History Characters / WallE

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He starts as just another blob-person going through mindless routine (albeit with [[OnlySaneMan more awareness]] of their ennui than most). The prospect of returning to Earth wakes him up [[spoiler:and when AUTO makes sure that Directive [=A113=] is still going, he begins fighting back for the fate of humanity. After he sees that the DarkestHour is over and WALL•E and EVE have escaped the refuse compartment with the [[MacGuffin Plant]] still in hand, he puts his technical knowledge to work to relay instructions to AUTO just in time before AUTO cuts him off, exploits AUTO's lack of depth perception in an attempt to seize AUTO, and is the first human on the Axiom to walk on his own two legs in ''centuries'' after the climax hits a crescendo with AUTO crushing WALL•E in the Holo Detector.]]

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He starts as just another blob-person going through mindless routine (albeit with more awareness of their ennui than most). The prospect of returning to Earth wakes him up [[spoiler:and when AUTO makes sure that Directive [=A113=] is still going, he begins fighting back for the fate of humanity.]]

* RapidFireFisticuffs: HAN-S's particular malfunction makes his arms move way too quickly, but this proves to be quite a useful skill, as it allows him to punch the Sentry robots to pieces in a matter of seconds.

* ArmCannon: Her primary weapon. Also her main tool, it seems.

* StoutStrength: For someone who has literally ''never'' gotten any exercise, or even stood up once in his life, he sure has a strong grip!

* BrilliantButLazy: He's certainly lazy, not even knowing the ship had a jogging track, but when prompted, he was able to wire up the cameras to reactivate in his room and broadcast to the whole ship after AUTO shut them down ''AND'' trick AUTO into thinking he had the plant by exploiting AUTO's lack of depth perception.

-->'''Captain:''' Out there is our home! Home, AUTO! And it's in trouble. I can't just sit here and do nothing. That's all I've ever done. That's all anyone in this blasted ship has ever done. Nothing!

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He starts as just another blob-person going through mindless routine. The prospect of returning to Earth wakes him up [[spoiler:and when AUTO makes sure that Directive [=A113=] is still going, he begins fighting back for the fate of humanity.]]

* ShrinkingViolet: He’s very timid, and he will shape himself as a cube whenever he’s frightened.

* InspectorJavert: Come hell or high water, he ''will'' ensure the grungy trash compactor will not disrupt the sterile, germ-free environment of the Axiom. A benign example, as he's perfectly friendly to WALL•E once he does his job.

* AccidentalHero: Saves WALL•E and EVE from getting sucked out into space by accidentally getting himself wedged in the inner airlock doors when trying to clean WALL•E. This prompts a catastrophic airlock failure, which then prompts the WALL•A units to do an emergency abort on the trash dump and close the outer door.

* CatchPhrase: "[FOREIGN CONTAMINANT]". Originally a point of consternation when chasing down WALL•E's trail of foreign contaminant, his ability to scan for this becomes useful in the climax when the Plant needs to be found amongst a jumble of disoriented (but clean) humans.

* CatchPhrase: "[FOREIGN CONTAMINANT]"

* AccidentalHero: Saves WALL•E and EVE from getting sucked out into space by accidentally getting himself wedged in the doors when trying to clean WALL•E. This prompts a catastrophic airlock failure, which then prompts the WALL•A units to do an emergency abort on the trash dump and close the outer door.

* AccidentalHero: Saves WALL•E and EVE from getting sucked out into space by accidentally getting himself wedged in the doors when trying to clean WALL•E.

* MediumBlending: Hey Pixar, you got some live-action in your CGI. The [[WordOfGod creators said]] this is because Fred Willard is like a cartoon anyway.

* Really700YearsOld: WALL•E and AUTO are at least 700 years old, and it is possible that other robots on the ''Axiom'' may be of a similar age.

* AirQuotes: He seems fond of these, and a newspaper seen in a FreezeFrameBonus even shows him doing this in a press conference.

* GreaterScopeVillain: He's not a "villain villain", but this trope still counts. He was the CEO of [[PeaceAndLoveIncorporated Buy-N]][[IncompetenceInc -Large]], being a major force in Earth's doom. [[spoiler:He set out Directive A-113 to ensure nobody would return to Earth [[WellIntentionedExtremist because he believed there was no longer hope for organic life there]], bringing the main characters quite a bit of grief from AUTO when he refuses to let the ''Axiom'' return despite being proven wrong.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Clearly underwent this before his final message.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: The movie takes place nearly 700 years after his enactment of Directive A-113, so it's safe to assume he's long dead. However, his legacy still lives on in Directive A-113.

* AIIsACrapshoot: {{Inverted|Trope}}; the ''other'' robots are going beyond their programming while AUTO is still following his directive.
* AlasPoorVillain: His shutdown by [=McCrea=] is actually quite tragic since he had little control over his behavior because of a hopeless directive.

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: CEO Shelby Forthright gave the order not to return to Earth because it couldn't sustain life. The current Captain points out that that order no longer applies since the plant proves that earth can now sustain life. AUTO's response? "Irrelevant." AUTO was given the order not to return to Earth, and will stay by that order even though the reason it was given has changed.

