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'''Mondas''' | '''Mondas''' was the original homeworld of the [[Cybermen]] of this universe and also the [[twin planet]] of [[Earth]], which, in ancient times, moved from its old position out into space. | ||
[[Image:Mondas.jpg | [[Image:Mondas.jpg|thumb|200px|Mondas in space (note continents similar to [[South America|South]] and [[North America]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'')]] | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Mondas was identical to Earth even down to the size and shapes of its continents. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') | Mondas was identical to Earth even down to the size and shapes of its continents. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') | ||
== | ==Native life== | ||
Originally, the Mondasians resembled the [[human]]s of Earth in every respect. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet'') One account shows that in the same way that parallels to humans existed on Mondas, Mondasian [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s shared the planet with [[dinosaur]]s and Cybermen. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen: The Dead Heart]]'') A reptilian god figure, [[Golgoth]], also lived on Mondas at this time. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen: The Dark Flame]]'') | Originally, the Mondasians resembled the [[human]]s of Earth in every respect. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet'') One account shows that in the same way that parallels to humans existed on Mondas, Mondasian [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s shared the planet with [[dinosaur]]s and Cybermen. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen: The Dead Heart]]'') A reptilian god figure, [[Golgoth]], also lived on Mondas at this time. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen: The Dark Flame]]'') | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Conflicting accounts=== | ===Conflicting accounts=== | ||
One account shows the [[Voord]]s of the planet [[Marinus]] using stolen time technology to "quick-evolve" themselves into the earliest Cybermen, which would make Mondas, in fact, Marinus, under another name. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The World Shapers]]'') | One account shows the [[Voord]]s of the planet [[Marinus]] using stolen time technology to "quick-evolve" themselves into the earliest Cybermen, which would make Mondas, in fact, Marinus, under another name. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The World Shapers]]'') | ||
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===Separation from Earth orbit=== | ===Separation from Earth orbit=== | ||
Originally, Earth and Mondas occupied the same orbit in the [[Sol System]]. It was stated that "Mondas" is another name for Earth in one of the ancient languages. For unknown reasons, Mondas left that orbit and drifted into space.([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') | Originally, Earth and Mondas occupied the same orbit in the [[Sol System]]. It was stated that "Mondas" is another name for Earth in one of the ancient languages. For unknown reasons, Mondas left that orbit and drifted into space.([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') | ||
:''This implies either contact between the two twin planets or else a degree of parallel evolution, with similar languages evolving on both worlds.'' | |||
===Creation of the Cybermen=== | ===Creation of the Cybermen=== | ||
====Origins==== | ====Origins==== | ||
According to the Cybermen themselves, the Mondasians were once exactly like [[human]] beings, but to remove various weaknesses such as a decreasing lifespan, their scientists designed cybernetic spare parts to replace the organs of the human body. They also considered emotions a weakness, and removed those from their brains as well, becoming extremely powerful and long-lived while at the cost of becoming cold, logical and machine-like in their ruthlessness. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' | According to the Cybermen themselves, the Mondasians were once exactly like [[human]] beings, but to remove various weaknesses such as a decreasing lifespan, their scientists designed cybernetic spare parts to replace the organs of the human body. They also considered emotions a weakness, and removed those from their brains as well, becoming extremely powerful and long-lived while at the cost of becoming cold, logical and machine-like in their ruthlessness. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' | ||
====Early history==== | ====Early history==== | ||
During a time when parts of Mondas had a tropical climate, Cybermen met and warred with Silurians and Sea Devils. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen: The Dead Heart]]''). The godlike reptilian humanoid Golgoth appeared and destroyed all but one Cyberman and finally destroyed the lone survivor. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen (comic)|The Cybermen'']]). | During a time when parts of Mondas had a tropical climate, Cybermen met and warred with Silurians and Sea Devils. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen: The Dead Heart]]''). The godlike reptilian humanoid Golgoth appeared and destroyed all but one Cyberman and finally destroyed the lone survivor. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen (comic)|The Cybermen'']]). | ||
