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[[File:Mentalis.jpg|thumb|right|Mentalis and [[K9 Mark II|K9]]. ([[ | [[File:Mentalis.jpg|thumb|right|Mentalis and [[K9 Mark II|K9]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[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 the [[Fourth Doctor]] while on Zeos with [[Shapp]], [[Merak]], [[Romana I]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]]. K9 communicated with it and considered it an interesting conversation. 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 built by [[Drax]] at the behest of [[the Shadow]] to direct the war between [[Atrios]] and [[Zeos]]. It was discovered by the [[Fourth Doctor]] while on Zeos with [[Shapp]], [[Merak]], [[Romana I]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]]. K9 communicated with it and considered it an interesting conversation. 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. | ||
[[File:It's mindless now.jpg|left|thumb|[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] inspects the damage to the command centre. ([[ | [[File:It's mindless now.jpg|left|thumb|[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] inspects the damage to the command centre. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'')]] | ||
Mentalis was fitted with a self-destruct mechanism if it felt threatened. This was activated when it sensed the [[marshal of Atrios|Marshal of Atrios]] homing in to attack. The Doctor tried to disable it. It became confused and to prevent this, used its own defence weapons against its command centre to destroy itself. | Mentalis was fitted with a self-destruct mechanism if it felt threatened. This was activated when it sensed the [[marshal of Atrios|Marshal of Atrios]] homing in to attack. The Doctor tried to disable it. It became confused and to prevent this, used its own defence weapons against its command centre to destroy itself. | ||
It was on a countdown, so the Doctor employed a [[time loop]] to prevent it. He returned later with Drax, who disabled it completely. | It was on a countdown, so the Doctor employed a [[time loop]] to prevent it. He returned later with Drax, who disabled 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. ([[ | 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. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'') | ||
[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
