Line #24 YMMV/RoboCop


1	Pages for invidual installments:
2	* ''YMMV/RoboCop1987''
3	* ''YMMV/RoboCop2''
4	* ''YMMV/RoboCop3''
5	* ''YMMV/RoboCopTheSeries''
6	* ''YMMV/RoboCopPrimeDirectives''
7	* ''YMMV/RoboCopVersusTheTerminator''
8	* ''YMMV/RoboCop2014''
9	* ''YMMV/RobocopRogueCity''
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13	!!The film series as a whole provides examples of:
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15	* {{Anvilicious}}: DrugsAreBad and ThereAreNoGoodExecutives. Creator/FrankMiller, Irvin Kershner and especially Paul Verhoeven are not aiming for subtlety here (in fact, Verhoeven has never even heard of such a concept). The movies gleefully raise Anviliciousness to an art form, bombarding the viewer with those two messages.
16	* AudienceAlienatingEra: The attempts to aim the franchise towards children, ''Film/RoboCop3'', ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'', and ''[=RoboCop=]: Alpha Commando'', were not well-received by the fandom because of their exact purpose: toning down what'd been a very adult-set of films to little kids. Despite the attempts made by ''Series/RoboCopPrimeDirectives'' and [[Film/RoboCop2014 the reboot]], the franchise hasn't recovered.
17	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7rjLQuW2nQ main theme]] is a suitable precursor to "[[Film/StarshipTroopers Klendathu Drop]]" courtesy of one Music/BasilPoledouris, who as per usual is going all out with the bombasticity to compliment the [[{{Anvilicious}} extreme unsubtlety]] and [[{{Gorn}} over-the-top action]] of the series. It really helps [=RoboCop=] ''feel'' as unstoppable as he looks.
18	* CompleteMonster: [[Monster/RoboCop Now with a page]].
19	* EnsembleDarkhorse: 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.
20	* 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]].
21	* FirstInstallmentWins: ''Film/RoboCop1987'' is an undisputed action/sci-fi classic, and set a benchmark that future ''Robocop'' media would struggle to meet.
22	* FriendlyFandoms: Despite being each others' biggest opponents when it comes to [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle cross-]][[WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory media]] [[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 matchups]], ''[=RoboCop=]'' and ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' more or less share the same general audience. Unsurprisingly, this also extends to fellow ScienceFiction-Horror franchises ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' which were both at their apex around the same time ''[=RoboCop=]'' and ''Terminator'' first got started. While Robocop is the least associated with the horror genre than the other three, Robocop enjoys fandom benefits from many a horror fan as well.
23	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: [=RoboCop=] was particularly popular in Korea and the character was used as a corporate mascot to promote everything from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9sGxpgGbMs TVs]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pOoSe2K5DU&pp=ygUZa29yZWFuIHJvYm9jb3AgY29tbWVyY2lhbA%3D%3D frozen chicken]].
24	* HarsherInHindsight:
25	** Robocop depicted a futuristic Detroit as a bankrupt, crime-ridden city. Sadly, since this movie has come out, present day Detroit has become bankrupt and overrun by crime. In addition, the city has increasingly started to rely more on private security services as their number of police officers dwindle.
26	** OCP's business practices are described by Dick Jones as privatizing institutions that are meant to be non-profit (prisons, hospitals, space exploration, etc). By the 21st century, ''all'' of these industries have become privatized in some way in the US. Prisons use slave labour for different businesses, hospitals are largely run like businesses, and with companies like SpaceX, even space exploration and research is now a business.
27	** The Detroit police in the franchise repeatedly bring up the possibility of going on strike because of how horrible their working conditions are with high mortality rate. Come the 2010s and 2020s, police unions in the States have repeatedly threatened strikes not because of poor working conditions, but in response to even modest proposals to increase police accountability and reduce militarization.
28	* IronWoobie: Murphy is a nearly literal example. He techincally ''died'', ended up in a state most people would consider an AndIMustScream, and ended up losing his relationship with his wife and son. As if this weren't enough, [[spoiler: his [[PlatonicLifePartner bestie]] Lewis dies in the 3rd movie.]] Despite this, he hardly ever complains.
29	* MemeticMutation: [[https://i.redd.it/m61d7p32fdoy.jpg Robert Cop]], an infamous bootleg Robocop toy.
