Theory:Timeline - Davros: Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
(edit summary removed)
Tags: Undo Reverted
(Undo revision 3338295 by TheSpaghetOutcast (talk); 3.1 Reverted vandalism)
Tags: Undo Reverted
Line 65: Line 65:
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Abel's Story (comic story)|Abel's Story]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Abel's Story (comic story)|Abel's Story]]''
: In the [[82nd century]], Davros leads the Dalek Empire, which is "demolished" during the [[Skeletoid]] invasion of [[Mutter's Spiral]].  
: In the [[82nd century]], Davros leads the Dalek Empire, which is "demolished" during the [[Skeletoid]] invasion of [[Mutter's Spiral]].  
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[An Incident Concerning the Continual Bombardment of the Phobos Colony (short story)|An Incident Concerning the Continual Bombardment of the Phobos Colony]]''
: Davros oversees the bombardment of the [[Earth]] [[colony]] of [[Phobos]] in the [[23rd century]]. He has a "wizened hand", placing this before ''Revelation of the Daleks''.


* [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
: The Sixth Doctor and Davros recall the events of ''Davros''. Davros' hand is destroyed. He is captured and is taken back to Skaro for trial by the Daleks.
: The Sixth Doctor recalls Davros' apparent demise. Davros' hand is destroyed. He is captured and is taken back to Skaro for trial by the Daleks.


=== On trial ===
=== Becoming the Emperor of the Daleks ===
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Davros Mission (audio story)|The Davros Mission]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Davros Mission (audio story)|The Davros Mission]]''
: Takes place in the immediate aftermath of ''Revelation of the Daleks'', with Davros having just left [[Necros]]. A faction of Daleks begin to think of Davros as the true [[emperor of the Daleks]].
: Takes place in the immediate aftermath of ''Revelation of the Daleks''.
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[I, Davros]]''
: Davros has been placed "on trial", with the Daleks trying to see what use he can be to them.
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]''
: The ship taking Davros to his trial crash lands on [[Lethe]].


:: (<u>FLASHBACK</u>)
:: (<u>FLASHBACK</u>)
Line 91: Line 82:
:: The Sixth Doctor takes Davros to [[Spiridon]], where Davros activates an army of white-and-gold renegade Daleks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'')
:: The Sixth Doctor takes Davros to [[Spiridon]], where Davros activates an army of white-and-gold renegade Daleks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'')


=== Becoming the Emperor of the Daleks ===
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]''
: A year has passed since the Sixth Doctor rescued Davros from his trial. In the meantime he has been plotting his revenge on the Daleks with his new army. The Dalek Civil War begins on Spiridon and Davros's chair is damaged by Abslom Daak. He becomes the new Dalek Emperor and after being fitted into a new chair, plans to go after the [[Hand of Omega]], setting this shortly before ''Remembrance of the Daleks''.  
: A year has passed since the Sixth Doctor rescued Davros from his trial. In the meantime he has been plotting his revenge on the Daleks with his new army. The Dalek Civil War begins on Spiridon and Davros's chair is damaged by Abslom Daak. He becomes the new Dalek Emperor and after being fitted into a new chair, plans to go after the [[Hand of Omega]], setting this shortly before ''Remembrance of the Daleks''.  
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]''
: The ship containing Davros crash lands on [[Lethe]].
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[I, Davros]]'' (framing narrative)


* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]''
Line 103: Line 98:
=== After the Hand of Omega ===
=== After the Hand of Omega ===
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]''
: Davros' escape capsule from ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' is recovered by the [[Quetzel]], and his personality is intact. He is put on trial by the [[Dalek Prime]] and executed via [[matter disintegration]]. One of his supporters was however operating the machine used for [[execution]] so Davros could have survived. Davros learns that Skaro was not destroyed.
: Davros' escape capsule is recovered by the [[Quetzel]], his personality is intact. He is put on trial by the [[Dalek Prime]] and executed via [[matter disintegration]]. One of his supporters was however operating the machine used for [[execution]] so Davros could have survived.  


* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daleks Among Us (audio story)|Daleks Among Us]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daleks Among Us (audio story)|Daleks Among Us]]''
: Davros has been separated from his Daleks following the destruction of Skaro. He escapes in a [[Dalek time machine]].
: Davros has been separated from his Daleks following the destruction of Skaro. He escapes in a [[Dalek time machine]].
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[An Incident Concerning the Continual Bombardment of the Phobos Colony (short story)|An Incident Concerning the Continual Bombardment of the Phobos Colony]]''
: Davros oversees the bombardment of the [[Earth]] [[colony]] of [[Phobos]] in the [[23rd century]]. He has a "wizened hand", placing this before ''Revelation of the Daleks''. Anomalously, Davros is depicted as he appeared in ''Genesis of the Daleks'' rather than ''Resurrection of the Daleks''.


