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Due to losing everything in her [[pocket]]s following her [[regeneration]] and fall, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] lost [[Twelfth Doctor|her previous incarnation]]'s [[Twelfth Doctor's second sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] (and [[sonic sunglasses]]). As a result, the Doctor chose to build '''one of her own''' in a workshop in [[Sheffield]]. This one was far simpler in appearance than the last screwdriver with a simple steel body, and a crystal on the tip that glowed [[Amber (colour)|amber]] while in use, taken from a [[Stenza]] [[Tim Shaw's pod|transport chamber]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'')

It was unique from previous sonic screwdrivers in the fact that design-wise the handle was now the unique part of the sonic{{what}}, as opposed to the emitter, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') which had previously either had interchangeable heads, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' - ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') an extendable emitter, ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' - ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') "[[Eleventh Doctor's flippy-out petals|claws]]" deployed when the sonic was activated, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]] ''- ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'') or a large emitter glowing in a rotating fashion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'' - ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') It was also the first of the Doctor's sonic devices to have a curved handle, allowing for a more natural grip.

Comparing it to a [[Swiss Army knife]], but without the knife, the Doctor explained that it functioned not only as a [[screwdriver]], but as a [[scanner]] and a [[tin opener]], and it could be used for diagnostics. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'')

It had a self-rebooting feature, allowing it to restore power if drained. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'') It could not work on machinery if the power cells were fluctuating. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'')

When a [[Thijarian remnant]] sample overloaded the sonic, for having too many inputs, the Doctor noted that this had never happened before. This was because of the immeasurably high [[density]] of this substance, containing the remains of [[Thijar]] and all their ancestors. ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'') On another occasion, the sonic could calculate such an impossible density, but that "density [blew its] mind". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'')

* Scanning technology, like the [[Stenza]] [[Tzim-Sha's pod|transport pod]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'')

* Scanning for [[artron energy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'', ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'')

* Determining the current location as Northern [[Punjab]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'')

* Scanning reanimated [[corpse]]s to find out what is animating them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'')

* Scanning objects to understand their components and properties. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'', ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'', ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'')

* Reactivating the [[Morax (species)|Morax]] [[Pendle Hill|prison]] lock. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'')

* Removing [[DNA bomb]]s from [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Grace O'Brien|Grace]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz's]] [[collarbone]]s and installing them into a [[Stenza]] [[gathering coil]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'')

* Signalling and summoning [[the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A New Beginning (comic story)|A New Beginning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'')

* Accessing spacecraft databases. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'', ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'')

* Reprogramming a [[robot (A New Beginning)|robot]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A New Beginning (comic story)|A New Beginning]]'')

* Operating a [[transmat]] or [[teleport]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'', ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'')

* Creating false data on a computer. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'')

* Blocking a Dalek's connection to its [[gunstick]] while not fully synchronised. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'')

* Opening a [[hatch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'')

* Unlocking a [[padlock]]ed door. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'')

* Unlocking an [[apartment]] door. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'')

* Untying a [[knot]] in a [[rope]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'')

* Lighting a [[candle]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dr. Thirteenth (novel)|Dr. Thirteenth]]'')

* Erasing and restoring [[marker]] writing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'')

* Creating and playing audio recordings. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'')

Following the [[Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}) the screwdriver was briefly used by the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] only to be destroyed by a fake [[Supreme Dalek (Liberation of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]] at the [[Dalek Dome]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}}) He later replaced it with a [[Fourteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver|new model]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Fourteenth Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver (webcast)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Super Sonic (feature)}})

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