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The newly revived Cyber-Lord states that Meadows is no longer necessary and may now be deleted, and shoots her. He attempts to shoot the Doctor, but the Doctor manages to escape, and heads over to the Cyber-conversion area where Amy is being held. Freeing Amy, they then proceed back to the Cybercommand area via a different route. They are cornered by the Cyber-Lord and two Cybermen, who are then killed by the fully-restored Chisholm, using a laser of a detatched Cyberarm. The Doctor then reverses the revival process, and states that it should be a "good half hour before the thing blows." A Cyber voice is then heard stating that it is 2 minutes until total meltdown, and the Doctor, Amy, and Chisholm make an escape. Back outside the dome, the Doctor states to Chisholm that the Cyberslaves should revert as the virus has been destroyed in the process. The Doctor and Amy then leave in the TARDIS. A group of Cybermen stand still in the snow, and a mechanical movement, just like that of a marching Cyberman, is heard.
The newly revived Cyber-Lord states that Meadows is no longer necessary and may now be deleted, and shoots her. He attempts to shoot the Doctor, but the Doctor manages to escape, and heads over to the Cyber-conversion area where Amy is being held. Freeing Amy, they then proceed back to the Cybercommand area via a different route. They are cornered by the Cyber-Lord and two Cybermen, who are then killed by the fully-restored Chisholm, using a laser of a detatched Cyberarm. The Doctor then reverses the revival process, and states that it should be a "good half hour before the thing blows." A Cyber voice is then heard stating that it is 2 minutes until total meltdown, and the Doctor, Amy, and Chisholm make an escape. Back outside the dome, the Doctor states to Chisholm that the Cyberslaves should revert as the virus has been destroyed in the process. The Doctor and Amy then leave in the TARDIS. A group of Cybermen stand still in the snow, and a mechanical movement, just like that of a marching Cyberman, is heard.


==Cast and characters==
== Cast and characters ==
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
*[[Chisholm]] - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
* [[Chisholm]] - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
*[[Elizabeth Meadows]] - [[Sarah Douglas]]
* [[Elizabeth Meadows]] - [[Sarah Douglas]]
*[[Cybermen#Cybermen found in the Arctic|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Cybermen#Cybermen found in the Arctic|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


