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[[File:Meron.PNG|thumb|250px|right|A Meron using a laser weapon. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'')]] | [[File:Meron.PNG|thumb|250px|right|A Meron using a laser weapon. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'')]] | ||
A '''laser''' was an artificial beam of light the photons of which moved in a single direction. Many lasers were harmless and used in some games ([[SJA]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]''), but other lasers were used as deadly weapons. During their campaign to recruit warriors, the [[ | A '''laser''' was an artificial beam of light the photons of which moved in a single direction. Many lasers were harmless and used in some games ([[SJA]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]''), but other lasers were used as deadly weapons. During their campaign to recruit warriors, the [[Uvodni]] utilised harmless laser weapons in their interactive laser-tag game [[Combat 3000]]. However, on board their ship, the [[Kudlak]] warriors carried deadly blaster rifles that fired a yellow laser burst. | ||
Some weapons, such as [[Sontaran laser]]s, were called "lasers" despite travelling slower than light. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''). Lasers could also be used for a defensive purpose, as when the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble|Donna]] and [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] came across a grid of heat rays in one of the tunnels underneath [[Messaline]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'') | Some weapons, such as [[Sontaran laser]]s, were called "lasers" despite travelling slower than light. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''). Lasers could also be used for a defensive purpose, as when the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble|Donna]] and [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] came across a grid of heat rays in one of the tunnels underneath [[Messaline]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'') | ||
==Examples of laser weapon use== | == Examples of laser weapon use == | ||
*The [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] were armed with a wrist-mounted laser blaster that fired a red blast. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | * The [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] were armed with a wrist-mounted laser blaster that fired a red blast. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | ||
*The [[Dalek]]s used gunsticks which fired laser rays which could be modified into hand-held Tommy rifles. ([[DW]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | * The [[Dalek]]s used gunsticks which fired laser rays which could be modified into hand-held Tommy rifles. ([[DW]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | ||
*The parallel Torchwood developed laser weapons, which destroyed [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] and could blast through a Dalek's shield. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'') These weapons were later upgraded, to the point that they could destroy Daleks in one shot. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | * The parallel Torchwood developed laser weapons, which destroyed [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] and could blast through a Dalek's shield. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'') These weapons were later upgraded, to the point that they could destroy Daleks in one shot. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
*Jack Harkness had a compact laser delux. ([[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | * Jack Harkness had a compact laser delux. ([[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | ||
*[[Jack Harkness]] used components from a pair of androids to build a high-powered energy weapon out of a defabricator. ([[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | * [[Jack Harkness]] used components from a pair of androids to build a high-powered energy weapon out of a defabricator. ([[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | ||
*The [[Sontaran]]s utilised laser rifles during their [[The Poison Sky|Invasion]] attempt. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') | * The [[Sontaran]]s utilised laser rifles during their [[The Poison Sky|Invasion]] attempt. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') | ||
*The [[Judoon]] carried hand-held blaster pistols which fired a red disintegrator beam. ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') | * The [[Judoon]] carried hand-held blaster pistols which fired a red disintegrator beam. ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') | ||
*The [[Toclafane]] had laser blasters built in to their casings. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') | * The [[Toclafane]] had laser blasters built in to their casings. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
*On the planet [[Griffoth]], the [[Graske]] were armed with tiny laser pistols which fired purple blasts to combat intruders. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'') | * On the planet [[Griffoth]], the [[Graske]] were armed with tiny laser pistols which fired purple blasts to combat intruders. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'') | ||
*[[Sontaran]] batons fired a laser that could cripple their victims. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') | * [[Sontaran]] batons fired a laser that could cripple their victims. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') | ||
*[[Chantho]] used a laser pistol to shoot the Master. ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | * [[Chantho]] used a laser pistol to shoot the Master. ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
*[[Eva Saint Julienne]] used a laser pistol to shoot the [[Jagrafess]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'') | * [[Eva Saint Julienne]] used a laser pistol to shoot the [[Jagrafess]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'') | ||
*Novice [[Hame]] carried a laser gun for protection when searching for the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'') | * Novice [[Hame]] carried a laser gun for protection when searching for the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'') | ||
*[[The Master (Harold Saxon)|The Master]] had a [[laser screwdriver]], capable of killing. ([[DW]] ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') | * [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|The Master]] had a [[laser screwdriver]], capable of killing. ([[DW]] ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
*The [[Slitheen-Blathereen family]] used braclets which fired orange lasers. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'') | * The [[Slitheen-Blathereen family]] used braclets which fired orange lasers. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'') | ||
*The [[Meron]]s carried a trident-shaped weapon which shot 3 green beams. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'') | * The [[Meron]]s carried a trident-shaped weapon which shot 3 green beams. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'') | ||
*The [[Korven]] had a laser weapon on their palms. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Korven]]'') | * The [[Korven]] had a laser weapon on their palms. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Korven]]'') | ||
*[[Ahab]] made use of a laser lasso. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'') | * [[Ahab]] made use of a laser lasso. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'') | ||
*[[CCPC]]s were armed with a palm-mounted laser blaster that fired a red beam. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Aeolian (TV story)|Aeolian]]'') | * [[CCPC]]s were armed with a palm-mounted laser blaster that fired a red beam. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Aeolian (TV story)|Aeolian]]'') | ||
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