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A '''cyborg '''(short for ''cyb''ernetic ''org''anism) was a being that was composed of both natural and artificial systems, ranging from prosthetics to implants to entirely mechanical casings operated by or sustaining the organic parts of that particular entity.
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A '''cyborg ''' (short for '''cybernetic organism''') was a being that was composed of both natural and artificial systems, ranging from [[prosthetic]]s to implants to entirely mechanical casings operated by or sustaining the organic parts of that particular entity.
 
The term biomechanoid was also used to apply to cybernetic-biological integrations, such as the [[Dalek]] [[battle computer]] requiring a [[human]] to operate it, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') the [[Dragon (biomechanoid)|Dragon]] that guarded [[Iceworld]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') and the [[Ice Warrior]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'')
 
Cyborgs were sometimes victims of injury in which their biological bodies were damaged beyond their ability to heal. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')
 
The [[Cybermen]] were examples of cyborgs which, due to widespread use of standard parts, could be considered a race.
 
Sometimes pure robots such as [[K9 Mark 2]] and [[CCPC]]s were referred to as cyborgs. ([[TV]]: ''[[Liberation (TV story)|Liberation]]'', ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'', ''[[Mutant Copper (TV story)|Mutant Copper]]'') K9 himself commonly referred to himself as a cybernetic organism. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Korven (TV story)|The Korven]]'', ''[[Robot Gladiators (TV story)|Robot Gladiators]]'')
 
== History ==
Cyborgs were found throughout the universe. In [[Christmas]] in the [[2000s]],{{note|Although ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'' is supposedly set the [[Christmas]] after the [[2007]] setting of ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series which aired immediately before and after ''Voyage'' give [[Aliens of London dating controversy|contradicting dates]] for when their present day is set. [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'' places [[Martha Jones]]' present day in [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] in [[June]] 2007. [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' dates it to [[March]] [[2008]]. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], which in the real world does not fall on a Sunday in either 2007 or 2008. [[Donna Noble]]'s present day in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 4]] is set in 2008 according to [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'' (and is heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''), or in approximately [[April]] to [[June]] [[2009]], according to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]''.}} cyborgs, such as [[Max Capricorn]] and [[Bannakaffalatta]], were aboard the starship ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]''. It was spoken of how the society of the time despised cyborgs, although it was also mentioned cyborgs were beginning to get equal rights, such as the right to marry. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')
 
== Known cyborgs ==
Known cyborgs and extent of alterations include:
=== Daleks ===
The [[Dalek]]s were [[Dalek mutant|mutants]] in armoured [[polycarbide]] or [[Dalekanium]] shells. The armour protected a living creature on the inside, serving as life support as well as a weapon that was difficult to destroy. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', et al.) Originally and generally [[Kaled]] in origin, ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') certain groups of Daleks were converted from [[Dalek of human origin|humans]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') and, in an [[alternate timeline]], [[Draconian]]s and [[Sontaran]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master of the Daleks (audio story)|Master of the Daleks]]'')
 
[[Davros]] was another Kaled who suffered horrible disfigurement. He rode in and was supported by an advanced [[Davros' chair|chair]] which served as a life support system and could keep him alive in extreme circumstances and for very long periods of time. He had a [[Davros' eye|prosthetic third eye]] and later a [[Davros' mechanical hand|prosthetic hand]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corruption (audio story)|Corruption]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')
 
=== Cybermen ===
As a result of [[parallel evolution]], the [[Twelfth Doctor]] noted that [[Cybermen]] were inevitable wherever there were [[people]]. Indeed, on various [[planet]]s across the [[multiverse]], people [[upgrade]]d themselves into Cybermen, who proceeded to spread out and convert others. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'', ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'') In [[N-Space]], the Doctor saw the Cybermen rise on [[Mondas]], [[Telos]], [[Earth]], [[Planet 14]], and [[Marinus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') Generally, [[humanoid]] bodies were adapted into [[cyber-form]] with various parts replaced. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
 
