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An Entity of Type : owl:Thing, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

Both its name and appearance are based on astromech droid R2-D2 a recurrent character in the science fiction franchise Star Wars and part of a mostly-comedic duo along protocol droid C-3PO (expanded into a trio with new arrival BB-8 in The Force Awakens). Despite possessing no apparent significance in the Gex universe, the "R2" prefix of its named is used to describe a specific model series in its source material, collectively known as "R2 units", whereas the code after the hyphen serves as the individual droid's designation. As implied by its name (and in a notable departure from its inspiration's helpful disposition), the R2-Beat-U's belligerent nature makes it yet another member of the longstanding "evil (or killer) robot" trope that has dominated popular culture for a century.

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rdfs:label	R2-Beat-U
rdfs:comment	Both its name and appearance are based on astromech droid R2-D2 a recurrent character in the science fiction franchise Star Wars and part of a mostly-comedic duo along protocol droid C-3PO (expanded into a trio with new arrival BB-8 in The Force Awakens). Despite possessing no apparent significance in the Gex universe, the "R2" prefix of its named is used to describe a specific model series in its source material, collectively known as "R2 units", whereas the code after the hyphen serves as the individual droid's designation. As implied by its name (and in a notable departure from its inspiration's helpful disposition), the R2-Beat-U's belligerent nature makes it yet another member of the longstanding "evil (or killer) robot" trope that has dominated popular culture for a century.
dcterms:subject	Enemies dbkwik:resource/JhAUz9pGNtPQ2g6aRuaGQw==
abstract	Both its name and appearance are based on astromech droid R2-D2 a recurrent character in the science fiction franchise Star Wars and part of a mostly-comedic duo along protocol droid C-3PO (expanded into a trio with new arrival BB-8 in The Force Awakens). Despite possessing no apparent significance in the Gex universe, the "R2" prefix of its named is used to describe a specific model series in its source material, collectively known as "R2 units", whereas the code after the hyphen serves as the individual droid's designation. As implied by its name (and in a notable departure from its inspiration's helpful disposition), the R2-Beat-U's belligerent nature makes it yet another member of the longstanding "evil (or killer) robot" trope that has dominated popular culture for a century. Several characteristics of its inspiration are warped in the design of these enemies. Like R2-D2, the R2-Beat-U units are divided into a main body and a gyratory top dome that serves as its "head". However, whereas the original droid possessed a cylindrical body, the enemy's body is altered to a trapezoid shape, being narrower towards the bottom of its torso. R2-D2's lone red-colored and circular sensor is altered into two symmetric eyes leading to a menacing stare. R2-Beat-U's preserve the blue and white color scheme, although color variations appear to be decorative instead of demarcating the droid's different components. The enemy unit also features a large compartment door, reminiscent of those in the R2-D2. R2-Beat-Us replace the R2-series retractable center thread with a more simple wheel and axle setup in a solid black frame, they also lose their namesake's stabilizing arms and additional threads, forcing the unit to jump in a fashion similar to an unicycle, although this doesn't affect their mobility.

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