Gavrok

Gavrok
Appearances:	DW: Delta and the Bannermen
Main actor:	[[actor::Don Henderson|Don Henderson]]

Gavrok was the leader of the criminal organisation, the Bannermen. Gavrok led them in his quest to exterminate the Chimerons.

Biography

Searching for Delta

Led by Gavrok, the Bannermen attacked the Chimeron home planet, Chumeria, intending to wipe the Chimerons out. However two Chimerons escaped into a Bannerman craft. Gavrok lay in wait for them and shot Chima. Before dying, Chima shot at Gavrok, knocking him from the craft. The other Chimeron, Delta, escaped and fled in the craft.

Gavrok and the Bannermen followed her to a toll port where they interrogated the Tollmaster as to her location. When he proved unable to provide the information, Gavrok killed him.

A mercenary informed Gavrok of Frlta's whereabouts, Shangri-La camp, Earth. Gavrok used a high-impulse beam in order to kill the mercenary so that he did not have to pay him.

On Earth

Gavrok at the toll port. (DW: Delta and the Bannermen)

However he had killed him too early, Delta's exact location was unknown so Gavrok ordered a scan of the area for high technology. They found her and landed, taking Jerome Weismuller and Hawk prisoner. Gavrok ordered two Bannermen to guard the prisoners whilst he and the rest moved on to the camp.

They arrived in time to destroy the Nostalgia Tours bus, Gavrok confronted Melanie Bush, the only survivor and inquired if Delta was aboard. She lied telling him she was. However moments later Delta passed on a motorcycle. Gavrok decided to use Mel and the camp leader Burton as bait.

The Seventh Doctor approached the Bannermen under the white flag but Gavrok merely shot it, the Doctor then informed Gavrok he had to let Mel and Burton go as he was already in enough trouble from his law breaking. He let them go and signalled the Bannermen guarding Weismuller and Hawk to place a tracker on the bike, meanwhile he booby trapped the Doctor's TARDIS with a sonic cone.

Gavrok enters the perimeter of the sonic cone. (DW: Delta and the Bannermen)

Gavrok then followed the signal to a dead end but one of the guards informed him of where Delta's hideout was. He arrived and walked into a trap. Gavrok and the Bannermen were covered in Honey attracting Goronwy's bee's to attack them. He reorganised and set out for the camp, the sound of the Chimeron Princess was amplified through a stereo sending Gavrok and the Bannermen into disarray. Stumbling, Gavrok fell within the perimeter of the sonic cone and was atomised. (DW: Delta and the Bannermen)

Personality

Gavrok kills Chima. (DW: Delta and the Bannermen)

Gavrok led the Bannermen with the intent to wipe out every Chimeron. He waited aboard a Bannerman craft while his men killed the last Chimerons, predicting that someone would board. He then killed Chima whilst his back was turned and then taunted Delta as he moved to kill her.

Gavrok told the Tollmaster he was free to go and then killed him as he turned away, showing that he had little regard for honesty. He had little respect for convention, firing upon the Doctor whilst he was under the flag of truce.

Gavrok was cunning, booby trapping the TARDIS in expectation of the Doctor's return. He reacted violently to the incompetence of his troops, frequently berating them. (DW: Delta and the Bannermen)

Behind the scenes

• The script for Delta originally described him as follows: "an awesome sight with red eyes and a black militaristic uniform. Gavrok has a Zap gun slung across his chest and a sling in one hand from which hang the long black pennants of his empire. In the other hand is a curved ram's horn." (INFO: Delta and the Bannermen)