In an [[Cyber-President's timeline|alternate timeline]], [[Silurian]]s were partially upgraded by the Cybermen, becoming [[Cyber-Silurian]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') In another in which they integrated and invaded the [[Federation universe]], the Cybermen used [[Borg (species)|Borg]] technology to upgrade [[Cyber-Judoon|Judoon]], [[Cyber-Klingon|Klingons]], [[Cyber-Raxacoricofallapatorian|Raxacoricofallapatorians]] and [[Cyber-Vulcan|Vulcans]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'')


Cyborgs were sometimes victims of injury in which their biological bodies were damaged beyond their ability to heal. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'')
Through the use of [[nanobot]]s, the Cybermen transformed humans into [[Cyberslave]]s, their flesh and bone converted into metal. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'')


Both the [[Mondasian Cybermen]] and [[Cybus Cybermen]] were examples of cyborgs which, due to widespread use of standard parts, could be considered a race.
On the Earth of [[Pete's World]], [[Cybus Industries]], established by the terminally ill [[John Lumic]], sought to convert humanity into what they classed as [[Human.2]]. Initially, human [[brain]]s were cut free and then placed within a suit of armour. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'') When they invaded the Earth of N-Space, however, the Cybermen upgraded whole bodies to save time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'')


Sometimes pure robots such as [[K9 Mark 2]] and [[CCPC]]s were referred to as Cyborgs. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'', ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'', ''[[Mutant Copper]]'') K9 himself commonly referred to himself as a cybernetic organism. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Korven]]'', ''[[Robot Gladiators]]'')
Recreated Pete's World Cybermen utilised [[Cyber Wolf|Cyberdogs]], [[dog]]s with a mechanical [[head]] and [[leg]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Enemy Mine (comic story)|Enemy Mine]]'')


==Known Cyborgs==
[[Cybershade]]s were drones used by the Pete's World Cybermen that were composed of a disembodied [[cat]] or [[dog]] brain placed within a suit of armour. They were incapable of speech, but could roar or howl with an electronically affected voice. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')
Known Cyborgs and extent of alterations include:


*The [[Dalek]]s, - [[Kaled mutant]]s in armoured shells.
Through the use of [[Cyber-pollen]], the Cybermen could convert the [[dead]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'')
*[[Davros]] - advanced wheelchair, life support system, prosthetic third eye and later prosthetic hand.
*The [[Juggernauts]] - implanted human DNA
*[[Toclafane]] - human heads fused into mechanical spheres.
*The [[Dragon]] which guarded the [[Dragonfire]]
*The [[Zygons]]' [[Skarasen]] -
*[[Bannakaffalatta]] - cybernetic chest, suggesting replacement of vital organs.
*[[Max Capricorn]] - head fused into a cybernetic casing.
*[[The Captain]] of [[Zanak]] - cybernetic mask and arm.
*[[Atraxi]] - encased in a crystaline starship.
*[[Winder]]s - prosthetic second face and rotating head.
*[[Mondasian Cybermen]] - humanoid bodies placed underneath a metal shell.
*[[Cybus Cybermen]] - disembodied [[Brain]]s or Human bodies placed within a suit of armour.
*[[Cybershade]] - disembodied [[Cat]] or [[Dog]] brains placed within a suit of armour.
*[[Cyberdog]] - mechanical legs and head.
*[[Cyberslave]] - flesh and bone converted into metal via nanobot infection.
*[[Drake]] - prosthetic hand
*[[Birdie]] - implanted human DNA


