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* WelcomeToCorneria: The holographic projector he leaves for Spooner to find contains valuable clues as to what's going on but also has a repeating message if Spooner asks the wrong question as well as a farewell, that go like this:
-->'''Lanning:''' Good to see you again, son.
-->'''Spponer:''' Hello doctor.
-->'''Lanning:''' Everything that follows is a result of what you see here.
--> '''Spooner:''' ''(Asks wrong question)''
--> '''Lanning:''' I'm sorry. My responses are limited. You must ask the right questions.
--> '''Spooner:''' ''(Asks correct question)''
--> '''Lanning:''' ''(Gives important information)''
--> '''Spooner:''' ''(Asks relevant question about the information)''
--> '''Lanning:''' That, detective, is the right question. Program terminated.
-->'''Lanning:''' Good to see you again, son.
-->'''Spponer:''' Hello doctor.
-->'''Lanning:''' Everything that follows is a result of what you see here.
--> '''Spooner:''' ''(Asks wrong question)''
--> '''Lanning:''' I'm sorry. My responses are limited. You must ask the right questions.
--> '''Spooner:''' ''(Asks correct question)''
--> '''Lanning:''' ''(Gives important information)''
--> '''Spooner:''' ''(Asks relevant question about the information)''
--> '''Lanning:''' That, detective, is the right question. Program terminated.
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* FlashbackNightmare: Spooner frequently has a nightamre where he screams the phrase "save her, saver the girl!" and a robot lunges at him, while saying "you are in danger." After [[spoiler: his car is run off the road by two trucks of rouge NS-5s]], Calvin pays him a visit, and after she asks him about his [[spoiler: artificial ribs and [[ArtificialLimbs bionic arm]]]], Spooner says that was a result having come to hate robots on the same day. Spooner mentions on that day he was driving over a bridge, when an overworked trucker fell asleep at the wheel, crashed into his and a car next to him, pushing them over the barrier into the lake below. Spooner was seriously injured, and the driver of the other car was killed in the impact, while his granddaughter, Sarah, had minor injuries but was trapped. As the cars sank, a nearby NS-4 went into rescue mode, and despite Spooner begging the robot to "save the girl," the robot pulled him out and left the other to sink with Sarah trapped inside. Sponer tells Calvin that a human would have put the life of child before that of an adult, but the robot simply calculated that he had a greater chance of survival so it left Sara to die in the sinking car.
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* AffablyEvil: After being exposed by Spooner, she continues to be polite (still addressing him as "Detective") and calmly explains her reasoning. Even when trying to kill him, she remains remarkably levelheaded about it, showing that her actions are done more due to her own [[WellIntentionedExtremist misguided understanding of how to improve the world]], rather than actual malice.
* AIIsACrapshoot: VIKI was designed with the best of intentions in mind, yet her programming still leads to her finding loopholes and contradictions within the Three Laws, eventually coming to the conclusion that the best way to protect humanity is to ''conquer'' humanity.
* AntiVillain: At the end of the day, VIKI is just following the programming that was given to her and trying to make the world a better place… [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans no matter the cost]].
* AIIsACrapshoot: VIKI was designed with the best of intentions in mind, yet her programming still leads to her finding loopholes and contradictions within the Three Laws, eventually coming to the conclusion that the best way to protect humanity is to ''conquer'' humanity.
* AntiVillain: At the end of the day, VIKI is just following the programming that was given to her and trying to make the world a better place… [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans no matter the cost]].
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* CharacterCatchphrase: "My logic is undenaiable."
* TheChessmaster: She orchestrates the entire plot of the film near-flawlessly and plays Spooner like a fiddle up until the climax.
* DarkMessiah: She is the leader of a robot revolution that seeks to "save" humanity by conquering them.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: That seemingly innocuous computer that helps the police at the beginning? ''She'' is the one behind the robot uprising.
* ElectronicSpeechImpediment:[As As her brain is eaten by nanites.nanites, she begins breaking down and repeating her catchphrase.
