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Citadel Command Deck Grille

A reinforced metal grille near the command deck’s entry point, designed both as an air vent and emergency access panel. Its hinged frame bears the accumulated scorch marks and scratches of numerous breaches, showing evidence of recent forced entry. Characters grip its edges to pry it open wider, revealing the tight crawlspace behind used for infiltration.
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S15E20 · Underworld Part 4
Doctor forces Oracle to reveal the cylinders

The grille serves as both breach point and escape route in the command deck wall. The group wriggles back through it under Leela’s watch, using the tight crawlspace to disappear before guards overwhelm them—making the grille a critical lifeline amid collapsing authority.

Before: Reinforced metal vent frame, recently pried open by the Doctor and Leela.
After: Slightly misshapen from forced entry, left ajar for bypass access.
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S15E20 · Underworld Part 4
Doctor exposes the Oracle’s gold cylinders

The grille serves as the critical access point and escape route for the group, prised open to grant entry to the command deck. Its removal becomes their final path to freedom as guards close in behind them.

Before: Secured in place as part of the ventilation system, only unlocked and opened moments before the guards can respond to the alarm.
After: Left ajar in the command deck's wall as the group squeezes through, providing scant seconds of escape before reinforcements arrive.
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