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'''Cyber-Scouts''', also known as '''Cyber-Troopers''', were a division of [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] that were specialised for reconnaissance.
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|race= [[Cybermen]]
|home planet= [[Mondas]]
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|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''
|actor= [[William Kenton]]
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On [[Mondas]], Cyber-Scouts operated [[Cyber-Scout craft]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dead Heart (comic story)|The Dead Heart]]'', ''[[The Prodigal Returns (comic story)|The Prodigal Returns]]'')


'''Cyber-Scouts''' were a devision of [[Cybermen]] that were highly skilled in scouting various objectives and patrolling. Some Scouts were also painted completely black for easier concealment. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
Some Cyber-Scouts were painted to best camouflage with their environment. A number of [[CyberNeomorph|Neomorph]] Cyber-Scouts that patrolled the [[London Underground]] were painted black, making them nearly invisible in the dark tunnels. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')


At least one Scout was [[Time Scoop]]ed to the [[Death Zone]] by [[Borusa]], where it was used to locate [[the Doctor]]s, as the Cybermen planned to find [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and destroy it with [[cyber-bomb]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'')
== History ==
=== On Mondas ===
A [[Cyber-Scout (The Dead Heart)|Cyber-Scout]] was sent in a [[Cyber-Scout craft (The Dead Heart)|Cyber-Scout craft]] on a mission to find the [[Lizard King]]s. Crashing in a [[jungle]], the [[scout]] encountered a [[village]] of [[human]] [[Mondasian]]s, who believed it to be a [[servant]] of the [[god]]s. [[Raven (The Dead Heart)|Raven]], a [[heretic]], was selected by their [[religious]] leader to accompany the scout on its mission to find the Lizard Kings. At the edge of the [[Blisterland]]s, they encountered a [[cybernetic]] [[dinosaur]] which conveyed them to the [[Dead Heart of the World]], an underground base. Inside, they revived [[Kho'dja]], an augmented Lizard King, who told them the [[history]] of [[Mondas]]. The Cyberman [[kill]]ed Kho-Dja, declared that Mondas would belong to the Cyber-race, and had Raven placed in a [[conversion unit]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dead Heart (comic story)|The Dead Heart]]'')


{{Cyberman_variants}}
[[File:Cyberman (Monsters in Metropolis).jpg|thumb|left|A [[Cyberman (Monsters in Metropolis)|Cyber-Scout]] in [[Berlin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Monsters in Metropolis (audio story)|Monsters in Metropolis]]'')]]
[[Category:Cybermen]]
Manning a [[Cyber-Scout craft (The Prodigal Returns)|Cyber-Scout craft]], a [[Cyber-Scout (The Prodigal Returns)|Cyber-Scout]] was sent on a mission to travel through a [[cosmic cloud]] that appeared the same time an [[ape-servant]] had arrived, to find the [[ape]]'s [[home planet]] and convert their [[species]]. The Cyberman came through the cloud and was fired at by missiles by the [[Lizard King]]s on Mondas, in an era before Mondas broke away from [[Earth]]. The missiles missed the Cyber-Scout craft, but the recoil injured it and damaged its [[voicebox]]. Noticing the Cyberman's technology was not unlike their own, the Lizard Kings decided to study the Cyber-Scout through [[vivisection]] and sent an ape-servant into the cloud to its world. The ape-servant inside the craft was the same ape that inspired the Cybermen to send the Cyber-Scout through the cosmic cloud in Mondas' future. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Prodigal Returns (comic story)|The Prodigal Returns]]'')
 
After their world was thrown out of orbit, the [[CyberMondan]]s sent [[scout ship]]s to discover Earth's location. One of these vessels, after discovering several planets with lifeforms incompatible for upgrading, found the planet but was caught in a [[time storm]] before it could report. The two unit vessel broke apart [[Kreel (Way of the Burryman)|Kreel]] falling to [[Edinburgh]] in the late [[19th century]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Way of the Burryman (audio story)|Way of the Burryman]]'') while [[Cyberman (Monsters in Metropolis)|his partner]] landed in [[1925]] [[Berlin]]. Its original personality beginning to reassert itself, the damaged scout was found by [[Dieter Jovanovic]] who used it to sabotage production of ''[[Metropolis (film)|Metropolis]]'', offended by the film's message of peace given [[Germany]]'s conditions following the [[Treaty of Versailles]]. The [[Ninth Doctor]] convinced the scout to disobey Jovanovic before he later, at its request, destroyed it but not before it passed on a warning about the [[River Forth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Monsters in Metropolis (audio story)|Monsters in Metropolis]]'') An identical Cyberman was exhibited in the [[Space Museum]] when the [[Vashta Nerada]] invaded. ([[WC]]: ''[[Hall of Monsters (webcast)|Hall of Monsters]]'')
 
