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Cybermats shared the Cybermen's weakness for [[gold]], but it was possible for gold to be placed inside them without damaging their systems and the gold could be injected into Cybermen as they would inject other humanoids. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') They could also be disabled with electric charges, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') although this weakness seems to have been eliminated later; one was used to siphon electricity from power sources instead. The same model proved vulnerable to the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], which was able to either stun or fry the Cybermat memory. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') They could also be disabled with a sonic pulse, using an amplifier. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'') | Cybermats shared the Cybermen's weakness for [[gold]], but it was possible for gold to be placed inside them without damaging their systems and the gold could be injected into Cybermen as they would inject other humanoids. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') They could also be disabled with electric charges, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') although this weakness seems to have been eliminated later; one was used to siphon electricity from power sources instead. The same model proved vulnerable to the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], which was able to either stun or fry the Cybermat memory. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') They could also be disabled with a sonic pulse, using an amplifier. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'') The Cybermats of the [[Mondas|Mondasian]] [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]] contained a failsafe system (that they also shared with the [[Patient (World Enough and Time)|Patients]] and the fully converted [[Cybermen]]) that, if turned on, would force them to stay on [[Floor 1056]] of the ship; their programming could be hacked to [[Deadlock seal|deadlock]] this system on, trapping them at the bottom of the ship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alit in Underland (short story)|Alit in Underland]]) ''However, the Cybermen were eventually able to work around this and deactivated the system, allowing the Cybermats to function properly again ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The Cybermats originated on [[Mondas]] during the earliest phases of Cyberman history, when most of the [[planet]] had not yet been converted. They were kept as pets. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]'') | The Cybermats originated on [[Mondas]] during the earliest phases of Cyberman history, when most of the [[planet]] had not yet been converted. They were kept as pets. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]'') | ||
Cybermats were used by the Cybermen created by {{Simm}} on the [[Mondasian]] [[colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]]. | Cybermats were used by the Cybermen created by {{Simm}} on the [[Mondas|Mondasian]] [[colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]]. One group of Cybermen (under orders from a [[Cyber-Planner (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Planner]]) attempted to use a swarm of Cybermats to attack the colonists of [[Floor 0507]] so that they would be easier to capture for [[Cyber-conversion|conversion]]. However, {{Gomez}} was able to use the ship’s systems to hack into the Cybermats’ programming, allowing her to activate an old failsafe system that her previous incarnation built into the [[Cyber-Technology|cyber-technology]] of the [[Hospital (World Enough and Time)|hospital]] on [[Floor 1056]], causing the Cybermats to return to the bottom of the ship, foiling the Cybermen’s plan. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alit in Underland (short story)|Alit in Underland]]'') Eventually, however, this system was deactivated again by the Cybermen. After [[Nardole]] and the colonists of Floor 0507 evacuated to [[Floor 0502]], large groups of Cybermats continually traveled to their location, arriving at the [[solar farm]] every [[spring]] for several centuries, even after Nardole’s [[death]], though by that time the colonists had “sorted” their conflict with the Cybermen. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
=== 21st century === | === 21st century === | ||
