A robot was a machine designed with enough intelligence to replicate human behavior.[1][2][3]
History
From as early as the mid 20th century, Ted Buchanan created a robotic duplicate of himself that was able to maintain itself for over forty years. It followed a murderous cycle without suspicion until he was destroyed in 1998 by Buffy Summers.[1]
In 1997, Moloch the Corruptor had his consciousness placed into a large, robotic body. This allowed Buffy to physically fight and defeat the demon.[4]
In the early 21st century, the tech student Warren Mears built April as a robotic girlfriend for himself,[2] the Buffybot as a copy of Buffy for Spike,[3] and a robot duplicate of himself as a decoy against Willow Rosenberg.[5] They weren't self-sufficient in their maintenance, but April and the Buffybot were programmed with superior fighting skills and strength.[2][3] All three robots were eventually destroyed.[2][6][5]
In 2005, a group of vampires constructed the Mecha Dawn, a giant robot duplicate of Dawn Summers, to fight her in a battle in Tokyo between the Slayer Organization and Toru's sect.[7]
During the end of magic, Andrew Wells constructed a second robot duplicate of Buffy. He transferred Buffy's mind into the robot in order to help her escape a rumored assassination attempt, while leaving her human body living a civilian life in another part of the country. The robotic constitution could not mimic human functions such as digesting food, menstruating, and maintaining a good balance of pH in its blood, causing Buffy to believe she was pregnant.[8] Buffy was not aware of this until her arm broke off.[9] Their minds were eventually exchanged back.[10]
Examples
Appearances
Canonical
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 | |||||||||||
| "Welcome to the Hellmouth" Absent |
"The Harvest" Absent |
"Witch" Absent |
"Teacher's Pet" Absent |
"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" Absent |
"The Pack" Absent |
"Angel" Absent |
"I Robot, You Jane" Appears |
"The Puppet Show" Absent |
"Nightmares" Absent |
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" Absent |
"Prophecy Girl" Absent |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2 | |||||||||||
| "When She Was Bad" Absent |
"Some Assembly Required" Absent |
"School Hard" Absent |
"Inca Mummy Girl" Absent |
"Reptile Boy" Absent |
"Halloween" Absent |
"Lie to Me" Absent |
"The Dark Age" Absent |
"What's My Line? Part One" Absent |
"What's My Line? Part Two" Absent |
"Ted" Appears | |
| "Bad Eggs" Absent |
"Surprise" Absent |
"Innocence" Absent |
"Phases" Absent |
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" Absent |
"Passion" Absent |
"Killed by Death" Absent |
"I Only Have Eyes for You" Absent |
"Go Fish" Absent |
"Becoming, Part One" Absent |
"Becoming, Part Two" Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5 | |||||||||||
| "Buffy vs. Dracula" Absent |
"Real Me" Absent |
"The Replacement" Absent |
"Out of My Mind" Absent |
"No Place Like Home" Absent |
"Family" Absent |
"Fool for Love" Absent |
"Shadow" Absent |
"Listening to Fear" Absent |
"Into the Woods" Absent |
"Triangle" Absent | |
| "Checkpoint" Absent |
"Blood Ties" Absent |
"Crush" Absent |
"I Was Made to Love You" Appears |
"The Body" Absent |
"Forever" Absent |
"Intervention" Appears |
"Tough Love" Absent |
"Spiral" Absent |
"The Weight of the World" Absent |
"The Gift" Appears | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 | |||||||||||
| "Bargaining, Part One" Appears |
"Bargaining, Part Two" Appears |
"After Life" Mention |
"Flooded" Mention |
"Life Serial" Absent |
"All the Way" Absent |
"Once More, with Feeling" Absent |
"Tabula Rasa" Absent |
"Smashed" Mention |
"Wrecked" Absent |
"Gone" Absent | |
| "Doublemeat Palace" Absent |
"Dead Things" Mention |
"Older and Far Away" Absent |
"As You Were" Absent |
"Hell's Bells" Absent |
"Normal Again" Absent |
"Entropy" Absent |
"Seeing Red" Absent |
"Villains" Appears |
"Two to Go" Absent |
"Grave" Absent | |
| Angel: Season 5 | |||||||||||
| "Conviction" Absent |
"Just Rewards" Absent |
"Unleashed" Absent |
"Hell Bound" Absent |
"Life of the Party" Absent |
"The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" Absent |
"Lineage" Mention |
"Destiny" Absent |
"Harm's Way" Absent |
"Soul Purpose" Absent |
"Damage" Absent | |
| "You're Welcome" Absent |
"Why We Fight" Absent |
"Smile Time" Absent |
"A Hole in the World" Absent |
"Shells" Absent |
"Underneath" Absent |
"Origin" Absent |
"Time Bomb" Absent |
"The Girl in Question" Absent |
"Power Play" Absent |
"Not Fade Away" Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 | |||||||||||
| "Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles" Absent |
Freefall, Part 1 Appears |
Freefall, Part 2 Appears |
Freefall, Part 3 Appears |
Freefall, Part 4 Appears |
Slayer, Interrupted Appears |
On Your Own, Part 1 Appears |
On Your Own, Part 2 Appears |
Apart (of Me), Part 1 Appears |
Apart (of Me), Part 2 Appears |
Apart (of Me), Part 3 Appears | |
| "In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" Appears |
Guarded, Part 1 Absent |
Guarded, Part 2 Absent |
Guarded, Part 3 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 1 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 2 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 3 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 4 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 5 Absent | |
| Welcome to the Team, Part 1 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Mention |
Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Appears |
The Watcher Absent |
The Core, Part 1 Absent |
The Core, Part 2 Absent |
The Core, Part 3 Absent |
The Core, Part 4 Absent |
The Core, Part 5 Absent |
Love vs. Life Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 | |||||||||||
| New Rules, Part 1 Absent |
New Rules, Part 2 Absent |
New Rules, Part 3 Absent |
New Rules, Part 4 Absent |
New Rules, Part 5 Absent |
I Wish, Part 1 Mention |
I Wish, Part 2 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Mention |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Mention |
Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Absent | ||
| Love Dares You, Part 1 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 2 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 3 Mention |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 1 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 3 Absent |
Freaky Giles Day Absent |
Triggers Absent | ||
| In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Absent |
Own It, Part 1 Absent |
Own It, Part 2 Mention |
Own It, Part 3 Absent |
Own It, Part 4 Absent |
Own It, Part 5 Absent | ||
| "Where Are They Now?" Absent | |||||||||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 12 | |||||||||||
| One Year Later Absent |
Future Shock Absent |
The Reckoning Mention |
Finale Absent | ||||||||
Other
- Lost and Found (Only in flashbacks)
- The Death of Buffy, Part One
- The Death of Buffy, Part Two
- The Death of Buffy, Part Three