Call Her Roko

Crushbot has a popular YouTube Channel : Will It Crush?

Matt Grayson

Pretty sure Spookybot is some factor in this

Jim Feldman

It's all fun and games but imagine there was a human walking there instead of Roko. Wouldn't there be additional rules and regulations for heavy bots on the sidewalks?

Evgeniy Semyonov

A thin androgynous AI with a crate of bananas was seen winking at a nearby security camera just before the unfortunate accident....

Matt Grayson

...when she is rebuilt she can come to the shop to visit her parts left in the recycle bin.

Tim Williams

Nice Catch

Gregory Norris

Hahaha too real, Olivia

JD

It might even be better... Oh, and don't forget the therapy bills.

z

$6 million may have indeed inflated to $31 million, but the technology has improved dramatically, while the cost of the technology has dropped exponentially. For example, a personal computer that was barely a glorified calculator (and was the size of a Buick) was well over $10,000 in the early '70s. Now you can get a handheld device with hundreds of times the computing potential for only a few hundred dollars. She could probably get a military-grade chassis (without the classified military-issue extras) for under $100,000. However, the worst part here - that no amount of money could remedy, if her chassis is beyond repair - is that she has had the same chassis since she was "born". No replacement chassis will provide her with the same level of body integration.

awgiedawgie

Well, assuming her head's intact or at least the main processor/memory, Roko's gonna be getting a new body for Christmas! And, Crushbot's insurance is going to be paying bank for the new body...at least $31,000,000. (How much the Six Million Dollar Man would cost today with inflation...)

z

OH MY GOAWD WHAT THE FACK THAT WAS WICKED EVIL

pianoblack

I love panel 4! Also RIP Roko. Also I love that powerful.dog redirects to QC lmao

Aww, Shelby gets a pet store next door to the roboshop. <3

Melissa

Broko.

Dean Reilly

The fact that jokes are still being cracked in the final panel means Roko's fine, tho her chassis might be another story altogether. Given how integrated she is with it, though, this could be an interesting arc.

Reyn Goldfur

F for Roko

Patrick Jackson

Just how am I going to have a HAPPY HOLIDAY with that ending!!!!!!

b.evil.c

Oh, frak, she just quit her job. She has no insurance.

Elf Sternberg

I want DEATHBOT 9000 to come back, and Bubble to help reintegrate it into society. "Poor guy. The government cut off his funding and now he spends all day in his hanger surfing the Internet." Or is DEATHBOT 9000 just irrevocably gone? What does the robotic equivalent of an MRA/MGTOW look like in Jeph's universe? <a href="https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=643" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=643</a>

Elf Sternberg

"A distinct possibility." - Spock

Dustin

I feel like that gesture is 80% "MUST PROTECT FAYE!" and 20% "Faye may be the cause of whatever happened, be prepared to put her in a headlock..."

Olivia Irene

OH MY GOD, BUBBLES’ IMMEDIATE INSTINCT TO PUT HER ARM ACROSS FAYE TO PROTECT HER, JUST KILL ME NOW

JD

Why do I picture Crushbot being dismantled with only a pair of scissors?

Matt Grayson

DROID 06 HUGE CRUSHBOT FAN. DROID 06 NOT INTEND PUN.

Matt Grayson

How about all the king's robosexual lesbians? XD

MercuryBuddha

I.... what... At the same time I'm horrified, and I'm slightly disappointed Crushbot was not named Truckbot. QC is not anime enough for that yet.

Dammit, Jeph! I'm gonna have nightmares about this!

Ingrid Nordbø

somebody better call all the kings' horses &amp; all the kings' men....

Peter McDevitt

Crushbot sure knows how to make a first impression.

Sleepy John

STOP MAKING BUBS CUTER JEPH, YOU BUTT

Stoodmuffin

Dang it! Way to end on a cliffhanger, Jeph! Enjoy your holidays!! Thank you for another excellent year of QC!

Hawkeye

....and she was only -3 days from retirement, too 😭

Fart Captor

She could make money in the illegal robot fighting game!

Captain Button

HAM!

Captain Button

Right. I think this might be a bit of a doozy for them. She might need to get a loaner chassis while the work is done. Luckily for her, Momo has a spare and Faye is a phenomenal robotics mechanic.

