Robocop
RoboCop is a 1987 sci-fi/action movie, directed by Paul Verhoeven, about a cyborg police officer.
The movie is set in Detroit, at an undefined future time when violent crime is rife. The megacorporation OCP (Omni Consumer Products) has the answer: a robot policeman. Secretly, their "robot" policeman is actually a cyborg, built around a police officer killed in the line of duty; and this causes problems when he begins to remember who he was.
RoboCop was followed by two more movies, and a number of television series.
The fictional character
RoboCop was a dedicated police officer named Alex Murphy. He was married with one kid. He was transferred to Detroit in order to help the police deal with the ongoing wave of crime in the Old City.
With his new partner, Anne Lewis, he chased after the head of the local mafia, Clarence Boddicker. Murphy was killed in action.
OCP (multinational corporation Omni Consumer Products, which effectively runs the Detroit police force) had a new idea following the failure of its ED209 policebot project. Instead of putting a computer-controller in their robot they would use a human brain to run the system.
Because of Murphy's high profile and recent death, his brain was chosen to be the center of the new cyborg. His brain and face were attached to a life-support system in a human-like titanium body. This cyborg was named RoboCop.
RoboCop's external-skeleton is made out of titanium and is bullet-proof. It can even deflect light explosives under specific conditions. His hands and legs are enhanced by hydraulic motors enable him to crush a human throat with his grip and break through concrete walls.
RoboCop is equipped with an enhanced Beretta semi-automatic pistol, with large caliber and burst mode. When he's not using his pistol he stores it in a retractable holster built into his right thigh. RoboCop has an automated targeting system, thus making him an excellent sharpshooter.
His helmet provides several useful features such as thermal vision, lie detector and a video and audio recorder. He can also access computers directly using a retractable input/output jack built into his right hand.
RoboCop is programmed to follow three prime directives:
- Preserve the public trust
- Protect the innocent
- Uphold the law
A fourth directive, which he was programmed to be unaware of unless it became relevant, renders him physically incapable of placing any OCP employee under arrest.
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