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The [[Time Agency]] used '''wrist straps''' for a variety for functions. According to the Time Agent [[John Hart]], Time Agents would bicker over the size of their respective wrist straps.
|Object name = Vortex manipulator
|type = [[time travel]]
|origin = [[Time Agency]]
|appearances = <ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' (mentioned)</li><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''
}}
A '''vortex manipulator''' was a form of basic [[time travel]] developed by the [[Time Agency]] of the [[51st century]]. The accuracy of travel the vortex provides is unclear, Jack Harkness arrived in 1869 when aiming for the late 20th century. The presence of a Time Lord during travel is somehow able to enhance the accuracy of the travel path, as the Doctor is able to guide Jack and Martha [[Utopia (TV story)|back from the future]] to within days of when he and Martha had last left, this may be related to the time senses of a Time Lord or simply greater understanding of time travel.  


Although it was generally used by the Agency, the [[Family of Blood]] stole one to follow [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] around the [[universe]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') The Doctor considered it very primitive compared to a [[TARDIS]], describing [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] as a "sports car" to [[Jack Harkness]]'s "space hopper". The TARDIS controls include a vortex manipulator. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'')
==Functions==
* [[Vortex manipulator|Vortex manipulation]] to facilitate [[time travel]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')
* Communication between users, including storage of messages ([[TW]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'')
* Projection of [[hologram]]s ([[TW]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', ''[[Fragments]]'')
* [[Teleportation]]  ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')
* Tracking of life signs ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'')


Jack Harkness had his manipulator housed in a [[Time Agency wrist strap]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
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[[Category:Time travel devices]]
''Presumably the vortex manipulator created some sort of shield to protect an Agent from the side effects of an unprotected journey through the vortex. This did not, however, prevent some considerable discomfort for the user, as shown by the Doctor, Jack and Martha's responses upon arriving in London. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')''

Revision as of 20:37, 23 October 2008

The Time Agency used wrist straps for a variety for functions. According to the Time Agent John Hart, Time Agents would bicker over the size of their respective wrist straps.

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