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[[File:Battle Droids 2 6155.jpg|link=Star Wars|frame|Not squishy anywhere.]] |
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{{quote|''"If you are looking for an unstoppable army of killing machines unhampered by such weaknesses as mercy and compassion, robot warriors are for you."''|'''Neil Zawacki''', ''[http://evil-guide.tripod.com/ How to Be a Villain]''}} |
{{quote|''"If you are looking for an unstoppable army of killing machines unhampered by such weaknesses as mercy and compassion, robot warriors are for you."''|'''Neil Zawacki''', ''[http://evil-guide.tripod.com/ How to Be a Villain]''}} |
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If one wants something a bit more up the ladder in terms of "kill-tasticness" and "[[Elite Mook|non-suckitude]]", look at [[Mechanical Monster]]. If you want the guy ''building'' the mooks, that's the [[Robot Master]]. |
If one wants something a bit more up the ladder in terms of "kill-tasticness" and "[[Elite Mook|non-suckitude]]", look at [[Mechanical Monster]]. If you want the guy ''building'' the mooks, that's the [[Robot Master]]. |
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== Anime |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* The multitude of (live) enemy troopers who would get mowed down in most episodes of ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' were [[Macekre|recast]] as [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]] in some of its various US incarnations (e.g., ''Battle of the Planets''). |
* The multitude of (live) enemy troopers who would get mowed down in most episodes of ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' were [[Macekre|recast]] as [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]] in some of its various US incarnations (e.g., ''Battle of the Planets''). |
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* A subversion is featured in ''[[Texhnolyze]]''. The creepy white [[Death Ray]]-wielding Shapes appear to be Mecha-Mooks, but are in fact humans who have (voluntarily or otherwise) undergone full-body Texhnolyzation. Their heads, concealed beneath [[Cyber Cyclops|monocular faceplates]], as well as the rest of their organs, stuffed in a green cone in their chest, are all that remains of their original bodies. |
* A subversion is featured in ''[[Texhnolyze]]''. The creepy white [[Death Ray]]-wielding Shapes appear to be Mecha-Mooks, but are in fact humans who have (voluntarily or otherwise) undergone full-body Texhnolyzation. Their heads, concealed beneath [[Cyber Cyclops|monocular faceplates]], as well as the rest of their organs, stuffed in a green cone in their chest, are all that remains of their original bodies. |
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* Averted very subtly in ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]''. The Crown Agents look and sound like robots. However, they take bribes, argue, go rogue, scream and throw up their hands when their plane crashes into a tower, etc. More damning is that the Ranger [[Technopath]] Doc Hartford ''never'' used his powers against them, though he could subvert most any technology with ease. "Lord of the Sands" topped it by having Zach admit "''As far as we know,'' Crown Agents are some kind of robot..." |
* Averted very subtly in ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]''. The Crown Agents look and sound like robots. However, they take bribes, argue, go rogue, scream and throw up their hands when their plane crashes into a tower, etc. More damning is that the Ranger [[Technopath]] Doc Hartford ''never'' used his powers against them, though he could subvert most any technology with ease. "Lord of the Sands" topped it by having Zach admit "''As far as we know,'' Crown Agents are some kind of robot..." |
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* Deuce's robot army in ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''. |
* Deuce's robot army in ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''. |
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* ''[[She-Ra: |
* ''[[She-Ra: Princess of Power]]'' was [[Depending on the Writer|inconsistent about this.]] In some episodes, the Horde Troopers appeared completely sentient, and were defeated non-lethally by the heroes. In other episodes, they didn't get any dialogue, and could be smashed to pieces without any compunction. |
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* In ''[[ReBoot]]'', when Matrix and Turbo are confronted by some infected Guardians, Matrix asks if their drones "have personality chips". As soon as they heard a No, both of them shot the robots, destroying them easily. |
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* An episode of ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' has the good guys reprogramming a trio of battle droids to aid them in infiltrating a Separatist prison. These droids seemed to [[Rule of Empathy|live much longer]] than ordinary battle droids by sheer virtue of being on the good side. However once the situation got dicey, these droids were promptly ordered to sacrifice themselves to buy time for their organic masters to escape. |
* An episode of ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' has the good guys reprogramming a trio of battle droids to aid them in infiltrating a Separatist prison. These droids seemed to [[Rule of Empathy|live much longer]] than ordinary battle droids by sheer virtue of being on the good side. However once the situation got dicey, these droids were promptly ordered to sacrifice themselves to buy time for their organic masters to escape. |
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* In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', XANA's various monsters can count as the virtual version of Mecha-Mooks. They do appears robot-like the two times some are materialized in the real world. Then in season 4, the [[Big Bad]] is busy constructing a whole army of robots to conquer the Earth. |
* In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', XANA's various monsters can count as the virtual version of Mecha-Mooks. They do appears robot-like the two times some are materialized in the real world. Then in season 4, the [[Big Bad]] is busy constructing a whole army of robots to conquer the Earth. |
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