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=== General === | === General === | ||
The various types of Cybermat seen so far have all had a metallic body, usually segmented. Some types have had eyes, some mouths, and some have had cilia. At least one type had visible organic teeth. | The various types of Cybermat seen so far have all had a metallic body, usually segmented. Some types have had eyes, some mouths, and some have had cilia. At least one type had visible organic teeth. | ||
By some accounts, the Cybermats were created by Cybermen from bodies or body parts of [[humanoid]]s not suitable for [[cyber-conversion]]: pets, very young [[child]]ren and [[baby|babies]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crystal of Cantus (audio story)|The Crystal of Cantus]]'') | By some accounts, the Cybermats were created by Cybermen from bodies or body parts of [[humanoid]]s not suitable for [[cyber-conversion]]: pets, very young [[child]]ren and [[baby|babies]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crystal of Cantus (audio story)|The Crystal of Cantus]]'') | ||
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Also in the 21st century, a type of Cybermat that had been buried beneath [[Colchester]] could drain electrical energy from the lights in town. This Cybermat had black, teardrop-eyes like Cybermen and an opening mouth with organic teeth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') | Also in the 21st century, a type of Cybermat that had been buried beneath [[Colchester]] could drain electrical energy from the lights in town. This Cybermat had black, teardrop-eyes like Cybermen and an opening mouth with organic teeth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') | ||
When the [[CyberNomad]]s infiltrated [[Nerva Beacon]] in a plot to destroy [[Voga]], the Cybermats had segmented, eyeless, flat worm-like bodies without cilia. They had needles which injected poison into humans, but they could also inject gold dust into Cybermen. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | When the [[CyberNomad]]s infiltrated [[Nerva Beacon]] in a plot to destroy [[Voga]], the Cybermats had segmented, eyeless, flat worm-like bodies without cilia. They had needles which injected poison into humans, but they could also inject gold dust into Cybermen. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
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=== Weaknesses === | === Weaknesses === | ||
[[File:Inside a Cybermat RotC.jpg|thumb|Internals of a Post-Cyber-War-era Cybermat. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge 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 (TV story)|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)|special 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]]'') | 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 (TV story)|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)|special 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]]'') | ||
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=== 23rd to 25th century === | === 23rd to 25th century === | ||
[[File:Jumping Cybermat.jpg|thumb|Cybermat preparing to jump. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')]] | |||
The Cybermats appeared to have something to do with the conversion process. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]'') | The Cybermats appeared to have something to do with the conversion process. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]'') | ||
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=== 54th century === | === 54th century === | ||
During the [[5320s]], the [[Cyber-Empire]] had a Cybermat delivered to [[Addison Delamar]] so they could harvest the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s memories. The Cybermat managed to partially convert Delamar before [[Tara Mishra]] used gold to destroy it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]]'') | [[File:Bidding War Cybermat.jpg|thumb|A Cybermat in the [[54th century]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]]'')]] | ||
During the [[5320s]], the [[Cyber-Empire]] had a [[Cybermat (The Bidding War)|Cybermat]] delivered to [[Addison Delamar]] so they could harvest the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s [[memory|memories]] of the [[Last Great Time War]]. The Cybermat managed to partially convert Delamar before [[Tara Mishra]] used [[gold]] to destroy it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]]'') | |||
=== Undated events === | === Undated events === | ||
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=== Alternate timeline === | === Alternate timeline === | ||
[[File:Prologue The Eighth Doctor.jpg|thumb|Cybermats swarm over the TARDIS. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Eighth Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Eighth Doctor]]'')]] | [[File:Prologue The Eighth Doctor.jpg|thumb|left|Cybermats swarm over the TARDIS. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Eighth Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Eighth Doctor]]'')]] | ||
In an [[Alternate timeline (Supremacy of the Cybermen)|alternate timeline]] where [[Rassilon]] and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] conquered all of [[time]] and [[space]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Josie Day]] encountered Cybermats, along with some Cybermen, on a spaceship. In particular, a swarm of Cybermats covered [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] when the duo attempted to escape. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Eighth Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Eighth Doctor]]'') This event was erased from history following the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and Rassilon’s efforts to [[Regeneration|regenerate]] the [[N-Space|universe]] through the [[Eye of Harmony]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') | In an [[Alternate timeline (Supremacy of the Cybermen)|alternate timeline]] where [[Rassilon]] and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] conquered all of [[time]] and [[space]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Josie Day]] encountered Cybermats, along with some Cybermen, on a spaceship. In particular, a swarm of Cybermats covered [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] when the duo attempted to escape. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Eighth Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Eighth Doctor]]'') This event was erased from history following the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and Rassilon’s efforts to [[Regeneration|regenerate]] the [[N-Space|universe]] through the [[Eye of Harmony]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
