Dalek
This article deals with Dalek as it relates to NationStates. For more general information, see the Wikipedia article on this subject.
The Daleks (pronounced "DAH-lecks" or "DAH-licks"; IPA: 'dɑːlɛks) are an extraterrestrial race of mutants, descended of the Kaled people of the Planet Skaro. They travel around in tank-like mechanical casings, and are a ruthless race bent on universal conquest and domination, utterly without pity, compassion or remorse.
Appearance
Externally, Daleks resemble man-sized pepper shakers, with a single mechanical eyestalk in a rotating dome, a gunstalk containing a directed energy weapon (or "death ray"), and a telescoping robot arm. Usually, the arm is fitted with a device for manipulation which resembles a plunger, but which can sometimes be substituted by a tray, a mechanical claw, or other specialised equipment like a flamethrower. The casings are made of a material that has been called dalekanium. The lower shell is covered with many hemispherical protrusions which serve as both a sensor array and a self-destruct system.
The creatures inside their "travel machines" are soft and repulsive in appearance, but still vicious even without their mechanical armour. The mutant is an octopus-like multi-tentacled creature, and despite its vulnerability, it is still able to kill a fully grown adult male human. The voice of a Dalek is electronic, the Dalek creature being unable to make much more than squeaking sounds when out of its casing.
Daleks also have a radio communicator built into their shells, and emit an alarm to summon other nearby Daleks if the casing is opened from outside. The Dalek's eyepiece is its most vulnerable spot, and impairing its vision often leads to a blind firing of its weapon.
Daleks in NationStates
There are several nations with predominately or entirely Dalek populations on NationStates. Daleks are extremely xenophobic, but can resist the urge to exterminate non-Dalek lifeforms if those lifeforms are necessary to advance Dalek objectives, and thus, some Dalek nations may have substantial non-Dalek populations. Some nations with Dalek populations are:
