Gadgets

Throughout the stories, Alex Rider has always been provided with many various gadgets to help him with his missions. This is a common theme in the books, whether he is officially employed by MI6 (as is the case in Stormbreaker) or even when he embarks on a personal mission (like he does in Eagle Strike). Gadgets are sometimes instrumental to help him defeat the antagonists he encounters.

List of gadgets

Story	Item	Function	Fate
Stormbreaker	Yo-yo	Grappling hook	Used to hook Alex onto the plane that Mr Grin flies to London
	Acne cream	Dissolves metal	Used to destroy the structural supports of the man-of-war fishtank, and also used later in Point Blanc.
	Nintendo Gameboy	Transmitter Smoke screen Surveillance device Microphone Bug detector	Transmitter: Used to send a picture of a drawing that Ian Rider composed to MI6 Smoke screen: Used to blind Mr Grin, who crashes his plane
Point Blanc	Acne cream	Dissolves metal	The remainder of the acne cream issued in Stormbreaker, used to destroy a lock allowing access to a crane which Alex uses to seize Skoda's boat, which is then dropped into a police conference building
	Ear stud	A miniature grenade	Used to destroy a cell door
	Ski suit	Deflects bullets	Used to stop the guards' gun attacks during the escape
	Ski goggles	Has infrared vision	Used to escape from the academy
	Sony Discman	Diamond-edged buzzsaw	Used to cut an ironing board into an improvised snowboard
	Harry Potter book	Tranquiliser dart concealed in the spine	Used to neutralise Fiona Friend before she can compromise the truth about Alex
Skeleton Key	Game Boy Advance	Geiger counter	Used by Tom Turner and Belinda Troy to detect nuclear radiation
	Cell phone	Contains a tranquiliser dart	Used to put a guard to sleep on the Mayfair Lady
	Chewing gum	Destroys metal	Used to destroy a pair of handcuffs which Sarov restrained Alex with
	Michael Owen keyring	Flashbang grenade	Used to briefly stun General Sarov and Conrad allowing Alex to escape to the airport
	Heartbeat sensor		Although it's not issued to Alex, it's used by Sarov and Conrad to detect the heart pace, which foiled Alex's escape
Eagle Strike	Bicycle	Heat-seeking missiles Oil slick Flare launcher Smoke screen Ejector saddle Bulletproof tyres Magnetic clips
	Cycling vest	Bulletproof	Stops a bullet that Cray fired at Alex
Scorpia	Mouth brace	Activates a signal that alerts the SAS to Alex's location	Destroyed by Nile when Julia Rothman finds out about Alex's betrayal
Ark Angel	Insect spray	Attracts swarms of insects
Snakehead	Watch	Homing beacon	Homing beacon removed by Ash
	Coins	Exploding coins with the denomination determining the intensity of the explosion One baht Five baht Ten baht	One baht used to distract a guard in the organ transplant centre Five baht used to destroy the reefers on the Liberian Star Ten baht used to destroy the container lock on the Liberian Star
	Belt	Jungle survival gear	Stolen by Ash
Crocodile Tears	Eraser	Memory stick	Used to copy data from Straik's computer system
	Gel pens	Explosive gel pens	One pen used to set McCain alight before he can shoot Alex
	Pencil sharpener	Knife with a diamond blade	Used to cut open a guard's suit in the Poison Dome
	Pocket calculator	Camera jammer and communicator
	Pencil case	Swipe card that opens any door and a reprogrammer
Scorpia Rising
Never Say Die	Laptop	Has an explosive device	Used to distract Grimaldi henchmen while Alex sneaks onto a boat owned by the brothers