#XR robot ranger

[forlovewithyou]

Meme

I don't know what lines to match

[silentspacenstuff]

BLoSCtober Day 23

Prompt: XR (Experimental Ranger), a robot space ranger built by the LGMs and one of Buzz's team mates  

Here he is: the lovable talking tin can - I mean, Robot Ranger himself! Wonder what's got him so terrified ...

XR the Experimental Ranger and everything else Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (c) Disney and Pixar; this picture is mine, though.

[handfulofmuses]

“Never said you did.”

Definitely was not his intention. All he wanted was to blame the desk and avoid taking accountability for his wildly shooting around which certainly didn’t help that mess.

XR squints his eyes.

“Nonsense. Dad loves us more than that Desk. We don’t bother him with paperwork.“

Then again - dad does spend an awful lot of time with that desk….more than with his own family…

Maybe he should have a serious talk with his father later.

For now …

“Oh, great. Desk on the rampage, Mira on her planet because of a Tangean tradition, Booster on his family farm and Buzz on a top secret mission. I knew I should have taken my vacation days. You think it’s too late for that now?“

Seems like he has no intention to lift a hand to help yet.

He doesn't have time to skim each sentence and point out each 'dad' is an error that should be corrected. XO plants his hands over his eyes. A robot should not feel the urge to groan, yet here he is. XR always managed to cause such bizarre psychomimetic symptoms.

Still, intentional or not, that last sentence makes him straighten up, affronted. It sounds far too close to a hint or accusation.

"I did not have anything to do with that. My data was completely sound, and the code I input was checked several times!"

He folds his arms and turns away from XR in a whisk of his wheels, blinking one eye to bring up a feed over his optic: searching the security cameras nearest their location...

"And you know the commander prefers that desk over every iteration of the 'X-Ranger' series."

...said desk is practically bouncing between walls, heading north-west towards the cafeteria, according to the footage.

"...I believe organics refer to the place to retrieve sustenance as a 'mess hall'. It's about to become just that."

[demonangelgirl134]

Blosc oc comic

Idk if anyone remembers this series

Meet Europa, my buzz lightyear of star command oc.

(Anyone has full permission to dub my comics as long as you credit me)

Info under cut 👇

Europa was an illegal experiment who was supposed to be a relentless killer, but a bug in her programming made her to become a bubbly carefree sweetheart who doesn't believe in truly evil people and loves to lend a helping hand (or hands) and escaped from a lab with her two siblings, Looma & Zinc, that created other beings like her to sell to criminals and evil overlords and played a main part in exposing the facility to the space Rangers. And with time, she & her siblings became space rangers, too

She's intersex and nonbinary, but everyone assumes she's a girl from her hair, so she sticks with the She/her labels. Her most notable powder is being able to regenerate her limbs and even her brain. Torque once shot her directly in the head, but she came back to life, and her head completely grew back like it never happened. She was designed to be completely indestructible, and her only weakness is Blubonium (which is extremely hard to come by).

She believes that inside of every villain is a is a lonely & broken soul who really only wants someone to care about them. That's why instead of defeating Zurg with violence like the other Rangers, she defeats him with kindness, much his dismay. They have a Wander and Lord Hater dynamic.

If she came into contact with Evilyear, it would literally be a Lord Dominator situation (for who's seen Wander over yonder)

XR doesn't exactly like Europa, Looma, or Zinc, for some reason, but Europa really likes him. She actually shows concern when he gets destroyed, unlike the other Rangers, but nobody knows why he doesn't like them.

This is Looma and Zinc BTW

Looma is the youngest of the group who's very timid, but surprisingly, the most mature and sensible of the group who tries her best to keep the older siblings from doing something rash or stupid. She has both eyes but wears an eyepatch because she doesn't like the way her left eye looks, which kind of obstructs her peripheral vision but refuses to not wear wear the eyepatch.

And Zinc is the middle sibling and is 95% deaf, so Looma and Europa have to use sign language to communicate with him. but he's the healer of the group. He can detect life in a being if buried somewhere if there is a disaster so people can find and save the person. He's also pretty good friends with Booster, and because of him, Booster is getting really good at sign language

Europa is the oldest of the trio, but the most childish, and the other two always end up suffering for her actions

(And for who doesn't get the reference to the comic, it's from Robots)

[myrablurple]

What do you think?

