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* As noted by [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]] in his review of ''Strange Adventures'', the robot is capable of thinking without its head on, so it obviously has a brain in its body, but it stupidly lacks any sensory equipment (eyes, pressure detectors...).
* Subverted in ''[[Stormwatch|Stormwatch: Team Achilles]]'' with the thoroughly cybernetically modified villainess Ivana Baiul, who mocks the protagonist for shooting her in the head:
{{quote|'''Ivana''': HAHAHAHA! You think I keep my brain inside my head? Come on, Khalid! You're an engineer! Think like one! It's inside the torso surrounded by eight inches of solid diamonsteel!}}
* Remarkably consistent for [[Transformers]]. While there have been a few notable instances of Transformers surviving decapitation (or being slain by the
* Averted with Herman von Klempt's cyborg body in ''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]: Conqueror Worm''. Von Klempt has been a head-in-a-jar in every appearance until now, during his battle with Hellboy it turns out that he still is a head-in-a-jar, housed inside an android replica of his original body and still capable of flying around after the body is disabled.
* [[Defied Trope]] in an issue of [[Spider-Man]], in which Dr. Octopus has unleashed several giant robots on New York. Spidey tells the rest of the Avengers to just go for their legs, as their heads are just for show.
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* In ''[[Star Wars]]'' Episode 2, C3PO's and a battle droid get their heads switched. They both remain quite functional.
** There may be some secondary processing going on in the body though, as C-3PO doesn't seem to be in control of the body's actions and even seems to temporarily take on aspects of a military droid.
** The prequel movies had legions of Battle Droids with brainy heads, although they can sometimes walk around a bit after their heads have been cut off, for [[Rule of Funny|"comedic" effect.]]. MagnaGuards however are an example of a droid that can battle on without a
** R2-D2's brain (an "Intellex IV computer", according to the Expanded Universe) is in his head, but his torso is so full of gadgets, gizmos, and dwarf actors that there's nowhere else for it to go.
* This is one of the few things the movie of ''[[I, Robot (film)|I Robot]]'' had in common with the book. Sonny had a second one, symbolic of a heart, in his chest, but it was implied to augment the one in his head, with no evidence that it could function on its own.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Paranoia (game)|Paranoia]]'' adventure ''Send in the Clones''. When the Funbot is shot in the head it loses control, running around and bumping into things.
* In ''[[Warhammer
* 'Mech cockpits in ''[[BattleTech]]'' are in the head 99% of the time. But seeing as most of the torso space is taken up by a large fusion reactor, there's not a lot of room to stick a cockpit in there.
* Averted in ''Cyborg Commando'': the cyborg's brain is in the chest, while the head houses various sensors. (And a large amount of empty space, for some reason.)
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