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* A subplot in the "Ice Age" block for ''<nowiki>[[Magic: The Gathering]]</nowiki>'' was the city of Soldev and the artificers there who dug up ancient technology for their own use... including demonic war machines. [[media:soldev.jpg|Irony is a bitch.]]▼
** The ''Fallen Empires'' set for the same game had not one but two examples. On the continent of Sarpadia, the evil [[Religion of Evil|Order of the Ebon Hand]] created ''Thrulls'', patchwork monstrosities bred solely for use as sacrifices to their god; by creating sentient Thrulls to act as sacrificial assistants, they set themselves up for a bloody rebellion. Meanwhile, a group of elves bred large fungi called ''Thallids'' as a food source, but the thallids mutated and multiplied beyond control, developed a taste for elf, and overran the elves. Between them, the Thrulls and Thallids not only destroyed their creators but every other scrap of life on the continent.▼
** Something like this happened again when a group of Otarian Mages create the "Riptide Project", who bring back the Slivers. The Slivers were originally created or enslaved by the Evincars of Rath as a weapon for the coming Phyrexian invasion, but died when their nest ended up in a volcano when the invasion began. 100 years later, the Riptide Project found their strange remains and started to bring them back with [[Magitek]]. Unable to create a queen to control them, though, they were slaughtered when the Slivers began multiplying out of control and rampaging across their island, and the species is now a serious menace across the entire planet. The Future Sight set hints that mages from another ''plane'' might try something similar; time will tell if they have better luck, but given that the Slivers have overcome death once already...▼
* ''[[Livewires]]'' by Adam Warren pulls a [[Double Subversion]] of this trope. The group funding the creation of the titular [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]] lacks [[Genre Blindness]], and insists that they have a [[Restraining Bolt]] demanding "absolute loyalty to Project Livewire". Unfortunately, the chief scientist working on the project has an attack of conscience, and instead of overriding the order, he uploads a phony [[Obstructive Code of Conduct]] for them to follow. Since humans could not be as loyal to the Project as the "[[N-Word Privileges|mecha]]", he has them massacre all the humans working on the project—including the scientist who set this in motion (by leading the Livewires to believe that they were actually taking out rogue agencies) -- since they might object. No hard feelings, though.
* Say it with me, [[DC Comics]] fans: "No man escapes the Manhunters!"
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** The title warbots were created by the Aglian race for use in the conflict against the Terrans. They were devastatingly effective, slaughtering large numbers of Terran colonists. The Aglians were appalled by this, but when they ordered the Manhunters to return most of them refused and went renegade. Manhunters support themselves through space piracy and hiring themselves out as mercenaries and assassins.
** Individual robots with [[Artificial Intelligence]] can turn against their masters under certain circumstances, such as when they're mistreated or in danger.
▲* A subplot in the "Ice Age" block for ''<nowiki>[[Magic: The Gathering]]</nowiki>'' was the city of Soldev and the artificers there who dug up ancient technology for their own use... including demonic war machines. [[media:soldev.jpg|Irony is a bitch.]]
▲** The ''Fallen Empires'' set for the same game had not one but two examples. On the continent of Sarpadia, the evil [[Religion of Evil|Order of the Ebon Hand]] created ''Thrulls'', patchwork monstrosities bred solely for use as sacrifices to their god; by creating sentient Thrulls to act as sacrificial assistants, they set themselves up for a bloody rebellion. Meanwhile, a group of elves bred large fungi called ''Thallids'' as a food source, but the thallids mutated and multiplied beyond control, developed a taste for elf, and overran the elves. Between them, the Thrulls and Thallids not only destroyed their creators but every other scrap of life on the continent.
▲** Something like this happened again when a group of Otarian Mages create the "Riptide Project", who bring back the Slivers. The Slivers were originally created or enslaved by the Evincars of Rath as a weapon for the coming Phyrexian invasion, but died when their nest ended up in a volcano when the invasion began. 100 years later, the Riptide Project found their strange remains and started to bring them back with [[Magitek]]. Unable to create a queen to control them, though, they were slaughtered when the Slivers began multiplying out of control and rampaging across their island, and the species is now a serious menace across the entire planet. The Future Sight set hints that mages from another ''plane'' might try something similar; time will tell if they have better luck, but given that the Slivers have overcome death once already...
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