Line #38 Characters/RoboCop2014


1	For characters in the 1987-1993 movies, [[Characters/RoboCop see here]].
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	[[folder:Detroit Police Department]]
6	[[index]]
7	!!Alex J. Murphy/[=RC-2000=]/[=RoboCop=]
8	See [=RoboCop=]'s character page [[Characters/RoboCopTheCharacter here]].
9	[[/index]]
10
11	!!Jack Lewis
12	-> Played by Creator/MichaelKWilliams
13
14	Alex's partner and another plainclothes officer with the Detroit Police Department. At the start of the movie, he was placed in a hospital after being injured in a shootout due to Vallon being tipped off by moles within the [=DPD=]. After being released, Jack starts to help Murphy, now known publicly as [=RoboCop=], to solve his murder and figure out who was responsible for his attempted assassination.
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16	* AdaptationalJobChange: In the original, Lewis was a beat cop like Murphy. This version is a plain clothes detective and additionally is ranked Sergeant.
17	* AdaptationNameChange: As a result of the GenderFlip, his first name is "Jack", not "Anne".
18	* BigDamnHeroes: Jack does this twice near the end, first [[spoiler:distracting an ED-209 from shooting up Murphy]] and then [[spoiler:killing Mattox before he can kill Murphy.]]
19	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Subverted because he is badly injured in the first act but survives and continues to be an active hero.
20	* CompositeCharacter: Arguably between Anne Lewis and Sgt. Reed, combining the former's last name and job as Murphy's partner with the latter's gender, ethnicity, rank, and [[spoiler: role as an honest cop]].
21	* TheLancer: Being Murphy's partner he fits as a foil. The contrast is all the greater after Murphy's transformation.
22	* GenderFlip: Anne Lewis has become Jack Lewis.
23	* RaceLift: The original Robocop had a Caucasian partner instead of an African-American.
24
25	!!John Lake and Andre Daniels
26	-> Played by Creator/DanielKash and K.C. Collins
27
28	A duo of plainclothes detectives in the Detroit Police Department, working alongside Murphy and Lewis. Murphy finds them suspicious from the get-go.
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30	* BerserkButton: They don't like Murphy's CowboyCop attitude or his accusations that they're rogue cops, especially since [[spoiler:they're working for Vallon.]]
31	* CorruptCop: [[spoiler:They secretly work for Antoine Vallon, and it's on their suggestion that Vallon puts the hit out on Murphy.]]
32	* DecompositeCharacter: Both essentially are analogous to [[Film/RoboCop2 Duffy]], [[spoiler:smuggling guns out of the evidence locker and spying for Vallon.]]
33	* EvilCounterpart: They are corrupt cops in contrast Murphy and Lewis, who are heroic cops.
34	* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:They're lead detectives in the DPD's investigation into Antoine Vallon, while secretly they're on Vallon's payroll and helping him to conceal all of his crimes.]]
35	* TooDumbToLive: Daniels has the bright idea to try and pull a gun on [[spoiler:Murphy post-transformation, when Murphy is clearly out for revenge and had just killed an entire gang armed with heavy weapons. Moreover, they're in the middle of the police station and Murphy has already uploaded all of the evidence of their corruption into the police database, so they're hosed either way. Naturally, this ends up costing him his life. It's probably a case of TakingYouWithMe -- Murphy is shot up and looks vulnerable, sitting right in front of him with his visor up. Unfortunately [[QuickDraw his enhanced reflexes are working just fine]].]]
36	* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Andre's survival depends on his gun shot wound from Alex being survivable. It's left ambiguous if he was treated medically and went to prison to face an uncertain fate. John's supposed fate in prison is also left to the imagination.]]
37	* VillainsWantMercy: Lake reveals [[spoiler:the Chief of Police's involvement with crime boss Vallon]] so as not to be shot dead by [=RoboCop=]. Murphy appears to give him mercy, only to turn around seconds later and shoot him with a taser round.
38	* WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to discuss these suspicious cops without revealing [[spoiler:they're on Vallon's payroll]], especially since Alex is suspicious of them from the start.
