History Main / SiliconSnarker

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': In the proud tradition of Starfleet doctors, Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram can get very snarky sometimes.

* ''Anime/TheBigO'': R. Dorothy Wayneright is noted for her snark to Roger Smith, from criticizing his fashion sense, to her chastising him for using her to draw fire, since, as a robot, she can withstand it, leading to the dawn of her {{Catchphrase}}:

* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'': The T-800 sent to protect John develops something of a wry sense of humor as he spends time around humanity, learning from them (the [[ReCut Director's Cut]] has this occur after John and Sarah reset a RestrainingBolt that Skynet had outfitted him with). Examples include handing an empty weapon to SWAT team members saying, "Here, hold this" while depriving them of their gas masks, and lamenting "I need a vacation" after being put through the ringer by the T-1000.

** Rimmer is a PlayedWith case, being a VirtualGhost who was just as sarcastic in life as he is in his electronic afterlife, but he still usually spends his screen time insulting the others and making snarky remarks. It mainly stems from his belief that he's the OnlySaneMan of the ship, since he's unaware of how incompetent he really is.

** Karen, Plankton's computer wife, messes with Plankton's nerves most of the time in an AwfulWeddedLife manner, such as nagging him when his plans to steal the Krabby Patty formula fails, or getting jealous towards him when he goes to other women like Mr. Krabs' mother or another computer.
** In "No Weenies Allowed", the robot server calls the patrons as "weenies" after they have been detected as such.

: ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle''. Beep-0, being a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Ridiculously Human Robot]] and all, plays the [[StraightMan Straight Man]] to the Rabbids' antics.

* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': KL-E-0 is a gun seller of Goodneighbour, originally a Lasertron. As a killing machine nowadays tasked with selling deadly tools, she displays a lot of cynicism at her trade:

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--> '''Norm:''' WELL NEXT TIME YOU CAN DO ALL THE COOKING AND I'LL STAND AROUND COMING UP WITH EVIL PLANS THAT ULTIMATELY FAIL.

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* ''Film/Terminator2'': The T-800 sent to protect John develops something of a wry sense of humor as he spends time around humanity, learning from them (The DirectorsCut has this occur after John and Sara reset a RestrainingBolt that Skynet had outfitted him with). Examples include handing an empty weapon to SWAT team members saying, "Here, hold this" while depriving them of their gas masks, and lamenting "I need a vacation" after being put through the ringer by the T-1000.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'': In the Sunday 26 May 2013 strip, Wally claims to have installed a neutrino sensor in the company robot, which can scan people to detect health problems. When the Pointy-Haired Boss gets scanned, the robot declares, "Dead man walking! Your brain is the size of a dried apricot. Your heart is more cheeseburger than human tissue. You will be dead in eleven days..." After the Boss runs off screaming, the robot asks why he was programmed to hate people. Wally responds that it was easier than inventing a neutrino sensor.

* ''Franchise/BattlestarGalactica'': Lucifer's banter with Baltar demonstrate that Cylons are not devoid of snark.

* {{WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged}}: One of the characters in the show, Yui is an artificial intelligence responsible for providing psychiatric treatment for any player of Sword Art Online who may need it. She can also sometimes be rather sarcastic on occasion. One example of this trait is when Yulier calls Thinker one of the most brilliant men she's ever known, Yui responds that it says more about Yulier than it does Thinker.

** Karen, Plankton's computer wife, messes with Plankton's nerves most of the time in a AwfulWeddedLife manner, such as nagging him when his plans to steal the Krabby Patty formula fails, or getting jealous towards him when he goes to other women like Mr. Krabs' mother or another computer.

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-> '''Cooper:''' What's your trust setting, TARS?
-> '''TARS:''' Lower than yours, apparently.

* "ComicBook/BoosterGold": Skeets, Boosters security droid and RobotBuddy who is generally supportive of him, but not afraid to throw in a few snarky jabs when he feels like it.

