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** In a later comic, Guck is introduced, which is recycled sludge from industrial runoff. Robots enjoy drinking it and it apparently functions like an energy drink for them.
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** Mr. Delaire encounters one of these bootleg Nandroids at an off-brand electronics shop while searching for Emmy. While she very poorly acts like one, she quickly gets angry when he refuses to take her home and even menacingly tells him no one has to know about it.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: The main story is cute and innocent, but there are hints of something darker going on around the edges: the careful warnings about [[AIIsACrapshoot obsolete or malfunctioning "outmode" robots]], for instance, or the casually dismissive way people treat Nandroids and other service robots, or John Sterling's casual reference to "[[BreadEggsMilkSquick naysayers, setbacks, and occasional humanitarian disasters]]" in his speech to a graduating class of Nandroids.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: The main story is cute and innocent, but there are hints of something darker going on around the edges: the careful warnings about [[AIIsACrapshoot obsolete or malfunctioning "outmode" robots]], for instance, or the casually dismissive way people treat Nandroids and other service robots, or John Sterling's casual reference to "[[BreadEggsMilkSquick naysayers, setbacks, and occasional humanitarian disasters]]" in his speech to a graduating class of Nandroids. More pronounced after [[spoiler:Emmy accidentally becomes an outmode and gets lost in another part of the city full of derelict robots, gangs, landfills and street urchins]].
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--->'''Emmy:''' Mmm... yes! Excellent mouth feel!
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*** [[HypocriticalHumor Hilariously echoed by an Oscar-esque robot hiding in the trash when he sees Emmy sitting on the bench in "his spot" and chases her away:]]
--->'''Garbage Robot:''' The riff-raff they let run around these days... This city's going down-hill I tell ya.
--->'''Garbage Robot:''' The riff-raff they let run around these days... This city's going down-hill I tell ya.
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* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:After Emmy locks herself in the bathroom, Molly implies to Angela that is likely that Emmy will hurt somebody if she malfunctions again]].
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* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:After Emmy locks herself in the bathroom, Molly implies to Angela that is it’s likely that Emmy will hurt somebody if she malfunctions again]].
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* ChildProdigy: Corbin Mendenhall, and he won't let you forget it. Despite being an elementary student, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment he is first seen listening to an audiobook on financial strategies]].
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''Emmy The Robot'' is a webcomic written and drawn by [[https://twitter.com/DomCellini_Art Dominic Cellini]] about a Android Nanny, or 'Nandroid', named Emmy. The Sterling Robotics company developed her and the other androids to care for families and children. Emmy, though a bit naive, hopes to make the best of her new life as the caretaker for the Delaire family and their daughter Madeline.
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''Emmy The the Robot'' is a webcomic written and drawn by [[https://twitter.com/DomCellini_Art Dominic Cellini]] about a Android Nanny, or 'Nandroid', named Emmy. The Sterling Robotics company developed her and the other androids to care for families and children. Emmy, though a bit naive, hopes to make the best of her new life as the caretaker for the Delaire family and their daughter Madeline.
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* AIIsACrapshoot:
** Outmoded robots are seen as malicious by society as their behavior often becomes erratic and produces unsatisfactory results for their masters.
** Outmoded robots are seen as malicious by society as their behavior often becomes erratic and produces unsatisfactory results for their masters.
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* AIIsACrapshoot:
**AIIsACrapshoot: Outmoded robots are seen as malicious by society as their behavior often becomes erratic and produces unsatisfactory results for their masters.
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* ToneShift: The tone of the webcomic turns darker after [[spoiler: Emmy accidentally ruins Madeline's birthday party and begans facing the hardships that outmode robots face on a poorer city upon abandoning the hospital out of fear of being dismantled by the doctors who were treating her.]]
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* GlitchEpisode: After getting a minor upgrade, Emmy's arm [[spoiler:began glitching at Madeline's birthday, causing it to be ruined and be sent to the hospital, abandoning it upon hearing plans of dismantling her. Later on, Darcy explains to Emmy that is pretty common to robots who have a faulty upgrade but still work perfectly fine to be considered outmodes.]]
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** Outmoded robots are seen as malicious by society as their behavior often becomes erratic and produces unsatisfactory results for their masters.
** Outmoded robots are seen as malicious by society as their behavior often becomes erratic and produces unsatisfactory results for their masters.
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* DifferentStatesOfAmerica: The Delaire family is located in the state of Newburgh, which has the abbreviation NB. We know it's on the East Coast, possibly in New England, but that's all the hints that have been given.
