Davros, the creator of the Daleks, also fought during the war after his creations (which had turned against him during "Genesis of the Daleks" but caused his revival in "Destiny of the Daleks") rehabilitated him to a leadership position. In the first year of the War, Davros' command ship was seemingly destroyed at the Gates of Elysium after flying into the jaws of the Nightmare Child. Unbeknownst to the Doctor, who had tried to save him, Davros was rescued by Dalek Caan, who had escaped the events of "Evolution of the Daleks" (2007) via an emergency temporal shift.