* {{Foil}}: To all of the other robots. Whereas most originating from the ''Axiom'', notably EVE, have developed some semblance of personality even before WALL•E's arrival, AUTO is the only one to stay true to his directive.
* JustFollowingOrders: He has the secret order Directive A-113 to never return to Earth.

* RightHandVersusLeftHand: A case of AUTO being the one caught in the middle and ''also'' representing one of the hands by following the last directive given by [=BnL's=] President, Shelby Forthright. This is particularly prevalent when [=McCrea=] is ordering him to let him fire up the holo-detector. Despite trying to follow the President's orders (including the fact that the video of the final order says "TOP SECRET" and "FOR AUTOPILOT'S EYE ONLY"), AUTO still can't disobey a direct order from the Captain of the ''Axiom'':

* VillainousBreakdown: Starts when EVE and WALL•E breaking out of the trash pit. Exacerbated by the Captain when he fakes out AUTO with the plant backdrop. "[[ThisCannotBe Not possible]]" he says in monotone. Gets even worse when he starts sending significant numbers of SECUR•T bots after EVE and WALL•E. Jumps off the slippery slope when he intentionally causes the ''Axiom'' to list, sending everyone tumbling about. Climaxes when he's using his taser to jam down the Holo-Detector retract button with excessive force.

The CEO of Buy n Large as of the exodus from Earth to clean up the rampant trash everywhere.

* BrokenBird: A male example. Despite all the problems that happened, he tried his best to help. But when [[ItIsBeyondSaving the toxicity of Earth reached a point of no return]], he TookALevelInCynic and crossed the DespairEventHorizon despite [[StepfordSmiler trying to maintain his upbeat attitude]].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: While an AmbiguousSituation at best, [[spoiler:his belief that natural life can no longer exist on Earth might be construed as something along these lines, especially once centuries have passed.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: He tries to act casual and jovial as always when his last clip is shown, [[spoiler:but it's clear the fact that Earth is (apparently) unlivable and he has to keep humanity in space has worn him down.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: He's not a "villain villain", but this trope still counts. He was the CEO of Buy n Large, being a major force in Earth's doom. [[spoiler:He set out Directive A-113 to ensure nobody would return to Earth [[WellIntentionedExtremist because he believed there was no longer hope for organic life there]], bringing the main characters quite a bit of grief from AUTO in current times when he refuses to let the Axiom return despite being proven wrong.]]

AUTO is the autopilot. Shaped like a sailing ship's steering wheel, Auto units assist the ship's captain with his or her duties.

* AlasPoorVillain: His shutdown by [=McCrea=] is quite tragic since he had little control over his behavior because of a hopeless directive.

* NearVillainVictory: To the point where it takes several [[SpannerInTheWorks spanners]] for him to lose. He's so efficient that he succeeded at his directive for 700 ''years'' and his actions nearly kill WALL•E, the one being responsible for putting him in this position anyway. Again, AUTO would've ''[[TheBadGuyWins won]]'' if it weren't for a certain cleaning bot.
* NotSoStoic: When the Captain sets out to put the plant in the Holo-Detector himself, AUTO's MachineMonotone gives way to a [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness frighteningly ''stern'']] tone.

* [[RedEyesTakeWarning Red Eye, Take Warning]]: He has a red eye that deepens his similarity with [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]].
* RightHandVersusLeftHand: A case of AUTO being the one caught in the middle and ''also'' representing one of the hands by following the last directive given by [=BnL's=] President, Shelby Forthright. This is particularly prevalent when [=McCrea=] is ordering him to let him fire up the holo-detector. Despite trying to follow the President's orders (including the fact that the video of the final order says "TOP SECRET" and "FOR AUTOPILOT'S EYE ONLY"), AUTO still can't disobey a direct order from the Captain of the Axiom:

* ShockAndAwe: Shocks WALL•E with his taser to send him falling down the garbage chute.
* VillainousBreakdown: Starts when EVE and WALL•E breaking out of the trash pit. Exacerbated by the Captain when he fakes out Auto with the plant backdrop. "[[ThisCannotBe Not possible]]" he says in monotone. Gets even worse when he starts sending significant numbers of SECUR•T bots after EVE and WALL•E. Jumps off the slippery slope when he intentionally causes the ''Axiom'' to list, sending everyone tumbling about. Climaxes when he's using his taser to jam down the Holo-Detector retract button with excessive force.
* WalkingSpoiler: He is first built up as just an auto pilot before AIIsACrapshoot happens. Then he subverts it when he reveals that he has been following orders the whole time.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He honestly thinks he is doing good by not going back to Earth, and sadly, there was no human left on Earth to rescind the directive.

* BrokenBird: A male example. Despite all the problems that happened, he tried his best to help. But when [[ItIsBeyondSaving the toxicity of Earth reached a point of no return]], he TookALevelInCynic and crossed the DespairEventHorizon despite [[StepfordSmiler trying to maintain his peppy attitude]].

