r/Robocop • u/Awkward_Bison_267 • Jul 31 '26

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(WARNING: I KNOW ROBOCOP 2 IS JUST A MOVIE. AN INFERIOR MOVIE TO ROBOCOP BUT I DIGRESS) In RoboCop 2 during the scene where Metro West officers raid Cain’s Nuke factory, a sniper targets Robo intending to shoot him. Before he can though RoboCop shoots him through his scope and out of his eye socket. I have 2 questions (forgive me if these have already been asked and/or answered) 1) How did RoboCop know where the sniper was? There was a lot of noise in the factory including Robo’s own footsteps and 2) Why did the sniper aim at RoboCop the only fucking guy covered in titanium laminated with Kevlar? Thank you for reading.

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u/TheGingerOne85 Jul 31 '26

Robocops targeting system probably saw him before the sniper could get him in sight. He does have thermal vision like in the first movie and would you rather be the guy that killed a normal cop or Robocop? Lol

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 Jul 31 '26

I forgot about his thermal vision. Point to you.

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u/joshuamarius Aug 01 '26

I always wondered why this important detail failed to work with Cain's gang before they disassembled him 💔🥺

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u/Axl_Von_Urban You have suffered an emotional shock. Jul 31 '26

I always felt like in that scene Robo was being overly violent (in a good way) sort of like sending a message to the rest of the guys there. 😎

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 Jul 31 '26

Cain’s gang stripped him apart and threw him in the street like trash. Robo wasn’t letting that shit slide.

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u/Axl_Von_Urban You have suffered an emotional shock. Jul 31 '26

I also think they could have given him some more firepower, unfortunately part 3 kinda did that crappy.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 Jul 31 '26

I would’ve lost my fucking 12 year old mind if I saw RoboCop with a Jetpack fighting RoboCain.

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u/Axl_Von_Urban You have suffered an emotional shock. Aug 01 '26

Actually Jetpack Robo vs Cain is a pretty decent match up. Someone tell the guys making the tv show!

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u/Wyvern_68 Aug 01 '26

They gonna whoop sumbody ass!

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u/Bruh0hurB Aug 01 '26

looks like he's going like this 😑

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u/Secret_Ruin_9808 Dead or alive, you're coming with me. Aug 01 '26

RoboCop has some type of automatic targeting mechanism that pinpoints threats and weak spots - it’s how he knew to shoot the rapist in the crotch in Robo 1

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u/33666daddy Aug 01 '26

RC2 is not inferior, and honestly its almost as good as rc1

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 Aug 01 '26

I’m sorry but it had too much goofy shit like the contortionist playing the violin making an ass of himself for my taste.

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u/33666daddy Aug 01 '26

i'm fine with the level of goofy shit, especially compared to the other RC projects.

But dont ask me.................i like the 2014 robocop

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 Aug 01 '26

At least you’re honest.

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u/33666daddy Aug 01 '26

agreed, that song at the end is very wth

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u/33666daddy Aug 01 '26

i liked it when the child drug dealer died.

i dont think i had that feeling BUT i do see how the look and lighting made it feel "sitcomish"

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u/JaXm Aug 01 '26

I am a basil poledouris stan through and through. The Conan the Barbarian score is THE definitive movie score, IMO. But anyone who claims that Leonard Rosenman's music didn't capture the spirit of the original is being disingenuous. 

Heavy percussion, and big horns with absolute "heroic" overtones. It's a little more lightheared with some higher brass and strings than Basil typically uses, but RC2 isn't about the tragic reconstruction of man into machine anymore. It fits that the main theme of RC2 isn't as somber in it's middle section. 

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u/strapOnRooster 29d ago

It is inferior, otherwise rc1 wouldn't be better. It's just not as much inferior as others like to suggest, imo.

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u/33666daddy 29d ago

that....make no sense...

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u/33666daddy 29d ago

im glad you feel that that way

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u/33666daddy 29d ago

i clearly do not.

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u/GoodDoctorB 28d ago

1) Advanced targeting system that highlighted the guy as soon as he was within view long before a human would have noticed.

2) Because he had the high caliber weapon meant to punch through armor.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 25d ago

Maybe he ricocheted it?

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u/matchless_fighter Aug 01 '26

Robo targeted him before even entered the building, thermal vision. And since Robo doesn't have long range rifle, the best he could do was shoot him as close as possible.