Omni (Voyagers!)

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An Omni is a small device used by time travelers in the science fiction television series Voyagers! to travel in time.

Omnis are shaped like small pocket watches, although for purposes of disguise they can apparently be custom configured by the user. The control panel features a scale model of the Earth, surrounded by associated control dials for use in selecting the target time period. The Omni also features two indicator lights — one red, one green — to indicate whether the flow of history had been tampered with: a flashing red light meant history had been altered, and a steady green light meant that history was as it should be.

Omnis must be closely guarded by their owners: anyone who finds an Omni can use it to travel in time. Once, Thomas Edison, while struggling to invent the electric light, even attempted to disassemble an Omni to find out how its lights worked, but was unable to discover how the device functioned. However, he was able to reassemble it back into working order.

Phineas Bogg was one of the Voyagers who used an Omni in the performance of his duties to shepherd the flow of history. His Omni was hardwired to take him no further ahead than 1970, but it malfunctioned and took Bogg to 1982 where he met young Jeffrey Jones. It is unknown why the hardwiring was originally done; some viewers have speculated that the Voyager authorities already knew that Bogg would one day meet Jeffrey, and hardwired his Omni so as not to interfere with Jeffrey's life until then. The Omni bore the inscription "Time Waits For No Man" on the lid cover which has the Voyager logo engraved on it; an elaborate letter V.

Voyagers!
Actors: Meeno Peluce • Jon-Erik Hexum
Characters: Jeffrey Jones • Phineas Bogg
Items: Omni • Guidebook
Media: List of Voyagers! episodes