XR doesn't exactly like Europa or her siblings for some reason, but Europa really likes him. She actually shows concern when he gets destroyed, unlike the other Rangers, but nobody knows why he doesn't like them

(If you don't get the reference, it's from the robots movie)

NICE!! Love the lil detail of Europa’s tail reacting to the crashing sound and the extra small detail to XR’s face! Curious to know why XR doesn’t like her or her siblings :0

[selfship-dreamland]

(cw: robot death)

"Star Command by contact! This is Ranger Outer. I have arrived in the city known as... Trade World," the alien ranger responds, "it is reported that there has been a serious threat. A really dangerous one that is causing many deaths of the robotic residents in here. But for myself have my four eyes open to spot this and bring them down. Outer, out!" Outer now hangs up her call.

Outer was sent to her mission by Commander Nebula, across the futuristic cities of Trade World to destroy the threat causing hundreds of lives of its robotic residents. With the help of Star Command's robotic ranger XR, who he promised to keep an eye on her. They both began scattering around the streets to see if the threat is there.

"Well... seems like everyone around Trade World are out and about by now, wouldn't you say Outer." XR asked.

"...Outer?" But there isn't a response from the alien ranger till he spots her taking a photo of a building "Hey, Outer my friend" he chuckled as he sees her distracted by her camera before taking it away in her hand. "Not into tourist business here. We are in real business against the energy vampire here." The robot stretched his legs due to his short size, allowing him to nudge his elbow on her second left arm.

"Oh, sorry XR, it's just that this place is new to me and it's all so... future looking here," Outer explained, "it's no big deal."

"But yeah, about the threat you were saying. You said that you used to be in his control." Outer walked along with him. By then, a shadow on the wall approached and the only colour it shows is a red eye, and screeching like a vampire bat.

--♡--

Outer's antennas twitch in alert, to the sounds of screeching, she gasped and looked up at the sky and there she sees the shadow swooping above by her four eyes. "XR? Did you... see what I saw?" She asked her partner. "You mean—" before he thinks, a sudden scream is heard. Making the two run over to where it is coming from far across this town.

"Woah, oh—oh..." XR gasped, making the two stop at a puddle of oil on the ground, leading them a trail to... the victim. She lived in Trade World, and appears to be lying dead on the ground. They both walk slowly, over to her. "Oh... wh-who would d-do such a t-t-terrible, awful to my dear wife" A male robot sobs over the death of his cybernetic wife, wiping an oily tear of his face.

Outer feels sympathetic for him, as she places her robotic right arm on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, sir... but don't worry. We shall take care of who took your dear wife's life!"

"C'mon X," and with a heart of determination, Outer sprints out.

"Get your four eyes out for him Outer, we don't want either to us to be caught." XR follows her around.

--♡--

During their search, Outer's antennas twitch to the sounds of a bat screeching. When she turns her head, her eyes widened that the vampire figure is coming towards her and XR. "XR! About the beast we are searching, yes? And right now... he is coming straight towards us—NOW!"

"Oh and well if isn't my old dark master NOS-4-A2!" XR spots him with his legs stretched up to Outer's height. "Guess I was right... that you were his master... well, not right now." The alien ranger raises her cybernetic arm, it's energy releases a laser which goes through his chest.

NOS screeches in pain from her attack. He spots the alien's two cybernetic arms charging more energy blasts. "How lovely~ Something new to feast my fangs on to~" The vampire robot now in thirst for her arms, charges straight at Outer.

He pounced her to the ground. "You... vampire! Let me... go!" Outer demanded, grabbing onto the energy vampire's arms. "Not if I can get a divine taste of delicious energy on these new arms for me~"

"Alright NOS-4-A2... your going down!" XR releases a ray blast at the vampire before he intents to suck out Outer's energy off of her right arm. His clawed hand begans to slightly burn by XR's blast, which lets the alien break free from his grasp. He holds onto his burned hand, growling in rage. "You... I'll kill you little one, right after I, NOS—"

"Taste this here vampire!" Outer releases her laser at NOS, but that eventually caught straight in his mouth. "Aw... b-bolts!"

