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A '''malfunction''' is a common trope in ASFR fiction. A malfunction is an event where a fembot suddenly fails to function properly, because of conception flaws, environmentally-caused damages or deliberate sabotage. This event can range from small software glitches to catastrophic failures resulting in the permanent disactivation of said fembot.
A '''malfunction''' is a common trope in ASFR fiction. A malfunction is an event where a [[fembot]] suddenly fails to function properly, because of conception flaws, environmentally-caused damages or deliberate sabotage. This event can range from small software glitches, solved by [[Reboot|rebooting]], to catastrophic hardware failures, resulting in the permanent [[Shut-down|deactivation]] of said fembot.


A '''malfunction''' is commonly visually represented by sparks flying out of the unit's body, error messages ([[Monotone voice|verbal]] or textual in [[robo-vision]]/[[Access panel|panels]]), loss of motor control leading to jerky and spasmic [[Robotic motion|movement]], and even explosions. It can also lead a fembot, in the case of a software malfunction, to accidentaly or purposely hurt itself or other peoples.
Since these malfunctions are most of the time accidental, it is often used to reveal a character as a fembot.
 
==Examples of malfunctions==
Thanks to their wide range of causes and seriousness, malfunctions can be represented by almost any fembot-related trope.
 
* A [[blank stare]] can show that the fembot is fed with more data than it is able to process, and has to relegate her emulation of a normal human being to a secondary position.
 
* Jerky and spasmic [[Robotic motion|movement]] can express loss of motor control. This also may lead the fembot to stumble over objects or to knock over walls, which may cause [[Damage|skin damage]] and [[Access panel|access panels]] to fall off.
 
* Error messages can be delivered in a [[Electronic beeping|auditive]] [[Robotic voice|way]] or by text through [[robo-vision]] and access panels.
 
* Hardware failure may lead to [[Whirring sounds|mechanical noises]] and ultimately [[Damage|sparks, explosions or meltdowns]].
 
* Malfunctions can also drastically modify the behavior of a fembot, turning a passive [[Robot maid|housewife]] into a grinning killer or a [[assasindroid]] into a horny [[sexbot]].


==In fiction==
==In fiction==
* In the movie ''[[Austin Powers films|Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]'', the titular character Austin Powers overloads [[sexbot]]s with his "mojo", making them jerk at first, and thein making their heads explode. Not to be confused with Vanessa Kensington's scene in the sequel ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', where she is purposely designed to explode.
* In the movie ''[[Austin Powers films|Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]'', the titular character Austin Powers somehow overloads Frau Farbissina's fembots with his "mojo". Unable to process so much sexiness, they start looking surprised, then start jerking and overheating, before finally exploding. This scene is not to be confused with Vanessa Kensington's one in the sequel ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', where she is purposely designed to [[Assasindroid|explode]].


* In the series  ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', the [[Buffybot]] gets damaged by a vampire and loses her sense of direction, causing her to bang into objects.
* In the movie ''[[Cherry 2000 (film)|Cherry 2000]]'', the titular robot Cherry gets accidentaly wet, and suddenly starts sparking. She then loses all motor control, and a hear a loud beeping is heard before she eventually shuts down.


* In the movie ''[[Cherry 2000 (film)|Cherry 2000]]'', the titular robot Cherry gets accidentaly wet, and suddenly starts sparking.  She then loses all motor control, and a hear a loud beeping is heard before she eventually shuts down.
*In the movie ''[[Westworld]]'', the main protagonist attempts at making a chained woman drink. It is revealed she is just another robot when she starts sparking and smoking.


* This trope is at the basis of most of [[Fection's manips|Fection]]'s art and [[Stories/Fection|writings]].
* In the series  ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', the [[Buffybot]] gets damaged by a vampire and loses her sense of direction, causing her to bang into objects.


*In the movie ''[[Westworld]]'', the main protagonist attempts at making a chained woman drink. It is revealed she is just another robot when she starts sparking and smoking.
* This trope is at the basis of most of [[Fection]]'s art and [[Stories/Fection|writings]]. The character Candy, for example, is often shown as being unable to process paradoxes and even basic calculations, which ultimately leads to her demise.


==More examples==
==More examples==

Revision as of 14:38, 24 September 2013

A female robot malfunctions after being shocked with electricity

A malfunction is a common trope in ASFR fiction. A malfunction is an event where a fembot suddenly fails to function properly, because of conception flaws, environmentally-caused damages or deliberate sabotage. This event can range from small software glitches, solved by rebooting, to catastrophic hardware failures, resulting in the permanent deactivation of said fembot.

Since these malfunctions are most of the time accidental, it is often used to reveal a character as a fembot.

Examples of malfunctions

Thanks to their wide range of causes and seriousness, malfunctions can be represented by almost any fembot-related trope.

  • A blank stare can show that the fembot is fed with more data than it is able to process, and has to relegate her emulation of a normal human being to a secondary position.
  • Jerky and spasmic movement can express loss of motor control. This also may lead the fembot to stumble over objects or to knock over walls, which may cause skin damage and access panels to fall off.
  • Malfunctions can also drastically modify the behavior of a fembot, turning a passive housewife into a grinning killer or a assasindroid into a horny sexbot.

In fiction

  • In the movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, the titular character Austin Powers somehow overloads Frau Farbissina's fembots with his "mojo". Unable to process so much sexiness, they start looking surprised, then start jerking and overheating, before finally exploding. This scene is not to be confused with Vanessa Kensington's one in the sequel Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, where she is purposely designed to explode.
  • In the movie Cherry 2000, the titular robot Cherry gets accidentaly wet, and suddenly starts sparking. She then loses all motor control, and a hear a loud beeping is heard before she eventually shuts down.
  • In the movie Westworld, the main protagonist attempts at making a chained woman drink. It is revealed she is just another robot when she starts sparking and smoking.
  • This trope is at the basis of most of Fection's art and writings. The character Candy, for example, is often shown as being unable to process paradoxes and even basic calculations, which ultimately leads to her demise.

More examples

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