History YMMV / RoboCop

** ED-209 and [=RoboCain=]. They look real whenever they remain still, but when they start to move, that's a different story. [[UncannyValley But to]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel many however]], this just furthers their [[TropesAreNotBad creepiness]].

** ED-209 and [=RoboCain=]. They look real whenever they remain still, but when they start to move, that's a different story.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDztqCG91g The Prototypes of RoboCop 2]] from, well, ''[=RoboCop=] 2''. It builds up with triumphant music, showing a clunky looking brown cyborg which reveals the human face inside the body -- which then flinches its face in anger, complete with ''sparks'', realizing that he's lost his humanity, and then proceeds to ''gun down the scientists near him'', all while only able to say what's been programmed into him -- "Stop or I'll shoot." -- with the words getting weaker with each sentence, until the prototype ''shoots himself in the head.'' And after that, we get the other prototype, which looks much sleeker and more friendly -- but then removes its helmet, revealing ''a skull with wires coming out of it'', which pathetically screams in pain before it ''dies from inadvertedely severing it's life support''. Unlike Murphy, these would-be [=RoboCops=] failed because they weren't prepared to give up their lives and humanity for the line of duty. That, and the insane amount of psychological stress of [[AndIMustScream being slaves to a coporation for the rest of their operational lives.]] The jerky stop-motion animation of the prototypes doubles the UncannyValley factor, and combined with the [[SoundtrackDissonance completely ironic, triumphant music]] only makes the scene even more creepy than it already is.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIAW2ZAfrWo RoboCain]], the [=RoboCop=] 2 prototype that did work -- ''[[GoneHorriblyRight too well]]'', in fact. A hulking, nearly unstoppable arsenal of lethal weapons combined with the mind of a serial killer that breaks free of its coporate controller to wreak havoc makes for a genuine threat. The amazing stop motion effects done to create this metal monstrosity only enhance the fear factor. Also, there's Cain's "Screen Face", complete with an UncannyValley CGI head -- sadly not featured in that video.
*** not to mention his brain with eyeballs still attached in a jar watching them peel his face off his skull

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIAW2ZAfrWo RoboCain]], the [=RoboCop=] 2 prototype that did work -- ''[[GoneHorriblyRight too well]]'', in fact. A hulking, nearly unstoppable arsenal of lethal weapons combined with the mind of a serial killer that breaks free of its coporate controller to wreak havoc makes for a genuine threat. The amazing stop motion effects done to create this metal monstrocity only enhance the fear factor. Also, there's Cain's "Screen Face", complete with an UncannyValley CGI head -- sadly not featured in that video.

It is especially [=McDagget=] who crosses the line. [[spoiler:He's the one who killed Lewis without any reason.]] He also misguides the city by letting them believe that the Rehabs give the people of Old Detroit new houses, while they actually put them in death camps. He also let the city believe that [=RoboCop=] is a criminal. The last straw was, when the Detroit Police refused to work with the Rehabs to clear out Cadillac Heights, he simply hired some Splatterpunk gangmembers to do the job. Don't worry, Robo putted them all, especially [=McDagget=], out of their misery for good.

!!The film provides examples of:

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The satirical humor goes over the heads of a lot of younger viewers, making the tv commercials and news spots seem out of place and strange.
* CompleteMonster:

** Bob Morton has a couple of lines early in the movie while they're discussing the RoboCop program that they've "restructured the police department and place prime candidates according to risk factor" and that they'll be ready to start "as soon as some poor schmuck volunteers", essentially saying that they planned to get police officers killed in order to get raw material for RoboCop. There is this rumours by fans that Morton purposely sabotaged ED-209 so he can show off with his project.
** Cain in ''[=RoboCop=] 2'', not only he ruins the entire city with his Nuke Drug, he also complete sick. He just kills whoever is a potential danger for him, not caring about them. The two worst things that Cain had done is the horrible murder of Duffy, and destroying [=RoboCop=] to make him unable. However, after turning into [=RoboCain=], he got worse and ended killing a whole lot of police officers, as well as innocent bystanders.
** The Rehabs in the third film, especially their leader [=McDagget=]. No wonder why the rebels calls them "Nazi sons of bitches". The Rehabs remove people (men, women, children) out of their houses, with extremely force. Then they put them in Nazi-like camps, even killing people who dare to escape. They were planning to raid into a church with innocents refugees.
*** It is especially [=McDagget=] who crosses the line. [[spoiler: He's the one who killed Lewis without any reason.]] He also misguides the city by letting them believe that the Rehabs give the people of Old Detroit new houses, while they actually put them in death camps. He also let the city believe that [=RoboCop=] is a criminal. The last straw was, when the Detroit Police refused to work with the Rehabs to clear out Cadillac Heights, he simply hired some Splatterpunk gangmembers to do the job. Don't worry, Robo putted them all, especially [=McDagget=], out of their misery for good.
** OCP itself can be seen as a complete monster. The only thing they talk about is their company. If they weren't so stupid, then they wouldn't go bankrupt in the third film.
*** The guiding principles of OCP are Courage, Strength, and Conviction. Note that Integrity isn't on the list.

