GINO

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GINO is an acronym used in the ASFR community to indicate a Gynoid In Name Only, a performance or depiction of a fembot, and by extension the work they appear in, which lacks most or all characteristics that would usually be expected of such a character. The robotic nature of the fembot character is often relegated to a line of dialogue or two, or to the work's paratext.

The features that may earn a fembot character the designation of GINO include, but are not limited to:

• a reasoning undistinguishable from human (distinct from the /logical attitude expected from a robot)
• an absence of robotic behavior (blank stares, robotic motions...)
• the absence of any reveal trope (faceoff, damage...)
• the lack of any post-production work to indicate a robotic character (whirring sounds, robotic voice...)
• overall the absence of indication that a character is a robot despite being told so

This classification is often applied to small productions such as amateur films, but it should be noted that a character being a fembot does not necessarily entail heavy special effects, as a good actress can use robotic motions, [Blank stare|blank stares]] and so on to great effect. The short film Luvbot is a good example of such a low-key depiction. On the other hand, an heavy-handed effect might mean nothing if it is not elaborated or followed on, or if unconvincing.

Examples

Since most of the material hosted on Fembot Wiki passes a certain bar of fembot-ness, picking out example of GINOs is a subjective matter.

Synthetic beings
Electromechanical	Fembot • Robot
Amalgamated	Cyborg • Terminator
Biological	Biodroid • Replicant
Subsets	Assassindroid • Backup • Built • GINO • Robot maid • Sexbot • Sleeper • Stepford wife • Transformation