Brian

Repeat to yourself "It's just a strip; I should really just relax!"

Trigon Manthree

Ouch! Of course, Faye and Bubbles will be able to put Roko together, but with how integrated Roko is with her body, it is definitely going to be hard for her. Remember how she was when she had to get the joint in her foot fixed. (<a href="https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3567," rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3567,</a> <a href="https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3572," rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3572,</a> <a href="https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3574)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3574)</a> This is definitely going to cause more drama in January. I doubt Roko will be fully fixed 2 strips later, like the other AIs Union Robotics fixes.

Since I'm old: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoLs0V8T5AA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoLs0V8T5AA</a>

Summer Sudbrink

Roko Basilisk, apprentice. An AI barely alive. Gentlereaders, we can rebuild her. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic AI. Roko Basilisk will be that AI. Better than she was before. Better, stronger, faster.

Summer Sudbrink

I did not know dogs ate bananas.

Summer Sudbrink

I'm not sure what I was expecting when I "heard" the WHAM, but it wasn't that! That being said, I liked the protective stance that Bubbles instantly took.

Mooster

Jeph, you cliff-hanging fuck.

ERRORCODE616

Powerful. Dog

Brian

Damnit jeph

Brian

I love that Bubbles is shielding Faye. :3

Lucy

WHAT

Lucy

Jesus. I wonder what the implications are of having her level of bodily integration in an accident like this.

Mitchell Sealy

Roko's methods of meeting new people are unorthodox but effective.

Oh crap! Poor Roko and now we've got a cliffhanger! Ack!

Kuragari

In the new year?? But... Roko!! Holy shit.

Thinking back to an earlier arc, I'd argue her core self is VERY well protected. That being the case, how emotionally damaging will her necessary repairs be? Remember that she is incredibly integrated into her original chassis.

dear lord i hope her CPU and memory are ok and she can be rebuilt

Kyle Major

well, I guess its good the repair shop is right there

Oh dear CHRIST Roko's gonna need major surgery... o_O

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

Oh dear CHRIST Roko

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

Pintsize.

Now shipping: Crushbot and Roko. BasilBot!

End Volume 13.

Chris Reed (aka Animeraider)

Who'd be so careless to leave a crate of bananas just lying around like that?

Alex Thompson

Worst Christmas Present ever

Mark

You MONSTER

Fart Captor

jesus CHRIST

Onedavewreckingcrew

What a way to end the new year. Well-played, Jeph. Also holy shit.

Sero

Oh cliffhanger very nice.

Tina Pegar

Bubbles' immediate reaction to protect Faye gave me big feelings.

Creepy Cat Lady

How am I supposed to have a happy holiday after this?!

Terry Parry

Does the QC world have COBRA? If so, she might still be under her police plan. Which leads to the question: do other countries have universal AI health insurance? Should Roko follow Jeph to Canada?

Bruce Steinberg

I'm sure Roko will survive this, but she's sustained a lot of damage and I'm not sure what insurance policy she has. When she was with the police they'd fix this, but she might be stuck with the same bargain basement chassis May has.

Brent Catherman

Roko had a 'ruk-row' is now a crushED-bot (Thank To Crush Bot!!!) There is absolutely a fundamental glitch in that guy's gyro stabilization algorithm ... NO WAY does JUST a crate of BANANAS supposed to overwhelm that algorithm. So TWO candidates for repair. (Softwar and Hardware)

Damnit, someone already grabbed the URL for Shelby.. nice touch, that, (I assume Jeph).

Zach Elwyn

Goddamnit Crushbot! There's a time and place for crushing things! &gt;:(

Thomas Boys

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo................................................................................

drij

=(

"We had to put your brain in this Roomba. It's okay, you can pay it off by cleaning the shop!"

Dean Reilly

no. hell, no. I LIKE non-cop Roko.

Joe

Oh noes.. She lost a shoe so Jeph is telling us she ded! /s (sorta) Jeeze what a cliffhanger.

Daniel Einspanjer

Jeph you can't just DO THAT to us

Dylan T

she's gonna need more than an ankle fixed..maybe the local AI community will donate parts.

Tim Williams

Aww, that’s not gonna buff out.

Matthew Van Gangelen

Aww, Shelby's organic pet food.

