Data vs Inspector Gadget

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-07-02 02:14pm

Another semi-silly thread; an act of Q puts Data and France's second most iconic inspector in direct confrontation. You fill in the blanks, either Data is lost in 20th century France or the Inspector is roaming, bewildered, along the decks of the E-D, and the "home" combatant takes the visitor for an intruder.

Who takes it?

Zixinus · Post by **Zixinus** » 2007-07-02 02:37pm

My guess is on the Inspector. It is amazing that he didn't kill himself yet, let alone the fact to be capable of battling someone who actually knows what he is doing.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-07-02 02:49pm

The versus is flawed. Gadget has an almost Bugs Bunny-level character shield; he's inspector Clouseau, but with all the optional extras. There's no way he can be hurt in fiction.

Skylon · Post by **Skylon** » 2007-07-02 04:18pm

The key factor I see in this is if Brain and Gadget's niece (was Penny her name?) are involved. If so, Data is screwed.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2007-07-02 05:13pm

Skylon wrote:The key factor I see in this is if Brain and Gadget's niece (was Penny her name?) are involved. If so, Data is screwed.

Nah Data will alway get away last minute. Anyone nearby will get screw though.

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-07-02 05:31pm

Bounty wrote:The versus is flawed. Gadget has an almost Bugs Bunny-level character shield; he's inspector Clouseau, but with all the optional extras. There's no way he can be hurt in fiction.

I beg to differ; without Penny or Brain around, Gadget's character shield is almost entirely removed and he might in fact have the lower hand.

Enigma · Post by **Enigma** » 2007-07-02 05:41pm

Since when is Gadget French?

Admiral Drason · Post by **Admiral Drason** » 2007-07-02 07:50pm

Isolder74 wrote:
Skylon wrote:The key factor I see in this is if Brain and Gadget's niece (was Penny her name?) are involved. If so, Data is screwed.
Nah Data will alway get away last minute. Anyone nearby will get screw though.

Data always gets away except for that one time...Poor poor Data

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-07-02 10:14pm

Inspector Gadget's goofy cartoon physics powers are far superior to Data's puny technobabble.

This is like asking if Data would beat Bugs Bunny. It would be no contest; Bugs Bunny would make a fool out of him.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2007-07-02 10:32pm

This contest would be more akin to Monty Python's "Upper-Class Twit Of The Year" competition in which you see just how long it takes for utter morons to beat one another in the race to shoot themselves.

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » 2007-07-03 01:23am

Gadget's gadgets, while prone to malfunction, always malfunction in ways that get him out of trouble. His luck seems enough to let him win a confrontation with Data.

And I second the "Since when is Gadget French?" question. I thought he was American?

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-07-03 01:34am

I guess Gadget's country of residence is open to interpretation; wikipedia states that the series was produced in France, Canada and Japan primarily, but debuted in France.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2007-07-03 02:28am

If this is a serious discussion then Gadget is fucked. Feel free to refresh my memory, but I can't think of any single time that Gadget did something on his own that would make him a significant threat to Data.

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-07-03 02:53am

Kamakazie Sith wrote:If this is a serious discussion then Gadget is fucked. Feel free to refresh my memory, but I can't think of any single time that Gadget did something on his own that would make him a significant threat to Data.

He's held open trash compactor-like pits lined with spikes using only his telescoping limbs. I'd say that if nothing else, he's definetly stronger than Data.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2007-07-03 02:59am

TithonusSyndrome wrote:
Kamakazie Sith wrote:If this is a serious discussion then Gadget is fucked. Feel free to refresh my memory, but I can't think of any single time that Gadget did something on his own that would make him a significant threat to Data.
He's held open trash compactor-like pits lined with spikes using only his telescoping limbs. I'd say that if nothing else, he's definetly stronger than Data.

Was the crushing power of these trash compactors established? Explosives seem to be extremely weak in Gadget's universe, so everything else might be as well.

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-07-03 03:02am

Kamakazie Sith wrote:
TithonusSyndrome wrote:
Kamakazie Sith wrote:If this is a serious discussion then Gadget is fucked. Feel free to refresh my memory, but I can't think of any single time that Gadget did something on his own that would make him a significant threat to Data.
He's held open trash compactor-like pits lined with spikes using only his telescoping limbs. I'd say that if nothing else, he's definetly stronger than Data.
Was the crushing power of these trash compactors established? Explosives seem to be extremely weak in Gadget's universe, so everything else might be as well.

