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|name= The Flood
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|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]|doctor= Eighth Doctor
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|doctor= Eighth Doctor
|companions= [[Destrii]]
|companions= [[Destrii]]
|enemy= The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]
|featuring= Leighton Woodrow{{!}}Woodrow
|featuring2= Izzy Sinclair
|enemy= [[Cyber-Controller (The Flood)|Cyber-Controller]]
|setting= [[London]], [[2005]]
|setting= [[London]], [[2005]]
|writer= [[Scott Gray]]
|writer= Scott Gray
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|inker= [[David A. Roach]]
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|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 346|346]]-[[DWM 353|353]]
|publication= [[DWM 346]]-[[DWM 353|353]]
|release date= [[18 August (releases)|18 August]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] - [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]
|release date= 22 July 2004 - 3 February 2005
|cover date= 18 August 2004 - 2 March 2005
|publisher= Panini Comics
|publisher= Panini Comics
|format= Comic - 8 parts
|reprint = The Flood (graphic novel)
|reprint2 = Cybermen: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection
|format= Comic
|prev= Sins of the Fathers (comic story)
|prev= Sins of the Fathers (comic story)
|next= The Love Invasion (comic story)
|next= The Love Invasion (comic story)
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|epcount = 8
'''''The Flood''''' was the last regular [[Eighth Doctor]] comic strip to be published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It saw the reappearance of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] in the strip, as well as several other people from the strip's history.
}}{{dab page|Flood (disambiguation)}}
 
'''''The Flood''''' was the last regular [[Eighth Doctor]] comic strip to be published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
Had the comic been produced as originally planned, it would have shown the Eighth Doctor's [[regeneration]] into the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]]. [[Russell T Davies]] personally asked DWM's staff if they would like to produce the scene and they agreed initially. However, they found no way to remove [[Destrii]] without killing her off, which they were unwilling to do. Neither would the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] allow the strip to feature her travelling with the [[Ninth Doctor]]. These factors meant the scene was cancelled and it ended with the Eighth Doctor and Destrii still together.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Destrii]] arrive on [[Earth]] to find [[rain]] falling on a market place, rain that radically alters emotions. It is a test being conducted by the Future [[Cybermen (Mondas)|Cybermen]]...
The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Destrii]] arrive on [[Earth]] to find [[rain]] falling on a [[Camden Market|market place]], rain that radically alters [[emotion]]s. It is a test being conducted by the Future [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== Part one ===
=== Part one ===
The Doctor and Destrii arrive in Camden Market, in London, on Earth, in 2005. He is noticed by two MI6 agents. The Doctor and Destrii separate, and while the Doctor sets about browsing and examining the stores, Destrii (with her lack of common interaction with humans) sets about offending everyone, including the owner of a Chinese food stall (called Tony), who soon decides to chase after Destrii when she offends him as well, intent on revenge, his wife Linda warning him to desist, because of his Heart problems. The doctor and Desrtii soon re-unite, just in time for the doctor to see the vengeful stall owner being rendered unconscious by Destrii. The doctor, checking to see if Tony is still in a stable condition, notices his pulse is spiraling out of control, commenting that he's never seen anything like it. The two MI6 agents find the TARDIS, and proceed to tell their superior that all is well, just as a pair of Cybermen emerge from thin air behind them.
The Doctor and Destrii arrive in [[Camden Market]] in [[London]] on Earth in [[2005]], and are noticed by two [[MI6]] agents. The Doctor and Destrii separate, and while the Doctor sets about browsing and examining the stores, Destrii, with her lack of common interaction with [[human]]s, sets about offending everyone, including [[Tony (The Flood)|Tony]], the owner of a Chinese food stall, who soon decides to chase after Destrii when she offends him as well, intent on revenge. The Doctor and Desrtii soon re-unite, just in time for the Doctor to see the vengeful stall owner being rendered unconscious by Destrii. The Doctor, checking to see if he is still in a stable condition, notices his pulse is spiralling out of control, commenting that he's never seen anything like it. The two MI6 agents find the TARDIS, and proceed to tell their superior that all is well, just as a pair of [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] emerge from thin air behind them.


