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{{Rename|Usually a battle has to have some degree of battling. This is more a burglary or pressing of a transmitter control if anything.}}
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{{Infobox Conflict
|name              = Battle of Battersea Power Station
|image     = Cybus-factory.jpg
|aka              =
|part of   = [[Preacher-Cyberman War]]
|image             =  
|date     = [[2 February]] [[2007]]
|part of           =  
|location = [[Battersea Power Station (Pete's World)|Battersea Power Station]], [[Pete's World]]
|date             = [[February]] 2, [[2007]]
|result    = {{il|[[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|President of Great Britain]] [[assassinated]]|[[Battersea Cyber-factory]] destroyed|[[Emotional inhibitor]] deactivation [[6879760 (number)|code]] retrieved|[[John Lumic]] killed|[[Cybus EarPod|EarPod]] transmitter destroyed|People of London saved from [[Cyber-conversion]]|[[Mickey Smith]] and [[Jake Simmonds]] set out to free other countries from the [[Cybusmen|Cybermen]]}}
|location         = [[Pete's World]]; [[Battersea]], [[London]], [[England]]
|side1     = [[Tenth Doctor]]; the Doctor's [[companion]]s; [[the Preachers]]
|result            = Cyber factory destroyed<br>[[Emotional inhibitor]] deactivation code retrieved<br>[[Mickey Smith]] and [[Jake Simmonds]] set out to free other countries of [[Cybermen (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]
|side2     = [[Cybusman|Cybermen]]
|side1             = [[Tenth Doctor]]; the Doctor's [[companion]]s; [[The Preachers]]
|leader1   = [[Tenth Doctor]]
|side2             = [[Pete's World]] [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]
|leader2   = [[John Lumic|Cyber-Controller]]
|leader1           = [[Tenth Doctor]]
|strength1 = [[Tenth Doctor]]; [[Rose Tyler]]; [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]]; [[the Preachers]]
|leader2           = [[John Lumic|Cyber-Controller]]
|strength2 = Thousands of [[Cybusman|Cybermen]]
|leader4          =
|clip      = Surrounded by the Cybermen - Doctor Who - Rise of the Cybermen - BBC
|strength1         = [[Tenth Doctor]]; [[Rose Tyler]]; [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]]; [[The Preachers]]
|clip2    = Escape from the Cybermen - Doctor Who - The Age of Steel - BBC
|strength2         = Hundreds of [[Cybermen (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]
|first = The Age of Steel (TV story)
}}
}}
The '''Battle of Battersea Power Station''' was major battle between the [[Cybermen (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] of [[Pete's World]] and the resistance group known as [[the Preachers]] as well as the [[Tenth Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s.
On [[Pete's World|a parallel]] [[Earth]], the '''Battle of Battersea Power Station''' was a major [[battle]] in [[London]] between the [[Cybusman|Cybermen]] and the resistance group known as [[the Preachers]] as well as the [[Tenth Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s.
==History==
===Origins===
In the parallel universe known as [[Pete's World]], [[John Lumic]] became obsessed with immortality and thus began creating the [[Cybermen (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] with the plan to eventually transform himself into one. A small resistance group known as [[the Preachers]] led by [[Ricky Smith]] rose up to combat him and his efforts while [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] acted as a loyal friend to Lumic but in reality recognized his insanity and sent information to the Preachers under the alias Gemini, believing them to be security forces. In order to create more Cybermen, Lumic would trick homeless people desperate for food into getting into lorries and then kidnap them to be Cyber-converted as they wouldn't be missed. Lumic attempts to get permission from the [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|President of Great Britain]], but he refuses so Lumic gives himself permission and orders the people taken off the streets to be upgraded. He also prepares an attack on [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie Tyler's]] party, having gotten the necessary information on its security from her mind using her EarPods.


As Lumic travels back to England after successfully creating and testing the Cybermen, the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] accidentally fall into Pete's World where they are stranded due to [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] drawing power from the main universe. The Doctor is able to find a power cell with a little bit of energy in it and gives it ten years of his own lifeforce to recharge it. As it will take twenty-four hours to charge enough to return them to their own world, Rose decides to go see her father who is dead in her world accompanied by the Doctor while Mickey goes to see his grandmother who is also dead in his world. After learning about the downloads to people's [[EarPod]]s, the Doctor agrees to check out Pete Tyler as his company is owned by Lumic Industries while Mickey is abducted by the Preachers who believe he is their leader, Ricky, his alternate counterpart. After finding Ricky in their base, the Preachers are confused by the similarities between them but receive a transmission from Gemini about the fact that Lumic is making a move and the Preachers and Mickey follow them to Pete's house.
It ended when the Doctor shutdown the [[emotional inhibitor]] of all the Cybermen, causing them to explode. The [[John Lumic|Cyber-Controller]] fell into the exploding power station, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'') while the remaining Cybermen were then sealed in the [[Cyber-factory|factories]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') Prior to his death, Lumic authorised the mass "upgrade" of humans around the world to proceed following the [[London (Pete's World)|City of London]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Tardisode 6]]'')
It would serve as the first major conflict of a war that would finally end at the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] in the Doctor's world. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')


