The Motorcycle Cop (Spoilers, maybe)

[Gepard]

I don't think he says "citizen" in the movie, [...]

He does say 'citizen' in the movie. I just looked it up.

It's in the first line he speaks; "Pull over, Citizen."

 

[SmoothieX]

He says citizen in the movie, I've seen it.

 

[Maxillius]

Just to clarify, the cop didn't chase Kirk off the cliff, the moron drove off of his own free will. The cop was there in case Kirk didn't make it out (and he shouldn't have!). Apparently a 23rd century hoverbike is no match for a 300 year old V8 muscle car at 100 mph. I don't think even Kirk, if situations were reversed, would have the balls to try to get in front and stop the car.

 

[BorgPhil]

the voice was definitely more human in the film - I'd imagine they changed it after looking on here and seeing there was some confusion about whether he was a robot or not.

in conclusion: 100% human

 

[Icarus]

Yeah I think it was meant to be human as well, with an awesome helmet/HUD haha.

And the "citizen" comment was definitely interesting, but my thinking is that it was just meant to convey some difference to the way people are addressed today ("sir", "ma'am") so it seems more futuristic. I don't think it was meant to imply "human" vs "non-human" (as presumably non-human species are also citizens of the federation).

 

[McMenemy00]

No way to be sure but it sure as hell looked like one. My question would be since when does Earth (protected domestically and in foreign affairs by starfleet security) suddenly have any cops at all?

"There's a reason we separate military and the police: one fights the enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."

Starfleet is not a military organisation. The implications about Earth law enforcement was that it was pretty unneccessary as humans no longer had crime. I just feel that idea of a robotic or non robotic domestic law enforcement department is fairly redundant in the world Roddenberry painted.

 

[McMenemy00]

Just to clarify, the cop didn't chase Kirk off the cliff, the moron drove off of his own free will. The cop was there in case Kirk didn't make it out (and he shouldn't have!). Apparently a 23rd century hoverbike is no match for a 300 year old V8 muscle car at 100 mph. I don't think even Kirk, if situations were reversed, would have the balls to try to get in front and stop the car.

From what we know of Kirk I am fairly sure he would not have pulled infront to stop the car had he been chasing. Now jumping off midflight into the car to take control of it, pure Jim.

 

[EnsignRicky]

The only way to know for sure is to check around for micro CHiPs.

 

[cultcross]

Although his "citizen" bit was a bit weird.

It was a bit Starship Troopers. Which in a movie about a space navy isn't all that off, I guess.

To be fair, even Batman used to call people 'citizen' back in the campy 60s show. It was a bit ' ' here but I'll let it go. Although I prefer to think of the cop as human - the way he rides his bike makes him look it - the voice is very robotic sounding. Maybe it's a human with a prosthetic which includes a voice synthesiser?

 

[USS Triumphant]

The only way to know for sure is to check around for micro CHiPs.

UGH!!!

 

[T'Paul]

I think that Young Kirk should have been executed for stealing his stepdad's car. Harsh punishments like that will be necessary if we ever hope to advance to Star Trek levels.

 

[nx1701g]

In the novel he's human.

 

[Kirby]

He was a badass robot cop, like Captain Robau was badass. Therefore, he is Robau Cop!

 

[T'Paul]

I thought his flying motorcycle thing was a direct ripoff from Return of the Jedi.

 

[cultcross]

He was a badass robot cop, like Captain Robeau was badass. Therefore, he is Robeau Cop!

Groooooan.

 

[cultcross]

I thought his flying motorcycle thing was a direct ripoff from Return of the Jedi.

Because they're the only people who've ever done a flying bike? And making a common traffic cop mode of transport fly isn't a mind-numbingly obvious way of making it look futuristic?

 

[T'Paul]

I thought his flying motorcycle thing was a direct ripoff from Return of the Jedi.

Because they're the only people who've ever done a flying bike? And making a common traffic cop mode of transport fly isn't a mind-numbingly obvious way of making it look futuristic?

Star Trek already ripped off the "bigger fish" scene, the ice planet Hoth, and turned phasers into blasters. I think it's pretty well established that they ripped off all kinds of Star Wars elements for this movie.

 

[USS Triumphant]

The only way to know for sure is to check around for micro CHiPs.

He was a badass robot cop, like Captain Robau was badass. Therefore, he is Robau Cop!

STOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!

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[cultcross]

I thought his flying motorcycle thing was a direct ripoff from Return of the Jedi.

Because they're the only people who've ever done a flying bike? And making a common traffic cop mode of transport fly isn't a mind-numbingly obvious way of making it look futuristic?

Star Trek already ripped off the "bigger fish" scene, the ice planet Hoth, and turned phasers into blasters. I think it's pretty well established that they ripped off all kinds of Star Wars elements for this movie.

STVI did an ice planet too. It even had Kirk on it, and Spock saved him by beaming him away long distance. Much more of a ripoff source than Hoth.

 

[T'Paul]

Because they're the only people who've ever done a flying bike? And making a common traffic cop mode of transport fly isn't a mind-numbingly obvious way of making it look futuristic?

Star Trek already ripped off the "bigger fish" scene, the ice planet Hoth, and turned phasers into blasters. I think it's pretty well established that they ripped off all kinds of Star Wars elements for this movie.

STVI did an ice planet too. It even had Kirk on it, and Spock saved him by beaming him away long distance. Much more of a ripoff source than Hoth.

That was an asteroid. Totally different celestial body.