History Franchise / Robocop

* OffModel: Thanks to the show being animated by {{Creator/AKOM}}, the non-[=RoboCop=] mechanical objects often look lumpy and malformed.

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* HotScientist: Though not the same character, the recurring female technician in the original movies with Dr. Maria Lazarus being the most notable one.

** The second movie hinges on OCP trying to build a successor to Murphy, but these [[IncrediblyLamePun "RoboFlops"]] do not have Murphy's {{Determinator}} attitude and so cannot keep their sanity intact after being cut up and augmented with cybernetics. The HotScientist in charge offers an... interesting solution: use death row inmates, because [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity the power and immortality would appeal to them]]. Naturally, it ends ''really'' badly.

The first sequel, ''Film/RoboCop2'' (1990), was even [[DarkerAndEdgier more violent and edgy]] than the first, going so far as to include a child as one of the primary villains. Relying too heavily on raw violence and shock value while having less of the satirical humor that defined its predecessor, the sequel was not as popular as the original film. Creator/FrankMiller wrote the original screenplay; although the script was heavily altered to fit a movie format, his influence in the themes of the film can be identified, including scenes in which a focus group attempts to make [=RoboCop=] more family-friendly (rendering him unable to do his job). Creator/AvatarPress later turned his original vision of the film into a comic book series, ''ComicBook/FrankMillersRoboCop''.

* ''[=RoboCop=]'' (1988)
* ''[=RoboCop=] 2'' (1990)

It all got its start with the film ''Film/RoboCop1987'', directed by Creator/PaulVerhoeven. What was originally thought to be a B-Movie flick became a smash hit as a gritty, ultra-violent, [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] film which featured a great deal of social commentary and political satire on such subjects as capitalism, privatization, the environment, and public apathy. It also has a rich undertone similar to the Golem of Jewish folklore, an ensouled artificial creation who is a mere shadow of a man. The film worked as pure summer entertainment as well, with taut action sequences, impressive production design, and memorable characters. Its smash success spawned a series of sequels and spin-offs while providing a huge shot in the arm for the SuperHero film genre that the box-office failure of ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' almost [[GenreKiller sunk]] in the same year.

There was also a series of videogames produced for home consoles and the arcade, mostly adhering to what is now referred to as the "run and gun" format. [[note]]The UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum version is recognised as one of the most successful -- and NintendoHard -- games on that system.[[/note]]

''[=RoboCop=]'' is a CyberPunk film, TV, comic and video game franchise. Set in an eerily-prescient version of UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, the over-burdened and under-staffed police force is [[LawEnforcementInc privatized]] and given to [[MegaCorp Omni Consumer Products]] (OCP), who [[PrivatelyOwnedSociety effectively own the city]]. OCP builds a {{cyborg}} from the remains of Officer Alex Murphy, a hero cop who was murdered in the line of duty. Armed with [[ImmuneToBullets bulletproof armor]], [[ImprobableAimingSkills an impossibly-steady hand]], and a computerized brain, [=RoboCop=] is touted as "the future of law enforcement" and dispatched to the warzone of "[[TheCityNarrows Old Detroit]]". But he is ultimately a [[PhotoOpWithTheDog tool for public-relations]], and the soul of Murphy [[GhostInTheMachine remains restless.]]

It all got its start with the film ''Film/RoboCop1987'', directed by Creator/PaulVerhoeven.
What was originally thought to be a B-Movie flick became a smash hit as a gritty, ultra-violent, [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] film which featured a great deal of social commentary and political satire on such subjects as capitalism, privatization, the environment, and public apathy. It also has a rich undertone similar to the Golem of Jewish folklore, an ensouled artificial creation who is a mere shadow of a man. The film worked as pure summer entertainment as well, with taut action sequences, impressive production design, and memorable characters. Its smash success spawned a series of sequels and spin-offs while providing a huge shot in the arm for the SuperHero film genre that the box-office failure of ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' almost [[GenreKiller sunk]] in the same year.

''[=RoboCop=]'' is a CyberPunk film, TV, comic and video game franchise. Set in an eerily-prescient version of UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, the over-burdened and under-staffed police force is [[LawEnforcementInc privatized]] and given to [[MegaCorp Omni Consumer Products]] (OCP), who [[PrivatelyOwnedSociety effectively own the city]]. OCP builds a {{cyborg}} from the remains of Officer Alex Murphy, a hero cop who was murdered in the line of duty. Armed with [[ImmuneToBullets bulletproof armor]], [[ImprobableAimingSkills an impossibly-steady hand]], and a computerized brain, [=RoboCop=] is touted as "the future a law enforcement" and dispatched to the warzone of [[TheCityNarrows "Old Detroit".]] But he is ultimately a [[PhotoOpWithTheDog tool for public-relations]], and the soul of Murphy [[GhostInTheMachine remains restless.]]

