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So I was thinking about my pin up robot oc and I remembered that before them, their creator (the mad scientist) made another android robot thingy named ruth (after ruthless) because they were supposed to be a ruthless deadly machine but ended up being too merciful because of a system error soooo yeah!! :3c
Pin up robot oc and creator here!!
More of this robotic beauty:3c love them so much!!
More of my gorgeous deadly robot!! Beautiful pin up or death machine? WHY NOT BOTH!! :3c
Round of attacks!!
Characters in order under the cut!!
Yes, even in Star Trek the most famous machines have been essentially human in appearance (Data in TNG, the Doctor in Voyager) which IMO has always bugged me.
I will note that there have also been the exocomps and recently some other non-humanoid ones, but there aren't any individuals that are nearly as popular as those mentioned before.
I was chatting with my mom today about how unique Knight Rider is as a show for one reason only- having a character that's honestly, genuinely, and truly a car.
(Yeah, sure, there's Transformers, but watch any Transformers show and you'll see that they rarely keep the robots in car mode for any scenes. The car modes are almost exclusively used for scene transitions or for action set pieces.)
Knight Rider is different in that it challenges the viewer to imagine a character who is a car. This character is Kitt. There is no way for him to stop being a car, even when it's inconvenient for him, or even when it's inconvenient for the plot. Kitt, as a concept, asks the viewer to empathize- what would being a car genuinely be like? What challenges would that present? What advantages?
This is where most robots in fiction, and fiction that claims to analyze humanity through the lens of robot characters, ultimately fail. I'm hard-pressed to find another work of sci-fi with a lead character in such a genuinely divorced role from humanity. Most fictional robots have:
Hands, to physically interact with a human-scaled world in the way that humans do,
Faces, for humans to relate to, and
Eyes, for humans to look at, and tell where the robot is looking.
Kitt has none of these. He never gets any of these at any point. The show even reflects on this in episode 22 of season 1, where he projects eyes onto his screen for the little girl who's trying to understand him. Yet even this is temporary- he gets rid of them after only a minute, and the girl gets used to the real him accordingly. It's never portrayed that these attributes (of hands, a face, and eyes) are some kind of upgrade that Kitt is missing.
However, Kitt is still undeniably 'human', and this is the most important part. Kitt's way of thinking isn't alien just because his body is different. It's what he is thinking about that's been altered from the traditional human experience. This leads to a fascinating exploration of topics such as:
Accessibility. Kitt is constantly analyzing where his body can go and to what places he has access to. Even Michael Knight learns to start thinking this way as he grows closer with Kitt, to the benefit of them both. The question of what Kitt can do vs what he can't do given his body is at the core of Michael's problem solving when the show is at its best.
Priorities. What does Kitt care about? Again, it's deeply important that the first answer to this is "his friends", but barring that, what else? Things like a good road or the polish of bodywork become elevated in importance through his perspective.
Prejudice. A lot of science fiction has the trope of "robot racism", or the idea that there's a portion of humans who actively believe that sentient robots are not equal to humans. Knight Rider, however, never takes this easy drama. Humans treat Kitt differently, and sometimes with a shocking amount of disrespect (even after he's revealed himself to be a person,) but it's never out of malice. It's out of ignorance. The bulk of these humans have only the best intentions. This presentation reflects upon real-world prejudices through a different lens than the aforementioned trope, which has, by now, been thoroughly beaten to death.
Again, it's the fact that the show actively goes out of its way to tell the audience that Kitt has a soul (season 2, the episode literally titled "Soul Survivor"), yet doesn't shy away from the genuine differences he faces from being nonhuman, that makes it so damn compelling to me.
(Mind you, the way the show usually "explores" these themes is through the lens of comedy that relies on Kitt's differences being the butt of the joke. . . and that the inclusion of these deeper themes definitely do NOT cancel out the show's genuine problems with sexism/racism! But-)
I really do consider Knight Rider to be science fiction at (or at least close to) its finest. Which is an insane statement out of context, I realize, but I hope after reading this post you might be able to understand why. Knight Rider set the bar for robots in fiction for me and nothing has been able to compare since.
TL;DR: Kitt is a car. This is deeply profound.
Doodles of my silly lil robot oc
I love him so much omg he’s so silly istg
ignore the fact that he has a fully fleshed out backstory but no name 💀
AUTISM ROBOT ♾️ 🤖
AHHH!! AHHHHH!!!! AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Comm post boost help https://friezcomms.carrd.co. Also two af attacks stated in her on @toastraccoon and @Dodo-Dojo
Two color palette challenges and a WIP
Erm
Oc doodle requests
Insanely bored rn so if anyone wants to drop some doodle requests of their Ocs them lmk can’t promise they’ll be done super quickly tho. Above are examples so you don’t have to scroll through my account.
I just got the bodypillow help
New hyperfix lol
Ocs x a Christmas carol
This is actually pt 2 of something I have on insta 👍anyways the boyfriends
funky robot cat because I love mech characters and also hate drawing them
Some drawings of my robotsona
Take Risks In Life. Eat The Glowsticks
@jovialoddity Hi I like your stinky old man I hope all the dust clears and he somehow miraculously wins the vote
Ms.Puzzles belongs to @dakaakula
I love your Twisted Vee redesign! I love how you depict Twisted Vee as short magnificent menace! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!! Not sure if this is referring to “fat mafia boss” twisted vee or my other one- but regardless, thank you for the kind words! Im working on a way to fit the Twisted Vee design in with my updated design! Thank you for the encouragement again and have an awesome day!
Hi Im back only to post this because I found out my moot likes transformers @minusgang-maya
Draw Prototype! ^^
Prototype!
Ahhhh he’s on of my favorites!!! Gotta show the robots some love!
Uhhhhh Did one for him,,,
i finally made my own character bingo go nuts inbox (feel free to rb)
HE HAS STUPID SHOES /POS /AFF
Its complete!! He’s got his stupid shoes!!!
Along with 8 faces and a shattered screen insert :)
Thank you @blue-doofus for the original Goomba Puzzles. You have truly made the guy of all time.
Sketch of my robotsona as a cowgirl for funsies
Anyone that does the eye twitch detail gets a gold star from me
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Hello !! What's your favorite type of computer,, like specifically brand. I really like IBM computers ^_^ also if you want to you can doodle it
Hello Anon !! My first ask! :D I personally really love BBC Micro computers, as well as the G3 iMacs!
Look at em! They’re so pretty !! And a G3 iMac is actually the little guy I found in my garage recently! I love him very much ^-^
Thank you for asking anon!
OOOOH everyone shut up they’re having neuron activation…
You people REALLY like my Vee design huh..
THE ROBOT BABY??? /SILLY
I think P03 is simultaneously the guy who's tell a crying baby on a bus to shut the fuck up while gently rocking it.
You people REALLY like my Vee design huh..