Davros' Cardboard Weapon Test Targets

Inanimate cardboard dummies positioned in the ruins of Skaro, used as initial test subjects for the Dalek prototype's weaponry in Part 1. Destroyed to demonstrate the weapon's lethality.

1 appearances

Purpose

Test subjects for demonstrating the Dalek's extermination capabilities

Significance

First victims of the Dalek, they prove Davros' creation operational and shift the war on Skaro toward genocide, intensifying Sarah Jane's realization of the threat and challenging the Doctor's prevention efforts

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S12E11 · Genesis of the Daleks Part 1

Davros' Genesis: The First Dalek's Birth in Blood

The cardboard targets serve as the first victims of the Dalek’s weaponry. Positioned in the ruins, they are reduced to smoldering wreckage by the Dalek’s gunstick, symbolizing the fate of future enemies—real or imagined. Their destruction is a stark preview of the Daleks’ genocidal potential, a moment of chilling realism in an otherwise surreal demonstration. They are the stand-ins for the Thals, the Doctor, and all who will oppose the Kaleds.

Before: Intact and positioned in the ruins, awaiting the Dalek’s test.

After: Destroyed, reduced to charred remnants, their purpose fulfilled as proof of the Dalek’s lethality.

View full event