Cyborgs in fiction

in print:

• The Tin Woodman from L. Frank Baum's Oz books (at least before he became entirely metal)
• The protagonist of Frederick Pohl's Man Plus
• Jonas the (star) sailor in Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun novels. His near light speed ship had been gone so long that on its return to Urth, there were no space port facilities any more, and it crashed. Other crew members patched him up from available parts.
• Many of the members of Section 9 in the Ghost in the Shell universe, specifically the main characters Major Motoko Kusanagi and Batou, are cyborgs dependent on regular maintence; there are several manga (or graphic novel ) and artbooks set in the GitS universe, as well as a feature-length anime and a later television series.
• Cyborg of the Teen Titans comic book series is a superhero with massive implants and prothestics.

in film:

• Robocop
• The Terminator (A marginal case, since the only organic part of Terminators are their skin, which is only applied for special missions)
• Darth Vader in Star Wars. Luke Skywalker also has a similarly designed right hand to replace the one he lost in battle.

on television:

• Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man. Originally based on Martin Caidin's novel, Cyborg, the series was very successful, spawning followups The Bionic Woman, and the bionic dog.
• The Daleks and Cybermen from Doctor Who (Daleks are a marginal case, they are actually vehicles for small and physically degenerate aliens)
• The Borg from Star Trek
• Inspector Gadget

other:

• Metro Man, mascot for Metro North Railroad

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