I have an artist friend who has never seen Doctor Who, and to help her draw more and get out of her artistic comfort zone, we have this game where I describe Doctor Who aliens to her by design and lore, and she draws soley based on that.
When I tell you I made ACTIVE efforts to not mention the Cybermen ONCE during my description of the Voord, despite the fact that all their lore is obviously inherently Cyberman coded anyway, and then the Voord she drew came out looking like Alexandra Tynan's original Cyberman concept art anyway.
Me trying to avoid taking the Voord in a Cyberman direction despite their "cyborg species-cult with handles on their helmets" lore:
The Cybermen Elephant In The Room:











