"Crush! Kill! Destroy!"
— Killer Android IDAK Alpha 12, Lost in Space
John: Jesus, you were gonna kill that guy.
The Terminator: Of course; I'm a Terminator.
John: ...You just can't go around killing people.
Terminator: Why?
The Terminator: Of course; I'm a Terminator.
John: ...You just can't go around killing people.
Terminator: Why?
"No, HK-47, you are not to throw grenades at or near civilians."
— Jedi Exile, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
"Carl is as sane as any AI construct recently discovering access to a lethal peripheral."
— Minionbot, Vexxarr
In the first class there was Robot-as-Menace. I don't have to explain that overmuch. Such stories were a mixture of "clank-clank" and "aarghh" and "There are some things man was not meant to know." After a while they palled dreadfully and I couldn't stand them.
— Isaac Asimov, The Complete Robot
"One of the best parts of this episode was Professor X’s explanation of the Sentinels as being the enemies that bothered him the most, because they were the one foe whose mind he could never change. I've always loved the Sentinels (giant racist robots getting killed is always rad), but I’d never thought of it that way — that they’re hardwired to hate, and that the X-Men can convince people to give up on bigotry and hatred, but they can never reprogram robots."
— Chris Sims on X-Men: The Animated Series, "Courage"
CABAL: The probability of a favorable outcome can be increased if we can return to your main base and engage the enemy as we move.
Slavik: Define 'favorable outcome', CABAL.
CABAL: They all die.
Slavik: That'll do.
Slavik: Define 'favorable outcome', CABAL.
CABAL: They all die.
Slavik: That'll do.
— Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, before CABAL goes on a rampage
"I AM A DEATH MACHINE MADE OF HATE AND FUCK!"
— Emet, Evolve
Fagor: [gunfire] No-one! The cowardly vermin hide from Fagor. [gunfire] When Fagor finds them, Fagor kills! [gunfire] Kills! [gunfire] Kills!
Angel One: Fagor...
Fagor: The murderer of the Lord Thorden!
Angel One: Fagor!
Fagor: So you're hiding in there. Come out slowly and Fagor will kill you quickly. Come out quickly and Fagor will kill you slowly. [gunfire]
Angel One: Listen Fagor, there is no-one there. We are all around. We are the Angels: Angel One and Angel Two. We are the Challenger's control systems. [gunfire] All that has done is destroy one voice terminal, Fagor. There are a million throughout—[gunfire]
Fagor: Then Fagor will destroy a million voice terminals!
Angel One: Fagor...
Fagor: The murderer of the Lord Thorden!
Angel One: Fagor!
Fagor: So you're hiding in there. Come out slowly and Fagor will kill you quickly. Come out quickly and Fagor will kill you slowly. [gunfire]
Angel One: Listen Fagor, there is no-one there. We are all around. We are the Angels: Angel One and Angel Two. We are the Challenger's control systems. [gunfire] All that has done is destroy one voice terminal, Fagor. There are a million throughout—[gunfire]
Fagor: Then Fagor will destroy a million voice terminals!
"I am Nomad. I am perfect. That which is imperfect must be sterilized."
Fan Servus: Since the Chrome Toaster Rebellion of 1978, every mechanoid has been core-programmed with the Three Laws of Robotics.
Buster: You mean Crush, Kill, Destroy?
Buster: You mean Crush, Kill, Destroy?
Western military commanders still fail to understand the folly of sending their soldiers to wage "wars among the people" wearing sunglasses, helmets and body armour that give them the appearance of robots empowered to kill, impossible to love or even to recognise as fellow human beings.
— Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy 1945-1975, by Max Hastings.
There once was a carnival so amazing that Neopians from all around would flock in droves to see it. Visitors were enchanted by the carnival's colourful shows and spectacular attractions. The fun came to an end, though, on the day that the nefarious Dr. Sloth sent an invasion of robot Chia clowns to take over the carnival and then use it to capture all of Neopia! They've already infiltrated the once joyful carnival, but with your help, their reign of mechanised terror can come to an end!
— Carnival of Terror game description, Neopets
[Objective: We will tear you apart.]
I blocked the channel. I breathed out, slowly, so as not to draw attention from the humans. Miki sent me a glyph of distress. I said, It's okay, which was a complete lie. I reminded myself a combat bot wasn't a human, it wasn't a villain from one of my shows. It was a bot, and it wasn't threatening us.
It was just telling us what it was going to do.
I blocked the channel. I breathed out, slowly, so as not to draw attention from the humans. Miki sent me a glyph of distress. I said, It's okay, which was a complete lie. I reminded myself a combat bot wasn't a human, it wasn't a villain from one of my shows. It was a bot, and it wasn't threatening us.
It was just telling us what it was going to do.
