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A '''Shimmer''' was a cloaking device used by the [[Vinvocci]] to change their appearance. | A '''Shimmer''' was a cloaking device used by the [[Vinvocci]] to change their appearance. | ||
==Appearance and function== | == Appearance and function == | ||
These devices were disguised as wristwatches, and were apparently uncomfortable to use. The Doctor could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | These devices were disguised as wristwatches, and were apparently uncomfortable to use. The Doctor could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
[[Rossiter]] and [[Addams]] picked up a signal from a [[Immortality Gate|medical piece of equipment]] and used shimmers to work for [[Joshua Naismith]] undetected. The Doctor deactivated them with his [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | [[Rossiter]] and [[Addams]] picked up a signal from a [[Immortality Gate|medical piece of equipment]] and used shimmers to work for [[Joshua Naismith]] undetected. The Doctor deactivated them with his [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
*The name of the device implies that the cloaking process involves light. | * The name of the device implies that the cloaking process involves light. | ||
[[Category:Shape-shifting technology]] | [[Category:Shape-shifting technology]] | ||
Revision as of 11:03, 5 November 2011
A Shimmer was a cloaking device used by the Vinvocci to change their appearance.
Appearance and function
These devices were disguised as wristwatches, and were apparently uncomfortable to use. The Doctor could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. (DW: The End of Time)
History
Rossiter and Addams picked up a signal from a medical piece of equipment and used shimmers to work for Joshua Naismith undetected. The Doctor deactivated them with his sonic screwdriver. (DW: The End of Time)
Behind the scenes
- The name of the device implies that the cloaking process involves light.