* [[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]''
* [[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]''
: According to [[PROSE]]:  ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'', the events of ''Dalek Attack'' are a simulation the Doctor created by [[Land of Fiction|fictional energies]]. Davros, operating alongside [[Dalek Emperor (Dalek Attack)|an Emperor Dalek]], leads an invasion of Earth in the [[year]] [[2254]], which is thwarted by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]], setting this after ''Remembrance of the Daleks'', and Davros is left frozen in time and space by the [[Time Lord]]s for stealing a [[Time Ring]].
: According to [[PROSE]]:  ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'', the events of ''Dalek Attack'' are a simulation the Doctor created by [[Land of Fiction|fictional energies]]. Davros, operating alongside [[Dalek Emperor (Dalek Attack)|an Emperor Dalek]], leads an invasion of Earth in the [[year]] [[2254]], which is thwarted by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]], and Davros is left frozen in time and space by the [[Time Lord]]s for stealing a [[Time Ring]].


* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]''
: Davros' is brought aboard a [[Nekkistani]] time ship after he found drifting in space. He is also far more insane than normal, most likely a consequence of the predicament he finds himself in at the end of ''Daleks Among Us''. His personality subdued by that of a [[Dalek Emperor]].
: Davros' is brought aboard a [[Nekkistani]] time ship. He is also far more insane than normal, most likely a consequence of the predicament he finds himself in at the end of ''Daleks Among Us''. His personality subdued by that of a [[Dalek Emperor]].
 
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (comic story)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]''
: Davros' Dalek Emperor persona is still dominant, now having no memory of his old life or of anyone named Davros ever existing.


=== Role in the Last Great Time War ===
=== Role in the Last Great Time War ===

Revision as of 03:45, 19 October 2022

IndexTimey-wimey detector → Timeline - Davros
Spoilers are strongly policed here.
If this thread's title doesn't specify it's spoilery, don't bring any up.

This page lists appearances of Davros in the order in which he experienced them. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories.

Limiting factors

What happened to Davros after TV: Revelation of the Daleks and before TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, as well as what happened after Remembrance of the Daleks is complicated but not impossible to reconcile. The conflicting accounts of Davros' ascension to Emperor of the Daleks and dismemberment in Emperor of the Daleks, the sequence of events depicted in The Juggernauts, The Davros Mission, and the framing narrative of I, Davros cannot be reconciled and will therefore be treated as three separate timelines resulting from the Time War.

Davros' personality is subdued by that of an Emperor Dalek in AUDIO: Terror Firma but must be reversed due to his intact personality, which he has at least by shortly before the Time War in PROSE: Father of the Daleks. The explanation for this is as yet unknown.

Timeline

Early life

As a small child, Davros wonders onto a battlefield and is saved from Handmines by the Twelfth Doctor. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar)
Davros is 13-years-old.
Set two weeks after Innocence.
Davros is 30-years-old.
In an alternate timeline, the War Master ensures Davros dies before he is severely injured in Corruption.
Davris is crippled in a Thal attack.

Creating the Daleks

Davros meets Nyder.
Prior to Genesis of the Daleks, Davros creates his advanced life-support chair and unveils Dalek One.
Nyder has worked with Davros for "years". Davros is supposedly killed by a Dalek but actually enters suspended animation.

The Dalek-Movellan War

While in suspended animation, Davros feels a disturbance in the timeline shortly after the Thal-Dalek battle that the First Doctor was involded with.
Leads directly into Destiny of the Daleks.
"Thousands of years" after the creation of the Daleks, Davros is awakened to assist in the Dalek-Movellan War. However, he is defeated again by the Fourth Doctor and put in suspended animation to await trial for the Daleks' crime.
Davros is still in custody following the events of Destiny of the Daleks. He is removed from cryo-suspension by the Tenth Doctor.
Set directly after The Dalek Defence. Davros is eventually returned to Earth custody and placed back into cryo-suspension.
Ninety years after the events of Destiny of the Daleks, Davros is taken out of suspended animation to cure the Movellan virus, but is stopped by the Fifth Doctor.