39
40	!!Karen Dean
41	-> Played by Marianne Jean-Baptiste
42
43	The current chief of police with the Detroit Police Department. She doesn't like when her subordinate have CowboyCop tendencies. [[spoiler:She also secretly works alongside Vallon in providing stolen guns from DPD evidence lockups]].
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45	* AdaptationalJobChange: In the original trilogy, Reed was a Sergeant. Dean is the chief of police.
46	* AdaptationNameChange: From Sgt. Reed, likely because of the GenderFlip [[spoiler: and AdaptationalVillainy]].
47	* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Reed was an honest cop; Dean, however, is [[DirtyCop not]].]]
48	* DaChief: She doesn't like Murphy's CowboyCop activities but does believe his theory that two corrupt cops are working with Vallon. She is still a ByTheBookCop so she cannot arrest them unless there is evidence and tells Murphy to leave it to InternalAffairs. [[spoiler:However, it is later revealed she is in league with them and working with Vallon.]]
49	* DecompositeCharacter: Sgt. Reed was arguably split between her and Lewis, who is more of a CompositeCharacter between him and his namesake Anne Lewis.
50	* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Exposed as Vallon's mole by Lake after Murphy and Lewis confront him.]]
51	* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:When Murphy confronts Dean for her corruption, she is shown to expressing nothing but fear.]]
52	* GenderFlip: For Sergeant Reed, Murphy's supervising officer in the original movies.
53	* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:She's the Detroit Chief of Police and, alongside Lake and Daniels, is secretly in the pocket of crime boss Antoine Vallon.]]
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55	[[/folder]]
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57	[[folder:OmniCorp]]
58
59	!!Raymond Sellars
60	-> Played by Creator/MichaelKeaton
61	-> Dubbed by Creator/BernardLanneau (European French)
62
63	The current chief executive officer of [=OmniCorp=]. He has a vision of selling its android products to the American government so that they can be used for law enforcement purposes. He's also responsible for being the public face of starting the [=RoboCop=] to win the public's trust.
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65	* AdaptationalOriginConnection: Instead of being an opponent to Alex's cybernetics, he wants Alex to become his Product With A Conscience. However, he eventually tries to [[spoiler:stab Alex in the back and becomes wanted by Alex for attempted murder]].
66	* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Compared to [[Characters/RoboCop Richard Jones]] who he is analogous to, Raymond Sellars doesn't have a VillainousBreakdown, is soft spoken and doesn't blatantly contract hits on people. Unlike Richard, he descends into villainy over the course of the film until a SoftSpokenSadist personality develops.
67	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Zigzagged. At first, Raymond seems like he may be a very ambitious, but soft spoken TechBro, and isn't overtly cutthroat like his counterpart Richard Jones in the original film. This starts to go downhill from SlowlySlippingIntoEvil, and he remains mostly soft spoken, [[spoiler:yet becomes just as willing to order the death of Alex as Jones]]. He reaches Jones's mindset in the end, softly joking about being able to [[spoiler:shoot Alex's family]] without consequences.
68	* BigBadEnsemble: The current chief executive officer of [=OmniCorp=] and the final threat [=RoboCop=] faces in the movie. Seeing as he is the CEO of a conglomerate, Sellars is by far more dangerous than Vallon.
69	* CharacterDeath: At the end once he's made a full FaceHeelTurn to CorruptCorporateExecutive, he is [[spoiler: shot and killed by Murphy after he points a gun at Alex's family and Alex overpowers his RestrainingBolt through sheer willpower]].
70	* CompositeCharacter: He fills the roles of The Old Man and Richard Jones in this continuity, with heavy emphasis on Jones's role.
71	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Sellars started out just an executive who wanted [=OmniCorp=]'s droid enforcement program to pass in the United States. Once their first cyborg became a success, corporate greed kicks in as Sellars decides to [[spoiler: have him eliminated as a "martyr"]] so the droid enforcement program will push through.
