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** When talking with Dana as Max, he gets the gender of one of their friends one, though he realises this blunder and presses Max for more details on her classmates afterwards.
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** When talking with Dana as Max, he gets the gender of one of their friends one, wrong, though he realises this blunder and presses Max for more details on her classmates afterwards.
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** When talking with Dana as Max, he gets the gender of one of their friends one. Though he realises this blunder and presses Max for more details on her classmates afterwards.
** Terry figures out his deception when “Max” fails to catch onto his hint about being Batman.
** Terry figures out his deception when “Max” fails to catch onto his hint about being Batman.
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** When talking with Dana as Max, he gets the gender of one of their friends one. Though one, though he realises this blunder and presses Max for more details on her classmates afterwards.
** Terry figures out his deception when“Max” "Max" fails to catch onto his hint about being Batman.
** Terry figures out his deception when
* KidnappersKFC: While holding Max captive, Zeta brings her a sandwich from her favorite deli, even making sure it has her favorite filling.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: A minor example. The titular robot has the man who is hunting him cornered, with a gun on him. Zeta destroys the gun rather than shoot his tormentor.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: A minor example. The titular robot has the man who is hunting him cornered, with a gun on him. Zeta destroys the gun rather than shoot his tormentor.tormentor.
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* ImpostorForgotOneDetail: Zeta throughout the episode.
** As the science teacher, he merely reads from the textbooks rather than giving his own words on the matter
** When talking with Dana as Max, he gets the gender of one of their friends one. Though he realises this blunder and presses Max for more details on her classmates afterwards.
** Terry figures out his deception when “Max” fails to catch onto his hint about being Batman.
** As the science teacher, he merely reads from the textbooks rather than giving his own words on the matter
** When talking with Dana as Max, he gets the gender of one of their friends one. Though he realises this blunder and presses Max for more details on her classmates afterwards.
** Terry figures out his deception when “Max” fails to catch onto his hint about being Batman.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Zeta here is vastly different from his later appearances, although it might be explained by Zeta trying to use a more humanoid exoskeleton.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Zeta here is vastly different from his later appearances, appearance in [[WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject his own series]], although it might be explained by Zeta trying to use a more humanoid exoskeleton.
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* AdultFear: Zeta kidnaps Max, impersonates her, and no one realizes the real Max is missing. While interrogating her for information, Zeta demands her to tell her about everyone she knows at school in detail (in a manner akin to stalking or preparing an attack/criminal activity) while implicitly threatening bodily harm to her if she doesn't comply.
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* GoodAllAlong: Given Zeta's initial treatment of her, she's naturally surprised when he visits his captive. ...with her "fave" sandwich. Max wonders where his inexplicable kindness is coming from, to which he responds it's not inexplicable. Although he's [[GoodIsNotSoft clumsy]] with being warm or kindly, he wasn't malicious to begin with.
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* GoodAllAlong: Given Zeta's initial treatment of that Zeta actually kidnapped her, she's Max is naturally surprised when he visits his captive. ...visits...with her "fave" favorite sandwich. Max wonders where his inexplicable kindness is coming from, to which he responds it's not inexplicable. Although he's [[GoodIsNotSoft clumsy]] with being warm or kindly, he wasn't malicious to begin with.
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* GoodAllAlong: Given Zeta's initial treatment of her, she's naturally surprised when he visits his captive. ...with her "fave" sandwich. Max wonders where his inexplicable kindness is coming from, to which he responds it's not inexplicable. Although he's [[GoodIsNotSoft clumsy]] with being warm or kindly, he wasn't malicious to begin with.
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* GenderBenderName: What almost blows Zeta's cover at school to Dana: misidentifying a student's gender by name alone.
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* GenderBenderName: GenderBlenderName: What almost blows Zeta's cover at school to Dana: misidentifying a student's gender by name alone.
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This episode lead to the creation of a spinoff series, ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject''.
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This episode lead leads to the creation of a spinoff series, ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject''.
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* GenderBenderName: What almost blows Zeta's cover at school to Dana: misidentifying a student's gender by name alone.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Zeta here is vastly different from his later appearances, although it migt be explained by Zeta trying to use a more humanoid exoskeleton.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Zeta here is vastly different from his later appearances, although it migt might be explained by Zeta trying to use a more humanoid exoskeleton.
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* ShoutOut: One of the NSA agents insults Zeta by calling him [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Tin Man"]], which fits rather well considering Zeta's motivation.
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* ShoutOut: One of the NSA agents insults Zeta by calling him [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Tin Man"]], "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Tin Man]]", which fits rather well considering Zeta's motivation.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDifference: Zeta here is vastly different from his later appearances, although it migt be explained by Zeta trying to use a more humanoid exoskeleton.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDifference: EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Zeta here is vastly different from his later appearances, although it migt be explained by Zeta trying to use a more humanoid exoskeleton.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDifference: Zeta here is vastly different from his later appearances, although it migt be explained by Zeta trying to use a more humanoid exoskeleton.
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* PetTheDog: Convinced Zeta is good, Terry lets him escape and fakes evidence of his destruction to buy him time to get out of Gotham.
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* PetTheDog: PetTheDog:
** Zeta may have kidnapped Max to impersonate her, but he never meant her any harm and even brings her food in case she's hungry.
** Convinced Zeta is good, Terry lets him escape and fakes evidence of his destruction to buy him time to get out of Gotham.
