Mechanoid: Difference between revisions

The term of “mechanoid”, originally coined as a synonym for “android”, has often been used in more recent science fiction to refer to mechanical “living things”. Marvel's [[w:c:tardis:Death's Head|Death's Head]] is described as a Mechanoid, and the Daleks' archenemies in ''Doctor Who'' are a species of human drones who freed themselves from their programming and became masters of their own planet, who are known simply as "[[w:c:tardis:Mechanoid|the Mechanoids]]". The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mechanoids role-playing game of the same name], meanwhile, features an alien race known by the name of "the Mechanoids".