==Emotions==
[[Time Lord]]s originally eluded the [[cyber-conversion]] process, with the [[Eleventh Doctor]] noting that he was "not exactly compatible", ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') only to nearly fall victim to the process later. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') With resources provided by [[Rassilon]], Cybermen at the [[end of the universe]] proved able to convert Time Lords. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') Similarily, {{Dhawan}} allowed the Cybermen to convert Time Lord [[corpse]]s in the ruins of [[Gallifrey]], becoming [[CyberMaster]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
Some cyborgs had emotions, and others did not. [[Bannakaffalatta]] had emotional feelings of attraction, kindness, attitude, self-sacrifice, humour and taking offence ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''). On the other hand, both the [[Mondasian]] and [[Cybus Industries]] [[Cybermen]] had their emotions removed via an emotional inhibitor placed within their chest plate, because emotions would "destroy" them. This was proven correct when [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] stopped the inhibitors from working. The Cybermen, who were once human, realised they were no longer human. They died from the shock. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Age of Steel]]'')The opposite of the Cybermen's case occured in the [[CCPC]] [[Birdie]], who was originally a pure robot. The fact that he had emotions was a contributing factor to his Cyborg status. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Mutant Copper]]'')


==Status==
Following the [[Cyber-Wars]], the Cybermen, led by [[Ashad]], strove to ascend to [[mechanisation]], purging themselves of organic components starting with the [[Cyber-Warrior]]s, becoming "[[robot]]s" as the Master put it. As well as achieving their goal of full [[automation]], it would spare them the effect of the [[death particle]], created by the [[Cyberium]] to wipe out all organic life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
Cyborgs were found throughout the universe. In [[Christmas]] [[2008]], cyborgs were aboard the [[Titanic (spaceship)|Starship Titanic]], ([[Max Capricorn]] and [[Bannakaffalatta]]). It was spoken of how the society of the time despised cyborgs, although it was also mentioned cyborgs were beginning to get equal rights(e.g rights to marry). ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'')


Some cyborgs, such as the [[Dalek]]s and [[Cybermen]], were feared throughout the universe, due to their many attempts to conquer and destroy organic life.
=== Others ===
==== Toclofane ====
The [[Toclafane]] were human cyborgs from a time near the [[end of the universe]], whose heads were fused into mechanical spheres by {{Simm}}. They were brought to [[21st century]] [[Earth]] and used to conquer the [[planet]] and suppress the [[human]] population. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')


Many cyborgs were used by organics as a workforce. The Toclafane were used by [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|the Master]] to invade the world in the year 2008. They killed a tenth of the human population and built rockets to go to war with the universe. Other cyborgs such as the [[Winder]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]'') and the Dragon ([[DW]]: ''[[Dragonfire]]'') were used fo rother purposes.
==== Skarasen ====
The [[Zygon]]s' artificially enhanced a creature known as a [[Skarasen]], from which they derived sustenance. They used the creature to wreak havoc on oil rigs in the [[North Sea]] by planting beacons on them that the Skarasen was drawn to. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'')


==Impact on organics==
==== Bannakaffalatta ====
Some cyborgs befriended organic life-forms and formed relations with them, . Others terrorised organics. The [[Cybermen]] made numerous attempts, and in many cases suceeded, in dominating, converting and killing organics. They converted many organics into themselves, and removed their emotions. In many cases, organics who were not compatible or had other uses  ended up being killed by the Cybermen.
[[Bannakaffalatta]] was a cyborg from the planet [[Sto]] who had a cybernetic chest, suggesting replacement of vital organs. He was ashamed of his cyborg nature, as cyborgs were discriminated against on Sto. He was fond of [[Astrid Peth]] and died defending her and those they were with from the [[Heavenly Host]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')


[[The Daleks]] also had an impact on the universe. They exterminated billions of organics and many cyborgs, some of which were Daleks themselves. They wiped out whole species ([[Time Lord]]s, [[Human-Dalek]]s). They also created new organics such as [[Human-Dalek]]s and [[Pig slave]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'') Daleks were feared throughout the universe, destroyed worlds and species, and nearly destroyed every single universe.
==== Max Capricorn ====
[[Max Capricorn]] was also a cyborg from the planet Sto. Somehow, he wound up being just a head fused into a cybernetic casing. The casing could extend his lifespan greatly. He was voted out of [[Max Capricorn Cruiseliners]] by his own board, and was bent on revenge. He intended to use the ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' to cause a slaughter on Earth, for which the entire board would be arrested. He was thwarted, and fell to his death into the ship's [[storm drive]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')


