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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.
** ''[[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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* ''[[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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