Talk:Davros

Infobox image
I have re-added the image File:Davros.jpg to the infobox for this article. In the interest of preventing edit wars, the reason is explained here. Any replacement of this image with file:DavrosJE1.jpg or similar images will be reverted.

We have certain rules for infobox images, some of which you can read at Tardis:Guide to images. One of the rules is that the infobox image must be representative of the story/character/location, etc. In this particular case, Davros has appeared in more of the classic episodes than those of NuWho, so the image of the older version is more appropriate, as User:OttselSpy25 stated in his edit summary.

For similar examples, you can check out the articles for Ice Warrior and Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.

The current image is the best possible image currently available, but it doesn't quite satisfy all our guidelines for infobox images. If someone uploads a more tightly cropped image of the classic era Davros, it can be posted here for consideration. Also, images of Davros from the current series (and series 4 of course) are allowed anywhere else on the page. Shambala108 ☎  01:38, September 29, 2015 (UTC)

"Not been born yet"
Years ago, when I was a student at the Ottawa Child Study Centre, I had a cab mate who told me that the story of GENESIS OF THE DALEKS took place in the future and that Davros "hasn't been born yet."Glammazon ☎  03:49, September 18, 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not entirely sure what your point is? But the dating of Skaro history relative to Earth history is a fraught point. There is a significant following for the idea that TV: The Dead Planet takes place in 1963, for example, which would necessarily place Genesis contemporary to the Middle-Ages, or thereabouts. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  10:07, September 18, 2020 (UTC)

Infobox image - tabbed?
Hey all. Given the new guidelines and rules which allow for recasts to be shown in infobox galleries (see how First Doctor shows Hartnell, Hurndall and Bradley), would it be appropriate to do the same for Davros' actors/infobox? It's a slightly weirder one because every Davros is meant to be the very same character, and even though the mask changes three or more times, it's still meant to be the same face in-universe. Any thoughts? Fractal Doctor ☎  12:38, 15 March 2023 (UTC)


 * The two Decayed Masters are essentially the same, but that infobox gallery has Pratt and Beevers in. So should Davros? Fractal Doctor ☎  12:40, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. Hurndall isn't meant to be a different face from Hartnell in-universe, either. Scrooge MacDuck ⊕ 12:55, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

I agree entirely. I personally think we should show every actor to play Davros, in order of introduction. Thus we can include the "child Davros" without it being the default image. I also think an extra image should be included for the "Emperor" Davros incarnation. Thus:

What does everyone think? OS25🤙☎️ 22:49, 15 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Seems confusing to have the Emperor after Bleach; surely if we're going by real-world chronological it should be Molloy, Emperor, Bleach? (Also, there are multiple variants of Davros's Emperor casing in the EU, but I suppose we can gloss over that…)


 * As regards Bleach, I suspect my ongoing effort to fill out Davros/Gallery will locate a better shot than that Stolen Earth image. Scrooge MacDuck ⊕ 22:52, 15 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I agree that the Emperor Davros feels weird after Bleach. Otherwise, I like this. Fractal Doctor ☎  00:27, 16 March 2023 (UTC)