Editing Cyberman (section)

== Variants ==
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Some Cybermen are given titles, being credited as "Cyber Leader" (or variants thereof), "Cyber Lieutenant", "Cyber Scout" or the "Cyber Controller". The Cyber Leader is usually depicted as a Cyberman with black handles.

An immobile computer, referred to as the "Cyber Planner", appears in ''[[The Wheel in Space]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/wheelinspace/detail.shtml|title = BBC One - Doctor Who}}</ref> and ''[[The Invasion (Doctor Who)|The Invasion]]''.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014pjg6|title = BBC One - Doctor Who, Season 6, the Invasion, Episode 7, the Invasion: Episode 7| date=14 December 1968 }}</ref> A Cyber Planner also takes over the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s body in "[[Nightmare in Silver]]".

The original Controller is seen (and destroyed) in two serials, ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'', and in each may or may not be the same consciousness in different bodies; it appears to recognise and remember the Doctor from previous encounters. In the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel ''[[Iceberg (Banks novel)|Iceberg]]'', the first Cyber Controller is created by implanting a Cyber Director, or Cyber Planner, into the skull of a recently converted Cyberman.

The parallel universe Cyber Controller in "[[The Age of Steel]]" uses the brain of [[John Lumic]], the creator of the Cybermen in that parallel reality.

In "[[Doomsday (Doctor Who)|Doomsday]]", a Cyber Leader appears, and when he is destroyed, mention is made of downloading his data files into another Cyberman unit, which is then upgraded to Cyber Leader.

The 2008 Christmas special, "[[The Next Doctor]]", featured a new, more agile variant called a Cybershade.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Doctor Who to be challenged by new Cyberman enemy|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=UK|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2473376/Doctor-Who-to-be-challenged-by-new-Cyberman-enemy.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2473376/Doctor-Who-to-be-challenged-by-new-Cyberman-enemy.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|first=Tom|last=Peterkin|date=30 July 2008|access-date=31 July 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Doctor theorises that it is a more primitive version of a Cyberman, using the brain of a cat, and they physically resemble animals as they cannot speak and walk on all fours. In the same story a "Cyber-King" appears; according to the Doctor, it is a "[[Dreadnought]]-class" ship for use in invasions resembling a Cyberman hundreds of feet tall, and contains a Cyber-factory in its chest. It is controlled from within its mouth. Its right arm can be converted into a cannon, and its left into a laser.
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"[[The Time of the Doctor]]" introduced a unique prototype Cyberman that was made of wood to avoid detection by the [[The Time of the Doctor#Plot|Church of the Papal Mainframe]] and equipped with blowtorches.

After Bill Potts is wounded on the bridge of a Mondasian colony ship, and taken down the ship's lifts to be surgically repaired, she encounters half converted Mondasians referred to only as 'The Patients'. They wore grey surgical robes and their faces were entirely covered with cloth bags, save for a nasal canula that administered fluids and all were hooked up to IV drips. Most remained stationary; reliant on wheelchairs in the "out ward" while some walked the hospital grounds; being prepped for additional surgery and rounding up humans in the city and leading them to the hospital. During the early stages of these experiments (a precursor to cyber-conversion), The Patients were shown to feel the pain caused by this process, with some even begging for death, twisting in their chairs and jabbing at their speech keyboards. They were capable of attacking, following commands (such as restraining Bill) and possessed great strength. They could be incapacitated, though not killed by gunfire.

In "[[Ascension of the Cybermen]]" (2020), Cyber Warriors are introduced who are a "Warrior Class" of Cyberman. Their armour is specifically designed in a medieval way, giving the appearance of a medieval warrior. The chest is that of a 2013 Cyberman but with less detail, while their helmets bear a resemblance to the Cybermen from ''The Invasion''. They also have small energy cannons on their wrists. In the following episode "[[The Timeless Children]]", the Master creates the "Cyber Masters", a new breed created from Cyberium and Time Lord corpses. These Cybermen, while resembling the Cyber-Warriors, have Time Lord apparel built into their armour, such as their headdresses. These Cybermen were loyal to the Master, and had the ability to regenerate, making them a potentially unstoppable threat. They also appeared in "[[The Power of the Doctor]]" with updated designs.

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