| Davros | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who character | |
 Julian Bleach as Davros (2008) | |
| First appearance | Genesis of the Daleks (1975) |
| Last appearance | "Destination: Skaro" (2023) |
| Created by | Terry Nation |
| Portrayed by |
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| In-universe information | |
| Species | Kaled |
| Affiliation | Daleks |
| Home | Skaro |
Davros (/ˈdævrɒs/) is a fictional character from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was created by screenwriter Terry Nation, originally for the 1975 serial Genesis of the Daleks. Davros is a major enemy of the series' protagonist, the Doctor, and is the creator of the Doctor's deadliest enemies, the Daleks. Davros is a genius who has mastered many areas of science, but also a megalomaniac who believes that through his creations he can become the supreme being and ruler of the Universe. The character has been compared to the infamous dictator Adolf Hitler several times, including by the actor Terry Molloy,[1] while Julian Bleach defined him as a cross between Hitler and the renowned scientist Stephen Hawking.[2]
Davros is from the planet Skaro, whose people, the Kaleds, were engaged in a bitter thousand-year war of attrition with their enemies, the Thals. He is horribly scarred and disabled, a condition that various spin-off media attribute to his laboratory being attacked by a Thal shell. He has one functioning hand and one cybernetic eye mounted on his forehead to take the place of his real eyes, which he is not able to open for long; for much of his existence he depends completely upon a self-designed mobile life-support chair in place of his lower body. It would become an obvious inspiration for his eventual design of the Dalek. The lower half of his body is absent and he is physically incapable of leaving the chair for more than a few minutes without dying. Davros' voice, like those of the Daleks, is electronically distorted. His manner of speech is generally soft and contemplative, but when angered or excited he is prone to ranting outbursts that resemble the hysterical, staccatissimo speech of the Daleks.
- ^ "Doctor Who: My life as Davros". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Dr Who villain Davros - a cross between Stephen Hawking and Hitler". Telegraph Online. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2018.