Robot Master

In the original Mega Man series, the term "Robot Master" refers to a special kind of robot or android that possesses a very advanced level of artificial intelligence. There are roughly one hundred thirty six Robot Masters. According to series canon, the Robot Master AI system is jointly credited to Dr. Thomas Light and Dr. Albert Wily. Most Robot Masters possess a unique identification code, consisting of a two-letter "series code" followed by one of N, No, or #, then a three-digit "serial number" (except for the Genesis Unit, which uses two digits).

Robot Masters have AIs vastly superior to the smaller, minor robots within the Mega Man universe. This, even more than their generally humanoid appearance (Sniper Joes are also humanoid in appearance, yet obviously inferior to Robot Masters) is what separates Robot Masters from other advanced robots. They often are designed with a particular strength or element in mind, thus allowing them to thrive in specific environments. Robot Masters tend to be programmed with human-like personalities and quirks, advanced enough to fool most people into believing them to think and act of their own accord. However, this is not true, as the Mega Man X series states X as the first robot to truly be able to think for himself. Robot Masters have a certain capability of thought and will—this allows them to be decisive on the battlefield, yet cannot generally operate beyond certain guidelines. There have been some exceptions, but every one of these occurrences has been explained in some way—such as the robot being faulty to begin with or could have malfunctioned due to damage incurred.

Robot-Master

Robot-Master is a character in Marvel's Transformers comics.

Transformers: Generation 1

Robot-Master was originally a character in a comic within the Transformers comics, also called Robot-Master. This comic was published by an unnamed comics studio (although there were strong hints that it was Marvel Comics) and written by Donny Finkleberg.

Because of the poor quality and low popularity of Robot-Master, the comic was discontinued and Finkleberg was fired. However, he was contacted by Walter Barnett, who had been ordered by the Intelligence and Information Institute to make up an explanation for the appearance of the Transformers, to avoid panic among the people of the USA.

Barnett and Finkleberg struck a deal, and thus Robot Master was resurrected - although this time as a "real" character. Finkleberg acted as the Robot-Master character, giving long, threatening speeches of him being in command of these enormous robots, and thanks to Barnett's influence, these speeches were broadcast on every television channel in the USA. This was, of course, a sham - but the general public was none the wiser.