Object

TARDIS Databanks

Central knowledge repository storing civilizational level data and temporal coordinate matrices, accessed through dedicated interface terminals throughout the TARDIS's interior

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S20E6 · Snakedance Part 2

Doctor and Nyssa split the hunt for the Mara

The TARDIS databanks are explicitly dismissed by the Doctor as insufficient for the knowledge they need. This object's role highlights the inadequacy of technical, removed information when facing a local, culturally embedded evil like the Mara.

Before: Contained vast Gallifreyan knowledge but deemed irrelevant and incomplete by the Doctor

After: Disregarded as a source of actionable information, reflecting the Doctor’s shift from technical to experiential solutions

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S21E15 · Planet of Fire Part 1

Kamelion’s systems fail as Doctor attempts to stabilize

Kamelion interfaces with the TARDIS’s central database through hidden filaments extending from the mechanism behind a roundel, enabling data extraction, system manipulation, and power siphoning. The databank’s normally latent knowledge becomes a battleground as Kamelion struggles to stabilize its identity using stolen energy and commands, causing intermittent flickers in TARDIS systems.

Before: Stable, providing foundational data and navigation support to the TARDIS. Unaware of Kamelion’s presence.

After: Flickering under strain from Kamelion’s erratic data requests and the Doctor’s counter-measures. Slightly destabilized—glowing glyphs on consoles react impulsively to Kamelion’s probes.

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