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    Why Do Robots Have Dreads?!?

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    #1  Edited By Chaos_Bladez

    I find it so lame that every robot has wire dreadlocks! Does anyone else think this dumb 
    Every time I see it, it gets me. 


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    #2  Edited By Dany

    because robots are awesome. robots with dreads are sick!

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    #3  Edited By iDarktread

    Pics, please.

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    #4  Edited By LordXavierBritish

    They would have no soul otherwise.

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    are you being racist?

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    #6  Edited By RE_Player1

    Predator.

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    #7  Edited By TechHits

    Racism isn't cool dude, let the robots be.

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    #8  Edited By McGhee

    You are right. Why don't any robots have cornrows?

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    #9  Edited By BabyChooChoo

    Robots with dreads > robots without dreads

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    Why WOULDN'T they have dreds? Think about that one.

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    #11  Edited By TheGreatGuero
    @RE_Player92 said:

    Predator.

    Yeah... the truth is, that's probably exactly why, even though the Predator wasn't a cyborg like the MK robots. 
     
    I think it looks pretty cool, actually.
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    #12  Edited By Adamsons

    Because Afro's would just be ridiculous.

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    #13  Edited By snakeeyes327

    The designs for Cyrax and Sektor were inspired by the Predator. Here's another fun fact that will blow your mind, Kano's cybernetic eye, a reference to Terminator. Bet you weren't expecting that.

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    #14  Edited By Chaos_Bladez
    @iDarktread: Wish granted!
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    #15  Edited By Devil240Z

    I think all sentient robots are black or something. Pretty sure I heard that somewhere.

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    #16  Edited By iDarktread
    @Chaos_Bladez: That's weird, I guess.
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    #17  Edited By jacksukeru

    It helps convey a sense of motion when they're swinging.

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    #18  Edited By Devil240Z

    @iDarktread said:

    @Chaos_Bladez: @Devil240Z said:

    I think all sentient robots are black or something. Pretty sure I heard that somewhere.

    Link please.

    I cant tell if you're serious or not.

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    #19  Edited By iDarktread
    @Devil240Z: That's why I edited it away immediately after posting it, because it wasn't clear enough that I was referencing my earlier thread post, "Pics, please." 
     
    I am going to go to sleep now.
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    #20  Edited By Devil240Z

    @iDarktread said:

    @Devil240Z: That's why I edited it away immediately after posting it, because it wasn't clear enough that I was referencing my earlier thread post, "Pics, please." I am going to go to sleep now.

    Ok cause I made all that up. I should have just taken it as a yes and, and said "well clearly they are a minority."

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    @RE_Player92 said:

    Predator.

    Boom.

    I think they've come out on a few occasions and have said the design of Predator influenced the look of the Cyber-Ninjas.

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    #22  Edited By Floppypants

    They have dreads for the same reason all the female characters are almost nude.

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    #23  Edited By Chaos_Bladez
    @Floppypants: To sell to a male crowd?
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    #24  Edited By Floppypants

    @Chaos_Bladez: You're taking this too seriously.

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    #25  Edited By Chaos_Bladez
    @Floppypants: This is all tongue-in-cheek. :P
    While I do think the dreads are dumb, I just want to see what others think.
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    Shameless plug is shameless.
     
     
    In before the hate, plugs, dreads, get it?

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    #27  Edited By Bestostero

    I never saw them as dreads, just hanging wires lol

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    #28  Edited By Chaos_Bladez
    @EveretteScott: Yes, yes it is. I'll admit that :P
    I like when people read my stuff though.
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    #29  Edited By cheesebob

    Because they are all Rastarfarians.

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    #30  Edited By valrog

    The question is not why they have dreads, the question is why more robots don't.

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    #31  Edited By ajamafalous

    I never really thought of them as dreads or hair, more of
     
     
    You know, I'm not really sure what I thought they were. Just never occurred to me that it could be hair.

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    #32  Edited By valrog
    @ajamafalous: Cables?
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    #33  Edited By ajamafalous
    @valrog said:
    @ajamafalous: Cables?
    I don't necessarily think cables, because my logic dictates that those cables would have to be plugged in on both ends.
     
     
    I guess like... some cosmetic roboty-y thing that's where the hair should be if they were humans but they're not humans so it's not hair? Literally no idea. This is kinda bothering me now.
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    #34  Edited By CptBedlam

    It's robot hair.

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    #35  Edited By bombHills

    Cause their irie

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    #36  Edited By Bobby_The_Great
    @valrog said:
    The question is not why they have dreads, the question is why more robots don't.

    Pretty much this. All robots, even Bender, needs dreads.
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    #37  Edited By Mayu_Zane

    Maybe they're cables that are only supposed to be plugged into something else for charging or transferring data.

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    Because they used to be people.

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    #39  Edited By sungahymn

    Why not?

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    #40  Edited By TheUnsavedHero

    Because Ed Boon commands it!

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    #41  Edited By imsh_pl

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    #42  Edited By Heartagram

    What if a Robot Reptile had green dreads? Think about it

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    #43  Edited By TechHits
    @NeverDave said:

    Because they used to be people.

    Do all people have dreads?
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    #44  Edited By iamjohn

    @Adamsons said:

    Because Afro's would just be ridiculous.

    Not to mention they lost the rights to Afro Thunder, so what's the point?

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    #45  Edited By donchipotle

    It powers their teleportation

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    #46  Edited By maxB

    Well all the robots belonged to the same clan at one point so they all look basically the same and some artist working on MK thought it would be cool.

    He was right.

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    #47  Edited By Yanngc33

    because the 90s

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    #48  Edited By lavaman77

    Because that's how robots roll, get with the times.

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    @TechHits said:

    @NeverDave said:

    Because they used to be people.

    Do all people have dreads?

    People who turn into robots in the Mortal Kombat universe do…

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    Cuz bitches dig dem.

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