Conversion was the third release in the first series of Big Finish Productions' Cyberman audio series. The CyberLord tried one final time. The Scorpius strategy is now in full operation. Released in the US with the rest of Series 1 as a Complete First Season set on 16 September 2008. Written by Nicholas Briggs. Across the planet, the silver legions stand impassive in. (AUDIO: The Reaping), The Mondasien Chang Twins joined the surface work crews, and were converted into Cybermen. With the battle computer highlighting the use of intimidation, the Cyberlord open radio channel to the (newly designated) enemy chip. Jack gives Ianto an ultimatum. The rest of the crew were ordered to the main airlock. The CyberLord called out, receiving a stream of video and sensor data from the Cybusmen at the front of the crowd. (TV: World Enough and Time) The later Cybermen transformed entire apartment blocks into Cyber-Factories before rounding up the humans of the city for mass conversion, with theSaxonMaster referring to these particular factories as the Cyber Foundries. The androids encounter heavy resistance from the Cybermen, and Liam advises Samantha to call her troops back; she decides to trust him, and once the androids are clear, Liam inverts the ships force-field, electrifying the forward section of the ship and stunning the Cybermen. Then Lisa is suddenly behind her. Cyber-conversion | Tardis | Fandom The Cybermen can free us from it. Others notably converted were Bill and David. Ship detected. The Cybermen, however, had slowly set a plan in motion that would eventually make Miss Hartigan both a convert and a leader. This particular crossover will conclude the main story of the Two Can Play At That Game series, in which the Doctor, the Master, Jenny, and Harry find themselves (somewhat literally) at the center of an old enemys insidious plot. Cyber Conversion (Doctor Who) - Works | Archive of Our Own Genesis! ***Everyone says the ghosts are wonderful. Conversions through this method were completed in about five seconds. Torchwood has fallen. Lisa wasn't sure how, but Ianto and his friends had made her human again. A single jet of flame hit one in the chest. Hunt is returned to the processing chambers, and this time, the Cybermen overcome his resistance and convert him into a hybrid: half Cyberman and half human, capable of acting as an undercover agent but wholly committed to the Cyber-conversion of the human race Later: Levinsons successor, Karen Brett, gives in to temptation and uses the teleport supplied by Paul Hunt to travel to Scorpius Base. Upon exiting the lift, Ianto punches Jack. No planets not even any stars. Even then, they had almost been shot down by Britains prototype missile defence system. It requires assistance. Lisa re-enters the cybernetic unit and begins to drain more power from Torchwood, soon noticed by the others. It screamed as the white contents of its chest spilled across the floor. (AUDIO: Spare Parts), Sisterman Constant was originally responsible for draughting Mondasians for conversion, but was injured when a partially converted Cyberman tried to force her to divulge their purpose. The Cyberiums analysis of the space-time continuum revealed an aberration: a rift, splitting one timeline into several, each with its own version of the Doctor and the Master. And there, the Cyberium would lay its trap. After being captured by the Cybermen, Paul Hunt was partially converted on the orders of the Cyber-Planner. Its electronic voice was sinister and inhuman; this was something created for its practicality, not its consumer appeal. This story was originally scheduled to be released in November, however, it was pushed back to December due to Nicholas Briggs' "commitments elsewhere". There are so many Cybermen present, and it would take him ages to crawl out between Cyber legs. But inside differed significantly. (AUDIO: Spare Parts), Thomas Dodd, the owner of a store selling replacement organs and limbs, was captured by the Cybermen while trying to help the Fifth Doctor. As it attacks Lisa, the rest of the team, along with the recovered and protesting Ianto, escape through the invisible lift. Before she can sit up, Lisa straps her down. Tags. Still dazed, he vaguely recalls that hes supposed to hate her for being an android, but he cant deny that he finds her physically attractive. The great civilisation we could have been if wed taken another path. tip: katekyou "alternate universe" sort:>words. (AUDIO: Master of Worlds), However, if a life form were to be disconnected from the dimension bridge technology before their mental