Shortly after the Doctor learns the truth about Lumic's plans from watching a copy of his presentation to the President, the Cybermen attack Pete's party and kill the President. They then kill or capture most of the guests including Jackie while Pete, Rose and the Doctor try to flee. They, Ricky, Mickey and Jake end up surrounded and are nearly killed, but the Doctor destroys the Cybermen with energy from the TARDIS power cell and they flee in the Preacher van with [[Mrs Moore]].
== History ==
=== Origins ===
In the parallel universe known as [[Pete's World]], [[John Lumic]] became obsessed with immortality and thus began creating the [[Cybusman|Cybermen]] with the plan to eventually transform himself into one. A small resistance group known as [[the Preachers]] led by [[Ricky Smith]] rose up to combat him and his efforts while [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] acted as a loyal friend to Lumic but in reality recognised his insanity and sent information to the Preachers under the alias Gemini, believing them to be security forces. In order to create more Cybermen, Lumic would trick homeless people desperate for food into getting into lorries and then kidnap them to be Cyber-converted as they wouldn't be missed.


Pete reveals himself as Gemini to the Preachers which disappoints him especially as Ricky turns out to only be London's Most Wanted for parking tickets, not being a revolutionary. Though the group plans to alert the authorities, Lumic uses the EarPods to take control of the people of London and move them to [[Battersea Power Station]] where he has his base of operations with the intention of upgrading them into his own personal army. The group ends up on the run from Cybermen patrols but while the others get away, Ricky is killed by the Cybermen.
=== Lead up to the battle ===
After the [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|President]] refused to permit his work, Lumic initiated his plans for a war footing, using the pre-built Cybermen to assassinate the president at [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie's]] birthday party. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') Once done, he had the [[Cybus EarPod|EarPods]] activated to control the residents of London to go to the power station to await conversion. However, unbeknownst to him, the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]], [[Rose Tyler]] and the Preachers had evaded capture as the Doctor successfully destroyed the group of Cybermen that pursued them with [[Regeneration energy|a TARDIS circuit]]. A further group in the main city attempted to capture them but only succeeded in killing [[Ricky Smith]] with their [[Electro attack|electric hands]], unable to reach [[Mickey Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')


Having avoided being controlled by the Ear Pods, Lumic's henchman [[Crane (Rise of the Cybermen)|Mr Crane]] pretends to volunteer for upgrading and then wrecks Lumic's life support system in an attempt to kill him. The Cybermen kill Crane and upgrade Lumic into their [[Cyber-Controller]] against his wishes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')
The remaining group eventually reunited across from the power station, the Doctor having worked out that was where Lumic's EarPod transmitter was located. They decided to attack on three fronts: Mickey and [[Jake Simmonds|Jake]] would infiltrate the [[John Lumic's Zeppelin|Zeppelin]] and shut down the transmitter, Rose and Pete would use fake EarPods to join the crowd of people lining up for an upgrade in the hopes of finding Jackie while the Doctor and [[Angela Price (Rise of the Cybermen)|Mrs Moore]] would sneak in under the factory where all the Cybermen in status were kept. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')
 
Meanwhile [[Crane (Rise of the Cybermen)|Crane]], Lumic's right hand man, refused to comply with Lumic's desire for a world of Cybermen. Ensuring he would be brought to Lumic, he used their friendship to enable him to get close enough to Lumic to severely damage his life support. However, the Cybermen deleted him for doing so. Understanding Lumic was close to death, the Cybermen sped up his conversion and forced him to the chambers despite his protests. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')
 
=== Breaking in ===
[[File:Cyber-Conversion.jpg|left|thumb|A victim of the EarPods walks into a Cyber-conversion unit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')]]
The Doctor and Moore managed to reach the inside of the factory, narrowly avoiding the awakened Cybermen. While searching the base, they found a Cyberman, Moore disabling it with an [[Electricity|EMP]]. Upon inspecting the disabled Cyberman, the Doctor worked out that destroying the emotional inhibitor was the way to defeat them, though it would kill all the humans inside as well. However, Moore was killed by another Cyberman, with the Doctor being captured as his [[binary vascular system]] made him worthy of inspection by Lumic, now upgraded as the [[Cyber-Controller]].
 
