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* Dr. Totenkopf in ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow''.

* Gene Simmons' Dr. Luther from ''Film/{{Runaway}}'' not only builds killer drones, he also sabotages existing household robots so they'll [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters go berserk]] on command.

* [[AIIsACrapshoot SkyNet]] from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' builds its own troops.
* The film version of [[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]] is portrayed as one. While he prefers to build high-tech armor for himself, he has also programmed complex AIs such as JARVIS and keeps a couple of robotic arms that he built as a kid as his pets. This escalates in ''Film/IronMan3'' when he has JARVIS take control of his extra suits; and then in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' he has a set of autonomous "Iron Legion" bots and is a major factor in creating both Ultron and Vision.

* Nathan from ''Film/ExMachina.''

* Toyman from ''{{Superman}}'' can build lifelike androids, but prefers to make his killer robots look like toys.

* Dr. Abel Stack, who built [[Characters/Avengers90sMembers Aaron Stack the Machine Man.]] He also helped build all the previous robots in Aaron's series, who all [[MurderousMalfunctioningMachine went mad.]] The reason Aaron turned out all right is that Abel actually [[RoboFamily raised him as a son.]] Of course, [[CharacterizationMarchesOn years later,]] [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens the Celestials]] kidnapped Aaron, causing him to suffer a nervous breakdown and turn into the [[DeadpanSnarker snarking,]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold endearingly neurotic]] JerkAss we know from ''{{ComicBook/Nextwave}}'', but that's another story.

* The Followers of the Light from [[Franchise/MarvelComics Marvel's]] ''Shogun Warriors'' comic are aliens who built the titular [[HumongousMecha humongous mecha]] to fight [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters.]]

* Dr. Abel Stack, who built [[Characters/Avengers90sMembers Aaron Stack]] [[Creator/JackKirby the Machine Man.]] He also helped build all the previous robots in Aaron's series, who all [[MurderousMalfunctioningMachine went mad.]] The reason Aaron turned out all right is that Abel actually [[RoboFamily raised him as a son.]] Of course, [[CharacterizationMarchesOn years later,]] [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens the Celestials]] kidnapped Aaron, causing him to suffer a nervous breakdown and turn into the [[DeadpanSnarker snarking,]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold endearingly neurotic]] JerkAss we know from ''{{ComicBook/Nextwave}}'', but that's another story.

* Dr. Abel Stack, who built [[ComicBook/NextWave Aaron Stack]] [[Creator/JackKirby the Machine Man.]] He also helped build all the previous robots in Aaron's series, who all [[MurderousMalfunctioningMachine went mad.]] The reason Aaron turned out all right is that Abel actually [[RoboFamily raised him as a son.]] Of course, [[CharacterizationMarchesOn years later,]] [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens the Celestials]] kidnapped Aaron, causing him to suffer a nervous breakdown and turn into the [[DeadpanSnarker snarking,]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold endearingly neurotic]] JerkAss we know from ''{{ComicBook/Nextwave}}'', but that's another story.

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* The (possible) TropeNamer from Marvel's ''Comicbook/TheTransformers'' comic is actually an [[InvokedTrope invocation of this trope]]: failing comic-book writer Donny Finkelberg is enlisted by the government to pose as his character "Robot Master" and claim credit for the Transformers' battles, as this was judged [[TheWorldIsNotReady less publicly frightening than an alien civil war]]. HilarityEnsues when the 'cons found out that some dumb squishy was pretending to be their master. In fact, when Megatron awakens, he decides to keep Finkleberg around to continue the charade, since he could make it look like ''all'' robots are under his control, [[HeroWithBadPublicity making it harder for the Autobots to enlist human allies]]. It doesn't ''quite'' work in the long run, since it's kind of hard to explain why one guy would have two sets of robots fighting each other, but it becomes moot when Finkleberg manages to escape.

** ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan'' has the [[WhatAnIdiot generally well-intentioned]] Dr. Mannering revive the monster. Dr. Frankenstein's beautiful granddaughter Elsa is hanging around, too.

