Davros

Davros, creator of the Daleks

Davros was first encountered in the Fourth Doctor story, Genesis of the Daleks, (played by Michael Wisher), He was the chief scientist of the Kaleds, a mutating race contaminated by nuclear and biological weapons. The evolved mutants were weak and crippled. His solution in order for them to survive was to remove all emotions and place them in a ‘Mark III travel machine’. He named these creatures Daleks, an anagram of Kaleds. Davros became obsessed with his creation, considering them to be the ultimate form of life, superior to all other forms.

His second appearance was in the forth Doctor story Destiny of the Daleks (played by David Gooderson ). The concerned Daleks were searching for their creator – who had apparently been in suspended animation since his ‘death’ in Genesis of the Daleks – to help them win their war against the Movellans.

A Fifth Doctor story, Resurrection of the Daleks, saw his third appearance (now played by Terry Molloy) when a small Dalek force freed him from his space station prison in order to find an antidote for a Movellan – created virus that had all but destroyed them.

>Davros returned as ‘The Great Healer’ in the Sixth Doctor story Revelation of the Daleks ,where he used frozen bodies to create a new, loyal race of Daleks.

Davros next and final on screen appearance until now was as the Emperor in the seventh Doctor story, Remembrance of the Daleks, he made his retreat in an escape pod, his ship being destroyed by the hand of omega.