Doctor Who Doctor Sonic Screwdriver

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The sonic screwdriver could diagnose diseases ( COMIC: The Pestilent Heart) and scan lifeforms for outside influences. ( TV: For Tonight We Might Die, The Return of Doctor Mysterio) The sonic screwdriver would, in rare occasions, be used as an offensive weapon, firing energy blasts. The Eleventh Doctor used it in this manner to help River Song defeat a group of Silents, defeating at least two of them. ( TV: Day of the Moon) The Twelfth Doctor used the same model of screwdriver to blast a Hyperion, buying himself and others time to escape from it. ( COMIC: The Hyperion Empire) It could also destroy ice creatures when it received the latest update. ( TV: The Snowmen)

While one account showed him gaining it after he had found Gallifrey at the end of the universe, ( TV: Hell Bent) another account depicted him using it whilst travelling with Clara Oswald. ( COMIC: The Day at the Doctors)Throughout the programme, there have been many different versions of the sonic screwdriver, as with subsequent Doctors the design of it was changed. It has also been destroyed on a number of occasions, thus leading to the introduction of the next model. Not all iterations of the Doctor have used the sonic screwdriver on screen; the Fifth Doctor in fact opted not to replace his after it was destroyed in " The Visitation".

The sonic screwdriver also functioned as a conventional screwdriver ( TV: The Monster of Peladon, The Ark in Space) and could be magnetised to remove bolts. ( TV: Frontier in Space, The Android Invasion) With the screwdriver, the Doctor was also capable of creating sparks of flame, ( TV: Carnival of Monsters) cutting through objects, ( TV: Robot) melting artificial ivy ( TV: The Android Invasion) and creating loud noises. ( TV: Four to Doomsday)This model, identified as the "Mark 5" by the Eighth Doctor, ( PROSE: Alien Bodies) looked similar to the screwdriver used up until his fifth incarnation: it was silver with a brass trim ring in the lower grip and a handle that resembled that of the previous sonic screwdrivers', now with a flat base. Its upper section was able to undergo telescopic collapse for ease of carrying, and, at its top, it held an emitter with a silver ring and a red bullet-shaped crystal at its centre. ( TV: Doctor Who) The Seventh Doctor claimed he patented the sonic screwdriver. ( AUDIO: The Unknown) Once, while suffering from amnesia, the Eighth Doctor was able to operate this sonic screwdriver on instinct. ( PROSE: EarthWorld) This version remained in the Eighth Doctor's use throughout his life, up until its destruction at the hands of a Cyber-Leader on Earth. ( COMIC: The Flood) Used to help with rewiring the TARDIS; he told Lilly it was because the light in his "wardrobe" wasn't working, claiming it was the reason he dressed as he did. ( TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe) The Eleventh Doctor's sonic screwdriver toy has a total of four sound effects, two of which alternate with every other button press. The third is activated by pressing twice and holding on the third button push. The fourth is activated with three presses and a hold on the fourth push. However, in some models of the toy, over-use of the hidden sound effects causes the sound functions to eventually break, leaving only the LED functional. The War Doctor also used a modified version of this sonic during the Time War, but had swapped the emitter head for a more simple light-up one. the war doctor TARDIS connections Doctor Who Electronic Sonic Screwdriver Collection – Eighth Doctor". Character Options. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014 . Retrieved 12 May 2016.