Hologram
Holograms were projections of light by alaser beam (TV:The Talons of Weng-Chiang[+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"]) which cast three-dimensional images used for information storage and communication. Some holograms were also capable of developing sentience or being used to recreate life.
Variations[[edit] |[edit source]]
Holograms were usually projected from a device, meaning that they were generally stationary. Some were mobile, however, and appeared not to be connected to a projector, at least not visibly.
According to theTenth Doctor, holograms typically interacted with other holograms, but not the physical world. (AUDIO:Ghosts[+]Loading...["Ghosts (audio story)"])
A type of hologram,hologlyphs, could materialise and dematerialise at will or when summoned, could be programmed not to know they weren't real, and could have a solid feel to them as if they were real beings. A hologlyph of a recently deceased person could even be created to acquire as to the last few moments of their life. They were also able to interact with machinery, asBook was able to connect with thelexicon. (AUDIO:...ish[+]Loading...["...ish (audio story)"])
Xanxia was able to create a permanent cellular regeneration projection of herself, always nearly complete but forever connected to the real Xanxia whose near-dead body was preserved between twotime dams. TheFourth Doctor could not switch her off, and was even slapped by her. She could also physically interact with her surroundings and her personal devices, which might have been projected as well, were also physical. (TV:The Pirate Planet[+]Loading...["The Pirate Planet (TV story)"])
Another type, those made ofhard-light, were used on theOrient Express to deceive passengers into believing the train was normal, creating hologram furniture and people. (TV:Mummy on the Orient Express[+]Loading...["Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)"])
Aquantagram was a physical hologram, described by theEighth Doctor as "real but not real", likestagesets in atheatre. They acted like real objects. (AUDIO:The Scapegoat[+]Loading...["The Scapegoat (audio story)"])
Instances of hologram use[[edit] |[edit source]]
Distant past[[edit] |[edit source]]
In150,000,000 BC, theKastrians had a hologram recorded to tellEldrad aeons later that his mission to revive the race had failed. (TV:The Hand of Fear[+]Loading...["The Hand of Fear (TV story)"])
9th century[[edit] |[edit source]]
In the9th century[nb 1] the leader of theMire used a hologram to disguise himself as theVikinggodOdin. Later,Ashildr, using a Mire helmet, projected a holographic sea snake over a wooden puppet. (TV:The Girl Who Died[+]Loading...["The Girl Who Died (TV story)"])
19th century[[edit] |[edit source]]
In1890sLondon, the51st centuryMagnus Greel employed the holographic technique to pretend the presence of aghost guarding his lair under thePalace Theatre. (TV:The Talons of Weng-Chiang[+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"])
20th century[[edit] |[edit source]]
In1903, while trying to figure out what theSkithra used to appear asHarold Green, theThirteenth Doctor thought about holograms. (TV:Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror[+]Loading...["Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (TV story)"])
In1938, with little time left, theEleventh Doctor usedthe TARDIS'voice interface, which variously took on the images ofRose Tyler,Martha Jones,Donna Noble andAmelia Pond. (TV:Let's Kill Hitler[+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"])
In1969, the Eleventh Doctor showedCanton Everett Delaware III a holographic projection of aSilent. (TV:Day of the Moon[+]Loading...["Day of the Moon (TV story)"])
21st century[[edit] |[edit source]]
By the early21st century,televisions were capable of holographic broadcasting. (PROSE:Cat's Cradle: Warhead[+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"])
In the2000s, whenSally Sparrow inserted aDVD with theTenth Doctor's message to her into the TARDIS console, it opened a projection of the Doctor, who announced the TARDIS was returning to his timestream. (TV:Blink[+]Loading...["Blink (TV story)"])
