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Boaz's Limpet Bomb

Adhesive explosive device attached to Dalek casing, designed to detonate in a precise blast radius to eliminate targets while minimizing collateral damage.
3 appearances

Purpose

To destroy Dalek devices or personnel through close-contact demolition.

Significance

Cemented Boaz's legacy as a self-sacrificing warrior whose tactical brilliance turned the tide in a pivotal skirmish. The bomb's singular use underscored the rebels' desperation and the escalating stakes of their resistance.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S9E4 · Day of the Daleks Part 4
Boaz's Sacrifice Opens the Path

Boaz affixes the limpet bomb onto the Dalek’s casing with magnetic pads and detonates it immediately, unleashing a concentrated blast that vaporizes both the Dalek and himself. The explosion’s precision devastates nearby combatants, marking a turning point in the assault’s momentum.

Before: In Boaz’s possession, fully armed, undetonated, and adherent to the Dalek’s armour.
After: Detonated and destroyed, with Boaz and the Dalek reduced to vapour and scattered debris.
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S9E4 · Day of the Daleks Part 4
Doctor exposes rebel temporal sabotage

Boaz's Limpet Bomb is mentioned indirectly in the rebels' broader history of sabotage tactics, reinforcing their comfort with high-risk temporal assassination tools. While not directly used here, its existence validates the rebels’ methods and frames their moral descent.

Before: Previously used in another mission, now a benchmark of their ruthless efficiency
After: Implicated in their ideological drift toward temporal tyranny
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S9E4 · Day of the Daleks Part 4
Shura's doomed vengeance against Styles

The compact bomb sits wired to a crumbling pillar, Shura’s fingers hovering over the detonator. Its presence embodies both her hope and damnation — a tool of self-sacrifice now rendered meaningless by the Doctor’s disclosure, yet still capable of ending her life and the Doctor’s intervention in an instant.

Before: Armed and awaiting detonation; placed near structural pillar for maximum effect in the wine cellar’s confined space.
After: Undetonated. Its lethal purpose unfulfilled due to external interruption, left in limbo between destruction and salvaged inaction.
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