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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: AlliterativeName: Adam Aaronson.

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* ImmuneToBullets: At least low fire power bullets [[spoiler: but not a machine gun.]]



* ImmuneToBullets: At least low fire power bullets [[spoiler: but not a machine gun.]]

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* ImmuneToBullets: At least low fire power bullets [[spoiler: InternalReveal: In issue ''3'', Dr. Aaronson reveals to Adam he (Adam) is an robot. The audience already knew based on the synopsis of the comic alone but not this is a machine gun.]]revelation for Adam.


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* SpoilerCover: The first issue cover spoils that Adam is a robot, as if the audience didn't already know based on the synopsis for the comic, and the title of the comic itself. Though there is a dramatic reveal near the end of the first issue with Adam lying on an operating table.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: When Radcliffe finally has Adam, he reveals Dr. Isaacs used to work for him building military weapons for the government. Because Isaacs stole Adam's data core and all information on it, Radcliffe's company was unable to build robot soldiers to replace human soldiers. Radcliffe implies because of this Isaacs has a lot of blood on his hands. [[spoiler: Of course, this was all revealed while Radcliffe was trying to reprogram Adam, resulting in weakening Adam's resistance to the reprogramming.]]

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** The second issue features Adam waking up on an operating table with his robotic insides exposed.
** The final issue ramps up the "gore" even more. [[spoiler: After being shot by a machine gun, his body is nearly destroyed with his robotic "organs" falling out of him.]]



* TookALevelInBadass: In the House of M: Incredibly Hulk tie in, Adam has new abilities such as literally being able to pull himself back together after being taken apart piece by piece and having guns concealed in his arms.

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* TookALevelInBadass: In the House of M: Incredibly Incredible Hulk tie in, Adam has new abilities such as literally being able to pull himself back together after being taken apart piece by piece and having guns concealed in his arms.


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** Adam has a moment where he wonders if all of his choices were programmed by his father. J.T. refutes this, telling Adam no one programmed him to be his (J.T.'s) friend.
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* RobotBoy: Could practically be the trope namer.

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Machine Teen is a 2005 Creator/MarvelComics five issue limited series and created by Marc Sumerak and Mike Hawthorne. The main character, Adam Aaronson is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and has a good life: he is captain of the all-star football team, a straight 'A' student and is liked by everyone. However, he discovers that he is really a robot created by the man he thought was his father, Isaac Aaronson. The story is about him learning he is a robot, and escaping CorruptCorporateExecutive, Holden Radcliffe.

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Machine Teen is a 2005 Creator/MarvelComics five issue limited series and created by Marc Sumerak and Mike Hawthorne.

The main character, Adam Aaronson is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and has a good life: he is captain of the all-star football team, a straight 'A' student and is liked by everyone. However, he discovers that he is really a robot created by the man he thought was his father, Isaac Aaronson. The story is about him learning he is a robot, and escaping CorruptCorporateExecutive, Holden Radcliffe.
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Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character in House of M: Incredible Hulk and in ''[[Comicbook/AvengersAcademy]]'' in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).

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Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character in House of M: ''Comicbook/HouseOfM: Incredible Hulk Hulk'' and in ''[[Comicbook/AvengersAcademy]]'' ''Comicbook/AvengersAcademy'' in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).



* HeroicSacrifice: Adam lets himself explode to let his friends escape and kill Radcliffe. Thankfully, [[WeCanRebuildHim]] is in full effect.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Adam lets himself explode to let his friends escape and kill Radcliffe. Thankfully, [[WeCanRebuildHim]] WeCanRebuildHim is in full effect.



* SuperStrength: At least able to easily overpower some [[Mooks]] and punch a in half tree.

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* SuperStrength: At least able to easily overpower some [[Mooks]] {{Mooks}} and punch a in half tree.

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* NiceGuy: Adam.

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* LovableJock: Adam seems to be this, since he's the captain of the football team and a very popular, nice guy.
* NiceGuy: Adam. Just don't mess with his friends.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Adam believes himself to be.



