Automaton Physiology

Automaton Physiology
HK-47 (Star Wars) is a droid assassin.
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of automaton.

"Hmm. Droids. One can always trust droids."

― Darth Vader (Star Wars)

The power to use the abilities of a mechanical life-form. Not to be confused with Bionic Physiology.

Also Called

• Automaton Mimicry
• Robot Mimicry/Physiology
• Synthetic Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

The user either is or can transform into a machine with no organic components. This allows the user to have multiple possible traits, such as disease immunity, higher processing speed, enhanced strength, etc. Though the specifics will need to fit the context of that world.

Applications

• Concussive Force
• Cyber Mind
  • Hacking Intuition
    • Computer Interaction
  • Scanning
    • Scanner Vision
• Self-Customization
  • Physical Augmentation
  • Adaptive Augmentation
• Defunct Physiology
• Programming
• Self-Sustenance
  • Oxygen Independence
• Weapon Proficiency

Variations

• Attachment
  • Anatomical Liberation/Body Part Substitution
• Arm Transformation
• Device Physiology
• Gun Protrusion
• Hidden Arsenal
  • Device Usage
  • Gadget Usage
• Swiss Army Appendage
• Upgraded Form
• Weapon Physiology
  • Weapon Transformation

Associations

• Animatronic Physiology
• Artificial Limbs
• Bionic Physiology
• Bionic Surrogacy
• Celedon Physiology
• Clockwork Physiology
• Extraterrestrial Machine Physiology
• Technology Manipulation
• Transcendent Machine Physiology

Limitations

• Susceptible to hacking and viruses.
• Runs a risk against EMPs.

Known Users

Movies

• Mecha Scorpion (The Cabin of the Woods)
• Synthetics (Alien)
• Baymax (Big Hero 6)
• Robots (Robots)
• Chappie (Chappie)
• Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
• Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet)
• Mechas (Godzilla)
  • Mechagodzilla
  • Jet Jaguar
  • M.O.G.E.R.A
• The Golden Army (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
• Omnidroids (The Incredibles)
• TARS, CASE, and KIPP (Interstellar)
• Iron Giant (The Iron Giant)
• Machines (The Matrix)
• The Banana Splits (The Banana Splits Movie)
• Maschinenmensch (Metropolis)
• ED-209 (Robocop)
• V.I.N.CENT (The Black Hole)
• Johnny 5 (Short Circuit)
• Droids (Star Wars)
• Mr Static (Demonic Toys)
• Terminators (Terminator)
• B.E.N. (Treasure Planet)
• Robots (WALL•E)

Cartoons

• Bobert (The Amazing World of Gumball)
• Robots (Sonic Boom)
• B-1 (Atomic Betty)
• X-5 (Atomic Betty)
• The Sark (Battle Force 5)
• The Bandroids (Bionic 6)
• Robots (Bolts and Blip)
• TOM (Cartoon Network/Toonami)
• Kriegstaffebots (Scooby-Doo)
• Charlie the Funland Robot (Scooby-Doo)
• Robots (Futurama)
  • Bender Bending Rodríguez
  • Roberto
  • Calculon
  • Preacherbot
  • URL
  • Hedonismbot
  • Donbot
  • Clamps
  • Joey Mousepad
  • Robot Devil
  • Robot Santa Claus
• SIR Units (Invader Zim)
  • GIR
  • MiMi
• Botila (Kong: King of the Apes)
• Sir Squeakalot (Lavender Castle)
• Rover (Lunar Jim)
• TED (Lunar Jim)
• Zippity (Lunar Jim)
• Colby the Collector (Lunar Jim)
• The Garden-bot (Lunar Jim)
• Cytro (Max Steel)
• Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• XJ-Sisters (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• The Cluster (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
  • Vexus
  • Vega
  • Smytus
  • Krackus
• Silver Shell (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• Melody Locus (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• Kenny (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• Armagedroid (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• Lil Acorn (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• Killgore (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• Roderick Robot (Oswald)
• Tinsel (Oswald)
• Robo-Dog (PAW Patrol)
• Robot Boy (Robotboy)
• Ozzie (Rock Dog)
• Beetle Drones (Samurai Jack)
• Mantoids (Samurai Jack)
• Ultra-Robots (Samurai Jack)
• Shinobi (Samurai Jack)
• X-49 (Samurai Jack)
• Scaramouche (Samurai Jack)
• St. Olga (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
• Gemini (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
• Robobot (Super Mansion)
• The Metallikats (SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron)
• Donatello/Donbot (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Cybertronians (Transformers)
• Penelope (Yakkity Yak)
• Zeta (The Zeta Project)
• Robots (Uglydolls)
  • Robot Baby
  • Robot Dog
• Robotboy (Robotboy)
• Robots (Cubix)