"Hm... lovely~"

Her reaction almost gets her a little flustered... perhaps easily smitten by his tone of voice. "Oh hell no... he's fine." Right before the ranger facepalmed her blushing face.

--♡--

As NOS flies across Trade World, holding onto the alien-like moth. Outer's four eyes flutter open to something... something that is so bright. Her maroon eyes sparkle to his reddish orange coloured wings, which brings out Outer's moth like trait; attraction to anything that can be so bright. This causes her to almost reach out for his wings.

"What is it little one?" When he lifts Outer to his face. The alien moth's eyes dilate more to his red monocle, also glowing brightly to attract Outer more.

She began to grab his shoulders and place her face on his cheek where she can stare at his glowing monocle, with the alien smiling. NOS began to smile as well, even letting out a chuckle by finding that little smile to be so cute. "You are such a little moth... bold and smart, but those tiny eyes you have~" NOS chuckled when he traces down her cheek "They make you see of what interests you~ isn't it little one~?"

"I... I... yes?..." Because of how flustered she is started to get from his words, Outer just said these words awkwardly right as she places her robotic hand on her blushing cheek.

(dividers owned by @firefly-graphics)

[uhhhh00]

Au!XR origin

Well before Lightyear took over, Star Command began a project to build the first ever robot Ranger, XL. In the “prime” universe we follow in the series, XL had faulty programming and began to go on a tirade. In this universe, they couldn’t get XL to turn on. The LGMs eventually scrapped the XL project and waited for the advancement in robotic technology to try again with another model.

Shortly after Lightyear began to take over the Galactic Alliance, the number of active space rangers began to deplete. Some were captured and imprisoned, some were…eliminated. The universe’s Star Command was lacking what the prime universe had…a good Buzz Lightyear. Surprisingly, Commander Nebula was the one to go to the LGMs and have them start up another robot ranger project. The original model looked almost identical to the XR in the prime universe. Commander Nebula quickly shot down the idea of the original design and told the LGMs to go with a much larger version. One that could hold his own to Lightyear and hopefully take him down.

There was no “watch and learn” programming for this XR as the LGMs were not worried about him ever rebelling against them. He already had his own, “mellowed” personality when he first went online.

One of the first rangers he came across was Mira. This universe’s Mira was unstable, impulsive, and still mourning over the death of her father as well as the destruction of her homeworld. At first, she shut him out, but eventually opened up to him. They became very close and shared the goal to take down Lightyear together.

[flickycore]

Not All Energy Vampires Are Evil! (BLOSC Story)

[cw: emotional abuse, cursing and past trauma]

[Characters: BLU-3-E9(OC), Peaches(OC), Cheryl(OC), Lyra(OC), some unnamed members of Star Command, Commander Nebula, XR, Buzz Lightyear, Mira Nova and Booster]

[When everyone in Star Command sees BLU-E-39 using his energy on Lyra. They think he is killing her, this make the fact that they think he is evil like most energy vampires. But that stops when one of their youngest recruits Peaches comes to his defence]

The cyborg Lyra starts to recharge her cybernetic arm's battery after fighting against the Hornets sent by the villainous Emperor Zurg, however she wasn't aware of the blue coloured robotic vampire floating around the corridor, he then stops and sees the cyborg girl. The vampire feels rather sorry for her. He thinks to himself and then thoughts of something that can help her out. BLU floats to her room "I... see that your metal arm here is all powered down. May I... use mine onto your battery... please?" His palm releases blue electric bolts.

"Well... if it works I guess." Lyra replied. The cyborg gave him her battery.

"Th-thanks..." The energy vampire uses his energy to recharge it.

Then Peaches and three other members of Star Command are seen walking and chatting with eachother, it was all going well right until they stop and see BLU recharging Lyra's battery.

"HEY! LEAVE LYRA ALONE YOU ENERGY SUCKING VERMIN!!!" One of the members shoots a laser at BLU's shoulder, causing him to drop the battery and holds onto his shoulder, moaning in pain. "W-Wait no! Y-You don't understand please, people of the command. I'm trying to help this poor cyborg lady because her arm doesn't look right." BLU pleaded but the ranger doesn't believe the vampire and aims their laser at his face. "Yeah well... That doesn't give you the right to use her f##king battery just so you can drain it all out for your appetite right."

