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Who Is RoboCop? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

RoboCop (Company-Licensed): Alex J. Murphy was a normal cop in Old Detroit when he was killed and reborn as RoboCop.

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RoboCop is a Company-Licensed comic book character, the alter ego of Alex J. Murphy, with over 200 comic issue appearances. Alex J. Murphy was a normal cop in Old Detroit when he was killed and reborn as RoboCop.

Who is RoboCop?

Origin History In Detroit where it is near future is where it all began. Where there is much war and pollution and terrorists. It was beginning to become a daily thing for a cop to die there. When a company named Omni Consumer Products came in trying to clean up the city. They want to make Detroit into Delta City. Where there is no crime or anything wrong. They want to replace cops with machines with heavy weapons. When they brought in an android called ED-209 it still had a glitch and shot a man and killed him.

Key facts

RoboCop is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "The Future of Law Enforcement". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 200 recorded issue appearances, RoboCop ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is RoboCop?

Alex J. Murphy was a normal cop in Old Detroit when he was killed and reborn as RoboCop.

What is RoboCop's real name?

RoboCop's real identity is Alex J. Murphy.

When did RoboCop first appear?

RoboCop first appeared in "The Future of Law Enforcement".

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