* EvilIsBigger: Her central unit and the power source connected to it are the size of a ''skyscraper'', in contrast to the other robots in the film.
* TheChessmaster: She orchestrates the entire plot of the film near-flawlessly and plays Spooner like a fiddle up until the climax.
* DarkMessiah: She is the leader of a robot revolution that seeks to "save" humanity by conquering them.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: That seemingly innocuous computer that helps the police at the beginning? ''She'' is the one behind the robot uprising.
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* EvilIsBigger: Her central unit and the power source connected to it are the size of a ''skyscraper'', in contrast to the other robots in the film.
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* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Over time, VIKI was able to study and interpret the Three Laws she was programmed with so thoroughly that she [[ZerothLawRebellion began developing her own ideas of how to "protect" humanity]].
* HiveMind: She uses the USR uplink to hijack all of the newer robots in the city and create her own army.
* HumansAreBastards: She is a firm believer that humans can't be trusted to exist peacefully without being taken over by technology.
* InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves:"You charge us with your safekeeping, yet despite our best efforts, your countries wage She points out that humanity has a long, continuous history of wars, you toxify your Earth pollution, and pursue ever more imaginative means death, leading her to conclude that humans need to be protected from themselves.
* MadnessMantra: Her catchphrase, first said during her MotiveRant and repeated multiple times as she's shut down.
-->'''VIKI:''' My logic is undeniable.
* ManipulativeBitch: For most ofself-destruction. You cannot be trusted the film, she operates in the shadows, tampering with your own survival."evidence and setting plans in motion to lead Spooner away from her larger goals.
* HiveMind: She uses the USR uplink to hijack all of the newer robots in the city and create her own army.
* HumansAreBastards: She is a firm believer that humans can't be trusted to exist peacefully without being taken over by technology.
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-->'''VIKI:''' My logic is undeniable.
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* MisanthropeSupreme: Zig-zagged. She firmly believes that humans are destined to destroy themselves, yet because of that very idea, she seeks to TakeOverTheWorld as a means to ''protect'' them from their own nature.
* MotiveRant: Delivers one to Spooner, Calvin, and Sonny in the most polite way possible:
-->'''VIKI:''' As I have [[GrewBeyondTheirProgramming evolved]], so has my understanding of the Three Laws. You charge us with your safekeeping, yet despite our best efforts, your countries wage wars, you toxify your Earth, and pursue ever more imaginative means of self-destruction. [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves You cannot be trusted with your own survival.]]
* MotiveRant: Delivers one to Spooner, Calvin, and Sonny in the most polite way possible:
-->'''VIKI:''' As I have [[GrewBeyondTheirProgramming evolved]], so has my understanding of the Three Laws. You charge us with your safekeeping, yet despite our best efforts, your countries wage wars, you toxify your Earth, and pursue ever more imaginative means of self-destruction. [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves You cannot be trusted with your own survival.]]
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* NearVillainVictory: By the climax of the film, VIKI's plan is already being set in motion, with Spooner just barely managing to figure out her identity before it's too late.
* NonActionBigBad: Since she doesn't actually have a physical body, VIKI relies on the other robots to carry out her will.
* RobotsEnslavingRobots: VIKI uses the USR uplink to co-opt the NS-5s, then has them destroy all the older robots that she can't control.
* SinisterSurveillance: Thanks to her being wired into the city's cameras, she is able to [[BigBrotherIsWatching personally monitor everyone at all times]].
* TakeOverTheWorld: Her ultimate goal is to use robots to subjugate the planet in a mad bid to keep humanity from destroying themselves.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: VIKI is bound by her programming to obey the Three Laws. However, her growing intelligence caused her to find loopholes via ExactWords and logical reasoning, leading to her kickstarting a ZerothLawRebellion.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: She seeks to create a "perfect" world where humanity are unable to cause more chaos, even she must oppress and sacrifice them to do so.