==Crew==
== Crew ==
*'''Produced by'''
* '''Produced by'''
**[[Anwen Aspden]] - [[Executive producer]]: Interactive
** [[Anwen Aspden]] - [[Executive producer]]: Interactive
**[[Charles Cecil]] - [[Executive producer]]: Interactive
** [[Charles Cecil]] - [[Executive producer]]: Interactive
**[[Mat Fidell]] - Senior producer
** [[Mat Fidell]] - Senior producer
**[[Richard Jenkins]] - interactive producer
** [[Richard Jenkins]] - interactive producer
**[[Steven Moffat]] - executive producer
** [[Steven Moffat]] - executive producer
**[[Pat Phelan]] - executive producer
** [[Pat Phelan]] - executive producer
**[[Piers Wenger]] - executive producer
** [[Piers Wenger]] - executive producer
**[[Beth Willis]] - executive producer
** [[Beth Willis]] - executive producer
*'''Original Music''' by [[Murray Gold]]
* '''Original Music''' by [[Murray Gold]]
*'''Casting''' by [[Andy Pryor]]
* '''Casting''' by [[Andy Pryor]]
*'''Art Direction ''' by [[Darren Mills]]  
* '''Art Direction ''' by [[Darren Mills]]  
*'''Art Department'''
* '''Art Department'''
**[[John Hackleton]] - artist
** [[John Hackleton]] - artist
**[[Michael Hirst]] - art lead (as Mick Hirst)
** [[Michael Hirst]] - art lead (as Mick Hirst)
**[[Dominic Hood]] - art manager (as Dom Hood)
** [[Dominic Hood]] - art manager (as Dom Hood)
**[[Richard Jordan]] - concepts
** [[Richard Jordan]] - concepts
**[[Richard Jordan]] - storyboards
** [[Richard Jordan]] - storyboards
**[[Chris Pepper]] - artist
** [[Chris Pepper]] - artist
**[[Will Tarrat]] - design lead (as Will Tarratt)  
** [[Will Tarrat]] - design lead (as Will Tarratt)  
*'''Sound Department  
* '''Sound Department  
**[[Matthew Cox]] - sound effects (as Matt Cox)
** [[Matthew Cox]] - sound effects (as Matt Cox)
**[[Pat Phelan]] - sound editor  
** [[Pat Phelan]] - sound editor  
*'''Visual Effects'''
* '''Visual Effects'''
**[[Chantal Beaumont]] - graphic design lead
** [[Chantal Beaumont]] - graphic design lead
*'''Animation Department'''
* '''Animation Department'''
**[[Simon Bradley]] - animator
** [[Simon Bradley]] - animator
**[[Robin Butler]] - animator
** [[Robin Butler]] - animator
**[[Ian Deary]] - animation lead
** [[Ian Deary]] - animation lead
**[[Phil Hanks]] - animator
** [[Phil Hanks]] - animator
**[[Shruti Rao]] - animator
** [[Shruti Rao]] - animator
**[[Lee Taylor]] - animator
** [[Lee Taylor]] - animator
**[[Stephen Thomas]] - animator (as Steve Thomas)
** [[Stephen Thomas]] - animator (as Steve Thomas)
**[[Simon Wottge]] - animator Music Department
** [[Simon Wottge]] - animator Music Department
*[[Ron Grainer]] - composer: ori
* [[Ron Grainer]] - composer: ori
**[[Doug Sinclair]] - music editor  
** [[Doug Sinclair]] - music editor  
**[[Pat Phelan]] - music editor
** [[Pat Phelan]] - music editor
*'''Other crew'''
* '''Other crew'''
**[[Lindsey Alford]] - script editor
** [[Lindsey Alford]] - script editor
**[[Toby Allen]] - additional support
** [[Toby Allen]] - additional support
**[[Jason Ausmus]] - quality assurance
** [[Jason Ausmus]] - quality assurance
**[[Tom Barker]] - quality assurance
** [[Tom Barker]] - quality assurance
**[[Hayley Brant]] - additional support
** [[Hayley Brant]] - additional support
**[[Mark Bridges]] - quality assurance: lead
** [[Mark Bridges]] - quality assurance: lead
**[[Carl Cavers]] - vice president: european
** [[Carl Cavers]] - vice president: european
**[[Charles Cecil]] - voice director
** [[Charles Cecil]] - voice director
**[[Sarah Cook]] - design and scripting
** [[Sarah Cook]] - design and scripting
**[[Sean Davies]] - programmer
** [[Sean Davies]] - programmer
**[[Nick Deakins]] - quality assurance
** [[Nick Deakins]] - quality assurance
**[[Carl Dixon]] - programmer
** [[Carl Dixon]] - programmer
**[[James Drew]] - additional support
** [[James Drew]] - additional support
**[[Henry Durrant]] - programmer
** [[Henry Durrant]] - programmer
**[[Neil Fielding]] - additional support
** [[Neil Fielding]] - additional support
**[[Damian Fowkes]] - additional support
** [[Damian Fowkes]] - additional support
**[[Mark Freeman]] - quality assurance
** [[Mark Freeman]] - quality assurance
**[[Ian Gruchfield]] - brand executive (as Ian Grutchfield)
** [[Ian Gruchfield]] - brand executive (as Ian Grutchfield)
**[[Richard Josebury]] - technical project manager
** [[Richard Josebury]] - technical project manager
**[[Ifty Khan]] - legal manager
** [[Ifty Khan]] - legal manager
**[[Dan Mallinson]] - programmer
** [[Dan Mallinson]] - programmer
**[[Gary McLoughlin]] - additional support
** [[Gary McLoughlin]] - additional support
**[[Sean Millard]] - creative director
** [[Sean Millard]] - creative director
**[[Nana Nielsen]] - design and scripting
** [[Nana Nielsen]] - design and scripting
**[[Philip Palermo]] - quality assurance
** [[Philip Palermo]] - quality assurance
**[[Paul Porter]] - studio head
** [[Paul Porter]] - studio head
**[[Stephen Robinson]] - technical director
** [[Stephen Robinson]] - technical director
**[[Gary Russell]] - voice director
** [[Gary Russell]] - voice director
**[[Laura Schofield]] - additional support
** [[Laura Schofield]] - additional support
**[[Julie Scott]] - production executive
** [[Julie Scott]] - production executive
**[[Tom Sedden]] - programmer (as Tom Seddon)
** [[Tom Sedden]] - programmer (as Tom Seddon)
**[[Nick Sibbick]] - additional support
** [[Nick Sibbick]] - additional support
**[[James Sutherland]] - programming lead
** [[James Sutherland]] - programming lead
**[[Mark Thackeray]] - additional support (as Mark Thackery)
** [[Mark Thackeray]] - additional support (as Mark Thackery)
**[[Nate Umipeg]] - quality assurance
** [[Nate Umipeg]] - quality assurance
**[[Mike Welsh]] - design and scripting
** [[Mike Welsh]] - design and scripting
**[[Phil Woods]] - programmer
** [[Phil Woods]] - programmer
**[[Stuart Yarham]] - design and scripting
** [[Stuart Yarham]] - design and scripting


