#Robot comparisons

[rambling-robot]

crazy that gravity falls was like, hey what if we made twin brothers, and one of them is the worse one. he gets bad grades, he likes to punch his problems, everyone thinks of him as “the other one.” he’s engulfed in a shadow that’s shaped like him. he doesn’t even have his own name—it’s derived of his brother’s name, the only one his parents planned on having and using. everything about him is derivative—imitative of another person (his twin brother) (the one everyone likes and wants) and is disapproved of for that reason (he isn’t just “bad at this thing,” he’s “not as good as his brother”). and then he ruins his brother’s science fair project (the one next to his own—no one noticed it because it’s not good, it’s almost stupid next to a “perpetual motion machine” made by a high schooler) (he tried to fix it) (he doesn’t know how; he’s not as smart as the guy who made it) and he gets kicked out. the potential of the money his twin could’ve made is enough to throw him onto the street, and he can’t go home until he makes that money back (the money that was never gained and therefore was never lost. he never had a chance of making enough). he took every job he could (his brother went to school). he got banned from multiple states (his brother bought a house). he traveled internationally and went to prison and had people try to hunt him down and kill him because he couldn’t make enough money (his brother’s house has three basements. he made them himself, as secure as can be). and when his twin finally summons him for help, things go wrong (he messed up this machine like the last one) (he doesn’t know how to fix it. he isn’t as smart as the guy who made it) (he tries to fix it) (he was never any good at reading and these blueprints are impossible, coded and fragmented and in a science that he didn’t know existed) (he tries to fix it). the townspeople ask who he is, and he doesn’t even say his own name (it was hardly his to begin with). and he invites them to a house that isn’t his to show off experiments that aren’t his because he needs to make money that can’t be his. everything he does for the next 30 years is in his twin’s name, for his twin’s sake. he had two funerals for himself and it isn’t even his body in the casket; he had to wear his brother’s name to both of them. if he had died before he fixed the portal, that funeral wouldn’t have been for him. we meet him as a funny and unique character, but in-universe, he’s only ever been defined by someone else.

and then they went, this is entirely in the background btw. most of that is going to be revealed in one episode and won’t be addressed again. he’s a primary comic relief, even. I’m ill about this.

[creativemedianews]

Musk unveils army of $30,000 'Optimus' robots to help with housework and 'babysitting your kids', evoking I, Robot's nightmarish future

[nerrolane]

tall v. small

(well... small in comparison)

[mychapel-004]

FNAF SPOILERS! SCROLL! TALKING ABOUT THE SPRINGLOCK SCENE!

i’ve seen so many people discussing the springlock scene in both negative and positive ways and i think it brings up really cool points about how matthew played that scene and balanced fan expectations with his own characterisation.

i think the discussions around this movie have rlly exposed the disconnect between fanon and canon in fnaf, especially talking abt the core games in isolation, bc frankly in the game universe (ignoring the books) we get Very Little characterisation for William other than the obvious, but Matthew managed to add so much in the way he talks and his body language.

in the reveal scene, we see afton at arguably his peak. in his first scene, he comes off as somewhat demeaning and judgemental until he recognises mike’s name, at which point he seems to have this nervous energy, rushing to cover it up but stumbling slightly, his reaction to the tables being turned even slightly is massive.

this is a man who committed multiple mrdrs in essentially broad daylight, hid the bodies in the most obvious place, and still got away with it, and then kept the crime scene as a trophy of his actions, and an ongoing prison sentence for his victims. he has been in complete control for decades, and is confident that he can deal with any kind of threat quickly. his confidence in his reveal is palpable

it changes when vanessa shoots him. the whole parallel with vanessa and the animatronics is hugely interesting too- how william refers to the animatronics almost endearingly as “kids” when he wants them to obey, how both vanny and the animatronics have an unearned loyalty to him, almost a pseudo-adoption through what he did to them, taking them from their parents and keeping them under his thumb, forever stuck as naive, forgiving, obedient children. vanessa breaking from that control shakes him, but the mask slips back into place almost immediately.

then, he’s outsmarted by the brother of one of his victims, and the child he planned to end next. his pseudo-children turn on him and he can no longer manipulate his appearance or shed his skin to escape. he explodes on them, and his language is incredibly telling that he is being dishonest.

he calls them small, trying to belittle them into submission, even though they are ten feet tall metal animatronics powered by rage. he is grasping at straws to regain control, and failing miserably.