"Hey... now, now guys... I think he might be-" Peaches tries to help the two out but gets cut from the alien ranger. "Don't worry Peaches, we'll talk about this later. But now you ungrateful pain in the bolt! Your like those energy beasts, just using any of our robotic allies for your own f##king appetite." Peaches starts getting irritated from this "Guys... don't..."

The energy vampire pleads "B-But I always wanted to help anyone, not harm them, or even get them hurt. Honest!"

"That doesn't stop us beast!"

Peaches is getting more irritated around them "Guys... stop it." But one of the her allies keeps angrily yelling at the panicked vampire. Until... "ENOUGH!" Peaches yells at the ranger from her anger, she then immediately ran in front of BLU to defend him.

One of them looks shocked at her defence "Peaches?!" Till the other demands her "What the- what are you doing Peach! Get away from that beast!"

"He is not a beast! From what I see in him... is a change of heart. He wanted to have a new start in life, and... forget all the bad stuff he has done."

"Peach please, can we not go over this again-"

"She's right." Lyra steps in with Peaches' defence, making the rangers more confused. "Huh?! Wait! Lyra!?"

"As I see from this guy right here, he used his own energy to charge my own battery. So what i see in that on him, is of him being helpful and generous to share his energy, in order to recharge myself up." The cyborg woman kneels herself down to BLU and pats his head like what a parent does to their child. "He may look like those robot predators, but he is mostly not like them with their tastes in their energy. He wanted to use his energy for the universe and the people."

-----

Peaches and Lyra brought themselves over to Nebula to discuss on what to do with BLU's new time of redemption. He asks them both. "So your telling me that 'non evil' energy vampire is turning good now?" The young alien nods. "Yes Commander! I have proven that he recharged Lyra's arm battery with his own energy. Plus he isn't like that menace NOS-4-A2. He just wants a new start in his own life, Sir."

"I would agree with Peaches, It could've been better if we gave him a second chance." Lyra adds in to the conversation.

[Nebula thinks about it and sighs]

Nebula: Well Peach. Since we do recognise you having an interest of interacting with robots, I would require you to mentor the energy vampire about redeeming

Peaches: [nods] Yes yes! Absolutely Commander! [salutes]

[Then it cuts to Peaches with a list saying "3 Easy Steps to Become A Better Person" along with BLU-E-39]

Peaches: Right BLU! Commander Nebula put me with you in order to get you redeemed. You ready for it?

BLU-E-39: Uhh y-yes Peaches [nods]

Peaches: Good! So Step 1 is... forgiveness

BLU-E-39: For-given-ess?

Peaches: Yep! It's like an apology, when you did something wrong, all you have to do is say "Sorry" to them. And then they'll forgive you for that

BLU-E-39: Ok?

Peaches: [points to a member of Star Command] See him over here, try go over to him and apologise for all the wrongdoings you did

BLU-E-39: Ok?

[BLU-E-39 floats over to a Star Command member]

BLU-E-39: Hello?

???: [sees BLU-E-39] AAH! ENERGY VAMPIRE! [Aims his laser arm at him] STAY BACK!

BLU-E-39: No wait! Please! I want to apologise to you!

???: Huh?

BLU-E-39: I'm sorry for what I started to become at first. And I am sorry for... trying to kill all of your robot friends

???: [sighs as he takes BLU's robotic hand and shakes it gently]

BLU-E-39: [surprised by this] Does this mean you... you...

???: Yeah, I'll forgive you... BLU. And I'm sorry for... all the abuse your going through against the others.

BLU-E-39: It's alright friend

???: Nice talking to you, [walks foward] See ya BLU boy

[As the member leaves, Peaches goes over to BLU]

Peaches: (happy) Good one BLU! You've now seek forgiveness on someone

Peaches: Ok, Step 2: Generosity! A kind act of sharing your stuff with anyone. Let's say you got these 2 batteries here [gives him two batteries] and then...

Peaches: [whispers] How about try giving that battery to XR over here!