Meanwhile, Rose and Pete made it deep into the station only for Pete to be recognised by one Cyberman, who claimed she was the converted Jackie Tyler. The revelation surprised the pair enough they displayed emotion, being taken away to the Cyber-Controller also.
[[File:Mickey_jake_zeppelin.jpg|thumb|Mickey and Jake find the transmitter. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')]]
Elsewhere, Mickey and Jake knocked out the guards guarding the Zeppelin and found the EarPod transmitter in the control deck of the Zeppelin. However, they struggled to disable it, eventually using a Cyberman who activated to protect the room to punch it for them, disabling it while also destroying the Cyberman. As such, the humans below realised where they were and fled, the sheer numbers being too much for the Cybermen to stop. Mickey then hacked into the station's cameras, enabling him to see Pete, Rose and the Doctor being confronted by the newly converted Cyber-Controller.
 
=== Defeating the Cybermen ===
[[File:Doctordeactivatesinhibitors.jpg|left|thumb|The Doctor shuts down the inhibitor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')]]
The Doctor openly chastised the Cyber-Controller for his actions, stating it was not true evolution and that his creation lacked the one thing that had led him to make them; imagination. The Cyber-Controller dismissed him, stating he would convert everyone to make "a world without pain". The Doctor, having deduced Mickey was watching, cryptically informed him about the Cybermen's emotional inhibitor and to find [[6879760 (number)|the code]] to deactivate, appearing to merely be rambling to the Cyber-Controller. Having found the code, Mickey messaged it to Rose via her phone, who then tossed it to the Doctor, who plugged it into the Cyber-net's mainframe. Since Lumic had made their technology able to connect with all electronics, the code was instantly downloaded into the Cybermen, causing them to cry out and destroy themselves.
 
The group then fled through the exploding station to the roof, where Mickey and Jake sent down a set of ladders so they could climb up to the Zeppelin as they took off. However, the Cyber-Controller (unaffected by the code) had pursued them, clinging onto the rungs. Pete, using [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]], disconnected the lower end of the ladder, sending the Cyber-Controller down into the burning building, killing him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')
 
=== Aftermath ===
The Doctor and Rose left the world to return to their own Earth, leaving Mickey behind, who desired to stay and fight with Jake to ensure Cybermen throughout the world were defeated also. The Doctor also informed Jake that Moore was actually called Angela Price, giving the man the task to find her family and inform them about her sacrifice. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'') Though the Cyber-factory in London had been destroyed, Cyber-conversions continued throughout the world. ([[WC]]: ''[[Tardisode 6]]'') Mickey and Jake continued to fight the Cybermen, ([[GAME]]: ''[[Cyber Assault (video game)|Cyber Assault]]'') with [[Paris (Pete's World)|Paris]] being the centre of [[Liberation of Paris|a battle]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Airships (video game)|Airships]]'')
 
Pete Tyler eventually became heavily involved in [[Preacher-Cyberman War|the war]] that soon occurred. The Cybermen were successfully sealed in their factories and the world began to debate over what could be done to help them. Eventually, the Cybermen hacked into the [[Torchwood (Pete's World)|Torchwood]] of that world and fled through [[the Void]] to the Doctor's world, leading to a [[Battle of Canary Wharf|conflict at Canary Wharf]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')


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Latest revision as of 17:56, 3 November 2024

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Usually a battle has to have some degree of battling. This is more a burglary or pressing of a transmitter control if anything.

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On a parallel Earth, the Battle of Battersea Power Station was a major battle in London between the Cybermen and the resistance group known as the Preachers as well as the Tenth Doctor and his companions.

It ended when the Doctor shutdown the emotional inhibitor of all the Cybermen, causing them to explode. The Cyber-Controller fell into the exploding power station, (TV: The Age of Steel) while the remaining Cybermen were then sealed in the factories. (TV: Doomsday) Prior to his death, Lumic authorised the mass "upgrade" of humans around the world to proceed following the City of London. (WC: Tardisode 6) It would serve as the first major conflict of a war that would finally end at the Battle of Canary Wharf in the Doctor's world. (TV: Army of Ghosts / Doomsday)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Origins[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the parallel universe known as Pete's World, John Lumic became obsessed with immortality and thus began creating the Cybermen with the plan to eventually transform himself into one. A small resistance group known as the Preachers led by Ricky Smith rose up to combat him and his efforts while Pete Tyler acted as a loyal friend to Lumic but in reality recognised his insanity and sent information to the Preachers under the alias Gemini, believing them to be security forces. In order to create more Cybermen, Lumic would trick homeless people desperate for food into getting into lorries and then kidnap them to be Cyber-converted as they wouldn't be missed.