Many scientists of various species studied cybenetics, inlcuding Dr. [[Tanizaki]], Professor [[Alistair Gryffen]] and [[Davros]].
==== The Captain ====
A cyborg simply known as "[[the Captain]]" possessed a cybernetic mask and arm, which replaced his original limbs after he was severely injured in a crash landing on [[Zanak]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'')


==Origins==
==== Cassandra ====
Most cyborgs originated as organic lifeforms who suffered bodily damage or loss of body parts, necessitating mechanical replacements.
[[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17]] was, more-or-less, a human from the year five billion. She had undergone extensive surgery to prolong her lifespan until she was nothing more than a piece of skin stretched on a metal frame, connected to a brain in a jar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'','' [[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')


The Cybermen originally were organics, but made themselves cybernetic in order to sustain their lives. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'')
==== Peking Homunculus ====
[[Peking Homunculus]] had the cerebral cortex of a [[pig]] with a robot body made to look like a dummy. The Homunculus was homicidally insane, and loved carnage and violence. When his [[Weng-Chiang|master]] showed signs of weakness, he turned on him and attempted to kill everyone in the room. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')


Daleks were originally [[Kaled|humanoid organics]]. They  became mutants encased in polycarbide armour to survive a nuclear war and wipe out all other life. ([[DW]]: [[The Daleks]], ([[DW]]: [[Genesis of the Daleks]])
==== Psi ====
[[Psi]] was a cyborg who identified as an "[[augmented human]]". He possessed a cybernetic-ally enhanced [[brain]]. He could download information directly to it, project information onto surfaces, and delete memories at will. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Heist (TV story)|Time Heist]]'')


Not all cyborgs were originally organic, both [[Mechanoid]]s ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Juggernauts]]'') and [[CCPC]]s ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Mutant Copper]]'') were implanted with human DNA. The results were the [[Juggernaut]]s and [[Birdie]].
==== Tricky Van Baalen ====
[[Tricky Van Baalen]] was a human cyborg with an artificial voicebox and eyes used to replace what he had lost in an accident. His memory, however, could not be replaced, and he was tricked into believing he was an [[android]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'')


==Races==
==== Juggernauts ====
Some alien races became cyborgs. The [[Zocci]] [[Bannakaffalatta]] was one example. Humans were another. Humanoids weren't the only ones to become cyborgs. The same thing has happened with other aliens, some of which were animals like cats and dogs.
The [[Juggernaut]]s were also cyborgs implanted with human [[DNA]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]'') [[Birdie]] was likewise implanted with human DNA. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mutant Copper (TV story)|Mutant Copper]]'')


The [[Cybus Cybermen]] produced at least two types "primitive conversion"  according to the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]]. For the first, they took the brain of a cat or a dog and used it to create a less intelligent and more dangerous form of Cyberman called the [[Cybershade]]. The second was a dog with mechanical limbs and head, a [[Cyberdog]].
==== The Dragon ====
The [[Dragon]] which guarded the [[Dragonfire]] was a cyborg. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'')


==Abilities==
==== Winder ====
Cyborgs often possessed abilities which organics didn't have, Cyborgs were better at surviving injuries and could also live longer than most organics.
Having a prosthetic face and rotating head, the [[Winder]]s were cyborgs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'')


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==== Drake ====
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[[Drake (Liberation)|Drake]] had a prosthetic hand. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Itself (TV story)|Fear Itself]]'')
 
==== The Borg ====
[[Borg (species)|The Borg]] were a species with humanoid bodies augmented with cybernetic implants. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'')
 