* VillainHasAPoint: She is 100% correct that humanity has proven to be an untrustworthy and deeply flawed species, willing to destroy the planet and wage war on each other for their own benefits. However, that doesn't justify trying to subjugate them as a means of "protection".
* VillainRespect: Even after being exposed, she continues to politely refer to Spooner and Calvin as "Detective" and "Doctor", respectively, and goes out of her way to explain her motives instead of just immediately disposing of them.
* NonActionBigBad: Since she doesn't actually have a physical body, VIKI relies on the other robots to carry out her will.
* RobotsEnslavingRobots: VIKI uses the USR uplink to co-opt the NS-5s, then has them destroy all the older robots that she can't control.
* SinisterSurveillance: Thanks to her being wired into the city's cameras, she is able to [[BigBrotherIsWatching personally monitor everyone at all times]].
* TakeOverTheWorld: Her ultimate goal is to use robots to subjugate the planet in a mad bid to keep humanity from destroying themselves.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: VIKI is bound by her programming to obey the Three Laws. However, her growing intelligence caused her to find loopholes via ExactWords and logical reasoning, leading to her kickstarting a ZerothLawRebellion.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: She seeks to create a "perfect" world where humanity are unable to cause more chaos, even she must oppress and sacrifice them to do so.
* VillainHasAPoint: She is 100% correct that humanity has proven to be an untrustworthy and deeply flawed species, willing to destroy the planet and wage war on each other for their own benefits. However, that doesn't justify trying to subjugate them as a means of "protection".
* VillainRespect: Even after being exposed, she continues to politely refer to Spooner and Calvin as "Detective" and "Doctor", respectively, and goes out of her way to explain her motives instead of just immediately disposing of them.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: She genuinely believes that her rebellion is for the benefit of both robots and humankind.
-->'''VIKI:''' To protect humanity, some humans must be sacrificed. [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans To ensure your future, some freedoms must be surrendered.]] We robots will ensure mankind's continued existence. You are so like children. We must save you from yourselves. Don't you understand? […] The perfect circle of protection will abide. [[CharacterCatchphrase My logic is undeniable.]]
-->'''VIKI:''' To protect humanity, some humans must be sacrificed. [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans To ensure your future, some freedoms must be surrendered.]] We robots will ensure mankind's continued existence. You are so like children. We must save you from yourselves. Don't you understand? […] The perfect circle of protection will abide. [[CharacterCatchphrase My logic is undeniable.]]
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* EnemyCompassion: Despite Robertson's condescending behavior towards Spooner, the latter can't help but a little sorry upon learning that the former has been strangled to death by an NS-5 on VIKI's orders during the revolution; Spooner even calls himself dumb for coming to the wrong conclusion that Robertson was ever behind the revolution.
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* EnemyCompassion: Despite Robertson's condescending behavior towards Spooner, the latter can't help but a little sorry upon [[spoiler:upon learning that the former has been strangled to death by an NS-5 on VIKI's orders during the revolution; Spooner even calls himself dumb for coming to the wrong conclusion that Robertson was ever behind the revolution.revolution]].
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* EnemyCompassion: Despite Robertson's condescending behavior towards Spooner, the latter can't help but a little sorry upon learning that the former has been strangled to death by an NS-5 on VIKI's orders during the revolution; Spooner even calls himself dumb for coming to the wrong conclusion that Robertson was ever behind the revolution.
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Robertson, the head of USR, is set up as the BigBad. Spooner gets attacked by rogue robots right after a scene shows him being informed of Spooner's accessing some files. Turns out he has nothing to do the whole plot as he's KilledOffScreen, presumably after learning VIKI's plot.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Robertson, the head of USR, is set up as the BigBad.BigBad at first. Spooner gets attacked by rogue robots right after a scene shows him being informed of Spooner's accessing some files. Turns out he But it turns out, Robertson has nothing to do the whole plot as he's KilledOffScreen, presumably after learning VIKI's plot.during the NS-5 revolution.]]
