Super Sonic (feature)

Super Sonic was a feature exclusively published in Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 on 7 September 2023 by Penguin Group. Written by Paul Lang, the feature detailed the main sonic screwdrivers seen in the television series, ignoring any designs from other media.

Summary
As they never carry a weapon, the Doctor rather carries a sonic screwdriver. The "multipurpose marvel" aids the Doctor when they need to get out of a "tricky spot" and their brainpower isn't enough. A sonic screwdriver can scan, take diagnostics, unlock doors, disable weapons, and unscrew screws, however it does not work on wood. There are also other sonic devices used by other people, which includes: the Twelfth Doctor's sonic sunglasses, which he used after he got bored of his screwdriver; Sarah Jane Smith's sonic lipstick, created by the Doctor; and the Master's laser screwdriver, which, unlike the Doctor's screwdriver, can be used as a weapon.
 * The Second Doctor's sonic screwdriver is a basic model that resembled a pen.
 * The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Doctor's sonic screwdriver has a "flashy silver design" with yellow stripes. The head resembles an electric toothbrush, but shouldn't be used as such as it would vibrate teeth out of a person's head.
 * The Eighth Doctor's sonic screwdriver was a similar model to the Fifth Doctor's, albeit with a glowing red light at the end; it took the Doctor "a few hundred years" to replace his previous sonic, which had been destroyed.
 * The Ninth and Tenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver has an "organic" coral design which matches the contemporary TARDIS. The Doctor uses this model a lot given it is "supercharged".
 * The Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor's sonic screwdriver is created by the TARDIS, which it is capable of doing now. It is able to be controlled by the Doctor's thoughts.
 * The Twelfth Doctor's second model is used by the Doctor after he tried "wearable tech". Now, the sonic is capable of "impressive light modes and movements".
 * The Thirteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver is built after she was stranded on Earth with no access to the TARDIS, by forging Sheffield steel and soldering and gluing "old tech" on.
 * The Fourteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver is the latest model, albeit with some "familiar elements" to previous models. It has wide area dispersal petals, function access controls, frequency and intensity dials, a resonator cage, an activation button, a central sonic cluster, and the primary sonic emitter.

Characters
(In order of appearance)
 * Second Doctor
 * Third Doctor
 * Jo Grant
 * Fourth Doctor
 * Fifth Doctor
 * Eighth Doctor
 * Ninth Doctor
 * Tenth Doctor
 * Eleventh Doctor
 * Twelfth Doctor
 * Thirteenth Doctor
 * Yasmin Khan
 * Fourteenth Doctor
 * Sarah Jane Smith
 * The Master

Worldbuilding

 * The Doctor doesn't need guns or warships or "killer lasers", as they rely on their brainpower.
 * The Ninth and Tenth Doctor's model has a blue light at the end.
 * The Thirteenth Doctor created her model shortly after her regeneration.

Continuity

 * The Second Doctor's sonic debuted in Fury from the Deep, although the penlight design debuted in The War Games; the Third's debuted in The Sea Devils; the Eight's in Doctor Who; the Ninth's in Rose; the Eleventh's in The Eleventh Hour; the Twelfth's in Hell Bent; and the Thirteenth's in The Woman Who Fell to Earth.
 * The sonic screwdriver can extract teeth, as Mickey Smith found out when he unwittingly used one in place of his toothbrush. (COMIC: The Lodger)

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