Some centuries after, human-appearing Mondasians of roughly [[20th century]] technological development had appeared and Mondas had begun to move out of its orbit. Archeologists had discovered remnants of the Cybermen. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen: The Ugly Underneath]]'') | Some centuries after, human-appearing Mondasians of roughly [[20th century]] technological development had appeared and Mondas had begun to move out of its orbit. Archeologists had discovered remnants of the Cybermen. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen: The Ugly Underneath]]'') | ||
:''This last story implied that the discovery of the extinct Cybermen would lead to the Mondasians deciding to use Cybertechnology, beginning the cycle of creation anew and creating a new race of Cybermen.'' | |||
[[The Doctor|Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] arrived on Mondas prior to the rise of the Cybermen, while it was still drifting through space. There, they discovered the Mondasians living underground in a culture virtually identical to that of [[England (Whoniverse|England]] in the [[1950s]], although with more advanced technology. They witnssed the the slow slide of the Mondasians towards cyber-conversion, conceived by the cybernetic [[gestalt intelligence]] controlling Mondas as a solution to the planet's increasingly desperate situation. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'' | [[The Doctor|Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] arrived on Mondas prior to the rise of the Cybermen, while it was still drifting through space. There, they discovered the Mondasians living underground in a culture virtually identical to that of [[England (Whoniverse|England]] in the [[1950s]], although with more advanced technology. They witnssed the the slow slide of the Mondasians towards cyber-conversion, conceived by the cybernetic [[gestalt intelligence]] controlling Mondas as a solution to the planet's increasingly desperate situation. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'' | ||
:''The gestalt intelligence had similiarities to the [[Cyber-Planner]]. This event may have happened after the other account or it may have even happened before'' | |||
===Return of Mondas to the Sol System=== | ===Return of Mondas to the Sol System=== | ||
By [[1986]]. the Cybermen, had by this time fitted a propulsion system to Mondas itself. This allowed them to pilot the planet through space, returning it to the solar system. The Cybermen invaded the [[South Pole]] while Mondas drew closer, draining Earth's energy to replace and supplement its own. However, the energy absorbed was too much, and Mondas disintegrated and the Cybermen on Earth died. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') | By [[1986]]. the Cybermen, had by this time fitted a propulsion system to Mondas itself. This allowed them to pilot the planet through space, returning it to the solar system. The Cybermen invaded the [[South Pole]] while Mondas drew closer, draining Earth's energy to replace and supplement its own. However, the energy absorbed was too much, and Mondas disintegrated and the Cybermen on Earth died. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') | ||
=Notes= | ==Notes== | ||
*The origins of the Cybermen given in the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip ''[[The Cybermen (comics)|The Cybermen]]'' conflicts with that given in ''[[Spare Parts]]'', if taken at face value, unless you assume the Cybermen had different separate creations, as the former story implies. ''[[The World Shapers]]'' gives a very different account to either and one that contradicts ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' itself. | *The origins of the Cybermen given in the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip ''[[The Cybermen (comics)|The Cybermen]]'' conflicts with that given in ''[[Spare Parts]]'', if taken at face value, unless you assume the Cybermen had different separate creations, as the former story implies. ''[[The World Shapers]]'' gives a very different account to either and one that contradicts ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' itself. | ||
=Appearances= | ==Appearances== | ||
===Television=== | |||
==Television== | |||
*[[DW]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' (possibly, as [[Marinus]]) | *[[DW]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' (possibly, as [[Marinus]]) | ||
*[[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' (first appearance; destroyed) | *[[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' (first appearance; destroyed) | ||
*[[DW]]: [[Attack of the Cybermen]] (Mondas' destruction plays a major role in the story, but it does not appear) | |||
==Audio== | ===Novels=== | ||
*[[MA]]: ''[[State of Change]]'' (possibly, as Terra Nova) | |||
===Audio=== | |||
*[[BFA]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'' | *[[BFA]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'' | ||
==Comics== | ===Comics=== | ||
*[[DWM]]: ''[[The World Shapers]]'' | *[[DWM]]: ''[[The World Shapers]]'' | ||
*[[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen (comics)|The Cybermen]]'' | *[[DWM]]: ''[[The Cybermen (comics)|The Cybermen]]'' | ||
{{wikipedia|Mondas (Doctor Who)}} | {{wikipedia|Mondas (Doctor Who)}} | ||
Revision as of 15:56, 24 January 2007
Mondas was the original homeworld of the Cybermen of this universe and also the twin planet of Earth, which, in ancient times, moved from its old position out into space.
