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| |image = [[Image:Cybermat.JPG|350px]]<br/><small>Cybermats (L-R: [[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'', Bottom: [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')</small> | | |image = [[File:Blood of the Cybermen concept art 3.jpg|250px]] |
| |object name = Cybermat | | |object name = Cybermat |
| |type = Rodent-Like [[Robot]]s | | |type = Rodent-Like [[Robot]]s |
| |origin = [[Cybermen]] | | |origin = [[Cybermen (Blood of the Cybermen)|Cybermen]] |
| |appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<br>[[VG]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]'' | | |appearances = [[VG]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]'' |
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| '''Cybermats''' were small [[cyborg]]s used as advance guards and plague carriers by the [[Cybermen]]. | | '''Cybermats''' were small [[cyborg]]s used by the [[Cybermen (Blood of the Cybermen)|Cybermen]]. They had poisonous bites which could turn Humans into [[Cyberslave]]s. |
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| ==Physical Characteristics==
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| ===Variants===
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| From early in the Cyberman's history before they froze themselves on [[Telos]], some variants had crystalline eyes and antennae through which they receive commands. These Cybermats tended to resemble oversized metallic [[wikipedia:Silverfish|silverfish]] and have segmented bodies with cilia-like tactile sensor probes along the base of their heads. Some, though not all, small Cybermats of this kind could easily fit in the palm of a [[humanoid]] hand. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
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| In the [[21st century]] when the Cybermen attempted to infiltrate [[Space Station W3]] they had photoreceptors for eyes rather than crystalline based eyes. Otherwise they looked similar. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'')
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| When the Cybermen infiltrated [[Nerva Beacon]] in a plot to destroy [[Voga]] the Cybermats had segmented, eyeless, flat worm-like bodies without cilia. ([[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')
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| Cybermen from the [[30th century]] who [[time travel|traveled back]] to [[1940]] also employed Cybermats and harvested [[Human]]s to make more of them. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Illegal Alien]]'')
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| ===Weaknesses===
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| Cybermats shared the Cyberman's weakness for [[gold]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') They could also be disabled with electric charges. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') Also, they could be either stunned or de-activated by a sonic pulse, like the [[Sonic Screwdriver]]. ([[VG]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]'')
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| The Cybermats originated on [[Mondas]] during the earliest phases of Cyberman history, when most of the [[planet]] had not yet converted. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'')
| | When [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] arrived in the [[Arctic Circle]], they discovered Cybermats turning people into Cyberslaves in order to help awaken an army of Cybermen. They were able to repel the Cybermats using a special frequency on a sonic amplifier device. ([[VG]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]'') |
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| The Cyber-tombs on Telos had tunnels for the Cybermats to move from the tombs into the main control rooms. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
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| Some accounts show that the Cybermats were created by Cybermen using bodies (or parts of bodies) of humanoids not suitable for Cyber-conversion: pets, very young children or babies. ([[BFA]]: [[Spare Parts|''Small Parts'']], [[PDA]]: ''[[Illegal Alien]]'', [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Crystal of Cantus]]'')
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| They were also used to transform humans into [[Cyberslave]]s during the Cybermen's attempted revival in the [[Arctic]]. ([[VG]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]'')
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| ==Behind the Scenes==
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| *[[Wikipedia:Wood lice|Wood lice]] inspired the creation and look of the Cybermats. In their first appearances in ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'', they were realized in the studio by a number of techniques, including clockwork and radio-controlled models. In some shots they were pulled by wires or simply pushed into shot. Shots of the Cybermats leaping onto their victims were achieved by pulling the Cybermat away via wires and then playing the film backwards.
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| *Cybermat effects in ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' used a combination of strings, puppetry and [[CSO]], which did not look very convincing. The Cybermats (or rather the single Cybermat which appeared) went through a radical re-design and resembled a cybernetic [[Wikipedia:silverfish|silverfish]]. To date, the Cybermats have not appeared in any other television stories.
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| [[File:Blood of the Cybermen concept art 3.jpg|thumb|250px|The new Cybermats.]]
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| *The Cybermats appear in the new [[The Adventure Games|Adventure Games]] episode ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]''. They are shown to be capable of infecting humans with a virus that causes them to become a [[Cyberslave]]. They also demonstrate an aversion to the Doctor's sonic screwdriver or a similar sonic amplifier device.
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