Guard's Atlantean Trident

A ceremonial three-pronged spear of dull bronze metal, its shaft carved with spiraling Atlantean sigils for reinforcing authority. The weapon’s prongs curve sharply like talons, designed to stun rather than pierce, its surface bearing faint residue of sea salt from ritual cleansing. Guards carry it horizontally as a tool of intimidation, gripping the leather-wrapped hilt etched with the insignia of Dalios’ court—until wrenched away with lethal precision. When seized by the Doctor in the Temple Undercroft, it buckles under the force of his Venusian karate grip, its ornamental bindings snapping before the blade itself shatters against the wall, scattering bronze fragments like temporal chaff.

4 appearances

Purpose

Instrument of non-lethal restraint, wielded by Atlantean guards to assert dominance and immobilize targets through blunt force trauma or crushing pressure between prongs and shaft.

Significance

Symbol of oppressive authority under King Dalios, shattered by the Doctor to sever the chain of command in a single act of rebellion. Its destruction crystallizes the collapse of order in the crisis’s opening gambit.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S9E26 · The Time Monster Part 6

Doctor seizes sacred key from Krasis

The guard carries the ceremonial Atlantean trident as a symbol of martial ritual authority. The Doctor seizes it mid-motion and uses it to pin both the guard and Krasis against the stone wall. With a sudden, forceful twist, he breaks the weapon over his knee before casting it aside, symbolically shattering the guard’s ability to enforce order through ceremony.

Before: Held by the guard at the catacomb entrance, ceremonial and intact, signifying Atlantean authority.

After: Shattered into bronze fragments and abandoned against the wall, rendered useless for enforcement.

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S9E26 · The Time Monster Part 6

Doctor tells life secret to steady Jo

The ceremonial Atlantean trident serves as ritual weapon, wielded by the sentry to subdue King Dalios, striking him once before the implement is withdrawn. Its bronze prongs bite into flesh with symbolic force.

Before: Held horizontally by the Sentry as a tool of intimidation and decorum

After: Dulled with blood and misuse, withdrawn and relocked beyond the door

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S9E26 · The Time Monster Part 6

Dalios defies guards asserts authority

The guard wields the Atlantean Trident as a weapon to subdue King Dalios, striking him to the ground when Dalios refuses to comply with orders. The trident’s ceremonial nature contrasts with its brutal use, emphasizing the collapse of Dalios’ authority.

Before: Worn by the guard as a ceremonial weapon, carried horizontally with ritualistic purpose

After: Used to strike Dalios, likely damaged or unscathed but now associated with violence against the king

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S9E26 · The Time Monster Part 6

Dalios reveals Atlantiss fate and dies

The guard seizes Dalios and strikes him across the torso with the Atlantean Trident, the bronze prongs slamming into Dalios with a sickening impact. The weapon’s ceremonial authority becomes an instrument of force, used not to stun but to punish and silence. Afterward, the trident remains in the guard’s possession as he withdraws.

Before: Held by the guard in ceremonial horizontal carry, a symbol of palace authority and intimidation

After: Same as above, now bearing flecks of blood from Dalios’ wound

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