72	* FauxAffablyEvil: He appears charming and friendly towards both employees and Murphy's family. Then he makes the decision to [[spoiler:make a "martyr" of Alex Murphy]] in order to "boost" the company's reputation.
73	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Sellars couldn't resist gloating and [[spoiler:pointing a hand-gun at Alex Murphy's family. This gives Alex just the push he needs to fire a fatal bullet and end the standoff.]]
74	* ManipulativeBastard: He unflinchingly manipulates Alex's family into believing that [[spoiler: Alex went rogue when he was behind his attempted murder]]. In the rooftop finale, he tries to claim that "I mean you no harm." and only drops the manipulation when he gets smug over winning [[spoiler: and points a handgun at Alex's family]].
75	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: As [[http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/02/07/robocop-real-future-warfare-is-here/ this article]] points out, Sellars is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfrid_Sellars Wilfrid Sellars]].
76	* SoftSpokenSadist: Once he starts slipping into villainy, he maintains his calm demeanor, even when [[spoiler: casually pointing a handgun at Alex Murphy's family]] and mocking Alex about being powerless to stop him.
77	* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: He begins the film as a guy who simply wants to sell his machines to the American government, and unlike his counterpart in the original, those machines work. He slowly toys more and more with Murphy, treating him less than a man and more of a useful product as the plot goes on, and once he utters [[spoiler:"you know what's better than a hero? A dead hero"]], you know there is no turning back.
78	* TechBro: Older than the usual example. Raymond Sellars is the owner of the robotics manufacturer [[MegaCorp OmniCorp]], but rather than being the traditional CorruptCorporateExecutive who dresses in a power suit, and act in a more refined manner, Sellar's image is updated to emulate the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, sporting a business casual attire or simply dresses casually, and is very much an extrovert.
79	* VisionaryVillain: Sees a future where androids are in the front-lines of law enforcement duties.
80	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After the American Senate initially repealed the Dreyfus Act, he decides to [[spoiler:order the termination of Murphy]] since he found out that Murphy can override his directives at will. This gives Alex cause to arrest him for [[spoiler: attempted murder of a police officer in the final standoff]].
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82	!!Tom Pope
83	-> Played by Creator/JayBaruchel
84	-> Dubbed by Creator/DonaldReignoux (European French)
85
86	In charge of [=OmniCorp=]'s marketing division, he's responsible for planning out on how to advertise [=RoboCop=] as part of Seller's plan of getting the public to back the company's plans to have Murphy as a cyborg police officer.
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88	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Like Sellars, he wants to take advantage of [=RoboCop=]'s popularity to make a profit for the company by turning [=RoboCop=] in a martyr.
89	* PrecisionFStrike: Drops the only one of the entire film: "We're fuuuucked..."
90	* WhyDidntIThinkOfThat: Pope's response to being told Murphy is investigating his own "murder" is excitement because it is a brilliant stroke of marketing.
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92	!!Liz Kline
93	-> Played by Jennifer Ehle
94	-> Dubbed by Creator/LaurenceBreheret (European French)
95
96	In charge of [=OmniCorp=]'s legal division, she's responsible for advising Sellars and other company personnel on legal matters in dealing with the public and the American government.
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98	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Shares this with her peers. She's the legal division after all, and you know what that means, right? [[EvilLawyerJoke She's a lawyer.]]
99	* {{Jerkass}}: When Alex goes into shock after having the entire police database uploaded into his brain, Kline tells Dr. Norton to help Alex because their reputations are in danger, not out of concern for Alex's well-being. Also, she considers filing a restraining order against Clara Murphy when the latter understandably complains [=OmniCorp=] is keeping Alex from returning home.
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101	!!Rick Mattox
102	-> Played by Creator/JackieEarleHaley
103
104	A private military contractor working for [=OmniCorp=]. He's responsible for commanding all of the company's android forces when needed. He also trains Murphy after he is changed into [=RoboCop=].
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106	* CharacterDeath: Shot and killed by Lewis after he tries to gun down [=RoboCop=].
