Nanomachines: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' exposure to terraforming nanomachines had an interesting effect on humans born on Mars. "Image Feedback System" Nanomachines were also used to interface with various machinery. On Mars, IFS nanomachines were required for pretty much any heavy equipment, but on Earth they served only as the [[Unusual User Interface]] for [[Humongous Mecha]] and other military vehicles. This led to Martian civilian Akito getting a lot of flak from [[The So-Called Coward|Earth-natives who assumed he was a military deserter]], and eventually getting [[The Call Knows Where You Live|press-ganged]] into piloting.

* ''[[Getter Robo]]'' [[Hand Wave|hand waves]] its [[Transforming Mecha]] in the Armageddon OVA by attributing the transformations to nanomachines.

** And they allow teleportation, regeneration and more.

* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]]'' uses nanomachines to explain why the crew of Ptolemaios can stay in space for extended periods of time and not suffer bone density loss and so on. They are also the explanation, together with genetic modification, on why Innovades like Tieria do not age.

*** If it collects substances that inevitably and spontaneously explode into fragments far too energetic to contain on its scale, it ''needs'' massive redundancy.

* Viluy from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' attacks with nanomachines. {{spoiler|After one of Sailor Moon's attacks causes them to malfunction, they turn on their creator.}}

** As expected of an Eve-expy.

** And now Yami has a 'younger sister', Mea Kurosaki with the same powers, presumably from the same source.

* When used as directed, the nanobots on the salvage ship in ''[[Friday the 13th (film)]]'' can heal wounds and restore tissue damaged by cryogenic freezing. They can also be used to rebuild a shot-to-living-hell psycho killer into a [[Nigh Invulnerable]] cyborg. ...Yay?

* Nanomachines are used in the ''[[I, Robot (film)|I Robot]]'' movie to "execute" problem robots.

* ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' was the first time the Borg were shown using nanotech as an assimilation tool (see below under Live Action TV).

* The [[MacGuffin]] in ''[[Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever|Ballistc: Ecks vs. Sever]]'' is nanotech used as an assassination weapon. Roger Ebert wrote in his review: "A miniaturized assassination robot small enough to slip through the bloodstream would cost how much? Millions? And it is delivered by dart? How is this for an idea: use a poison dart, and spend the surplus on school lunches."

* ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]''. All over the place at higher levels. Several technologies have to do with the stuff (Nanominiaturization, Nanometallurgy, and Industrial Nanorobotics being the coolest-named), most of which give you some pretty cool stuff (and allow you to build carriers and submarines for the first time for some reason).

** On one hand, upon researching Industrial Nanorobotics, you hear an excerpt from one of Miriam's screeds against new technology:

** On the other hand, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKcEwUcVBHs Santiago's opinion on the subject]. On another note, the video and accompanying voiceover [[Shown Their Work|indicate that, as usual, the developers did the research]]: the bots are networked, seem to draw power from their canisters, and have to get their raw material from somewhere (the video shows them devouring a battlefield, including a [[Nightmare Fuel|dead body's hand]], to make one hovertank).

* ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' uses Nanotech to explain the existence of hitpoints. After a set point in the first game, the Nanotech can be upgraded to increase the health of Ratchet.

* The Necris from the ''[[Unreal]]'' series are humans who had all their blood replaced with Nanoblack, a "black goo" of nanomachines. The Necris are technically [[The Undead|undead]] (as the name implies), since Nanoblack is harmful to living organisms and the blood transfusion only works on dead people.

* ''[[Iji]]'' uses nanotechnology for everything. All the enemy soldiers and Iji herself use nano to enhance their movement and protect their bodies. Also, their "nanoguns" can shapeshift their internal components to act as any kind of weapon and assemble projectiles inside the barrel.

* The GenSelect Device, from ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander IV]]'', was weaponized Nanomachines designed to eliminate anyone with "inferior" genes.

* All of the ''[[Red Faction]]'' games feature nanotechnology, primarily as plot points. Used quite realistically in the first and third games; not so much in the second.