Editing Doctor Who (section)

===Foes===
{{See also|List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens{{!}}List of ''Doctor Who'' universe creatures and aliens|List of Doctor Who villains{{!}}List of ''Doctor Who'' villains}}
When Sydney Newman commissioned the series, he specifically did not want to perpetuate the cliché of the "[[bug-eyed monster]]" of science fiction.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 November 2008 |title=Doctor Who (before the Tardis) |publisher=[[BBC Magazine]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7736130.stm |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103012904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7736130.stm |archive-date=3 January 2009}}</ref> However, [[monster]]s were popular with audiences and so became a staple of ''Doctor Who'' almost from the beginning.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Bobby |date=24 January 2022 |title=Doctor Who villains, ranked |url=https://www.space.com/doctor-who-villains-ranked-worst-to-best |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=[[Space.com]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Dalek]]s, [[Cybermen]], and the Master are some of the most iconic [[Enemy|foes]] the Doctor has battled in the series.<ref name="DeadliestVillains" />

With the show's 2005 revival, executive producer Russell T Davies stated his intention to reintroduce the classic monsters of ''Doctor Who''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 June 2005 |title=Doctor Who series two secrets revealed |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4100000/newsid_4104500/4104586.stm |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928080056/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4100000/newsid_4104500/4104586.stm |archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> The [[Auton]]s with the Nestene Consciousness, first seen in 1970's [[Spearhead from Space]], and Daleks, first seen in 1963's [[The Daleks]], returned in series 1. Davies's successor, Steven Moffat, continued the trend by reviving the [[Silurians]], also first seen in 1970, in series 5 and [[Zygon]]s, first seen in 1975, in the 50th-anniversary special.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Monster Files: Cybermats |publisher=iTunes Store |year=2011}}</ref> Since its 2005 return, the series has also introduced new recurring aliens: [[Slitheen]] (Raxacoricofallapatorians), [[Ood]], [[Judoon]], [[Weeping Angel]]s and [[Silence (Doctor Who)|the Silence]].<ref name="DeadliestVillains" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Jak |date=16 October 2021 |title=10 Best Doctor Who Monsters |url=https://screenrant.com/doctor-who-best-monsters/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref>

====Daleks====
{{Main|Dalek}}
[[File:Dalek (10634451635).jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|A Dalek at the ''Doctor Who'' Experience, [[Cardiff]]]]

The Daleks, which first appeared in the show's [[The Daleks|second serial]] in 1963,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Louise |date=21 December 2023 |title=Doctor Who star Nicholas Briggs celebrates 60 years of the Daleks |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-daleks-nicholas-briggs-exclusive-newsupdate/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[Radio Times]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Farmer |first=Sarah |date=21 December 2023 |title=Doctor Who: TV crew member recalls genesis of the Daleks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-67509239 |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> are ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s oldest villains. The Daleks are Kaleds from the planet [[Skaro]], mutated by the scientist [[Davros]] and housed in mechanical armour shells for mobility. The actual creatures resemble octopuses with large, pronounced brains. Their armour shells have a single eye-stalk, a sink-plunger-like device that serves the purpose of a hand, and a [[directed-energy weapon]]. Their main weakness is their eyestalk;  attacks upon them using various weapons can blind a Dalek, making it go mad. Their chief role in the series plot, as they frequently remark in their instantly recognisable metallic voices, is to "exterminate" all non-Dalek beings. They even attack the [[Time Lords]] in the [[Time War (Doctor Who)|Time War]], as shown during the 50th Anniversary of the show. They continue to be a recurring 'monster' within the Doctor Who franchise, having appeared in every series since 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Andrew |date=8 August 2023 |title=Doctor Who: No, It's Not Time To Rest the Daleks |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-not-time-to-rest-the-daleks/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=Den of Geek}}</ref> Davros has also been a recurring figure since his debut in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'', although played by several different actors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Draven |first=Derek |date=12 April 2020 |title=Doctor Who: 5 Best Davros Moments (& 5 Of His Worst) |url=https://screenrant.com/doctor-who-davros-best-worst-moments/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

The Daleks were created by the writer [[Terry Nation]] (who intended them to be an [[allegory]] of the [[Nazis]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nation, Terry |url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/N/htmlN/nationterry/nationterry.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210152526/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/N/htmlN/nationterry/nationterry.htm |archive-date=10 December 2006 |access-date=19 May 2008}}</ref> and BBC designer [[Raymond Cusick]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2013 |title=Doctor Who Dalek designer Ray Cusick dies after illness |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104130915/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344 |archive-date=4 January 2014 |access-date=27 October 2013 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> The Daleks' début in the programme's second serial, ''[[The Daleks]]'' (1963–1964), made both the Daleks and ''Doctor Who'' very popular. A Dalek appeared on a postage stamp celebrating British popular culture in 1999, photographed by [[Lord Snowdon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC News {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} Daleks get stamp of approval |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/273260.stm |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> The Daleks received another stamp in 2013 as part of the 50th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Mail to issue 'Doctor Who' stamps |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01/02/royal-mail-to-issue-doctor-who-stamps/1805519/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> In "[[Victory of the Daleks]]" a new set of Daleks were introduced that come in a range of colours; the colour denoting its role within the species.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2010 |title=The New Daleks |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007l73p |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617174226/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007l73p |archive-date=17 June 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

