what do you think's in the trunk they were supposed to come with interchangeable weapons
Hundred percent, there’s some dope fan art out there for such a design
We gave him the nickname 'Boomy' back in 1988, has always stuck with me since. :)
In the novel Ace nicknames it the "bazooka blob"
1:42 ah yes! The Dalek executioner of the Dalek restoration empire is currently my favorite Dalek! So violent and paranoid with each action and voice line, he was always one I figured would put his claw hands to good use especially!
I love thise vids the teach me stuff I didn’t know about the daleks and I’ve been watching this show for 15 years
When I heard rumours of a machine gun dalek for eve of the daleks I was hoping it was going to be a new variant of the special weapons.
The Target novelisation (which is excellent) provides a backstory - the Special Weapons Dalek is a design by the Emperor (which of course is Davros); it's a Dalek placed in a heavily armoured casing with an overpowered gun - it is basically a mobile cannon. Though enormously powerful, the gun generates a massive backwash of radiation, which causes the Dalek to mutate. Normally, that would result in extermination as an impurity. But it is kept alive by the Emperor's command. The other Daleks fear and hate it, and call it "the Abomination"; that is why it is dirty and worn, as the other Daleks won't go near it, not even to maintain it. The Dalek in command of the Imperial assault squad on the shuttle refuses to do the obvious and use the Special Weapons unit to punch through the Renegade Dalek defenders, which results in heavy casualities. It only enters battle on the direct order of the Emperor. That is, of course, a success and it is noted that the "Abomination" takes the Hand of Omega back to the shuttle under the approving gaze of the Emperor.
If the SWD reappeared, I'd like to see a new design, just like with the Emperor.
A shame Davros second empire didn’t have a special weapons dalek on the crucible. Would have been fun to see a post time war version.
The special weapons Dalek is an excellent design. It would be good to see it return if it was used appropriately. There have also been fan created version of the SWD from the Dark Dimension which are even more impressive than the standard SWD. "Dalek Storm" was the first of these but there are now many others.
Every time he says Dalek, take a shot
Drinking game: take a shot whenever the word ‘Dalek’ is said
Don't try this at home!
Yeah i love to see it again
An old dalek bought in to destroy, with updated versions by its sides and executioners in the same episode,
All the heavy hitting daleks in one episode
So if Special Weapons Dalek is referred as the Abomination, then I really don't want to know what the SWD mutant looks like.😰
oh god I didn't even think of that lol then again the radiation might have only affected its *brain chemistry* - no physiological changes
its annoying RTD or moffat didnt re visit the SWD and update it like the bronze daleks
would've been amazing to see them in parting of the waysm doomsday/stolen earth/jorneys end or victory of the daleks
If that thing returns, may it be a special threat.
At this point, I’m just expecting new Dalek variants for the future of the show otherwise it’s disappointing 😂 and I mean proper non-standard designs and not just “cutter arm” or “gatling gun arm” (though that was cool won’t lie)
I've always loved batmanmarch's: salvage mission. To me that's a Canon episode to explain the special weapons dalek existence
I'm personally a big fan of how instead of having an eyestalk and lights, the vent things light up
Id rather like to see the interior of the Special Weapons casing tbh. Must be rather different to the standard layout.
1:07 I don’t think the SWD in that story was even the regular one. Depending on how much you believe Lee Sullivan’s illustration it looked wayyyy diffrent
I like to think the original SWD survived the destruction of the mothership and still exists within some small faction of the dalek race.
Well he is built like a bunker
Well he is built like a bunker
There are at least two special weapons Daleks in the Series 9 openers.
Well for one I like to see the special weapons dalek in season 14, 15 Or any other season this character may be in with a proper storyline and deeper history in it.
I always wondered how it sees...
I love the Special Weapons Dalek but I don't want to see it make another appearance unless it's blowing shit up like it ought to be. Having it roaming around corridors on Skaro on guard duty or sitting idle in the asylum doing nothing is practically insulting!
The special weapons dalek isnt a dalek with a big gun, its a big gun with a dalek
I prefer to call it a heavy weapon dalek because well look at it
How many times is dalek said in this vid?
Lets do a drinking game
1:13 If the imperial daleks weren’t real daleks how come the other daleks just allow an imperial special weapons dalek to run around on skaro in the magician apprentice I thought daleks cared about 100% purity. Let’s say the SW dalek was 100% normal dalek alien why would the imperial daleks go around with an actual 100% dalek and not a necro dalek.
SwD: I am special weapons dalek…and this! Is my weapon!