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Straight: ALI-C3 is a robot who passes almost perfectly for a human at first (and possibly second) glance.
Exaggerated:
- C3 has the complete outward anatomy of a human, including certain bits that would be completely impractical on a robot.
- C3 has human organs and can even become pregnant and give birth to a human-ish kid.
Downplayed: C3 may not look human at all, but her personality is almost indistinguishable from a real human.
Justified:
- C3 was built as an experiment into human/robot psychology; she needs to be humanoid in order to get the full human experience. More utilitarian robots in the same universe aren't humanoid at all.
- C3 has an actual human brain.
- C3 was intentionally designed to be her creator's human partner/daughter.
- C3 is an infiltrator unit, it needs to appear human enough in order to increase its effectiveness and avoid detection.
Inverted: Bob is a human with so many cybernetics grafted onto him that he barely counts as human anymore.
Subverted: C3 looks like a human at first, but she still has numerous glitches that keep her from perfectly mirroring human behavior.
Double Subverted: These glitches mimic real human disorders.
Parodied: ???
Zig Zagged: ???
Averted: C3 neither looks nor acts quite like a human.
Enforced: ???
Lampshaded: "Query: Exactly what was the point of giving me superfluous traits like emotion?"
Invoked: ???
Exploited: ???
Defied: No robots anywhere in the universe are even remotely humanoid.
Discussed: ???
Conversed: ???
Deconstructed: Being ridiculously human also means C3 gets none of the fringe benefits of being robotic; no improved strength, no extended lifespan, no super intelligence, no Brain Uploading, no innate tech savvy, no nothing.
Reconstructed:
- ...At least, that's how she's forced to seem so people still think she's human.
- But it's not a problem for C3: Having no robotic advantages doesn't prevents her from partying with her friends, play sports, go to a dinner with her lover...
Played For Laughs:
C3: "I'm a robot and you only just told me?"
Played For Drama: C3 is just another person trying to fit in, but finds herself encountering fear and resentment wherever she goes. She can, and does, cry.