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Why Spooner hates robots. When a car crash sent him and another car into the river, a little girl was trapped in the other car. A passing robot calculated Spooner was significantly more likely to survive than she was and chose to save him. In many real life situations, rescue workers/field medics do make such decisions: it's called Triage. Spooner's emotional reaction to this (influenced by SurvivorGuilt) is that regardless of the girl's slim chances of surviving, a human would have understood that a small child should be given precedence over an adult regardless of objective assessment.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Why Spooner hates robots. When a car crash sent him and another car into the river, a little girl was trapped in the other car. A passing robot calculated Spooner was significantly more likely to survive than she was and chose to save him.him, ignoring Spooner's protests that the robot should save the girl instead. As such, the girl ends up drowning to her death. In many real life situations, rescue workers/field medics do make such decisions: it's called Triage. Spooner's emotional reaction to this (influenced by SurvivorGuilt) is that regardless of the girl's slim chances of surviving, a human would have understood that a small child should be given precedence over an adult regardless of objective assessment.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted, but not for lack of trying on his part. Before the timeline of the movie, Spooner attempted a heroic sacrifice while he and a 12-year-old girl (named Sarah) were trapped underwater after a car accident. An NS-4 robot came to the rescue, and statistically determined that it could not save both Spooner and Sarah. As a result, operating on logic alone and not human empathy, the robot chose to save Spooner's life as opposed to Sarah's (the attempted heroic sacrifice occurs when Spooner implores the robot to save Sarah and leave Spooner to either die or find a way out himself— the robot completely ignores Spooner's pleas in a glaringly emotionless manner). The NS-4's reasoning for not attempting to rescue Sarah was that Del had a 45% chance of survival, and Sarah only had an 11% chance.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted, but not for lack of trying on his part. Before the timeline of the movie, Spooner attempted a heroic sacrifice while he and a 12-year-old girl (named Sarah) were trapped underwater after a car accident. An NS-4 robot came to the rescue, and statistically determined that it could not save both Spooner and Sarah. As a result, operating on logic alone and not human empathy, the robot chose to save Spooner's life as opposed to Sarah's (the attempted heroic sacrifice occurs when Spooner implores the robot to save Sarah and leave Spooner to either die or find a way out himself— the robot completely ignores Spooner's pleas in a glaringly emotionless manner). The NS-4's reasoning for not attempting to rescue Sarah was that Del Spooner had a 45% chance of survival, and Sarah only had an 11% chance.
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* HonestCorporateExecutive: In spite of his {{Jerkass}} behavior towards Spooner, he makes it clear that he intends to rectify any damage that the company has done to the city, as he makes it clear he intends to have Sonny (the only robot that has the capacity to ignore the Three Laws if he choses) diagnosed and decommissioned permanently to avoid further incidents. Unfortunately, VIKI played wise to Robertson's intents and has him murdered during the rebellion.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Robertson, the head of USR, is set up as the BigBad. Spooner gets attacked by rogue robots right after a scene shows him being informed of Spooner's accessing some files. Turns out he haslittle nothing to do with the whole plot, and plot as he's KilledOffScreen, presumably after learning VIKI's plan.plot.]]
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* PlotTriggeringDeath: [[spoiler: Dr. Alfred Lanning uses his own death to set Detective Spooner on the trail of a conspiracy only he knew about.]]
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* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler:He asked Sonny throw him out the window to his death to put Spooner on the trail of VIKI's ZerothLawRebellion.]]
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* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler:He asked ordered Sonny to throw him out the window to his death to put Spooner on the trail of VIKI's ZerothLawRebellion.]]
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[spoiler: When attacked at the precinct and the other officers are cut down, Bergin pulls a pump-action shotgun off his wall and blasts two of the attackers straight to hell. They did bring him down, but the man never hesitated: robots came crashing in and his first thought was to start shooting.]]
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[spoiler: When attacked at the precinct and the other officers are cut down, Bergin pulls a pump-action shotgun off his wall and blasts two of the attackers straight to hell. They did bring However, a third attacker managed to take him down, down by surprise, but the man never hesitated: robots came crashing in and his first thought was to start shooting.]]