==== Cybermen ====
{{Main|Cyberman}}
[[File:Cyberman from Doctor Who (529659465).jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|A 2006 Cyberman]]
Cybermen were originally a wholly organic species of humanoids originating on Earth's [[Counter-Earth|twin planet]] Mondas that began to implant more and more artificial parts into their bodies. This led to the race becoming coldly logical and calculating [[cyborg]]s, with emotions usually only shown when naked aggression was called for. With the demise of Mondas, they acquired Telos as their new home planet. They continue to be a recurring 'monster' within the ''Doctor Who'' franchise.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Norman |first1=Dalton |title=Doctor Who: The First Appearance Of The Cybermen Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/when-cybermen-first-appeared-doctor-who/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=Screen Rant |publisher=Valnet Inc. |date=6 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=Bobby |title=Doctor Who villains, ranked |url=https://www.space.com/doctor-who-villains-ranked-worst-to-best |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=Space.com |publisher=Future plc |date=24 January 2022}}</ref>

The Cybermen have evolved dramatically over the course of the show. They were reintroduced in the [[Doctor Who series 2|2006 series]] in the form of alternate universe aliens, with radically different back stories.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mulkern |first1=Patrick |title=Rise of the Cybermen The Age of Steel ★★★ |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/rise-of-the-cybermen-the-age-of-steel/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref> The standard Cybermen returned in "[[Closing Time (Doctor Who)|Closing Time]]", though they kept their 2006 design.<ref>{{Cite web |title=To Mondas and back again: a brief history of the Cybermen in Doctor Who |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/cybermen-doctor-who-history-background/ |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> In the [[Doctor Who series 12|2020 series]], the Cybermen aligned themselves with The Master, and were given the ability to regenerate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blair |first=Andrew |date=27 May 2021 |title=Doctor Who: Ranking the Cybermen Stories - Which is the Best? |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-ranking-the-cybermen-stories-which-is-the-best/ |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref>

====The Master====
{{Main|The Master (Doctor Who){{!}}The Master {{(-}}''Doctor Who'')}}
The Master is the Doctor's [[archenemy]], a renegade [[Time Lord]] who desires to rule the universe. Conceived as "[[Professor Moriarty]] to the Doctor's [[Sherlock Holmes]]",<ref>''Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition'' No. 2, 5 September 2002, [subtitled ''The Complete Third Doctor''], p. 14.</ref> the character first appeared in 1971. As with the Doctor, the role has been portrayed by several actors, since the Master is a Time Lord as well and able to regenerate; the first of these actors was [[Roger Delgado]], who continued in the role until his death in 1973. The Master was briefly played by [[Peter Pratt]] and [[Geoffrey Beevers]] until [[Anthony Ainley]] took over and continued to play the character until ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s hiatus in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doctor Who: Who is the Master? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-who-is-the-master/ |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=RadioTimes |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Master returned in the 1996 television movie of ''[[Doctor Who (1996 film)|Doctor Who]]'', and was played by American actor [[Eric Roberts]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Roberts plays Doctor Who villain The Master in live-action for first time in 24 years |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-eric-roberts-master/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Following the series revival in 2005, [[Derek Jacobi]] provided the character's reintroduction in the 2007 episode "[[Utopia (Doctor Who)|Utopia]]". During that story, the role was then assumed by [[John Simm]], who returned to the role multiple times throughout the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s tenure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Simm Returns for the Finale! |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/latest/090728_news_02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418055321/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/latest/090728_news_02 |archive-date=18 April 2012 |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> In the 2014 episode "[[Dark Water (Doctor Who)|Dark Water]]", it was revealed that the Master had become a female incarnation or "Time Lady", going by the name of "Missy" (short for Mistress, the feminine equivalent of "Master"). This incarnation is played by [[Michelle Gomez]]. Simm returned to his role as the Master alongside Gomez in the [[Doctor Who (series 10)|tenth series]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2017 |title=John Simm to return as the Master in Doctor Who |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/9ecdaaa1-10e1-45a7-a266-bdd7a1adcdf2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406155936/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/9ecdaaa1-10e1-45a7-a266-bdd7a1adcdf2 |archive-date=6 April 2017 |access-date=6 April 2017 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> The Master returned for the 2020 [[Doctor Who (series 12)|twelfth series]] with [[Sacha Dhawan]] in the role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siede |first=Caroline |date=1 January 2020 |title=Doctor Who's New Year's special kicks off the new season with a bang |url=https://www.avclub.com/doctor-who-s-new-year-s-special-kicks-off-the-new-seaso-1840726984 |access-date=8 February 2022 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref> This incarnation dubbed himself the "Spy Master" referencing a role he had taken with [[MI6]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffery |first=Morgan |title=Doctor Who: How did Missy become Sacha Dhawan's Master? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-missy-master-sacha-dhawan/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Radio Times}}</ref>