Editing Cyberman (section)

== Technology ==
Cybermen technology is almost completely oriented towards weaponry, apart from their own bodies. When originally seen in ''The Tenth Planet'', they had large energy weapons that attached to their chests. In ''The Moonbase'', the Cybermen had two types of weaponry: an electrical discharge from their hands, which stunned the target, and a type of gun. They also made use of a large laser cannon with which they attempted to attack the base itself.

The hand discharge was also present in ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'', which featured a smaller, hand-held Cyber-weapon shaped like a [[pistol]] that was described as an [[X-ray]] [[laser]]. In ''The Wheel in Space'', the Cybermen could use the discharge to also operate machinery, and had [[raygun|death rays]] built into their chest units. They displayed the same units in ''The Invasion'' as well as carrying large rifles for medium distance combat. In ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' and the audio play ''Real Time'', their weapons were built into their helmets. ''Killing Ground'' indicates that this type of Cybermen also have more powerful hand weapons. Subsequent appearances have shown them armed almost exclusively with hand-held gun-style weapons.

The Cybermen have access to [[weapons of mass destruction]] known as cobalt bombs, also sometimes as Cyber-bombs, which were banned by the galactic Armageddon Convention (''Revenge of the Cybermen''). A "Cyber-megatron bomb" was mentioned in ''The Invasion'',<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> supposedly powerful enough to destroy all life on Earth. In ''Earthshock'', the Cybermen also used android drones as part of their plans to invade Earth.

The revived programme Cybermen [[Electric shock|electrocute]] their victims by touching them and at first carried no other weaponry. In "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday", the Cybermen are equipped with retractable energy weapons housed within their forearms (these were actually first shown in "[[The Age of Steel]]", but only very briefly and were not used during that episode), but also use advanced human weapons to battle the Daleks. The arm mounted guns prove effective against humans but are unable to penetrate Dalek shields. Two Cybermen sent to parley with Dalek Thay at the Battle of Canary Wharf shot the Dalek but were promptly exterminated. In the ''[[Torchwood]]'' episode "[[Cyberwoman]]", the partially converted [[List of Torchwood minor characters#Lisa Hallett|Lisa Hallett]] used her electrical touch against the Torchwood team, as well as an energy beam fired from her arm which could only stun the part of the body at which it was aimed. In "[[The Pandorica Opens]]", the Cybermen again have the wrist-blaster, but also regain the modified human weapons. In "[[Nightmare in Silver]]", the Cybermen have the ability to move at a warp-like speed. At this speed they appear as blurry after images. Cyberman had also overcome the weakness of solely being able to convert human-like species; the Doctor had been safe from being in danger of conversion until this point.

The Mondasian Cybermen from The Tenth Planet were updated for the Series 10 Finale. As opposed to shooting from their chest pieces they used their lanterns as weapons. This was in the Novelisation for The Tenth Planet. They also had the ability to emit electricity.

=== Cybermat ===
[[File:Cybermite.jpg|thumb|left|The Cybermat, on display at the Doctor Who Experience.]]
The Cybermen also use smaller, cybernetic creatures called "cybermats" as weapons of attack. In their first appearance in ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', they resembled oversized metallic [[silverfish]] and had segmented bodies with hair-like tactile sensor probes along the base of their heads, which were topped with crystalline eyes. The [[Second Doctor]] described them as a "form of metallic life," implying that they may be semi-organic like the Cybermen, and that they too attack by feeding off brain waves. They were defeated using electricity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3NBCVtdRkzk6YH9mrpQVmDm/cybermats|title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 6 - Cybermats}}</ref>

The second model of Cybermat seen in ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' was used for sabotage, able to tune in on human brainwaves. They were carried to the "Wheel" in small but high-density sacs that sank through the hull of the space station, causing drops in air pressure. These Cybermats had solid [[photodetector|photoreceptors]] for eyes instead of crystals. The Second Doctor used an audio frequency to jam them, causing them to spin, crash and disintegrate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/wheelinspace/five/contactsheet.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who - Classic Series - Photonovels - the Wheel in Space}}</ref>

The third model, seen in ''Revenge of the Cybermen'', was a much larger, snake-like cybermat that could be remotely controlled and could inject poison into its victims. It had no visible eyes or other features, and was as vulnerable to gold dust as the Cybermen were.

The original model was later mentioned in a conversation between the Doctor and his double during ''[[The Rebel Flesh]]'', reaffirming that that model of Cybermat killed by feeding on brainwaves.

The fourth model of cybermat appears for the first time in the revived series in the 2011 episode "[[Closing Time (Doctor Who)|Closing Time]]", where it is shown to have an organic mouth full of sharp teeth, and transmits power to a crashed cyber-ship.

In the audio play ''Spare Parts'', "mats" are cybernetically augmented creatures, sometimes kept as pets. Cybermats of a different design are used for surveillance by Mondas' Central Committee. The creatures occasionally go wild, chewing on power sources, and must be rounded up by a "mat-catcher." In the [[Past Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[Illegal Alien (Doctor Who)|Illegal Alien]]'' by [[Mike Tucker (special effects artist)|Mike Tucker]] and [[Robert Perry (writer)|Robert Perry]], set in the 1940s, the Cybermen create cybermats by cyber-converting local animals like cats or birds, possibly because of lack of technological resources.

In the [[Bernice Summerfield]] audio adventure ''[[The Crystal of Cantus]]'', a Cyberman reveals that the organs of children who are too small to be fully cyber-converted are used in the creation of cybermats.

The cybermats appeared in the video game "[[Blood of the Cybermen]]"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5jh8tHhvYNJQ5Fzq0dZ80KG/the-fourth-dimension|title = BBC One - Doctor Who, Season 5, The Tomb of the Cybermen - the Fourth Dimension}}</ref> where instead of killing, they turned individuals into {{Not typo|cyberslaves}}. The slaves have mostly human bodies, but have Cyberman heads and arms. The Cybermen see the {{Not typo|cyberslaves}} as inferior, and delete them once they have served their purpose.

An upgraded form of cybermats, referred to as {{Not typo|cybermites}}, appeared in "[[Nightmare in Silver]]". They were incredibly small mechanical insects that were more versatile and were able to partially convert other lifeforms into Cybermen.