107	* CompositeCharacter: Has the twsited sense of humor of [[Film/RoboCop1987 Clarence Boddicker]] and works for OCP like [[Film/RoboCop3 Paul MacDaggett]].
108	* TheDragon: To [=OmniCorp=] for its security forces, especially its android army. He's the one in the field giving orders to the droids.
109	* MusicalChores: When testing Murphy in the simulator, Mattox says he likes music while he works -- then plays "If I Only Had A Heart", [[StealthInsult the Tinman's song]] from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
110	* OhCrap: He gets ''very'' nervous at the end of the live-fire test, after Murphy has destroyed all of his EM-208s.
111	* PayEvilUntoEvil: After defeating all of the robots in a test fight, Murphy asks if it's all right if he tases Mattox. He's told to go ahead.
112	* PrivateMilitaryContractor: Works for [=OmniCorp=] as a hired contractor.
113	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Initially he's this with Murphy and Norton since he doesn't approve the idea of putting a person as a machine in battle. Then he's ordered by Sellars to get rid of Murphy.
114	* TrainingFromHell: Gives this to Murphy after his post-cyborg operation as [=RoboCop=]. It involves simulations against pure robots and then a live battle where he is hugely outnumbered.
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116	!!Dennett Norton
117	-> Played by Creator/GaryOldman
118
119	The head scientist in charge of providing services to disabled people by using [=OmniCorp=]-made prosthetic limbs to help them reintegrate back to society. He was also chosen by Sellars to head the [=RoboCop=] program and to check on Murphy's physical, mental and emotional health.
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121	* AdaptationNameChange: From the original's Bob Morton.
122	* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike Bob Morton, he truly cares for Murphy.
123	* AntiHero: Dr. Norton's actions may be questionable, but he has the concerns of his patients (especially Murphy) in mind in order to give them a second chance.
124	* CompositeCharacter: He serves Bob Morton's role as the guy who made Murphy into [=RoboCop=], but he truly cares for Murphy like the two technicians from ''Film/RoboCop2'' and [[Film/RoboCop3 Marie Lazarus]], as well as [[Series/RoboCopTheSeries Charlie Lippencot]], [[Series/RoboCopPrimeDirectives Colleen Frost]], and [[WesternAnimation/RoboCopAlphaCommando Cornelius Neumeier]]
125	* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: One of the world's foremost intellects on artificial intelligence, brain surgery, cybernetics, orthopedics, psychology, and robotics. Especially in scenarios where the fields must interact. He can devise and execute creative (though morally questionable) solutions to complex problems in those areas of expertise within minutes.
126	* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: At the start, Dr. Norton doesn't want anything to do with weaponising his cyborg technology, but Sellars talks him into working on [=RoboCop=]. As the film goes on he starts making bigger compromises, such as tinkering with Alex's brain and body chemistry, which have the effect of reducing his humanity. [[spoiler:Eventually however, [[HeelRealization he realizes just how far he's gone]] and seeks to repair the damage.]]
127	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Dennet engages into increasingly more extreme action regarding Alex's build and programing, but it's always to help Alex avoid the scrap heap and in any case he clearly doesn't like doing it. The "combat mode", for instance, was made because if Alex doesn't perform as well as the pure-robots then he will never go home and see his family again.
128	* WhatTheHellHero: Even though Dennet accepts that he crossed ethical boundaries, Pat Novak still chews him out on TV and feels Dennet got off too easy.
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130	!!Jae Kim
131	-> Played by Creator/AimeeGarcia
132
133	The assistant of Dr. Norton, she helps him perform his tasks as part of the [=RoboCop=] program under [=OmniCorp=]'s watch.
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135	* BrainyBrunette: Since she's an [=OmniCorp=] scientist, she has great intelligence. She also has brown hair.
136	* ButNotTooForeign: [[AllThereInTheManual Promotional material suggest that she's partially of Korean origin.]]
137	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Dr. Norton is not her master, but her boss and mentor. Nonetheless she assists him during the procedures that remove Murphy's humanity and give AI programing control over Murphy's freewill. Not once does she hesitate or voice objection as he repeatedly crosses the lines of morality.
