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Flight Deck Beam Cannon

A small, mounted energy weapon affixed to the Argo's flight deck railing. Its crystalline emitter glows with unstable blue energy as Orfe swivels it toward Leela in a moment of confrontation, the weapon humming with potential lethal force. The cannon is fixed in position, requiring only a target and a trigger mechanism to fire. Its compact design suggests limited range but high precision in tight shipboard quarters.
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S15E17 · Underworld Part 1
Doctor learns Minyans have reached their end

A beam cannon mounted on the flight deck railing is swiveled toward Leela by Orfe during a moment of tension. The crystalline emitter glows with unstable blue energy, ready to fire, but the threat is defused when Herrick disarms Leela and she lowers the weapon herself. It represents the Minyans’ last-ditch capacity for lethal action amid breakdown.

Before: Mounted defensive weapon with scuffed metal and salt-streaked patina
After: Repositioned to neutral bearing; latent threat neutralized through crew exhaustion
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S15E17 · Underworld Part 1
Jackson drives ship into nebula peril

Orfe swivels and raises the flight deck beam cannon toward Leela during the propulsion crisis, using it as a threat to enforce Jackson’s authority and discourage external interference with Minyan operations.

Before: Dormant on the flight deck railing, visually representing Minyan desperation and threat capacity.
After: Handed to the Doctor after Herrick’s momentary threat escalates, then presumably secured.
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