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|name = Nitro-9
|image       = Nitro-9.jpg
|image = Nitro-9.jpg
|type       = Explosive
|type = Explosive
|made by    = [[Ace]]
|origin = [[Ace]]
|first cs    = Dragonfire (TV story)
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'', ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''<br />[[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'', ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'', ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]''<br />[[DWM]]: ''[[Ground Zero (comic story)|Ground Zero]]''
|appearances = {{appears}}
}}
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'''Nitro-9''' was an explosive created by [[Ace]] in school, where she blew up the science building with it. Ace mixed it herself and put it inside deodorant cans.
'''Nitro-9''' was a powerful explosive created by [[Ace]]: "just like ordinary [[nitroglycerin]], except it's got a bit more wallop". Ace mixed it herself, and put it inside [[deodorant]] cans. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dragonfire (TV story)}}) Once activated, it had a fuse time of 8 seconds, though sometimes it was not too precise as the [[Seventh Doctor]] discovered. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}})


Nitro-9 was a variant of Nitroglycerin. A variant of Nitro-9 was Nitro-9a, which was half the size and half as powerful. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') Another variant of Nitro-9 was Neo-Nitro, which resembled [[boiled sweet]]s and was activated using [[saliva]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') Ace also created Nitro-9 smart bombs, which could fly and take verbal commands. ([[NA]]: ''[[Blood Heat]])''
An early version for her was homemade [[gelignite]], which more resembled [[plasticine]]. She used this to blow up the [[art room]] at her [[secondary school]], an act for which she was suspended. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}}, {{cs|Dragonfire (TV story)}})


Though the [[Seventh Doctor]] told Ace not to carry it, she continued to do so and used it to destroy a [[Renegade Dalek]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''), a [[Cyber-shuttle]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]''), in a failed attempt to kill [[Fifi]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''), and to open the entrance to [[King Arthur]]'s spaceship. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'')
A later variant of Nitro-9 was [[Nitro-9a]], which was half the size and half as powerful. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) Another variant of Nitro-9 was [[Neo-Nitro]], which resembled [[boiled sweet]]s and was activated using [[saliva]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Shadowmind (novel)}}) Ace also created Nitro-9 [[smart bomb]]s, which could fly and take verbal commands. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood Heat (novel)}})
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Though the [[Seventh Doctor]] told Ace not to carry it, she continued to do so and used it to destroy a [[Renegade Dalek]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}) in a failed attempt to kill [[Fifi]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) to blow up the [[CyberIsomorph|Cyber-Isomorph]]'s [[Cyber-shuttle|shuttle]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Silver Nemesis (TV story)}}) and to excavate the entrance to [[King Arthur]]'s spaceship. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}}) However, he asked her to use it against sentient mud walls who where trapping them in a [[pocket dimension]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}}) In [[Mesopotamia]], she used it against the [[Kish]]ite soldiers who were attacking [[Gilgamesh]] and [[Enkidu]], and later used it against the soldiers in the [[temple]] of [[Ishtar (goddess)|Ishtar]] while rescuing the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)}}) On [[Kirith]], she used it to blow open the door of a [[Panjistri]] [[laboratory]]. Later, [[Raphael (Timewyrm: Apocalypse)|Raphael]] used it to blow open his cell door. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)}})
 
After [[Irving Braxiatel]] had returned her from the [[Last Great Time War]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Soldier Obscura (audio story)}}) Ace used a couple of rusty cans of Nitro-9 plus gas from one of the chemistry labs at [[Coal Hill School|Coal Hill Academy]] to try to blow up a Dalek that was pursuing her and [[Andrea Quill]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|In Remembrance (audio story)}})
 
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] used Nitro-9 to explode [[Karvanista]]'s robot guards. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}})
 
By [[2022]], Ace had ''"souped up"'' the Nitro-9 into [[Nitro-999]] which was used by Ace and [[Graham O'Brien]] to destroy the Daleks' volcano base during [[The Master's Dalek Plan]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}})
 
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 4 September 2024

Nitro-9 was a powerful explosive created by Ace: "just like ordinary nitroglycerin, except it's got a bit more wallop". Ace mixed it herself, and put it inside deodorant cans. (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"]) Once activated, it had a fuse time of 8 seconds, though sometimes it was not too precise as the Seventh Doctor discovered. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"])

An early version for her was homemade gelignite, which more resembled plasticine. She used this to blow up the art room at her secondary school, an act for which she was suspended. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"])

A later variant of Nitro-9 was Nitro-9a, which was half the size and half as powerful. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) Another variant of Nitro-9 was Neo-Nitro, which resembled boiled sweets and was activated using saliva. (PROSE: Shadowmind [+]Loading...["Shadowmind (novel)"]) Ace also created Nitro-9 smart bombs, which could fly and take verbal commands. (PROSE: Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"])

Though the Seventh Doctor told Ace not to carry it, she continued to do so and used it to destroy a Renegade Dalek, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) in a failed attempt to kill Fifi, (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) to blow up the Cyber-Isomorph's shuttle, (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"]) and to excavate the entrance to King Arthur's spaceship. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) However, he asked her to use it against sentient mud walls who where trapping them in a pocket dimension. (AUDIO: The Light at the End [+]Loading...["The Light at the End (audio story)"]) In Mesopotamia, she used it against the Kishite soldiers who were attacking Gilgamesh and Enkidu, and later used it against the soldiers in the temple of Ishtar while rescuing the Doctor. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)"]) On Kirith, she used it to blow open the door of a Panjistri laboratory. Later, Raphael used it to blow open his cell door. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)"])

After Irving Braxiatel had returned her from the Last Great Time War (AUDIO: Soldier Obscura [+]Loading...["Soldier Obscura (audio story)"]) Ace used a couple of rusty cans of Nitro-9 plus gas from one of the chemistry labs at Coal Hill Academy to try to blow up a Dalek that was pursuing her and Andrea Quill. (AUDIO: In Remembrance [+]Loading...["In Remembrance (audio story)"])

The Thirteenth Doctor used Nitro-9 to explode Karvanista's robot guards. (TV: The Halloween Apocalypse [+]Loading...["The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)"])

By 2022, Ace had "souped up" the Nitro-9 into Nitro-999 which was used by Ace and Graham O'Brien to destroy the Daleks' volcano base during The Master's Dalek Plan. (TV: The Power of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"])

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