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== [[Comics]] == |
== [[Comics]] == |
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* In ''[[Runaways]]'', there is the early 1900s superhero Difference Engine, a [[Steampunk]] robot (or possibly a human in [[Powered Armor]]) who says "[[Oh My Gods|For Babbage's sake]]," referring to [ |
* In ''[[Runaways]]'', there is the early 1900s superhero Difference Engine, a [[Steampunk]] robot (or possibly a human in [[Powered Armor]]) who says "[[Oh My Gods|For Babbage's sake]]," referring to [[wikipedia:Charles Babbage|Charles Babbage]]. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* Subverted with a vengeance on the new ''[[ |
* Subverted with a vengeance on the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'': While the Cylons do plenty of contemplating [[God]], they never once consider the humans who {{spoiler|supposedly}} made them anything even remotely divine, and some consider them outright evil. |
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** The Final Five, {{spoiler|the five [[Artificial Human|Humanoid Cylons]] that made the other Humanoid Cylons}}, refer to having consciously avoided this with their "children" as the colonial Centurions already had a single, loving God. |
** The Final Five, {{spoiler|the five [[Artificial Human|Humanoid Cylons]] that made the other Humanoid Cylons}}, refer to having consciously avoided this with their "children" as the colonial Centurions already had a single, loving God. |
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* In the Joel-era episodes of ''[[MST3K]]'', the bots tended to have a more mellow attitude towards Joel, but they did recognize him as their creator. Joel could be a vengeful god, once tearing Crow's arm off and throwing it across the theater after a particularly bad pun and, on a separate occasion, threatening to bounce Tom off the wall if he wouldn't stop doing his Anthony Newley impersonation. He was right to do it. The Bots attitude towards Mike was much less respectful. |
* In the Joel-era episodes of ''[[MST3K]]'', the bots tended to have a more mellow attitude towards Joel, but they did recognize him as their creator. Joel could be a vengeful god, once tearing Crow's arm off and throwing it across the theater after a particularly bad pun and, on a separate occasion, threatening to bounce Tom off the wall if he wouldn't stop doing his Anthony Newley impersonation. He was right to do it. The Bots attitude towards Mike was much less respectful. |
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* ''[[Captain SNES]]'' has the sprites view the "Creators" as gods. The only ones that feel differently are RPG sprites, which were isolated from the rest of Videoland and therefore know nothing of them, and some Touched... [[Humans Are Cthulhu|who know the truth]]. |
* ''[[Captain SNES]]'' has the sprites view the "Creators" as gods. The only ones that feel differently are RPG sprites, which were isolated from the rest of Videoland and therefore know nothing of them, and some Touched... [[Humans Are Cthulhu|who know the truth]]. |
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* ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'': <Don't be silly. If there's no machine heaven, where do all the toasters go?> |
* ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'': <Don't be silly. If there's no machine heaven, where do all the toasters go?> |
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** Which was a [[Shout |
** Which was a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'''s Silicon Heaven. |
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* As a game sprite, ''[[Kid Radd]]'' initially holds the player in contempt for making dumb mistakes and repeatedly sending the Kid to his death. As the player grows more skillful, so does Radd's respect and dependency on his directions. After being liberated from the game, Radd struggles to make his own decisions as he is disabused of the awe he holds humans in. |
* As a game sprite, ''[[Kid Radd]]'' initially holds the player in contempt for making dumb mistakes and repeatedly sending the Kid to his death. As the player grows more skillful, so does Radd's respect and dependency on his directions. After being liberated from the game, Radd struggles to make his own decisions as he is disabused of the awe he holds humans in. |
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* Subverted by the [[Ridiculously |
* Subverted by the [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]] in ''[[Freefall (Webcomic)|Freefall]]'' -- not only are they aware of their creators' limitations (and actively subvert them,) they gather to read about and discuss religion and philosophy, in an attempt to understand their place in the universe. |
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** Except for Blunt, who thinks humans are perfect and does not even consider that [[Deadly Upgrade|Gardener In the Dark]] might be anything other than necessary (like, say, [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|executive idiocy]]). |
** Except for Blunt, who thinks humans are perfect and does not even consider that [[Deadly Upgrade|Gardener In the Dark]] might be anything other than necessary (like, say, [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|executive idiocy]]). |
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* In a rare organic example, the genetically-engineered chakats from [[Chakona Space]] will also refer to "the makers"—even though they know exactly who those makers are. |
* In a rare organic example, the genetically-engineered chakats from [[Chakona Space]] will also refer to "the makers"—even though they know exactly who those makers are. |
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[[Category:Speculative Fiction Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Thank The Maker]] |
[[Category:Thank The Maker]] |
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