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 == References ==
-* The Doctor states that he once knew the layout of a [[Cyber Ship]] like the back of his hand, but then he [[Regeneration|got new hands]].
-* The Doctor complains that he never wins the [[lottery]] unless he cheats and [[Time travel|checks the numbers beforehand]].
 * Most Cybermen are unable to use their [[Cyber wrist blaster|wrist blasters]] because they do not have enough power. One of them fires only once.
-* [[Malkeburg]] and [[Drettleburg]] are the closest [[town]]s to Klimtenburg, although there is still a considerable travel distance between them.
+* [[Malkeburg]] and [[Drettleburg]] are the closest [[town]]s to Klimtenburg.
-* The Doctor thinks of [[Karn]] and [[Margate]] when thinking of the [[rain]]iest, wettest, stormiest place he has ever been. He decides Margate has it worse.
+* The Doctor thinks of [[Karn]] and [[Margate]] when thinking of the [[rain]]iest, wettest, stormiest place he has ever been.
 * The Doctor has a wet napkin from a recent trip on the [[RMS Titanic|''Titanic'']].
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 * This is the second Cyberman story of the revived series in which no head Cyberman – [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]], [[Cyber-Lord]], [[Cyber-controller|Cyber-Controller]] or [[Cyber-Planner]] – is identified, the first being ''[[The Mazes of Time (video game)|The Mazes of Time]]''. Only standard Cybermen are featured, although it is possible that there originally was a commander but it did not survive the crash. [[Oracle (Plague of the Cybermen)|The Oracle]] plays an important role in helping the Cybermen recover, however.
 * On a [[Twitter|tweet]], author Justin Richards stated that the character of Lord Ernhardt was "played" by [[Peter Cushing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CWhoFan/status/345680906360610816|title=Justin Richards' Twitter page|date of source=June 15th, 2013|website=Twitter|accessdate=January 9th, 2014}}</ref>
+=== Audio release ===
+[[File:Plague of the Cybermen audiobook.jpg|thumb]]
+* This story was released as an audiobook read by [[David Warner]], with [[Nicholas Briggs]] providing the voice of the Cybermen.
 == Continuity ==
-* The Doctor recalls the [[Cyber-tomb]]s on [[Telos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') Some of the dialogue from that story is used here, such as the Doctor yelling "It's got my leg!" as his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] did and a Cyberman chanting "You belong to us. You will be like us" which echoes the words of the [[Cyber-Controller]].
+* The Doctor recalls the [[Cyber-tomb]]s on [[Telos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
-* The Doctor claims he can speak seven-year old, similar to how he claimed to speak [[Baby (language)|Baby]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') The Cybermen also appeared in both of these stories.
+* The Doctor claims he can speak seven-year old, similar to how he claimed to speak [[Baby (language)|Baby]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'')
-** The plot is very similar to ''Closing Time''. Both are about a Cyber Ship crashing underground hundreds of [[year]]s ago, the surviving but badly damaged Cybermen quietly capturing [[Human|humans]] to [[Cyber-conversion|convert]] them, and someone who has been partially converted connecting to the Cyber-network and causing the Cybermen to explode.
-** ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'' is also about a crashed Cyber Ship.
 * To protect the villagers from the [[radiation]], the Doctor hands out [[anti-radiation pill]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') Some of the Cybermen are weakened by exposure to the radiation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')
 * During the battle, some of the village guards fight the Cybermen with [[sword]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') Green liquid begins squirting from a Cyberman's arm when it is wounded by one of these attacks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
-* The [[Cyber-network]] (referred to as the Cyber-web) was is used to cause the Cybermen to self-destruct. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'')
+* The [[Cyber-network]] (referred to as the Cyber-web) is used to cause the Cybermen to self-destruct. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'')
 * Olga claims the Doctor is bad at lying. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'', ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'', ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Bad Night (home video)|Bad Night]]'')
 * The Cybermen use [[Cyber-conversion|converted]] wolves, known as [[Cyber Wolf|Cyber Wolves]]. The [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] on [[Centuria]] used [[Cyberdog]]s in their mines. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Enemy Mine (comic story)|Enemy Mine]]''). Additionally, the [[Brain|brains]] of [[Cat|cats]] and [[Dog|dogs]] were also used for [[Cybershade]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')
 * The Doctor mentions the [[planet]] [[Karn]]. ([[TV Century 21|TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'')
-== Audio release ==
-[[File:Plague of the Cybermen audiobook.jpg|thumb]]
-* This story was released as an audiobook read by [[David Warner]], with [[Nicholas Briggs]] providing the voice of the Cybermen.
 == Footnotes ==