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Naturally, this newfound aversion to violence rarely goes over well with the construct's creators, who will almost always go out of their way to regain control. Old enemies of said weapon's "employers" will invariably be very interested to note that such a powerful force has suddenly become up for grabs. Let's not even get into the endless number of other sides that will get involved.
Whatever the case may be, sufferers of this trope can pretty much write off any hope of a [[I Just Want to Be Normal|normal life]] (if they were human-looking enough to qualify for such) and expect a very hectic time dealing with at least three different sides all attempting to control, destroy, and/or befriend them at once. Expect a lot of justifiable angst from one of these guys as they desperately try (and fail) to stay out of situations where they have to use their [[Swiss Army Weapon
Common "victims": [[Tyke Bomb]], [[Phlebotinum Rebel]], [[Secret Project Refugee Family]], [[Person of Mass Destruction]]. [[Super-Trope]] of [[Defusing the Tykebomb]]. Compare and contrast [["Three Laws"-Compliant]].
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* [[Jack Kirby]]'s Machine Man, aka [[Nextwave|Aaron Stack,]] was built to be a deadly military robot, but then raised as a human being by his creator.
* [[Lilo and Stitch]] provides us with an odd example: Stitch was literally designed to be the ultimate war machine, but was involuntarily separated from anything to destroy. By the end of the movie, of course, he's become less mindlessly violent and wants to stay.
* In one of the most touching scenes of the ''[[Bolo]]'' series of books, a reactivated Bolo refuses to continue the war his human masters started on the alien Melconians, despite the fact that both species are nearly extinct due to their war. Instead, he negotiates a truce between the two sides, and becomes Speaker Emeratus of the Parliament. Keep in mind that the Bolo in question is a massive tank, weighing upwards of thirty-three thousand tons, with dozens of [[Wave Motion Gun
* In some respects, the [[Silver Surfer]]. While he wasn't born for destruction, he was essentially remade for destruction by [[Galactus]]. He later decides to rebel against his former master. [[Fantastic Four (film)|The movie]] invokes this trope even more.
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