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C-3PO, while traversing ships and planets with R2D2, freely comments, complains, and whines about their life-threatening circumstances. Rather than annoying whinging, a good amount of sass from the golden droid makes his comments witty and funny. This sass isn’ t unreciprocated as multiple characters usually tell C-3PO to keep quiet or even leave him behind.
Though he’ s a funny character to us audiences, he often butts heads with some characters in the Star Wars films. The articulate android often blames R2D2 for sticky situations and is friendly nemeses with Chewbacca. In fact, one of C-3PO’ s most memorable moments is when Chewbacca re-assembles him from a pile of scraps. The Wookie mistakenly places C-3PO’ s head backwards, much to the droid’ s chagrin.
Despite it all, beneath his sassy exterior is a heart of gold— much like his metal shell.
Bender- Futurama
Bender Bending Rodriguez( yes, that’ s his full name) is one of Futurama’ s three protagonists. This unique robot was built in the year 2996 in Tijuana, Mexico to bend metal girders into various angles. Originally resigning to his fate as a Bending Unit 22, he encounters time-traveller Fry who encourages him to take hold of his own life. Bender soon grows into the foul-mouthed, alcohol-loving, havoc-wrecker of the series.
Created by Matt Groening, Bender usually presents himself as belligerent, often belching after taking swigs of alcohol. Rude and lewd,
Bender is the exact opposite of humanity’ s robot expectations. He’ s definitely not obedient, intellectual, or polite— but that’ s what makes him funny.
Bender’ s entire character revolves around the subversion of expectations. He’ s a self-centred robot who doesn’ t mince words. He doesn’ t follow commands or his mind but is often depicted as a Hedon and anarchist. In the grimy world order of Futurama, Bender’ s misbehaviours and selfish pursuits add twists and turns to each episode he’ s in.
He’ s been a displaced Pharaoh of a planet, rookie photographer, and aspiring chef who can’ t taste or eat human food. Bender inspires chaos wherever he goes and barely has the foresight to consider the consequences of his actions, one of many key aspects of Futurama’ s absurd and witty comedy.
Check out some of Bender’ s hilarious hijinks and misdeeds here!
Poll Question: Who is the funnier robot? Ο
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C-3PO – He kept me smiling whenever he was on screen!
Bender – He’ s a unique, tell-it-like-it-is kind of guy!
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