The Laser Screwdriver is a fictional weapon from Doctor Who, wielded by the villainous Master. It can fire a powerful laser beam and induce rapid aging in a target. It is controlled by the owner’s genetic code and has appeared in multiple episodes and merchandise.
A laser screwdriver is a fictional weapon from the popular science fiction television series Doctor Who. It incorporates multiple means of attack into one device, although it doesn’t function like a real screwdriver. It first appeared in the Doctor Who episode “The Sound of Drums” which was first broadcast on 23 June 2007 on the British television channel BBC One.
Capable of firing a powerful laser beam capable of killing a human target in a short burst, the Laser Screwdriver also has the ability to induce extremely rapid aging in a target, paralyzing them causing them to advance to extreme old age within moments, although this requires the user of the weapon to possess preventive information on the genetic code of the intended victim. The laser screwdriver features controls that recognize its owner’s unique genetic code and will not respond to input from any other user, preventing the weapon from being turned on its owner should someone else gain possession of it.
The weapon is a small, hand-held device similar in length to a real screwdriver but several inches thick along its length. It is mostly silver gray and gold in color and has a number of buttons on its surface to activate its various functions. The screwdriver’s laser setting produces a visible beam of yellow light and a high-pitched, whining noise when fired.
The laser screwdriver is wielded by a character called the Master, a recurring villain from the Doctor Who series. Like the show’s titular hero, the Doctor, the Master is a Time Lord, a powerful time traveler from a superficially human-like but extremely advanced alien species known as the Gallifreyans. Unlike the heroic Doctor, however, the Master seeks to use his superior intellect and technology for the sake of power and conquest, which leads to frequent conflict between the two. The Laser Screwdriver’s name is itself a reference to a device used by the Doctor, the Sonic Screwdriver, though unlike the Master’s device, the Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver is primarily used as a tool rather than a weapon and cannot kill beings. living.
After its first appearance in the Doctor Who TV show during “The Sound of Drums”, the laser screwdriver was also seen in the following episode “Last of the Time Lords”. It later makes an appearance in TARDIS, a computer game based on the series released in 2010. A battery-powered toy version of the device has also been produced, which lights up and plays sound effects from the show.
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