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|image = [[Image:Clockwork_Soldiers.jpg|250px]]
|image = Clockwork soldiers - The Mind Robber.jpg
|Object name = Clockwork Soldiers
|type = [[Clockwork]] [[toy soldier]]s
|type = Giant, robot [[clockwork]] [[toy soldier]]s
|origin = [[Land of Fiction]]
|origin = [[The Master (writer)|The Master of the Land of Fiction]]
|first cs = The Mind Robber (TV story)
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]''
|appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Happy Deathday (comic story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)}}}}
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The '''clockwork soldiers''' were giant, [[clockwork]] [[clockwork robot|robots]] that appeared as [[toy soldier]]s, and were used for patrols in the [[Land of Fiction]], used by the [[Master of the Land]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}})


The '''Clockwork Soldiers''' were giant, [[clockwork]] [[robot]]s that appeared as [[toy soldier]]s and were used as patrols in the [[Land of Fiction]]. The Soldiers are slow and clanky, but deadly and menacing. The light on top of their hats is used as a camera for the [[Master of the Land]] to see from his base, but may not be how the Soldiers themselves saw. They lumber around with rifles that end with sharp bayonets. [[Land of Fiction]] characters could not see them. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'')
== Characteristics ==
They were propelled by [[clockwork]] keys. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)}}) The light on top of their hats was used as a camera for the [[Master of the Land]] to see from his base, and may have been motion sensitive. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)}}) At least during the war with the Cybermen, they often appeared with a jaunty military tune arriving their presence. They would attack if necessary with [[rifle]]s tipped with sharp bayonets. Fictional characters inhabiting the [[Land of Fiction]] could not see them. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}})


''Their exact origin is unclear, if they were created by the [[Master of the Land]] or the [[Master Brain]]. It is also unknown if they work with the [[White Robot]]s or if they are simply a different manifestation of the robots, since they don't appear together at any time.''
== History ==
During the [[Zoe Heriot|Mistress of the Land]]'s war against the [[Cybermen (Mondas)|Cybermen]], the Clockwork soldiers were used as the leasing front-line defence against the Cybermen-controlled [[White Robot]]s in the [[White Void]]. They helped Zoe when she came again to the Land of Fiction and rescued [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie McCrimmon]] from a group of White Robots. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)}})
 
== Other references ==
In the [[video game]] ''[[Happy Deathday]]'', played by [[Izzy Sinclair]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]], a clockwork soldier was among a host of "every single [[enemy]]" that [[the Doctor]] had ever [[defeat]]ed, who were assembled by the [[Beige Guardian]] and pitted against the Doctor's first eight [[incarnation]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Happy Deathday (comic story)}})
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 12 October 2024

The clockwork soldiers were giant, clockwork robots that appeared as toy soldiers, and were used for patrols in the Land of Fiction, used by the Master of the Land. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])

Characteristics[[edit] | [edit source]]

They were propelled by clockwork keys. (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)"]) The light on top of their hats was used as a camera for the Master of the Land to see from his base, and may have been motion sensitive. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"], AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)"]) At least during the war with the Cybermen, they often appeared with a jaunty military tune arriving their presence. They would attack if necessary with rifles tipped with sharp bayonets. Fictional characters inhabiting the Land of Fiction could not see them. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the Mistress of the Land's war against the Cybermen, the Clockwork soldiers were used as the leasing front-line defence against the Cybermen-controlled White Robots in the White Void. They helped Zoe when she came again to the Land of Fiction and rescued Jamie McCrimmon from a group of White Robots. (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)"])

Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the video game Happy Deathday, played by Izzy Sinclair on the Time-Space Visualiser, a clockwork soldier was among a host of "every single enemy" that the Doctor had ever defeated, who were assembled by the Beige Guardian and pitted against the Doctor's first eight incarnations. (COMIC: Happy Deathday [+]Loading...["Happy Deathday (comic story)"])

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