138	* SatelliteCharacter: She has no characterization outside being Dr. Norton's assistant.
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140	[[/folder]]
141
142	[[folder:OmniCorp Droids]]
143
144	!!EM-208
145
146	The main android soldiers of [=OmniCorp=]. They are used to provide the vanguard of advance forces, as well as to conduct law enforcement operations in war-torn countries.
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148	* MechaMook: [=OmniCorp=] uses humanoid EM-208 robots with advanced [=AI=] overseas to conduct searches and serve as main troops for the American military. Murphy is pitted against a large group for his final test.
149	* {{Omniglot}}: Thanks to [=OmniCorp=] programming, they can speak over 2,000 languages to help them easily interact with the native population of a country that they are deployed in.
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151	!!Enforcement Droid [=209=]
152
153	A bipedal android made by [=OmniCorp=]. They are used for providing fire support in peacekeeping operations in countries to protect [=VIPs=] from hostile forces.
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155	* AdaptationalBadass: The ED-209 models are competent this time around, instead of bumbling examples of poor programming.
156	* LogicalWeakness: These are deadly serious combat machines, but their binary programming means that they ''will'' kill armed targets, and ''won't'' kill unarmed ones. [[spoiler: Therefore, when the police come out to stop them, unarmed and with their hands up, they can't get past the obstruction.]]
157	* MechaMook: Serves alongside the EM-208 to provide fire support in case of insurgent or terrorist attacks against their forces.
158	* MoreDakka: Are equipped with dual chainguns. Although not shown in the movie, [[AllThereInTheManual promotional material shows that they can be loaded with Hellfire rockets.]]
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160	[[/folder]]
161
162	[[folder:Criminals]]
163
164	!!Antoine Vallon
165	-> Played by Creator/PatrickGarrow
166
167	A Detroit-based crime boss responsible for running small arms in the streets taken from Detroit Police Department custody. He's the main culprit for approving the assassination of Murphy.
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169	* AdaptationNameChange: From Clarence Boddicker to Antoine Vallon.
170	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Unlike [[Film/RoboCop1987 Boddicker]], who took sadistic glee in his actions, Vallon is more of a businessman in regards to his work.
171	* ArmsDealer: Makes a lot of money selling weapons stolen from the DPD's lockup. As a result, he and his gang are ''very'' well equipped.
172	* BigBadEnsemble: Being a crime boss, he is [=RoboCop=]'s primary target.
173	* CharacterDeath: [=RoboCop=] kills him and his whole gang in one fell swoop.
174	* CopKiller: He's well aware of the risks and consequences of becoming one, but orders the hit on Murphy anyway after being assured by Lake and Daniels that they would protect him.
175	* CreateYourOwnHero: It was his ordering the car bombing on Murphy that made Murphy eligible for the [=RoboCop=] project.
176	-->'''Vallon''': I kill a cop, I'm looking over my shoulder the rest of my life.
177	* CompositeCharacter: While the analogue for Clarence Boddicker, Mattox got Boddicker's sense of humor. He also borrows a play from [[Film/Robocop2 Cain]] by using dirty cops to spy for him.
178	* DiscOneFinalBoss: He's a personal enemy for Murphy and it's his actions that lead to Murphy's transformation into [=RoboCop=], but his street-level crimes are nothing compared to [=OmniCorp=]'s actions and it's only after he's dealt with that [=OmniCorp=] truly turns villainous.
179	* NoNonsenseVillain: Vallon is pretty competent, and it takes Murphy a lot of work, even with the advanced tracking capabilities he has as [=RoboCop=], to pin the man down. He also has his men arm themselves appropriately to penetrate Murphy's armor (presumably, the ballistic resistance of [=OmniCorp=] androids was leaked to him by his moles), lines explosives in the hallway leading to his position, and has all his men behind heavy cover. Though Murphy got through, they did a fair amount of damage.