Comics

• ABC Warriors (2000 AD)
  • Hammerstein
  • Deadlock
  • Joe Pineapples
  • Blackblood
  • Mongrol
  • Steelhorn
  • Mek-Quake
  • Ro-Jaws
  • Happy Shrapnel
  • Mad Ronn
  • Hitaki
  • Ro-Jaws
  • Terri
  • Morrigun
  • Zippo
• Robians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
• Red Tornado (DC Comics)
• Red Torpedo (DC Comics)
• Red Inferno (DC Comics)
• Red Volcano (DC Comics)
• Brainiac (DC Comics)
• Amazo (DC Comics)
• Metal Men (DC Comics)
  • Gold
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Platinum
  • Tin
• Robotman (DC Comics)
• Manhunters (DC Comics)
• Grid (DC Comics)
• Skeets (DC Comics)
• Tomorrow Woman (DC Comics)
• The Eradicator (DC Comics)
• Superman Robots (DC Comics)
• Matthew Tyler/Hourman (DC Comics)
• Mister Atom (DC Comics)
• G.I. Robot (DC Comics)
• L-Ron (DC Comics)
• Thought Robot (DC Comics)
• Mecha Dawn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
• Josie the Robot (The Jetsons)
• Mechanismo (Judge Dredd)
• Walter the Wobot (Judge Dredd)
• Ultron (Marvel Comics)
• Vision (Marvel Comics)
• Jocasta (Marvel Comics)
• Alkhema (Marvel Comics)
• Machine Man/Aaron Stack/X-51
• Jim Hammond/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
• Ghost Rider 2099 (Marvel Comics)
• Death's Head (Marvel Comics)
• Red Ronin (Marvel Comics)
• Albert and Elsie Dee (Marvel Comics)
• Life Model Decoys (Marvel Comics)
  • Max Fury
  • Black Ant
• Doombots (Marvel Comics)
• Sentinels (Marvel Comics)
  • Master Mold
  • Nimrod (Marvel Comics)
  • Bastion
• Dreadnoughts (Marvel Comics)
• Super-Adaptoid (Marvel Comics)
• Fury (Marvel Comics)
• Ultimo (Marvel Comics)
• Dragon Man (Marvel Comics)
• Technarchy (Marvel Comics)
  • Magus
  • Warlock
• Ataraxians (Marvel Comics)
  • Praxagora
• Growing Man (Marvel Comics)
• Living Brain (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Slayers (Marvel Comics)
• Planetary Operational Defense System (Marvel Comics)
• Scud (Scud: The Disposable Assassin)
• Fugitoid/Honeycutt (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Donatello (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); formerly
• Helix (Valiant Entertainment)

Manga/Anime

• Sigel (Ah! My Goddess)
• Toby "Astro Boy" Tenma (Astro Boy)
• Mechanical Bakugan (Bakugan: New Vestroia)
• Doraemon (Doraemon)
• BG9 (Bleach)
• Chii (Chobits)
• Android & Machine-type Digimon (Digimon)
  • Andromon
  • HiAndromon
  • Guardromon
  • Datamon
• Mira Yurizaki (Dimension W)
• Lwai Aura Tibesti (Dimension W)
• Pirate Robot (Dragon Ball)
• Android 16 (Dragon Ball Z)
• Android 19 (Dragon Ball Z)
• Cyclopian Guards (Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler)
• Android 14 (Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!)
• Android 15 (Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!)
• God Guardons (Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans)
• Machine Mutants (Dragon Ball GT)
• Arale Norimaki (Dr. Slump)
• Isla (Plastic Memories)
• Machias (Fairy Tail)
  • Wall Eehto
• Maria (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
• Teresa (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
• Key (Key: The Metal Idol)
• Reg (Made In Abyss)
• Automaton (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
• Metarex (Sonic X)
• Decoe and Bocoe (Sonic X)
• Bokkun (Sonic X)
• CZ2128 Delta (Overlord)

Television

• STAN (Aaron Stone)
• Cylons (Battlestar Galactica)
• K-9 (Doctor Who)
• Kamelion (Doctor Who)
• K1 Robot (Doctor Who)
• Cyberman (Doctor Who)
• Kandyman (Doctor Who)
• Clockwork Droids (Doctor Who)
• The Heavenly Host (Doctor Who)
• Handbots (Doctor Who)
• Emojibots (Doctor Who)
• Robert the Robot (Fireball XL5)
• Hymie (Get Smart)
• Judy Cooper (K.C. Undercover)
• Marcus Davenport (Lab Rats)
• Robot (Lost in Space)
• Romford (Pixelface)
• Men in Black (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
• Soong-type Androids (Star Trek)
  • Data
  • Lore
  • Lal
  • B-4
• Hosts (Westworld)

