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Master's Decoy Device

A small, unassuming device the Master presents with thinly veiled satisfaction. Its surface is unremarkable save for a single pulsating amber indicator that casts a faint glow across his fingers. He offers it to the Doctor as if sharing a confidence, then withdraws it with cold finality when the deception is exposed. The device fits no known apparatus in the room, designed for a single purpose—only to be discarded once its role in the deception is played out.
3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S18E28 · Logopolis Part 4
Master manipulates reality for blackmail

The Master presents the decoy device with feigned sincerity, offering it as proof of trust only to casually discard it out of the door once its purpose as a deception tool is served. Its presence underscores the level of stratagem involved in his manipulation of the Doctor.

Before: Hidden by the Master and offered to the Doctor as a token of apparent trust
After: Discarded and lost in the control room’s periphery, its deception exposed
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S18E28 · Logopolis Part 4
Master takes command of antenna controls

The Master’s Decoy Device is discarded carelessly out of the control room door, its useless thruster light still pulsing as it falls. Its role as a false promise is exposed, clearing the path for the true device’s activation.

Before: Held by the Master as a distraction, its single amber indicator glowing.
After: Thrown out of the room, now irrelevant and separated from its intended target.
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S18E28 · Logopolis Part 4
Doctor connects and regrets the link

The Master initially presents this unassuming device with thinly veiled satisfaction as a token of trust, only to discard it physically before revealing its decoy status. Its removal triggers the Doctor's brief confidence before the true overdrive unit is exposed elsewhere.

Before: Held in the Master's hand with a single pulsating amber indicator, offered as a demonstration of sincerity before being thrown away
After: Discarded outside the control room, rendering it inert and exposed as a deliberate false offering
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