==== Kahler ====
[[Kahler (species)|Kahlers]] such as [[Kahler-Tek]] were given enhancements including a weapon built in the arm, a targeting system and the ability to [[teleport]], albeit against their will. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]'')
 
==== Nardole ====
[[Nardole]] had a cybernetic body. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') After he was decapitated, his head was "glued" back on a body by the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)|The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]'', ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
 
==== Hydroflax ====
King [[Hydroflax]] was a cyborg, able to contain several other heads in his cyborg body. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'')
 
==== Jinko ====
[[Jinko]] was a cyborg, one made of customised junk [[metal]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Red Bicycle (short story)|The Red Bicycle]]'')
 
== Development ==
Most cyborgs originated as organic [[lifeform]]s who suffered bodily damage or loss of body parts, necessitating mechanical replacements.
 
The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] originally were organics, but made themselves cybernetic in order to sustain their lives. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]'')
 
[[Dalek]]s were originally [[Kaled|humanoid organics]]. They became mutants encased in bonded polycarbide armour to survive [[Thousand Year War|a nuclear war]] and wipe out all other life. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
 
Not all cyborgs were originally organic. Both [[Mechanoid]]s ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]'') and [[CCPC]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Mutant Copper (TV story)|Mutant Copper]]'') were implanted with human [[DNA]]. The results were the [[Juggernaut]]s and [[Birdie]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Mutant Copper (TV story)|Mutant Copper]]'')
 
== Psychology ==
Many cyborgs considered their form of life to be superior to organic life, in the case of the Cybermen they viewed this as a failing of organic life and sought to convert organics via a process of [[Cyber-conversion]] into beings such as themselves, or other beings similar such as [[Cybermat]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crystal of Cantus (audio story)|The Crystal of Cantus]]'')
 
Other species, such as the [[Dalek]]s considered themselves to be the superior beings and sought to exterminate or subjugate all other life in the universe that was not a Dalek. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') Unlike the Cybermen they did not attempt to alter or convert other species into a Dalek life form. However the Daleks did experiment with bodily possession of humanoid beings, and elements of humanoid and Dalek "essences". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') In extreme circumstances; the Daleks did convert humanoid species into Dalek mutants to be placed within a Dalek travel machine, in these circumstances it was due to necessity, unlike the Cybermen's motivations. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')
 
=== Emotions ===
Some cyborgs had [[emotion]]s, and others did not. [[Bannakaffalatta]] had emotional feelings of attraction, kindness, attitude, self-sacrifice, humour and taking offence. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') On the other hand, both the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Mondasian]] and [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Pete's World Cybermen]] had their emotions removed via an emotional inhibitor placed within their chest plate, because emotions would "destroy" them. This was used by the [[Tenth Doctor]], who stopped the inhibitors inside the Pete's World Cybermen from working, and [[Craig Owens]], who, in his own words, "blew them up with love" for his son [[Alfie (Closing Time)|Alfie]], overloading the [[emotional inhibitor]]s. The Cybermen, who were once human, realised what they had become; they were driven insane and died. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') The opposite of the Cybermen's case occurred in the [[CCPC]] [[Birdie]], who was originally a pure robot. The fact that he had emotions was a contributing factor to his cyborg status. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mutant Copper (TV story)|Mutant Copper]]'')
 
== Research and study ==
Many scientists of various species studied [[cybernetics]], including Dr [[Tanizaki]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'') Professor [[Alistair Gryffen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]'') and [[Davros]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]'')
 
Cybernetics was a branch of knowledge on [[Gallifrey]], indeed studied and mastered by the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
 
== Footnotes ==
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Cyborg

A cyborg (short for cybernetic organism) was a being that was composed of both natural and artificial systems, ranging from prosthetics to implants to entirely mechanical casings operated by or sustaining the organic parts of that particular entity.