=== Part two ===
=== Part two ===
The Doctor and Destrii set up amending the problems they've caused, taking the Tony and Linda to "The World's End" pub for a drink. However, they are being listened to by North, another MI6 agent. While the doctor is distracted by more erratic behavior, North plants a listening device on him and proceeds to walk outside and listen to his conversation. This turns out to be a trap, and Destrii comes up behind him and forces him to sit at the table alongside the doctor and co. While the doctor examines North's devices, Destrii spots two Cybermen walking amongst citizens in the pub (Who cannot be seen by normal eyesight due to "Refraction shields", however Destrii can see more spectrums of light than humans, and so can spot them). She questions who they are, and upon receiving blank faces (as nobody can see them), she notices they're walking towards her. She picks up North's Taser and fires it at the Cybermen, rendering them visible. The doctor recognizes them, and as everyone flees Tony distracts them. as The Doctor and his friends run into an alley, to get to North's transport, Cybermen enter from both exits, cornering them. The doctor says he has a plan, and desperately tinkers and tweaks his sonic screwdriver as the Cybermen close in.
The Doctor and Destrii set up amending the problems they've caused, taking both Tony and his wife, [[Linda (The Flood)|Linda]], to the pub [[The World's End]] for a drink. However, they are being eavesdropped on by [[North (The Flood)|North]], another MI6 agent. While the Doctor is distracted by more erratic behaviour, North plants a listening device on him and proceeds to walk outside and listen to his conversation. The Doctor notices the plant and distracts with a non-sequitur, while Destrii apprehends him and forces him to sit at the table alongside the Doctor. While the Doctor examines North's devices, two Cybermen walk amongst citizens in the pub, but they go unnoticed due to [[light refraction shields]], though as Destrii can see a wider spectrum of light than humans, she spots them. She questions who they are, and upon receiving blank faces, she notices they're walking towards her. She picks up North's taser and fires it at the Cybermen, rendering them visible. The Doctor recognises them, and, as everyone flees, Tony distracts them. The Doctor and his friends run into an alley to get to North's transport, but the Cybermen enter from both exits, cornering them. Destrii orders the Doctor to quickly think of a plan.


=== Part three ===
=== Part three ===
''To be added''
The Doctor tinkers with [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] as the Cybermen close in and emits a signal that confuses the Cybermen's ability to recognise each other, causing them to fight amongst themselves as the group escapes to North's van. North contacts the MI6 agents who found the TARDIS, but the Doctor quickly recognises that they are being puppeteered by the Cybermen. After then contacting [[Leighton Woodrow|Leighton Woodrow, the head of MI6]], they race to an aerial pick-up at [[Primrose Hill]], chased by more Cybermen. The Cybermen fire on the van, flipping it, and knocking the Doctor, Tony and Linda unconscious. North carries the Doctor to the helicopter and orders the pilot to take off, leaving Destrii behind with Tony and Linda. Destrii attempts to fend off the Cybermen.
 
=== Part four ===
 
Destrii is overpowered by the Cybermen. They attempt to [[Cyber-conversion|Cyber-convert]] her, but as she is not human, they sedate her and take her for further study. The Doctor wakes to find himself in an MI6 medical bay. As he and Woodrow discuss the situation, the Doctor admonishes Woodrow and North for the others' abandonment. The Doctor posits that the Cybermen must be [[time travel]]lers, as their technology is much too advanced for the time. The [[Minister of Defence]] calls in a panic; the Cybermen have wiped the ministry's arsenal of nuclear activation codes. As the Cybermen launch an attack on MI6, they reveal themselves to the rest of London and begin a full-scale invasion.
 
