Cybermen
Upgraded human machines
Cybermen are a race of cyborg antagonists in the British science fiction series *Doctor Who*.
Originally human, they replaced their organic bodies with mechanical parts, sacrificing emotion for survival.
They appear as silver-armored humanoids who march in formation and seek to "upgrade" other species into Cybermen: The Cybermen are coming—delete! delete!
Along with the Daleks, they rank among the Doctor's most iconic enemies.
- Time LordGallifreyan with regeneration ability
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- companionOne who keeps company
- deletionRemoval of content
TARDIS · sonic screwdriver · Weeping Angels · UNIT · Torchwood · Gallifrey
Raise to higher standard
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- deletionRemoval of content
- processingSystematic operation on data
- integrationCombining into a whole
transformation · homogenization · incorporation · absorption · uniformity · annexation · conquest · subjugation
Lustrous white precious metal
- chromeReflective metal coating
- blank faceExpression revealing nothing
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
- marchingRhythmic group walking
stomping · robotic voice · army · legion · hive mind · identical · uniform · cold
Surgically embedded devices
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- bionicMechanically augmented human
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
neural interface · augmentation · human-machine · brain transplant · life support · artificial organs · mechanized · synthetic
Source of potential harm
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
hostile · ominous · extermination · subjugation · enemy · survival · expansion · infiltration
Daleks
- Time LordGallifreyan with regeneration ability
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- companionOne who keeps company
TARDIS · sonic screwdriver · deletion · Weeping Angels · UNIT · Torchwood · Gallifrey
upgrade
Raise to higher standard
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- deletionRemoval of content
- processingSystematic operation on data
integration · transformation · homogenization · incorporation · absorption · uniformity · annexation · conquest · subjugation · compliance
silver
Lustrous white precious metal
- chromeReflective metal coating
- blank faceExpression revealing nothing
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
marching · stomping · robotic voice · army · legion · hive mind · identical · uniform · cold · mechanical
implants
Surgically embedded devices
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- bionicMechanically augmented human
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
exoskeleton · neural interface · augmentation · human-machine · brain transplant · life support · artificial organs · mechanized · synthetic · metal body
menace
Source of potential harm
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
unstoppable · hostile · ominous · extermination · subjugation · enemy · survival · expansion · infiltration · takeover
cyber, cybernetic, cybernetics, cyberspace, cyborg, man, men, woman, women