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* The Cyber-Doctor answers to Clara's question of "More Cybermen?" with "They're waking from their tomb right now." which is a possible reference to the television story [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|Tomb of the Cybermen]]''. | * The Cyber-Doctor answers to Clara's question of "More Cybermen?" with "They're waking from their tomb right now." which is a possible reference to the television story [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|Tomb of the Cybermen]]''. | ||
* Subsequently, the Cybermen exiting their tombs mirrors the cliffhanger of ''[[Earthshock]]'' Part 3 when three rows of Cybermen march towards the camera. It's also very similar of the scene where the Cybermen come out of their tombs in [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]. | * Subsequently, the Cybermen exiting their tombs mirrors the cliffhanger of ''[[Earthshock]]'' Part 3 when three rows of Cybermen march towards the camera. It's also very similar of the scene where the Cybermen come out of their tombs in [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]. | ||
* The Doctor also had a conversation with himself in another Cybermen-story. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') | |||
* When the Doctor lets the Cyber-Doctor access his memories on regeneration, his previous ten incarnations are seen. Each image of an incarnation is taken from photograph stills used as promotional material during the respective actors' tenures. | * When the Doctor lets the Cyber-Doctor access his memories on regeneration, his previous ten incarnations are seen. Each image of an incarnation is taken from photograph stills used as promotional material during the respective actors' tenures. | ||
* The Cybermen's ability to adapt to attacks is reminiscient of [[the Borg]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Additionally, the Borg used nanotechnology to convert individuals, similar to the cybermites, and Webley's cyber-appearance is reminiscient of the Borg's "half machine, half human" face. And as of "[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: First Contact|Star Trek: First Contact]]" they, like these Cybermen, assimilated new members by use of something coming out of their wrists. | * The Cybermen's ability to adapt to attacks is reminiscient of [[the Borg]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Additionally, the Borg used nanotechnology to convert individuals, similar to the cybermites, and Webley's cyber-appearance is reminiscient of the Borg's "half machine, half human" face. And as of "[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: First Contact|Star Trek: First Contact]]" they, like these Cybermen, assimilated new members by use of something coming out of their wrists. | ||