Arnoid The Annihilator
From Space Quest Omnipedia
 Arnoid the Annihilator | |
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| Model: | Arnoid Droid |
| Designated Purpose: |
Bounty Hunter |
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| Cost: |
Unknown |
| Voice Actor(s): |
None |
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[edit] Backstory
The "Arnoid the Annihilator" line of droid was once a top-of-the-line specimen of Droids employed by the Gippazoid Novelty Company to enforce payment of overdue bills. The Arnoid model is equipped with an invisibility belt for superior tracking and apprehension of its prey: generally, debtors. The Arnoid series are highly efficient hunters, and are rumored to even taunt and play with their victi...er... bounties.
[edit] Game Involvement
While visiting Phleebhut in Space Quest 3 Roger found himself confronted by an Arnoid droid in the employ of the Gippazoid Novelty Company. The droid had been sent to collect payment on a bill for a "free" Labion Terror Beast Mating Whistle. Through clever actions, or perhaps dumb luck, Roger was able to overcome the Arnoid droid and obtain the invisibility belt from Arnoid's remains. Roger claims to have destroyed it by leading it under an overhang containing Phleebhut Podsnatchers.[1][2]
[edit] Design
Nobody knows just what division of Gippazoid Novelty Company created the bounty-hunting droid and the models that followed. Its design makes the droid resemble an extremely well built man with a buzzcut to top off its head, and eyes in the shape of dark glasses. The feature is not by accident, as the machine was capable of lifting a full grown man with only one arm, and twisting human beings into knots. Its outer shell is a metallic substance that gives him a greenish-blue complexion. It's mouth is its most excellent feature, as it appears rubbery and capable of mimicking speech. The Arnoid was capable of independant motion and could walk just as easily (and quickly) as a human could. Along with piloting and tracking capabilites, the Arnoid is every practical meaning of the words "killing machine." Too bad it wasn't the words, "Fool-proof and incapable of error."
The Arnoid that Roger encountered wasn't armed with any type of weaponry. It's designers probably wanted the bounties to experience a harsh and painful death, so its only means of killing was with its hands. It's only usage of weaponry was a red invisibility belt with limited power. It could turn a human being transparent for a short amount of time. It's only design flaw was that it left footprints in porous terrain. (i.e. The sands of Phleebhut.)
[edit] Trivia
The Terminator robot was built out of titanium-tungsten (Ti-W) steel. This made it easily "crushable" under heavy duress, as it was in the movie. The Arnoid was crushed inbetween the gears that made the towering Gog beasts arms and mouth move or crushed by the Phleebhut Podsnatchers.
[edit] References
The Arnoid Annihilator droid is a spoof on Arnold Schwarzenegger and his famous role as the Terminator in the 1984 science fiction movie, "The Terminator".}}
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