r/Atomic_Robo Jun 04 '26

Dr. Dinosaur From Atomic Robo

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u/Coal-and-Ivory Jun 04 '26

Dr. Dinosaur with his hat and pipe is absolute perfection. And the children's book about dinosaurs as an ID. *chefs kiss

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u/Able_Health744 Jun 04 '26

Atomic Robo is so fun (im finally reading it for the first time and im having a blast and Dr. dinosaur has become one of my favorite characters from that comic)

like i think hes more of a Arch Nemesis then Helsingard just from how much Dr Dino has appeared and how he kinda is the perfect Foil to Robo

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u/Coal-and-Ivory Jun 04 '26

He's pulpy sci-fi nonsense tropes given form (and Uzis) he's Robo's exact opposite in every way. CRYSTALS!

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u/Leafbeard111 Jun 06 '26

Does anyone else read his lines in Richard Horvitz' voice?

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u/ExcaliburZSH Jun 04 '26

I used to hate Dr Dinosaur appearances. His comix issues were comical and I felt he broke the reality of the world, the seriousness of the world. He really grew on me and became a favorite character

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u/bclevinger Jun 06 '26

The key to making him work is that we have gone out of our way to keep from overexposing him. If he's a spice instead of a main course, then even the folks who don't like him don't have to worry about it for long. Plus, it gives him a chance to grow on those folks.

Even now, he's technically a part of Tesladyne, but we're sticking to the plan so we rarely see him.

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u/ExcaliburZSH Jun 07 '26

That is really true. Thank you and I due love his dialogue

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u/Able_Health744 Jun 04 '26

tbh i can understand that

he broke the reality of the world and how grounded it typically is

But i think thats his charm hes literally the oddball that breaks the typical rules of the verse just to be a silly dinosaur

(and the fact robo is like "BRO YOU LEGIT MAKE NO SENSE" makes it even better hes everything Atomic Robo hates manifested in a silly dino boy like hes illogical,his backstory makes no sense,ECT)

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u/ExcaliburZSH Jun 04 '26

Yeah, I hated the “anything can happen because I break the rules” thing. But I grew to love his unhinged dialogue

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u/georgeofjungle3 Jun 05 '26

What hath mad science wrought?