Board Thread:Inclusion debates/@comment-4028641-20170222073756/@comment-24894325-20170224104012

Yes, we should discuss this joke because, in the absence of the real name, this joke is all that the Daleks represent in the movie. Frankly, there was nothing else mentioned in this discussion that connects these "British robots" to the DWU. It's how they look and that they are called "British robots". How is this different from Daleks appearing alongside a police box called TWODIS in Sesame Street: a famous British cultural icon paraded in front of American children for added effect while shying away from actually naming them despite having the license to do so?

What we are trying to establish is whether Daleks are treated seriously as Daleks whom everyone fears in the DWU or as the funny pepperpots that Brits are mad about. Joker might not know much about them. However, his information (in-universe) should come from somewhere. What makes him call them "British" from the in-multiLEGOverse perspective? The obvious answer is: they are characters from a British TV show. The intent of the joke is the same, as evidenced by the quotes above. If there is a different explanation, it should definitely be part of this discussion.