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* In ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'', Zeke is a robot built from a UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, yet he can break someone's arm with ease and hurl them through a wall.

* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' has an episode in which Rudy and Penny start arguing about the design of their robot project. The result? A crazy chalk robot filled up with so many tools and gadgets that it’s hard to tell what’s the real function. One second it’ll try to blast you with a laser cannon, the next it’ll fix the squeaky hinge on your front door.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', Silkie is a familiar created by Nanamo's mother with the help of a Sharlayan mage to help the maids of the Ul'dah royal palace keep the place clean. The ice, lightning, wind, and water magic it uses to clean also possess frightening offensive power, enough to corner Ul'dah's royal guard and pose a challenge to the [[TheHero Warrior of Light]]. Lampshaded by Nanamo, who complains about the power it possesses for a familiar designed for cleaning.
-->'''Nanamo:''' To create servant for cleaning is one thing, but to imbue with such unbridled power is quite another!

* Robots in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' universe make for dangerous foes, [[RagnarokProofing even centuries after a nuclear apocalypse]], no matter what their original purpose was. Protectron units designed for non-combat rolls can still put up a fight: construction models with guns shooting [[NailEm railway spikes]], firefighting designs with [[FreezeRay cryo weapons]], even medical units can kill with their [[ShockAndAwe defibrillators]]. The "Mr. Handy" robots are advertised as personal butlers, but come standard with circular saws and ''flamethrowers'' that are much more effective in combat than at housework. Small wonder it takes only a minimum of conversion to turn one into a "Mr. Gutsy" military robot.

* ''VideoGame/BrawlStars'': Rico, Barley, 8-Bit, Nani, R-T, and Pearl were designed to be a gumball machine, bartender, arcade cabinet, nanny, information kiosk, and oven respectively, but can all go toe-to-toe with other Brawlers.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', Dr. Jonas Venture, Sr. built [[FunWithAcronyms "H.E.L.P.eR."]] (Humanoid Electronic Lab Partner Robot) to assist around the Compound and raise Rusty Venture. H.E.L.P.eR. can fly with helicopter blades that pop out of his head and has a Battle Mode, including a flamethrower on one arm, spinning blades on another, and guns that fold out of his chest.

* R2-D2 in ''Franchise/StarWars'' is essentially supposed to be a navigational computer and maintenance robot, yet he has a seemingly endless array of gadgets for every situation. This is justified both by the fact that he uses his existing tools creatively (i.e. using a fire extinguisher as a smoke screen), and the fact that he used to belong to [[MrFixit Anakin]] [[GadgeteerGenius Skywalker]].

* The arms used by [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]] were originally [[PhlebotinumHandlingEquipment waldoes designed to allow him to safely handle radioactive material]]. For no obvious reason, even his original set of tentacles are fast enough to deflect bullets and strong enough to throw around forklifts.

* On the silly side of things, Mike in ''VideoGame/WarioWare''. No idea why a cleaning robot by Dr. Crygor has full sentience, flight abilities and is good at singing karaoke, but it makes for an [[RuleOfCool interesting]] story and a catchy theme song.

* In ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', Protoman frequently questioned why the Robot Masters who were designed for constructive purposes, were so heavily armed (Dr. Light claimed it was in case the Gardener [Cutman] went crazy). His case is even more ridiculous as he has a megabuster and shield, but was suppose to be a butler.

* General Ironwood points out how grossly overpowered Penny is in ''Fanfic/{{Null}}'' after she shoots down a bullhead. She was allowed to walk around unsupervised and was set to fight regular students.

* Justified with ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'''s Lota, a robot designed for load-lifting. He was built under a time crunch, so they based him on a handy existing machine with plenty of generator capacity to spare- the hulk of a destroyed flying tank. This explains the guns...
** Of course, [[TemptingFate some bright spark had to go and name him "Longshoreman Of The Apocalypse"]] in honor of his overengineered status. Later on the full name gets updated to [[spoiler:"Long-''gunner'' Of The Apocalypse"]].

