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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 [[Alien|aliens]] that don't look [[human]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'') | 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 [[Alien|aliens]] that don't look [[human]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'') | ||
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[[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]]'') | [[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]]'') | ||
[[Charles Abbott]], a popular [[writer]] of spooky children books, was an alien using a shimmer to pretend to be a human. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shock Horror (comic story)|Shock Horror]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 02:16, 2 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)
