The Doctor's sonic screwdriver: Difference between revisions

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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]]'') The back of the sonic concealed a black marker tip that the Doctor could use to write down facts relavent to her current situation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]], [[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'')
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]]'') The back of the sonic concealed a black marker tip that the Doctor could use to write down facts relavent to her current situation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]], [[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'')


It had a self-rebooting feature, allowing it to restore power if drained. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'')
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!]]'')


=== Uses ===
=== Uses ===
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==== Diagnostic ====
==== Diagnostic ====
* Scanning the [[Stenza]] transport pod. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'')
* Scanning the [[Stenza]] 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]]'')
* Scanning for [[Artron energy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]], [[Demons of the Punjab]]'')


==== Technology ====
==== Technology ====
* Removing [[DNA bomb|DNA bombs]] from [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Grace O'Brien|Grace]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz's]] collarbones and installing them into a [[Stenza]] [[Gathering Coil]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'')
* Removing [[DNA bomb|DNA bombs]] from [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Grace O'Brien|Grace]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz's]] collarbones and installing them into a [[Stenza]] [[Gathering Coil]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'')
* Signalling the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'')
* Signalling the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'')
* Accessing ship databases. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]], [[Demons of the Punjab]]'')
* Creating fake information. ([[TV]]: [[Kerblam! (TV story)|''Kerblam!'']])


==== Utility ====
==== Utility ====
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* Unlocking an apartment door. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'')
* 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'']])
* Untying a knot in a rope. ([[TV]]: [[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|''Demons of the Punjab'']])
* Using teleports. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'')


==== Other ====
==== Other ====
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