Handheld Temporal Control Globe (Ratcliffe-Mike Contested Artifact)

a compact temporal regulator used by Dalek factions and human operatives

5 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

5 moments

S25E3 · Remembrance of the Daleks Part 3

Doctor disables time device leaves calling card

The Biomechanoid Control System pulses with erratic light as the Doctor disables the time controller. Its central panel responds with spasmodic flickers, betraying internal disarray among the renegade units when their time coordination is disrupted. This visual cue underscores the Doctor’s success in creating tactical chaos without destroying the device outright.

Before: Operational, governed by the time controller and battle computer network

After: Compromised but intact, with delayed temporal functions

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S25E4 · Remembrance of the Daleks Part 4

Ratcliffe and Mike dispute the time controller's value

The time controller becomes the focal point of Ratcliffe and Mike's whispered negotiation, leveraged as both a strategic piece and a bargaining chip. Its impending functional status drives the urgency of their exchange about its use and potential consequences.

Before: Broken and non-functional due to damage, recently undergoing repairs by the Girl under Dalek duress.

After: Repairs nearly complete, still in Ratcliffe's possession but contested, its function not yet activated.

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S25E4 · Remembrance of the Daleks Part 4

Girl destroys Ratcliffe as war erupts

The repaired time controller is central to the chaotic sequence—placed beside the Hand of Omega's casket by the girl after repair, seized by Ratcliffe and Mike during their panicked escape upstairs, electrocuted by the girl mid-transfer who converts it into a weapon against Ratcliffe before Mike wrestles it away and barricades it inside the store room.

Before: Broken, inoperative, undergoing repair by the girl to operational condition

After: Inoperative again after being wrestled away by Mike, inside store room barricaded from Dalek interference

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S25E4 · Remembrance of the Daleks Part 4

Daleks flee with Hand of Omega

Mike Yates claims the time controller from Ratcliffe's corpse and carries it as a potential counter to Dalek temporal dominance. Its glowing interface pulses faintly, representing a human attempt to assert technological parity against the Dalek's superior temporal weapon.

Before: Possessed by Ratcliffe, later wrested away in the struggle

After: In Mike's possession, inactive but functional, left behind as a consolation prize

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S25E4 · Remembrance of the Daleks Part 4

Doctor tasks Ace with shadowing Mike

The time controller is the object of the Doctor’s urgent briefing and Ace’s covert pursuit. Its unexpected recovery by Mike has disrupted the Daleks’ temporal hold and set the immediate operational stakes. The Doctor treats it as a volatile artifact requiring stealth and observation, driving the need to follow its movements.

Before: In Mike’s possession, recovered earlier in the narrative after initial capture by hostile forces

After: Still in Mike’s possession, now drawing the Doctor’s investigative attention through Ace’s covert shadowing

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