In Edinburgh, Kreel established the [[Forth Generation]], activating them in the early [[2000s]] only for his more advanced progeny to overthrow him before the Ninth Doctor defeated them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Way of the Burryman (audio story)|Way of the Burryman]]'')
 
=== Later history ===
[[File:Black Cyberman.jpg|thumb|right|A Cyber-Scout underground in [[London]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')]]
On [[Telos]], [[CyberNeomorph|Neomorph]] Cyber-Scouts usually patrolled a set route. They were targeted by [[Stratton]] and [[Bates (Attack of the Cybermen)|Bates]]. Other Cyber-Scouts travelled back with the [[Cyber-Leader (Attack of the Cybermen)|Cyber-Leader]] in a failed effort to avert the [[destruction of Mondas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
 
A Cyber-Scout was [[Time Scoop]]ed to the [[Death Zone]] by {{Latham}}, where it was used to locate [[the Doctor]]s, as the Cybermen planned to find [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and destroy it with [[Cyber-bomb]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
 
{{Cyberman variants}}
 
[[Category:Cyberman ranks]]

Latest revision as of 08:16, 20 September 2023

Cyber-Scouts, also known as Cyber-Troopers, were a division of Cybermen that were specialised for reconnaissance.

On Mondas, Cyber-Scouts operated Cyber-Scout craft. (COMIC: The Dead Heart, The Prodigal Returns)

Some Cyber-Scouts were painted to best camouflage with their environment. A number of Neomorph Cyber-Scouts that patrolled the London Underground were painted black, making them nearly invisible in the dark tunnels. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Mondas[[edit] | [edit source]]

A Cyber-Scout was sent in a Cyber-Scout craft on a mission to find the Lizard Kings. Crashing in a jungle, the scout encountered a village of human Mondasians, who believed it to be a servant of the gods. Raven, a heretic, was selected by their religious leader to accompany the scout on its mission to find the Lizard Kings. At the edge of the Blisterlands, they encountered a cybernetic dinosaur which conveyed them to the Dead Heart of the World, an underground base. Inside, they revived Kho'dja, an augmented Lizard King, who told them the history of Mondas. The Cyberman killed Kho-Dja, declared that Mondas would belong to the Cyber-race, and had Raven placed in a conversion unit. (COMIC: The Dead Heart)

Manning a Cyber-Scout craft, a Cyber-Scout was sent on a mission to travel through a cosmic cloud that appeared the same time an ape-servant had arrived, to find the ape's home planet and convert their species. The Cyberman came through the cloud and was fired at by missiles by the Lizard Kings on Mondas, in an era before Mondas broke away from Earth. The missiles missed the Cyber-Scout craft, but the recoil injured it and damaged its voicebox. Noticing the Cyberman's technology was not unlike their own, the Lizard Kings decided to study the Cyber-Scout through vivisection and sent an ape-servant into the cloud to its world. The ape-servant inside the craft was the same ape that inspired the Cybermen to send the Cyber-Scout through the cosmic cloud in Mondas' future. (COMIC: The Prodigal Returns)

After their world was thrown out of orbit, the CyberMondans sent scout ships to discover Earth's location. One of these vessels, after discovering several planets with lifeforms incompatible for upgrading, found the planet but was caught in a time storm before it could report. The two unit vessel broke apart Kreel falling to Edinburgh in the late 19th century, (AUDIO: Way of the Burryman) while his partner landed in 1925 Berlin. Its original personality beginning to reassert itself, the damaged scout was found by Dieter Jovanovic who used it to sabotage production of Metropolis, offended by the film's message of peace given Germany's conditions following the Treaty of Versailles. The Ninth Doctor convinced the scout to disobey Jovanovic before he later, at its request, destroyed it but not before it passed on a warning about the River Forth. (AUDIO: Monsters in Metropolis) An identical Cyberman was exhibited in the Space Museum when the Vashta Nerada invaded. (WC: Hall of Monsters)

In Edinburgh, Kreel established the Forth Generation, activating them in the early 2000s only for his more advanced progeny to overthrow him before the Ninth Doctor defeated them. (AUDIO: Way of the Burryman)

Later history[[edit] | [edit source]]

A Cyber-Scout underground in London (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)

On Telos, Neomorph Cyber-Scouts usually patrolled a set route. They were targeted by Stratton and Bates. Other Cyber-Scouts travelled back with the Cyber-Leader in a failed effort to avert the destruction of Mondas. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)

A Cyber-Scout was Time Scooped to the Death Zone by Borusa, where it was used to locate the Doctors, as the Cybermen planned to find the Doctor's TARDIS and destroy it with Cyber-bombs. (TV: The Five Doctors)