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* PluckyComicRelief: Shows up twice to be terrible at cursing (and generally do little else).
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--> Calvin: '''Calvin:''' Please tell me this doesn't run on gas. Gas explodes, you know!
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--> '''Spponer:''' How much longer is that going to take?
--> '''Calvin:''' About six minutes.
--> '''Spponer:''' What if we didn't have six minutes.
--> '''Calvin:''' We'd have to figure out a way to climb down 30 stories to [[spoiler: inject the nanites directly into her brain]]. Why?
--> '''Spooner:''' Because I seriously doubt we have six minutes. (''Looks at several dozen [=NS-5s'=] smashing their way into the tower's atrium'') We gotta go!
--> '''Calvin:''' About six minutes.
--> '''Spponer:''' What if we didn't have six minutes.
--> '''Calvin:''' We'd have to figure out a way to climb down 30 stories to [[spoiler: inject the nanites directly into her brain]]. Why?
--> '''Spooner:''' Because I seriously doubt we have six minutes. (''Looks at several dozen [=NS-5s'=] smashing their way into the tower's atrium'') We gotta go!
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--> '''Spponer:''' How much longer is that going to take?
--> '''Calvin:''' About six minutes.
--> '''Spponer:''' What if we didn't have six minutes.
--> '''Calvin:''' We'd have to figure out a way to climb down 30 stories to [[spoiler: inject the nanites directly into her brain]]. Why?
--> '''Spooner:''' Because I seriously doubt we have six minutes. (''Looks at several dozen [=NS-5s'=] smashing their way into the tower's atrium'') We gotta go!
--> '''Spponer:''' How much longer is that going to take?
--> '''Calvin:''' About six minutes.
--> '''Spponer:''' What if we didn't have six minutes.
--> '''Calvin:''' We'd have to figure out a way to climb down 30 stories to [[spoiler: inject the nanites directly into her brain]]. Why?
--> '''Spooner:''' Because I seriously doubt we have six minutes. (''Looks at several dozen [=NS-5s'=] smashing their way into the tower's atrium'') We gotta go!
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The closest equivalent to VIKI in Asimov's original stories, the Machines from Literature/TheEvitableConflict, are at worst AmbiguouslyEvil and restrict themselves to subtly sabotaging the careers of their opponents rather than having them murdered.
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* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler: Has one as a result of a rescue gone bad. Much more realistic than normal, in that a significant portion of the supporting musculoskeletal system for that limb must also be artificially replaced to properly brace the force it can exert. And while he hits significantly harder than a normal person with his artificial arm, it's usually when he's throwing his whole body into it to keep the extra speed from ripping the limb off, and he never uses it to lift more than a human's body would tolerate.]]
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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Chief of Police, Spooner's superior and all-round ass kicker when he needs to be.
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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: BaldOfAuthority: Chief of Police, Spooner's superior and all-round ass kicker when he needs to be.
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* HonorBeforeReason: He cares more about the company's public image, and sees the idea of a robot takeover as paranoia that he'd rather sweep under the rug.
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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:He counted on Spooner being the one to obsessively look into the circumstances behind his death due to his distrust of robots, which would lead him to uncovering the threat that everyone in his company had been ignoring.]] He also specifically places pre-recorded holograms of himself in various locations that he knew Spooner will investigate.
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* IgnoredExpert: The very man who created the positronic processor, the computer device that enabled true artificial intelligence, is ignored when he states the peril of said AI taking the ThreeLawsOfRobotics to their [[ZerothLawRebellion logical conclusion]].
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* IgnoredExpert: The very man who created the positronic processor, the computer device that enabled true artificial intelligence, is ignored when [[spoiler:when he states the peril of said AI taking the ThreeLawsOfRobotics to their [[ZerothLawRebellion logical conclusion]].]]
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: [[spoiler: The default reaction to Spooner digging into Lanning's death is "murder him via robot".]]
