Android Control Phaser

A sliver of angular, matte-black metal encrusted with strange glyphs, the phaser feels cold and slightly vibrating in Tegan’s grip. Its single trigger-like protrusion fits the contours of her palm as she raises it, the weapon humming faintly to life with a high-pitched whine. When discharged, a tight beam of searing cyan energy lances outward, reducing one attacking android to a puddle of black slime where it stands. The weapon bears no visible insignia but bears the same alien markings as the androids themselves.

4 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S22E11 · Timelash Part 2

Android breaches Inner Sanctum defenses

The android control phaser, wielded by the android enforcer, is discharged at the Inner Sanctum’s reinforced door. The device emits a cyan energy beam, which superheats and melts the dense metal plating, creating a breached entry point. The weapon’s alien glyphs glow faintly during discharge, reinforcing its lethal function and provenance.

Before: Armed, inactive, held ready in the android’s grip near the sanctum entrance

After: Fired once; likely overheated or depleted, though physical state is not shown beyond discharge

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S22E11 · Timelash Part 2

Doctor thwarts android ambush with time-loop

The Android Control Phaser is activated by the android, firing a cyan energy beam that pierces the Inner Sanctum door. The concentrated discharge burns through reinforced metal plating, leaving molten edges and a jagged breach. Its alien glyphs flare during discharge, identifying the weapon’s origin as tied to Borad’s synthetic forces. The phaser’s raw destructive output is the instrument of the breach, transforming a fortified barrier into a point of catastrophic failure.

Before: Armed and held by the android, powered and ready for deployment. The phaser is cold and latent, awaiting the activation command.

After: Fired and depleted momentarily with scorched discharge ports. The weapon returns to a dormant state, though its energy signature lingers in the breach.

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S22E11 · Timelash Part 2

Android breach threatens Inner Sanctum

The android unleashes the Android Control Phaser in a single, devastating discharge at point-blank range against the Inner Sanctum’s reinforced door. The angular device’s cyan beam slices through thick metal, leaving a glowing molten slit that expands into a wide, jagged breach. The weapon’s alien glyphs flare brightly during discharge, matching the inscriptions on the android itself, confirming a shared origin.

Before: Cold and inert, held tightly in the android’s rigid grip while it awaits the command to fire.

After: Activated and discharged, now cooling slightly with residual energy discharge but otherwise undamaged.

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S22E11 · Timelash Part 2

Doctor defeats Borad with reflective vengeance

Though not fired, the android control phaser’s presence in the arsenal underscores the regime’s capacity for lethal force, with its glyphs echoing Borad’s mutated alien origins.

Before: Secure in the armory or on an android sentinel unseen in the chamber.

After: Left inactive; its potential averted along with Borad’s regime.

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