Sevateem Warrior Crossbows

The Sevateem hunters carry crude but deadly crossbows carved from dark forest wood and strung with taut, animal-gut fibers. Their bolts, fletched with ragged feathers, thud into the earth around the Doctor and Leela, pinning them under illuminated leaf patterns. The weapons aren't ceremonial—they're practical tools for ambush and subjugation, their presence reflecting the tribe's hostility toward outsiders.

3 appearances

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When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S14E13 · The Face of Evil Part 1

Sevateem ambush and Doctor’s capture

Three Sevateem crossbows, carved from dark wood and strung with gut fibers, are drawn and nocked during the ambush. Each warrior wields one as a tangible extension of their authority and fear, brandishing them to immobilize the Doctor and Leela. Their crude construction contrasts with the deadly intent, reflecting the tribe’s isolation and desperation.

Before: Carried by hunters during patrol, ready to fire.

After: Held at ready, temporarily stayed as the Doctor’s bluff unsettles the warriors.

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S14E13 · The Face of Evil Part 1

Doctor uses jelly baby to intimidate warrior

The Sevateem warrior’s crossbow is used to threaten the Doctor, embodying the tribe’s traditional tools of enforcement and terror. Its very presence forces the Doctor to improvise a non-lethal solution, turning the weapon’s symbolic and practical power against its wielder through psychological manipulation.

Before: Held at the ready by the Sevateem warrior, nocked and aimed.

After: Dropped by the warrior in compliance with the Doctor’s bluff, disabled as an immediate threat.

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S14E13 · The Face of Evil Part 1

Doctor seized by Sevateem capture

The Sevateem hunters carry crude crossbows carved from forest wood and string with gut fibers, nocking bolts fletched with ragged feathers. They fire them with deadly intent to pin the Doctor against a tree trunk, trapping him and demonstrating the tribe’s readiness to enforce violent isolation against outsiders.

Before: Ready in the warriors’ hands, nocked and aimed at perceived threats

After: Still held at the ready by the warriors following the Doctor’s defiance, their threat lingering as a tool of control and intimidation

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