Surviving in the universe

Takes place after the 38th century. Davros is apparently killed in a spaceship explosion, though the Sixth Doctor knows that he has survived.
In the 82nd century, Davros leads the Dalek Empire, which is "demolished" during the Skeletoid invasion of Mutter's Spiral.
The Sixth Doctor recalls Davros' apparent demise. Davros' hand is destroyed. He is captured and is taken back to Skaro for trial by the Daleks.

Becoming the Emperor of the Daleks

Takes place in the immediate aftermath of Revelation of the Daleks.
(FLASHBACK)
Following the events of Revelation of the Daleks, Davros has been put on trial by the Daleks on Skaro. His hand has been replaced by a metal claw prosthetic. The Sixth Doctor arrives and rescues him from the trial, leading directly into Up Above the Gods. (COMIC: Emperor of the Daleks!)
The Sixth Doctor tries to convince Davros to turn his back on evil and turn the Daleks into a force for good. He offers to take Davros to a planet where an army of Daleks lies dormant waiting for him to take control, and Davros accepts.
(REFERENCE)
The Sixth Doctor takes Davros to Spiridon, where Davros activates an army of white-and-gold renegade Daleks. (COMIC: Emperor of the Daleks!)
A year has passed since the Sixth Doctor rescued Davros from his trial. In the meantime he has been plotting his revenge on the Daleks with his new army. The Dalek Civil War begins on Spiridon and Davros's chair is damaged by Abslom Daak. He becomes the new Dalek Emperor and after being fitted into a new chair, plans to go after the Hand of Omega, setting this shortly before Remembrance of the Daleks.
The ship containing Davros crash lands on Lethe.
Davros is Emperor of the Daleks and his skirt matches that of a Dalek.
Invading Shoreditch with his Imperial Daleks, Davros encounters the Seventh Doctor for the first time. Davros escapes in a Dalek escape pod when the Doctor tricks him into destroying Skaro with the Hand of Omega.

After the Hand of Omega

Davros' escape capsule is recovered by the Quetzel, his personality is intact. He is put on trial by the Dalek Prime and executed via matter disintegration. One of his supporters was however operating the machine used for execution so Davros could have survived.
Davros has been separated from his Daleks following the destruction of Skaro. He escapes in a Dalek time machine.
Davros oversees the bombardment of the Earth colony of Phobos in the 23rd century. He has a "wizened hand", placing this before Revelation of the Daleks. Anomalously, Davros is depicted as he appeared in Genesis of the Daleks rather than Resurrection of the Daleks.
According to PROSE: Head Games, the events of Dalek Attack are a simulation the Doctor created by fictional energies. Davros, operating alongside an Emperor Dalek, leads an invasion of Earth in the year 2254, which is thwarted by the Seventh Doctor and Ace, and Davros is left frozen in time and space by the Time Lords for stealing a Time Ring.
Davros' is brought aboard a Nekkistani time ship. He is also far more insane than normal, most likely a consequence of the predicament he finds himself in at the end of Daleks Among Us. His personality subdued by that of a Dalek Emperor.

Role in the Last Great Time War

Davros is recruited into the Time War by the Daleks.
Davros is resurrected during the Time War by the Dalek Time Strategist by merging echoes of Davros from every universe with the body of a Davros from one universe to create the ultimate Davros.
Davros returns to N-Space and attempts to take control of the Dalek Empire. When this fails he is taken prisoner by the Dalek Emperor. The behind the scenes imply that the events surrounding the Nightmare Child are in Davros' future, setting this before The Third Wise Man. (BFX: The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Four)
Davros is seemingly killed in the first year of the Last Great Time War, despite the War Doctor trying to save him.

After the Time War

Davros is retrieved by Dalek Caan, who breaks the time-lock at the cost of his sanity. Using his own DNA, Davros creates a New Dalek Empire led by a Supreme Dalek. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
Residing aboard the Crucible, Davros confronts the Tenth Doctor. Ending leads directly into Journey's End.
He is seemingly killed when the Crucible is destroyed along with the New Dalek Empire.
Davros is working with the Paradigm Daleks.
Davros comments on the Twelfth Doctor being the "new face".
Davros is living among the Daleks, led by a Supreme Dalek, on a reconstructed Skaro. Summoning the Twelfth Doctor, he recalls their confrontations up to The Stolen Earth. Ending leads into The Witch's Familiar.
Davros learns that the Doctor saved Gallifrey and the Time Lords at the end of the Time War. He is last seen as the Daleks face a rebellion from their decaying numbers from the sewers.
Both of Davros' eyes of working, implying a setting after The Witch's Familiar.