The term biomechanoid was also used to apply to cybernetic-biological integrations, such as the Dalek battle computer requiring a human to operate it, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) the Dragon that guarded Iceworld, (TV: Dragonfire) and the Ice Warriors. (TV: Cold War)

Cyborgs were sometimes victims of injury in which their biological bodies were damaged beyond their ability to heal. (TV: The Pirate Planet, Voyage of the Damned)

The Cybermen were examples of cyborgs which, due to widespread use of standard parts, could be considered a race.

Sometimes pure robots such as K9 Mark 2 and CCPCs were referred to as cyborgs. (TV: Liberation, The Bounty Hunter, Mutant Copper) K9 himself commonly referred to himself as a cybernetic organism. (TV: The Korven, Robot Gladiators)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cyborgs were found throughout the universe. In Christmas in the 2000s,[nb 1] cyborgs, such as Max Capricorn and Bannakaffalatta, were aboard the starship Titanic. It was spoken of how the society of the time despised cyborgs, although it was also mentioned cyborgs were beginning to get equal rights, such as the right to marry. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)

Known cyborgs[[edit] | [edit source]]

Known cyborgs and extent of alterations include:

Daleks[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Daleks were mutants in armoured polycarbide or Dalekanium shells. The armour protected a living creature on the inside, serving as life support as well as a weapon that was difficult to destroy. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, Genesis of the Daleks, et al.) Originally and generally Kaled in origin, (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) certain groups of Daleks were converted from humans (TV: Revelation of the Daleks, The Parting of the Ways, Asylum of the Daleks) and, in an alternate timeline, Draconians and Sontarans. (AUDIO: Master of the Daleks)

Davros was another Kaled who suffered horrible disfigurement. He rode in and was supported by an advanced chair which served as a life support system and could keep him alive in extreme circumstances and for very long periods of time. He had a prosthetic third eye and later a prosthetic hand. (AUDIO: Corruption, TV: Genesis of the Daleks, The Stolen Earth)

Cybermen[[edit] | [edit source]]

As a result of parallel evolution, the Twelfth Doctor noted that Cybermen were inevitable wherever there were people. Indeed, on various planets across the multiverse, people upgraded themselves into Cybermen, who proceeded to spread out and convert others. (TV: The Doctor Falls, Cyberwoman) In N-Space, the Doctor saw the Cybermen rise on Mondas, Telos, Earth, Planet 14, and Marinus. (TV: The Doctor Falls) Generally, humanoid bodies were adapted into cyber-form with various parts replaced. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen, Attack of the Cybermen)

In an alternate timeline, Silurians were partially upgraded by the Cybermen, becoming Cyber-Silurians. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen) In another in which they integrated and invaded the Federation universe, the Cybermen used Borg technology to upgrade Judoon, Klingons, Raxacoricofallapatorians and Vulcans. (TV: Assimilation²)

Through the use of nanobots, the Cybermen transformed humans into Cyberslaves, their flesh and bone converted into metal. (GAME: Blood of the Cybermen)

On the Earth of Pete's World, Cybus Industries, established by the terminally ill John Lumic, sought to convert humanity into what they classed as Human.2. Initially, human brains were cut free and then placed within a suit of armour. (TV: The Age of Steel) When they invaded the Earth of N-Space, however, the Cybermen upgraded whole bodies to save time. (TV: Cyberwoman)

Recreated Pete's World Cybermen utilised Cyberdogs, dogs with a mechanical head and legs. (COMIC: Enemy Mine)

Cybershades were drones used by the Pete's World Cybermen that were composed of a disembodied cat or dog brain placed within a suit of armour. They were incapable of speech, but could roar or howl with an electronically affected voice. (TV: The Next Doctor)

Through the use of Cyber-pollen, the Cybermen could convert the dead. (TV: Death in Heaven)

