I wonder what my Valet-Rob is thinking? Can you read his thoughts, Leeja? Suppose he could think. Suppose tonight something happened -- an accident... what cold, dark spiders would scuttle across his planes of reason? Would he... idolize T-1? And what would he think of... "The Famous Robot Fighter"?
- -- Magnus
Steel Nation, Prequel: Emancipator[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Director-General Blanc (First appearance)
- Irek Stark (Flashback only)
- Lelith Stark (Mentioned only)
- Restaurant Manager
- Robots
- Construction-Robs (heavy duty)
- Pol-Robs
- Service-Robs
- Waiter-Robs
- Tech-Robs
- Tour Guide-Robs
- Valet-Robs
- Tourists
Locations:
- 41st Century
- Antarctic Ocean (revealed in Magnus, Robot Fighter #20)
- North Am
- Central-Rob
- Grav-Racquet Club (Mentioned only)
- Great Lakes Power Complex (First real appearance)
- Ottawa Sector
- Civic Center
- Civic Center Concert Hall
- Chateau Laurier Restaurant (the four star restaurant)
- Lelith Stark Memorial Robot Research Facility
- Manning Systems (seen on first page)
- Med-Center (Mentioned only)
- Civic Center
Items:
- Comm-Link
- Elevator Tubes
- Holo Comics (seen on first page)
- Mobile of the Solar System
- Skyways / Glideways
Vehicles:
- Air-Cars
- Liv-65
- Tour Bus 103 (suspension railway)
Credits[]
- Writers: Jim Shooter
- Pencilers: Paris Cullins
- Inkers: Bob Layton
- Colorists: Janet Jackson, Mike Cavallaro (assistant), Paul Autio (assistant), Maurice Fontenot (assistant)
- Cover Artists: Paris Cullins
- Letterers: Jade Moede
- Editors: Jim Shooter
- Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter
Synopsis[]
North Am, 4001 A.D. A gang of rogue Freewill robots, led by O-1X, attacks Central-rob. Suddenly, Magnus is among them, destroying the Freewils with deadly precision! O-1X escapes, and later attacks 1-A in Magnus' undersea base. Magnus knows he has his hands full with O-1X's rebellion, and now he learns that there are an estimated ten million Freewills hidden among North Am's robot-servant population![1]
Notes[]
- The story "Emancipator" is a prequel to the "Steel Nation" saga, which appeared in Magnus, Robot Fighter #1-4.
- From the foreword by Jim Shooter: "Zero-numbered issues have become a tradition at VALIANT, however, this issue, which is truly the first realization of our dream to build a universe, will always have a special place in our history and in out hearts. -- I hope you enjoy it.
- The issue is "dedicated to the memory of Russ Manning."
Quotes[]
- Right. You're the one I raised here from birth... the one I tutored and cared for... the one who never calls, never telescribes--! What brings you here stranger?
- -- 1-A
- The scrambled mess in my head gives me free will. What if you "fixed" me right back to being an ordinary robot? Repair is death. I would rather live with the damage. You could straighten my leg though...
- -- 1-A
- I wonder what my Valet-Rob is thinking? Can you read his thoughts, Leeja? Suppose he could think. Suppose tonight something happened -- an accident... what cold, dark spiders would scuttle across his planes of reason? Would he... idolize T-1? And what would he think of... "The Famous Robot Fighter"?
- -- Magnus
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Cover Art[]
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References[]
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