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{{quote|'''''Meet the cop who can't be stopped.'''''}}
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Used in many works by [[Shirow Masamune]]:
** ''[[Appleseed]]''{{'}}s ESWAT units (mecha).
** Section 9 Public Security in ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' and ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''. Cyborg bodies, advanced weapons, Tachikomas, super hacker skillz, etc. It helps that most of their field operatives are former soldiers.
** Averted with ''[[Patlabor]]''. They ''could'' be Supercops, but regulations have them stuck in the station until a crook brings out his own [[Humongous Mecha]]. For regular criminals they have to go on foot just like all other cops, and face the same obstacles.▼
** ''[[Dominion Tank Police]]'' probably counts. I mean, these are cops... with TANKS. [[Tank Goodness|Really BIG tanks]], at that. And unlike the Patlabor dudes, these fellows DO move against any and all crime, with superior firepower through and through. Unfortunately for the city, they're also all [[Cowboy Cop|Cowboy Cops]]... can you say 'Collateral Damage'?
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* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', most named members of [[The Federation|the Time-Space Administration Bureau's]] Enforcer division would fall under this. However, special mention goes to {{spoiler|Fate Testarossa-Harlaown}}, who also happens to be [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|a genetically-engineered]] [[Super Soldier|Artificial Mage]].
* The two police forces in ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' and ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' qualify: Antiskill has the equipment, while Judgment has the superpowers. Judgment branch office 177 (where two of the regular characters from ''Railgun'' work) is noted even by their opponents for having superlative officers.
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* ''[[The Savage Dragon]]''
* While not an actual example, [[Superman]] frequently has to remind people that he's ''not'' one of these, because since he has such a good relationship with the Metropolis PD and the citizens of Metropolis, they often treat him like one.
== [[Film]] ==
* One word: [[RoboCop]].
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* An underappreciated [[PS 1]] classic is ''Future Cop: LAPD'', where you play a heavily armed [[Transforming Mecha]] fighting all kinds of criminals. ([[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|and I mean ALL kinds]])
* ''[[City of Heroes]]'' featured Blue Steel, [[Memetic Badass]] and the only major superhero who works directly for the police force. There were also cops in [[Power Armour]], cops with [[Psychic Powers]] and the Awakened division of alien symbiote-infused cops. There was also nothing stopping player character concepts from being cops.
** Averted by the Paragon City police in the earliest releases of the game, which were simply ordinary civilian NPCs with "police" skins -- and who reacted like ordinary civilians to everything threatening, mostly by cowering or running away.
* You play one in ''[[Crackdown]]''. [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|Morality optional]].
* Konoko from ''[[Oni
* A rare glitch in ''[[Grand Theft Auto|GTA: Vice City]]'' would sometimes render a single random Police Officer invincible, there were also rumors that he could arrest you anywhere, including magically teleporting from the ground onto your helicopter and playing the arrest animation.
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' has Kurtis Stryker. Just a regular guy but packs some ordnance to make up for it. Fights otherworldly monsters so he's going a bit above the line of duty.
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