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: [[WordOfGod Paul Verhoeven states]] that Murphy / Robocop was deliberately conceived as a Christ figure. He dies an incredibly torturous death, gets resurrected, walks on water, and is the people's only hope in this CrapsackWorld. Also, he [[KungFuJesus kicks ass]].
* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDztqCG91g The Prototypes of Robocop 2]] from, well, Robocop 2. It builds up with triumphant music, showing a clunky looking brown cyborg which reveals the human face inside the body--which then flinches its face in anger, complete with ''sparks'', realizing that he's lost his humanity, and then proceeds to ''gun down the scientists near him'', all while only able to say what's been programmed into him--"Stop or I'll shoot." with the words getting weaker with each sentence, until the prototype ''shoots himself in the head.'' And after that, we get the other prototype, which looks much sleeker and more friendly--but then removes it's helmet, revealing ''a skull with wires coming out of it'', which pathetically screams in pain before it ''dies from inadvertedely severing it's life support''. Unlike Murphy, these would-be Robocops failed because they weren't prepared to give up their lives and humanity for the line of duty. That, and the insane amount of psychological stress of [[AndIMustScream being slaves to a coporation for the rest of their operational lives.]] The jerky stop-motion animation of the prototypes doubles the UncannyValley factor, and combined with the [[SoundtrackDissonance completely ironic, triumphant music]] only makes the scene even more creepy than it already is.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIAW2ZAfrWo Robocain]], the Robocop 2 prototype that did work--''[[GoneHorriblyRight too well]]'', in fact. A hulking, nearly unstoppable arsenal of lethal weapons combined with the mind of a serial killer that breaks free of it's coporate controller to wreak havoc makes for a genuine threat. The amazing stop motion effects done to create this metal monstrocity only enhance the fear factor. Also, there's Cain's "Screen Face", complete with an UncannyValley CGI head--sadly not featured in that video.

** Duffy, a dirty cop, squeals on Cain. He wakes up tied to a hospital bed. In the room are Cain, his girlfriend, and Hob who is all of fourteen years old and a sad-faced man who's getting his scalpels ready to vivisect him. "Maybe you outta have the kid leave?" Cain: "Why?"

* MisaimedFandom: The ED-209. Who's a cute widdle stupid [[MechaMooks Mecha Mook]]? Yes you are, yes you are! That nigh-unstoppable killing machine had a wide audience as a kids' toy. The third movie even encouraged this!

* SpecialEffectsFailure: In the first film some shots of Robocop's handheld locating device show painfully clearly how the prop just has a painted-on small map with an embedded red LED. The scenes where it's actually put to use shows a close-up with proper animations, though.
* {{Squick}}:

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The very impressive stop motion work done for Robo-Cain in "Robocop 2".

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** Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop 1 is a insane psycho, who kills and tortures people for fun. He only cares about himself and does everything to maintain that position.

** Cain in RoboCop 2, not only he ruins the entire city with his Nuke Drug, he also complete sick. He just kills whoever is a potential danger for him, not caring about them. The two worst things that Cain had done is the horrible murder of Duffy, and after turning into RoboCain, killing a of lot police officers but mostly innocent bystanders.
** The Rehabs in the third film, especially their leader McDagget. No wonder why the rebels calls them "Nazi sons of bitches". The Rehabs remove people (men, women, children) out of their houses, with extremely force. Then they put them in Nazi-like camps, even killing people who dare to escape. They were planning to raid into a church with innocents refugees.
*** It is especially McDagget who crosses the line. [[spoiler: He's the one who killed Lewis without any reason.]] He also misguides the city by letting them believe that the Rehabs give the people of Old Detroit new houses, while they actually put them in death camps. He also let the city believe that RoboCop is a criminal. The last straw was, when the Detroit Police refused to work with the Rehabs to clear out Caddilac Heights, he simply hired some Splatterpunk gangmembers to do the job. Don't worry, Robo putted them all, especially McDagget, out of their misery for good.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The scene near the beginning with the demonstration of the ED-209 in the Director's Cut. In the theatrical version, it merely just shoots the executive for a second or two to kill him in a perfunctory manner. In the uncut version, it unloads [[Main/MoreDakka hundreds of bullets]] into him with gallons of Main/HighPressureBlood spraying everywhere as the engineers try to disable the robot. The original intent of the film was to make it so [[RefugeInAudacity outrageously violent]] you couldn't take it seriously. The [[ExecutiveMeddling studio cut forced out]] much of the violence so that some scenes ended up a bit more depressing than others.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The movie's soundtrack was written by none other than Basil Poledouris, who is best known for his work on the score for ConanTheBarbarian. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7rjLQuW2nQ And it was awesome.]]
** Also, from the same film, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R3EtZAtoFo "Showdown"]], the track that plays during the awesome climax.
** What's more, there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnMF7dV86k this.]] It's not official, but it's pretty cool. The same guy also did songs for {{Terminator}} and {{Aliens}}.
** The ''[=RoboCop=] 2'' main theme is totally different and has a distinctly epic and fitting flair, suitably reminiscent of classic Westerns.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDztqCG91g The Prototypes of Robocop 2]] from, well, Robocop 2. It builds up with triumphant music, showing a clunky looking brown cyborg which reveals the human face inside the body--which then flinches its face in anger, complete with ''sparks'', realizing that he's lost his humanity, and then proceeds to ''gun down the scientists near him'', all while only able to say what's been programmed into him--"Stop or i'll shoot." with the words getting weaker with each sentence, until the prototype ''shoots himself in the head.'' And after that, we get the other prototype, which looks much sleeker and more friendly--but then removes it's helmet, revealing ''a skull with wires coming out of it'', which pathetically screams in pain before it ''dies from inadvertedely severing it's life support''. Unlike Murphy, these would-be Robocops failed because they weren't prepared to give up their lives and humanity for the line of duty. That, and the insane amount of psychological stress of [[AndIMustScream being slaves to a coporation for the rest of their operational lives.]] The jerky stop-motion animation of the prototypes doubles the UncannyValley factor, and combined with the [[SoundtrackDissonance completely ironic, triumphant music]] only makes the scene even more creepy than it already is.

