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Kara's Holographic Communication System

A comprehensive holographic display system in Kara's office console used for communication and surveillance with Davros. The system projects high-resolution holographic images of Davros (including his facial distortions and cybernetic eye) with visible scan line flickering, allowing for precise interaction control. Vogel frequently adjusts the volume and projection angle, using it both as a negotiation tool with Davros and a surveillance shield to mask their performative compliance. In an alternate location, Vogel uses a variant of this system to project Davros's hologram for allies (Orcini, Bostock) to strategically expose his atrocities.
4 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments
S22E12 · Revelation of the Daleks Part 1
Kara feigns compliance to Davros

The holographic monitor projects Davros’s image, enabling a real-time negotiation that forces Kara and Vogel to maintain a facade under Davros’s watchful gaze, while also providing Kara with a tool to control the visual and auditory terms of engagement.

Before: Functioning as a communication device in Kara’s office, used for transmitting and receiving holographic images.
After: Remains operational, now poised to facilitate Orcini’s imminent entry as Kara readies herself to greet him.
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S22E12 · Revelation of the Daleks Part 1
Kara and Vogel divert funds for Davros

The holographic monitor projects Davros’s image, amplifying his demands across an open channel. Its resolution fluctuates, distorting his facial expressions and underscoring the tension in the transmission. Vogel adjusts the volume to comply with Davros’s reprimand, demonstrating its role as both negotiation tool and surveillance shield.

Before: Inactive, embedded in Kara’s office console, ready to display transmissions at high resolution.
After: Active, projecting Davros’s hologram during critical negotiations. Its scan lines flicker intermittently, symbolizing the fragility of the transmission and the pressure of the moment.
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S22E12 · Revelation of the Daleks Part 1
Kara brokers murder with Orcini and Bostock

Vogel’s holographic projection of Davros hovers above his device, casting an eerie blue light that narrows the room’s focus to the Great Healer’s face. Kara weaponizes the imagery to condemn Davros’s cruelty, while Orcini’s recognition of the visage ties past encounters to the present mission, transforming a mere briefing tool into a catalyst for vengeance.

Before: Stored in Vogel’s device, inactive and innocuous
After: Active projection, its flickering glare underscoring the gravity of Davros’s threat
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S22E12 · Revelation of the Daleks Part 1
Orcini swears oath-bound vengeance for Davros

Vogel’s glowing blue Davros hologram hovers above the desk, its spectral light flickering as it reveals Davros’s true face and mechanical eye, transforming a remote tyrant into an immediate phantom. The projection serves as a psychological weapon, converting abstract extortion narratives into personal culpability. It becomes the catalyst for Orcini’s recognition and moral commitment to murder.

Before: Stored in Vogel’s device, inactive and contained
After: Activated, projecting Davros’s visage in Kara’s office, having served its persuasive purpose
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