Cyber Crisis (comic story)

Cyber Crisis

Main enemy:

Daleks

Main setting:

New Mondas

Key crew

Writer:

Cavan Scott

Release details

Printed in:

Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe

*Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe*
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Cyber Crisis was a comic story in Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe.

Summary[]

A humanoid man, partway through the cyber-conversion process, grimly remembers that it took a mere fifteen minutes for his cruiser to be stormed by the Cybermen. Although the crew sent out an SOS, it was already too late. Half of them died; the rest, like the man, are in the process of being converted. A Cyberman reports to the Cyber-Leader that the conversions are at 78% completion, and the Cyber-Leader prepares to report their progress to New Mondas. Suddenly, an alarm sounds, and the Cyberman reports that a hull breach has occurred in Sector Nine - the Cyber-ship has been boarded. The Cyber-Leader questions as to who would dare to attack the Seventh Cyber-Fleet, when two Daleks break into the room and exterminate the Cybermen. The partially-converted man sarcastically remarks that he has been saved by the Daleks, and notes that they will at least put him and his crew out of their misery. To his horror, the Daleks reactivate the cyber-conversion units and complete the crew's conversions.

The man remembers that event as how his life ended, and how, from that day onwards, he was "a spectator in [his] own body". On New Mondas, the fully converted crew members are presented by another Cyber-Leader to the Cyber-Controller, who orders them to be deployed immediately. However, the Cybermen do not move, due to an error in the command network, prompting the Cyber-Leader to perform a diagnostic scan. The converted man remembers that he could not speak unless allowed to, nor move unless ordered. The Cyber-Leader's scan reveals that an Oblivion Continuum has been installed within each of the Cybermen's chest units. The Cyber-Controller orders for them all to be eradicated immediately, only for the Cybermen to shout "exterminate!", while the converted man recalls how he "raged inside the machine". The Oblivion Continuums then explode, destroying the Cybermen and all of Cyber-Command, as the converted man remembers how he was forced to obey the whims of his masters, whoever they might be.

Watching from a distance, two Daleks declare that the Cyber-Empire has fallen to the Daleks.

Characters[]

References[]

The Daleks attack the Seventh Cyber-Fleet and destroy New Mondas.

Continuity[]

The Seventh Cyber-Fleet is a fleet used by the CyberNeomorphs. (TV: Earthshock)
The two Daleks who attack the Cyber-ship are Silver Daleks. (TV: The Space Museum et al.)
One of the Daleks says to the partially-converted man that "[he] will make a good Cyberman." Following the Last Great Time War, the bronze Dalek nicknamed "Metaltron" will claim to the Ninth Doctor that "[he] would make a good Dalek.". (TV: Dalek)
The CyberNeomorphs have established New Mondas as the heart of the Cyber-Empire. (PROSE: Legacy, Theatre of War)
The Daleks install Oblivion Continuums into the cyber-converted crew members. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)

Cyberman stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Cyberman story" is one in which one living, authentic Cyberman plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as Dalek are absent due to only featuring deceased Cybermen on display. Stories like Carnival of Monsters, A Good Man Goes to War and The Vanquishers are also not included due to the Cybermen's appearance being of little consequence to the plot of the story.

Television

The Tenth Planet • The Moonbase • The Tomb of the Cybermen • The Wheel in Space • The Invasion • Revenge of the Cybermen • Earthshock • The Five Doctors • Attack of the Cybermen • Silver Nemesis • Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel • Army of Ghosts / Doomsday • Cyberwoman • The Next Doctor • The Pandorica Opens • Closing Time • Nightmare in Silver • The Time of the Doctor • Dark Water / Death in Heaven • World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls • The Haunting of Villa Diodati • Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children • Once, Upon Time

Webcast

TARDIS Cam No.1 - The Moonscape • Real Time • Tardisode 6 • Tardisode 13 • Monster File: Cybermen

