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=== The trial === | === The trial === | ||
==== Account 1: Before the Golden Emperor ==== | ==== Account 1: Execution of Davros ==== | ||
According to one account, Davros was returned to Skaro where he was strictly watched at all times. Eventually, he was brought before the [[Dalek Supreme Council]] and the [[Black Dalek Leader|Black Dalek]] for trial. As Davros had expected, the trial was mostly a farce played out before the Daleks who watched the events on film. He was allowed to speak in his defense, the Black Dalek knowing that their crazed creator would not be able to resist the opportunity. Davros launched into an impassioned plea to the Daleks to swear [[allegiance]] to him, and to allow him to lead them to greater victories once again. He promised to redesign their [[casing]]s so as to make them stronger, swifter and more enduring, and to oversee their [[destiny]] as supreme beings in the universe. | |||
Ultimately, Davros was cut off by the Black Dalek, who spoke in its turn. Davros had never renounced his claim to be the supreme ruler of the Daleks; to him, they were nothing more than an extension of his own purposes. The Black Dalek insisted, however, that the Daleks could do what was needed without Davros, who would undoubtedly seize his first opportunity to reprogram them to obey him again. As Davros could not be trusted, it was deemed necessary for him to be [[exterminated]] so that the Dalek race could achieve its own destiny. Davros denounced the Daleks as [[fool]]s if they were to reject him, promising that without him they were doomed. The Daleks refused to listen further, and [[death sentence|sentenced]] their creator to death. Davros managed one last attempt to regain power, for there were some within the [[Dalek hierarchy|Dalek ranks]], including even within the Supreme Council, who felt that he was possibly telling the truth. At any rate, there were some Daleks who felt that Davros could be used and then discarded once his mind had been drained and utilized. A rescue attempt was staged but was anticipated by the Black Dalek had been anticipating this; since the disastrous losses of the [[Movellan War]], he had known that there was talk of overthrowing the Council and reforming the Dalek power scheme. The true and only reason Davros had been brought to Skaro was to force the rebel elements into the open. | |||
The Black Dalek and his forces struck against whom they deemed to be [[traitor]]s. They succeeded in slaying the dissidents, leaving Davros with no means of escape. The Black Dalek ensured that the Dalek creator was condemned, and he was placed within a [[matter transmitter]]. It was set on a broad beam, and his component molecules were scattered about [[Skaro's sun]]. Despite his rantings and boasts, this resulted in the apparent death of Davros and the end of the war for the final control of the Daleks. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'') | |||
==== Account 2: Before the Golden Emperor ==== | |||
According to one account, Davros was then taken to Skaro, where he was put on trial by the [[Dalek Prime|Golden Emperor]]. He tried to argue that under the Emperor, the Daleks, lacking his guidance, had seen their destiny curtailed, and that only he could allow them to advance once again. Although some [[Scientist Dalek]]s were privately swayed by the argument, the irate Emperor thundered that it was in command of the Daleks' destiny, not Davros, and ordered his [[extermination]]. | According to one account, Davros was then taken to Skaro, where he was put on trial by the [[Dalek Prime|Golden Emperor]]. He tried to argue that under the Emperor, the Daleks, lacking his guidance, had seen their destiny curtailed, and that only he could allow them to advance once again. Although some [[Scientist Dalek]]s were privately swayed by the argument, the irate Emperor thundered that it was in command of the Daleks' destiny, not Davros, and ordered his [[extermination]]. | ||
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By suggestion of the Doctor, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Up Above the Gods (comic story)|Up Above the Gods]]'') Davros hid himself on [[Spiridon]], along with his empire of Daleks. The Daleks who had put him on trial before came to return him to Skaro, but his Daleks held them off. Davros detonated the planet, killing the Daleks. He woke highly injured, four days into the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]], in a new casing as the [[Dalek Emperor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'') | By suggestion of the Doctor, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Up Above the Gods (comic story)|Up Above the Gods]]'') Davros hid himself on [[Spiridon]], along with his empire of Daleks. The Daleks who had put him on trial before came to return him to Skaro, but his Daleks held them off. Davros detonated the planet, killing the Daleks. He woke highly injured, four days into the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]], in a new casing as the [[Dalek Emperor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'') | ||
==== Account | ==== Account 3: Like "second hand goods" ==== | ||
According to a second account, the trial was not a legal endeavor but instead the Daleks "trying out" Davros to solve the schism that had appeared in [[Dalek Empire|their empire]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'') after the [[Dalek-Movellan War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') As Davros put it, the Daleks were "trying [him] out" as if he were "second hand goods" that needed to be tested before being used. Despite finding the Daleks' request for direction pathetic, he agreed to help and began to reflect on the past. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'') | According to a second account, the trial was not a legal endeavor but instead the Daleks "trying out" Davros to solve the schism that had appeared in [[Dalek Empire|their empire]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'') after the [[Dalek-Movellan War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') As Davros put it, the Daleks were "trying [him] out" as if he were "second hand goods" that needed to be tested before being used. Despite finding the Daleks' request for direction pathetic, he agreed to help and began to reflect on the past. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'') | ||
==== Account | ==== Account 4: The interference of the Thal ==== | ||
According to another account, Davros encountered the Thal [[Lareen]] while en route to Skaro. Lareen was using a stealth suit that made her invisible to Dalek scanners. Lareen attempted to find Davros's "good side," and believed she had succeeded. She gave Davros a capsule containing an enhanced version of the [[Movellan virus]] and asked him to release it during his trial. This would destroy all Daleks on Skaro, and make Davros a hero. | According to another account, Davros encountered the Thal [[Lareen]] while en route to Skaro. Lareen was using a stealth suit that made her invisible to Dalek scanners. Lareen attempted to find Davros's "good side," and believed she had succeeded. She gave Davros a capsule containing an enhanced version of the [[Movellan virus]] and asked him to release it during his trial. This would destroy all Daleks on Skaro, and make Davros a hero. | ||
