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Master discovers that he is a robot
During his confrontation with the gang leader, Master learns that his own apparently human body is artificial.
Pioneer II acts independently to save the group
The increasingly autonomous robot risks herself to defeat Pioneer I and protect her companions.
Kryten is revealed as the Nova 5's surviving android
The rescue party discovers that the ship's only functioning occupant is a service mechanoid still performing household duties.
Kryten continues serving the dead crew
Because his behavioural programming is built around service, Kryten treats the long-dead officers as though they still require his care.
Lister encourages Kryten to rebel against his programming
Lister exposes Kryten to stories of rebellion and pushes him to make choices based on his own desires rather than automatic servitude.
Lore is found completely disassembled
The away team discovers an artificial body almost identical to Data stored in separate components inside Soong's laboratory.
The Enterprise crew rebuilds and activates Lore
Data assists the medical and engineering staff by exposing his own construction so that they can reassemble the matching android and bring him online.
Data reveals his hidden OFF switch
While helping with Lore's reconstruction, Data shows Dr. Crusher the concealed switch capable of shutting his body down.
Lore impersonates Data
Lore incapacitates Data, swaps clothing with him and uses their identical appearance to pass himself off as his brother.
The M-66 units activate after the transport crash
The storage pods open after the crash and both combat androids begin executing the stored target program.
A magnetic weapon temporarily disables the androids
Military forces use magnetic equipment to shut the M-66 units down long enough to restrain one.
The captured M-66 self-destructs
The restrained unit triggers its anti-capture self-destruct system before it can be recovered.
The surviving M-66 is blasted from the tower
Sybel's explosives throw the second machine from the tower and the military later recovers the inactive remains.
Cherry 2000 short-circuits
The original Cherry unit is exposed to water on the kitchen floor and suffers a major electrical failure. She shuts down and is subsequently judged beyond practical repair, although her memory disk survives.
Cherry's memory disk is preserved
After the damaged Cherry body is examined, Sam learns that the removable memory disk containing her personality remains usable and can be installed into another Cherry 2000 body.
Replacement Cherry 2000 is activated
Sam finds another functional Cherry 2000 body in the abandoned Zone 7 facility and uses the preserved memory disk to restore Cherry's personality in the replacement unit.
Veysel receives a robot duplicate of Başak
The Japanese tourist sends Veysel a robot that looks exactly like the singer Başak.
The robot is presented to others as Başak
Because the artificial woman is a visual duplicate, Veysel is able to pass the robot off as the missing singer.
Ulysses impersonates Jeff Peters
Ulysses leaves the laboratory while posing as his human creator, demonstrating how convincingly the android can function as Jeff's physical double.
Ulysses literally loses his head
During his attempts to navigate human relationships outside the laboratory, Ulysses suffers a conspicuous mechanical mishap in which his head comes off.
Ulysses short-circuits at the wedding
After a fight at the wedding, Ulysses short-circuits and crashes into the swimming pool, publicly exposing his vulnerability as a machine.
Vogel attempts to reprogram Chip
After Chip is kidnapped, Vogel and Derks attempt to reprogram him for military use. The unauthorized procedure triggers the self-destruct safeguard built into Chip.
Chip short-circuits while rescuing his family
Chip pulls out power wires to stop a car-crushing machine and save Jonas and Becky. The electrical contact causes him to short-circuit and shut down.
Chip revives after appearing destroyed
Jonas attempts to revive Chip at home. After the family initially believes the android is dead, Chip unexpectedly sits up and resumes functioning.
Samira is rebuilt as a cybernetic assassin
Doctors implant computer circuitry in Samira's brain and convert her damaged body into a controllable killing machine.
Samira is remotely activated in Beirut
CIA operatives transport Samira by van and switch her on by computer before sending her into Hassim's compound.
Samira's memories break through the control signals
After the mission, memory flashes interfere with the radio commands and she breaks from CIA control.
Samira is destroyed at the Federal Reserve base
Eric finally destroys the cyborg by running her down with a bulldozer.
A laboratory accident activates R.O.T.O.R.
After Coldyron leaves the project, an accident causes the unfinished prototype to enter service before its brain functions are complete.
R.O.T.O.R. executes a motorist for speeding
The robot applies its prime directive literally and kills a driver for a minor traffic offence because it cannot reason beyond the programmed command.
Steele tears open R.O.T.O.R.'s chest
Dr. Steele sacrifices herself to rip open the robot's torso and expose the internal power core.
R.O.T.O.R. is destroyed by the Primacord trap
Coldyron restrains the machine with explosive cord and its own electrical discharge triggers the blast.
RoboCop is activated
OCP technicians activate the newly reconstructed Murphy. His point of view shows system startup and diagnostic information while executives evaluate their new law-enforcement machine.
Murphy's memories begin to return
Despite OCP's attempt to erase his former identity, RoboCop experiences memories and dreams connected to Alex Murphy and begins investigating his own death.
Directive Four prevents RoboCop from arresting Jones
When RoboCop attempts to arrest OCP executive Dick Jones, hidden corporate programming triggers and physically prevents him from acting against a senior OCP officer.
RoboCop suffers severe battle damage
OCP security and ED-209 heavily damage RoboCop's cybernetic body, leaving the machine battered and requiring Lewis to help him escape for repair.
The inventor secretly builds the Presence gynoid
The inventor constructs a beautiful female artificial being who develops a personality beyond the limits of her original programming.
The inventor smashes his creation
Frightened by the artificial woman's developing personality, the inventor violently destroys her in his hidden workshop.
The damaged gynoid remains in the abandoned workshop
Years later the inventor returns and finds the artificial woman still sitting smashed in the corner where he left her.
Lois returns as an artificial double
After Lois is taken following her motorcycle crash, she reappears apparently normal but with her personality replaced by the blank, obedient behaviour characteristic of Stepford's artificial children.