BLU-E-39: Uhh ok

[BLU-E-39 floats over to XR]

BLU-E-39: XR?

[When the little robot sees him, he gets startled]

XR: BLU-3-E9?! I know what are you gonna do! Drain up all of our robot teammates and then- huh!

[Shown in his claw like hand are two batteries]

BLU-E-39: [gives XR a battery] Here! I think you might need some battery filled energy, in case you feeling... out of energy

XR: Oh... [silent a bit] thanks BLU

BLU-E-39: Your welcome, XR

[XR rolls off to leave the area, Peaches goes over to him]

Peaches: Way to go! Generosity is done [writes a check mark on her notepad]

Peaches: And finally is Step 3: Honesty!

BLU-E-39: What's that mean

Peaches: Telling the truth! I think we might need to have you tell about this badge your wearing now, if I bring these guys around that area here

BLU-E-39: Hmm, ok

Peaches: Great! Let's do this

[Scene cuts to a chamber with Peaches, Buzz, Mira, Booster, XR, Nebula, BLU and some of the space rangers]

[BLU starts to a bit anxious and looks at Peaches]

Peaches: [whispers] You got this! Remember, use honesty to tell the truth!

BLU-E-39: [clears his throat] [takes off his badge and shows it to everyone, the badge reveals a symbol of Zurg]

BLU-E-39: Members of Star Command! For you see this badge that I am wearing mostly. I used to be a creation for the Evil Emperor Zurg of Planet Z as a plan to unleash a massive group of energy vampires across Trade World.

???: [quietly] This happened a while ago!

BLU-E-39: I was one of them of course, attacking many innocent robot residents. But then I see a family robots, a mother and her child. They were losing a lot of energy. So I had decided to do what energy vampires aren't able to do. I used many of my energy to recharge the small child. But that... led to my mighty betrayal. Since the dreaded leader of them; NOS-4-A2 knew what I did. And while he was attacking me, he attempted to steal my own energy!

[Everyone was astounded when BLU is still talking about was his past]

BLU-E-39: But then, there was one person. One person! Who found me... and showed their kindness to me!

BLU-E-39: But now being called a "a miserable failure" by the Emperor! I am now officially done [his electric bolts electrocuted the badge which it begins to break and shatter into many small pieces] being such an outcast to the entire race and i... [oil began to come out of his eye] I just want a new start in life!

[As BLU rubs the oil tears out of his eye, Peaches comes over and hugs him]

[Nebula goes over and faces to everyone except for Peaches and BLU]

Nebula: Since I let Peaches help BLU-E-39 out on how to become a better member! [To Peaches] Did he succeed it?

Peaches: Yep! Did all three Sir!

Nebula: Excellent!

Nebula: And I made myself clear! That BLU-E-39 here! Will be now recruited [grabs BLU's hand and raises it up] as the Star Command's Electrician

[Everyone agrees in response]

Nebula: [To Buzz] What do you think Lightyear?

Buzz: [nods in agreement] Affirmative Sir!

Nebula: Then it's settled now!

[As everyone leaves the chamber except for the main four, Peaches and BLU]

BLU-E-39: So... did I

Peaches: Yeah you have BLU [laughs in joy] You finally made it!!! Your now in Star Command!!!

BLU-E-39: I have?! [Smiles and hugs Peaches] Thank you! Thank you very much for... what you made me become right now!

[Peaches hugs him back and the main four watch them]

Mira: Now... there is a chance that he might need his suit upgraded!

Booster: And uh, your... wings might need upgrading too! But we need to ask, are your wings still working?

BLU-E-39: Well, not really since I got attacked by NOS

XR: And your monocle, does it work too?

BLU-E-39: [nods in response] Still dead

Buzz: Right so we gotta send him over to the LGMs to get his monocle and his wings all charged, we'll give them his suit and there his new self will be ready to go!

Buzz: [To Peaches] And Peaches! [Headpats her] Thank you for the most greatest thing you ever done for the guy

(dividers owned by @enchanthings-a)

[handfulofmuses]

XR certainly took notice of the lingering glances as well. They burned with curiosity, confusion and suspicion. Honestly, not that the ranger could blame any of them. A regular space ranger actually having a somewhat decent conversation with a villainous robot that was likely having a few screws loose as dad would say?

