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The Robot Probes are the secondary antagonists of DreamWorks' 18th full-length animated feature film Monsters vs. Aliens.
They are a bunch of enormous cycloptic robots who all serve for their master Gallaxhar. They were sent over to planet Earth to find the Quantonium as part of Gallaxhar's plan to destroy life on the planet itself.
Appearance[]
The Robot Probes are gigantic, lumbering automatons equipped with an all-purpose deflector shield. When not in use, they have the distinct shape of a bullet. Besides being used as probes, Gallaxhar also intended to use them as troop transports to transport his clone army down to Earth.
Biography[]
A Robot Probe first appeared after being sent over by Gallaxhar, crashing down into Earth. As the military mobilizes to its location, the President attempts to make the first contact with the probe, but this failed as the probe goes on a rampage, forcing the military to fight back. Despite the military's best efforts to use air support and other weaponry, they are forced to retreat after realizing that their weapons remain ineffective against the probe's shield. This forced the government to release Ginormica and the monsters and use them to stop the probe in exchange for their freedom. However, Ginormica is initially fearful of the robot and runs into the city to hide while the other monsters conjure a plan. Her attempts are futile, as the robot ends up waiting for her at the city, giving chase when it confirms the presence of Quantonium in her body. During an escape attempt from Ginormica, the Robot Probe manages to intercept her at the Golden Gate Bridge but was hindered by the bridge's suspension cables. When the other monsters arrive, Dr. Cockroach infiltrates the robot's head and short-circuits the CPU to disable the shields. Ginormica manages to leash the Robot Probe's claws using the bridge's suspension cables as a tether, then pulls the Robot Probe off-balance. This results in the bridge collapsing under the Probe's weight and the right-most tower to snap into a pseudo guillotine, decapitating the Probe.
Later, it is revealed there are hundreds of Robot Probes are being used as transport for Gallaxhar's clone army. They are deactivated at this time.
Soon after, during the ship's self-destruct sequence, a couple of (presumably empty) probes are dispatched to halt Susan, who has acquired herself a pair of hovering skates. However, their lumbering size and stubby legs are too slow to keep up. Their (proportionately) erratic movements cause one to topple over, resulting in a chain-reaction of probes toppling after the other. This causes their shields to turn volatile, enough to detonate, resulting in the destruction of a hangar bay.
Trivia[]
- It is possible that Robot Probes are repurposed heavy-duty mining machines. Their big and lumbering size is perfect for hauling minerals and their powerful claws (which double as buckets) come equipped with drills. Their "belly" also has an abundance of drills possibly for grinding materials for easier hauling (this is emphasized during the golden gate bridge attack where it ground cars and falling debris.) Their eye doubles as a mineral scanner (note: the earth-side probe only truly became hostile when it scanned Susan, someone radiating with Quantonium, which is definitely a high-priority mineral.) Their shields could have origins functioning as an umbrella for debris during mining operations.
- It is unknown if the Robot Probes are Gallaxhar's creation or if they were constructed before Gallaxhar seized them.
- There are 80 Robot Probes stored in each of the three hangars on Gallaxhar's ship, totaling 240 (239, if we count the earth-side Probe out.)
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