=== Part five ===
 
Working on a device to amplify the confusing signal he used earlier, The Doctor surmises the Cybermen's tactics are different than usual, spreading panic, and wonders why. The Cybermen eventually break into the MI6 control room, and the Doctor activates his device, but it doesn't work. The [[Cyberleader]], makes a grand entrance with Destrii as a prisoner, destroying the roof. After destroying the Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver, <!--What are the proper pronouns for a lone cyberman? They? It? I'm going with it, but I'm not sure--> it orders the Cyber control ship to "induce neuro stream, maximum dosage". A highly localised storm cloud appears over MI6, and as the rain pours down, every human in the area becomes hysterical. The Cyberleader then offers them cyber-conversion to take their amplified emotions away.
 
=== Part six ===
 
The Cyber invasion force is seen recalled to the main control ship. The Doctor and Destrii are taken to the ship, along with the TARDIS, where the Doctor senses a strange presence. They meet the [[Cyber-controller|Cybercontroller]], who reveals their plan; they will flood the Earth using the neuro stream rain to amplify humans' fear to such an extent that they will welcome conversion. The Cybercontroller claims to be motivated to save the world from itself, and christens it "New Mondas". The Doctor and Destrii are shown a massive Cyber-conversion facility, where the dead MI6 agents, Linda, Tony, Woodrow, and many more humans are undergoing the process. Destrii flies into a rage, attempting to free Linda, but the Doctor tells her it's too late. Destrii pleads with the Doctor to find some way to stop the Cybermen, and the Doctor turns to the Cybercontroller and offers a deal; The Cybermen leave Humanity alone, in exchange for the Doctor's death.
 
=== Part seven ===
 
Dark storm clouds spread across the planet. A squadron of fighter jets attempts to bomb the Cyber control ship, but their weapons have no effect, and retaliatory fire quickly disintegrates them. The Doctor offers for the Cybermen to take readings during his [[regeneration]], to give them a template to convert aliens into Mondasians for conversion, in exchange for Humanity being left alone. The Cybercontroller accepts the offer, and the Doctor suggests they use a particle reactor to poison him and trigger his regeneration. The Cybercontroller replies that they no longer use that kind of energy source, and brings the Doctor to the heart of the ship, where they use a fragment of the [[Time Vortex|Space/Time Vortex]] as power. The Doctor, even having sensed it earlier, is surprised at this, but instructs the Cybermen to expose him to the time winds, as it should trigger his regeneration. The Cybermen secure him above the reactor and then reveal they had no intention of honouring the deal. Unsurprised, both the Doctor and Destrii break free of their restraints. While Destrii gets to work fighting the Cybermen, the Doctor tries to remove the failsafes on the reactor. As the Cybercontroller attempts to apprehend him, stomping on his hand, it is revealed that the Doctor succeeded. Time Vortex energy streams into the chamber, and the Doctor leaps into it.
 
=== Part eight ===
 
Believing the Doctor to be dead, Destrii cuts a swath through the Cybermen in anger but is eventually overpowered. Before they can kill her, however, the Doctor appears in the energy of the Time Vortex, angered. He channels the power of the Vortex into the Cybermen, destroying them. He broadcasts a psychic message worldwide to let everyone know they are safe. Destrii calls out to the doctor that the Cybermen are defeated and that it's time to go, but the Doctor claims to be called by the Vortex, about to become one with Time. As Destrii pleads with the Doctor not to leave, the floor collapses out from under her, and she grabs onto a loose pipe to prevent her fall. As she hangs, the Doctor sees her and leaps out of the Vortex energy to save her. They run to the TARDIS and dematerialise just before the ship explodes. They land in a field and celebrate their victory. The Doctor exclaims that he needs a new jacket, and Destrii suggests something in [[Ninth Doctor#Clothing|leather]].


