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This article is about the fictional concept. For the use of robots and other computerized systems to replace human labor in the manufacturing process, see automation.

In several fictional universes, roboticization is a process used to transform living creatures into robots. Most often, this process is employed by villains, who use it to turn people or creatures into mindless slaves or soldiers.

In situations in which the roboticized characters play important roles, the success with which the mind of the victims is dominated varies. Some can retain vestiges of self-control, and often rebel at the forces that attempted to subjugate them.

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Main article: Roboticizer

In the Archie comics, SatAM and Sonic Underground continuities of Sonic the Hedgehog, the evil Dr. Robotnik uses a "roboticizer" machine to transform the anthropomorphic animals of Mobius into robotic slaves (initially called badniks, then "Robians"). In these continuities, Sonic's Uncle Chuck was roboticized, and in the Archie comics and SatAM continuities the character of Bunnie Rabbot was partially roboticized, and several other characters also underwent temporary roboticizations, either willingly as part of a plan to combat one of Robotnik's latest schemes, or unwillingly as part of a story arc.

Roboticization was a central theme in a serial in the Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel storyline in Doctor Who, where the Earth's population were 'upgraded' into unthinking machines.

In the Mortal Kombat universe, the Lin Kuei clan of ninja used this process to increase the strength of their most powerful warriors and make them fanatically loyal. The characters Sektor, Cyrax and Smoke have been subject to it, and it features prominently in the backstory of Sub-Zero. Cyrax later had the procedure partially reversed in an effort to regain his soul, and Smoke appears to have internal conflicts between his robotic self and his human spirit, suggesting that his soul remained somewhat intact when he was roboticized (Smoke was not a willing participant in the automation of the Lin Kuei; he attempted escape with Sub-Zero, but, unlike his cryomancer friend, was captured). Here, the process is referred to as automation.

See also: List of Mortal Kombat species#Cyborg and Automaton

In the Spyro series, Red the Dragon either created or stole the technology he needed to turn normal gnorcs into his own robot slaves, with the help of the Professor. However, this technology backfired on him when Spyro charged him into the generator, causing him to become what fans have deemed as Mecha-Red, the final boss in Spyro: A Hero's Tail.

In the Virtua Fighter games, Kage's mother Tsuki-Kage was presumably roboticized by J6 to create Dural, though it isn't directly hinted at.

In Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, Dr. Nefarious used a device called Biobliterator to raid planets, turning populations of organic life forms into robots.

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