* WhatAnIdiot: Faxx, you honestly thought it was a good idea to put the mind of the city's greatest drug dealer and a serial killer into the body of a nearly unstoppable robot, all under the pretense that that you think he's under you control as long as he dosen't reach his controls? And her arrogance got countless lives lost in the process.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: For many kids, the satirical humor went over their heads, rendering all the tv commercials and news spots as something akin to this.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: For many kids, the satircal humor went over their heads, rendering all the tv commercials and news spots as something akin to this.

** Clarence Boddicker in ''[=RoboCop=] 1'' and Cain in ''[=RoboCop=] 2''.
** Dick Jones in the first movie is pretty much what happens when a CorruptCorporateExecutive enters this trope.
** Bob Morton has a couple of lines early in the movie while they're discussing the RoboCop program that they've "restructured the police department and place prime candidates according to risk factor" and that they'll be ready to start "as soon as some poor schmuck volunteers", essentially saying that they planned to get police officers killed in order to get raw material for RoboCop.

* MisaimedFandom: The ED-209. Who's a cute widdle stupid [[MechaMooks Mecha Mook]]? Yes you are, yes you are! That nigh-unstoppable killing machine had a wide audience as a kids' toy.

** Also see {{Squick}}, below.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: In the first film some shots of Robocop's handheld locating device obviously show that it just has a painted-on small map with an embedded red LED.

!! The TV series provide examples of:
* AdaptationDecay

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDztqCG91g The Prototypes of Robocop 2]] from, well, Robocop 2. It builds up with triumphant music, showing a clunky looking brown cyborg which reveals the human face inside the body--which then flinches its face in anger, complete with ''sparks'', realizing that he's lost his humanity, and then proceeds to ''gun down the scientists near him'', all while only able to say what's been programmed into him--"Stop or i'll shoot." with the words getting weaker with each sentence, until the prototype ''shoots himself in the head.'' And after that, we get the other prototype, which looks much sleeker and more friendly--but then removes it's helmet, revealing ''a skull with wires coming out of it'', which pathetically screams in pain before it ''dies from the lack of will to live''. Unlike Murphy, these would-be Robocops failed because they weren't prepared to give up their lives and humanity for the line of duty. That, and the insane amount of psychological stress of [[AndIMustScream being slaves to a coporation for the rest of their operational lives.]] The jerky stop-motion animation of the prototypes doubles the UncannyValley factor, and combined with the [[SoundtrackDissonance completely ironic, triumphant music]] only makes the scene even more creepy than it already is.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIAW2ZAfrWo Robocain]], the Robocop 2 prototype that did work--''[[GoneHorriblyRight too well]]'', in fact. A hulking, nearly unstoppable arsenal of lethal weapons combined with the mind of a serial killer that breaks free of it's coporate controller to wreak havoc makes for a genuine threat. The amazing stop motion effects done to create this metal monstrocity only enhance the fear factor. Also, there's Cain's "Screen Face", complete with an UncannyValley CGI head--sadly not featured in that video.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDztqCG91g The Prototypes of Robocop 2]] from, well, Robocop 2. It builds up with triumphant music, showing a clunky looking brown cyborg which reveals the human face inside the body--which then flinches its face in anger, complete with ''sparks'', realizing that he's lost his humanity, and then proceeds to ''gun down the scientists near him'', all while only able to say what's been programmed into him--"Stop or i'll shoot." with the words getting weaker with each sentence, until the prototype ''shoots himself in the head.'' And after that, we get the other prototype, which looks much sleeker and more friendly--but then removes it's helmet, revealing ''a skull with wires coming out of it'', which pathetically screams in pain before it ''dies from the lack of will to live''. Unlike Murphy, these would-be Robocops failed because they weren't prepared to give up their lives and humanity for the line of duty. That, and the insane amount of psychological stress of [[AndIMustScream being slaves to a coporation for the rest of their operational lives.]]

The results of one of Boddicker's henchmen taking a toxic waste bath during the climax of the first movie.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The results of one of Boddicker's henchmen taking a toxic waste bath during the climax of the first movie.