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181	[[/folder]]
182
183	[[folder:Civilians]]
184
185	!!Clara Murphy
186	-> Played by Creator/AbbieCornish
187
188	Alex's wife. She provides moral support for him and her son, David throughout the movie.
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190	* AdaptationNameChange: From the original's "Ellen" to "Clara".
191	* AscendedExtra: In the original trilogy, Ellen and Jimmy were background characters at best, a reminder of what he lost. Here, Clara and David are a key part of the story.
192	* DamselInDistress: Clara and her son are held at gunpoint by Sellars in the climax. [[spoiler:Fortunately, [=RoboCop=] saves them.]]
193	* {{Determinator}}: She will do whatever it takes to get Alex to come home, despite [=OmniCorp=]'s constant efforts to victimize her family.
194	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She is a blonde and one of the most moral characters in the movie.
195	* HappilyMarried: Before and after Alex's robotization they are shown to have a strong marriage. There was an active sex life too, but Alex is no longer equipped for that.
196	* ThePowerOfLove: Clara stepping in front of the roboticized Murphy and begging him to stop ignoring his family is what allows Murphy to triumph over his software and programming.
197
198	!!David Murphy
199	-> Played by John Paul Ruttan
200
201	The only son of Alex and Clara Murphy.
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203	* AdaptationNameChange: From the original's "Jimmy" to "David".
204	* AgeLift: Jimmy from the original looks about 10 or 11, but David looks about 7 or 8.
205	* AscendedExtra: In the original trilogy, Murphy's family were background characters at best, a reminder of what he lost, even more so Jimmy, as at least Ellen had a scene interacting with a post-[=RoboCop=] Murphy. Here, Clara and David are a key part of the story.
206	* DistressedDude: David and his mother are held at gunpoint by Sellars in the climax. [[spoiler:Fortunately, [=RoboCop=] saves them.]]
207	* WhenYouComingHomeDad: David becomes borderline depressed by his father's absence, to the point he doesn't even want to go to school. [[spoiler:[=RoboCop=]'s desire to see his family again is what allows him to overcome [=OmniCorp=]'s reprogramming.]]
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209	!!Patrick "Pat" Novak
210	-> Played by Creator/SamuelLJackson
211	-> Dubbed by Creator/ThierryDesroses (European French)
212
213	A right-wing broadcaster of "The Novak Element". He's a pro-[=OmniCorp=] supporter who believes in the use of their android forces to provide law enforcement services to the public.
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215	* {{Expy}}: Pat Novak is a RaceLift of infamous right-wing TV pundits like Bill O'Reilly or Rush Limbaugh. His show is even named "The Novak Element", obviously after The O'Reilly Factor.
216	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Pat Novak was a [[RadioDrama Golden Age Radio]] private detective played by a Pre-''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' Jack Webb (who was also very conservative).
217	* PrecisionFStrike: At the end, the normally smooth Novak drops Samuel L. Jackson's signature "motherfucker" when talking about [[spoiler:the President upholding the Dreyfuss Act and Dr. Norton's whistleblowing.]]
218	* SoundEffectBleep: When Novak loses his temper on his talk show, he lets loose a lot of words that are bleeped out.
219	* VillainousBreakdown: "Villain" is [[StrawmanPolitical a bit of a stretch]], but Pat Novak flies into a ClusterFBomb speech with [[spoiler:Norton's whistleblowing on [=OmniCorp=] and the vetoed repeal of the Dreyfuss Act.]]
220
221	!!Hubert Dreyfus
222	-> Played by Zach Grenier
223
224	An American Senator from Michigan who is responsible for authoring the Dreyfus Act, which doesn't allow any company to deploy androids to serve in a law enforcement capacity.
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226	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: As [[http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/02/07/robocop-real-future-warfare-is-here/ this article]] Senator Dreyfus is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Dreyfus Hubert Dreyfus]].
227	* NoPartyGiven: Though his opposition to automated law enforcement (an allegory for drone warfare) and the fact that he represents Michigan (which is generally, though not exclusively, a blue state) could point to him being a Democrat, he is not officially either one.
228	[[/folder]]

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