avatar could be converted, a delayed form of virtual conversion could occur instead. In The Fact of Fiction in DWM 585 by Alan Barnes, a potential explanation is given for the sparks seen during Yvonne Hartman's cyber-conversion in Doomsday. But Lumic's technique was more simpler, and only needed the slightest adjustments to work. He rigged the equipment in secret to keep her alive, hiding her in the Hub's basement in hopes of curing her. Fear is Humanity's greatest enemy. Cybermen Conversion | Doctor Who - YouTube The same process was used to convert Bill Potts into the first Mondasian Cyberman on the ship. In canon, he takes one path. These were used by almost all Cybermen, and were featured in almost all locations under cyber-control. In one, they were humans, hiding and limited; in the other, they were Time Lords, but wounded, secretive, and erratic. We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! (COMIC: The World Shapers) In the far future, one race of Cybermen found themselves facing extinction due to their inability to convert humans after they had spread across the universe and bred with numerous other species; the conversion protocols were keyed to human and Mondasian genetic tissue, although the Eighth Doctor offered to regenerate so they could decipher the Time Lord biomorphic code, and to provide them with his own cellular resequencing template to re-engineer non-human lifeforms into Mondasians, who could then be converted. The victim would wake in a dream-like state, where Mechanising Worms would be deployed to begin minimal physical conversion. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen) The Cybermen relied on tubing and external systems to keep the body operating, but over time the amount needed decreased. If you do not surrender, you will be deleted. Cyberman: Conversion. Ianto tells Lisa to stay in the cell as he drags off the corpse to hide it from the team. Bretts approval ratings have risen significantly since her speech, and she now gives a final speech to her people, declaring world-wide martial law and announcing that she will personally lead the final assault against the androids in Orion. Identify yourselves. Jack tries to shoot Lisa before she can start the unit up, but Ianto tackles him, allowing Lisa to escape after starting up the machine, leaving Gwen powerless as the machine's saws and knives get closer to her head. (TV: The Tenth Planet et al), Most factions of Cybermen were only capable of converting humans and Mondasians, due to their near-identical physiologies (TV: The Tenth Planet et al), although the Cybermen that attempted to invade Earth via International Electromatics were converted from Isons (AUDIO: The Isos Network), and another group could convert Veridians (AUDIO: Hour of the Cybermen). (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen) Cyberfication machines were often also contained within Cyberman bases, such as the Cyber-Control on Telos. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen), In a divergent timeline, Evelyn Smythe, Nicola Savage, Ricky Allen, Ryan Carey and David Isherwood were all partially converted. More Cybusmen moved forward to replace their fallen comrades, still firing into the doorway. The struggle to get off earth had been harder than anticipated. (AUDIO: Return to Telos) A gauntlet discovered by an archaeological team on Catrigan Nova possessed similar conversion capabilities. It seemed unlikely that something that could develop space flight would be able to design something like this. (TV: The Timeless Children), The main method of cyber-conversion used appeared to be through the use of cyberfication machines (also known as cyber-conversion units), which were machines that would replace the majority of a victims body parts with artificial components. (AUDIO: Master of Worlds), One parallel Earth was ravaged by these Cybermen and its entire human population was captured and turned into a worldwide power station; each human was wired inside a pod that harvested the electricity generated by their body and transmitted through the Cyber-Mainframe to every active Cyber-unit. Torchwood has fallen. Once she has finished speaking, she returns to Scorpius, where she undergoes complete Cyber-conversion. There is barely a character to wipe away with the cybermen conversion. As a human, hes one of the enemy, and he doesnt expect to be treated well as a prisoner of war. Meanwhile, Liam awakens to find an android doctor, Spavin, removing the neural inhibitor fluid from his nervous system. The two with guns raised them; with a burst of flame, the