In2008, the Eleventh Doctor called theAtraxi back to check ifEarth violated their laws, and if it was defended, which the Atraxi confirmed with holograms. The holograms showedPete's World Cybermen,Daleks flying out of theGenesis Ark,Dalek Sec, aSea Devil, aReaper, aSontaran, theEmpress of the Racnoss,Vashta Nerada operating a spacesuit,Hath,Ood and aSycorax for those who had attacked Earth in the past. For its protector, it showed thefirst,second,third,fourth,fifth,sixth,seventh,eighth,ninth, and tenth incarnations of the Doctor. (TV:The Eleventh Hour[+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"])
Captain John Hart usedhis vortex manipulator to send holographic messages toCaptain Jack Harkness'vortex manipulator. (TV:Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang[+]Loading...["Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)"],Fragments[+]Loading...["Fragments (TV story)"])
Captain John projected an image to Torchwood of a canister containing what he thought was part of a key to find anArcadian diamond, but were actually parts to a bomb that attached to the DNA of whoever killedthe woman that owned this canister. When Captain John, the woman'smurderer, assembled these pieces, it projected a hologram recording of this woman to tell him this. (TV:Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang[+]Loading...["Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)"])
In the 2000s, theShadow Proclamation used holograms to show the27 planets theDaleks had stolen. (TV:The Stolen Earth[+]Loading...["The Stolen Earth (TV story)"])
In2010, theClaw Shansheeth had an epitaph stone declaring the Eleventh Doctor's death, whichMr Smith projected as a hologram. (TV:Death of the Doctor[+]Loading...["Death of the Doctor (TV story)"])
In2011, theSkullions under order ofHarrison made and controlled a hologram ofJoseph Serf during the release of theSerfBoard. This hologram had hypnotic powers that willed people to buy the SerfBoard.Luke andSky Smith later took control, telling the journalists at the release that the SerfBoard was junk. (TV:The Man Who Never Was[+]Loading...["The Man Who Never Was (TV story)"])
In the2010s,virtual realityconference calls made use of holograms. (AUDIO:In Memory Alone[+]Loading...["In Memory Alone (audio story)"])UNIT used holograms ofSilents in order to retain memories, and to manipulate others into following demands when necessary. (AUDIO:Silent Majority[+]Loading...["Silent Majority (audio story)"],In Memory Alone[+]Loading...["In Memory Alone (audio story)"])
In2022, aDalek projected a hologram of itself tothe Doctor's TARDIS to communicate with theThirteenth Doctor. (TV:The Power of the Doctor[+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"])
In2050,Medes captured by InspectorDrake projected holograms to warnK9 and his gang about thechenium pollution Drake had caused. (TV:Alien Avatar[+]Loading...["Alien Avatar (TV story)"])
22nd century[[edit] |[edit source]]
By the 22nd century, holographic slides had replacedpaper as a writing medium. (PROSE:Fear Itself[+]Loading...["Fear Itself (novel)"])
In2119, theTwelfth Doctor projected a hologramghost version of himself into the future. (TV:Under the Lake[+]Loading...["Under the Lake (TV story)"] /Before the Flood[+]Loading...["Before the Flood (TV story)"])
23rd century[[edit] |[edit source]]
On23rd centuryDeimos, holograms were recorded oncameras in a similar way tophotographs. (AUDIO:Deimos[+]Loading...["Deimos (audio story)"])
24th century[[edit] |[edit source]]
In aparallel universe in the24th century,Starfleet ships such as theUSSEnterprise (NCC-1701-D) used a form of holographic technology calledholodecks. (COMIC:Assimilation²[+]Loading...["Assimilation² (comic story)"])
Earth Empire[[edit] |[edit source]]
By the age of theEarth Empire,magazines had been abandoned in favour ofholo-zines. (COMIC:Pirates of Vourakis[+]Loading...["Pirates of Vourakis (comic story)"])
44th century[[edit] |[edit source]]
In the44th century,Amy Pond, asthe Ghost of Christmas Present, showedKazran Sardick the ship she was on that was about to crash intoa planet through the use of holograms. (TV:A Christmas Carol[+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"])
