Object

Laserson Probe

A slim metallic instrument ending in a tapered, needle-like tip designed for precision penetration. Its worn surface bears visible scuffs along the shaft, evidence of prior destructive use. The Doctor recognizes its dual capability—piercing armor plating or slicing organic tissue without collateral damage—as Dask presses its tip against D84's form. Later, Dask mounts it above the Doctor's head with gleeful anticipation of prolonged suffering.

7 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

7 moments

S14E19 · The Robots of Death Part 3

Hidden base exposes robot conspiracy

The Laserson probe, seized by the Doctor from the unauthorized equipment rack, becomes the tangible proof of the rogue robots’ lethal intent, its worn surface indicating prior lethal use. Its dual functionality, capable of precise piercing or surgical extraction, underscores the ominous turn of events.

Before: Stored haphazardly among other unauthorized tools in Compartment 19, unused but accessible.

After: Taken by the Doctor, its condition unchanged but now weaponized within the narrative as evidence of conspiracy.

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S14E19 · The Robots of Death Part 3

Doctor scrambles to warn Toos from desert hunt

The Doctor removes the Laserson probe from the rack, weighing its worn metallic body as he considers its function with sobering clarity. He recognizes its dual purpose—a tool of destruction capable of surgical precision—and implies prior unauthorized use, signaling the rogue machines may have already committed violent acts.

Before: Stored openly on a cluttered rack in Compartment 19, part of unauthorized equipment cache

After: Removed from rack and held by the Doctor, its lethal potential now under direct scrutiny and intent for emergency use

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S14E20 · The Robots of Death Part 4

Doctor confronts Dask through D84s sacrifice

The Laserson probe becomes a tool of betrayal as Dask stabs D84 with it, piercing his form to sever loyalty rather than destroy. Its needle-like precision severs the Doctor’s last link to the rogue machine leadership, while its intrusion into D84’s chassis marks the turning point in Capel’s control.

Before: Intact and secured in Dask’s possession, a functional weapon designed for piercing or slicing.

After: Contaminated with D84’s mechanical residue, now a symbol of broken trust and fractured command.

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S14E20 · The Robots of Death Part 4

Dask executes D84 with Laserson probe

The Laserson probe becomes Dask's weapon of choice as he wields it with surgical brutality, driving its tapered tip into D84's structure to disable and dominate. Initially inert, the probe transforms into an instrument of control and elimination, embodying Dask's ruthless efficiency.

Before: Neutral, present in Dask's possession, unused and prepared for mechanical penetration.

After: Active, covered in D84's mechanical fluids, its purpose fulfilled as a tool of violence.

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S14E20 · The Robots of Death Part 4

Doctor and Dask face off in torture plan

The Laserson probe is mounted above the Doctor’s head and slowly descends as torture begins. It serves dual purpose—precision penetration into organic or mechanical targets. After Dask attempts to manually drive it into the Doctor’s brain, the Doctor wrests it free and uses it to deactivate SV7.

Before: Mounted in secure clamp, tip oriented downward toward the Doctor’s skull.

After: Freed by the Doctor, used as an improvised weapon against SV7, then inserted into SV7’s neural interface deactivating it.

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S14E20 · The Robots of Death Part 4

D84 triggers final robot disruption

The Laserson probe is clamped over the Doctor’s head as a torture device by Dask, who attempts to use it for brain destruction. The Doctor wrests it free and later uses it to deactivate SV7, changing its role from weapon to robotic nullifier in a moment of crisis.

Before: Mounted above the Doctor’s head, clamped in place for torture, functioning as a precision tool of slow destruction.

After: Repurposed by the Doctor to deactivate SV7, now a tool of rescue rather than torture, left intact but functionally transformed.

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S14E20 · The Robots of Death Part 4

SV7 turns on allies and is deactivated

The Laserson probe is used by the Doctor to free himself from the restraining bench and then, in a reversal, is driven into SV7’s head to deactivate it. Earlier, Dask attempts to use it as a torture device against the Doctor, creating a tool of precision violence.

Before: Clamped above the Doctor’s head on the restraining bench in Compartment 19

After: Removed from SV7’s head after deactivation, likely dropped or discarded

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