#28 – RoboCop
(50 Points) 5 of 19 Lists – Highest Vote: Number 9 (Monty) Voted by: Gunflyer, Katonic, Cole Stratton, Darth Geek, Monty
Full Name: OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001 (formerly Detroit Police Officer Alex James Murphy and usually referred to as simply RoboCop)
From: RoboCop
Planet of Origin: Earth
Position: Robot Cop and mirror into our own humanity. Also, destroyer of evil doers.
Known For: Well, Alex is known for being literally destroyed! (Have you seen that scene? EPIC! I was thinking about posting the youtube clip, but its pretty brutal. If you want to see it go to youtube and search for “robocop alex murphy death”)
Robocop is known for being not entirely machine. Once memories of his life and death resurface, Robocop goes on a vengeance mission against the men who killed him. Much carnage ensues.
Sci Fi Themes: Mans rebirth and immortality, the media, resurrection, gentrification, corruption, privatization, masculinity, and human nature.
Dossier: It is the future and Detroit, MI is overrun with crime and Juggalos (which is worse? A question for the ages). Alex Murphy is a good cop and a good man. He gets transferred to the really really bad part of Detroit (ya know, not where Eminem is from) and gets friggin DEMOLISHED! Seriously, his arm, hand, and very large pieces of flesh are stripped from his body by gunshots. One of the coolest movie deaths ever!...But I digress. Once the mere mortal Alex is killed (like killed is a good enough word for it), Omni Consumer Products, the current funders of the Detroit Police Department, go all 6 Million Dollar Man on Alex and create……Half Man, Half Machine, All Cop.