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Alternatively, it could be used to establish a character's [[Perpetual Poverty]], alongside their [[Used Future|battered spaceship]] and [[The Alleged Car|antique internal-combustion car]]. After all, whatever the technology level, you can assume a state-of-the-art robotic assistant would be an expensive investment, so an older model might be all their budget allows. |
Alternatively, it could be used to establish a character's [[Perpetual Poverty]], alongside their [[Used Future|battered spaceship]] and [[The Alleged Car|antique internal-combustion car]]. After all, whatever the technology level, you can assume a state-of-the-art robotic assistant would be an expensive investment, so an older model might be all their budget allows. |
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On a more cynical level, this can be down to [[Special Effects]] budget concerns. Animating your [[Robot Buddy]] takes a lot of effort, but it's worth it to flesh out ([[Fantastic Slurs|pardon the expression]]) a main character - but why put the same work into background characters when [[Ridiculously |
On a more cynical level, this can be down to [[Special Effects]] budget concerns. Animating your [[Robot Buddy]] takes a lot of effort, but it's worth it to flesh out ([[Fantastic Slurs|pardon the expression]]) a main character - but why put the same work into background characters when [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]] require [[Rubber Forehead Aliens|just a bit of makeup]]? |
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