Star Command might get wind of this and if they find out about the heist..

Buzz was not going to be happy. Neither would dad.

His thought process got interrupted because XR wheeled against his brother, not noticing earlier the other stopped.

XR squints - something about that grin speaks trouble but he knows XL is right. If they want to pull it off, what better way than to disguise himself?

“ … I did identity theft once, does that count? I could probably manage something again.“

Without putting a target on Booster‘s head. He has learned his lesson in that regard.

“Hmph. Who says I want one?”

Sure, sure, didn’t he know it, when it was the attitude that got him benched. Careful, XR. Your brother was inching towards the closest thing his screwing motherboard would allow to a good mood. Meanwhile, pedestrians didn’t pay XR much mind, though his Star-Command emblem got him a few glances.

That XL spied, after like, the eight one.

“…First things first, ya can’t go any further lookin’ like a Space Ranger.” With one last stomp, XL ends the stride, “I’m gonna lose street cred, letting you wheel around like that.”

And heck, it wasn’t as if finding a way to rip off, paint-over or straight up saw off the coat-of-arms from his once-employers sounded like the best way to start the heist. Really get into the spirit of things. No sir, his grin’s not unhinged at all.

“Ever had a different color palette outside of Star-Command’s lame-o brand?”

[silentspacenstuff]

"Hey, don't you dare poke me with that! Ever heard of personal space?"

I was watching some Avatar-related content on Youtube, and that gave me an idea for a BLoSC/Avatar crossover-verse, in which Buzz Lightyear and his team, along with a few others, travel to Pandora after Star Command receives a message from a research station there.

Here XR the robot ranger has encountered a curious Na'vi girl who seems quite fascinated by this machine that does not blindly follow the will of the 'sky people'. XR, however, isn't thrilled about being touched by a stranger.

The Avatar franchise and related characters (c) James Cameron, 20th Century Studios and Lightstorm Entertainment

the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command cartoon and its characters (c) Disney and Pixar

I own this picture, as well as the Na'vi character, who for now I've named Asali.

[inkmimicry]

so-so luxo

A little drabble featuring XL from my @warncdandwiles blog! The first meeting between him and XO.

...

XO was almost inclined to ignore the alarm blaring overhead, and for a moment the little robot was tempted to go back to spraying the screen over his console with the anti-streak cleaner he'd borrowed. His chest compartment was open to produce a miniature glass-wiper, for good measure.

The longest Star Command place went without a proper red alert was a month, and that came with rumors throughout the galaxy that Zurg had contracted the flu. 

Habits are even hard to shake, harder still for robots, when programming sticks more than muscle. He sat back and peered about him to gauge the reactions of his fellow diagnostics staff, who all seemed equally unbothered.

Until a LGM came barrelling through a door, arms waving, a letting out a understated, but no less terrified yelp. Then people started ducking for cover.

On cue, the whole place shook. XO's in-programmed systems were alerted of a breach in the next sector, near the food storage. He didn't have time to dwell on such an unlikely location. Doubtful it was a simple wall malfunction.

He was wheeling himself along the hallway, his colleagues having scattered, and was bemused to find no Rangers in the area despite the alert.

Another screen popped up over his visual overlay;

WARNING, UNAUTHORIZED SIGNAL DETECTED

WARNING, POSSIBLE SECURITY BREACH DETECTED

He stopped wheeling, distracted, before the next door, and focused on the readings, trying to make sense of it. Had that alarm been - false? Or was his system picking up the correct one, and the Rangers were collecting in the wrong place?!

CONTACTING: THE X-PERIMENTAL RANGER

...

...

SIGNAL LOST

Well. XO could no longer focus on the text darting past his eyelids in torrents, as a strange noise was approaching him. A grating, clunking sound, repeating. A damaged mech of some time, a problem in the walls? His hand reached for the little console beside the door to enter to code to the inner sectors of Star Command -

When the smooth, reinforced metal was blasted open like tin toil. XO's sensors picked up something bulky, yellow and orange, encircled by a black-and-white caution pattern. The force sent him skittering back, and his wheel lost balance. He landed on his side, head rattling in its dome.