** Zeta may have kidnapped Max to impersonate her, but he never meant her any harm and even brings her food in case she's hungry.
** Convinced Zeta is good, Terry lets him escape and fakes evidence of his destruction to buy him time to get out of Gotham.
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* NoGoodDeedGoneUnpunished: Zeta overpowers Agent Bennett and has him at gunpoint, but displays mercy and destroys the gun. Agent Bennett repays this sentiment by having him and his men shoot Zeta down as soon as his back is turned.
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* NoGoodDeedGoneUnpunished: NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Zeta overpowers Agent Bennett and has him at gunpoint, but displays mercy and destroys the gun. Agent Bennett repays this sentiment by having him and his men shoot Zeta down as soon as his back is turned.
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* NoGoodDeedGoneUnpunished: Zeta overpowers Agent Bennett and has him at gunpoint, but displays mercy and destroys the gun. Agent Bennett repays this sentiment by having him and his men shoot Zeta down as soon as his back is turned.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: After Zeta creates his unique appearance, Max hugs him and a FreezeFrameBonus shows her arm phasing through his hologram's arm instead of around the hologram's torso. This foreshadows when a skier accidentally stabs him with her skis, which gives away that he's Zeta in disguise.
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* AdultFear: Zeta kidnaps Max, impersonates her, and no one realizes the real Max is missing. While interrogating her for information, Zeta demands her to tell her about everyone she knows at school in detail (in a manner akin to stalking or preparing an attack/criminal activity) while implicitly threatening bodily harm to her if she doesn't comply.
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Zeta apologizes for his morally questionable actions, since he doesn't know how to go about things in a different way.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHumanShoutOut: One of the NSA agents insults Zeta by calling him [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Tin Man"]], which fits rather well considering Zeta's motivation.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The NSA refuse to let Zeta walk free because he's too valuable of a weapon to let go. They're convinced that he's just broken rather than having become self-aware.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The NSA refuse to let Zeta walk free because he's too valuable of a weapon to let go. They're convinced that he's just broken rather than having become self-aware.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: At one point while holding Max hostage, Zeta holds her by the chin and asks her about everyone she knows at school.
-->'''Zeta:''' Now, let's go over everyone you know at school -- ''thoroughly''.
-->'''Zeta:''' Now, let's go over everyone you know at school -- ''thoroughly''.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: At one point while holding Max hostage, Zeta holds her by the chin face in his hand and asks her about everyone she knows at school.
-->'''Zeta:''' Now, let's go over everyone you know at school-- ''thoroughly''.again, and this time, be more thorough.
-->'''Zeta:''' Now, let's go over everyone you know at school
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-->'''Zeta:''' Now, let's go over everyone you know at school -- ''thoroughly’'.
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-->'''Zeta:''' Now, let's go over everyone you know at school -- ''thoroughly’'.''thoroughly''.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Zeta went rogue because he couldn’t deprive a man of his family, despite the guy being a possible key to unraveling a terrorist scheme. The NSA believes he’s malfunctioning and refuses to believe that he has become sentient.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: At one point while holding Max hostage, Zeta holds her by the chin and asks her about everyone she knows at school.
-->'''Zeta:''' Now, let's go over everyone you know at school -- ''thoroughly’'.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: At one point while holding Max hostage, Zeta holds her by the chin and asks her about everyone she knows at school.
-->'''Zeta:''' Now, let's go over everyone you know at school -- ''thoroughly’'.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: As Terry notes, Zeta has trouble avoiding use of violence and other questionable methods such as kidnapping, which can accidentally kill someone if he’s not careful, thus proving to the NSA that he really is just a malfunctioning robot rather than a sentient being.
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* PetTheDog: Convinced Zeta is good, Terry lets him escape and fakes evidence of his destruction to buy him time to get out of Gotham.
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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject'' spun off from this episode, [[AvertedTrope but the idea of turning the concept into a series did not arise until after the episode had already been produced.]]
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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: {{Averted|Trope}}, as the idea of spinning off the concept into ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject'' spun off from this episode, [[AvertedTrope but the idea of turning the concept into a series did not arise until after ''after'' the episode had already been produced.]]
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: A minor example. The titular robot has the man who is hunting him cornered, with a gun on him. Zeta destroys the gun rather then shoot his tormentor.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: A minor example. The titular robot has the man who is hunting him cornered, with a gun on him. Zeta destroys the gun rather then than shoot his tormentor.
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Batman goes after a military android believed to have gone rogue, only it turns out the android has actually grown a conscience.
This episode lead to the creation of a spinoff series, ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject''.
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* MoreDakka: Zeta and then Terry, while using a PCB making laser as a high-powered, enormous minigun.
* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject'' spun off from this episode, [[AvertedTrope but the idea of turning the concept into a series did not arise until after the episode had already been produced.]]
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: A minor example. The titular robot has the man who is hunting him cornered, with a gun on him. Zeta destroys the gun rather then shoot his tormentor.
This episode lead to the creation of a spinoff series, ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject''.
!!Tropes:
* MoreDakka: Zeta and then Terry, while using a PCB making laser as a high-powered, enormous minigun.
* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject'' spun off from this episode, [[AvertedTrope but the idea of turning the concept into a series did not arise until after the episode had already been produced.]]
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: A minor example. The titular robot has the man who is hunting him cornered, with a gun on him. Zeta destroys the gun rather then shoot his tormentor.