* Dr. Wily and Dr. Light from the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' games, whose main robots are coincidentally known as Robot Masters.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'''s diabolical Doctor Eggman, whose portfolio includes trying to turn everyone in the world into a robot.
* Lord Agony from ''VideoGame/LocksQuest''.
* In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'', we have Bruno, [[spoiler:who built ALL of the inhabitants of St. Mystere with the exception of the late Baron Reinhold's daughter, Flora]]
* Purge from ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Part 2'' makes hundreds of robots to face off against Ulala. Apparently he's so talented, he mass-produced the Peace Carrier 8 times in under a day.
* Robotics Masterminds in ''[[VideoGame/CityOfHeroes City of Heroes/Villains]]'' are playable robot masters.

* In theory, this is 0's ''job'' in Big MT in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Old World Blues''. In practice, while he's not too bad at the mechanical side of things (his modification of [=RobCo=]'s Securitrons ''are'' more powerful, despite having been in the open seemingly without maintenance for centuries), his software skills are... not quite up to the task (his robots either a) have gone berserk or b) hates their job). Mr. House of New Vegas has elements of this himself -- while his skills extended quite a bit beyond robots, it ''was'' a major focus of him and the company he created, [=RobCo=], and in the modern day his influence on the outside world mainly occurs through controlled and sometimes modified Securitrons.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}''
** The Mechanist is an expert of robotics and has an army of robot for terrorizing the Commonwealth and killing everything coming across their path, complete with a factory as the lair to mass produce the robots. You can become one after acquiring the Robot Workshop as well.
** The Institute, and Father, also qualify to some extent with their synths: machines that emulate the appearance and behaviors of humans. While Gen 1 and Gen 2 synths look more like mannequins than people, Gen 3 synths are [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots practically indistinguishable from humans]]. How much the Institute qualifies as robot masters is largely dependent on [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman whether one considers synths to be mere machines or living beings]].
* Lightspeakers from ''[[VideoGame/NexusWar Nexus Clash]]'' are fragile, cheerful angels devoted to defending justice and protecting the innocent by building and maintaining an army of relentless robotic minions. They're much more positive than most examples of this trope, but their armies can be incredibly dangerous if they fall prone to the BlackAndWhiteInsanity that often tempts angels in the Nexus.

* WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes: Lord Boxman creates all of his robotic minions, making a whole business out it. His corporation supposedly sells them to other villains. But his own obsession with destroying the plaza stymies much of his sales.

** And in the AlternateContinuity of the Film/HammerHorror films, Creator/PeterCushing's Dr. Frankenstein picks up his own assortment of assistants and sidekicks, including a hunchback played by [[Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes Roddy McDowell.]]

** ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan'' has the generally well-intentioned Dr. Mannering revive the monster. Dr. Frankenstein's beautiful granddaughter Elsa is hanging around, too.

** ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan'' has Dr. Mannering revive the monster. The doc's beautiful granddaughter Elsa is hanging around, too.

** ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'' has the evil Dr. Sandra Mornay revive the Monster (in a partnership with Count Dracula!).

** Nathan from ''Film/ExMachina.''
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' villain Doctor Cyber traditionally has a legion of robotic assassins at her beck and call.

* Nathan from ''Film/ExMachina.''
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' villain Doctor Cyber traditionally has a legion of robotic assassins at her beck and call.

* Molly from ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' builds lots of robots, [[SmartPeopleBuildRobots mostly for fun.]] Only one of them has turned out [[InstantAIJustAddWater sentient]] - the one made out of a milking machine. Two of the others were made of ''[[{{Snowlems}} snow;]]'' and of those, [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20111101.html one]] could [[TransformingMecha transform]] into a giant ice [[SiegeEngines ballista.]] Yes.

* The owner and employees of Rossum's Universal Robots in Karel Capek's play "[[Theatre/RUR R.U.R.,]]" which famously coined the word "robot."

* The owner and employees of Rossum's Universal Robots in Karel Capek's play "R.U.R.," which famously coined the word "robot."

* Grant Imahara on ''Series/{{Mythbusters}},'' who created various bots for that show, worked on R2-D2 for the ''Franchise/StarWars'' Prequels, and created [[SkeleBot Geoff Peterson]] for [[Series/TheLateLateShowWithCraigFerguson Craig Ferguson.]]

* Grant Imahara on ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}''.

** In season 9, Andrew uses Warren's lab to create another Buffy-bot and switches it's consciousness with the real Buffy.