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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* It is never made clear whether these Cybermen are of the [[Mondasian]] or [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybus]] variety, although they use the phrase "upgrade" and two of Webley's Cybermen being similar to the ones from [[Closing Time]] with his third having the Cybus logo like the ones from The Pandorica Opens. Webley's explanation that the Cybermen have adapted and that the new model will be unstoppable may hint that the two types of Cybermen have encountered each other and merged their technology. This would explain why Cybus-like versions had Mondasian ships in [[The Pandorica Opens]] and [[A Good Man Goes to War]], why one of Webley's models have the Cybus logo, and why the [[Cyber-Wars]] lasted longer than has been previously stated. | * It is never made clear whether these Cybermen are of the [[Mondasian]] or [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybus]] variety, although they use the phrase "upgrade" and two of Webley's Cybermen being similar to the ones from [[Closing Time]] with his third having the Cybus logo like the ones from The Pandorica Opens. Webley's explanation that the Cybermen have adapted and that the new model will be unstoppable may hint that the two types of Cybermen have encountered each other and merged their technology. This would explain why Cybus-like versions had Mondasian ships in ''[[The Pandorica Opens]]'' and ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', why one of Webley's models have the Cybus logo, and why the [[Cyber-Wars]] lasted longer than has been previously stated. | ||
* The Doctor can play [[chess]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'', ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''). Also, the [[Time Lord]]s inventing chess was a query first considered by the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dreams of Empire (novel)|Dreams of Empire]]'') | * The Doctor can play [[chess]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'', ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''). Also, the [[Time Lord]]s inventing chess was a query first considered by the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dreams of Empire (novel)|Dreams of Empire]]'') | ||
* This is not the Doctor's first encounter with a Cyberman purported to be an automated game-playing machine. When the [[Eighth Doctor]] encountered the [[The Turk|Silver Turk]], a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]], it too attacked its 'controllers'. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'') | * This is not the Doctor's first encounter with a Cyberman purported to be an automated game-playing machine. When the [[Eighth Doctor]] encountered the [[The Turk|Silver Turk]], a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]], it too attacked its 'controllers'. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'') | ||
