I just finished watching DB Ep. 36 and I had forgotten many of the details around Sgt. Metallic. Obviously, he's a Terminator homage, but more importantly what is his relationship to the androids and how is he delineated from them in the guide books, etc? It does seem strange that the Red Ribbon Army had humanoid robots/androids that don't quite connect.
My initial observation: Metallic was only referred to as a "robot", even in the Japanese. (I was watching the subs and it's clearly the English word 'robot'.) The androids, as far as I know, are always referred to as a "jinzoningen".
Is there any explanation for him in any of the guide books?
How does Sgt. Metallic relate to the androids?
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Re: How does Sgt. Metallic relate to the androids?
I always thought of him as a prototype to the Androids.
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Re: How does Sgt. Metallic relate to the androids?
He may have been an android but he was probably not created by Gero and Flappe.
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Re: How does Sgt. Metallic relate to the androids?
Idk, it seemed like Toriyama didn't plan out the tower, hence why he has two robots in the same setting. To answer your question, Metallic has no relation to Gero's Androids.