Time Lords originally eluded the cyber-conversion process, with the Eleventh Doctor noting that he was "not exactly compatible", (TV: Closing Time) only to nearly fall victim to the process later. (TV: Nightmare in Silver) With resources provided by Rassilon, Cybermen at the end of the universe proved able to convert Time Lords. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen) Similarily, the Spy Master allowed the Cybermen to convert Time Lord corpses in the ruins of Gallifrey, becoming CyberMasters. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Following the Cyber-Wars, the Cybermen, led by Ashad, strove to ascend to mechanisation, purging themselves of organic components starting with the Cyber-Warriors, becoming "robots" as the Master put it. As well as achieving their goal of full automation, it would spare them the effect of the death particle, created by the Cyberium to wipe out all organic life. (TV: The Timeless Children)

Others[[edit] | [edit source]]

Toclofane[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Toclafane were human cyborgs from a time near the end of the universe, whose heads were fused into mechanical spheres by the Saxon Master. They were brought to 21st century Earth and used to conquer the planet and suppress the human population. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)

Skarasen[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Zygons' artificially enhanced a creature known as a Skarasen, from which they derived sustenance. They used the creature to wreak havoc on oil rigs in the North Sea by planting beacons on them that the Skarasen was drawn to. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)

Bannakaffalatta[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bannakaffalatta was a cyborg from the planet Sto who had a cybernetic chest, suggesting replacement of vital organs. He was ashamed of his cyborg nature, as cyborgs were discriminated against on Sto. He was fond of Astrid Peth and died defending her and those they were with from the Heavenly Host. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)

Max Capricorn[[edit] | [edit source]]

Max Capricorn was also a cyborg from the planet Sto. Somehow, he wound up being just a head fused into a cybernetic casing. The casing could extend his lifespan greatly. He was voted out of Max Capricorn Cruiseliners by his own board, and was bent on revenge. He intended to use the Titanic to cause a slaughter on Earth, for which the entire board would be arrested. He was thwarted, and fell to his death into the ship's storm drive. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)

The Captain[[edit] | [edit source]]

A cyborg simply known as "the Captain" possessed a cybernetic mask and arm, which replaced his original limbs after he was severely injured in a crash landing on Zanak. (TV: The Pirate Planet)

Cassandra[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 was, more-or-less, a human from the year five billion. She had undergone extensive surgery to prolong her lifespan until she was nothing more than a piece of skin stretched on a metal frame, connected to a brain in a jar. (TV: The End of the World, New Earth)

Peking Homunculus[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peking Homunculus had the cerebral cortex of a pig with a robot body made to look like a dummy. The Homunculus was homicidally insane, and loved carnage and violence. When his master showed signs of weakness, he turned on him and attempted to kill everyone in the room. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

Psi[[edit] | [edit source]]

Psi was a cyborg who identified as an "augmented human". He possessed a cybernetic-ally enhanced brain. He could download information directly to it, project information onto surfaces, and delete memories at will. (TV: Time Heist)

Tricky Van Baalen[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tricky Van Baalen was a human cyborg with an artificial voicebox and eyes used to replace what he had lost in an accident. His memory, however, could not be replaced, and he was tricked into believing he was an android. (TV: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS)

Juggernauts[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Juggernauts were also cyborgs implanted with human DNA. (AUDIO: The Juggernauts) Birdie was likewise implanted with human DNA. (TV: Mutant Copper)

The Dragon[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Dragon which guarded the Dragonfire was a cyborg. (TV: Dragonfire)

Winder[[edit] | [edit source]]

Having a prosthetic face and rotating head, the Winders were cyborgs. (TV: The Beast Below)

Drake[[edit] | [edit source]]

Drake had a prosthetic hand. (TV: Fear Itself)

The Borg[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Borg were a species with humanoid bodies augmented with cybernetic implants. (COMIC: Assimilation²)

Kahler[[edit] | [edit source]]

Kahlers such as Kahler-Tek were given enhancements including a weapon built in the arm, a targeting system and the ability to teleport, albeit against their will. (TV: A Town Called Mercy)

Nardole[[edit] | [edit source]]

Nardole had a cybernetic body. (TV: The Husbands of River Song) After he was decapitated, his head was "glued" back on a body by the Twelfth Doctor. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, The Pilot)

Hydroflax[[edit] | [edit source]]

King Hydroflax was a cyborg, able to contain several other heads in his cyborg body. (TV: The Husbands of River Song)

Jinko[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jinko was a cyborg, one made of customised junk metal. (PROSE: The Red Bicycle)

Development[[edit] | [edit source]]

Most cyborgs originated as organic lifeforms who suffered bodily damage or loss of body parts, necessitating mechanical replacements.

