Doctor Who: EVERY Version Of The Cybermen Explained

Alternatively, Cybermen can be led by a Cyber-Planner – a highly intelligent and logical being that analyses situations and dictates battle strategy.

The original Cyber-Planner oversaw the Cybermen’s attack on the Wheel, communicating with them via monitors. It resembled a giant flashing brain inside a fragile metal frame.

Another Cyber-Planner acted as the conduit between the Cybermen and International Electromatics’ director Tobias Vaughan during their attempted invasion of 20th century London.

This version was taller and more elaborate, incorporating a ring of flashing rods and a rotating head. It was ultimately destroyed by Vaughan when the Cybermen betrayed him.

When reviving themselves on Hedgewick’s World, the Cybermen required a new Cyber-Planner, initially intending to use a child as their minds have infinite potential.

However, by this point the Cybermen had worked out how to assimilate lifeforms other than humans. As such, they instead chose to use the mind of the Eleventh Doctor.

Naturally, the Doctor resisted the process, resulting in a battle of wills between his true self and the Cyber-Planner (who christened himself “Mr Clever”). During this time his face was augmented by a flashing cybernetic implant.

The Doctor kept Mr Clever at bay with a game of chess, eventually forcing him out of his mind with an electromagnetic pulse.