Because the notes Quimby sends to Gadget seldom do anything other than black his face? How much yield do you think you can pack into a thin sheet of paper?

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2007-07-03 03:03am

TithonusSyndrome wrote:
Because the notes Quimby sends to Gadget seldom do anything other than black his face? How much yield do you think you can pack into a thin sheet of paper?

Actually, I was thinking more of the missiles used by Dr. Claw's vehicle.

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-07-03 03:04am

Kamakazie Sith wrote:
TithonusSyndrome wrote:
Because the notes Quimby sends to Gadget seldom do anything other than black his face? How much yield do you think you can pack into a thin sheet of paper?
Actually, I was thinking more of the missiles used by Dr. Claw's vehicle.

My first impression was that it was a testament to the durability of the unobtainium that Gadget's transforming vehicle was made out of.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2007-07-03 08:57am

Explosives are not weak in the Gadget universe. An elevator full of conventional explosives is powerful enough to sink an island.

Gadget is insane. He can't even comprehend the idea of killing someone, and misses the most obvious clues. That being said, he can punch holes in walls with his arms, fly, run circles around Data like a hockey player and shoot a laser from his fingertips. It might take just one hit by Data, but it's not as if Data's invincible himself. If you look closely you might find that a lot of the "malfunctions" might be deliberate. Gadget's "malfunctions" let him take out a whole bar of huge wrestlers, and that's just the start.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2007-07-03 11:20am

brianeyci wrote:Explosives are not weak in the Gadget universe. An elevator full of conventional explosives is powerful enough to sink an island.

Well, cartoons aren't known for being consistent.

Gadget is insane. He can't even comprehend the idea of killing someone, and misses the most obvious clues. That being said, he can punch holes in walls with his arms, fly, run circles around Data like a hockey player and shoot a laser from his fingertips. It might take just one hit by Data, but it's not as if Data's invincible himself. If you look closely you might find that a lot of the "malfunctions" might be deliberate. Gadget's "malfunctions" let him take out a whole bar of huge wrestlers, and that's just the start.

I guess that's possible, but I highly doubt Gadget is making those mistakes deliberately because by doing so he places Penny in a lot of danger when she tries to keep him from getting harmed.

TimothyC · Post by **TimothyC** » 2007-07-03 12:32pm

Just a second everyone!

Cartoon or Live Action* Gadget?

*I've seen it, but I don't remember anything about it.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2007-07-03 01:51pm

MariusRoi wrote:Just a second everyone!

Cartoon or Live Action* Gadget?

*I've seen it, but I don't remember anything about it.

C'mon... ridiculously CGI-enhanced Matthew Broderick against the Voice of Don Adams? Who do you think is the real Gadget?

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-07-03 05:22pm

Kamakazie Sith wrote:
brianeyci wrote: Gadget is insane. He can't even comprehend the idea of killing someone, and misses the most obvious clues. That being said, he can punch holes in walls with his arms, fly, run circles around Data like a hockey player and shoot a laser from his fingertips. It might take just one hit by Data, but it's not as if Data's invincible himself. If you look closely you might find that a lot of the "malfunctions" might be deliberate. Gadget's "malfunctions" let him take out a whole bar of huge wrestlers, and that's just the start.
I guess that's possible, but I highly doubt Gadget is making those mistakes deliberately because by doing so he places Penny in a lot of danger when she tries to keep him from getting harmed.

I don't recall Gadget's origins ever being established in the series, but I'm still pretty certain that whoever was responsible for turning him into a cybernetic Swiss Army knife didn't do so with the knowledge that his niece and her dog would be tagging along after him.

Come to think of it, what the fuck is wrong with Penny's parents?

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2007-07-03 09:50pm

TithonusSyndrome wrote: Come to think of it, what the fuck is wrong with Penny's parents?

They're ... dead?

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-07-03 10:11pm

When was that established (in the series)?

'Cause if so, that is a pretty serious shortcoming, you gotta admit.