Video Games

• Pathfinder (Apex Legends)
• Iron Maiden (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Clone (Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky)
• Mecha-Grunty (Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge)
• Claptrap (Borderlands)
• Chibi-Robo (Chibi-Robo!)
• R-Series Robots (Chrono Trigger)
  • Robo/Prometheus
  • Atropos XR
• Gato (Chrono Trigger)
• Exos (Destiny)
• Vex (Destiny)
• Accord (Drakengard 3)
• Synths (Fallout)
• Dog (Hλlf-Life 2 series)
• Promethean Soldiers (Halo)
• Promethean Knights (Halo)
• Ancient Robots (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
• Geth (Mass Effect)
• EDI (Mass Effect)
• Robot Masters (Mega Man)
• Reploids (Mega Man X)
• Blade Wolf (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
• P-33/Beepy (NieR)
• Defense System Geppeto (Nier)
• Machines (NieR Automata)
  • Adam
  • Eve
  • Pascal
  • Simone
  • Grȕn
  • Engels
• Sentinels (No Man's Sky)
• Echo (Overwatch)
• Omnics (Overwatch)
  • Bastion
  • Bob
  • Orisa
  • Zenyatta
• Magearna (Pokémon)
• Genesect (Pokémon)
• Clank (Ratchet and Clank)
• Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank)
• K1-B0 (Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)
• Monokuma Kubs (Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)
• Kurokuma (Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls)
• Shirokuma (Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls)
• Monokuma (Danganronpa Series)
• Robo-Fortune (Skullgirls)
• Drill Sergeant (Skylanders)
• Wind-Up (Skylanders)
• Bouncer (Skylanders Giants)
• Drobot (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)
• Magna Charge (Skylanders Swap Force)
• Spy Rise (Skylanders Swap Force)
• Jawbreaker (Skylanders Trap Team)
• Gearshift (Skylanders Trap Team)
• Robots (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• ROB 64 (Star Fox 64)
• Mecha-Koopas (Super Mario)
• Fracktail (Super Paper Mario)
• Axem Rangers (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
• Galleom (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
• R.O.B./Robotic Operating Buddy (Super Smash Bros. series)
• Mettaton (Undertale)
• Medabots (Medabots)

Literature

• Marvin the Paranoid Android (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
• Daedalus (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Tik-Tok (Ozma of Oz)

Web Animation

• Penny Polendina (RWBY)

Web Original

• Michael Bay (Channel Awesome)
• SCP-629 - Mr. Brass (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-958-A General-Beep (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1360 - PSHUD #31 (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1370 - Pesterbot (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1377 - Automaton Parliament (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1501 - Every Penny Counts (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1675 - Goose Terminator (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2040 - The Iron Messenger (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2045 - Ambulatory Molasses Generator (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2058 - Smith Jim (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2412 - Cassandra Bot (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2425 - Fifth Church Recruitment Tool (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2670-2 - Somebody Else's God (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2776 - Mr. President (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2785 - Self-Replicating Automaton (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-3360 - Proletariart, by San Francisco Jones (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-3613 - Things You People Wouldn't Believe (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-3960 - Best Friends Forever (SCP Foundation)

Gallery

Red Tornado (DC Comics)

Amazo (DC Comics)

Metal Men (DC Comics)

Robotman (DC Comics)

Grid (DC Comics)

The Eradicator (DC Comics)

Superman Robots (DC Comics)

Ultron (Marvel Comics)

Vision (Marvel Comics)

Dragon Man (Marvel Comics)

Super-Adaptoid (Marvel Comics)

Legion (Mass Effect) is a geth frame holding 1,183 programs in itself.

Exos (Destiny) are so advanced that they are an enigma to themselves

The Vex (Destiny) is an ancient powerful robot race that are linked together and operated through Minds.

BG9 (Bleach) a Quincy Robot.

Michael Bay (Channel Awesome)

Wall Eehto's robot (Fairy Tail) is one of the rare cases of machines that can use magic and can change his body at will to adapt to his weaknesses...

... his real body, like his proxy body, can change to become stronger.

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Iron Maiden (Valkyrie Crusade)

Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)

E-123 Omega (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Robians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Fugitoid/Honeycutt (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Donatello/Donbot (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)

Data (Star Trek)

Mechagodzilla (Godzilla)

Jet Jaguar (Godzilla)

Terminators (Terminator)

Iron Giant (The Iron Giant)

Wall-E (Wall-E)

Omnidroids (The Incredibles)

Baymax (Big Hero 6)

Pathfinder (Apex Legends) is a modified MRVN unit designed for scouting.

Bobert (The Amazing World of Gumball)

Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 (My Life as a Teenage Robot)

Robotboy (Robotboy)

Metabee (Medabots)

Cubix (Cubix)

Mecha-Koopas (Super Mario)