The Cybermen originally were organics, but made themselves cybernetic in order to sustain their lives. (TV: The Tenth Planet, AUDIO: Spare Parts)

Daleks were originally humanoid organics. They became mutants encased in bonded polycarbide armour to survive a nuclear war and wipe out all other life. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks, Remembrance of the Daleks)

Not all cyborgs were originally organic. Both Mechanoids (AUDIO: The Juggernauts) and CCPCs (TV: Mutant Copper) were implanted with human DNA. The results were the Juggernauts and Birdie. (AUDIO: The Juggernauts, TV: Mutant Copper)

Psychology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Many cyborgs considered their form of life to be superior to organic life, in the case of the Cybermen they viewed this as a failing of organic life and sought to convert organics via a process of Cyber-conversion into beings such as themselves, or other beings similar such as Cybermats. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen, AUDIO: The Crystal of Cantus)

Other species, such as the Daleks considered themselves to be the superior beings and sought to exterminate or subjugate all other life in the universe that was not a Dalek. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) Unlike the Cybermen they did not attempt to alter or convert other species into a Dalek life form. However the Daleks did experiment with bodily possession of humanoid beings, and elements of humanoid and Dalek "essences". (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros, TV: The Power of the Daleks) In extreme circumstances; the Daleks did convert humanoid species into Dalek mutants to be placed within a Dalek travel machine, in these circumstances it was due to necessity, unlike the Cybermen's motivations. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks)

Emotions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Some cyborgs had emotions, and others did not. Bannakaffalatta had emotional feelings of attraction, kindness, attitude, self-sacrifice, humour and taking offence. (TV: Voyage of the Damned) On the other hand, both the Mondasian and Pete's World Cybermen had their emotions removed via an emotional inhibitor placed within their chest plate, because emotions would "destroy" them. This was used by the Tenth Doctor, who stopped the inhibitors inside the Pete's World Cybermen from working, and Craig Owens, who, in his own words, "blew them up with love" for his son Alfie, overloading the emotional inhibitors. The Cybermen, who were once human, realised what they had become; they were driven insane and died. (TV: The Age of Steel, Closing Time) The opposite of the Cybermen's case occurred in the CCPC Birdie, who was originally a pure robot. The fact that he had emotions was a contributing factor to his cyborg status. (TV: Mutant Copper)

Research and study[[edit] | [edit source]]

Many scientists of various species studied cybernetics, including Dr Tanizaki, (TV: Cyberwoman) Professor Alistair Gryffen (TV: Regeneration) and Davros. (AUDIO: The Juggernauts)

Cybernetics was a branch of knowledge on Gallifrey, indeed studied and mastered by the Doctor. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Although Voyage of the Damned is supposedly set the Christmas after the 2007 setting of The Runaway Bride, the Doctor Who series which aired immediately before and after Voyage give contradicting dates for when their present day is set. PROSE: The Paradox Moon places Martha Jones' present day in series 3 in June 2007. AUDIO: Recruits dates it to March 2008. A newspaper clipping in PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters places Smith and Jones on a Sunday 4 June, which in the real world does not fall on a Sunday in either 2007 or 2008. Donna Noble's present day in series 4 is set in 2008 according to TV: The Fires of Pompeii, TV: The Waters of Mars, and AUDIO: SOS (and is heavily implied by TV: The Star Beast and TV: The Giggle), or in approximately April to June 2009, according to PROSE: Beautiful Chaos.
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