54th century[[edit] |[edit source]]
The TARDIS projected a pair of hologramantlers on theTwelfth Doctor's head atChristmas onMendorax Dellora. (TV:The Husbands of River Song[+]Loading...["The Husbands of River Song (TV story)"])
61st century[[edit] |[edit source]]
In6012, thehumans andHath onMessaline used holograms to show a map of their residence. (TV:The Doctor's Daughter[+]Loading...["The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)"])
Far future[[edit] |[edit source]]
The TARDIS projected a hologram of the Ninth Doctor saying goodbye to Rose Tyler, when he thought he had no way out from theGame Station in200,100. (TV:The Parting of the Ways[+]Loading...["The Parting of the Ways (TV story)"])
TheCybermen made use of holo-transmissions during theCyber-Wars of the "veryfar future" as theirCyber-ships were capable of both sending and receiving them. Aboard a stolenCyberfighter, theThirteenth Doctor received a holo-transmission from the partiallyconvertedAshad. (TV:Ascension of the Cybermen[+]Loading...["Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)"]) Aboard aCybercarrier, Ashad himself received a holo-transmission fromthe Spy Master, speaking from theCapitol onGallifrey. (TV:The Timeless Children[+]Loading...["The Timeless Children (TV story)"])
On5,000,000,053New Earth,Sally Calypso was a hologram newsreader. (TV:Gridlock[+]Loading...["Gridlock (TV story)"])
Pete's World[[edit] |[edit source]]
The Tenth Doctor projected himself as a hologram intoDårlig Ulv Stranden onPete's World while he said his final farewells to Rose Tyler fromhis own universe. (TV:Doomsday[+]Loading...["Doomsday (TV story)"])
Unknown dates[[edit] |[edit source]]
A hologram ofMel Bush was created bythe Rani to trick theSeventh Doctor into giving her back a component of herTime Manipulator. The hologram could move like her and disappeared when the Doctor tried to embrace her. (TV:Time and the Rani[+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"])
AMondasian colony ship used holographic technology, as pointed out bythe Saxon Master. Thesolar farm possessed a hologramsky which provided a "bit ofatmosphere". Even thelift shafts were holographic, so as to preserve theforest. (TV:The Doctor Falls[+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"])
Shortly following herregeneration, theThirteenth Doctor claimed to have spent threeweeks as a hologram. (TV:The Ghost Monument[+]Loading...["The Ghost Monument (TV story)"])
All visitors to thePapal Mainframe were required to visitnaked but were permitted to wearhologram clothes which the staff could see through. (TV:The Time of the Doctor[+]Loading...["The Time of the Doctor (TV story)"])
Acolony ship crashed on the planetDemonese 2 was provided with aremote holographic generator, able to re-create dead members of its crew. A denialfirewall made the holograms believe they were real people. The holograms apparently haunted the planet for centuries, until the arrival of theTenth Doctor andRiver Song, who created hologram versions of themselves to hack the main computer and a virus corrupting it. (AUDIO:Ghosts[+]Loading...["Ghosts (audio story)"])
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Finding an18th centuryFrenchmantle aboard theSS Madame de Pompadour, theTenth Doctor observed that it was not a hologram. (TV:The Girl in the Fireplace[+]Loading...["The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)"])
TheTwelfth Doctor determined thatRobin Hood and hisMerry Men were not holograms. (TV:Robot of Sherwood[+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"]) Later, he observed toClara Oswald that theghosts, later determined to have been created by theFisher King, (TV:Before the Flood[+]Loading...["Before the Flood (TV story)"]) were not holograms. (TV:Under the Lake[+]Loading...["Under the Lake (TV story)"])
Belinda Chandra at first thoughtMr Ring-a-Ding was a hologram. (TV:Lux[+]Loading...["Lux (TV story)"])
Footnotes[[edit] |[edit source]]
- ↑In the television storyThe Woman Who Lived, which is set in the year1651,Ashildr mentions having had 800 years of adventure.
