Security Override Biometric Scanner Pad

Used during high-security operations involving Daleks, confirms crew identities for command overrides

4 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S21E6 · The Awakening Part 2

Trooper and Willow approach TARDIS

The scan pad’s sensors briefly pulse, detecting Willow’s proximity as a secondary blip through its dim glow—its immediate awareness triggers abrupt abandonment of the Doctor’s technical attempt, converting calm precision into hasty evasion of violence.

Before: Glowing sensors calibrated to local biometrics and threat markers, tracking presence in the hallway

After: Ceased operation mid-flow, its warm hum dissipated by the sudden pivot toward confrontation

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S21E6 · The Awakening Part 2

TARDIS crew abandons dying Malus

The Biometric Security Override Scanner Pad displays Turlough and Verney as safe, drawing Jane’s attention. Its readings serve as the catalyst for her decisive intervention, confirming the crew’s safety and enabling the shift toward urgent escape.

Before: The scanner pad displays active readings of the external environment, including the Malus and the surrounding village.

After: The scanner pad’s display continues to show Turlough and Verney as safe, reinforcing the decision to abandon the crisis.

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S21E14 · Resurrection of the Daleks Part 4

Doctor explains Dalek ship destruction

The Doctor invokes the scanner’s biometric readings as he explains the destruction of the Dalek ship, using its visual confirmation to validate Stien’s trigger of the space station’s self-destruct device, pivoting the crew’s focus to this pivotal act of defiance.

Before: Inactive and displaying the remnants of the Dalek ship’s explosion, its sensor field dormant.

After: Activated to confirm Stien’s identity and validate the Doctor’s claims, now central to the crew’s tactical understanding.

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S21E14 · Resurrection of the Daleks Part 4

Lytton's doubles advance toward Earth

The Biometric Security Override Scanner Pad registers the Doctor’s hand as he hovers above the console, its readings confirming Stien’s identity as the one who triggered the Dalek ship's destruction against Davros' command. With an active blue-hued sensor field pulsing faintly, it validates the temporal signature of sabotage and is momentarily central.

Before: Console-mounted device with an active blue-hued sensor field pulsing faintly as it registers biometric signatures during security override operations, its readings not yet confirmed significant.

After: The console now holds significance as Lytton and his duplicated constables advance, though the scanner pad's role diminishes post-revelation until further biometric operations are required.

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