The
Cybermen are one of
Doctor Who's classic arch-enemies and since his TV revival have appeared on multiple occasions and have had many upgrades across the
Time Lord's various incarnations. Traditionally metal as their name implies, in the 2013
Christmas Special 'The Time of the Doctor', which bid farewell to the
Matt Smith's 'Eleventh Doctor', the sneaky cyborgs created a low-tech wooden
Cyberman during the
'Siege of Trenzalore' in order to avoid detection.
Original Wooden Cyberman costume
from Doctor Who's The Time of the Doctor
This wooden creation shot flames with and used the phrase
"incinerate" rather than
"delete" when attacking, and was photographed on display at the
Doctor Who Experience in
Cardiff Bay, Wales on April 30, 2015, alongside many other iterations of
Cybermen, including a
'Cybershade' from the 2008
Christmas Special 'The Next Doctor'.
Cybershade from Doctor Who's The Next Doctor
If you're a fan of the metal menaces, be sure to check out many more
Cybermen from Doctor Who's revival era.
Doctor Who The Time of the Doctor TV poster
If you're fan of the original
Cybermen then you'll love this refurbished screen-used original on loan from a private collection, designed by
Richard Gregory, from 1982 and the
Fifth Doctor's (Peter Davison) 'Earthshock' storyline, which featured the return of the
Cybermen and the death of
Doctor Companion, 'Adric'.
Original 1982 Cyberman suit Doctor Who Earthshock
Now these were the deadly
Cybermen I knew and loved. Sometimes I feel the new
Cybermen have become a bit too
'Hollywood' and a bit more tin-foil and wobbly sets are what's in order, but that's probably just nostalgia talking.
For more infamous monsters and villains from the
Whoniverse, be sure to also check out all these different
Daleks,
Ice Warriors and
Sontaran costumes and props on display.
Plus stay tuned in the days to come for even more fantastic discoveries from my latest visit to the constantly updated
Doctor Who Experience exhibition.
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