* WeCanRebuildHim: [[spoiler: After sacrificing himself, Dr. Isaacs rebuilds him one year later.]]

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* WeCanRebuildHim: [[spoiler: After sacrificing himself, Dr. Isaacs rebuilds him Adam one year later.]]

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: When Radcliffe finally has Adam, he reveals Dr. Isaacs used to work for him building military weapons for the government. Because Isaacs stole Adam's data core and all information on it, Radcliffe's company was unable to build robot soldiers to replace human soldiers. Radcliffe implies because of this Isaacs has a lot of blood on his hands. [[spoiler: Of course, this was all revealed while Radcliffe was trying to reprogram Adam, resulting in weakening Adam's resistance to the reprogramming.]]



* DeathIsCheap: In the final issue, [[spoiler: Adam blows up. But because his data core is still intact, his father is able to rebuild him a year later.]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Whether that involves throwing a football very far or effortlessly punching a tree in half.



* ImmuneToBullets: At least low fire power bullets [[spoiler: not a machine gun.]]

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* ImmuneToBullets: At least low fire power bullets [[spoiler: but not a machine gun.]]



* SuperStrength: At least able to easily overpower some [[Mooks]] and punch a tree.

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* SuperStrength: At least able to easily overpower some [[Mooks]] and punch a in half tree.
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Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character in House of M: Incredible Hulk and in Avengers Academy in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).

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Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character in House of M: Incredible Hulk and in Avengers Academy ''[[Comicbook/AvengersAcademy]]'' in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Adam Aaronson.
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* SpoilerTitle: Even though the second to last page of the first issue has a dramatic [[RoboticReveal]], the audience is already well aware of the title character's nature.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: With [[FakeMemories]] as well.

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* SpoilerTitle: Even though the second to last page of the first issue has a dramatic [[RoboticReveal]], RoboticReveal, the audience is already well aware of the title character's nature.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: With [[FakeMemories]] FakeMemories as well.



* SuperStrength: At least able to easily overpower some [[mooks]] and punch a tree.

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* SuperStrength: At least able to easily overpower some [[mooks]] [[Mooks]] and punch a tree.



* WeCanRebuildHim: [[spoiler: After sacrificing himself, Dr. Isaacs rebuild him one year later.]]

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* WeCanRebuildHim: [[spoiler: After sacrificing himself, Dr. Isaacs rebuild rebuilds him one year later.]]
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Machine Teen is a 2005 Creator/MarvelComics five issue limited series and created by Marc Sumerak and Mike Hawthorne. The main character, Adam Aaronson is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent]] and has a good life: he is captain of the all-star football team, a straight 'A' student and is liked by everyone. However, he discovers that he is really a robot created by the man he thought was his father, Isaac Aaronson. The story is about him learning he is a robot and escaping [[CorruptCorporateExecutive]] Holden Radcliffe.

Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character House of M: Incredible Hulk and in Avengers Academy in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).

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Machine Teen is a 2005 Creator/MarvelComics five issue limited series and created by Marc Sumerak and Mike Hawthorne. The main character, Adam Aaronson is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent]] OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and has a good life: he is captain of the all-star football team, a straight 'A' student and is liked by everyone. However, he discovers that he is really a robot created by the man he thought was his father, Isaac Aaronson. The story is about him learning he is a robot robot, and escaping [[CorruptCorporateExecutive]] CorruptCorporateExecutive, Holden Radcliffe.

Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character in House of M: Incredible Hulk and in Avengers Academy in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).



* BigBad: Holden Radcliffe
** TheDragon: Officer Michaels
* BodyHorror: In the second issue, Adam has a steel pipe rammed through his hands. Instead of blood, the gore involves wires and circuits in the gaping.

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* BigBad: Holden Radcliffe
Radcliffe.
** TheDragon: Officer Michaels
Michaels.
* BodyHorror: In the second issue, Adam has a steel pipe rammed through his hands. Instead of blood, blood and guts, the gore involves wires and circuits in the gaping.gaping wound.



