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Servbot

The Servbots, known in Japan as the , are a group of fictional robots from Capcom's Mega Man Legends series. Created by Tron Bonne, they are depicted as childlike, loyal and frequently incompetent henchmen who perform domestic, mechanical and combat duties for the Bonne family. They first appear in the 1997 video game Mega Man Legends. The characters were given a central gameplay role in The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, released in Japan as Tron ni Kobun, and subsequently headlined several Japan-exclusive mobile games using the Kobun name. Critics have identified the Servbots as among the most memorable elements of the Legends series, particularly for their comic personalities and their tendency to overshadow Tron. Their design has also been used throughout Capcom's crossover games and as recurring iconography in the Dead Rising series.

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The Servbots, known in Japan as the , are a group of fictional robots from Capcom's Mega Man Legends series. Created by Tron Bonne, they are depicted as childlike, loyal and frequently incompetent henchmen who perform domestic, mechanical and combat duties for the Bonne family. They first appear in the 1997 video game Mega Man Legends. The characters were given a central gameplay role in The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, released in Japan as Tron ni Kobun, and subsequently headlined several Japan-exclusive mobile games using the Kobun name. Critics have identified the Servbots as among the most memorable elements of the Legends series, particularly for their comic personalities and their tendency to overshadow Tron. Their design has also been used throughout Capcom's crossover games and as recurring iconography in the Dead Rising series.

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  1. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371520326

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