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* DifferentStatesOfAmerica: The Delaire family is located in the state of Newburgh, which has the abbreviation NB. We know it's on the East Coast, possibly in New England, but that's all the hints that have been given.
* SmokeOut: [[spoiler:Darcy uses one to distract the Iron Spikes and rescue Emmy from them.]]
* TrackingDevice: In order to not lose Emmy, Darcy puts one of these on her by convincing the robot that is a friendship bracelet. [[spoiler: This laters saves Emmy from being kidnapped by the Iron Spikes]]
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** [[spoiler: "We have a Problem" and "A Hasty Exit", as Emmy accidentally abandons the hospital upon hearing that she will be shut down indefinitely by Dr. Ron Bennet or being sent to the Swiss plant to be dismantled]].
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** [[spoiler: "We have a Problem" and "A Hasty Exit", as Emmy accidentally abandons the hospital upon hearing that she will be shut down indefinitely by Dr. Ron Bennet or being sent to the Swiss plant to be dismantled]].
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* GetOut: The owner of a grocery shop who banned robots from his store threatens Emmy to get out unless she wants to end up getting shot by his electric gun.
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** One owner of a grocery store in the poorer suburbs has banned all robots from his store entirely, tired of them stealing his products, and threatens to fire Emmy with an electric gun when she enters to ask for directions.
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* HiredHelpAsFamily: It's shown that despite [[spoiler:the trouble caused at the birthday party]], the Delarie family consider Emmy a part of the family and [[spoiler:are actively worried about her being missing. Madeline in particular is shown to miss her dearly]].
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* HiredHelpAsFamily: It's shown that despite [[spoiler:the trouble caused at the birthday party]], the Delarie family consider Emmy a part of the family and [[spoiler:are actively worried about her being missing. Madeline in particular is shown to miss her dearly]].
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* GossipyHens: Nandroids like to gossip, though they're careful enough not to use any names while in their children's presence.
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* GossipyHens: Nandroids (Including Emmy meeting up with her friends) like to gossip, though they're careful enough not to use any names while in their children's presence.
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* StrangerSafety: While watching an outmode robot dance, Emmie witnesses that stranger outmode robot about to give a lollipop to Madeline. Fearing it may have an odd flavor and be unsafe, she grabs it before Madeline, stomps away from the park and properly throws it out on a garbage can before Madeline consumes it.
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* StrangerSafety: While watching an outmode robot dance, Emmie Emmy witnesses that stranger outmode robot about to give a lollipop to Madeline. Fearing it may have an odd flavor and be unsafe, she grabs it before Madeline, stomps away from the park and properly throws it out on a garbage can before Madeline consumes it.
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* AdultFear:
** While watching an outmode robot dance, Emmie witnesses that stranger outmode robot about to give a lollipop to Madeline. Fearing it may have an odd flavor and be unsafe, she grabs it before Madeline, stomps away from the park and properly throws it out on a garbage can before Madeline consumes it.
** [[spoiler:In "What to do", The Delaire discusses the worrying probability of Emmy hurting their upcoming baby after she accidentally ruins Madeline's party]].
** While watching an outmode robot dance, Emmie witnesses that stranger outmode robot about to give a lollipop to Madeline. Fearing it may have an odd flavor and be unsafe, she grabs it before Madeline, stomps away from the park and properly throws it out on a garbage can before Madeline consumes it.
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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: In contrast to the urbanization where Emmy resided, the town where Darcy lives is much poorer, with graffiti covering the walls of the streets, as well as having many buildings being outright abandoned or about to be demolished and where crime is more commonplace.
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** The kids Darcy sells fireworks to look like Spinelli, Mikey and Vince from ''[[WesternAnimation/Recess]]''.
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** The kids Darcy sells fireworks to look like Spinelli, Mikey and Vince from ''WesternAnimation/Recess''.
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* FantasticRacism: The properly functioning Nandroids' attitude toward Outmodes has definite hints of this.
-->'''Molly:''' I'm appalled by the state of this city sometimes, letting outmodes run about in daylight with children around.
** On that note, plenty of humans have a "JustAMachine" attitude to Nandroids.
-->'''Molly:''' I'm appalled by the state of this city sometimes, letting outmodes run about in daylight with children around.
** On that note, plenty of humans have a "JustAMachine" attitude to Nandroids.
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** The properly functioning Nandroids' attitude toward Outmodes has definite hints of this.
-->'''Molly:''' --->'''Molly:''' I'm appalled by the state of this city sometimes, letting outmodes run about in daylight with children around.
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* ShoutOut: The teacher for the Nandroids is named [[Creator/RayBradbury Ms. Bradbury]].
