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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* As with much of their appearances in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]], [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] and [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]], the origin of the Cybermen present is not made completely clear. The [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth Doctor's]] encounter with the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|original Cybermen]] in the flashback shows that their origins can be traced back to [[Mondas]]. Despite this, they use the [[Cybus Industries|Cybus]] terms "Delete" and "Upgrade" in Issue 8.
** Initially, the Cybermen of Cybus Industries appear but by Issue 3, the 'C' on their logos changes to the blank circle introduced in ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', meaning the use of the Cybus logo was likely an error. These [[Cyber Legion]]s Cybermen also use "Delete" and "Upgrade" in [[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Plague of the Cybermen (novel)|Plague of the Cybermen]]'' but not in their TV appearances.
** The use of both logos ''can'' be explained in-universe. Since [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' sees the Cybus Cybermen using similar ships and weapons to the Cyber Legions, a merge between the two Cyber variants in possible. Writer [[Neil Gaiman]] stated that he believed this theory, and in his Series 7 episode ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'', two Cybus Cybermen are seen along with a Cyber Legions Cyberman. As a way of explaining this continuity error, the Cyber armada in ''Assimilation²'' may be comprised of Cybermen with Cybus logos and Cybermen without Cybus logos. No merge between the two Cybermen has ever been explicitly confirmed in-universe, however.
=== Production errors ===
=== Production errors ===
* In issue 3 of the crossover Scotty's rank changes from Cmdr. to Lt. Cmdr. many times.
* In issue 3 of the crossover Scotty's rank changes from Cmdr. to Lt. Cmdr. many times.
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** The ''Star Trek'' franchise has never formally acknowledged the existence of ''Doctor Who'' as a work of fiction.  Still references, although oblique, have occasionally crept into STU narratives. The "{{ma|sonic driver}}," can be taken as a sly reference to the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]].
** The ''Star Trek'' franchise has never formally acknowledged the existence of ''Doctor Who'' as a work of fiction.  Still references, although oblique, have occasionally crept into STU narratives. The "{{ma|sonic driver}}," can be taken as a sly reference to the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]].
** The ''Doctor Who'' franchise has on numerous occasions featured characters in one story, who are defined as fictional characters in another. One example of this is [[Sherlock Holmes]], who is a character in several novels such as [[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', yet defined as fictional stories such as [[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''.  
** The ''Doctor Who'' franchise has on numerous occasions featured characters in one story, who are defined as fictional characters in another. One example of this is [[Sherlock Holmes]], who is a character in several novels such as [[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', yet defined as fictional stories such as [[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''.  
* Despite the [[Tenth Doctor]] claiming that travel between parallel universes became near-impossible after the [[Last Great Time War]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') he does not show such concern in this story. The earlier [[BBC New Series Adventures|New Series Adventure]] novel ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)|The Coming of the Terraphiles]]'' also featured travel through the [[Multiverse]], suggesting the walls between realities have opened up somewhat, possibly due to a crisis such as the [[21st century Dalek invasion|use]] of the [[Reality Bomb]] or the [[Time Field|Cracks in Time]].
* The Doctor wonders aloud if the escaped alien prisoner was heading to an [[Atraxi]] prison or a [[Shadow Proclamation]] facility. He concludes the alien is most likely going to "the [[Visendi Detention Complex]]."
* The Doctor wonders aloud if the escaped alien prisoner was heading to an [[Atraxi]] prison or a [[Shadow Proclamation]] facility. He concludes the alien is most likely going to "the [[Visendi Detention Complex]]."
* The alien prisoner can change its form as could [[Prisoner Zero]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'', though its "normal" form is markedly different. Amy also refers to the events of ''The Eleventh Hour'' when convincing Picard to come and see the TARDIS.
* The alien prisoner can change its form as could [[Prisoner Zero]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'', though its "normal" form is markedly different. Amy also refers to the events of ''The Eleventh Hour'' when convincing Picard to come and see the TARDIS.
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