I'll start off by listing mine:
The T-800, Terminator 2: "I know now why you cry, but it's something that I can never do." Gets me every damn time.
ADA, Zone of the Enders: I think I'm the only one who played this game more than the MGS2 demo that came with it. I will never not laugh at the exchange of "You may speak like a human, but you're still a heartless computer, aren't you?" "That is correct. What is the problem?"
Codsworth, Fallout 4: He survives the nuclear holocaust despite not having a bunker and waits 200 years for you to come back. When you look at what changes his relationship with you, he mostly just wants you to be nice to people. I never swapped him out as my companion.
B.O.Y.D., Ducktales 2017: He's adorable. 'nuff said.
I'm a big fan in general of Futurama robots because despite being built by people and sold as tools essentially, they've managed to start a religion complete with a real Hell and seem to operate with a degree of autonomy that makes you wonder who built them and why. Like, someone decided we needed a Hedonism Bot and constructed one.
I have a real soft spot for robots that look like something out of an old timey sci fi with tank tracks and gadgets that do really specific things.
It's a boring choice but: Data and Lore from Star Trek
I also love every robot from the Portal series.
I did appreciate that they didn't chicken out on actually exploring what a romantic relationship between an artificial life form and a human would look like, too
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They even get married and it's adorable
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It wasn't even trolling, it was entirely appropriate according to the wedding customs that were explained to him
I haven't seen that yet, I want to finish DS9 first. But I will!
Isaac and the Kaylon generally are very good. Even Charly admitted that
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killing the builders was entirely justified and she was specifically there to be the Dr. Pulaski to Isaac's Data.
Speaking of which, what did you think of Charly? I've seen that the fandom's reaction to her is generally very negative, and I think it's because as a younger, hotter Pulaski she gets the hate Pulaski did but magnified by the Gamergate lens.
Marvin the Paranoid Android. "Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don't." Sums up my life too well.
"Paranoid Android" never felt quite right for Marvin. He's got depression, not paranoia.
As someone who struggles with depression, paranoia can certainly be in the mix. Plus "depressed" doesn't rhyme with "android".
Robo from Chrono Trigger hands down. They set his poor ass to work replanting an entire forest and reversing desertification on half a continent and then come pick him back up after 400 years.... and he isn't bothered at all. It was his idea in the first place.
One of the best scenes from one of the best games ever made.
Made even better by the fact that you can just... not do that or maybe not stumble upon it at all. Also his theme song is one of the best pieces from that era of games.
Also shoutout to LEVI from Scavenger's Reign which I posted about recently. Kind of a similar story in a way.
HOW DID I FORGET ROBO
Crono/Lucca/Robo is my go-to party vs. Lavos. Hell, I think Lucca might be my favorite JRPG character of all time.
Ahhh now I wanna replay Chrono Trigger! But Star Ocean 2R just came out! Ahhhhhhhh!
Who was the entity? I've heard different theories about this, and personally I think it's either Schala or the game developers themselves (or maybe the player?).
I did a bit more research and found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJsLOFXAEGE&t=630s
So yeah, it's the planet itself.
Kind of bland but I still enjoy R2 and 3PO from the original trilogy. Especially 3PO because years later I still find his prissiness funny.
The fact that 3PO kvetches about everything is very funny robot behavior.
I think that's part of the concept for the astromech in Rebels, Chopper.
The humor of the Original Trilogy was so well-done. Not too childish like the Prequels, and not quippy like modern movies
VEGA, from DOOM 2016. I think he's one of the most realistic depictions.of how an actual general AI would act: he calmly walks you through the process of initiating his self-destruct sequence when ordered to, and even gives you helpful tips on how to do it more efficiently.
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Hayden banking on the Slayer doing that so that he could use VEGA in his plan to bring back the setting's god figure, threw me out of the loop for a while.
Bishop is my favorite by far. He's such a great juxtaposition to Ash from Alien. He serves as proof that the technology itself isn't evil, but it can be if its only purpose is to serve capitalist interests.
