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| + | '''Shroud''' is a term used to denote the ability of the [[Jem'Hadar]] to "[[cloak]]" themselves to avoid capture, injury, and to confound their opponents, similar to a more advanced form of active camouflage. ({{DS9|The Jem'Hadar}}) |
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| ⚫ | A shrouded Jem'Hadar would seem to vanish into thin air, although this was not the case. When they used the shroud, the immediate area in which they stood would turn dark, then become almost perfectly transparent. Only the most observant individuals could see the slight shifts in light as the Jem'Hadar moved about in their shrouded condition. ({{DS9|To the Death}}) |
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| − | Benjamin Sisko developed a means of detecting the Jem 'Hadar when they employed the shroud. It was a small device that fit inside the ear. The device detected the slightest shifts in air density, and much like a bat, would provide a pitch that increased as the Jem 'Hadar came closer, which the human brain translated as direction and distance information. In short, anyone wearing this device could effectively "see" the Jem 'Hadar. |
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| + | Like all Jem'Hadar functions, the ability to shroud was regulated by the presence of [[ketracel-white]]. Jem'Hadar who endured prolonged periods without the drug eventually lost their ability to shroud. Such a degeneration in their abilities signaled severe withdrawal from the addiction to ketracel-white, and indicated that death was not far off. ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}}) |
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| − | This device, called the "Sono-Detector," virtually nullified the Jem 'Hadar's shroud ability. However, the Founders and the Vorta diligently worked on ways to overcome Sisko's device, but did not succeed prior to the Dominion's downfall. |
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| + | {{bginfo|The script of {{e|The Jem'Hadar}} specified that the shroud effect was "the same kind of invisibility effect used by [[Tosk]] in {{e|Captive Pursuit}}.}} |
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| + | ==Appearances== |
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| + | * {{DS9}} |
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| + | ** {{e|The Jem'Hadar}} |
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| + | ** {{e|The Abandoned}} |
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| + | ** {{e|Hippocratic Oath}} |
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| + | ** {{e|To the Death}} |
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| + | ** {{e|The Ship}} |
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| + | ** {{e|Blaze of Glory}} |
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| + | ** {{e|Rocks and Shoals}} |
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| + | </div> |
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| + | ==External link== |
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| + | * {{mbeta}} |
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| + | [[Category:Biology]] |
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Revision as of 12:42, 4 April 2016
Shroud is a term used to denote the ability of the Jem'Hadar to "cloak" themselves to avoid capture, injury, and to confound their opponents, similar to a more advanced form of active camouflage. (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar")
A shrouded Jem'Hadar would seem to vanish into thin air, although this was not the case. When they used the shroud, the immediate area in which they stood would turn dark, then become almost perfectly transparent. Only the most observant individuals could see the slight shifts in light as the Jem'Hadar moved about in their shrouded condition. (DS9: "To the Death")
Like all Jem'Hadar functions, the ability to shroud was regulated by the presence of ketracel-white. Jem'Hadar who endured prolonged periods without the drug eventually lost their ability to shroud. Such a degeneration in their abilities signaled severe withdrawal from the addiction to ketracel-white, and indicated that death was not far off. (DS9: "Rocks and Shoals")
Appearances
External link
- Shroud at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works