Cybershade

Possible Infomation
The Sun Newspaper and The Telegraph has reported that the Doctor will come face to face with a new type of Cybermen this Christmas. Rumoured to be called either Cyber Mutants or Cybershades.

A spokesperson from the BBC said. "Like we did with the Daleks, we've taken the original robot and made it a bit more sinister. The Cybershade is a mutant with some of the looks of the Cybermen - but it is a much darker creation. Fans always want something new. Just wheeling out Cybermen again would be tame."

Children In Need
An Exclusive Preview showed the Cybershade hissing and running. It has a bronze diamond head and a yeti-like coat. From a picture from the BBC Doctor Who advent calendar, the cybershade's 'fur' looks more like rags. A later preview showed a Cybershade sitting upright and driving a horse and cart, this would suggest that Cybershades have a humanoid body as opposed to a dog like body the Children In Need preview showed them with, as there they run like dogs.

Behind the scenes
Cybershades were mentioned by Russell T Davies in to Benjamin Cook, and published in his book Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale, it is believed (given the description) that they are the other Cybus Cybermen-beings that will feature in The Next Doctor.