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* Bearing in mind that the Cybermen seem to have ironed out gender as an unnecessary appendage among their own kind, why construct visibly female and male android guards? One would assume not for the emotional well-being of said androids, and since their modus operandi is to melt intruders on sight, it could scarcely be considered useful for liaison purposes. | * Bearing in mind that the Cybermen seem to have ironed out gender as an unnecessary appendage among their own kind, why construct visibly female and male android guards? One would assume not for the emotional well-being of said androids, and since their modus operandi is to melt intruders on sight, it could scarcely be considered useful for liaison purposes. | ||
::They do it precisely because they are 'androids'. Cybermen are humans who have transcended humanity and headed toward the machine. Androids are the reverse; machines designed to ape the form and function of humans. Humans come in two distinct types, so far as the basic frame is concerned. It's not ''reasonable'' to waste time creating both types distinctly of a variation which is functionally irrelevant to the androids actual mission- but it is ''logical'' to do so. | ::They do it precisely because they are 'androids'. Cybermen are humans who have transcended humanity and headed toward the machine. Androids are the reverse; machines designed to ape the form and function of humans. Humans come in two distinct types, so far as the basic frame is concerned. It's not ''reasonable'' to waste time creating both types distinctly of a variation which is functionally irrelevant to the androids actual mission- but it is ''logical'' to do so. | ||
::There is a potential logic to it, however; it can potentially create ambiguity and confusion regarding the activities of the androids if anyone witnesses them, thus obfuscating their actions as long as possible. For example, suppose someone witnesses the "male" android retreating after killing someone. The witness reports that the assailant was male. Consequently, someone who encounters the "female" android may not view it as a threat (until too late) because they're on the alert for a male assailant, not a female. Then, if the "female" android is witnessed doing something, potential clashes between witness statements may arise as one party insists the assailant is male and another insists that the assailant is female, not realising that there are actually two. The ability of the enemy to counter the actions of the androids is thus undermined. | |||
* I take it that the three crew members that were mentioned by Ringway and Briggs to have gone missing were secretly kidnapped by the Cybermen to be converted into Cybermen themselves? | * I take it that the three crew members that were mentioned by Ringway and Briggs to have gone missing were secretly kidnapped by the Cybermen to be converted into Cybermen themselves? | ||
::Almost certainly. | ::Almost certainly. | ||
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