finally, the springlocks go off. the locks in the movie look more like a ribcage, so the first two likely puncture his lungs. they’re slow, and painful, but he doesn’t scream or beg or sob. he grunts and groans, gritting his teeth and only letting out sounds of pain that sound almost involuntary. there is no way in hell he would visibly let himself show weakness or pain in front of these creatures that he believes he has control over. he isn’t brought to his knees until there are eight metal spikes embedded in his abdomen. he doesn’t let the mask fall for even a second, until he literally PUTS THE ACTUAL MASK ON and finally collapses. even then, he’s fighting for consciousness, twitching and writhing with no control over his body. william afton thrives on control, and his soul will not rest until he gets it back.

it’s why he keeps the pizzeria- he always comes back. he can’t help but return to the scene of the crime, putting on his old costume, continuing his killings. he revels in being a constant threat on the horizon. and now, he knows he is going to die, and he knows the suit will bring him back, and noone will be able to get rid of him then. so he puts the mask back on, and waits.

in terms of the sfx- they’re pretty accurate. with stab wounds, you need to leave the knife in the wound as long as possible for best chance of survival, as it stops the blood from escaping. in terms of the springlocks, there wouldn’t be copious amounts of blood as the locks are keeping the wounds filled- which is good because it means a slower, more painful death.

[70sscifiart]

The debut April 1976 issue of the Italian sci-fi magazine Robot re-used one of my favorite John Schoenherr illustrations, originally done as the 1963 cover to Mark Phillips' The Impossibles, a story about a detective tracking a teleporting criminal.

The magazine stopped publication in 1979 and returned for a second series in 2003, with a cover by long-time Robot illustrator Giuseppe Festino, doing a robot-themed homage to the debut cover.

I'm writing more about Festino's cover art in my sci-fi art newsletter, out tomorrow! Check it out and sign up here if you like my blog.

[themattress]

When critics and audiences are in perfect alignment for a change.

[teatime-tangents-and-toys]

Monster High's three mechanical face sculpts! Funny how M3GAN is a licensed character yet falls pretty neatly as a visual midpoint between Robecca and Elle!

Full review of Robecca and Elle is here, and full review of M3GAN is here.

[breakfastbaron]

Figured this one would make for a good sketch vs final comparison.

[yippee-optimistically]

mods r asleep post humanized 4x

finished catching up on tpot it was peakkkkkk but i am so scared of one. also working on little clay and felt dolls of 4 x and 2

[kawaiiblue18]

The accidental parent robots talking about their adopted sons :D

And Roz isn’t tiny (she’s 7ft), TF One Optimus is just fucking massive😭

I made a size chart below the cut comparing TF One Optimus & Bumblebee to G1, Bayverse, and TFP. They both get progressively taller which I think it’s really funny

Oh hey and I actually rendered something for once

[sainteclectic]

I've seen mind as shadow the hedgehog, but imagine.... metal sonic. determined to be the best version, convinced he's the better sonic, single-minded in his pursuit of perfection. he has to be the best one, he was crafted for perfection, he has to be.

maybe his existence is by design, even.

[iwannarunawayandbeapirate]

zolf smith is so relatable actually

today a friend of mine was really rude when i mentioned having read a romance book over the weekend, implying that it wasn't "intellectual" enough and judging both me and the book despite not even having read it

and now i completely understand zolf's decision to leave the london rangers after hamid critiqued harrison cambell's novels

[internet-neko]

Oc doodle

[drama-glob]

Rolando literally grabbed Blitz's shadow to trip him and swing him around like a rag doll. Just insane, creepy and powerful AF. O_O

Also:

Between the psychic abilities, levitation, possession, and knowing how to mess with their victims, Glitz and Glam as ghosts for the Halloween merch is super apt as it seems they are infestor demons too.

[moominmanoneandonly]

I DID IT! I FUCKING DID IT!!

The con is on saturday. Please survive till then

[st-hedge]

Nier automata: I’m gonna tell a nuanced story of human struggle through beings u are not supposed to relate but u do thru beautiful writing with the backdrop of ethereal music. The more u see the less u understand but that’s okay cuz there isn’t a single correct interpretation to this story riddled with subtle political messages

Metal gear solid: *takes a break to wipe away sweat after beating u with the hammer of blunt political commentary*