The object was an arm. And the hulking mech that pulled itself sideways through the remains of the door-frame was mismatched, chaotic in design, with it's head obscured by the light shining on the glass...dome.

XO's diagnostic overlay vanished; replaced with a profile image on the top right-hand side.

"XL?" He didn't know what possessed him to say it out loud. He'd been afraid before, but terror seemed to leak through his wiring like oil.

The torso dipped forward, finally yanking free of the door-frame, dislodging wires in the wall and leaving them spluttering. It was only then a pair of beady, mismatched optics spied him on the floor, tiny by comparison.

XL's brows flew up, and the pupils darted around.

"...You're gotta kiddin' me." The voice was as bizarre and off-kilter as the rest of him: loud, grating, somehow both gruff and high at once. XO had rightened himself, and scooted back as he brute leaned down.

"They made another one of you?!

It was a swift change from bemusement to fury. Robots shouldn't be able to grimace like this. XO backed up further, arms raised - but every bit retreated had XL taking a step, until they stopped in he middle of the hall-way.

"If another I - I, I take it you refer to XR?" XO didn't know why he felt like talking was somehow keeping things from escalating. He knew all the facts of the XL case, of course, and the antagonistic fixation he had on his replacement.

An obsession with betterment and revenge.

A very unusual insistent that an organic superior was a parental figure, and a robot in the same class as himself was a sibling.

A growing list of violent theft, attacks, and attempted murder.

"Technically, I am not a ranger in the same class as you and XR. I am a secretary droid. I am by no means another attempt to replace you."

He saw the stony look on XL's face and hurried to amend, "That is, XR wasn't so much a replacement, simply another...iteration ranger."

XL took this all in with a quirked brow and dubious glare.

"Hah. Pull the other one. I'm not a ranger of any class anymore."

He slammed his right arm into the wall. XO ducked. It switched functions into a chainsaw of some kind. That got a shudder out him.

"I wonder who's fault that is."

XO was not surprised to find his hands were trembling when he made a placating gesture. "...Th-there's no need to get aggress-"

Sharp, pointed fingers closed around his spindly middle and hoisted him into the air. XO was yanked so close his head-dome knocked uncomfortable against XL's, and he was treated to a full view of his disgruntled sneer.

"Aggressive?"

"Exactly that." XO managed to yelp.

"I don't think you understand how this works." He tossed XO up, momentarily releasing him His head rattled around in the dome when he was caught by the wheel and dangled upside down. "I guess I better initiate my - newest little brother in how these things play out!"

This again. XO managed a scowl, trying to pull himself right-side up by grabbing onto his own single leg. "We are robots. We do not have siblings."

XL did not answer for a few moments, glowering at him in an expression somewhere between a pouty child's, and a murderous killer's. XO's gusto vanished.

"Tip number one: interruptin' me during a monologue is a NO-GO!"

With that, XO was hurtled like a baseball across the hallway. His body was not built for such punishment, and he tumbled along, metal clanking like an empty tin can bouncing down a staircase. He finally skidded to a halt near the other doorway.

Warning messages began popping up in front of his eyes; usually an asset, now nothing but a distraction as he tried to drag himself up. He felt XL's heavy steps lumbering towards him.

"Don't worry. I won't crush you right away. I want the other pipsqueak and his do-gooder pals to show up first. So you n' me can get some quality time together!"

XO looked up, thankful for the cone hiding the majority of his face. His expression of utmost horror wouldn't be approvable on a Star Command Droid.

"I...have nothing to do with you," he argued, weakly. It appeared to be the wrong thing to say. XL's budding evil smile vanished, and he snatched him up again. The circuits in XO's main body were taking damage, and it was very unpleasant.

"Suuure. That's what everybody in this darn family says. Well don't worry," he was jostled once, "You won't be my sibling for long."

A cajoling laugh followed, low and grating.

XO's optic overlays were going insane. Trying to sort the failing systems in his main body, trying to contact the Rangers, attempting to make sense of the blocked channels. None of it was helping, and XL's grip was getting tighter, and his grin was returning in a most unpleasant way.