* Industrial robots are built this way as an intentional design choice in order to cover a broad range of tasks. A robotic transporter is built to list two elephants at once, even if all you need to lift are empty cardboard boxes, simply because such devices are easier to manufacture and sell than a transporter that just lifts light loads. That said, the high maximum strength can sometimes lead to accidents if one wasn't careful, since a robot can't physically ''feel'' the difference between objects and weights in the way that a human can.

* In the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/SomethingAlwaysRemains'', most of the animatronics fall under the trope, with one exception: [[spoiler: the Puppet, as it was directly programmed to watch out for any threats to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and therefore has more mobility, personality, and intelligence than the others]].

* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'':

* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'': Has an episode where Rudy and Penny start arguing about the design of their robot project. The result? A crazy chalk robot filled up with so many tools and gadgets that it’s hard to tell what’s the real function. One second it’ll try to blast you with a laser cannon, the next it’ll fix the squeaky hinge on your front door.

* In ''Westernanimation/GravityFalls'', the animatronics in "Hoo-Ha Owl's Pizza-ma-tronic Jamboree" are capable of moving freely and have sharp claws.

* In the utterly disturbing episode of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', "Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy", due to temporal interference by Zim, Dib is left crippled, and then killed. However, this backfires when Dib's father, Professor Membrane instead puts his boy in the Mega Boy 3000 robot, which gives him the strength of ''ten-thousand little boys'' for no apparent reason. In fact, due to Zim's later attempts to kill him off with more time travel, to keep Dib from killing him, it just keeps on inexplicably giving the robot more weaponry.
** Considering that this is [[MadScientist Professor Membrane]] we're talking about, we're lucky it didn't wipe out humanity. The man doesn't do subtle.
** This is pointed out on the commentary, as not only is the Mega Boy unnecessary, but so was ''every mechanical repair to Dib's body up until that point.'' [[WordOfGod Vasquez says]] that this was the result of Membrane getting really, ''really'' bored.
* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' Rick builds a robot to pass butter which is intelligent enough to ask what its purpose is, and be depressed to learn it.

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', Dr. Jonas Venture, Sr. built [[FunWithAcronyms "H.E.L.P.eR."]] (Humanoid Electronic Lab Partner Robot) to assist around the Compound and raise Rusty Venture. H.E.L.P.eR. can fly with helicopter blades that pop out of his head and has a Battle Mode, including a flamethrower on one arm, spinning blades on another, and guns that fold out of his chest.

* Yuki Nagato from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is an ArtificialHuman built to observe. Fans describe her as the most powerful character ever made. Her backup is just as powerful. Makes some sense in universe as she was built to observe [[spoiler:the only thing powerful enough to wipe out her boss]].

* ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'' applies RuleOfCool to computer maintenance, with everything in the world being [[EverythingIsOnline automated and Internet-capable]] and [[ArmCannon busters]], [[PowerFist giant fists]], and arm-blades being standard equipment for an OS interface and web browser rolled up into an AI. The plot in many early episodes is how cleaning robots, animal/fish replicas, and yes, Meter Maids got infected by computer viruses, and then would terrorize the city with amazing powers. (For example, infected robot fish from an aquarium were able to fly through the air.) Fortunately, the premise of the series is fighting said viruses with programs. In the cartoon of the original series, the ultimate end result of battling robots against robots (that were originally for household chores) was the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt apocalypse]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', there is a character named Flint, who appears to be a heavily built human. However, he is actually a robot and an extremely strong one at that (In one memorable scene he brags, "I can lift 400 times my own weight and throw it too."). However, his great strength is {{justified|Trope}} because he is identified as a a "Gamma Series Construction Robot, designed for ultra-heavy lifting.". His original purpose was as a stockboy at a local supermarket, which should not require such immense strength. Though why would a construction robot even need to be sapient and capable of feeling hatred, jealousy and other negative feelings is left unanswered.