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Cyborgs in fiction
Cyborgs that originally appeared...
In print
- The Tin Woodman from L. Frank Baum's Oz books (at least before he became entirely metal)
- The protagonist of Frederik 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 two feature-length anime and a television series.
- Masamune Shirow's other major work, Appleseed also contains a multitude of cyborg characters, with one of the main characters, Briareos Hecatonchires, the mercenary Sokaku Tatara and his war buddies, and the Mumna Holy Republic diplomat Kainisu, from the fourth chapter, are just a few.
- Cyborg of the Teen Titans comic book series is a superhero with massive implants and prothestics.
- Marge Piercy's He, She and It presents a rather feminist view on the cyborg issue with Yod who, however, is provided with some male attributes.
- Many of the characters of Battle Angel Alita (also known in Japan as GUNNM) are cyborgs, including the lead, Alita (Gally, Yoko). Cyborgs are a major way of life in the GUNNM universe, with sports, such as Motorball (and crimes, such as spine-stealing), contributing to a culture of cyborgs.
- The Metabarons
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.
- Lobot in Star Wars wore a brain enhancing device wrapped around the back of his skull.
- General Grievous in Star Wars. Seen only in Star Wars Clone Wars microseries Chapter 20. General Grievous will make his theater debut in 2005 in Star Wars Episode III.
- The wives from the 2004 film version of The Stepford Wives. In the original version, they would be closer to androids or gynoids.
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 Max, 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
- Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation, who was born blind and uses optical implants combined with a removeable unit called a VISOR, to see.
- A cyborg secret agent was featured in the "Fumble on the One" episode of The Misfits of Science.
- Adam in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who is part human, part demon and part robot.
Other
See also
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