Whilst costs in Notoriety vary from a mere 3 for a UtilBot to 22 for a deadly WarBot, robots are a great way to round out a faction. Between Call-Me-Kenneth and Narcos’ assassin droids, this city has spent more time cleaning up after robots than robots have spent cleaning up after us.’Īs expected, robots are a useful addition to any game. ‘ Robots stop being labour-saving devices when we have to save their owners’ lives. Empowered to arrest, convict and even execute criminals, these mechanical Judges are soon unleashed upon the unsuspecting streets… In a bid to combat escalating crime and to increase Justice Department’s presence on the on the streets, Chief Judge McGruder-against Dredd’s better judgement-authorises the use of robot Judges. Justice Department has suffered heavily during the calamities of Necropolis and Judgement Day. 2) / Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files vol. He begins by shooting Judge Dredd… Further Reading He concludes the only way to make amends-and to punish the ingrateful humans-is to organise his own robot revolt. Tiring of his lack of respect and gratitude from Dredd, the Judge’s robot servant Walter begins to regret helping Justice Department overthrow Call-Me-Kenneth. His revolution was, however, stopped by Judge Dredd, but only after the loss of countless lives and colossal damage to Mega-City One. Backed by his army of robotic revolutionaries-including the hulking Heavy Metal kids-Call-Me-Kenneth ran amok across the city. In 2099, for instance the rogue carpentry robot Call-Me-Kenneth incited the robots of Mega-City One to revolt. Not all of those personalities were particularly pleasant. This one act would not only lead to the development of smarter robots, but also the continued evolution of their programmed personas. In an act which would resonate through history, Booth also brought an end to almost all regulations on artificial intelligence. In 2099 President ‘Bad Bob’ Booth-father of the Atomic War of 2070-unleashed wardroids against the Judges in an attempt to cling onto power. Sometimes however, things go wrong… Bad Bob Booth From construction workers to wardroids, lawyers to law-enforcers, there is a robot for almost every role in Mega-City One.īy and large this relationship between man and machine goes smoothly as robots fulfil their roles with diligence and durability. Whilst many citizens take them for granted, most don’t realise-or simply don’t care-that these menial machines are the reason for MC-1’s rampant levels of unemployment. Mega-City One has a mixed relationship with robots.