Gaztak Concealment Screen

A flat rectangular screen carried by the Master into the Central Registry, its mechanical purpose subverted into a symbol of defiance. The screen’s surface remains inert, stripped of its Gaztak function, serving instead as a physical taunt—a handheld declaration that the Master’s true allegiance lies not with Logopolis but with the collapse he now enacts. Monitor and Tegan’s reactions confirm this as a deliberate rupture, the screen’s presence alone broadcasting irrevocable rupture.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S18E8 · Meglos Part 4

Doctor abandons disguise to merge with Gaztaks

The Gaztak holds the concealment screen vertically as the Doctor instructs, enabling the Doctor’s false face to tear apart against the barrier. The screen functionally serves as a mask that accelerates the collapse of the Doctor’s disguise, exposing his true form in plain view of his adversaries.

Before: Held by the Gaztak guard, opaque and unmarked, lying flat against his body

After: Held aloft in a vertical position, now functioning as a barrier shielding the Doctor’s revised identity from immediate detection

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S18E27 · Logopolis Part 3

Master halts Logopolis core calculations

The Master carries a detached Gaztak Concealment Screen into the chamber, its mechanical function stripped and repurposed as a symbol of defiance. The inert screen amplifies his message of rupture, serving as a physical taunt and a stage prop in his declaration of power over Logopolis’s collapse.

Before: Stored or used as a functional screen

After: Repurposed, carried as a stage device in the Master's display

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