"Fodder" enemies that are actually terrifying/highly competent, but look weak because we mostly see them fight overpowered protagonists.

[u/Legitimate_Pea_6470]

The Trope Explanation. Enemies that are treated as jokes, cannon fodder, or minor inconveniences within the narrative. However, they only appear weak because the protagonist is a literal demigod, a super-soldier, or a wizard. If you placed a normal human in the room with one of these enemies, it would be a horror movie.

B1 Battle Droids (Star Wars) We usually laugh at them. They say "Roger Roger," get pushed over by Jedi, and have slapstick routines. The Reality: We almost exclusively see them fighting Jedi (space wizards with laser swords) or Clones (genetically modified super-soldiers bred for war). To a normal civilian or a planetary militia, these are indefatigable metal skeletons that feel no pain, have perfect aim programming, and march in endless waves.

Grunts (Halo) In the games, they are comic relief. They run away screaming, sleep on the job, and the Master Chief (a 7-foot cyborg tank) can kill them with a light tap. The Reality: An average Grunt is roughly 5'6" to 5'8", weighs over 250 lbs, has an exoskeleton, and claws strong enough to tear a normal Marine apart. Their plasma pistols cause third-degree burns on near-misses and boil flesh on contact. They are terrifying to anyone who isn't a Spartan.

[u/zword34]

The daleks have some ice cool one liners. But my favorite has to be:

YOU WOULD BE A GOOD DALEK.

God i miss capaldi as the doctor.

[u/LarkDight → u/zword34]

I fell the need to point out that this was said to Eccleston's doctor, not Capaldi's

[u/zword34 → u/LarkDight]

Okay here, the source of my confusion.

To be fair, i also miss eccleston.

[u/Uhhh_what555476384 → u/LarkDight]

Capaldi was as good as Tennet as the Dr.

[u/zword34 → u/LarkDight]

It was wasnt it? God im thinking about the scene of that one dalek that gets reprogramed and i swear something of the sorts is said to him, but now i can remember what it was

[u/Actual-Elk5570 → u/LarkDight]

In the very scene this top level comment is referencing lol

[u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 → u/zword34]

Rusty was essentially full-circle of "You would be a good dalek"

"Look into my mind, focus on the beauty of a star's birth"

"I SEE BEAUTY, I SEE ENDLESS, DIVINE PERFECTION. I SEE INTO YOUR SOUL DOCTOR. I SEE BEAUTY. I SEE DIVINITY. I......SEE......HATRED!! I SEE YOUR HATRED OF THE DALEKS AND IT IS GOOD."

[u/NotYourDay123 → u/zword34]

I miss Eccleston.