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Mentiads' Psychic Detonation Wire

A field-woven conductor of neural energy fashioned from the Mentiads' collective psychic surge, this wire links their dispersed mental power into a unified destructive pulse through field-weaving technology.
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S16E8 · The Pirate Planet Part 4
Mentiads destroy Xanxia's Bridge

The Psychic Detonation Wire is rapidly unspooled and attached by the Doctor to the plunger box, forming the critical conduit between the Mentiads’ psychic energy and the mechanical trigger mechanism. Its translucent filaments pulse with captured mental energy as it transmits the collective will of the Mentiads into the fusion core.

Before: Coiled and compact in the Doctor’s possession, newly deployed and taut as it is played out down the slope
After: Secured to the plunger box, depleted of energy after channeling the Mentiads’ power, left in place as the Bridge is destroyed
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S16E8 · The Pirate Planet Part 4
Doctor arms Romana for the final strike

The Psychic Detonation Wire, unspooled by the Doctor down the mountainside, is affixed to the plunger box by him and Romana. It serves as the conduit for the Mentiads' combined psychic energy, translating their intangible power into a physical force that destroys the Bridge.

Before: Tightly coiled and carried by the Doctor, its filaments dormant until attached to the plunger box.
After: Fulfilled its purpose; likely damaged or spent after channeling the psychic surge into the plunger box.
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