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== Features == | == Features == | ||
Deadlocking made locks more difficult to open, at least with sonic devices. More sonic devices could be used in concert to break deadlock seals. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') Additional deadlocking could be applied, from double ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') to triple ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]'') | Deadlocking made locks more difficult to open, at least with sonic devices. More sonic devices could be used in concert to break deadlock seals. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') Additional deadlocking could be applied, from double ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') to triple. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]'') | ||
It was possible to create deadlock seals with a sonic device. The Doctor "locked" several things during his travels, particularly the controls of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], which even [[the Master]] could not unlock. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') | It was possible to create deadlock seals with a sonic device. The Doctor "locked" several things during his travels, particularly the controls of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], which even [[the Master]] could not unlock. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') | ||
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== Notable uses == | == Notable uses == | ||
* The [[Big Brother]] House on the [[Satellite | * The [[Big Brother]] House on the [[Satellite Five|Game Station]] was fitted with deadlock seals after the contestants of an earlier edition of the show walked out. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | ||
* The [[Krillitane]]s | * The [[Krillitane]]s used deadlock seals on several objects in [[Deffry Vale High School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | ||
* {{Simm|c}} deadlocked the TARDIS from inside to prevent the [[Tenth Doctor]] entering to stop his escape. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]])'' | * {{Simm|c}} deadlocked the TARDIS from inside to prevent the [[Tenth Doctor]] entering to stop his escape. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]])'' | ||
* The [[Heavenly Host]]s onboard the ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' were constructed with double deadlocked circuitry. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | * The [[Heavenly Host]]s onboard the ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' were constructed with double deadlocked circuitry. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
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* The [[Flydon Maxima Research Base]] used a series of deadlock seals for protection. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Depths of Despair]]'') | * The [[Flydon Maxima Research Base]] used a series of deadlock seals for protection. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Depths of Despair]]'') | ||
* The [[Pandorica]] used deadlocks as a security bypass. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | * The [[Pandorica]] used deadlocks as a security bypass. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | ||
* The lock for the cashier's office in a [[21st century]] theatre had a deadlock seal. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] found this improbable, considering the technology level of [[Earth]] and such an unnecessary need for security. ([[ | * The lock for the cashier's office in a [[21st century]] theatre had a deadlock seal. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] found this improbable, considering the technology level of [[Earth]] and such an unnecessary need for security. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Snowfall (short story)|Snowfall]]'') | ||
* The headquarters for [[Lyttle Monsters Inc]] had deadlock seals for their doors. ([[ | * The headquarters for [[Lyttle Monsters Inc]] had deadlock seals for their doors. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Snowfall (short story)|Snowfall]]'') | ||
[[Category:Defensive technology]] | [[Category:Defensive technology]] | ||