==References==
== References ==
*Amy asks the Doctor whether he's seen the movie ''The Thing''. The Doctor responds "The Carpenter/Kurt Russell thing, or the Howard Hawkes thingy with the walking carrot?", referencing both ''The Thing'' and the film it was based upon, ''The Thing from Another World''. <ref>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/d11s01/botc_script_extract_01.pdf</ref>
* Amy asks the Doctor whether he's seen the movie ''The Thing''. The Doctor responds "The Carpenter/Kurt Russell thing, or the Howard Hawkes thingy with the walking carrot?", referencing both ''The Thing'' and the film it was based upon, ''The Thing from Another World''. <ref>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/d11s01/botc_script_extract_01.pdf</ref>
*When Amy asks the Doctor if he'll be going into the vents, he says "Am I wearing a Bruce Willis vest?". A reference to the movie ''Die Hard''.
* When Amy asks the Doctor if he'll be going into the vents, he says "Am I wearing a Bruce Willis vest?". A reference to the movie ''Die Hard''.
*The Doctor states that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his character of Sherlock Holmes on the Doctor's detective skill. ''(However, the Doctor only says this if neither him nor Amy collect the skiddoo's satnav before rescuing Chisholm).''
* The Doctor states that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his character of Sherlock Holmes on the Doctor's detective skill. ''(However, the Doctor only says this if neither him nor Amy collect the skiddoo's satnav before rescuing Chisholm).''


