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The second appearance of the Cybermen in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' (pre-planned by the production team even before ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' had aired), re-designed them radically, making them much more [[robot]]ic in appearance. The Cybermen went through another major re-design in ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', yet another in ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', one in the comic strips in ''[[The Flood (comic story)|The Flood]]'' and one more in ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]''. Minor re-designs would take place as well. | The second appearance of the Cybermen in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' (pre-planned by the production team even before ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' had aired), re-designed them radically, making them much more [[robot]]ic in appearance. The Cybermen went through another major re-design in ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', yet another in ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', one in the comic strips in ''[[The Flood (comic story)|The Flood]]'' and one more in ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]''. Minor re-designs would take place as well. | ||
=== Hybrids === | |||
During the gap between the broadcasts of ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', a number of hybrid [[Cyber-suit]]s were crafted out of existing Cyberman parts for publicity purposes.<ref>http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/mystery-sixties-cyberman.html</ref> | |||
* The [[Cyber-head]] of a "[[late CyberFaction]]" along with the [[chest unit]] of an "[[early CyberFaction]]" was fitted to what was the [[Cyber-body]] of the [[CyberTelosian Controller]] to form a new Cyber-suit which posed with [[Third Doctor]] actor [[Jon Pertwee]] for the [[Radio Times]] in [[1970 (production)|1970]]. Notable for being potentially the first appearance of a live-action Cyberman in colour, its image later appeared on the classic [[Doctor Who website]] and ''[[The Doctors Revisited]]''. | |||
* The ''Radio Times{{'}}'' ''[[Doctor Who Special (1973)]]'' featured a pair of Cyberman pursuing [[Polly Wright]] and [[Ben Jackson]]. One suit was a mostly standard [[CyberTelosian]], with head, chest unit and body but with the legs of the Controller, whilst the other was a "late CyberFaction" head atop a standard Telosian body. | |||
* Elsewhere in the ''Doctor Who Special'', another Cyberman hybrid appeared among a group of monsters menacing the Third Doctor. This Cyberman was an "early CyberFaction" head atop a CyberTelosian body. | |||
* In 1974, a Cyberman which appeared for a photocall with [[Fourth Doctor]] actor [[Tom Baker]] was an "early CyberFaction" with the chest unit and [[exoskeletal rod]]s of the Telosians. | |||
=== The shifting origins of the Cybermen === | === The shifting origins of the Cybermen === | ||