History Main / AttackDrone

* The Combat Wasps in {{Nights Dawn}}. They're basically highly intelligent (for a rocket) missiles with dozens of miniature warheads, sensors, and rockets on them.

** Many confirmed kill in fact. They are also one NightmareFuel for the Taliban.

** Would that classify as a [[IncrediblyLamePun ro-boat?]] ...sorry. Please don't release the robo-hounds.
*** I'm imagining a robot in the boat rowing it with an oar. That would be a [[IncrediblyLamePun rowbot.]]
* Any guided missile is basically a one-shot attack drone that performs a HeroicSacrifice at the end of its mission.
** Or to put it another way [[InspectorGadget a robotic kamikaze pilot]].
** Interceptor missiles are drones that make their best attempt at TakingTheBullet.

The Germans tried their own version called a Mistel, which had a Junkers Ju-88 bomber stripped out, bombed up, and controlled to it's target by an Me-109 or FW-190 fighter mounted piggyback on the bomber. These weren't very successful either, being slow and unmaneuverable. Desperation makes one do crazy things, tho.

** In UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown you got Tanks (armed with light autocannon, missile launchers or laser cannon) and later Hovertanks (armed with plasma cannon or [[WaveMotionGun Blaster Launchers]]) which appeared so be drone vehicles controlled from HQ as they required no crew and would continue to operate after all human soldiers were out of action. Terror from the Deep had Coelacanths, basically underwater tanks, and Displacers, drone submarines.

*** From that same move, all four Gundams have their ''own unique types'' (yes, plural) of Attack Drone that can pull all kinds of crazy stunts.

** ''{{Gundam 00}}'' is probably the most diverse and extensive case so far: The first season only had GN Fangs, which are combination melee[=/=]ranged Attack Drones. The second season really lets loose though: Cherudim has GN Shield Bits and GN Rifle Bits and the Gaddess has GN Beam Saber Fangs (each of which are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin), the Reborns has Large GN Fin Fangs (basically rifle bits) and Small GN Fin Fangs (basically beam saber fangs), the Regnant has its own massive GN Fangs (which lack ranged weaponry and basically slice the enemy to pieces), and the Arche has an upgraded version of the GN Fangs from the first season. Fun is had by all.

*** And that's not even getting started on the Gundams, all four of which have their ''own unique types'' (yes, plural) of Attack Drone that can pull all kinds of crazy stunts.

** ''GundamSEED'' starts with wired weapons called gunbarrels, said to require [[strike:Newtype powers]] great "spacial awareness" to operate; later in the series they introduce [[FunWithAcronyms DRAGOONs]] which are more like standard bits. The sequel ''GundamSEEDDestiny'' begins introducing wireless weapons that don't require spacial awareness. It also introduced [=DRAGOONs=] that can emit beam blades, functioning as melee weapons rather than just ranged ones.
** ''{{Gundam 00}}'' has GN fangs, which are combination melee[=/=]ranged Attack Drones. The second season's Cherudim Gundam has shield and rife bits, which are another case of ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
*** Finally, [[Film/Gundam00AwakeningOfTheTrailblazer Gundam 00: Awakening of the Trailblazer]] features the Gadeleza, a mobile armor with the largest definitve number of remote weapons ever conceved throughout the Gundam franchise -- it boasts 14 Large GN Fangs (which are each roughly the size of a standard mobile suit), each of which carry 10 of their ''own'' regular-sized fangs, making for a grand total of '''154 remote weapons all together.'''

[[caption-width-right:350:The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Reaper]] UAV, providing TruthInTelevision and [[MacrossMissileMassacre lots and lots of missiles]].]]

* ''StarCraft'' and ''WarCraft 3'' both have attack drones. Starcraft has the Protoss Carrier, with Interceptor drones that can be targeted, but never are (either you have large amounts of light attackers that are hard to control that just shot them done as the Interceptors exit the carrier, or you focus fire on carriers themselves, which then kills the connected Interceptors) Warcraft 3's expansion had the Crypt Lord, which has the ability to send out locusts which aren't targettable and attack biological units; the Warden can temporarily summon the aptly-named Avatar of Vengeance which resurrects dead bodies into Spirits of Vengeance which can attack but they cannot be attacked themselves!

[[caption-width-right:350:The Reaper UAV, providing TruthInTelevision and [[MacrossMissileMassacre lots and lots of missiles]].]]

* Again, the ''SuperRobotWars'' series, in addition to the {{Gundam}} examples listed above, also featured a number of original mecha with drones, such as the Ashsaber, Dis Astragant, Shuroga, R-Gun Rivale, and more. Many of these [[AttackDrone Attack Drones]]' names follow the pattern of "<Noun/Adjective> [[GratuitousEnglish Slave]]".
** The first Original with [[AttackDrone Attack Drones]], however, is Cybuster with its Hi-Familiar. Only two in total, but still [[AttackDrone Attack Drones]].
** Does that really count? They're piloted.

* The Security Bots in ''{{Bioshock}}'' fulfill this purpose if hacked - instead of attacking Jack they will follow him and open fire on any hostiles. He can have up to two of these at any one time.

** Don't forget the Sentinels.

** Or to put it another way [[InspectorGadget a robotic kamakaze pilot]].

** Or to put it another way [[InspectorGadget a robotic kamakazi pilot]].