Doctor Who Series 12: Ten Huge Questions After Ascension Of The Cybermen
5. What Does The Cyberium Know About The Doctor?
The Cyberium has been inside the Doctor mind and body, giving it access to even more data about the Cybermen’s history, in particular their defeats and weaknesses. But it also got to learn about the Doctor’s past too. And now that knowledge is inside Ashad. It is no coincidence that Ashad’s plans have changed since he first went on the hunt for the Cyberium. He has discovered something worth exploiting, a new place to set course for… Gallifrey.
There is a strong possibility that the Cyberman now knows about the Timeless Child and the destruction of the Doctor’s home planet, and that he is already using those revelations in some way. Could the ultimate goal have changed from cyber-conversion to wanting to become a Time Lord? Is this the next upgrade, Cybermen with the ability to regenerate?
Brendan could be an early experiment. Or perhaps both he and Ruth are Doctors created by the Cyberium using the Doctor’s DNA. The potential implications of the Cyberium knowing everything about the Doctor are huge. It isn’t just the Doctor’s past we ought to consider, the Cyberium will also know about the Doctor’s companions and all their recent adventures. The alternative Earth populated by the Dregs (who could do with an upgrade, for sure), the Eternals trapped between two planets, the otherworld of the Kasaavin and the Master lost inside it. The Cyberium could potentially connect every single episode in this series with the finale.