Davros

This article is about the character. For the Big Finish Audio see Davros (audio story)

Originally head of the Kaled Scientific Elite, Davros created the Daleks. During the Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War, he served as Emperor of the Imperial faction and later of the Dalek race itself.

Biography

Early life

Davros was born during the Thousand Year War between Thals and Kaleds on the planet Skaro. It was a time when mercy and nobility was all but non-existent and life was harsh and grim. The use of atomic weapons and other agents of mutation had started to produce mutants known as mutos, however Davros himself was originally physically healthy and un-deformed. (DW: Genesis of the Daleks)

As a child Davros claimed only his mother believed in him. Others feared him and his determination. His father wanted him to become a soldier like his elder generations. Davros was determined to become a scientist. (BFA: Innocence)

Davros had a sister called Yarvel. Davros disagreed with her ideas of a compromise with the Thals. Davros was forced into the military where he was put in charge of developing new weapons. After his mother killed his father, sister and auntie, Davros no longer had anyone that he could impress. In honour of Yavel's death he and his mother commissioned a statue to be made to house her ashes. (BFA: Purity)

Davros began experimenting with organisms and teaching them to speak. In particular the word Davros. For his first experiment he used a Thal brain instead of a