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|image = The Ugly Underneath comic.jpg | |image = The Ugly Underneath comic.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[The Cybermen]]'' | |series = ''[[The Cybermen]]'' | ||
|enemy = [[Cyberman|The Cybermen]] | |enemy = [[Cyberman|The Cybermen]] | ||
|setting = [[Mondas]] | |setting = [[Mondas]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Alan Barnes | ||
|artist = [[Adrian Salmon]] | |artist = [[Adrian Salmon]] | ||
|editor = | |editor = | ||
|colourist = | |colourist = | ||
|letterer = | |letterer = | ||
|publication = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 235|235]]-[[DWM 238|238]] | |publication = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 235|235]]-[[DWM 238|238]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 18 January - 11 April 1996 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = 14 February - 8 May 1996 | ||
|publisher = | |publisher = | ||
|format = | |format =Comic | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
|prev = The Future Perfect (comic story) | |prev = The Future Perfect (comic story) | ||
|next = The Prodigal Returns (comic story) | |next = The Prodigal Returns (comic story) | ||
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'''''The Ugly Underneath''''' is the | '''''The Ugly Underneath''''' is the story adventure of ''[[The Cybermen]]'' series focusing on the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] on [[Mondas]] and the [[Lizard King|Silurians]] native to the planet. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
'' | Two archaeologists, [[Korving]] and [[Joy (The Ugly Underneath)|Joy]], study glyphs which reveal that the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and [[Golgoth]] destroyed each other two thousand years earlier. [[Mondas]]' orbit is decaying once again, and Korving believes that [[Golgoth's son]] is their last hope for survival. He threatens the [[Lord High Priest of C'iva]], the leader of the [[Cult of C'iva]], whom he believes has the answers he seeks. However, just then, Mondas breaks free of its orbit, and in the cataclysm Joy and the priest are killed. Dying, Korving unknowingly crawls into an old conversion unit, becoming the first of the new Cybermen. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Korving]] | * [[Korving]] | ||
* [[Joy (The | * [[Joy (The Ugly Underneath)|Joy]] | ||
* [[Lord High Priest of C'iva]] | * [[Lord High Priest of C'iva]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Cult of C'iva]] | * The earliest Cybermen, now extinct, are now known as the Knights of C'iva. | ||
* The [[Cult of C'iva]] dwells in the remnants of Cyber control and awaits the return of Golgoth's son. | |||
* This story reveals that Mondas' orbit decayed twice. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Golgoth's son, which appeared in ''[[The Future Perfect]]'' as a still a developing embryo, makes an appearance. | * Golgoth's son, which appeared in ''[[The Future Perfect (comic story)|The Future Perfect]]'' as a still a developing embryo, makes an appearance. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * This story takes place sometime before the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 3 November 2024
The Ugly Underneath is the story adventure of The Cybermen series focusing on the Cybermen on Mondas and the Silurians native to the planet.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Two archaeologists, Korving and Joy, study glyphs which reveal that the Cybermen and Golgoth destroyed each other two thousand years earlier. Mondas' orbit is decaying once again, and Korving believes that Golgoth's son is their last hope for survival. He threatens the Lord High Priest of C'iva, the leader of the Cult of C'iva, whom he believes has the answers he seeks. However, just then, Mondas breaks free of its orbit, and in the cataclysm Joy and the priest are killed. Dying, Korving unknowingly crawls into an old conversion unit, becoming the first of the new Cybermen.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The earliest Cybermen, now extinct, are now known as the Knights of C'iva.
- The Cult of C'iva dwells in the remnants of Cyber control and awaits the return of Golgoth's son.
- This story reveals that Mondas' orbit decayed twice.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Golgoth's son, which appeared in The Future Perfect as a still a developing embryo, makes an appearance.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story takes place sometime before the events of TV: The Tenth Planet.
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