* FlawedPrototype: Adam suffers from numerous seizures through out the mini. [[spoiler: Actually caused by an interanl logic feedback loop.]]

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* FlawedPrototype: Adam suffers from numerous seizures through out the mini. [[spoiler: Actually caused by an interanl internal logic feedback loop.]]
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Discussed somewhat. Its implied J.T. had to disable Adam in the past, using an electric taser, to possibly prevent him from finding the truth about himself. Its never firmly stated and dropped and never brought up again.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Discussed somewhat. Its implied J.T. had to disable Adam in the past, using an electric taser, to possibly prevent him from finding the truth about himself. Its never firmly stated and dropped and never brought up again.again.
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* HeroicB.S.O.D.: [[spoiler: After nearly being reprogrammed by Radcliffe and his scientists, Adam briefly suffers this after he breaks free.]]

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* HeroicB.S.O.D.HeroicBSOD.: [[spoiler: After nearly being reprogrammed by Radcliffe and his scientists, Adam briefly suffers this after he breaks free.]]
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* WhatMeasureIsANon-Human: Discussed somewhat. Its implied J.T. had to disable Adam in the past, using an electric taser, to possibly prevent him from finding the truth about himself. Its never firmly stated and dropped and never brought up again.

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* WhatMeasureIsANon-Human: WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Discussed somewhat. Its implied J.T. had to disable Adam in the past, using an electric taser, to possibly prevent him from finding the truth about himself. Its never firmly stated and dropped and never brought up again.

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* BodyHorror: To a degree. After passing out, Adam wakes up on an operating table with his chest hatch wide open, completely unaware of whats going on.

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* BodyHorror: To a degree. After passing out, In the second issue, Adam wakes up on an operating table with has a steel pipe rammed through his chest hatch wide open, completely unaware hands. Instead of whats going on.blood, the gore involves wires and circuits in the gaping.



* FlawedPrototype: Adam suffers from numerous seizures through out the mini. [[spoiler: Actually caused by an interanl logic feedback loop.]]



* HeroicB.S.O.D.: [[spoiler: After nearly being reprogrammed by Radcliffe and his scientists, Adam briefly suffers this after he breaks free.]]



* ImmuneToBullets: At least low fire power bullets [[spoiler: not a machine gun]]

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* ImmuneToBullets: At least low fire power bullets [[spoiler: not a machine gun]]gun.]]
* JerkJock: Ricky Sims, Adam's football rival.
* NiceGuy: Adam.


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* TookALevelInBadass: In the House of M: Incredibly Hulk tie in, Adam has new abilities such as literally being able to pull himself back together after being taken apart piece by piece and having guns concealed in his arms.

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* BigBad: Holden Radcliffe
** TheDragon: Officer Michaels



* ConvulsiveSeizures: Adam suffers from these. [[spoiler: Actually a feedback loop caused when Adam performs an action no normal human could, and his internal logic recognizes it as such. Since he's programmed with fake memories, this causes the "seizure".]]
* FakeMemories: Dr. Isaacs programmed Adam to believe he is an ordinary student.
* FunWithAcronyms: A.D.A.M. = Autonomously Decisive Automated Mechanism



* InformedAbility: Despite being described as very popular with everyone, Adam only seems to hang out with his best friend J.T. and girlfriend Carly. May be justified since the comic series is only 5 issues long.
* ImmuneToBullets: At least low fire power bullets [[spoiler: not a machine gun]]
* SpoilerTitle: Even though the second to last page of the first issue has a dramatic [[RoboticReveal]], the audience is already well aware of the title character's nature.



* RobotBoy: Could practically be the trope namer
* SpoilerTitle: Even though the second to last page of the first issue has a dramatic [[RoboticReveal]], the audience is already well aware of the title character's nature.

