Doctor Who
Object

Thal Guard's Electric Buggy

A wheeled electric vehicle used exclusively for transporting unshielded distronic explosives to slave laborers in the Thal Dome, distinct from personal protective equipment worn by Thal Guards.
3 appearances

Purpose

Transports boxes of distronic explosive cylinders to slave laborers for rocket assembly

Significance

Delivers the unshielded explosives that poison handlers like Sarah and Sevrin while advancing the Thals' genocidal rocket strike against the Kaleds, forcing slaves into a deadly dilemma between labor, escape, and sabotage

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S12E12 · Genesis of the Daleks Part 2
The Rocket’s Deadly Gambit: A Genocide Revealed

The Thal Guard's Electric Buggy is driven into the Thal Dome by the Thal Guard (1st), its humming motor a stark contrast to the slaves' labored breathing. The buggy tows a box containing sixteen unshielded distronic explosive cylinders, the lethal cargo that the mutos, Sarah, and the Kaled prisoner are forced to handle. As the buggy arrives, the toxic scale monitor lurches toward 'Toxic Level,' the cylinders' radiation seeping into the air with every movement. The buggy is not just a transport vehicle but a symbol of the Thals' ruthless efficiency, delivering death in increments to the slaves who load it.

Before: Outside the Thal Dome, fully charged and carrying a box of sixteen unshielded distronic explosive cylinders, ready for delivery to the slaves.
After: Inside the Thal Dome, empty of its lethal cargo, the cylinders now in the hands of the slaves as they load them onto the rocket. The buggy remains, a silent witness to the slaves' suffering.
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S12E12 · Genesis of the Daleks Part 2
The Unshielded Truth: A Death Sentence in Every Load

The Thal Guard’s electric buggy serves as the mechanism for delivering the lethal payload—sixteen unshielded distronic explosive cylinders—to the slave laborers. Its arrival triggers the toxic level monitor’s ominous climb, as each cylinder lifted by Sarah, Sevrin, or the Mutos accelerates their radiation poisoning. The buggy’s humming presence and the guard’s indifferent driving underscore the Thals’ dehumanizing efficiency: the vehicle is both a tool of war and an instrument of slow murder, its cargo a ticking time bomb for the slaves.

Before: Parked outside the Thal Dome, fully charged and loaded with a box of sixteen distronic cylinders, awaiting the guard’s command to enter.
After: Positioned at the base of the rocket, its cargo unloaded but the toxic level monitor now creeping toward 'Danger,' signaling the slaves’ accelerating doom.
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S12E12 · Genesis of the Daleks Part 2
The Ticking Dome: Sarah’s Choice Between Escape and Sabotage

The Thal Guard's electric buggy is driven into the Thal Dome, towing a box packed with sixteen unshielded distronic explosive cylinders. This vehicle is the mechanism through which the lethal payload is transported to the slaves for loading into the rocket. Its arrival marks a critical moment in the scene, as the toxic level monitor begins to climb rapidly, signaling the immediate danger to the slaves. The buggy’s role is both functional and symbolic—it embodies the Thals' ruthless efficiency in using slave labor to further their genocidal ambitions, while also serving as a ticking clock for the slaves' survival.

Before: Outside the Thal Dome, fully loaded with a box of sixteen unshielded distronic explosive cylinders, ready for transport to the slaves.
After: Inside the Thal Dome, unloaded of its cargo, the cylinders now in the hands of the slaves, who are forced to handle them despite the rising toxic levels.
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