- "Well quite simply it's a cybernetic, synaptically-linked dinodextric isometric poly-durataniam power gauntlet."
- ― Extor explaining to Jack his last scientific invention, (Samurai Jack).
The ability to utilize a robotic arm. Sub-power of Bionic Physiology.
Also Called
- Bionic Arm
- Cyber/Cyborg/Cybernetic Arm
- Mecha/Mechanical/Mechanized Arm
Capabilities
User possesses and is able to wield a programmable, mechanical arm that is similar to that of a human arm. The arm can be programmed and designed in order to fit the need of the user.
Some robotic arms can be assembled or disassembled to various forms of technology, allowing the user to perform system checks, enhancements, and upgrades.
In some cases, users may possess at least one, two, or even multiple artificial arms, with possibly each of them may possessing a variety of functions, whether for battle, or not for battle.
Applications
- Blade Retraction
- Chain Manipulation
- Charged Attacks
- Claw Retraction
- Energy Blast
- Enhanced/Supernatural Durability
- Enhanced/Supernatural Strength
- Force-Field Generation
- Gun Protrusion
- Jackhammer Arms
- Power Fists
- Rocket Fists
- Swiss Army Appendage
Associations
- Artificial Limbs
- May be accompanied by High-Tech Exoskeleton.
- Powerful Objects
- Power Via Objects
- Technology Imitation
Limitations
- May be disabled by EMP (Electric Magnetic Pulse).
- May require a power source in order to function.
- Arm may require a type of support system or aid.
- May be susceptible to the elements.
- Once the arm(s) is/are demolished or cut off, the abilities that are bestowed are utterly removed, unless the user has Mechanical Regeneration.
Known Users
Comics/Cartoons
- Finn the Human (Adventure Time)
- Various cyborg mobians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Kundo (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Roy Harper/Arsenal (DC Comics); prior to New 52 reboot
- Victor Stone/Cyborg (DC Comics)
- Vera Lynn Black (DC Comics)
- Seth (Di-Gata Defenders)
- Della Duck (Ducktales)
- Marty (Eon Kid)
- Van Kleiss (Generator Rex)
- Hoss Delgado (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- Conquest (Image Comics)
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
- Garrison Kane (Marvel Comics)
- Misty Knight (Marvel Comics)
- Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
- Forge (Marvel Comics)
- Slingshot (Marvel Comics)
- Gauntlet Armor Users (Marvel Comics)
- Joseph Green/Gauntlet; right hand
- Sasha Martin/Southpaw; left hand
- Tactigon Hosts (Marvel Comics)
- Violet Lightner/Armory
- Michael van Patrick/KIA
- Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
- Jack (Samurai Jack); when facing the Ultrarobots
- Maximus Gargan/Scorpion (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
- Subtopians (Super Mansion)
- Lex Lighting (Super Mansion)
- Titanium Rex (Super Mansion)
- Robo Dino (Super Mansion)
- Tiger Claw (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Long John Silver (Treasure Planet)
- Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
- Lord Hater (Wander Over Yonder)
- Mercy Graves (Young Justice)
Anime/Manga
- Seryu Ubiquitous (Akame ga Kiru)
- Sumireko Hanabusa (Akuma no Riddle)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Renya (Code Geass)
- Jet Black (Cowboy Bebop)
- Wahl Icht (Fairy Tail)
- Users of Automail (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Edward Elric
- Buccaneer
- Lan Fan
- Abuto (Gintama)
- Kōtarō Katsura (Gintama)
- Oboro (Gintama)
- Tōshirō Hijikata (Gintama)
- Umibozu (Gintama)
- Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Rudol Von Stroheim (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II Battle Tendency)
- Kiru (Karakuri)
- Toki (Naruto)
- "Black Arm" Zephyr/Z (One Piece)
- Franky (One Piece)
- Genos (One-Punch Man)
- Lee Pyron (Shaman King)
- Jushi Mataza Tsumuji (Tenjho Tenge)
- Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
Video Games
- Nathan Spencer (Bionic Commando)
- Cygore (Cheetahmen)
- Barret Wallace (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Adam Jensen (Deus Ex series)
- Nero (Devil May Cry 5)
- Cyberdemon (Doom series)
- Raven (Elsword)
- Catherine-B320/Kat (Halo: Reach)
- Kessler (Infamous)
- Mondo Zappa (Killer Is Dead)
- Jack Cayman (MadWorld)
- Zadornov (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker)
- Venom Snake (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain)
- Jacqui Briggs (Mortal Kombat)
- Jax Briggs (Mortal Kombat)
- Sabrewulf (Killer Instinct)
- Arthur (Mystery Skulls)
- Yaiba (Ninja Gaiden)
- Shinobu Jacobs (No More Heroes)
- Doomfist (Overwatch)
- Junkrat (Overwatch)
- McCree (Overwatch)
- Symmetra (Overwatch)
- Torbjörn (Overwatch)
- Eccentric Time Keeper (ROBLOX)
- Bunnie D'Coolette
- Matilda the Armadillo
- Payback Fox
- Rhys (Tales from the Borderlands)
- Corporal Hart (Timesplitters 2)
Live Television/Movies
- Kristin Ortega (Altered Carbon)
- Ashley J. Williams (The Evil Dead series)
- Joji Yuki/Riderman (Kamen Rider V3)
- Leo Dooley (Lab Rats); After Douglas healed his arm with Bionics.
