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|type = Cloaking Device | |type = Cloaking Device | ||
|origin = [[Vinvocci]] | |origin = [[Vinvocci]] | ||
|appearances = [[ | |appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' | ||
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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 [[Tenth Doctor]] could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking directly at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. ([[ | These devices were disguised as wristwatches and were apparently uncomfortable to use. The [[Tenth Doctor]] could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking directly at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[Rossiter]] and [[Addams]] picked up a signal from a [[Immortality Gate|piece of medical equipment]] and used shimmers to work undetected for [[Joshua Naismith]]. The Doctor deactivated them with his [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[ | [[Rossiter]] and [[Addams]] picked up a signal from a [[Immortality Gate|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 (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 18 September 2012
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 Tenth Doctor could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking directly at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. (TV: The End of Time)
History
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)
Behind the scenes
- The name of the device implies that the cloaking process involves light.
