Wonder Man (no relation): "It has been wonderful to be human, even for a little while... to have felt, thought, and loved!... Goodbye, Lois... Goodbye, Superman, my master..."
Superman: "Not your master now, Wonder Man! You die as you lived, as a human being and as my friend!"
— Superman #163, wherein aliens turn one of the Superman robots into a living being.
Literature
Dr. Mensah: We tend to think that because a bot or construct looks human, its ultimate goal would be to become human.
Murderbot: That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
Murderbot: That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
Live-Action Television
Kryten: Over the years I have managed to develop some serious character faults of which I'm extremely proud!
Penny: I'm not real.
Ruby: Of course you are. You think just because you've got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real than me?
Penny: I don't... Um... You're taking this extraordinarily well.
Ruby: You're not like those things we saw back there. You've got a heart, and a soul; I can feel it.
Ruby: Of course you are. You think just because you've got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real than me?
Penny: I don't... Um... You're taking this extraordinarily well.
Ruby: You're not like those things we saw back there. You've got a heart, and a soul; I can feel it.
— RWBY
DougDoug: You need to turn me back into a human. You didn't win! You didn't win! I haven't given up! I need to be a human! 'Why is he a bear?' Good question!