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Destrii]]
* [[Destrii]]
* [[Cyberman (Mondas)|The Cybermen]]
* [[Izzy Sinclair]]
* [[North]]
* [[North (The Flood)|North]]
* [[Leighton Woodrow]]
* [[Leighton Woodrow]]
* Dr. [[Emily Rice]]
* [[Tony (The Flood)|Tony]]
* [[Linda (The Flood)|Linda]]
* [[Cyber-Controller (The Flood)|Cyber-Controller]]
* [[Cyber-Leader (The Flood)|Cyber-Leader]]
* [[Carter (The Flood)|Carter]]
* [[Carter (The Flood)|Carter]]
* [[Morris (The Flood)|Morris]]
* [[Morris (The Flood)|Morris]]
* [[Chaplin]]
* [[Ashby]]
* [[Julie (The Flood)|Julie]]
* [[Julie (The Flood)|Julie]]
* [[Emily Rice]]
* [[Minister of Defence (The Flood)|Minister of Defence]]
* [[Maxwell Edison]]
* [[Grace Holloway]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Bars and pubs ===
* The Doctor mentions "[[last orders]]".
* The Doctor and Destrii visit [[The World's End]].
* The Doctor mentions the achievements of [[Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy]], [[Claude Monet]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Frida Kahlo]], [[Isaac Newton]], and [[Billie Holiday]].
=== The Doctor's items ===
* The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to confuse a group of Cybermen. It is subsequently destroyed by the Cyberleader.
 