* GreaterScopeVillain: He's not a "villain villain", but this trope still counts. He was the CEO of Buy n Large, being a major force in the Earth's doom. [[spoiler:He set out Directive A-113 to ensure nobody would return to Earth [[WellIntentionedExtremist because he believed there was no longer hope for organic life there]], bringing the main characters quite a bit of grief from AUTO in current times when he refuses to let the Axiom return to Earth despite being proven wrong.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: The movie takes place nearly 700 years after his enactment of Directive A-113, so it's safe to assume he's long dead.

* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:He clearly attempted to stay confident even when things were starting to look bad, but once [[FromBadToWorse Operation Cleanup failed due to all but one of the WALL•E units breaking down]], he dropped the facade for his ApocalypticLog.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He put Directive A-113 into place because [[spoiler:Earth's environment had become generally unsafe, and he believed humans shouldn't and couldn't return due to its unhabitable status. But he also robs them of the right to choose their own fate.]]

* AntiVillain: Though he is the leader of the MegaCorp that more or less destroyed Earth, [[spoiler:he's clearly not happy about it and seemingly shows genuine remorse for the damages he caused, as well as the fact that humanity must stay in space indefinitely.]]
* BrokenBird: A male example. Despite all the problems that happened, he tried his best to help. But when [[ItIsBeyondSaving the toxicity of the Earth reached a point of no return]], he TookALevelInCynic and crossed the DespairEventHorizon despite trying to maintain his peppy attitude.

* MediumBlending: Hey Pixar, you got some live-action in your CGI. The creators say that this is because Fred Willard is like a cartoon anyway.

* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:He clearly tried staying confident even when things were starting to look bad, but once Operation Cleanup failed due to all but one of the WALL•E units breaking down, he dropped the facade for his ApocalypticLog.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He put Directive A-113 into place because [[spoiler:Earth's environment had become toxic, and he believed humans shouldn't return due to its unhabitable status. But he also robs them of their right to choose their own fate.]]

* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:He is this to {=BnL=}'s former CEO Shelby Forthright, as he continues to uphold Directive A-113.]]

[[folder:Robots in general]]
* AbsurdlyDedicatedWorker: No matter what happens, the robots will keep doing their jobs until they're disabled or destroyed. WALL•E and AUTO have been performing their respective duties for ''700 years.''
* AICronym: The main heroic bots have acronyms for names that describe their function when read in full, but sound like a legitimate human name when read as a single word: WALL•E, EVE and M•O.

* ElectronicSpeechImpediment: All of the robots have an electronic effect to their voices.
* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Throughout the film, the robots start to develop sentience and personalities of their own, despite only having been programmed to do things like compact garbage, search the Earth for vegetation, or clean the ship.

* PokemonSpeak: All of the robots except for Auto, can only say a few words besides their names (though at least in WALL•E's case it more seems due to him never having anyone to practice speaking with for centuries).

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The robots in general have very human-like mannerisms and quirks.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Inverted; the ''other'' robots are going beyond their programming while AUTO is still following his directive.

* EvilSoundsDeep: He has a chilling, robotic baritone.

* JustFollowingOrders: He has the secret order (Directive A-113) to never return to Earth.
** "MUST FOLLOW MY DIRECTIVE."

* NotSoStoic: When the Captain sets out to put the plant in the Holo-Detector himself, AUTO's MachineMonotone gives way to a [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness frighteningly]] ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness stern]]'' tone.

* AntiVillain: Though he is the leader of the company that more or less destroyed the Earth, [[spoiler:he's clearly not happy about it and shows genuine remorse for the damage he has caused, as well as the fact that humanity must stay in space indefinitely.]]
* BrokenBird: A male example. Despite all the problems that happened, he tried his best to help. But when [[ItIsBeyondSaving the toxicity of the Earth reached a point of no return]], he TookALevelInCynic, and crosses the DespairEventHorizon, despite trying to maintain his peppy attitude.
* DespairEventHorizon: He tries to act casual and jovial as always when his last clip is shown, [[spoiler:but it's clear the fact that the Earth is (apparently) unlivable and that he has to keep humanity in space has worn him down.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: He's not a "villain villain", but this trope still counts. He was the CEO of Buy n Large, being a major force in the Earth's doom. [[spoiler:He set out Protocol A-113 to ensure nobody would return to Earth [[WellIntentionedExtremist because he believed that there was no hope for organic life there]], bringing the main characters quite a bit of grief from AUTO in the current day when he refuses to let the Axiom return to Earth even when he's proved wrong.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: The movie takes place nearly 700 years after his enactment of Protocol A-113, so it's safe to assume he's long dead.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: He put Protocol A-113 into place because [[spoiler:Earth's environment had become toxic, he believed that humans shouldn't return due to the unhabitable status of the planet. But he also robs them of their right to choose their own fate.]]

----

* GoMadFromIsolation: A rare inverted example. After spending 7 centuries doing his own job with only a cockroach as a pet, Wall-E develops a “glitch” in his program, giving him a sentience and a personality of his own. Because of this, he likes collecting objects that catch his interest, and deeply longs for a connection and for something more beyond his directive.

* NoMouth: Although they can speak, none of them have mouths, only ElectronicEyes that change shape to reflect their current moods.

* ShrinkingViolet: He’s very timid, and he will shape himself as a cube whenever he’s frightened.