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| {{Infobox Object
| | [[K9 Mark I]] had a '''photon-laser''' built into his "nose". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)|K9 and the Zeta Rescue]]'') |
| |image = PhotonBeam2.jpg
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| |type = Energy weapon
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| |origin =
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| |appearances = [[K9 - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
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| }}The '''photon beam''', also referred to as '''[[blaster]] ray''' in regards to [[K9 Mark II]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (audio story)|Ascension]]'') was a [[laser]] weapon incorporated by Professor [[Frederick Marius]] into his invention, [[K9]].
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| == Characteristics ==
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| In standard K9 models, a "[[blaster-muzzle]]" came out of a hole at the front of the robot's head and it fired the beam. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]'') However, in the case of [[K9 Mark I]]'s later incarnations, such as [[K9 Mark 2]], it was simply fired out of the hole. Several smaller holes inside also lit when the weapon was charged. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mind Snap (TV story)|Mind Snap]]'') For [[K9 Mark II|Mark II]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') and early instances of [[K9 Mark III|Mark III]], ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'') the beam was red, although in K9 Mark I ([[TV]]: ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]'') and III's later life, ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') along with [[K9 Mark IV]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'') and K9 Mark I's later incarnations, ([[TV]]: ''[[Liberation (TV story)|Liberation]]'') the beam was a more orange colour.
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| === Settings ===
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| The original [[K9 Mark I]] and Mark II's photon beams could stun and kill. In particular, Mark I's one had four levels of intensity; among them, "kill" and "paralyse". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
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| == Abilities and weaknesses ==
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| [[File:DWM 31 K9 vs Dalek.jpg|thumb|K9's laser blast disrupts and shatters a [[Dalek]] shell. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom]]'')]]
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| K9 Mark I's photon beam was ineffective against [[Sontaran space armour]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') However, it proved effective against [[Quark]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time in Office (audio story)|Time in Office]]'') K9 Mark II's photon beam was able to destroy [[Dalek]] [[casing]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Dogs of Doom]]'') K9 Mark IV's photon beam could disintegrate a swarm of [[Rakweed]] spores. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'')
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| K9 Mark II's [[blaster ray]] had an accuracy of 98%. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (audio story)|Ascension]]'')
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| K9 Mark 2's photon beam was able to heat and cook food, such as a tin of baked [[bean]]s, although it resulted in the beans bursting out of the tin. When K9 applied this technique to a [[Korven]], white light seem to emerge from its eyes and mouth and its body cracked with white light before finally exploding, leaving its clothes behind. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Korven (TV story)|The Korven]]'') It could deactivate a device such as a [[Space-Time Manipulator]] without damaging it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'') It could also be turned into a photon spread to disperse gas from a vapour bomb. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Oak Tree (TV story)|The Last Oak Tree]]'')
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| The [[Jixen]] were able to reflect and enhance photon beams. K9 was merely able to halt them with a shot. This ability was later incorporated into [[Trojan (The Eclipse of the Korven)|Trojan]], who was so strong it was able to knock K9 back. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eclipse of the Korven (TV story)|The Eclipse of the Korven]]'')
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| The [[Olympian]]s were invulnerable to photon beams; when [[K9]] used them against two Olympians, they were unaffected. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Life Bringer! (comic story)|The Life Bringer!]]'')
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| [[Category:K9 components]] | | [[Category:K9 components]] |
| [[Category:Laser devices]]
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| [[Category:Human technology]]
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| [[Category:Light weapons]]
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