Science Fiction Trivia

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Does Claptrap become an assassin as a matter of choice or is this forced upon them by malware or something?

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There's Judge Dredd's domestic robot, Walter the Wobot - the only robot not to join Call-Me-Kenneth's robot rebellion.

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There's Judge Dredd's domestic robot, Walter the Wobot - the only robot not to join Call-Me-Kenneth's robot rebellion.

Definitely - he's nauseatingly helpful which has the unexpected side effect of annoying Dredd, so that's a good answer and an MBP for the side effect.

No more from Judge Dredd or related strips (unrelated 2000 AD strips are OK).

Two to go!

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Hints

One in a children's novel of the very early 20th century

Several in British TV shows of the sixties and seventies, especially in children's TV

There's one in an eighties TV show that has a connection to The Monkees.

At least one in a film of the eighties, and several in a film made earlier this century.

[cbr]

Hector from Saturn 3...

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Hector from Saturn 3...

I somehow think we have different definitions of helpful - homicidal mania doesn't seem quite right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_3

[cbr]

I somehow think we have different definitions of helpful - homicidal mania doesn't seem quite right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_3

At first he's a robby then it goes horribly wrong...

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I somehow think we have different definitions of helpful - homicidal mania doesn't seem quite right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_3

At first he's a robby then it goes horribly wrong...

I think I'm still going to have to say no - I was looking for genuinely benevolent machines, with a possibility that benevolence has unintended consequences.

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Another clue - there are at least two very different cinematic robots called Johnny that would easily qualify.

[Disembodied]

There's D84, the "undercover" android from the 1977 Doctor Who story "The Robots of Death".

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There's D84, the "undercover" android from the 1977 Doctor Who story "The Robots of Death".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robots_of_Death

Works for me - it's about the one robot that isn't killing people in this story, and seems to be a better class of robot all round. I like that there's someone called Borg in the story!

One to go!

[spud42]

at the risk of naming the 5th robot... lol

if one of your robots is Johnny 5 from short circuit then im not sure if he actually fits your description.
he was built as a military security robot with firepower , gun or laser i cant remember. it was only after being hit by lightning that he became sentient and rejected the Military life..lol

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at the risk of naming the 5th robot... lol

if one of your robots is Johnny 5 from short circuit then im not sure if he actually fits your description.
he was built as a military security robot with firepower , gun or laser i cant remember. it was only after being hit by lightning that he became sentient and rejected the Military life..lol

Johnny 5 was one of the ones I was thinking of - as soon as he becomes sentient and has a choice he rejects violence. But if you're not happy with that one there is another that you can probably think of. Although he does have the bad luck to run into Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is for once NOT playing a robot....

[spud42]

no, im happy with Johnny 5 is alive!!! No Disassemble!

just curious as you rejected claptrap ..

so i guess that make me No 5 ???? lol

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Number five is alive, and handing you the poison chalice. If anyone was wondering, the other Johnny was the Johnny Cab from Total Recall, who is a nice helpful robot, just not very good at understanding what people want when it isn't crystal clear. The consequences of that are entirely Arnie's fault...

https://youtu.be/eWgrvNHjKkY