Lead up to the battle[[edit] | [edit source]]

After the President refused to permit his work, Lumic initiated his plans for a war footing, using the pre-built Cybermen to assassinate the president at Jackie's birthday party. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen) Once done, he had the EarPods activated to control the residents of London to go to the power station to await conversion. However, unbeknownst to him, the Tenth Doctor, Pete Tyler, Rose Tyler and the Preachers had evaded capture as the Doctor successfully destroyed the group of Cybermen that pursued them with a TARDIS circuit. A further group in the main city attempted to capture them but only succeeded in killing Ricky Smith with their electric hands, unable to reach Mickey Smith. (TV: The Age of Steel)

The remaining group eventually reunited across from the power station, the Doctor having worked out that was where Lumic's EarPod transmitter was located. They decided to attack on three fronts: Mickey and Jake would infiltrate the Zeppelin and shut down the transmitter, Rose and Pete would use fake EarPods to join the crowd of people lining up for an upgrade in the hopes of finding Jackie while the Doctor and Mrs Moore would sneak in under the factory where all the Cybermen in status were kept. (TV: The Age of Steel)

Meanwhile Crane, Lumic's right hand man, refused to comply with Lumic's desire for a world of Cybermen. Ensuring he would be brought to Lumic, he used their friendship to enable him to get close enough to Lumic to severely damage his life support. However, the Cybermen deleted him for doing so. Understanding Lumic was close to death, the Cybermen sped up his conversion and forced him to the chambers despite his protests. (TV: The Age of Steel)

Breaking in[[edit] | [edit source]]

A victim of the EarPods walks into a Cyber-conversion unit. (TV: The Age of Steel)

The Doctor and Moore managed to reach the inside of the factory, narrowly avoiding the awakened Cybermen. While searching the base, they found a Cyberman, Moore disabling it with an EMP. Upon inspecting the disabled Cyberman, the Doctor worked out that destroying the emotional inhibitor was the way to defeat them, though it would kill all the humans inside as well. However, Moore was killed by another Cyberman, with the Doctor being captured as his binary vascular system made him worthy of inspection by Lumic, now upgraded as the Cyber-Controller.

Meanwhile, Rose and Pete made it deep into the station only for Pete to be recognised by one Cyberman, who claimed she was the converted Jackie Tyler. The revelation surprised the pair enough they displayed emotion, being taken away to the Cyber-Controller also.

Mickey and Jake find the transmitter. (TV: The Age of Steel)

Elsewhere, Mickey and Jake knocked out the guards guarding the Zeppelin and found the EarPod transmitter in the control deck of the Zeppelin. However, they struggled to disable it, eventually using a Cyberman who activated to protect the room to punch it for them, disabling it while also destroying the Cyberman. As such, the humans below realised where they were and fled, the sheer numbers being too much for the Cybermen to stop. Mickey then hacked into the station's cameras, enabling him to see Pete, Rose and the Doctor being confronted by the newly converted Cyber-Controller.

Defeating the Cybermen[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor shuts down the inhibitor. (TV: The Age of Steel)

The Doctor openly chastised the Cyber-Controller for his actions, stating it was not true evolution and that his creation lacked the one thing that had led him to make them; imagination. The Cyber-Controller dismissed him, stating he would convert everyone to make "a world without pain". The Doctor, having deduced Mickey was watching, cryptically informed him about the Cybermen's emotional inhibitor and to find the code to deactivate, appearing to merely be rambling to the Cyber-Controller. Having found the code, Mickey messaged it to Rose via her phone, who then tossed it to the Doctor, who plugged it into the Cyber-net's mainframe. Since Lumic had made their technology able to connect with all electronics, the code was instantly downloaded into the Cybermen, causing them to cry out and destroy themselves.

The group then fled through the exploding station to the roof, where Mickey and Jake sent down a set of ladders so they could climb up to the Zeppelin as they took off. However, the Cyber-Controller (unaffected by the code) had pursued them, clinging onto the rungs. Pete, using the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, disconnected the lower end of the ladder, sending the Cyber-Controller down into the burning building, killing him. (TV: The Age of Steel)

Aftermath[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Rose left the world to return to their own Earth, leaving Mickey behind, who desired to stay and fight with Jake to ensure Cybermen throughout the world were defeated also. The Doctor also informed Jake that Moore was actually called Angela Price, giving the man the task to find her family and inform them about her sacrifice. (TV: The Age of Steel) Though the Cyber-factory in London had been destroyed, Cyber-conversions continued throughout the world. (WC: Tardisode 6) Mickey and Jake continued to fight the Cybermen, (GAME: Cyber Assault) with Paris being the centre of a battle. (GAME: Airships)

Pete Tyler eventually became heavily involved in the war that soon occurred. The Cybermen were successfully sealed in their factories and the world began to debate over what could be done to help them. Eventually, the Cybermen hacked into the Torchwood of that world and fled through the Void to the Doctor's world, leading to a conflict at Canary Wharf. (TV: Doomsday)

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