30	* MisaimedFandom: [[http://supergaydetroit.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-reasons-robocop-statue-is-bad-idea.html Blogger Supergay Detroit argued]] that a Robocop Statue built in Detroit by the residents would be "insulting to UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} and to Detroiters who have lived here through the worst. The reason Detroit is the setting for Robocop is because the city is considered a hellhole. Robocop may be a man/machine who overcomes injustice, but the Detroit in that movie is [[TakeThat no compliment]][[invoked]]. The statue would [[UnfortunateImplications serve as a perpetual reminder]] that Detroit holds the distinction of being [[PlaceWorseThanDeath the most believable dystopia in America]]."
31	* {{Misblamed}}: Frank Miller for the second and third movies. His name may be in the credits, but his scripts did suffer a severe amount of ExecutiveMeddling.
32	* NightmareFuel: [[NightmareFuel/{{Robocop}} Here]].
33	* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Robocop 3''. While not as bad as ''Robocop 3'', the remake was widely agreed to not be up to the standard of the original.
34	* SpecialEffectsFailure: People are [[BrokenBase split]] on the 'Go-Motion' animation of non-[=RoboCop=] robots (ED-209, [=RoboCain=] and the prototype robots at the beginning of film two). To some, they only look real whenever they remain still, but look clunky when they start to movie. But to [[NightmareFuel others]], this is justified because of their robotic nature.
35	** For a more straighter example; the shot of Dick Jones being [[DestinationDefenestration blown out the window and falling to his death]]. The sheer [[{{Narm}} chintzy look]] almost ruins the (otherwise awesome) climax of the movie.
36	* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Children everywhere loved ''[=RoboCop=]'' as much as their parents did, even though the black comedy and political satire went over their heads; they just saw him as a cool superhero who fights bad guys. Apparently their parents didn't notice that all the hyper-violence, gore, sexual themes and depictions of hard drug use ''might'' not be appropriate for children, judging by the number of people today who saw it at that age when it first came out.
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38	!!The ''Alpha Commando'' cartoon series provides examples of:
39	* AudienceAlienatingEra: Given it's a children cartoon and Murphy being portrayed in a manner akin to WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget, it really didn't help the state of the franchise following ''Film/RoboCop3'' and ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries''.
40	* CompleteMonster: Mr. Brink is the [[BigBad leader]] of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation DARC]] ([[FunWithAcronyms Directorate for Anarchy, Revenge, and Chaos]]), a terrorist organization that serves as the primary threat of the series. In the three part pilot, ''Justice Reborn'', he instructs DARC to assassinate the premiere of Naugmenastan to cause a war so they can [[WarForFunAndProfit sell weapons to the country]], eventually deciding to bomb the room the premiere is in and kill everyone. His organization continues to commit atrocities throughout the series, including converting Francesca Alliata into a cyborg slave to make her bomb a city; attempting to {{nuke\|Em}} all of the world's capitals; and trying to destroy a plane filled with the Goodwill ambassadors from the Asian Alliance nations, which would cause the Asian Alliance to declare war on the world, allowing DARC to [[ArmsDealer sell weapons]] to the highest bidders. In the ''Family Reunion'' two part episode, Brink sends robots to take over New Detroit, and [[IHaveYourWife kidnaps Robocop's family]], threatening to kill them if he tries to stop him. Though Brink himself is not seen again, his organization continues to perform evil actions, such as trying to destroy the world's landmarks with a laser, and supplying a corrupt gentleman with a detonator that will allow him to destroy a ship.
41	* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: In spite of the cartoon’s general lack of quality, Creator/DavidSobolov turns in a great and sincere performance as Robocop, managing to capture the character’s basic humanity.
42	* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Despite being an animated series for families, at least one episode contains BodyHorror and a moment of literal SceneryPorn.
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44	!! The [=DataEast=] Arcade Games contain examples of:
45	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: For some inexplicable reason, the 1988 arcade game was the highest-grossing game in 1988 Hong Kong, besides reaching second place in Japan's monthly Game Machine ranking charts.
46	* PortingDisaster: The DOS release of the 1988 arcade game was notably much poorer quality, featuring significantly reduced color palettes, less animations (notably, [=RoboCop=] never drew or holstered his gun), hit detection issues, a significantly limited soundtrack, and grenades that would [[HomingBoulders reverse course to keep rolling toward you if they were jumped over]].
47	* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: While the 1988 arcade game [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames belongs on the other page]], the same cannot be said about the multi-console 2003 video game. The game is frustrating to play, suffers from sluggish controls and it is possible to be killed in one hit by a small explosion. [=RoboCop=] himself can also sometimes be out of character with his one-liners. The game was met with negative reception and served as the [[CreatorKiller finishing blow]] for Creator/TitusSoftware.
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