Kaled Scientists' Ultimatum

Gharman and the Kaled scientists issue the ultimatum in the laboratory, demanding a vote on Davros' leadership. Davros accepts publicly with conditions—a full Elite meeting and rebuttal rights—his finger tapping reveals impatience. Gharman departs satisfied while Davros drops the pretense, gloating to Nyder about crushing the challenge.

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Purpose

Forces a leadership vote among the Kaled Elite to undermine Davros' authority.

Significance

Acts as a symbolic challenge that Davros manipulates into psychological domination, exposing his contempt for democracy and marking a turning point in the Kaled power struggle.

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S12E15 · Genesis of the Daleks Part 5

Davros’ Hollow Concession: The Vote as a Weapon of Psychological Domination

The Kaled scientists' ultimatum serves as the catalyst for Davros’s deception. Symbolizing the rebellion’s demand for democratic accountability, it is used by Davros as a tool to manipulate Gharman and the scientists into a false sense of security. The ultimatum’s acceptance under Davros’s conditions (a full Elite meeting and rebuttal rights) sets the trap, as it allows Davros to publicly concede while privately plotting his counterattack. The ultimatum’s role is purely symbolic in this event—it is the idea of democracy, not its substance, that Davros weaponizes.

Before: A verbal demand issued by Gharman and the Kaled scientists, representing their collective will to challenge Davros’s authority.

After: The ultimatum is accepted under Davros’s terms, but its symbolic power is hollowed out by his deception. It becomes a tool for Davros’s manipulation rather than a mechanism for democratic change.

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