Cybermen
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The Cybermen are a recurring race of emotionless, cybernetically augmented humanoids in the Doctor Who universe who seek to convert other beings into their own kind.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T120027 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cybermen Context triple: [Doctor Who, hasAntagonistSpecies, Cybermen]
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A.
Daleks
The Daleks are a race of ruthless, armored mutants and iconic villains in the Doctor Who universe, known for their cry of "Exterminate!" and their relentless drive to conquer and destroy.
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B.
Time Lord
A Time Lord is a fictional, time-traveling humanoid species from the planet Gallifrey in the Doctor Who universe, known for their ability to regenerate and their mastery of time and space.
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C.
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television series that follows a secret organization investigating extraterrestrial and supernatural phenomena in the same universe as Doctor Who.
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D.
Observer Corps
The Observer Corps was a British civilian organization that visually tracked and reported aircraft movements to support the country’s air defense, especially during World War II.
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E.
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television series that follows the time-traveling adventures of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who explores the universe in the TARDIS.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cybermen Target entity description: The Cybermen are a recurring race of emotionless, cybernetically augmented humanoids in the Doctor Who universe who seek to convert other beings into their own kind.
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A.
Daleks
The Daleks are a race of ruthless, armored mutants and iconic villains in the Doctor Who universe, known for their cry of "Exterminate!" and their relentless drive to conquer and destroy.
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B.
Time Lord
A Time Lord is a fictional, time-traveling humanoid species from the planet Gallifrey in the Doctor Who universe, known for their ability to regenerate and their mastery of time and space.
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C.
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television series that follows a secret organization investigating extraterrestrial and supernatural phenomena in the same universe as Doctor Who.
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D.
Observer Corps
The Observer Corps was a British civilian organization that visually tracked and reported aircraft movements to support the country’s air defense, especially during World War II.
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E.
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television series that follows the time-traveling adventures of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who explores the universe in the TARDIS.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who alien race
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cybernetically augmented humanoids ⓘ fictional species ⓘ recurring antagonist ⓘ |
| alignment | villainous ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Doctor Who
ⓘ
surface form:
Doctor Who audio dramas
Doctor Who comic strips ⓘ Doctor Who novels ⓘ Doctor Who ⓘ
surface form:
Doctor Who television series
|
| characteristic |
emotionless
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encased in metal armor ⓘ possess great physical strength ⓘ speak in monotone voices ⓘ use cybernetic implants ⓘ vulnerable to gold in many incarnations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creators |
Gerry Davis
ⓘ
Kit Pedler ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Daleks
ⓘ
Time Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
Time Lord ⓘ
surface form:
the Doctor
|
| fictionalUniverse | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Tenth Planet ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| goal |
achieve universal Cyber-conversion
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convert other beings into Cybermen ⓘ eliminate emotions ⓘ |
| homeworld |
Mondas
ⓘ
Telos ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | fears of organ transplantation and cybernetics in the 1960s ⓘ |
| languageStyle | stilted, mechanical speech ⓘ |
| medium | British television ⓘ |
| methodOfReproduction | cyber-conversion of other species ⓘ |
| mottoOrCatchphrase |
Delete
ⓘ
You will be like us ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Cyber-Planner
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surface form:
Cyber-Controller
Cyber-Planner ⓘ
surface form:
Cyber-Leader
Cyber-Planner ⓘ |
| notableStory |
Army of Ghosts
ⓘ
Doomsday ⓘ Earthshock ⓘ Nightmare in Silver ⓘ Rise of the Cybermen ⓘ The Age of Steel ⓘ The Invasion ⓘ The Tenth Planet ⓘ The Tomb of the Cybermen ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure |
hive mind tendencies
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ruled by Cyber-Controllers ⓘ ruled by Cyber-Leaders ⓘ |
| relatedSpeciesOrVariant |
Cyber-King
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Cyber-Shades ⓘ Cybermats ⓘ Cybermen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cybus Industries Cybermen
Cybermen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mondasian Cybermen
Nightmare in Silver Cybermen ⓘ |
| speciesType |
cyborg
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humanoid ⓘ |
| technology |
Cyber-ships
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chest-mounted energy weapons ⓘ cyber-conversion units ⓘ neural inhibitors ⓘ |
| weakness |
emotional overload in some versions
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gold dust in respiratory systems (classic series) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cybermen Description of subject: The Cybermen are a recurring race of emotionless, cybernetically augmented humanoids in the Doctor Who universe who seek to convert other beings into their own kind.
Referenced by (134)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hell Bent
subject surface form:
Hell Bent
this entity surface form:
Cybermen (Pete’s World)
this entity surface form:
Cybermen (after rejecting his authority)
this entity surface form:
Cybermen (Pete’s World variant)
this entity surface form:
Cybermen (Cybus variant)
this entity surface form:
Mondasian Cyberman
this entity surface form:
Mondasian Cybermen
this entity surface form:
Mondasian Cybermen
this entity surface form:
Mondasian Cybermen
subject surface form:
Doctor Who series 12
subject surface form:
The Invasion
this entity surface form:
Cybus Cybermen
this entity surface form:
Cybermen armies
this entity surface form:
Cyberman technology
subject surface form:
Doctor Who season 4 (1966–1967)