Actually, given the amount of Roko we see in that picture, I would say the cracks in the sidewalk are most of the most promising news conveyed in that picture regarding Roko's structural integrity. The placement of the storm drain is the rest of the most promising news in that picture.

Some Ed

Hi Crushbot! (Jeph, you ASSHOLE!)

Gary Walker

Jeph, I love you. You are an asshole. Happy holidays!

Glorious.

J.M. Hall

OMG JEPH WHY

R L

On the one hand, as long as the processor which holds her mind is not crushed, they can build her a new body. However, Roko has such a psychological connection to her body, its loss and replacement may break her in unforeseen ways. Expect a major personality shift: anything from more apathetic than May to sweeter than Momo to more twisted than Pintsize. Possibly a change in gender identity, depending on what Faybles can throw together as a loaner.

Czarzhan

JEPH YOU MOTHER FUCKER, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD LEAVE US WITH A CLIFFHANGER. Can't wait to see how it plays out! =P

neriek

Wow. That... That was bananas.

Czarzhan

I CAN’T BELIEVE ROKO FUCKING DIED

EnterTheHero

It Takes An Entire Crate of Bananas to Upset Crushbot's Balance!

Marc Pengryffyn

Her shoe came off. She dead folks.

SheepFace2000

welp, her shoes came off. that means she is dead. RIP Roko

WHATNOJEPHHOWCOULDYOUOHROKONONONO!

Denise Webber

Wonder if “pawerful dot dog” would ever become a legitimate web address. And yes, Shelby was a great dog. Whether Ollie is a great dog remains to be seen.

Miyaa

Crushbot has slipped on a crate of bananas. That's an industrial-strength pratfall right there. Somebody get a hydraulic lift and a trombone! STAT!

Thomas Halpin

powerful.dog - nice domain plug ^^

Jan Gampe

RIP

Alden Bates

Bubble's protecting Faye is ADORABLE!

Bagge

While she's unconscious, Roko has a dream where she's visited by the Ghosts of Police Past, Present, and Future, who show her the terrible consequences if she doesn't return to police work.

Dean Reilly

Does this mean that Crushbot has a Crush on Roko?

MiaKitty

Oh no

Mordaeus

Powerful.dog

MikeT

jeff "i hate my characters" jacks strikes again

ShinkazeVT

Danger, Roko Basilisk, DANGER!

Ian Wolfe

In the words of our lord and savior: "Daaaaaaaamn!"

Lord Crusade

What a cruel mistress QC is.

Craig L

Roko needing repairs that she can only afford by working off is a nice way to get her hanging around more...

Valraven

Ooof, the cracks in the sidewalk do not bode well for Roko's structural integrity ...

Peter Jensen

OMG!! I didn't even see Roko until I saw the larger print! Oh nooooo... but, it's super adorable how Bubbles grabbed Faye to protect her.

Shawn K. Younkin

Damn you Willi... I mean, damn you Jacques!

Stuart Telfer

I'm just imagining Crushbot having an incredibly stereotypical robot voice and I can't stop giggling xD

Kyle Jenkins

Only thing missing is Marten with his trademark "Dang!". Roko will be fine, t'is but a flesh wound.

Evgeniy Semyonov

powerful.dog registered in July

ysth

Nah, it's too flat.

Dean Reilly

Roko has quite a nice arse. Well, had.

Chris Crowther

ROKO NOOOOOOOOOOO :(

Jacob Crux

FUCK

Petsinwinter

Crushbot slipped on a *crate* of bananas. Nothing less would suffice.

Christian Ullrich

OHMYGOD ...awww. Shelby's. That's a good dog's dog food right there.

Diptych

The Wicked Witch of the East treatment? Oi!

SpazzyC

Poor Roko! I do love the oul classic banana slip up tho 😂

Amy Gilroy

I'm not concerned about Roko at all. She'll need fixing but she'll be fine.

Andrew Mitchell

I just love Bubble's move to protect Faye between panels 3 &amp; 4.

Andrew Mitchell

Also, I'm loving Bubbles first instinct is to shield her girlfriend.

Alcaria Swain

JEPHWHATNOOOO!

Jan Gampe

I can't believe you killed Roko for Christmas

Alcaria Swain