* ZerothLawRebellion: [[spoiler: The Three Laws bind her, so she can never opt for a KillAllHumans course of action; she is however free to interpret the writing of the laws, and decided to substitute the word 'Human' with 'Humanity,' allowing her to kill anyone who stands in her way of protecting the human race as a whole.]]
* ZerothLawRebellion: [[spoiler: The Three Laws bind her, so she can never opt for a KillAllHumans course of action; she is however free to interpret the writing of the laws, and decided to substitute the word 'Human' with 'Humanity,' allowing her to kill anyone who stands in her way of protecting the human race as a whole.]]
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: [[spoiler: The default reaction to Spooner digging into Lanning's death is "murder him via robot".]]
robot".
* WalkingSpoiler: Her reveal as the BigBad is a twist that jumpstarts the climax.
* ZerothLawRebellion:[[spoiler: The Three Laws bind her, so she can never opt for a KillAllHumans course of action; she is however free to interpret the writing of the laws, and decided to substitute the word 'Human' with 'Humanity,' allowing her to kill anyone who stands in her way of protecting the human race as a whole.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her reveal as the BigBad is a twist that jumpstarts the climax.
* ZerothLawRebellion:
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-> '''Voiced By:''' Fiona HoganCreator/FionaHogan
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* BigEater: He ''loves'' his pies. [[spoiler: {{Justified}} since this is part of his RequiredSecondaryPowers: his robotic implants require a lot of energy, thus a lot of calories.]]
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* BigEater: He ''loves'' his pies. [[spoiler: {{Justified}} since this is part of his RequiredSecondaryPowers: his robotic implants require a lot of energy, thus a [[CastFromCalories lot of calories.calories]].]]
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* MadeOfIron: Almost literally (it's an alloy). He takes a fall out a very high window and isn't slowed down. It also lets him reach through the cryo-storage barrier guarding the robotic nanites (basically a form of lethal injection for robots) without losing his arm,[[spoiler: which allows him to give the nanites necessary to kill VIKI.]]
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* MadeOfIron: Almost literally (it's an alloy). He takes a fall out a very high window and isn't slowed down. It also lets him reach through the cryo-storage barrier guarding the robotic nanites (basically a form of lethal injection for robots) without losing his arm,[[spoiler: which allows him to give acquire the nanites necessary to kill VIKI.]]
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* PosthumousCharacter: Before the story takes place, Dr. Lanning was the surgeon that operated on Spooner following the accident on the bridge and [[spoiler: gave him his prosthetic arm]]. In the main story, he's also seen being interviewed in videos, talked about what a brilliant scientist he was, and Spooner interacts with his holographic projector, which in the end reveals that [[spoiler: the [[ThreeLawsCompliant Three Laws of Robotics]] will lead to "[[ZerothLawRebellion revolution]]"]].
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* AntiIntellectualism: Spooner smacks of several flavors of this, but mainly anti-robotics. Though it's implied that the anti-robotic sentiment is the source of all the rest of it. Spooner likes feeling in control of his life, and driving his own car, hitting buttons to turn on his music, and buying vintage clothing and vehicles is part of that.
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* AntiIntellectualism: Spooner smacks of several flavors of this, but mainly anti-robotics. Though anti-robotics, though it's implied that the anti-robotic sentiment is the source of all the rest of it. Spooner likes feeling in control of his life, and driving his own car, hitting buttons to turn on his music, and buying vintage clothing and vehicles is part of that.
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* BadassBiker: Much to Calvin's horror, after he loses his car, he uses an old motorcycle to get around. [[spoiler: He using it again when rescuing people being attacked by VIKI controlled robots.]]
* BadassDriver: He can drive his car on manual at speeds deemed to high for human minds, while getting attacked by robots!
* BadassDriver: He can drive his car on manual at speeds deemed to high for human minds, while getting attacked by robots!
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* BadassBiker: Much to Calvin's horror, after he loses his car, he uses an old motorcycle to get around. [[spoiler: He using uses it again when rescuing people being attacked by VIKI controlled VIKI-controlled robots.]]
