History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWho017SwordOfOrion

* FrickinLaserBeams

* CrushKillDestroy: The only intelligible word spoken by the Rogue Cyberman is "DESTR''OOOOOOY''".

* ContrivedCoincidence: The Captain seems a bit overprepared for Cybermen.

* TheAssimilator: This is the goal of the Cybermen, to forcibly capture and convert other beings.
* TheBrute: The rogue Cyberman
* TheMole: Captain Jansen
** Later for the Cybermen, Grash

* AndIMustScream: Some of the partially cyber-converted humans, and in the end Divah, floating in space.
* ASpotOfTea: the Doctor asks for some during a lull in the action.

* CrushKillDestroy: The spoiler: Rogue Cyberman DESTR''OOOOOOY''
* DeadPersonImpersonation: Captain Divah Jansen.

-->'''Doctor:''' Like some form of a...
-->'''Charley:''' [[TitleDrop Death Ray?]]
-->'''Doctor:''' [[ZigZaggingTrope I was going to say Energy Weapon]].

* GhostShip

* HeroicSacrifice

* [[ResistanceIsFutile Resistance Is Useless]]
* ReverseMole: See trope below
* RoboticReveal: Captain Divah Jansen

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Some of the crew attempts this when the ship starts losing power.

Released in 2001, ''Sword of Orion'' is the Eighth Doctor's first personal encounter with the Cybermen.

The new captain knows a whole lot about Cybermen, and she reveals that she's looking for a way to drag them into the humans vs. androids war as soldier slaves. The Doctor tries to explain to her just how terrible of an idea that is. In the end, she (of course) turns out to be an [[spoiler: android]] spy, although the Doctor catches on a bit late. When the Doctor and Charley are ejected into space, the captain makes a HeroicSacrifice to save Charley's life and defeat the Cybermen, because she was touched by the Doctor's trust in her. [[spoiler: Although she can't technically die, she'll float in space unconscious forever, or until someone would revive her. In a way, the Doctor notes, she was more human than the humans who made her]]: simply adapting as a new life form, as opposed to humans who ignore (or, in case of the Cybermen, literally erase) their conscience.

* AndIMustScream: Some of the partially cyber-converted humans, and in the end [[spoiler: Divah, floating in space]].
* AscendedFanon: Originally a story from the ''AudioPlay/DoctorWhoAudioVisuals''.

* [[spoiler: DeadPersonImpersonation: Captain Divah Jansen]]

--> Doctor: "Like some form of a ..."
--> Charley: "[[TitleDrop Death Ray?]]"
--> Doctor: "[[ZigZaggingTrope I was going to say Energy Weapon]]."

* EvilIsNotAToy: The Doctor is told that the Earth Alliance want to make an alliance with the Cybermen against the androids and says the Cybermen will betray them.[[spoiler:Slightly subverted but still played straight when he finds that they know better then that and want to learn how to cyber-convert their troops, which the androids are also planning to do to their human prisoners. The Doctor tells Deeva the Cybermen will destroy both sides.]]

* TheFarmerAndTheViper: The Doctor offers to save the space station from the Ion Storm, after which the Cybermen will let them go free. [[spoiler:Deeva shows herself to be smart enough to shoot the Cybermen before they can betray the humans.]]

* HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler:Or rather robot popsicle, Deeva.]]
* NamesTheSame: The space suits are called [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem Atmos]] suits.

** Later for the Cybermen [[spoiler: Grash]]

* WholePlotReference: A crew is stuck on a spaceship, without means to communicate back home. One by one their numbers are diminished by a threat they can't pick up, and the entire mission is a covert ops mission [[spoiler: of an artificial lifeform]] in order to get the alien lifeform back to a corporate entity to use as a weapon. ''Film/{{Alien}}'' or this adventure?

* TheFarmerAndTheViper: The Doctor offers to save the space station from the Ion Storm, after which the Cybermen will let them go free. [[spoiler:Deeva shows herself to be GenreSavvy enough to shoot the Cybermen before they can betray the humans.]]

* GenreSavvy: The humans know not to make an alliance with the Cybermen as they know they'll turn on them. [[spoiler:Similarly, Deeva knows the Cybermen will betray them after they save them the Ion Storm and shoots them.]]

* AscendedFanon: Originally a story from the ''Series/DoctorWhoAudioVisuals''.

* AscendedFanon: Originally a story from the ''DoctorWhoAudioVisuals''.

[[caption-width-right:350:Right from the get-go, [[{{Keet}} cheerful Eight]] [[HarsherInHindsight got a glimpse of war.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Right from the get-go, [[{{Keet}} cheerful Eight]] [[HarsherInHindsight got a taste of war.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Right from the get-go, [[{{Keet}} cheerful Eight]] [[HarsherInHindight gets a taste of war.]]

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* NamesTheSame: The space suits are called [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E4TheSontaranStratagem Atmos]] suits.

* spoiler: DeadPersonImpersonation: Captain Divah Jansen

* EvilSoundsDeep: The Cyberleader sounds the deepest of the lot.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The Androids learned from their creators.

* ContrivedCoincidence: [[spoiler: The Captain seems a bit overprepared for Cybermen..?]]
* CrushKillDestroy: The [[spoiler: Rogue Cyberman]] DESTR''OOOOOOY''
* [[spoiler: DeadPersonImpersonation]]: [[spoiler: Captain Divah Jansen]]

* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: See trope below]]
* [[spoiler: RoboticReveal]]: Captain Divah Jansen
* RoboSpeak: [[spoiler: The rogue Cyberman]] DESTROY

* TheBrute: [[spoiler: The rogue Cyberman]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler: Captain Jansen]]

* HumansAreBastards: The Androids learned from their creators.

* WholePlotReference: A crew is stuck on a spaceship, without means to communicate back home. One by one their numbers are diminished by a threat they can't pick up, and the entire mission is a covert ops mission [[spoiler: of an artificial lifeform]] in order to get the alien lifeform back to a corporate entity to use as a weapon. {{Alien}} or this adventure?

The new captain knows a whole lot about Cybermen, and she reveals that she's looking for a way to drag them into the humans vs. androids war as soldier slaves. The Doctor tries to explain to her just how terrible of an idea that is. In the end, she (of course) turns out to be an android spy, not a human, although the Doctor catches on a bit late. When the Doctor and Charley are ejected into space, the captain makes a HeroicSacrifice to save Charley's life and defeat the Cybermen, because she was touched by the Doctor's trust in her. Although she can't technically die, she'll float in space unconscious forever, or until someone would revive her. In a way, the Doctor notes, she was more human than the humans who made her: simply adapting as a new life form, as opposed to humans who ignore (or, in case of the Cybermen, literally erase) their conscience.

* WholePlotReference: A crew is stuck on a spaceship, without means to communicate back home. One by one their numbers are diminished by a threat they can't pick up, and the entire mission is a covert ops in order to get the alien lifeform back to a corporate entity to use as a weapon. {{Alien}} or this adventure?

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman