The First Doctor undergoes transfer. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
The Transfer, (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth) also known as robotisation (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth) or robotization, (PROSE: What To Do If A Dalek Attacks You!) was the Dalek operation of surgically modifying humans into servile Robomen.
History[]
The Daleks attempted to use the transfer procedure on the First Doctor, but he was rescued. They selected him for transfer after he displayed a greater intellect than those of other prisoners. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
The process was called "robotization" by the Martians, who came to know of it during the Dalek invasion of their planet. (PROSE: What To Do If A Dalek Attacks You!)
According to the Dalek Survival Guide, it was following the failure of the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth that the Daleks started using Ogrons as shock troops; the guide suggested that the Ogrons' natural stupidity made them easier to control than humans and so eliminated the need for the time-consuming robotisation process. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide)
Behind the scenes[]
- The Dalek Handbook observes that Arthur Terrall was controlled by a more advanced version of the conditioning process used on the Robomen.
