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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]]'')]] | [[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]]ian [[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]]ian [[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]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== The Mondasian colony ship === | === The Mondasian colony ship === | ||
Cybermats were developed and used by the Cybermen created by {{Simm}} on the [[ | Cybermats were developed and used by the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] created by {{Simm}} on the [[Mondasian]] [[colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]]. One group of [[CyberNeomorph]]s, under orders from a [[Cyber-Planner (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Planner]], attempted to use a swarm of Cybermats to attack the humans 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' '''<nowiki/>'''programming, allowing her to reactivate and [[deadlock seal|deadlock]] an old failsafe system that her previous incarnation built into the [[Cyber-Technology]] of the [[Hospital (World Enough and Time)|hospital]] on [[Floor 1056]], causing the Cybermats to return to the bottom of the ship and remain trapped there. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alit in Underland (short story)|Alit in Underland]]'') Eventually, however, this system was deactivated again by the Cybermen. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') After [[Nardole]] and the colonists of Floor 0507 evacuated to [[Floor 0502]] following the [[Battle of Floor 0507]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') large groups of Cybermats continually travelled to their location, arriving at the [[solar farm]] every [[spring]] for several centuries, even after Nardole's'''<nowiki/>''' [[death]], though by that time the colonists had “sorted” their conflict with the Cybermen. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
=== | === CyberMondans === | ||
[[File:Caterpillars Good Soldier.jpg|thumb|The "caterpillars". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Good Soldier (comic story)|The Good Soldier]]'')]] | [[File:Caterpillars Good Soldier.jpg|thumb|The "caterpillars". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Good Soldier (comic story)|The Good Soldier]]'')]] | ||
Cybermats were also developed on [[Mondas]] during the earliest phases of Cyberman history, when most of the [[planet]] had not yet been converted. They were kept as [[pet]]s. The [[Fifth Doctor]] reprogrammed a swarm of Cybermats to feed off their [[electricity]] supply of the [[Central Committee of Mondas]], killing them. His efforts were, ultimately, in vain as eventually all of the [[Mondasian]]s underwent forced [[cyber-conversion]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]'') | Cybermats were also developed on [[Mondas]] during the earliest phases of Cyberman history, when most of the [[planet]] had not yet been converted. They were kept as [[pet]]s. The [[Fifth Doctor]] reprogrammed a swarm of Cybermats to feed off their [[electricity]] supply of the [[Central Committee of Mondas]], killing them. His efforts were, ultimately, in vain as eventually all of the [[Mondasian]]s underwent forced [[cyber-conversion]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]'')[[File:Flower Power Cybermat.jpg|thumb|[[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] finds some dead Cybermats. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'')|left]] | ||
[[File:Flower Power Cybermat.jpg|thumb|The Doctor finds dead Cybermats. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'')]] | |||
In [[1879]], on [[Winston Churchill]]'s fifth [[birthday]], someone that young Winston interpreted to be a [[Punch and Judy]] man arrived and began tracking a miniature [[crocodile]]. The man, who wore a [[the Doctor's scarf|long multi-coloured scarf]], called Churchill "Winnie". Churchill found himself enjoying the company of the strange man. The figure, actually the [[Fourth Doctor]] eventually caught and smashed the crocodile, actually a [[Cybermat (The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill)|Cybermat]], before disappearing in his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|Punch and Judy box]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill (short story)|The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill]]'') | In [[1879]], on [[Winston Churchill]]'s fifth [[birthday]], someone that young Winston interpreted to be a [[Punch and Judy]] man arrived and began tracking a miniature [[crocodile]]. The man, who wore a [[the Doctor's scarf|long multi-coloured scarf]], called Churchill "Winnie". Churchill found himself enjoying the company of the strange man. The figure, actually the [[Fourth Doctor]] eventually caught and smashed the crocodile, actually a [[Cybermat (The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill)|Cybermat]], before disappearing in his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|Punch and Judy box]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill (short story)|The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill]]'') | ||
In the mid-[[20th century]], the [[CyberMondan|Cybermen]] of Mondas used [[caterpillar]]-like creatures which [[Ace]] identified as [[drone]]s. These drones were fitted with [[fire extinguisher]]s and were capable of loading [[cargo]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Good Soldier (comic story)|The Good Soldier]]'') | In the mid-[[20th century]], the [[CyberMondan|Cybermen]] of Mondas used [[caterpillar]]-like creatures which [[Ace]] identified as [[drone]]s. These drones were fitted with [[fire extinguisher]]s and were capable of loading [[cargo]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Good Soldier (comic story)|The Good Soldier]]'') | ||
