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A weapon was an object designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage.

The Moment was the most powerful and most dangerous weapon in all of creation. It was held in the Omega Arsenal on Gallifrey, a collection of deadly and ancient Time Lord weapons that were forbidden to be used. During the course of the Last Great Time War, all of these weapons were removed from the Arsenal and deployed against the Dalek threat. (TV: The Day of the Doctor [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special (BBC One, 2013).) Their usage of the Arsenal led to the creation of the Dalek Eternity Circle who constructed the Temporal Cannon as a counter. (PROSE: Engines of War [+]George Mann, BBC New Series tie-in novels (BBC Books, 2014).) During the closing days of the war, the Daleks made an effort to claim the weapon factories at Villengard only for the War Doctor to detonate a molecular fruit bomb that turned the area into a banana grove. (COMIC: The Whole Thing's Bananas [+]Richard Dinnick, The Many Lives of Doctor Who (Titan Publishing Group, 2018).) This adversarial relationship with the Time Lords caused the Daleks to view TARDISes as weapons. (TV: Journey's End [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)

Branches of black ash and dieback rounds were used to make weapons for Grave Diggers. (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13 [+]David Solomons, BBC Children's Books (BBC Children's Books, 2018).)

The Deathsmiths of Goth were venerated, even by the Daleks, for their ability to create weapons. (COMIC: Black Legacy [+]Alan Moore, DWM backup comic stories (Marvel Comics, 1980).) When the New Dalek Paradigm was created, they claimed Goth's weapon production capabilities to quickly construct a galaxy conquering army. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe [+]George Mann, Justin Richards and Cavan Scott, Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (Ebury Publishing, 2017).)

The Doctor, largely a believer in non-violence, normally eschewed the usage of conventional weapons and voiced a dislike of them, (TV: The Sensorites [+]Peter R. Newman, Doctor Who season 1 (BBC1, 1964).) with even the War Doctor refusing to affix them to his TARDIS. (AUDIO: Light the Flame [+]Matt Fitton, Forged in Fire (The War Doctor Begins, Big Finish Productions, 2021).) This was such a hallmark of their character that a Dalek Supreme openly mocked the Twelfth Doctor when he brandished a Dalek gunstick at it, confident that it was in no danger of being fired on. (TV: The Witch's Familiar [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One|BBC One]], 2015).) Rassilon would later make the claim that words were the Doctor's true weapon (TV: Hell Bent [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015).) while Davros, after seeing the lengths that the Children of Time went to to stop the New Dalek Empire, believed that the Doctor made weapons out of their companions. (TV: Journey's End [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).) The Tenth Doctor once claimed that books were the "best weapons in the world". (TV: Tooth and Claw [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).)

Madame Kovarian's intent behind the genetic manipulation of Melody Pond was to create a weapon that could provide hope in an "endless, bitter war". (TV: A Good Man Goes to War [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 6 (BBC One, 2011)., The Time of the Doctor [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2013 (BBC One, 2013).)

After the Dummy Massacre, the new webmaster of Who is Doctor Who? was unsure if the dummies were alien or were weapons. (PROSE: Dummy Massacre [+]BBC webteam, Who is Doctor Who? (BBC, 2005).)

During the 2009 Sontaran invasion of Earth, General Staal noted that the ATMOS device had turned every car on Earth into a weapon for the Sontaran Empire. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem [+]Helen Raynor, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)

After being given one of the Doctor's sonic screwdrivers in his youth, (TV: The Magician's Apprentice [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One|BBC One]], 2015)., The Witch's Familiar [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One|BBC One]], 2015).) Davros increased the output of the screwdriver's defensive laser, turning it into an offensive weapon. (PROSE: The Last of the Dals [+]Temi Oh, Origin Stories (BBC Books, 2022).)

When Addison Delamar sought to sell the Doctor's memories, she banned the presence of any weapons at the proceedings. Since their whole body qualified as a weapon, the Cyber-Leader sent to represent the Cyber-Empire was forced to attend via hologram. (COMIC: The Bidding War [+]Cavan Scott, Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor (Titan Comics, 2017).)

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