Dyslexic Ranting Loon

Robots 39

R2-D2: Star Wars 1977 Lucas; because at least one Droid needs to have his act together.

H.E.L.P.eR.: The Venture Bros. 2003 Publick & Hammer; Well for one, he is in a band.

Widget: Excalibur 1988 Davis & Claremont; Because I am drawn by A. Davis.

VF-1 Valkyrie: Robotech 1987 Tatsunoko & Gold; I have not one but 3 good looks.

Soundwave: Transformers 1984 Budainsky, Shooter & O’Neil; Pump up the volume!

Twiki: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979 Larson, Blanc & Silla; “Beede Beede Beep”

Vision: The Avengers (1963) Thomas & Buscema; One, I can pass through things.

WALL-E: 2008 Stanton & Doctor; Someone needs to clean up this mess.

Esbeliben Regult: Robotech 1987 Tatsunoko & Gold; I like my creepy Alien technology to have that organic feel.

C-3PO: Star Wars 1977 Lucas; He will always be more nervous than you.

Cylon Number Eight (Sharon Valerii): Battlestar Galactica 2004 Larson; More human than most humans.

Robby (Robby the Robot): Forbidden Planet 1956 Block & Adler; Picture a robot…it’s Robby.

Power “GNK” Droid: Return of The Jedi 1983 Lucas; Seeing this little guy tortured steels the scene.

The Replicant Roy Batty: Blade Runner 1982 Fancher, Peoples & Dick; You can’t say no to this creep.

Techno Trousers: Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers 1994 Park; In case you forgot your pants.

R5-D4: Star Wars 1977 Lucas;We all have that less than qualified friend…and we can’t help but love them.

Machine Man: 1977 Kirby; because Jack Kirby made him.

Laserbeak: Transformers 1984 Budainsky, Shooter & O’Neil; Fly, Shoot Lasers AND play 80’s mixs.

Skeets: Booster Gold 1986 Jurgens; If he can help the helpless Booster Gold…well.

The Iron Giant: 1999 Hughes; Strong Silent Type.

IG-88: Empire Strikes Back 1980 Lucas; If you are after a bounty.

GIR: Invader Zim 2001 Vasquez; No just a pet.

EVE: WALL-E: 2008 Stanton & Doctor; Over Achiever.

Cylon (Saul Tigh) Final Five: Battlestar Galactica 2004 Larson; a “real” No. 2.

Class M-3 Model B9, General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot: Lost In Space 1967 Allen; Runner up for Robot Icon…but actually warns of danger.

Cylon: Battlestar Galactica 1978 Larson; If you need a harmonica in the band.

The Replicant Pris: Blade Runner 1982 Fancher, Peoples & Dick;Ok…I am not clear on what is happening here…

Data: Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 Roddenberry; Logic is always a good possibility.

Voltron Defender of the Universe: 1984 Toei; So your four friends can hang out.

Project 2501: Ghost in the Shell (1995) Shirow; Perhaps not the best idea…but sick!

Necron-99: Wizards 1977 Bakshi; Because Nazi needed another analogy.

Ravage: Transformers 1984 Budainsky, Shooter & O’Nei; Cat and more 80’s mixes.

The Replicant Leon Kowalski: Blade Runner 1982 Fancher, Peoples & Dick; Dumb can be creepy.

Bender Bending Rodríguez Bending Unit 22 a.k.a. Bender: Futurama 1999 Groening & Cohen; I have no clue…but funny is fun.

Bumblebee: Transformers 1984 Budainsky, Shooter & O’Neil; Hart of the Autobots.

Number One (John Cavil): Battlestar Galactica 2004 Larson; Really not trustworthy.

Ultra Robots: Samurai Jack 2002 Tartakovsky; Ultra good fight scenes.

Human Torch: Mervel Comics 1939 Burgos; Robots on Fire

Jewish Robots: Sleeper 1973 Allen; Totally Kosher.

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