Cybusmen fell, moaning as their control circuits melted and their synthetic nervous system melted. (COMIC: The Flood) Notably, the Cybermen created by Missy were converted from dead humans, and at least one was converted from a cyborg, the Half-Face Man. Works; Bookmarks; Filters; Listing Works. The first Cybusman reached one of the intruders and attempted to wrestle its head off. The patients of the Mondasian colony ship were converted through surgery performed by the surgeon of the hospital on Floor 1056, within the Conversion Theatre. I do not like the Cybusmen, really really do not like them. A panic-stricken Paul Hunt manages to break out of his processing unit and get to the communications centre, where he sends a desperate message to the White House begging President Levinson to cancel the project and delete all records that it ever existed. There, Hunt shows her the Cybermen and explains that they could be the future of humanity, if humanity is willing to surrender the uncontrollable emotions that have held it back for so long. Cyberman. This is all the main Cyberman upgrade scenes from the . So many unknowns left it useless. (LogOut/ 12 Works in Cyber Conversion (Doctor Who) Navigation and Actions. (TV: The Power of the Doctor). They also invented a method of converting humans into command units for CyberKings by fitting them with a headset that could take control of their brains. ( AUDIO: Return to Telos) A gauntlet discovered by an archaeological team on Catrigan Nova possessed similar conversion capabilities. Additionally, the Master used a signal emitter to broadcast an amplified version of the VR headsets carrier waves to fully convert a patrol of guards in one of the Auctioneer bases, causing metal implants to appear all over their bodies, converting them in seconds. The primary system shut down, and for a second whilst the back ups rebooted, the Cybusmen were each alone. Her doubts gone, she addresses the world on a live TV broadcast, revealing the existence of the top-secret Scorpius project. Meanwhile, Liam and Samantha have fled in an escape pod, and Samantha has transmitted a distress signal to her people; however, Liam points out that even if they pick up the signal, shes the only one theyll rescue. If I decided to run, Id most likely get incinerated. Unbeknownst to the team, a pizza delivery girl, using Torchwood's other entrance to bring some pizzas ordered earlier by Ianto, finds the pterodactyl on the floor. But as debris from the transport ship begins hitting the sickbay window, Liam unexpectedly bursts out laughing; against all the odds, a Cybermans decapitated head has drifted across space and struck the android ship. My ears seemed to pick up a peculiar swishing noise, as my mind thought of all the beautiful things that I had almost lost forever. The great civilisation we could have been if we'd taken another path. In 1986, he led the first force of Cybermen to land on Earth in the occupation of Snowcap base, and was killed by General Cutler. Where is the order in those odds? No Archive Warnings Apply; Kate Stewart whispered. There's something strange going on in the house, and Lily wants to know what it is. As the rest of Torchwood deal with the Arcan leisure crawler that has entered their atmosphere, there is a brief power flicker; Ianto covers it up by claiming that the generators have been acting up all day and offers to look into it. Cyber-conversion, also known as cybernetic conversion, (TV: The Invasion) Cybernisation, (PROSE: Attack of the Cybermen) Cyber upgrade, (COMIC: Assimilation) and, prior to Mondas full conversion, processing, (AUDIO: Spare Parts) was the physical and mental re-engineering of victims, often humanoid, into Cybermen. Gwen asks Jack if he would have shot her if she had stood by Ianto. Most of the androids head for the bridge, while Sam takes Liam to the computer core to override the ships controls. They both worked at Torchwood One in London before its fall in the Battle of Canary Wharf. Already, Cybermen are walking the Earth, telling the public that there is nothing to fear. This form of conversion was excruciating. As the gravitational forces pull more objects together, the force increases exponentially. As soon as the counter reached 0.5, the enemy ships weaponry hit, shaking Alpha-1. (TV: Deep Breath, Dark Water, Death in Heaven), However, there were a minority of Cybermen capable of converting other species; the Cybermen of the Cyberiad who recovered from the Cyber-Wars were capable of upgrading "almost any living components", and were even capable of converting Time Lords.