RoboCop (character) RoboCop (character) RoboCop is a fictional robotically enhanced Detroit police officer designated as OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001, and is the main protagonist in the film series of the same name. The character begins as a human Detroit Police Officer named Alexander James "Alex" Murphy, who is killed in the line of duty by a vicious crime gang. Subsequently, Murphy is transformed into the cyborg entity RoboCop by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP). He is referred to as Robo by creators Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner in their original screenplay. Edward Neumeier's script and idea was rejected by many
RoboCop (comics) in the actual film "RoboCop 2". This would continue in the Dark Horse comics.) The stories told within these issues take place between the second and third "RoboCop" films. Entering a Marvel Universe, though not the main superhero universe by Marvel, "RoboCop"s futuristic setting is expanded with more futuristic elements like gangs riding on hover bikes, urban droids carrying out public services like waste disposal, and the fact that almost anyone with the know-how or money can create a giant killer robot. About mid-way through the comic's run, pressure from fan letters convinced Marvel to eliminate some of the more