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* Pneumann (from [[Alan Moore]]'s ''Tom Strong'' comic) was built by Tom's father, and helped raise Tom from infancy. Now he helps the Strong family fight crime and perform acts of derring-do. |
* Pneumann (from [[Alan Moore]]'s ''Tom Strong'' comic) was built by Tom's father, and helped raise Tom from infancy. Now he helps the Strong family fight crime and perform acts of derring-do. |
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** Particularly impressive in the Robots of Doom where {{spoiler|Pneuman essentially shrugs off a 70-year old robotic lobotimization because his "first loyalty will always be to you."}} |
** Particularly impressive in the Robots of Doom where {{spoiler|Pneuman essentially shrugs off a 70-year old robotic lobotimization because his "first loyalty will always be to you."}} |
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* Alfred Pennyworth of the ''[[Batman]]'' mythos was the friend of Thomas and Martha Wayne before they got murdered in their [[Death |
* Alfred Pennyworth of the ''[[Batman]]'' mythos was the friend of Thomas and Martha Wayne before they got murdered in their [[Death by Origin Story]]. |
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** He continues to refer to Bruce and Dick as "Master Bruce" and "Master Dick" mostly as a term of affection; he still sees them as his boys, rather than grown men. |
** He continues to refer to Bruce and Dick as "Master Bruce" and "Master Dick" mostly as a term of affection; he still sees them as his boys, rather than grown men. |
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* [[Superman]]'s Kryptonian robot servant Kelex, inherited from Jor-El by way of the Phantom Zone, tends the Fortress of Solitude and worries in a detached way about the master. Until Steel's niece reprograms him with a hip-hop attitude... |
* [[Superman]]'s Kryptonian robot servant Kelex, inherited from Jor-El by way of the Phantom Zone, tends the Fortress of Solitude and worries in a detached way about the master. Until Steel's niece reprograms him with a hip-hop attitude... |