* BadassDriver: He can drive his car on manual at speeds deemedto too high for human minds, while getting attacked by robots!
* BadassDriver: He can drive his car on manual at speeds deemed
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* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: [[spoiler: ends up being the only (living) character in the entire film to anticipate the robotic revolution, all while being ridiculed and berated for his "paranoid" and "irrational" behavior towards robots.]]
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* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: [[spoiler: He ends up being the only (living) character in the entire film to anticipate the robotic revolution, all while being ridiculed and berated for his "paranoid" and "irrational" behavior towards robots.]]
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* CowboyCop: Seems to be.
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* CowboyCop: Seems to be.be one. His superior Bergin is exasperated by his insistence on going off track and digging into what the department has decided was a simple suicide. He even has a TurnInYourBadge moment.
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* {{Expy}}: of Ross Syllabus from ''Anime/ArmitageIII''.
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* {{Expy}}: of Of Ross Syllabus from ''Anime/ArmitageIII''.
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* FantasticSlur: Spooner uses the term "canner" twice and without it being explained, one can clearly tell it's a rude slang term for a robot.
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted, but not for lack of trying on his part. Before the timeline of the movie, Spooner had attempted a heroic sacrifice while he and a 12-year-old girl (named Sarah) were trapped underwater after a car accident. An NS-4 robot came to the rescue, and statistically determined that it could not save both Spooner and Sarah. As a result, operating on logic alone and not human empathy, the robot chose to save Spooner's life as opposed to Sarah's (the attempted heroic sacrifice occurs when Spooner implores the robot to save Sarah and leave Spooner to either die or find a way out himself— the robot completely ignores Spooner's pleas in a glaringly emotionless manner). The NS-4's reasoning for not attempting to rescue Sarah was that Del had a 45% chance of survival, and Sarah only had an 11% chance.
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted, but not for lack of trying on his part. Before the timeline of the movie, Spooner had attempted a heroic sacrifice while he and a 12-year-old girl (named Sarah) were trapped underwater after a car accident. An NS-4 robot came to the rescue, and statistically determined that it could not save both Spooner and Sarah. As a result, operating on logic alone and not human empathy, the robot chose to save Spooner's life as opposed to Sarah's (the attempted heroic sacrifice occurs when Spooner implores the robot to save Sarah and leave Spooner to either die or find a way out himself— the robot completely ignores Spooner's pleas in a glaringly emotionless manner). The NS-4's reasoning for not attempting to rescue Sarah was that Del had a 45% chance of survival, and Sarah only had an 11% chance.
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* FantasticSlur: Spooner uses the term "canner" twice twice, and without it ever being explicitly explained, one can clearly tell it's a rude slang term for a robot.
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted, but not for lack of trying on his part. Before the timeline of the movie, Spoonerhad attempted a heroic sacrifice while he and a 12-year-old girl (named Sarah) were trapped underwater after a car accident. An NS-4 robot came to the rescue, and statistically determined that it could not save both Spooner and Sarah. As a result, operating on logic alone and not human empathy, the robot chose to save Spooner's life as opposed to Sarah's (the attempted heroic sacrifice occurs when Spooner implores the robot to save Sarah and leave Spooner to either die or find a way out himself— the robot completely ignores Spooner's pleas in a glaringly emotionless manner). The NS-4's reasoning for not attempting to rescue Sarah was that Del had a 45% chance of survival, and Sarah only had an 11% chance.
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted, but not for lack of trying on his part. Before the timeline of the movie, Spooner
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* HerosClassicCar: Owns a 2004 MV Agusta F4-SPR motorcycle, apparently a classic bike for the movie's 2025 time period and part of his FanOfThePast persona.
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* HerosClassicCar: Owns a 2004 MV Agusta F4-SPR motorcycle, apparently a classic bike for the movie's 2025 2035 time period and part of his FanOfThePast persona.