=== Individuals ===
* [[North]] is an [[MI6]] agent.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This comic story was re-released in [[The Flood (graphic novel)|''The Flood'' graphic novel]].
* This marks the final appearance of the [[Eighth Doctor]] in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are: ''"No idea. Absolutely no idea! Isn't that fantastic? Anything could be over that hill, Destrii. Anything! C'mon — Let's go and find out..."''
[[File:9regenerated.jpg|thumb|[[The Flood (graphic novel)|''The Flood'' graphic novel]] illustrates a scene that was never to-be, of the Ninth Doctor awaking from regeneration in front of Destrii.]]
* When the Doctor comments that he needs a new jacket, Destrii suggests a [[leather jacket]], a sly meta-joke on the outfit worn by [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s [[Ninth Doctor]] in the then-upcoming revival series.
* It would not be until DWM Issue 400 in October 2008 that the comic strip would introduce another non-TV, comic strip-only companion in [[Majenta Pryce]].
* ''The Flood'' was originally going to end with the [[Eighth Doctor's regeneration]], with the [[BBC]] approving the plan. However, a condition imposed by the BBC and [[Russell T Davies]] that the [[Ninth Doctor]] could not be seen to travel with any companion other than [[Rose Tyler]] rendered this unworkable, and the idea was abandoned.
* The comic story ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'' places this story as occurring in [[2005]].
** Thought was given to a storyline that would have seen Destrii travel with a Doctor who was trapped mid-regeneration, with a flaming head and hidden features that the writers and artists compared to Dormammu of [[Marvel Comics]], but this idea was considered too much effort for too little reward, considering the main purpose of a regeneration storyline was to see how the companions reacted to the new Doctor.{{source}}
===Scrapped Ideas for ''the Flood''===
* The comic story ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'' places ''The Flood'' as occurring in [[2005]].
The graphic novel ''The Flood'' reveals that this story was originally going to feature the Eighth Doctor's regeneration into the [[Ninth Doctor]]. The magazine passed on this opportunity as they would not have been able to show Destrii's reaction to the regeneration; DWM originally intended for Destrii to travel with the Ninth Doctor in a series of adventures set before ''Rose'', but this idea was vetoed by the BBC, who wanted only [[Rose Tyler]] to travel with the Ninth Doctor. As the comics were not able to illustrate the Ninth Doctor at a point before meeting Rose, a regeneration scene would have meant showing the Eighth Doctor changing and then ending on a cliff hanger which could never be revisited. The Eighth Doctor's exiting regeneration and the Ninth Doctor's introductory regeneration would be chronicled in the television stories ''[[Night of the Doctor]]'' and ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' respectfully, and the introduction of the [[War Doctor]], a diversionary incarnation of the Doctor in between these incarnations, fully negated the idea of [[Paul McGann]]'s Eighth Doctor changing directly into [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s Ninth, at least in the parent timeline of ''Doctor Who''. Additionally, the writers, unable to give Destrii an exit story and not wishing to kill off her character, left her travels with the Doctor open-ended. Destrii's ultimate fate has yet to be fully expounded on in any media, but was partially touched upon when she finally reappeared much later in the [[2016]] comic story ''[[The Stockbridge Showdown (comic story)|Stockbridge Showdown]]'' to assist the [[Twelfth Doctor]] along with several other comic-originated characters, proving she remained alive and that she eventually left the TARDIS.
* Among the images shown by the [[Cyber-Controller (The Flood)|Cyber-Controller]] as part of their "holistic profile of humanity's emotional state" are several recreations of real world images, including a [[John Kerry]] speech, images of the [[Iraq War]], and [[Abu Ghraib]] war criminal [[Lynndie England]]. These images are unidentified in the story.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The story features the return of [[MI6]] and its director, Leighton Woodrow. They were previously used in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fallen (comic story)|The Fallen]]''.
* The Doctor recalls his recent adventure with [[Native American]]s in [[1875]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bad Blood (comic story)|Bad Blood]]'')
* Technology from this incident would be used by [[MI6]] to launch themselves into space and create [[Annabel Lake]]'s suit. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'')
* North mentions the [[Donald Stark affair]], which the Doctor remembers Woodrow from. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fallen (comic story)|The Fallen]]'')
* The Cyber-Controller returns, having last been seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]''.
* Dr. Rice has studied the [[Zygon gambit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'')
* The Cybermen again travel through time ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'', ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'').
* The Cybermen again travel through time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
* The Doctor mentions that radiation exposure is a good way to trigger a [[regeneration]]. He knows this because that was how the [[Third Doctor]] regenerated in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''. Exposure to radiation would also be the cause of the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s regeneration. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
* The Doctor mentions that radiation exposure is a good way to trigger a [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')
* [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] from [[Pete's World|another universe]] invade Earth a few years after this attempt in the episodes [[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Doomsday]]''.
* The Doctor absorbs energy from the Time Vortex again in [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''.
* The Doctor's blue jacket, which he gained in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]'', is destroyed, only to be replaced with a green one before the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]''.
* [[Izzy Sinclair]], [[Maxwell Edison]] and [[Grace Holloway]] have cameo appearances. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (DWM comic story)|Endgame]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
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The Flood was the last regular Eighth Doctor comic strip to be published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eighth Doctor and Destrii arrive on Earth to find rain falling on a market place, rain that radically alters emotions. It is a test being conducted by the Future Cybermen...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Destrii arrive in Camden Market in London on Earth in 2005, and are noticed by two MI6 agents. The Doctor and Destrii separate, and while the Doctor sets about browsing and examining the stores, Destrii, with her lack of common interaction with humans, sets about offending everyone, including Tony, the owner of a Chinese food stall, who soon decides to chase after Destrii when she offends him as well, intent on revenge. The Doctor and Desrtii soon re-unite, just in time for the Doctor to see the vengeful stall owner being rendered unconscious by Destrii. The Doctor, checking to see if he is still in a stable condition, notices his pulse is spiralling out of control, commenting that he's never seen anything like it. The two MI6 agents find the TARDIS, and proceed to tell their superior that all is well, just as a pair of Cybermen emerge from thin air behind them.

Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Destrii set up amending the problems they've caused, taking both Tony and his wife, Linda, to the pub The World's End for a drink. However, they are being eavesdropped on by North, another MI6 agent. While the Doctor is distracted by more erratic behaviour, North plants a listening device on him and proceeds to walk outside and listen to his conversation. The Doctor notices the plant and distracts with a non-sequitur, while Destrii apprehends him and forces him to sit at the table alongside the Doctor. While the Doctor examines North's devices, two Cybermen walk amongst citizens in the pub, but they go unnoticed due to light refraction shields, though as Destrii can see a wider spectrum of light than humans, she spots them. She questions who they are, and upon receiving blank faces, she notices they're walking towards her. She picks up North's taser and fires it at the Cybermen, rendering them visible. The Doctor recognises them, and, as everyone flees, Tony distracts them. The Doctor and his friends run into an alley to get to North's transport, but the Cybermen enter from both exits, cornering them. Destrii orders the Doctor to quickly think of a plan.

Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor tinkers with his sonic screwdriver as the Cybermen close in and emits a signal that confuses the Cybermen's ability to recognise each other, causing them to fight amongst themselves as the group escapes to North's van. North contacts the MI6 agents who found the TARDIS, but the Doctor quickly recognises that they are being puppeteered by the Cybermen. After then contacting Leighton Woodrow, the head of MI6, they race to an aerial pick-up at Primrose Hill, chased by more Cybermen. The Cybermen fire on the van, flipping it, and knocking the Doctor, Tony and Linda unconscious. North carries the Doctor to the helicopter and orders the pilot to take off, leaving Destrii behind with Tony and Linda. Destrii attempts to fend off the Cybermen.

Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]

Destrii is overpowered by the Cybermen. They attempt to Cyber-convert her, but as she is not human, they sedate her and take her for further study. The Doctor wakes to find himself in an MI6 medical bay. As he and Woodrow discuss the situation, the Doctor admonishes Woodrow and North for the others' abandonment. The Doctor posits that the Cybermen must be time travellers, as their technology is much too advanced for the time. The Minister of Defence calls in a panic; the Cybermen have wiped the ministry's arsenal of nuclear activation codes. As the Cybermen launch an attack on MI6, they reveal themselves to the rest of London and begin a full-scale invasion.

Part five[[edit] | [edit source]]

Working on a device to amplify the confusing signal he used earlier, The Doctor surmises the Cybermen's tactics are different than usual, spreading panic, and wonders why. The Cybermen eventually break into the MI6 control room, and the Doctor activates his device, but it doesn't work. The Cyberleader, makes a grand entrance with Destrii as a prisoner, destroying the roof. After destroying the Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver, it orders the Cyber control ship to "induce neuro stream, maximum dosage". A highly localised storm cloud appears over MI6, and as the rain pours down, every human in the area becomes hysterical. The Cyberleader then offers them cyber-conversion to take their amplified emotions away.

Part six[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Cyber invasion force is seen recalled to the main control ship. The Doctor and Destrii are taken to the ship, along with the TARDIS, where the Doctor senses a strange presence. They meet the Cybercontroller, who reveals their plan; they will flood the Earth using the neuro stream rain to amplify humans' fear to such an extent that they will welcome conversion. The Cybercontroller claims to be motivated to save the world from itself, and christens it "New Mondas". The Doctor and Destrii are shown a massive Cyber-conversion facility, where the dead MI6 agents, Linda, Tony, Woodrow, and many more humans are undergoing the process. Destrii flies into a rage, attempting to free Linda, but the Doctor tells her it's too late. Destrii pleads with the Doctor to find some way to stop the Cybermen, and the Doctor turns to the Cybercontroller and offers a deal; The Cybermen leave Humanity alone, in exchange for the Doctor's death.

Part seven[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dark storm clouds spread across the planet. A squadron of fighter jets attempts to bomb the Cyber control ship, but their weapons have no effect, and retaliatory fire quickly disintegrates them. The Doctor offers for the Cybermen to take readings during his regeneration, to give them a template to convert aliens into Mondasians for conversion, in exchange for Humanity being left alone. The Cybercontroller accepts the offer, and the Doctor suggests they use a particle reactor to poison him and trigger his regeneration. The Cybercontroller replies that they no longer use that kind of energy source, and brings the Doctor to the heart of the ship, where they use a fragment of the Space/Time Vortex as power. The Doctor, even having sensed it earlier, is surprised at this, but instructs the Cybermen to expose him to the time winds, as it should trigger his regeneration. The Cybermen secure him above the reactor and then reveal they had no intention of honouring the deal. Unsurprised, both the Doctor and Destrii break free of their restraints. While Destrii gets to work fighting the Cybermen, the Doctor tries to remove the failsafes on the reactor. As the Cybercontroller attempts to apprehend him, stomping on his hand, it is revealed that the Doctor succeeded. Time Vortex energy streams into the chamber, and the Doctor leaps into it.

