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Virtanis

Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:47 pm

What's your favorite droid, robot, or other automaton (fictional or real) and why?

It doesn't have to be from Star Wars, it can be from any novel, movie, cartoon, or any other source.

Have a soft spot for HAL?, Maybe Data from Star Trek TNG?, That robot from "The Day The Earth Stood Still?", AIBO?

"You Droid Engineers have had to suffer through some tough times. The Devs do not hate the profession and have plans to address some of the larger concerns."
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Sodan-droiddreamer

Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:49 pm

#2

The mechanical spiders of my insane mind.

Sodan Droiddreamer (GEGN)
Sodan's Exotic Droidgarten - In Bohemian Grove (Geigen Shuttle), Tatooine (6156 7275)

Virtanis

Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:50 pm

#3

Personally, I love Maximilian from The Black Hole. God I loved watching that movie as a kid.

V.I.N.C.E.N.T. was pretty cool too, but Max just rocked.

"You Droid Engineers have had to suffer through some tough times. The Devs do not hate the profession and have plans to address some of the larger concerns."
- Q-3PO 10/23/03 1st Annual Droid Engineering Academy Awards
- Fortium - Master Droid Engineer - Master Artisan - Grumpy Advocate for Droids and DE's -
- Proprietor of CF Industries Droidworks -
Naboo: -6600, 3450; Tatooine: -680, -4290; Dantooine: -772, 2860; Corellia: -140, -5500;

Sodan-droiddreamer

Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:58 pm

#4

Virtanis wrote:

Personally, I love Maximilian from The Black Hole. God I loved watching that movie as a kid.

V.I.N.C.E.N.T. was pretty cool too, but Max just rocked.

Aw, I'm remembering the little tin can droids -- the old one and the new one. They were super cute.

Sodan Droiddreamer (GEGN)
Sodan's Exotic Droidgarten - In Bohemian Grove (Geigen Shuttle), Tatooine (6156 7275)

Fribble

Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:19 pm

#5

I'm partial to Beezlebot from Tad William's _Otherworld_ series, though mostly he needed an editor.

Also liked the automatons from the Mageworld Series, forget their names, they usually referred to them as 'house-mind' and similar.

Actually I take all that back. My all time favorite are the constantly renaming Ships of Iain Bank's novels.

Mostly books really, since they allow you to imagine more.

N0RAX

Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:26 pm

#6

Robbie the Robot that came with my first NES. I think I love him because he was as useless as the droids I can make in game

Spin Robbie, spin!

-norax

botched

Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:36 pm

#7

the robots from batteries not included...

Droid_Engineer_Rho

Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:53 pm

#8

Marvin, the paranoid android, from Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy

That and R2D2, o'course.

Taking a well-deserved vacation from his successful Droid Engineering business, Master Rho can be found puttering around the galaxy.

TheRealTK421

Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:34 pm

#9

One word:

Twiggy.................(and Erin Grey wasn't so bad as a sidekick).

Beeduh, beeduh, beeduh.

/bow

Respectfully,

TheRealTK421 a.k.a. "Doughbacca"

SWG DE Correspondent

Co-Founding member of Ahazi DENet & SWG DEA (Droid Engineer Association)

"I think all right-thinking people in this country are sick and tired of being told that ordinary, decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. ...I'm certainly not. And I'm sick and tired of being told that I am."

FooGuevara

Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:43 pm

#10

That's awesome! I always knew the vocal DE's were from my generation. We've had Marvin, Tweekee, Vincent and 'Old Bob mentioned'.

I reallllllllly hate dropping DE, but I LOVE crafting, and there is NO crafting love for DE's anytime soon. I'm dropping DE this weekend and picking up Chef until the Devs pull their heads out of their asses and fix DE.

I'll miss you guys while I'm gone.

___________________________________________________________________________
Fu'Bar~Master Droid Engineer~Intrepid
Droid and Powerup vendors located at 4177,5237 Tatooine
Proud Citizen of Geigen City
Yep, I STILL make droids.

Eutock

Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:55 pm

#11

The robot from the Dr. Who episode "Robot".

Eutock of Radiant
July 5th, 2003 - August 4th, 2005

"I am not a droid engineer, but I used to play one in Star Wars Galaxies."

DarkMist25

Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:06 pm

#12

Gotta agree about Maximillian, something about him is so terribly inspirational. He just generates this calm and in control feel,and i have to sayhe's one of the most intimidating robots your ever likely to see.Haven't watched the BlackHole in a long while, maybe i'll go dig it out..heh.

Azahlun Nai'Shadrin--Artisan,DE,Swordsman--Ahazi

Virtanis

Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:25 pm

#13

TheRealTK421 wrote:

One word:

Twiggy.................(and Erin Grey wasn't so bad as a sidekick).

Beeduh, beeduh, beeduh.

I was with some old friends of mine on a Vegas trip a while back... one of my friends was quite drunk at the time and was "coming on" to another one of my friends in a purely joking manner... I'll never forget the line he said, it was such a classic:

"I'm going to wear you like Doctor Theopolis!"

We just couldn't stop laughing....

"You Droid Engineers have had to suffer through some tough times. The Devs do not hate the profession and have plans to address some of the larger concerns."
- Q-3PO 10/23/03 1st Annual Droid Engineering Academy Awards
- Fortium - Master Droid Engineer - Master Artisan - Grumpy Advocate for Droids and DE's -
- Proprietor of CF Industries Droidworks -
Naboo: -6600, 3450; Tatooine: -680, -4290; Dantooine: -772, 2860; Corellia: -140, -5500;

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