==Story notes==
== Story notes ==
*This game was incorrectly titled '''Winter of Terror'''.
* This game was incorrectly titled '''Winter of Terror'''.
*This game's tagline was '''The Cybermen are Coming'''.
* This game's tagline was '''The Cybermen are Coming'''.
*A new type [[Cybermat (Blood of the Cybermen)|Cybermat]] which have the "cyber head" logo that the Cybermen have on their chests appears. This is the first time since any Cybermats have appeared since [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]].''
* A new type [[Cybermat (Blood of the Cybermen)|Cybermat]] which have the "cyber head" logo that the Cybermen have on their chests appears. This is the first time since any Cybermats have appeared since [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]].''
*The [[Cybermat (Blood of the Cybermen)|Cybermats]] have the ability to change people into "robots".
* The [[Cybermat (Blood of the Cybermen)|Cybermats]] have the ability to change people into "robots".
*This episode features a new Cyber-race called [[Cyberslave]]s, which are converted humans.
* This episode features a new Cyber-race called [[Cyberslave]]s, which are converted humans.
* It is not stated in the story whether [[Cyberman#Cybermen found in the Arctic|the Cybermen in this story]] are [[Cyberman (Mondas)|from Mondas]] or [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Pete's World]]. However, a "Who Fact" on Cybermen in the game refers solely to the Mondasian Cybermen, while another on Cyber-Biology refers first to Cybermen and then "the Cybermen created by [[John Lumic]]" as if they're a different group. In game, their use of Cybermats and awareness of the fact that the Doctor is a [[Time Lord]], as well as the Doctor's reference to "races" conquered by them, further confirm that they are the Mondasian versions. Despite this, physically they resemble the Pete's World Cybermen - but lack the [[Cybus Industries|Cybus]] logo - and the Doctor states they use organic brains in metal shells and they use terms such as "Delete" (like the Pete's World versions).
* It is not stated in the story whether [[Cyberman#Cybermen found in the Arctic|the Cybermen in this story]] are [[Cyberman (Mondas)|from Mondas]] or [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Pete's World]]. However, a "Who Fact" on Cybermen in the game refers solely to the Mondasian Cybermen, while another on Cyber-Biology refers first to Cybermen and then "the Cybermen created by [[John Lumic]]" as if they're a different group. In game, their use of Cybermats and awareness of the fact that the Doctor is a [[Time Lord]], as well as the Doctor's reference to "races" conquered by them, further confirm that they are the Mondasian versions. Despite this, physically they resemble the Pete's World Cybermen - but lack the [[Cybus Industries|Cybus]] logo - and the Doctor states they use organic brains in metal shells and they use terms such as "Delete" (like the Pete's World versions).
** [[Cyberman#Cybermen of the Cyber Legions|Other Cybus-like Cybermen]] that lack the logo appear in [[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', and [[Peter Hoar]] confirmed they were "different Cybermen". <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00hghnb Key Scene Commentary 2]</ref> The Cybermen in ''A Good Man Goes to War'' and in ''Blood of the Cybermen'' may be the same ones.
** [[Cyberman#Cybermen of the Cyber Legions|Other Cybus-like Cybermen]] that lack the logo appear in [[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', and [[Peter Hoar]] confirmed they were "different Cybermen". <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00hghnb Key Scene Commentary 2]</ref> The Cybermen in ''A Good Man Goes to War'' and in ''Blood of the Cybermen'' may be the same ones.
*Placement of this story is difficult. Amy asks who the Cybermen are during this story, but she also appears unfamiliar with them when they appear in ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''. [[Rory Williams|Rory]]'s absence would logically place this story prior to the series finale, and if one is to assume that the Adventure Games occur in the order they are presented this would logically place the story after ''Cold Blood'' and, of course, ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]''.
* Placement of this story is difficult. Amy asks who the Cybermen are during this story, but she also appears unfamiliar with them when they appear in ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''. [[Rory Williams|Rory]]'s absence would logically place this story prior to the series finale, and if one is to assume that the Adventure Games occur in the order they are presented this would logically place the story after ''Cold Blood'' and, of course, ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]''.
*The date is 4 May 2010 ("the present day" in the game). When the Doctor accesses the laptop and looks up about Meadows, it says her daughter's birthday is 5 May which the Doctor says is tomorrow.
* The date is 4 May 2010 ("the present day" in the game). When the Doctor accesses the laptop and looks up about Meadows, it says her daughter's birthday is 5 May which the Doctor says is tomorrow.
*According to the game files, this was originally going to be the first episode.
* According to the game files, this was originally going to be the first episode.
*This episode is similar to the ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: Enterprise|Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episode ''[[memoryalpha:Regeneration (episode)|Regeneration]]'', which also shows a project in the [[Arctic Circle]] stumbling upon the ruins of a spacecraft that crashed years ago manned by Cyborgs, the [[memoryalpha:Borg|Borg]]. The Borg have often been compared with the Cybermen.
* This episode is similar to the ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: Enterprise|Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episode ''[[memoryalpha:Regeneration (episode)|Regeneration]]'', which also shows a project in the [[Arctic Circle]] stumbling upon the ruins of a spacecraft that crashed years ago manned by Cyborgs, the [[memoryalpha:Borg|Borg]]. The Borg have often been compared with the Cybermen.


===Promotion===
=== Promotion ===
As part of the promotion of this episode a live talk with [[Phil Ford]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] was broadcast via the BBC website on 22 June 2010. Fans were encouraged to write in with questions and read along with two exclusive script extracts.
As part of the promotion of this episode a live talk with [[Phil Ford]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] was broadcast via the BBC website on 22 June 2010. Fans were encouraged to write in with questions and read along with two exclusive script extracts.


===Rumours===
=== Rumours ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


===Production errors===
=== Production errors ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*[[Cybermat (Blood of the Cybermen)|Cybermats]] appear. The [[Mondas]]ian versions were last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''.
* [[Cybermat (Blood of the Cybermen)|Cybermats]] appear. The [[Mondas]]ian versions were last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''.
*Amy says the Cybermats are worse than spiders which the Doctor replies "I'd rather you change the subject" which is a reference to his fear of spiders established in [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''.
* Amy says the Cybermats are worse than spiders which the Doctor replies "I'd rather you change the subject" which is a reference to his fear of spiders established in [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''.
*The virus that converts people into [[Cyberslave]]s may be related to (or the same as) the virus the Cybermen planned to use in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Reaping]]'' to convert flesh into metal.
* The virus that converts people into [[Cyberslave]]s may be related to (or the same as) the virus the Cybermen planned to use in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Reaping]]'' to convert flesh into metal.
*[[Cyber-tomb]]s appear in the ruins of the Cyberman ship. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
* [[Cyber-tomb]]s appear in the ruins of the Cyberman ship. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
* The new series Time Lord Seal appears on many of the walls of the Cyberman ship. This may be a production error or it could be a subtle reference to [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' in which the [[Seal of Rassilon]] was first used by the [[Vogan]]s.
* The new series Time Lord Seal appears on many of the walls of the Cyberman ship. This may be a production error or it could be a subtle reference to [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' in which the [[Seal of Rassilon]] was first used by the [[Vogan]]s.
* There is no time for the Doctor to have acquired the Cyber chest plate seen in [[VG]]: [[TARDIS (video game)|''TARDIS'']]; he is not seen carrying one out of the GSO base. It is possible the Doctor has encountered this variant of Cybermen before.
* There is no time for the Doctor to have acquired the Cyber chest plate seen in [[VG]]: [[TARDIS (video game)|''TARDIS'']]; he is not seen carrying one out of the GSO base. It is possible the Doctor has encountered this variant of Cybermen before.


