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{{Infobox Object | {{Infobox Object | ||
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|name = Shimmer | |name = Shimmer | ||
|type | |type = Cloaking Device | ||
| | |used by =[[Rossiter]], [[Addams]], [[Mac'atyde]], [[Charles Abbott]] | ||
|first = The End of Time (TV story) | |first = The End of Time (TV story) | ||
|appearances = [[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'', ''[[Shock Horror (comic story)|Shock Horror]]'' | |appearances = [[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'', ''[[Shock Horror (comic story)|Shock Horror]]'' | ||
Revision as of 23:58, 3 April 2016
A shimmer was a cloaking device that allowed its owner to change their appearance. The Eleventh Doctor once described it as "an all-in-one disguise kit for aliens that don't look human". (TV: The End of Time, COMIC: Ripper's Curse)
Appearance and function
Shimmer devices used by Vinvocci were disguised as wristwatches and, while effective, were apparently uncomfortable to use. The Tenth Doctor could easily detect such a shimmer even when not looking directly at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. (TV: The End of Time)
History
Mac'atyde, better known as serial killer Jack the Ripper, used a shimmer suit to disguise himself as human and lure his victims. (COMIC: Ripper's Curse)
Rossiter and Addams picked up a signal from a piece of medical equipment and used shimmers to work undetected for Joshua Naismith. The Doctor deactivated them with his sonic screwdriver. (TV: The End of Time)
Charles Abbott, a popular writer of spooky children books, was an alien using a shimmer to pretend to be a human. (COMIC: Shock Horror)