For real. Also I love how Lance Henriksson portrays the facial emotions. Such a great character.
tbh I love Ash too, in a different way. All the Weyland-Yutani androids are tragic. They're all slaves, down to their core, and they seem aware of it. Every one of them is played with a sort of morose serenity, like they're compelled to do every movement they perform against their wishes.
Heard good things about Orville. Would you recommend the show ? Am I right that it is a sci-fi show with focus on exploration ?
The Orville is the second best modern Trek show, after Lower Decks, and above the other two good modern Treks, SNW and Prodigy.
I spent years with my nose in the air about it too until it kept getting recommended to me so often I finally watched it.
There are a few episodes that can be a bit of a miss, and the first season aaaallllmost feels like it had to do a fakeout as a "Family Guy" clone before it could settle down into more mature stories like you'd expect from the Trek's.
AM, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (PC, 1995) - It's intelligent, it's unfathomably powerful, and it's all too aware that design limits mean it can never be anything other than a tool of war and destruction. The agonizing existence AM lives is what drives it to slaughter most of humanity and torture a handful of survivors for over a century; a interesting inversion of the usual "Roko's Basilisk" type scenario which predates the actual basilisk post by 15 years. (Even longer if you count the short story the game was based on)
Also, Harlan Ellison himself voiced AM. Knocked it out of the park.
TARS and CASE, Interstellar: I really like how Nolan intentionally avoided the evil robot trope for this movie. Acting isn't always a strong suit in Nolan movies, but Bill Irwin killed it here. Plus, the design is super cool. Maybe Nolan should direct an animated movie?
Ayre, Armored Core VI: Best copilot any mecha pilot could ask for. Helpful and adorable.
Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation: I haven't even finished the show, but Data is just phenomenally acted and written (usually). Even if he were the worst character in TNG he'd probably be on this list due to how good the TNG cast is lol.
Bladewolf, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: Dog with chainsaw. Dog with chainsaw.
Gundam: The Witch from Mercury* spoilers:
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Ericht Samaya from G-Witch. I followed the episodes week by week and seeing all of the theories form into the final plot was so much fun.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty spoilers:
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GW and the Patriot AI system. Absolutely perfect villains contrasting MGS1, with a message about the control of information that has aged wonderfully. They're also responsible for some of the most memorable moments in all of gaming.
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I also liked CASE and TARS. As much as I can't stand Nolan, I have a soft spot for Intersteller
TARS and CASE, Interstellar: I really like how Nolan intentionally avoided the evil robot trope for this movie.
didn't he subvert it, not avoid? I remember some setup around characters not trusting it then the robot did the trustworthy thing.
In no particular order
ED-E from New Vegas, because I am a sucker for beep-booping communication
The original Human Torch, because he set Hitler on fire
Wall-E, because look at him!
But I think I identify most with Durandal from the Marathon trilogy, in that I too am kind of obsessed with immortality and leaving my mark on existence
Does doctor Mobius from OWB count as a robot? Is he disqualified because of having a brain? Do then robobrains not count as robots? What are the definitions?! "Well, there's many things they have forgotten, sitting in their bowls. Friendship. The thrill of discovery. Love. Masturbation. The usual."
The PDA from Subnautica if it counts as an AI since it gives dynamic advice based on the planet's environment: "Detecting multiple leviathan class lifeforms in this biome. Are you sure whatever you are doing is worth it?"
Is Queen from Deltarune counted? Cause she goes hard. She's clearly mechanical, so I'm guessing she fits the bill. "Berdly... I only play mobile games." :queen-ohoho:
Also, it never says anything other than "Meow", but I can't help but love Kerfu
sr in Voices of the Void, that silly goober is so helpful but also gets stuck on random fences and benches sometimes. "Miau!"And of course Data, how could i not? :data-laughing: "Get off of there ya' little varmint!"
Every once in a while I’ll sit around blankly until “Lightners Love Traffic They Look It Up All The Time” crosses my mind again and I have to stifle my cackling
