Rudzi rwevaDalek, rwakatanga kuoneka muchikamu chechipiri chechiratidziro muna 1963, ndirwo rwakaipa zvikuru mu"Doctor Who". VaDalek ndiVaKaled vanobva kupuraneti yeSkaro, vakashandurwa nemusayendisiti Davros uye vakachengetwa mumakomba echidzitiro kuti vafambe. Zvisikwa chaizvoizvo zvakafanana neoctopus dzine uropi hukuru, hunonzwika. Magiravhusi avo ane ziso rimwe chete, chimwe chinhu chakafanana nepombi yomumvura chinoshanda sechanza, uye chombo chinoshandisa simba rinotungamirirwa. Utera hwavo hukuru itsoka yavo; kuvarwisa vachishandisa zvombo zvakasiyana-siyana kunogona kupofumadza Dalek, kuchiita kuti ipenge. Basa ravo guru muchirongwa chechirongwa, sezvavanowanzotaura mumashoko avo esimbi anozivikanwa pakarepo, "kuparadza" zvisikwa zvose zvisiri zveDalek. Vanorwisa kunyange Madzishe enguva muHondo Yenguva
, sezvakaratidzwa panguva yegore rechimakumi mashanu yekuratidzwa. Ivo vanoramba vari 'chikara' chinodzokororwa mukati Doctor Ndiani franchise, yavo yazvino kuoneka iri 2021 episode "Revolution of the Daleks". Davros ave ariwo munhu anodzokororwa kubvira paakatanga mu "Genesis of the Daleks", kunyange zvazvo akaratidzwa nevatambi vakasiyana-siyana.