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[[File:Gravity tractor beam.jpg|right|thumb|[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] holds a [[neutron star]] in place with a gravity tractor beam. ([[ | [[File:Gravity tractor beam.jpg|right|thumb|[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] holds a [[neutron star]] in place with a gravity tractor beam. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'')]] | ||
A '''tractor beam''' was a beam of energy projected from a vessel or device which could tether and pull another object. [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] could create a tractor beam with the help of the [[the Master]]'s [[laser screwdriver]] ([[ | A '''tractor beam''' was a beam of energy projected from a vessel or device which could tether and pull another object. [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] could create a tractor beam with the help of the [[the Master]]'s [[laser screwdriver]] ([[GAME]]: ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]''). The [[Fourth Doctor]] used his TARDIS' gravity tractor beam to hold a [[neutron star]] still while [[Erato]] used [[Tythonian ship|his ship]] to weave a protective shell around it. In the process, the tractor beam burned out. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'') | ||
It had been repaired by the Doctor's [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] when he used it to save the [[Sanctuary Base 6 rocket]] from a [[black hole]]. ([[ | It had been repaired by the Doctor's [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] when he used it to save the [[Sanctuary Base 6 rocket]] from a [[black hole]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'') | ||
During the end of the Doctor's encounter with a pan-dimensional being, his TARDIS got caught in a tractor beam heading towards [[Lakertya]] caused by the Rani. ([[ | During the end of the Doctor's encounter with a pan-dimensional being, his TARDIS got caught in a tractor beam heading towards [[Lakertya]] caused by the Rani. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch]]''/[[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'') | ||
The Doctor's TARDIS also had an [[Anti-gravity spiral]] that had similar properties to a tractor beam. ([[ | The Doctor's TARDIS also had an [[Anti-gravity spiral]] that had similar properties to a tractor beam. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | ||
[[Chula Warship]]s, such as the one stolen by [[Jack Harkness]], possessed a tractor beam. ([[ | [[Chula Warship]]s, such as the one stolen by [[Jack Harkness]], possessed a tractor beam. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances]]'') | ||
[[K9 Mark 2]] possessed a tractor beam which could pull an object as large as an [[Darius Pike|adolescent humanoid]], ([[ | [[K9 Mark 2]] possessed a tractor beam which could pull an object as large as an [[Darius Pike|adolescent humanoid]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Itself (TV story)|Fear Itself]]'') he could also use it to absorb [[The Hunger|microscopic objects]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Hunger (TV story)|Black Hunger]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 17:14, 18 September 2012
A tractor beam was a beam of energy projected from a vessel or device which could tether and pull another object. The Doctor's TARDIS could create a tractor beam with the help of the the Master's laser screwdriver (GAME: TARDIS). The Fourth Doctor used his TARDIS' gravity tractor beam to hold a neutron star still while Erato used his ship to weave a protective shell around it. In the process, the tractor beam burned out. (TV: The Creature from the Pit)
It had been repaired by the Doctor's tenth incarnation when he used it to save the Sanctuary Base 6 rocket from a black hole. (TV: The Satan Pit)
During the end of the Doctor's encounter with a pan-dimensional being, his TARDIS got caught in a tractor beam heading towards Lakertya caused by the Rani. (PROSE: Spiral Scratch/TV: Time and the Rani)
The Doctor's TARDIS also had an Anti-gravity spiral that had similar properties to a tractor beam. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)
Chula Warships, such as the one stolen by Jack Harkness, possessed a tractor beam. (TV: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances)
K9 Mark 2 possessed a tractor beam which could pull an object as large as an adolescent humanoid, (TV: Fear Itself) he could also use it to absorb microscopic objects. (TV: Black Hunger)