What was originally thought to be a B-Movie flick became a smash hit as a gritty, ultra-violent, [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] film which featured a great deal of social commentary and political satire on such subjects as capitalism, privatization, the environment, and public apathy. It also has a rich undertone similar to the Golem of Jewish folklore, an ensouled artificial creation who is a mere shadow of a man. The film worked as pure summer entertainment as well, with taut action sequences, impressive production design, and memorable characters. Its smash success spawned a series of sequels and spin-offs while providing a huge shot in the arm for the SuperHero film genre that the box-office failure of ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' almost [[FranchiseKiller sunk]] in the same year.

What was originally thought to be a B-Movie flick became a smash hit as a gritty, ultra-violent, [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] film which featured a great deal of social commentary and political satire on such subjects as capitalism, privatization, the environment, and public apathy. It also has a rich undertone similar to the Golem of Jewish folklore, an ensouled artificial creation who is a mere shadow of a man. The film worked as pure summer entertainment as well, with taut action sequences, impressive production design, and memorable characters. Its smash success spawned a series of sequels and spin-offs while providing a huge shot in the arm for the SuperHero film genre that the box-office failure of ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' almost sunk in the same year.

* ArtisticLicense - Law Enforcement: In RealLife, police officers (at least in modern democracies without high levels of police corruption) have to adhere to "use of force continuum" guidelines on the amount of force they are allowed to use when confronting suspects - they can’t just shoot someone who decides to be uncooperative during an arrest for example. Naturally if a suspect is shooting at an officer they are allowed to shoot back until the suspect surrenders or is killed/incapacitated. However this falls down where Robocop is concerned as he’s essentially immune to anything less than military grade weaponry - police can’t use lethal force against attacks that don’t have any danger of serious bodily injury or death. Robocop shooting armed attackers (with normal small arms) is the equivalent of normal police shooting someone throwing snowballs at them - Robocop should simply be walking up to the suspect, disarming them then arresting them.

* AdaptationalComicRelief: In addition to undergoing AdaptationalNiceGuy, while Murphy has had some quips before, he's shown to be much more of a DeadpenSnarker or cracking jokes than other incarnation.

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: The news broadcasts imply the UsefulNotes/ColdWar is still ongoing and South Africa is still an apartheid state.

* ''[=RoboCop=]: Alpha Commando'': Animated, 1998. Which was less than well received. Filled the world with smartass [=AIs=]. Noted for being the program that directly followed ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' during that show's run on syndication, as both were distributed by Creator/FourKidsEntertainment.

* ContinuityNod: The Amazon conflict appears to have kept going since the first film to the third film, with Cain having been a soldier in that war before being court-martialed.

%% * TheCommandments: [=RoboCop=]'s four directives.

%% * DavidVersusGoliath: [=RoboCop=] vs. ED-209, a taller and robotic walker.

''[=RoboCop=]'' is a CyberPunk film, TV, comic and video game franchise. Set in an eerily-presicent version of UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, the over-burdened and under-staffed police force is [[LawEnforcementInc privatized]] and given to [[MegaCorp Omni Consumer Products]] (OCP), who [[PrivatelyOwnedSociety effectively own the city]]. OCP builds a {{cyborg}} from the remains of Officer Alex Murphy, a hero cop who was murdered in the line of duty. Armed with [[ImmuneToBullets bulletproof armor]], [[ImprobableAimingSkills an impossibly-steady hand]], and a computerized brain, [=RoboCop=] is touted as "the future a law enforcement" and dispatched to the warzone of [[TheCityNarrows "Old Detroit".]] But he is ultimately a [[PhotoOpWithTheDog tool for public-relations]], and the soul of Murphy [[GhostInTheMachine remains restless.]]

** ''[=RoboCop=]: Revolution'' (2010)

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Both series present Murphy was less willing to use police brutality and practicing ThouShallNotKill.

* Artistic License - Law Enforcement: In RealLife, police officers (at least in modern democracies without high levels of police corruption) have to adhere to "use of force continuum" guidelines on the amount of force they are allowed to use when confronting suspects - they can’t just shoot someone who decides to be uncooperative during an arrest for example. Naturally if a suspect is shooting at an officer they are allowed to shoot back until the suspect surrenders or is killed/incapacitated. However this falls down where Robocop is concerned as he’s essentially immune to anything less than military grade weaponry - police can’t use lethal force against attacks that don’t have any danger of serious bodily injury or death. Robocop shooting armed attackers (with normal small arms) is the equivalent of normal police shooting someone throwing snowballs at them - Robocop should simply be walking up to the suspect, disarming them then arresting them.