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[[File:Mentalis.jpg|thumb|right|Mentalis and [[K9 Mark II|K9]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'')]]
'''Mentalis''' was a war computer.
'''Mentalis''' was a war computer.


Mentalis was built by [[Drax]] at the behest of [[the Shadow]] to direct the war between [[Atrios]] and [[Zeos]]. It was discovered by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] while on Zeos with [[Shapp]], [[Merak]], [[Romana]] and [[K-9 Mark II|K-9]]. With K-9's help they were all given the opportunity to see it and speak with it. They discover what it is and what it has been doing yet it refused to answer any inquires about [[Astra of Atrios|Astra]], nor will it allow them access to its databanks. With the war over, it decides it will destroy everything and everyone on both sides. The Doctor decides that the computer must be dismantled, then detecting the [[Marshal of Atrios|Marshal]]'s attack ship it starts a self-destruct countdown and to prevent the Doctor from interfering with the countdown, it destroys its own control center.
Mentalis was built by [[Drax]] at the behest of [[the Shadow]] to direct the war between [[Atrios]] and [[Zeos]]. It was discovered by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] while on Zeos with [[Shapp]], [[Merak]], [[Romana]] and [[K-9 Mark II|K-9]]. K9 was able to communicate with it and considered it an interesting conversation. However it refused to answer any inquiries about [[Astra of Atrios|Astra]], nor would it allow them access to its databanks. With the war over, it decided it would destroy everything and everyone on both sides.  


Mentalis was extremely powerful and nearly indestructible, capable of defending itself as well as producing and directing war material. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'')
Mentalis was fitted with a self-destruct mechanism if it felt threatened, this was activated when it sense the [[marshal of Atrios]] homing in to attack. The Doctor attempted to disable it, confused as to preventing this it used its own defence weapons against its command centre, destroying it.
[[File:It's mindless now.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] inspects the damage to the command centre. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'')]]
The countdown continued so the Doctor employed a [[time loop]] to prevent it. He returned later with Drax who was able to disable it completely.
 
Mentalis was extremely powerful and nearly indestructible, capable of defending itself as well as producing and directing war material. It was programmed to think of itself as indestructible. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'')
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Revision as of 15:31, 28 October 2010

Mentalis was a war computer.

Mentalis was built by Drax at the behest of the Shadow to direct the war between Atrios and Zeos. It was discovered by the Doctor while on Zeos with Shapp, Merak, Romana and K-9. K9 was able to communicate with it and considered it an interesting conversation. However it refused to answer any inquiries about Astra, nor would it allow them access to its databanks. With the war over, it decided it would destroy everything and everyone on both sides.

Mentalis was fitted with a self-destruct mechanism if it felt threatened, this was activated when it sense the marshal of Atrios homing in to attack. The Doctor attempted to disable it, confused as to preventing this it used its own defence weapons against its command centre, destroying it.

The Doctor inspects the damage to the command centre. (DW: The Armageddon Factor)

The countdown continued so the Doctor employed a time loop to prevent it. He returned later with Drax who was able to disable it completely.

Mentalis was extremely powerful and nearly indestructible, capable of defending itself as well as producing and directing war material. It was programmed to think of itself as indestructible. (DW: The Armageddon Factor)