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In the [[CyberHive]], [[ArcHivist]] [[Hegelia]] identified several subspecies of [[Cybermen]] descended from the [[Mondasian]]s, which she termed "[[Cyber-subspecies]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') | In the [[CyberHive]], [[ArcHivist]] [[Hegelia]] identified several subspecies of [[Cybermen]] descended from the [[Mondasian]]s, which she termed "[[Cyber-subspecies]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') | ||
The original Cybermen of the [[planet]] [[Mondas]], the [[cyber-conversion|converted]] form of the native Mondasians, were named [[CyberMondasian]]s by Hegelia. One faction of these Cybermen, the [[CyberFaction]], fully embraced cyber-conversion and ultimately left Mondas for [[Planet 14]], while Mondasians who were more restrained with their modifcations remained on Mondas. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'') | |||
The Cybermen of the CyberFaction, of a form identified by Hegelia as "early CyberFaction", were responsible for the [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|first recorded invasion attempt]] of the planet [[Earth]] in the late [[20th century]]. Later, in [[1986]], the CyberMondasians waged an [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Tenth Planet)|invasion of Earth]] which ended in the destruction of Mondas, seemingly wiping out the subspecies. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'') | |||
Meanwhile, CyberFaction survived and broke into several groups and subspecies over the following [[century|centuries]]. While one group remained in Earth's [[solar system]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'') another subspecies came to [[Telos]] and colonised the planet, usurping the native [[Cryon]]s. Identified as [[CyberTelosian]]s by Hegelia, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') these Cybermen were responsible for the attack on the Earth [[Moonbase (The Moonbase)|Moonbase]] in [[2070]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]'') In [[2079]], the [[Space Station W3]] was attacked by a model of Cybermen which Hegelia identified as "late CyberFaction", still active in the solar system. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'') | |||
Further space-faring Cybermen, identified by Hegelia as [[CyberNomad]]s, roamed and proliferated across [[Mutter's Spiral]] for centuries before a confrontation with the [[Vogan (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Vogan]]s, resulting in a [[Vogan War|war]] which mostly wiped out these Cybermen. Meanwhile, the CyberTelosians lay within the [[Cyber-tomb]]s on Telos up to as late as the late [[25th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') | |||
The [[26th century]] saw the emergence and proliferation of a new, advanced subspecies of Cyberman, identified by Hegelia as [[CyberNeomorph]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Killing Ground (novel)|Killing Ground]]'') Based on Telos, ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') it was the [[ArcHivist]]s' belief that the Neomorphs came about as a result of a group of surviving CyberNomads coming across Telos, proceeding to awaken and combine their [[Cyber-technology]] with the CyberTelosians to form one, new [[Cyber-race]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') | |||
Ultimately, however, the CyberNeomorphs fell into decline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') After failing to destroy Earth in [[2526]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') the Cybermen were engaged in a [[Cyber-War]] which endangered the Cyber-race. Seizing an [[alien]] [[Time vessel (Attack of the Cybermen)|time vessel]], the CyberNeomorphs of Telos sent some of their number to Earth's solar system in [[1985]]. There, they intended to change the course of history by using [[Halley's Comet]] to destroy the Earth, thus preventing the destruction of Mondas in 1986. This plan, however, was thwarted by the [[Sixth Doctor]], leading in the destruction of both the time vessel and [[Cyber-Control]] on Telos. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') | |||
As a result, the remaining Neomorphs were stranded in Earth's solar system in 1985. Modifying themselves, these surviving Neomorphs were dubbed [[CyberIsomorph]]s by Hegelia. Based on Earth's moon, Hegelia suggested that the Isomorphs made contact and exchanged data with the earlier CyberFaction, who were also present in the solar system. The Faction remnant were influenced to retreat into the [[mineral]] rich [[asteroid belt]], regroup and build a stronger base from which to act. As a result, the Isomorphs had influenced the development of the Cybermen into what eventually became the Neomorphs. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') The Isomorphs themselves attempted to convert Earth into [[New Mondas]] in [[1988]] only to be defeated by the [[Seventh Doctor]], who used the [[Nemesis]] to destroy their [[Cyber-Fleet (Silver Nemesis)|fleet]]. Though Hegelia took this as the end of the Isomorphs in the 20th century, she noted that it could not be said for certain that the Cybermen of the [[future]], despite their misfortune, had not managed to survive in the 26th century. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') | |||
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