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=== Hybrids === | === 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> | 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 [[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 | * 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. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