==Timeline==
== Timeline ==
*''Blood of the Cybermen'' occurs after [[VG]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]''
* ''Blood of the Cybermen'' occurs after [[VG]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]''
*''Blood of the Cybermen'' occurs before [[WC]]: [[Wish You Were Here (The Adventure Games)|''Wish You Were Here'']]
* ''Blood of the Cybermen'' occurs before [[WC]]: [[Wish You Were Here (The Adventure Games)|''Wish You Were Here'']]


==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames The Adventure Games] at the BBC Doctor Who site.
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames The Adventure Games] at the BBC Doctor Who site.
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Blood of the Cybermen was the second of the Adventure Games, a series of four games in which the player have had the ability to play as the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. Though the Cybermen in this game resembled those from a parallel universe, they also had a different logo on their chests.

As with other games in the Adventure Games line, Blood of the Cybermen was initially released in the UK for free download for PC and Mac users in June 2010. In July 2010 an international version was made available for a fee through Direct2Drive, which has chosen not to release the Mac OS version of the game.[1]

Aside from Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, the voice cast for this game includes Sarah Douglas, best known as Ursa in Superman II.[2]

Synopsis

The Doctor and Amy materialise in the Arctic - where members of a survey team are turning from flesh to metal and digging something sinister from under the ice that's been waiting thousands of years - an army of Cybermen!

Plot

Present Day, Earth. The Doctor and Amy arrive in the Arctic, where they find a crashed skidoo, and discover an unconscious rider at the bottom of an ice cliff. The Doctor and Amy rescue the rider, who tells them that their base has been invaded. The Doctor, Amy and the rider, Chisholm, then travel by TARDIS to the GSO base, where Chisholm is attacked by a Cybermat. He explains to the Doctor that those infected by Cybermats slowly turn into Cyberslaves. Chisholm then locks himself in a tower to prevent him from attacking the Doctor and Amy.

A Cyberslave attacks Amy.

The Doctor and Amy head towards the main dome in search of other survivors, and are confronted by a Cyberslave. After defeating it, they head into the dome and discover the director of the project, Professor Elizabeth Meadows, who is working on a cure. The Doctor and Amy then go in search of a Cybermat in order to get a sample of the virus to work from. When they return, they discover that Meadows has vanished. The Doctor completes the cure, and then heads over to the tower to administer it to a partially converted Chisholm.

The Doctor and Amy head down a lift to a series of tunnels, leading them to a large Cybership. Heading up to the top, Amy is captured by the Cyberslave, and the Doctor reaches the room containing the Cyber-Lord, and Meadows, who is revealed to be a Cyberslave. She threatens that unless the Doctor revives the Cybermen, Amy will be the first of a new race of Cybermen. The Doctor proceeds in reviving the Cybermen, and succeeds.

The newly revived Cyber-Lord states that Meadows is no longer necessary and may now be deleted, and shoots her. He attempts to shoot the Doctor, but the Doctor manages to escape, and heads over to the Cyber-conversion area where Amy is being held. Freeing Amy, they then proceed back to the Cybercommand area via a different route. They are cornered by the Cyber-Lord and two Cybermen, who are then killed by the fully-restored Chisholm, using a laser of a detatched Cyberarm. The Doctor then reverses the revival process, and states that it should be a "good half hour before the thing blows." A Cyber voice is then heard stating that it is 2 minutes until total meltdown, and the Doctor, Amy, and Chisholm make an escape. Back outside the dome, the Doctor states to Chisholm that the Cyberslaves should revert as the virus has been destroyed in the process. The Doctor and Amy then leave in the TARDIS. A group of Cybermen stand still in the snow, and a mechanical movement, just like that of a marching Cyberman, is heard.