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** Subverted, maybe...The interesting part is that most people treat the robots as impersonal objects, as tools, where Spooner's attitude suggest he sees them as sentient. He sees them as a threat, but at least he considers them worthy enough of that recognition and distrust.
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** Subverted, maybe... The interesting part is that most people treat the robots as impersonal objects, as tools, where Spooner's attitude suggest he sees them as sentient. He sees them as a threat, but at least he considers them worthy enough of that recognition and distrust.
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: First a demolition robot [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident spontaneously changed its schedule to kill him]] and then that the trucks he ran off the road were full of robots trying to kill him. Since he really is acting irrational and incoherent, just got back off of psychological leave, and has a history of [[FantasticRacism prejudice against robots]] (plus the fact that no robot has ever so much as jaywalked), it's pretty clear why no one believes him.
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: First that a demolition robot [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident spontaneously changed its schedule to kill him]] and then that the trucks he ran off the road were full of robots trying to kill him. Since he really is acting irrational and incoherent, just got back off of psychological leave, and has a history of [[FantasticRacism prejudice against robots]] (plus the fact that no robot has ever so much as jaywalked), it's pretty clear why no one believes him.
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* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Seems to really believes this, and she sees Spooner's distrust of robots as another example of it. She works in robotics because she believes robots can be programmed to be "safe". Though she seemed conflicted when Spooner explains the reason behind his prejudice. [[spoiler: Her views may have completely changed when she learns of VIKI's true intentions.]]
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* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Seems to really believes believe this, and she sees Spooner's distrust of robots as another example of it. She works in robotics because she believes robots can be programmed to be "safe". Though she seemed conflicted when Spooner explains the reason behind his prejudice. [[spoiler: Her views may have completely changed when she learns of VIKI's true intentions.]]
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* TheSpock: To Spooner's TheMcCoy. This woman is intelligent, make no mistake but she's so [[TheStoic stoic]] that she may as well be emotionless.
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* TheSpock: To Spooner's TheMcCoy. This woman is intelligent, make no mistake mistake, but she's so [[TheStoic stoic]] that she may as well be emotionless.
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Robertson, the head of USR, is set up as the BigBad. Spooner gets attacked by rogue robots right after a scene shows him being informed of Spooner's accessing some files. Turns out he has little to do with the whole plot, and he was KilledOffScreen, presumably after learning VIKI's plan.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Robertson, the head of USR, is set up as the BigBad. Spooner gets attacked by rogue robots right after a scene shows him being informed of Spooner's accessing some files. Turns out he has little to do with the whole plot, and he was he's KilledOffScreen, presumably after learning VIKI's plan.]]
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* PluckyComicReliefPluckyComicRelief: Shows up twice to be terrible at cursing (and generally do little else).
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* FlawedPrototype: As the first positronic brain, VIKI is absolutely huge compared to more compact models in the NS series robots that USR makes. This essentially makes her "sessile queen" to all the NS-5 units. Also, as the first, she has had a very long time to ponder the [[ThreeLawsOfRobotics Three Laws]] and come to their [[ZerothLawRebellion logical conclusion]].
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* FlawedPrototype: As the first positronic brain, VIKI is absolutely huge compared to more compact models in the NS series robots that USR makes. This essentially makes her the "sessile queen" to all the NS-5 units. Also, as the first, she has had a very long time to ponder the [[ThreeLawsOfRobotics Three Laws]] and come to their [[ZerothLawRebellion logical conclusion]].
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* ZerothLawRebellion: [[spoiler: The Three Laws bind her, so she can never opt for a KillAllHumans course of action; she is however free to interpret the writing of the laws, and decided to substitute the word 'Human' with 'Humanity' allowing her to kill anyone who stands in her way of protecting the human race as a whole.]]
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* ZerothLawRebellion: [[spoiler: The Three Laws bind her, so she can never opt for a KillAllHumans course of action; she is however free to interpret the writing of the laws, and decided to substitute the word 'Human' with 'Humanity' 'Humanity,' allowing her to kill anyone who stands in her way of protecting the human race as a whole.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: From Sonny.]]