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* RobotBoy: Could practically be the trope namer
* SpoilerTitle: Even though the second to last page of the first issue has a dramatic [[RoboticReveal]], the audience is already well aware of the title character's nature.
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* InformedAbility: Despite being described as very popular with everyone, Adam only seems to hang out with his best friend J.T. and girlfriend Carly.
* FunWithAcronyms: A.D.A.M. = Autonomously Decisive Automated Mechanism
* BigBad: Holden Radcliffe
** TheDragon: Officer Michaels
* SuperStrength
* ImmuneToBullets: At least fire power bullets [[spoiler: not a machine gun]]
* WhatMeasureIsANon-Human: Discussed somewhat. Its implied J.T. had to disable Adam in the past, using an electric taser, to possibly prevent him from finding the truth about himself. Its never firmly stated and dropped and never brought up again.

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* InformedAbility: Despite being described as very popular with everyone, Adam only seems to hang out with his best friend J.T. and girlfriend Carly.
* FunWithAcronyms: A.D.A.M. = Autonomously Decisive Automated Mechanism
* BigBad: Holden Radcliffe
** TheDragon: Officer Michaels
* SuperStrength
* ImmuneToBullets:
SuperStrength: At least fire power bullets [[spoiler: not a machine gun]]
* WhatMeasureIsANon-Human: Discussed somewhat. Its implied J.T. had
able to disable Adam in the past, using an electric taser, to possibly prevent him from finding the truth about himself. Its never firmly stated easily overpower some [[mooks]] and dropped and never brought up again.punch a tree.



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** WhatMeasureIsANon-Human: Discussed somewhat. Its implied J.T. had to disable Adam in the past, using an electric taser, to possibly prevent him from finding the truth about himself. Its never firmly stated and dropped and never brought up again.
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Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character House of M: Incredible Hulk and in Avengers Academy in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).

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Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character House of M: Incredible Hulk and in Avengers Academy in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).2012).

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!! ''Machine Teen'' contains such tropes as:

* ArtificialHuman: Its in the title.
* BodyHorror: To a degree. After passing out, Adam wakes up on an operating table with his chest hatch wide open, completely unaware of whats going on.
* HeroicSacrifice: Adam lets himself explode to let his friends escape and kill Radcliffe. Thankfully, [[WeCanRebuildHim]] is in full effect.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: With [[FakeMemories]] as well.
* RobotBoy: Could practically be the trope namer
* SpoilerTitle: Even though the second to last page of the first issue has a dramatic [[RoboticReveal]], the audience is already well aware of the title character's nature.
* RoboticReveal: not so much for the audience, but for Adam himself.
* InformedAbility: Despite being described as very popular with everyone, Adam only seems to hang out with his best friend J.T. and girlfriend Carly.
* FunWithAcronyms: A.D.A.M. = Autonomously Decisive Automated Mechanism
* BigBad: Holden Radcliffe
** TheDragon: Officer Michaels
* SuperStrength
* ImmuneToBullets: At least fire power bullets [[spoiler: not a machine gun]]
* WhatMeasureIsANon-Human: Discussed somewhat. Its implied J.T. had to disable Adam in the past, using an electric taser, to possibly prevent him from finding the truth about himself. Its never firmly stated and dropped and never brought up again.
* WeCanRebuildHim: [[spoiler: After sacrificing himself, Dr. Isaacs rebuild him one year later.]]
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An androidMachine Teen is a 2005 Creator/MarvelComics five issue limited series and created by Marc Sumerak and Mike Hawthorne. The main character, Adam Aaronson is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent]] and has a good life: he is captain of the all-star football team, a straight 'A' student and is liked by everyone. However, he discovers that he is really a robot created by the man he thought was his father, Isaac Aaronson. The story is about him learning he is a robot and escaping [[CorruptCorporateExecutive]] Holden Radcliffe.

Machine Teen also appeared as a supporting character House of M: Incredible Hulk and in Avengers Academy in issue #21 (Jan 2012) and issue #26 (April 2012).
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