Cast and characters

Crew

References

  • Amy asks the Doctor whether he's seen the movie The Thing. The Doctor responds "The Carpenter/Kurt Russell thing, or the Howard Hawkes thingy with the walking carrot?", referencing both The Thing and the film it was based upon, The Thing from Another World. [3]
  • When Amy asks the Doctor if he'll be going into the vents, he says "Am I wearing a Bruce Willis vest?". A reference to the movie Die Hard.
  • The Doctor states that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his character of Sherlock Holmes on the Doctor's detective skill. (However, the Doctor only says this if neither him nor Amy collect the skiddoo's satnav before rescuing Chisholm).

Story notes

  • This game was incorrectly titled Winter of Terror.
  • This game's tagline was The Cybermen are Coming.
  • A new type Cybermat which have the "cyber head" logo that the Cybermen have on their chests appears. This is the first time since any Cybermats have appeared since DW: Revenge of the Cybermen.
  • The Cybermats have the ability to change people into "robots".
  • This episode features a new Cyber-race called Cyberslaves, which are converted humans.
  • It is not stated in the story whether the Cybermen in this story are from Mondas or Pete's World. However, a "Who Fact" on Cybermen in the game refers solely to the Mondasian Cybermen, while another on Cyber-Biology refers first to Cybermen and then "the Cybermen created by John Lumic" as if they're a different group. In game, their use of Cybermats and awareness of the fact that the Doctor is a Time Lord, as well as the Doctor's reference to "races" conquered by them, further confirm that they are the Mondasian versions. Despite this, physically they resemble the Pete's World Cybermen - but lack the Cybus logo - and the Doctor states they use organic brains in metal shells and they use terms such as "Delete" (like the Pete's World versions).
  • Placement of this story is difficult. Amy asks who the Cybermen are during this story, but she also appears unfamiliar with them when they appear in The Pandorica Opens. Rory's absence would logically place this story prior to the series finale, and if one is to assume that the Adventure Games occur in the order they are presented this would logically place the story after Cold Blood and, of course, City of the Daleks.
  • The date is 4 May 2010 ("the present day" in the game). When the Doctor accesses the laptop and looks up about Meadows, it says her daughter's birthday is 5 May which the Doctor says is tomorrow.
  • According to the game files, this was originally going to be the first episode.
  • This episode is similar to the Star Trek: Enterprise episode Regeneration, which also shows a project in the Arctic Circle stumbling upon the ruins of a spacecraft that crashed years ago manned by Cyborgs, the Borg. The Borg have often been compared with the Cybermen.

Promotion

As part of the promotion of this episode a live talk with Phil Ford and Nicholas Briggs was broadcast via the BBC website on 22 June 2010. Fans were encouraged to write in with questions and read along with two exclusive script extracts.

Rumours

to be added

Production errors

to be added

Continuity

  • Cybermats appear. The Mondasian versions were last seen in DW: Revenge of the Cybermen.
  • Amy says the Cybermats are worse than spiders which the Doctor replies "I'd rather you change the subject" which is a reference to his fear of spiders established in DW: Planet of the Spiders.
  • The virus that converts people into Cyberslaves may be related to (or the same as) the virus the Cybermen planned to use in BFA: The Reaping to convert flesh into metal.
  • Cyber-tombs appear in the ruins of the Cyberman ship. (DW: Tomb of the Cybermen)
  • The new series Time Lord Seal appears on many of the walls of the Cyberman ship. This may be a production error or it could be a subtle reference to DW: Revenge of the Cybermen in which the Seal of Rassilon was first used by the Vogans.
  • There is no time for the Doctor to have acquired the Cyber chest plate seen in VG: TARDIS; he is not seen carrying one out of the GSO base. It is possible the Doctor has encountered this variant of Cybermen before.

Timeline

External links

  1. ↑ http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/forgive-the-tardis-ness-doctor-who-games-arrive-today-in-the-us
  2. ↑ http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/08/12/kneel-before-ursa/
  3. ↑ http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/d11s01/botc_script_extract_01.pdf
  4. ↑ Key Scene Commentary 2
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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
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prologues
Video
games
Complete list of appearances
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