XO blinked with purpose. His overlay was deactivated, and for once in a long while, he saw only what any organic would have seen: his enemy's face behind the glass.

Glass.

XO stopped trembling. His chest latch opened and a tiny arm sprouted from inside, wielding his trusty anti-streak spray. XL had one moment to looked abashed before his dome was covered in strong, lemon-scented cleaner, and a dish rag was smacked over it like newspaper obscuring a window.

"Hey - what the - HEY!"

It was enough. The grip around his middle lessened, and XO landed on his wheel, swaying to one side as he took off down the hall way. He leaped the broken doorframe, sparks littering his shoulders.

His euphoria didn't last; XL's angry cursing followed him out of sight. "GET BACK HERE!"

A pair of double-doors split apart up ahead, and the blessed sight of a Ranger squad came stamping through, arms thrust out and lasers at the ready. They hardly noticed the little robot zigzagging through their legs.

"Wait until I get my hands on you, ya little worm! This ain't over!"

"XO!" Booster was at the back of the squad; and the only one to stop and address him as he collapsed against the wall, finally out of dodge. "Are you okay?!"

"I am...slightly damaged." XO shakily adjusted the collar around his glass-dome, now aware of several cracks running up the glass. "I feel I have made the wrong impression with XL."

The ranger laughed good-naturedly, and waved a hand, "Oh, nobody ever gets off on the right foot with XL. He woulda hated you just for being an X series! It isn't your fault."

His tone was truly, perfectly sincere and benign. XO sighed heavily, which went completely unnoticed.

"Thank you, Booster," he droned.

[warncdandwiles]

He really is just hovering there, menacingly. All he offers to that is a chuckle.

A break from the norm never bodes well. A pet-name or two is...eerie, but status-quo. Did he imply things were to play out differently today? Or is he really on a break, and will simply live and let live?

"You would've had something on your résumé outside of your occupation as a mere replacement ranger, at least," he drawls, containing the jargon thread the little robot had been using. "Once can never have too much experience tacked on. Haven't you ever wondered what you could be outside of that?"

His voice drops to a soft timbre, and he stretches out his fidgety claws in a show of nonchalance, but he's getting antsy, make no mistake. He can practically feel the unease radiating off XR by this point, and it takes all his willpower not to pounce.

He hasn't come closer, not yet.

“I don’t know what’s creepier, that you referred to me by name or that you are just standing there ominously.”

XR shudders with unease as he hears his name spoken from the embodiment of his darkest fear. It sends a chill down his wires, causing anxiety to gnaw at his circuits for a brief moment. Talk about extra effort for spookiness. He didn’t need to get unnerved by the sound of his own name, thank you very much.

NOS-4-A2 is playing a twisted game and XR is acutely aware of the malicious intentions. It was just to lower his guard and when the space ranger least expected it, the monster would leap. It was only a matter of time.

The relentless drumming in the background certainly adds to the tension and is certainly not making his nerves go haywire! Nope, not at all.

“Still haunted by my absence, I see. I’m almost flattered. I mean suuuure, we did have some good times at your ‘job’  but let’s not pretend it was all sunshine and rainbows. Unbearable working hours, not even a decent salary and don’t get me started on the work-life balance.”

XR decides to play the game, because why not? He can humor his old dark master for a while. Not like he had much of a choice in the matter.

But the idea of monster’s little helper bothering his dear brother? XL being frustrated about the former ranger?  That was fun to imagine - not that he’s currently doing that. He shouldn’t be encouraging that.

[spintrick]

Happy Pride everyone!

[victoriacircuits]

I made a thing everyone! Totally posted out of order tho, since this was my first one. Whoops, oh well... But this time I included one of my favorite characters that I never seem to draw! XR, Robot Ranger!!

I love out of context comic panels. They give me life. Expect more in the future. If there are any you know about or want to see, you can send them my way

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apparently in this episode, nebula still isn’t so sure about a robot ranger, despite telling XR a few episodes ago that “he has heart”. He wants buzz to report on XR to determine if he has to shut him down permanently.

holy shit. fucking harsh for a robot that has nearly human sentience

[wooblesnya]

Reblogging this to me art blog lel

I just summed up every episode with nos-4-a2