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* TimeSkip: Four years pass between Emmies adoption into the Delaries family on page 15 and page 16.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Sterling's board of directors prove to be fairly open to input from company employees, approving of Dr. Webb's decision to [[spoiler:look into any potential glitches with Emmy's update rather just dispose of her]]. One of the directors even openly praises his dedication and compassion. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Webb's direct superior opts to ignore the greenlight.]]
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler:In "What to do", The Delaire discuss the worrying probability of Emmy hurting their upcoming baby after she accidentally ruins Madeline's party]].
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** While watching an outmode robot dance, Emmie witnesses that stranger outmode robot about to give a lollipop to Madeline. Fearing it may have an odd flavor and be unsafe, she grabs it before Madeline, stomps away from the park and properly throws it out on a garbage can before Madeline consumes it.
**[[spoiler:In "What to do", The Delairediscuss discusses the worrying probability of Emmy hurting their upcoming baby after she accidentally ruins Madeline's party]].
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* ChildProdigy: Corbin Mendenhall, and he won't let you forget it. Despite being an elementary student, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment he is first seen listening to an audio book on financial strategies]].
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* GarbageHideout: [[spoiler:Emmy hides in the garbage from the doctors, however, a maintanance robot sends her to the garbage room, then to the city dumps]].
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* GarbageHideout: [[spoiler:Emmy hides in the garbage from the doctors, however, a maintanance maintenance robot sends her to the garbage room, then to the city dumps]].
* TimeSkip: Four years pass between Emmies adoption into the Delaries family on page 15 and page 16.
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* ArmCannon: Nandroids have what appears to be pepper spray built into their arms intended to be used as a last resort self-defense option. [[spoiler: It also seems to be capable of functioning as a fire extinguisher.]]
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* ArmCannon: Nandroids have what appears to be pepper spray built into their arms intended to be used as a last resort self-defense option. [[spoiler: It [[spoiler:It also seems to be capable of functioning as a fire extinguisher.]]extinguisher]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Emmy suffers from this after her hand malfunction accidentally ruins Madeline's birthday]]
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* WhamShot: There's an alarming one in [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/piece-of-cake/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=52 piece of cake]], as [[spoiler: Emmy's hand began to malfunction, accidentally throwing away the cake she was preparing]]
* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Madeline's Birthday arc seems like this, as Emmy's hand starts failing and her attack mode is triggered when Madeline was about to make her birthday wish, accidentally attacking Madeline's dad with her foam in the process and ruining the girl's cake and birthday, ending with Emmy locking herself in the bathroom and the parents worrying that Emmy will hurt their upcoming child after hearing rumors from Molly]]
** [[spoiler: We have a Problem and A Hasty Exit, as Emmy abandons the hospital upon hearing that she will be shut down indefinitely Dr Ron Bennet or being sent to the Swiss plant to be dismantled]]
* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Madeline's Birthday arc seems like this, as Emmy's hand starts failing and her attack mode is triggered when Madeline was about to make her birthday wish, accidentally attacking Madeline's dad with her foam in the process and ruining the girl's cake and birthday, ending with Emmy locking herself in the bathroom and the parents worrying that Emmy will hurt their upcoming child after hearing rumors from Molly]]
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* WhamShot: There's an alarming one in [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/piece-of-cake/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=52 piece of cake]], as [[spoiler: Emmy's [[spoiler:Emmy's hand began to malfunction, accidentally throwing away the cake she was preparing]]
preparing]].
* WhamEpisode:[[spoiler: Madeline's [[spoiler:Madeline's Birthday arc seems like this, as Emmy's hand starts failing and her attack mode is triggered when Madeline was about to make her birthday wish, accidentally attacking Madeline's dad with her foam in the process and ruining the girl's cake and birthday, ending with Emmy locking herself in the bathroom and the parents worrying that Emmy will hurt their upcoming child after hearing rumors from Molly]]
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** [[spoiler:We "We have a Problem Problem" and A "A Hasty Exit, Exit", as Emmy abandons the hospital upon hearing that she will be shut down indefinitely Dr by Dr. Ron Bennet or being sent to the Swiss plant to be dismantled]]dismantled]].
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: In "What to do", The Delaire discuss the worrying probability of Emmy hurting their upcoming baby after she accidentally ruins Madeline's party]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: After Emmy locks herself in the bathroom, Molly implies to Angela that is likely that Emmy will hurt somebody if she malfunctions again]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Emmy suffers from this after her hand malfunction accidentally ruins Madeline's birthday]]
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