Diplos Seal

The Diplos Seal is a heavy pendant necklace with intricate bronze and silver filigree work that absorbs light rather than reflecting it, its surface inscribed with alien glyphs that pulse faintly when activated. The chain is a thick braided metal that resists breaking even under the Doctor's urgent grip. When seized by the Doctor's hand, it hums with suppressed energy, its raw power visibly bending the Megara's judgment parameters. Vivien Fay wears it as a passive ornament until the artifact responds to the Doctor's command.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S16E12 · The Stones of Blood Part 4

Doctor seizes Diplos Seal to banish Megara

The Diplos Seal pendant is violently snatched by the Doctor from Vivien Fay's neck, serving as a weaponized artifact that disrupts the Megara's judgment. The pendant, resonating with suppressed power, forces the Megara to return to their homeworld by activating hidden controls embedded within them. This object transforms a legal execution into an escape sequence.

Before: Worn passively as an ornament by Vivien Fay, concealing its true identity and power

After: Seized by the Doctor, who uses it to command the Megara and trigger their forced return to Diplos

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S16E12 · The Stones of Blood Part 4

Doctor seizes pendant to banish Megara

The Doctor seizes Vivien Fay's pendant, a Diplos Seal of immense latent power, to weaponize it against the Megara. He touches the machines with the pendant to forcibly banish them back to Diplos, using the relic's authority to redirect their judgment and neutralize their threat completely.

Before: Worn by Vivien Fay as an ornamental necklace, its latent power dormant in her possession

After: Seized and wielded by the Doctor, its power activated and deployed to override the Megara's proceedings

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