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Chub's Body

Chub's limp corpse lies sprawled in the storage locker, its stillness betraying the violence of an unnatural death onboard the sandmining machine. The robot deactivation disc—clenched stiffly in its stiffened hand—stands out as the sole anomaly against an otherwise unmarked body. Uvanov's methodical inspection reveals no external wounds, while Poul's stunned reaction echoes the unsettling stillness of Chub's pose. The strangeness of the disc's placement and the robots' deliberate disposal mark it as unmistakably different from expected fatalities in this industrial environment.
3 appearances

Significance

Serves as irrefutable proof for the Doctor's theory that the killer is using robots to dispose of victims while concealing the true cause of death. The absence of trauma combined with the robot disc in hand forces characters to consider the unnatural circumstances surrounding Chub's demise, positioning the body as the centerpiece of a conspiracy that escalates from industrial accident to outright murder.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S14E17 · The Robots of Death Part 1
Body found in the storage locker

Chub’s rigid corpse sprawls amid the storage locker’s clutter; it is positioned centrally beneath the overhead strips, its lifeless posture and pallor drawing immediate focus and confirming Poul’s earlier screams were not imagined.

Before: Absent — Chub was alive and moving in the ship’s corridors shortly before the discovery.
After: Limp, motionless, and unnervingly still; one hand clenched around a small metal object.
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S14E17 · The Robots of Death Part 1
Uvanov confronts the crew over murder

Chub’s lifeless body serves as the grim centerpiece of the unfolding crisis in the storage locker, its positioning forcing confrontation between Uvanov’s denial and Poul’s insistence on the murder’s gravity. The lack of overt trauma heightens the unnaturalness, contrasting sharply with the routine environment of the locker.

Before: Discovered sprawled in the storage locker by Poul, appearing fresh despite strangulation
After: Body remains in the storage locker, subjected to inspection by Uvanov, its presence a silent accusation amid the crew’s gathering
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S14E18 · The Robots of Death Part 2
Leela uncovers robot disposal of corpse

Chub’s lifeless body is hauled upright by robot crane arms, its stiffened limbs betraying the violence of death, the only anomaly being the robot deactivation disc clutched rigidly in its cold fingers. The corpse becomes evidence in motion, moved not for mourning but for elimination, passing within centimeters of a watching enemy.

Before: Limp corpse sprawled in storage locker, cold and lifeless from recent strangulation
After: Elevated by robotic arms, wheeled out of the locker into the ship’s service corridors
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