* ''Film/IronMan'': Jarvis is introduced with a particularly snarky wit. When Tony suggests that the design for the second armor is a bit "ostentacious", Jarvis has a golden bit of snark:

* Quality Land by Creator/MarcUweKling and its sequel is generally a WorldOfSnark and the AIs there are no exception. The biggest example is probably Pink, a tablet computer that got the personality of a certain communist kangaroo, and it shows.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E11CeremoniesOfLightAndDark Ceremonies Of Light And Dark]]", the station's command computers are reset to prevent Earth forces from retaking the station. When the systems are restarted, an obnoxiously sarcastic AI that had once been installed in the system comes back online until the systems are reset again.

* ''Series/KnightRider'': KITT's reparte with Michael Knight was one of the facets of the show that people loved best. KITT was no stranger to sarcastic remarks, particularly when Michael would press him into service as a stunt car or have him run through a military training course with live-fire ammunition.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': When Alfred is flying the Batwing, the onboard computer provides a wonderful bit of snark when Alfred demands that the plane land.

** In another episode, Doofenshmirtz finds Norm's "original head" in storage. It's snarky reparte about his (lack of) skills as a mad scientist remind him why he put it in storage to begin with.

{{WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged}}: One of the characters in the show, Yui is an artificial intelligence responsible for providing psychiatric treatment for any player of Sword Art Online who may need it. She can also sometimes be rather sarcastic on occasion. One example of this trait is when Yulier calls Thinker one of the most brilliant men she's ever known, Yui responds that it says more about Yulier than it does Thinker.

Often overlaps with ServileSnarker, as most computers and robots were built to serve human beings or other life forms in the first place. It can be a SnarkyInanimateObject if it's a simple computer. They can also overlap with SnarkyNonHumanSidekick, though antagonistic AI fit just as easily in this trope. Frequently a FunnyRobot character. A subtrope of DeadpanSnarker.

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-->'''KLEO:''' Don't worry, I only test the weapons on customers I don't like.

{{Robot}}s, Computers, Holographic lifeforms generated by a computer, these are staples of science fiction.

--> '''R. Dorothy Wayneright:''' You are a louse, Roger Smith.

--> '''Loa:''' Power cells are at 3%, which is--
--> '''Taylor:''' A little warning would have been nice!
--> '''Loa:''' A warning was indeed issued. To avoid any confusion in the future, when you hear me say "Warning", consider yourselves ''warned''.

--> '''Bowman:''' Alright, HAL. I'll go in through the emergency airlock.
--> '''HAL:''' Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult.

---> '''TARS''': Everybody good? Plenty of slaves for my robot colony?
** TARS.
---> I have a cue light I can use when I'm joking, if you like. [...] Yeah, you can use it to find your way back to the ship after I blow you out the airlock. (cue him turning on said light but only after a very poignant pause)

--> '''Jarvis:''' What ''was'' I thinking? You're usually so discreet.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': If Threepio's translations are to be believed, then Artoo fires off nasty quips regularly. In ''Film/ANewHope'', as Artoo prepares to board an escape pod of the Tantive 4, Threepio warns him that escape pods are restricted from droids. Artoo's chirps and beeps elicit an indignant, "Don't you call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease!" from Threepio. Artoo has the disposition and vocabulary of a salty sea dog.

--> '''KITT:''' (in a calm and almost deadpan voice) Michael, I believe as usual you may have attracted the attention of some highly homicidal personalities.

--> '''The Robot:''' Memory banks indicate Dr. Smith is about to pull a fast one.

** Rimmer is a PlayedWith case, being a VirtualGhost who was just as sarcastic in life as he is in his electronic afterlife, but he still usually spends his screen time insulting the others and making snarky remarks. It mainly stems from his belief that he's the OnlySaneMan of the ship, even though he's unaware of how incompetent he really is.

-->'''Thursday''': ''Gordon has been relegated to bitch work. Where's your skirt, pansy?''

--> '''KLEO:''' Don't worry, I only test the weapons on customers I don't like.

--> '''Batwing Computer:''' Your funeral.

And since humans are known to have a bit of a sarcastic, snarky side, it's not uncommon for robot or sentient computer characters to display similar traits.

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