Geography
Mondas was identical to Earth even down to the size and shapes of its continents. (DW: The Tenth Planet)
Native life
Originally, the Mondasians resembled the humans of Earth in every respect. (DW: [[The Tenth Planet) One account shows that in the same way that parallels to humans existed on Mondas, Mondasian Silurians and Sea Devils shared the planet with dinosaurs and Cybermen. (DWM: The Cybermen: The Dead Heart) A reptilian god figure, Golgoth, also lived on Mondas at this time. (DWM: The Cybermen: The Dark Flame)
History
Conflicting accounts
One account shows the Voords of the planet Marinus using stolen time technology to "quick-evolve" themselves into the earliest Cybermen, which would make Mondas, in fact, Marinus, under another name. (DWM: The World Shapers)
Another account describes events which took place on Terra Nova, an artificially created duplicate of Earth and its cultures circa the 1st century BCE. Possibly this indicates that Mondas began as Terra Nova. (MA: State of Change)
Separation from Earth orbit
Originally, Earth and Mondas occupied the same orbit in the Sol System. It was stated that "Mondas" is another name for Earth in one of the ancient languages. For unknown reasons, Mondas left that orbit and drifted into space.(DW: The Tenth Planet)
- This implies either contact between the two twin planets or else a degree of parallel evolution, with similar languages evolving on both worlds.
Creation of the Cybermen
Origins
According to the Cybermen themselves, the Mondasians were once exactly like human beings, but to remove various weaknesses such as a decreasing lifespan, their scientists designed cybernetic spare parts to replace the organs of the human body. They also considered emotions a weakness, and removed those from their brains as well, becoming extremely powerful and long-lived while at the cost of becoming cold, logical and machine-like in their ruthlessness. (DW: The Tenth Planet
Early history
During a time when parts of Mondas had a tropical climate, Cybermen met and warred with Silurians and Sea Devils. (DWM: The Cybermen: The Dead Heart). The godlike reptilian humanoid Golgoth appeared and destroyed all but one Cyberman and finally destroyed the lone survivor. (DWM: The Cybermen).
Some centuries after, human-appearing Mondasians of roughly 20th century technological development had appeared and Mondas had begun to move out of its orbit. Archeologists had discovered remnants of the Cybermen. (DWM: The Cybermen: The Ugly Underneath)
- This last story implied that the discovery of the extinct Cybermen would lead to the Mondasians deciding to use Cybertechnology, beginning the cycle of creation anew and creating a new race of Cybermen.
Fifth Doctor and Nyssa arrived on Mondas prior to the rise of the Cybermen, while it was still drifting through space. There, they discovered the Mondasians living underground in a culture virtually identical to that of England in the 1950s, although with more advanced technology. They witnssed the the slow slide of the Mondasians towards cyber-conversion, conceived by the cybernetic gestalt intelligence controlling Mondas as a solution to the planet's increasingly desperate situation. (BFA: Spare Parts
- The gestalt intelligence had similiarities to the Cyber-Planner. This event may have happened after the other account or it may have even happened before
Return of Mondas to the Sol System
By 1986. the Cybermen, had by this time fitted a propulsion system to Mondas itself. This allowed them to pilot the planet through space, returning it to the solar system. The Cybermen invaded the South Pole while Mondas drew closer, draining Earth's energy to replace and supplement its own. However, the energy absorbed was too much, and Mondas disintegrated and the Cybermen on Earth died. (DW: The Tenth Planet)
Notes
- The origins of the Cybermen given in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip The Cybermen conflicts with that given in Spare Parts, if taken at face value, unless you assume the Cybermen had different separate creations, as the former story implies. The World Shapers gives a very different account to either and one that contradicts The Tenth Planet itself.
Appearances
Television
- DW: The Keys of Marinus (possibly, as Marinus)
- DW: The Tenth Planet (first appearance; destroyed)
- DW: Attack of the Cybermen (Mondas' destruction plays a major role in the story, but it does not appear)
Novels
- MA: State of Change (possibly, as Terra Nova)
