History Main / Cyborg

** Ken "Monkey" Khan is a Mobian that was turned into a cyborg as part of an experiment by Robotnik as his prototype for the initial plan to cyberize Mobians into loyal soldiers. Robotnik abandoned the plan when Khan was the SoleSurvivor of his village to undergo the procedure and turned out to be uncontrollable, sealing him away and turning to his [[UnwillingRoboticization roboticization plan]] after stealing the roboticizer. Khan eventually got out and remained a thorn in Robotnik's side to the end. [[spoiler:Ironically, the experiments Monkey Khan underwent would become the precursor to the Legionization used by Robo-Robotnik/Dr. Eggman]]. Notably, Khan's cybernetics are internal as outwardly he displays few visual signs of any machinery.

** In the same series we have the Dark Legion, whose MachineWorship lifestyle dictates that ''all'' their members become this. Trademarks include one robotic dreadlock and a chip implanted into a member's brain ''at birth'' that allows for [[EasyAmnesia their memory to be wiped]] in case of capture or defection. This is particularly disturbing as it has been revealed that instead of executing prisoners, they forcibly "Legionize" them into cyborg soldiers. [[spoiler:The majority of them would ''lose'' this status after Knuckles [[PhysicalGod transformed into Enerjak]] uses his reality-warping power to remove them (with one of the few to keep them being his girlfriend Julie-Su, and only because he didn't get the chance to before he had other things to worry about), but then Lien-Da leads the majority of the Dark Legion into Eggman's service to get new implants with [[ExplosiveLeash bombs implanted]]. Ironically, Eggman likes this so much (and with it being a convenient replacement for UnwillingRoboticization) that he makes "Legionization" mandatory for any new organic recruits to his empire.]]

* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': [[PunnyName Bunnie Rabbot]] (now Bunnie D'Coolette), a Mobian that got partly roboticized leaving her with three robotic limbs (her left arm and both legs). She eventually gets these parts upgraded, meaning the process could never be undone. As shown by ''[[{{Spinoff}} Sonic Universe's]]'' "30 Years Later" storyline, her and Antoine's children, Jacque and Belle D'Coolette, have [[LamarckWasRight inherited]] this trait. In the same series we have the Dark Legion, whose MachineWorship lifestyle dictates that ''all'' their members become this. Trademarks include one robotic dreadlock and a chip implanted into a member's brain ''at birth'' that allows for [[EasyAmnesia their memory to be wiped]] in case of capture or defection. This is particularly disturbing as it has been revealed that instead of executing prisoners, they forcibly "Legionize" them into cyborg soldiers.

* ''TheSecretFilesOfTheSpyDogs'': Recurring antagonist feline Catastrophe lost his tail when he ran into a rocking chair factory. He had it replaced with a mechanical prosthesis.

* In ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'', [[spoiler:Pronto]] undergoes this treatment to regain his lost powers and attack Siphon on equal footing.

%%* The Engineer from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' and ''ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}''.

** Cyborg from ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', Robotman (Cliff Steele) from ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'', and the golden age Robotman (Robert Crane) are on the heroic side. On the villainous side, there are the ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' foes Brainiac (currently an alien cyborg from the planet Colu), Metallo (a mechanical man with a Kryptonite heart), and Cyborg-Superman (actually a nomadic, technopathic intelligence with the ability to create bodies forged from cloned Superman organs and Kryptonian technology). And also Tharok of the [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperheroes Fatal Five]].
** Depending on the version, ComicBook/BlueBeetle's scarab is either separate from its host or integrated into its body.
** Violet Paige, the protagonist of ''ComicBook/MotherPanic'', has internal augmentations that give her SuperStrength. Outwardly, she shows no signs of mechanical enhancements at all.

* ''ComicBook/GlobalFrequency'' deconstructs this, pointing out the extensive and conspicuous modifications it would take to make a real cyborg. It was so hard, in fact, that most people who underwent the procedure had psychotic breaks, and were intended more as non-nuclear [[LaserGuidedTykebomb WMDs]] than foot soldiers.
%%* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' has several of these, known as Mandroids. Most notable are Judge Guthrie and Nate Slaughterhouse.
%%* ''ComicBook/LadyMechanika'', a {{Steampunk}} cyborg ActionGirl.
* ''ComicBook/LastManStanding'' has a few of these are running around. The most notable one is [[NinjaPirateRobotZombie Judge]], a [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie]] PsychoElectro GlassCannon who used to be a [[HuskyRusskie Russian soldier]] before his death while working for [[MegaCorp Armtech]]. He got better, and now he's looking to lay down a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the people who left him to die.
* ''ComicBook/ManTech'' is based around this trope, with heroic cyborgs fighting evil robots. The three dying heroes are made into cyborgs to save their lives, their whole bodies being replaced with boxy robotic bits, gaining superpowers in the process. Aquatech hates what has happened to him, Solartech accepts it as a necessity, and Lasertech loves it.
* The ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
** ComicBook/IronMan is a cyborg, but not from his name-inspiring suit of armor. His heart is kept going with cybernetic parts. Later on in the series he becomes a more traditional cyborg with hollow bones full of nanites and the ability to control technology with his mind. Pepper Potts is also now a cyborg.