Audio

Sword of Orion • Spare Parts • Real Time • The Harvest • Silver Lining • Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Crystal of Cantus • The Reaping • The Gathering • The Blue Tooth • Human Resources • The Girl Who Never Was • The Ultimate Adventure • Kingdom of Silver • Legend of the Cybermen • The Silver Turk • Last of the Cybermen • Return to Telos • The Isos Network • The Tyrants of Logic • Code Silver / Master of Worlds • Hour of the Cybermen • Conversion • Return of the Cybermen • The Gates of Hell • Scourge of the Cybermen • Altered Status • Monsters in Metropolis • Secrets of Telos • Way of the Burryman / The Forth Generation • Bad Day in Tinseltown

Cyberman

Scorpius • Fear • Conversion • Telos • Outsiders • Terror • Machines • Extinction

Prose

Iceberg • Killing Ground • Illegal Alien • Made of Steel • Plague of the Cybermen • Dr. First

Short stories

Birth of a Renegade • Heliotrope Bouquet • Scientific Adviser • Vrs • Going Off the Rails • Cybermen: Status Update • The Piper • The Mondas Touch • The Patchwork Pierrot • Consultation Exercise • Alit in Underland • Ghost in the Machine • A Girl Called Doubt

Comics

The Coming of the Cybermen • Flower Power • Cyber-Mole • The Cyber Empire • Eskimo Joe • Masquerade • The Time Museum • Test Flight • Junk-Yard Demon • Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman • Deathworld • Black Legacy • Revelation! • Genesis! • The World Shapers • Comic Relief Comic • The Good Soldier • Dreadnought • The Flood • The Power of the Cybermen / Drones of Doom / Enemy Mine / Time of the Cybermen • Assimilation² • Doctor Who and the Last Stand • The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who • Conversion • Untitled • Cyber Crisis • Supremacy of the Cybermen • The Bidding War • The Lost Dimension

The Cybermen	The Dead Heart • The Flesh Unbound • The Black Sky • The Hungry Sea • The Dark Flame • The Future Perfect • The Ugly Underneath • The Prodigal Returns

Supremacy of the Cybermen prologues	The First Doctor • The Second Doctor • The Third Doctor • The Fourth Doctor • The Fifth Doctor • The Sixth Doctor • The Seventh Doctor • The Eighth Doctor • The War Doctor

Video
games

Destiny of the Doctors • Save Paris • Cyber Assault • Ghostwatch • Eye of the TARDIS • Return to Earth • The Mazes of Time • Blood of the Cybermen • Dalek Supremacy • The Eternity Clock • The Doctor and the Dalek

Complete list of appearances

v • e Dalek television stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Dalek story" is one in which one living, authentic Dalek plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as The Space Museum are not counted due to the Daleks' appearance being defined by their importance to following stories, while stories such as The Wheel in Space and The Waters of Mars are absent due to the Daleks' only contribution being references to past Dalek stories. Stories like Hell Bent, Once, Upon Time and The Vanquishers are also not included due to the Daleks' appearance being restricted to a single scene of no consequence to the plot of the story.

	First Doctor era	The Daleks • The Dalek Invasion of Earth • The Chase • Mission to the Unknown • The Daleks' Master Plan

	Second Doctor era	The Power of the Daleks • The Evil of the Daleks

	Third Doctor era	Day of the Daleks • Frontier in Space / Planet of the Daleks • Death to the Daleks

	Fourth Doctor era	Genesis of the Daleks • Destiny of the Daleks

	Fifth Doctor era	The Five Doctors • Resurrection of the Daleks

	Sixth Doctor era	Revelation of the Daleks

	Seventh Doctor era	Remembrance of the Daleks

	The "Wilderness Years"	Doctor Who • The Curse of Fatal Death

	Ninth Doctor era	Dalek • Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways

	Tenth Doctor era	Army of Ghosts / Doomsday • Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks • The Stolen Earth / Journey's End

	Eleventh Doctor era	Victory of the Daleks • The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang • The Wedding of River Song • Asylum of the Daleks • The Day of the Doctor • The Time of the Doctor

	Twelfth Doctor era	Into the Dalek • The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar • The Pilot • Twice Upon a Time

	Thirteenth Doctor era	Resolution • Revolution of the Daleks • Eve of the Daleks

Because of the ubiquity of this race, no attempt will be made here to list every appearance in every medium. Instead, we focus on televised appearances here, and invite you to explore a complete list of appearances elsewhere.

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