Cybermats appeared on a [[Planet (Flower Power)|planet]] which the [[CyberMondasian]]s had occupied. The [[Second Doctor]] and his [[grandchildren]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who]], found three [[dead]] Cybermats in a [[meadow]] of [[flower]]s. Determining that the Cybermats had been killed by the unique scent of the flowers, the three travellers used the flowers to get past the Cybermen and escape their [[Cyber-City (Flower Power)|Cyber-City]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'') | Cybermats appeared on a [[Planet (Flower Power)|planet]] which the [[CyberMondan|CyberMondasian]]s had occupied. The [[Second Doctor]] and his [[grandchildren]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who]], found three [[dead]] Cybermats in a [[meadow]] of [[flower]]s. Determining that the Cybermats had been killed by the unique scent of the flowers, the three travellers used the flowers to get past the Cybermen and escape their [[Cyber-City (Flower Power)|Cyber-City]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'') | ||
=== Late 20th century === | === Late 20th century === | ||
Following the [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|first invasion of Earth]], [[Gareth Arnold]] uncovered a [[Cyber-ship]] that had crashed in [[Cambridge]] many years beforehand and experimented with the technology that had survived. Using Cybermats, Arnold attempted to convert all of Cambridge, but was stopped by the [[Third Doctor]]. The Cybermen that Arnold had created went into stasis on the ship, awaiting an activation signal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Blue Tooth (audio story)|The Blue Tooth]]'') | Following the [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|first invasion of Earth]], [[Gareth Arnold]] uncovered a [[Cyber-ship]] that had crashed in [[Cambridge]] many years beforehand and experimented with the technology that had survived. Using Cybermats, Arnold attempted to convert all of Cambridge, but was stopped by the [[Third Doctor]]. The Cybermen that Arnold had created went into stasis on the ship, awaiting an activation signal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Blue Tooth (audio story)|The Blue Tooth]]'') | ||
[[Cyberman (The Piper)|One Cyberman]] managed to cannibalise garbage it found in the [[London sewer]]s to repair itself and create a considerable amount of Cybermats. The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] stopped it from infecting an entire [[hospital]] with [[Cybermite]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Piper (short story)|The Piper]]'') | [[Cyberman (The Piper)|One Cyberman]] managed to cannibalise garbage it found in the [[London]] [[sewer]]s to repair itself and create a considerable amount of Cybermats. The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] stopped it from infecting an entire [[hospital]] with [[Cybermite]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Piper (short story)|The Piper]]'') | ||
=== 21st century === | === 21st century === | ||
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=== Nerva Beacon === | === Nerva Beacon === | ||
[[File:Jumping Cybermat.jpg|thumb|Cybermat | [[File:Jumping Cybermat.jpg|thumb|A Cybermat on [[Nerva Beacon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')|left]] | ||
Cybermats were used by the [[CyberNomad]]s in their attack on [[Nerva Beacon]]. Transmitting [[venom]] with a [[bite]], these Cybermats first infected crewman [[Warner (Revenge of the Cyberman)|Warner]], who soon [[died]]. A Cybermat then attacked [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[companion]] of the [[Fourth Doctor]] who [[kill]]ed the Cybermat with [[gold]] [[dust]] before curing Sarah. Taking control of a Cybermat, the Doctor used it to threaten [[Kellman]], the Cybermen's [[human]] ally. Later, the Doctor filled the Cybermat with gold dust and used it to a Cyberman, injecting it with the dust and killing it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | Cybermats were used by the [[CyberNomad]]s in their attack on [[Nerva Beacon]]. Transmitting [[venom]] with a [[bite]], these Cybermats first infected crewman [[Warner (Revenge of the Cyberman)|Warner]], who soon [[died]]. A Cybermat then attacked [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[companion]] of the [[Fourth Doctor]] who [[kill]]ed the Cybermat with [[gold]] [[dust]] before curing Sarah. Taking control of a Cybermat, the Doctor used it to threaten [[Kellman]], the Cybermen's [[human]] ally. Later, the Doctor filled the Cybermat with gold dust and used it to a Cyberman, injecting it with the dust and killing it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
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=== Undated events === | === Undated events === | ||
[[File:Ice Warriors meet Cybermats.jpg|thumb|Cybermats found by the Ice | [[File:Ice Warriors meet Cybermats.jpg|thumb|Cybermats found by the [[Ice Warrior]]s on [[Yama-10]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Deathworld (comic story)|Deathworld]]'')|left]] | ||
On the [[planet]] [[Yama-10]], the Cyberman planted hundreds of Cybermats capable of squirting [[poison]] on a [[camp]] of [[Ice Warrior]]s led by [[Commander]] [[Yinak]], who ordered their destruction. Though the Cybermats were believed to have all been destroyed, the Ice Warriors soon came into conflict with the Cybermen themselves. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Deathworld (comic story)|Deathworld]]'') | On the [[planet]] [[Yama-10]], the Cyberman planted hundreds of Cybermats capable of squirting [[poison]] on a [[camp]] of [[Ice Warrior]]s led by [[Commander]] [[Yinak]], who ordered their destruction. Though the Cybermats were believed to have all been destroyed, the Ice Warriors soon came into conflict with the Cybermen themselves. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Deathworld (comic story)|Deathworld]]'') | ||
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=== Alternate timeline === | === Alternate timeline === | ||
[[File:Prologue The Eighth Doctor.jpg|thumb|left|Cybermats | [[File:Prologue The Eighth Doctor.jpg|thumb|left|A swarm of Cybermats attack the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|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]]'') | ||