** Although ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight [[HeroicSacrifice volunteered to be made a cyborg]], he loathed it and longed to end his war with the Dire Wraiths and regain his humanity. Eventually, [[spoiler:he did! Good for him]].
** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s [[UnbreakableBones adamantium-bonded skeleton]] may count (which would also include Sabretooth and [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Bullseye]]). He definitely counted prior to having his adamantium removed, because his [[WolverineClaws claws]] were explicitly cybernetic implants in mechanical housings. They were later {{retcon}}ned into being a natural part of his skeletal structure, extended and retracted through muscular action.
** Other cyborgs just from the ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics alone include Omega Red, Apocalypse, ComicBook/{{Cable}}, Lady Deathstrike, Donald Pierce, Cyber, Garrison Kane, Forge, and many more.
** The ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics have Alistair Smythe, Silvermane and Dr. Octopus. Also parodied in the storyline "Revenge of the Sinister Six" when one battle goes horribly awry thanks to Mysterio and Spidey is rescued by ComicBook/{{Deathlok}} (himself a cyborg). When Spidey comes to, he finds himself with various gizmos attached to him, including a metal cyborg-like arm. Turns out that they were all state-of-the-art medical equipment (the metal arm being a sophisticated cast) and its working on healing him double time. It ends up freaking out Mary Jane, who smashes Peter's head with a vase when he sneaks in after another fight.
** Hank Pym[=/=]ComicBook/AntMan ends up being this after he ends up in a FusionDance with his own wayward creation Ultron in ''Rage of Ultron''. There's not much of his original body left -- everything below the upper chest is ''gone''. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Ultron is able to take control because he is a copy of Hank's own mind who doesn't repress his darker side.]]
** Bucky Barnes/the Winter Soldier from ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' sometimes refers to himself and is referred to by others as a cyborg on account of his mechanical arm, which he can control telepathically when it's detached from him.
** Black Widow in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'', rather than being a BadassNormal as is [[ComicBook/BlackWidow her mainstream counterpart]], instead has cybernetic implants.

* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' has [[PunnyName Bunnie Rabbot]] (now Bunnie D'Coolette), a Mobian that got partly roboticized leaving her with three robotic limbs (her left arm and both legs). She eventually gets these parts upgraded, meaning the process could never be undone. As shown by ''[[{{Spinoff}} Sonic Universe's]]'' "30 Years Later" storyline, her and Antoine's children, Jacque and Belle D'Coolette, have [[LamarckWasRight inherited]] this trait. In the same series we have the Dark Legion, whose MachineWorship lifestyle dictates that ''all'' their members become this. Trademarks include one robotic dreadlock and a chip implanted into a member's brain ''at birth'' that allows for [[EasyAmnesia their memory to be wiped]] in case of capture or defection. This is particularly disturbing as it has been revealed that instead of executing prisoners, they forcibly "Legionize" them into cyborg soldiers.

** ''Anime/DragonBallZTheReturnOfCooler'': The film has the heroes take on an army of cyborg clones of the villain Cooler created by [[MechanicalAbomination a gigantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star.]]

** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': [[spoiler:Prof. Kenzo Kabuto]] and Archduke Gorgon. And if you keep in mind the [[{{Robeast}} Warrior Monsters]] were bio-mechanical HumongousMecha were controlled by the brain of a Mykene soldier grafted into it, then you have to that series' {{Robeast}}s were giant cyborgs.

* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Even though the clown Fizzarolli was just a regular imp growing up, by the time of the series, not only are there [[RobotClown robotic replicas of him]], but his real body seems a lot like those robots too -- he's at least got extendable mechanical arms and legs [[spoiler: after having been caught in an explosion and a fire that destroyed a lot of his body.]]