Cybermen Threat and Resistance
This storyline groups arcs involving the Cybermen's recurring attempts to assimilate or destroy the Doctor, allies like Sarah Jane Smith, or planetary populations. It also includes the efforts of characters like Commander Lytton to resist and combat Cyber threats.
Arc Timeline
Season 20
3 eventsThe Fifth Doctor and his companions approach the Master, who claims to be acting on behalf of the High Council to aid their mission. The Master’s lies begin to unravel …
The Master's ruse collapses in violence as he brandishes the Tissue Compression Eliminator at the Fifth Doctor while claiming innocence, only for Cybermen to appear and reveal their trap for …
As the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane rush into the cave to arm against Cyberman reinforcements, a menacing robotic entity outside seizes the moment to brutally decapitate and eliminate the …
Season 22
17 eventsCommander Lytton and his crew finalize their audacious plan to infiltrate the sewer system beneath the bank by removing a hidden brick wall. Griffiths voices skepticism about the police response …
Commander Lytton, a former Dalek commander turned mercenary, takes a calculated risk in the junkyard. He opens a concealed steel cabinet housing a covert Cyberman upgrade device, its beeping sequence …
Commander Lytton, betraying his Dalek past, bargains his crew's conversion for the Cybermen's favor as leverage for survival. Unveiling his alien origins from Vita Fifteen and knowledge of the Cybermen's …
The Cyber Leader interrogates Lytton about his knowledge of their operations, testing his loyalty while the Cyberman warns against trusting him. Lytton redirects the interrogation by offering his crew and …
In a bold move to escape their Cyberman captors bastion on Telos, slaves Stratton and Bates intercept a vulnerable Cyberman during a work detail. Using crude tools and quick reflexes …
The Cyber Controller receives confirmation that two work party slaves, Stratton and Bates, have broken free on Telos. Instead of immediately initiating a pursuit, the Controller orders the stranded time …
Stratton and Bates argue over their plan to infiltrate Cyber Control as the immediate threat of a Cyberman patrol forces them to take action. Bates insists they require another Cyber …
Stratton questions the plan to bring a Cyber head into Cyber Control while Bates insists it is their only advantage against the Controller’s forces. Their debate exposes Stratton’s reluctance to …
The Doctor spots Cybermen closing in on Russell and Peri as the policeman breaks free from handcuffs, escalating the immediate danger. Without hesitation, he abandons covert observation and physically seizes …
The Doctor turns the TARDIS console into a countdown bomb to force the Cyber Leader’s hand, threatening mutual annihilation if Peri isn’t released. The desperate gamble exposes the Cyber Controller’s …
The Cyber Leader arrives in the TARDIS console room demanding the Doctor’s obedience and Peri’s surrender. The Doctor counters by threatening to destroy the TARDIS with a twenty-second countdown, a …
The Cyber Controller receives confirmation that the Doctor's TARDIS has been transmitting an irregular signal from within their stronghold. Rather than fear the Time Lords' response, the Controller dismisses potential …
The Cyber Leader and guards lead Peri, the Doctor, Lytton, and Griffiths into the forbidding Cyber Tombs. They pass through enormous wrought iron gates that materialize unexpectedly in the corridor. …
Griffiths protests being led through the tunnels, demanding to know their destination. Lytton deflects with a question about wanting to go home, then reveals their plan hinges on commandeering a …
Rost calls out the Doctor's indifference to Lytton's capture after the Cybermen ambush, now fully revealed as an ally of the Cryons. Her challenge exposes the gap between his tactical …
Cornered by the Cyber Controller and his own failing body, Lytton makes a final choice. He seizes the knife meant for his own death and plunges it into the Controller’s …
After Lytton’s desperate last stand against the Cyber Controller leaves him mortally wounded, the Doctor attempts to save him but finds the damage irreversible. The Controller returns, forcing the Doctor …