Hand of Omega
The Hand of Omega is an artifact that features in Doctor Who.
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History
The Hand of Omega was an ancient Time Lord artefact that was linked to the stellar engineer Omega who built it long ago. He created it as a means of means of using a supernova as a power source for time travel experiments by the people of Gallifrey. After becoming lost, the Hand of Omega was left behind and Rassilon came to found Time Lord society. (Episode: Remembrance of the Daleks)
During the conflict between rival Dalek factions, the Doctor briefly imbued his companion Ace’s baseball bat with the Hand’s energy, allowing her to damage Dalek casings. After relocating the device to a cemetery with the help of a blind priest, the Doctor's true intentions were revealed: he had booby-trapped its programming to serve as a lethal bait. When the Imperial Daleks seized the Hand and brought it to their mothership, the Doctor feigned terror while goading their leader, Davros, into activating it. Instead of providing the Daleks with the secret of time travel as they intended, the Hand followed the Doctor's secret commands and traveled to the Dalek homeworld, Skaro, where it forced its sun to go supernova. This action obliterated the planet and subsequently returned to destroy the Imperial mothership before the Hand of Omega finally departed into space to return to Gallifrey. (Episode: Remembrance of the Daleks)
Overview
In appearance, the Hand of Omega was a metallic casket that bore a striking and somber resemblance to a traditional coffin. It was constructed from an unknown material with a dull, weathered bronze finish, giving it an ancient and imposing quality. The device lacked any obvious controls or external features that would suggest its purpose as a remote stellar manipulator; instead, it presented a smooth, stylized surface that appeared almost ceremonial. Despite its solid, heavy appearance, the Hand possessed the eerie ability to levitate, gliding silently through the air while maintaining a horizontal orientation. When it was activated or in flight, it occasionally emitted a low hum or displayed a faint energy shimmer, though its physical form remained that of a simple, unadorned sarcophagus until it was unleashed into space, where it could maneuver with intense speed and precision. (Episode: Remembrance of the Daleks)
It was described as being a remote stellar manipulator that was a device capable of customising stars allowing the user to cause nova's to occur in a sun that could be exploited as a power source. (Episode: Remembrance of the Daleks)
Users
- Omega :
Notes
- The Hand of Omega was created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, Donald Wilson and Ben Aaronovitch where it made its first appearance in the episode "Remembrance of the Daleks" (1988)
In other media
Novels
Audio Books
- In Doctor Who: Omega, the Hand of Omega appeared in the 2003 Big Finish Productions audio drama written by Nev Fountain. The device earned its name through a dark act of sacrifice and betrayal involving Omega's associate, Vandekirian. Wracked with guilt after attempting to sabotage Omega’s great work, Vandekirian cut off his own hand to atone for his actions, but Omega rejected this gesture and instead forcibly removed Vandekirian's other hand to place it within the manipulator, literally ensuring he would 'have a hand' in their endeavor. This gruesome origin was later obscured by Rassilon for political reasons, as the Time Lords preferred a cleaner, more mythical narrative for their foundational technology. Eventually, Omega used the device to turn a star into a supernova, providing the energy needed for Gallifreyan mastery over time, though the resulting backlash seemingly consumed him and sent him into a universe of antimatter. While the Time Lords revered Omega as a fallen hero and kept the 'Hand' as a sacred relic, the device remained a functional tool that the First Doctor eventually stole from Gallifrey before his exile, hiding it on Earth until its later use in his Seventh incarnation to destroy the Dalek homeworld of Skaro.
Appearances
- Doctor Who:
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