Part eight[[edit] | [edit source]]

Believing the Doctor to be dead, Destrii cuts a swath through the Cybermen in anger but is eventually overpowered. Before they can kill her, however, the Doctor appears in the energy of the Time Vortex, angered. He channels the power of the Vortex into the Cybermen, destroying them. He broadcasts a psychic message worldwide to let everyone know they are safe. Destrii calls out to the doctor that the Cybermen are defeated and that it's time to go, but the Doctor claims to be called by the Vortex, about to become one with Time. As Destrii pleads with the Doctor not to leave, the floor collapses out from under her, and she grabs onto a loose pipe to prevent her fall. As she hangs, the Doctor sees her and leaps out of the Vortex energy to save her. They run to the TARDIS and dematerialise just before the ship explodes. They land in a field and celebrate their victory. The Doctor exclaims that he needs a new jacket, and Destrii suggests something in leather.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This marks the final appearance of the Eighth Doctor in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are: "No idea. Absolutely no idea! Isn't that fantastic? Anything could be over that hill, Destrii. Anything! C'mon — Let's go and find out..."
  • When the Doctor comments that he needs a new jacket, Destrii suggests a leather jacket, a sly meta-joke on the outfit worn by Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in the then-upcoming revival series.
  • The Flood was originally going to end with the Eighth Doctor's regeneration, with the BBC approving the plan. However, a condition imposed by the BBC and Russell T Davies that the Ninth Doctor could not be seen to travel with any companion other than Rose Tyler rendered this unworkable, and the idea was abandoned.
    • Thought was given to a storyline that would have seen Destrii travel with a Doctor who was trapped mid-regeneration, with a flaming head and hidden features that the writers and artists compared to Dormammu of Marvel Comics, but this idea was considered too much effort for too little reward, considering the main purpose of a regeneration storyline was to see how the companions reacted to the new Doctor.[source needed]
  • The comic story Hunters of the Burning Stone places The Flood as occurring in 2005.
  • Among the images shown by the Cyber-Controller as part of their "holistic profile of humanity's emotional state" are several recreations of real world images, including a John Kerry speech, images of the Iraq War, and Abu Ghraib war criminal Lynndie England. These images are unidentified in the story.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Izzy & Kroton
Izzy
In Destrii's body
Solo
Destrii
Without the Doctor
v • e
Cyberman stories
For the purposes of this list, a "Cyberman story" is one in which one living, authentic Cyberman plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as Dalek are absent due to only featuring deceased Cybermen on display. Stories like Carnival of Monsters, A Good Man Goes to War and The Vanquishers are also not included due to the Cybermen's appearance being of little consequence to the plot of the story.
Television
Webcast
Audio

Sword of Orion • Spare Parts • Real Time • The Harvest • Silver Lining • Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Crystal of Cantus • The Reaping • The Gathering • The Blue Tooth • Human Resources • The Girl Who Never Was • The Ultimate Adventure • Kingdom of Silver • Legend of the Cybermen • The Silver Turk • Last of the Cybermen • Return to Telos • The Isos Network • The Tyrants of Logic • Code Silver / Master of Worlds • Hour of the Cybermen • Conversion • Return of the Cybermen • The Gates of Hell • Scourge of the Cybermen • Altered Status • Monsters in Metropolis • Secrets of Telos • Way of the Burryman / The Forth Generation • Bad Day in Tinseltown • Willkommen • Wulf • Übermensch • Auf Wiedersehen • The Great Cyber-War • Sins of the Flesh

Cyberman
Prose
Novels
Short stories
Features
Comics
The Cybermen
Supremacy of
the Cybermen
prologues
Video
games
Complete list of appearances
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