- Donald Pierce (Logan)
- General Peluso (Power Rangers Super Megaforce)
- Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Star Wars)
- Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
Web Animation
- James Ironwood (RWBY)
- Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
Web Series
- Vriska Serket (Homestuck)
- Deandra (The Most Popular Girls in School)
Web Original
- SCP-073 - "Cain" (SCP Foundation)
Gallery
Comics/Cartoons
Matilda the Armadillo (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Payback Fox (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Vera Lynn Black (DC Comics)
Hoss Delgado (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
The KGB (Marvel Comics) created and attached a robotic arm to Bucky Barnes after he lost his original.
Garrison Kane (Marvel Comics)
Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty: The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy) with cybernetic arm.
Jack (Samurai Jack) acquired a "cybernetic, synaptically-linked dinodextric isometric poly-duritaniam power gauntlet" from the scientist Extor in order to better fight the Ultrarobots.
After having his right arm severed by Alopex, Tiger Claw (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012) had it replaced with a robotic appendage…
…which can be swapped out for a claw-like appendage…
…or a raygun.
Arsenal (Young Justice) uses his bionic arm for many purposes.
Anime/Manga
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Guts (Berserk) attaching on his new metallic device, the Cannon Arm.
Wahl Icht (Fairy Tail) as a Machinas can make his arms more robotic to augment his strength and shot fire blasts.
Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Tōshirō Hijikata (Gintama) had the matsuibō connected to his arm evolve into a Super-Electric Matsuibō RX.
Kōtarō Katsura (Gintama) had his right arm replaced with Hijikata's Super-Electric Matsuibō RX by Kagura.
Kankou (Gintama) had his left arm torn off by his son, so he replaced it with a mechanical one, though he did lose it from time to time in battle, such as against Utsuro.
Oboro (Gintama) lost his left arm to Kondo and Hijikata, so he replaced it with a robotic one, allowing him to grab onto Takasugi's sword without injury.
Rudol Von Stroheim (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part II Battle Tendency), shows off his new limbs!!!
Kiru (Karakuri) has a Mechanism on his right arm, allowing him to inject liquid methane into his victims and control its pressure and temperature.
Franky (One Piece) is a cyborg with robot arms allow use of arsenal of artillery...
…or basic brawling.
After the loss of his right arm, Zephyr (One Piece) was given the Battle Smasher, a gigantic mechanical arm built by Marine scientists.
Zephyr (One Piece) has a mechanical arm that works no worse than his original arm that was cut off.
The inside of Lee Pyron's (Shaman King) arm.
Jushi Mataza Tsumuji (Tenjho Tenge) controlling eight robotic arms via his two hidden normal arms to wield eight spears.
Vash the Stampede (Trigun) using the hidden gun within his cybernetic left arm.
Video Games
Nathan Spencer (Bionic Commando)
Kessler (inFAMOUS)
Barret Wallace (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
Zadornov's (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker) possesses a built-in lighter that can be used as both a flamethrower and makeshift rocket.
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After losing his left arm, Venom Snake (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) had it replaced with a customizable red prosthetic.
The iconic Cyberdemon (Doom) uses its, rocket-launching, robot arm to attack the player.
After losing his left arm and life to Ryu, Yaiba (Ninja Gaiden) was revived with cybernetics, particularly Cyber Arm.
After losing his right arm in the Omnic Crisis, Akande Ogundimu/Doomfist (Overwatch) was given cybernetic prosthetics by his family's company, as well as the Doomfist gauntlet, which is said to be powerful enough to level a skyscraper.
Live Television/Movies
After initially modifying a chainsaw to serve as a replacement hand, Ashley J. Williams (The Evil Dead series) crafted a fully functional robotic hand from a metal gauntlet.
Web Animation
After losing her right arm to Adam Taurus, Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) eventually obtained a cybernetic one from James Ironwood.
James Ironwood (RWBY) displaying his cybernetic augmentations, including his arm.