John Lumic

John Lumic is the creator of the Cybermen and is the main antagonist of the Doctor Who episodes "Rise of the Cybermen" and "Age of Steel"

John Lumic a bussinessman living in a alternate Earth is the founder of Cybus Industries. One of most notable inventions of Cybus are the Ear Pods, earpeices that allow the download of information directly into the brain. However, Lumic was dying, forced to stay in a wheelchair with a life support system. Seeking ways to reach immortality, he began to have homless people kidnapped off the streets to use as test subjects. The result of these experiments were the Cybermen. Lumic intended for Cybermen to never age or sicken, making their lifespans almost forever. When he showed his plan to the President of Britain, he was forbidden to go any further. Lumic decided to move his plans forward himself. Sending an arrmy of Cybermen over to the house of Peter Tyler, they killed the President and all of the other guests who were celebrating Peter's wife's birthday.f

Next, sending a signal through theEar Pods, he had thw whole of London march toward his Cybermen factory to be turned into Cybermen. Mr Crane, Lumics righr hand man, tears out his Ear Pods before they can control and goes over to see Lumic. He trys to destroy Lumic's life support system and is killed by a Cyberman. Weakened from his system being damaged, the Cybermen offer toturn himinto oneof them. He refuses, saying he'd only planned to be a Cyberman at the end of his life. The Cybermen hasten the end ofhis life to turn him into the Cyber Controller, leader of Cybermen.