artificial body part theme
Someone has a mechanical or otherwise manufactured prosthetic device in place of a flesh and blood organ, limb or extremity.
Examples
In tz1985e3x30 "Father and Son Game", an old and dying man had the contents of his flesh and blood brain copied into an electronic brain that was implanted into the body of a younger man.
80 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 72 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmirror7x01 | choice | At the heart of the story is a technology that could replace part of the brain and run that part as a computer simulation remotely. [brain] |
| movie: Cloned (1997) | major | Dr. Wesley Kozak was growing functioning human organs from individual cells. In fact, his pioneering work in human cloning was just an intermediary step toward achieve this greater goal. |
| movie: The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) | major | Dr. Savaard was transplanted with an artificial heart after being hanged and was brought back to life as a result. Dr. Savaard transplanted an experimental artificial heart into the body of young medical student Scoop Fole. [heart] |
| movie: The Return of Doctor X (1939) | major | Flegg invented artificial blood and used it to revive a man from the dead. [blood] |
| movie: The Unearthly (1957) | major | Dr. Charles Conway attempted to dramatically increase people's longevity by surgically installing artificial glands in their skulls. [gland] |
| talesfromtheloop1x07 | major | The amputee George was fitted with a robotic arm and was shown getting accustomed to manipulating it. The story concluded with him donating it to the abandoned robot. [arm] |
| tz1985e3x30 | major | An old and dying man had his mind copied into an electronic brain that was subsequently implanted into a younger man's body. [brain] |
| bbf4x09 | minor | G'Kar got a new eye. [eye] |
| ds97x10 | minor | Nog had a perfect leg replacement but he used a cane for psychological reasons. [leg] |
| futurama4x18 | minor | Fry got the robot devil's hands. [hand] |