- "Retribution Bots. They were supposed to protect the community, but in reality they arrest anyone they think might ever commit a crime."
- ―Kym to Serena Williams[src]
Retribution Bots, abbreviated as Retrobots, are former machines designed by S.T.A.R. Labs to defend the population in Wonderous Serena's universe, however, they were eventually reprogrammed by Doctor Cyber to became corrupted, arresting anyone who was deemed to have committed a crime.
At some point, the Retrobots used a portal to travel to Earth-1 and attack a Serena Williams tennis match, although Serena accidentally teleported to their universe, where she was forced to fight the Retrobots. Wonderous Serena meanwhile, would be sent to Williams' universe, where she would team up with Wonder Woman in an attempt to stop them. Shortly after, Wonderous would be teleported back to her universe along with Wonder Woman where they would join forces with Williams and Diana Prince to detain Doctor Cyber. After being captured, Cyber was forced to reprogram the retrobots to help humanity again.
History[]
Origins[]
Retrobots were originally created by S.T.A.R. Labs in Wonderous Serena's universe, with the intention of protecting humanity from potential threats. However, these machines eventually became corrupt, and began to arrest anyone who they believed committed a crime despite not having done so, this generated panic and contempt for the retrobots on the part of people.[1]
Retrobot attack[]
Fighting Wonderous Serena[]
Wonderous Serena started defending a shopping center which was being attacked by retrobots which were causing panic among the people. After destroying several retrobots dodging their shots, a bigger retrobot appeared who aimed the heroine, however, Wonderous managed to destroy it.[2] At some point, Wonderous Serena started a campaign against retrobots through posters and speeches, making the population aware of the danger they could represent.[3]
Multiversal conflict[]
Somehow, the retrobots managed to create a portal capable of traveling between alternate realities, traveling to Earth-1 where Serena Williams was playing a tennis match. The retrobots then interrupted the game, arresting Darius along with creating fear among the spectators. Serena Williams managed to defend herself by using her racket and helping the spectators who needed help, finally, Williams meets Wonderous Serena upon seeing the portal, and they accidentally touch it, causing Serena Williams to travel to her reality.[3]
Within the reality of the retrobots, they kidnapped the parents of a girl named Mikayla Johnson, causing the child to run away, scared, until she met the Serena Williams from another reality. Then Williams helped her find her parents while they destroyed some robots along the way. Finally, Serena leaves Johnson at an orphanage with Kym while she continues her search. Williams then set out to find the Diana Prince of that reality, assuming she was a tennis player. In the stadium where Diana Prince was, she was being attacked by retrobots, so Serena helped her.[4]
Meanwhile on Earth-1, Wonderous Serena would land in the stadium where Serena Williams was, watching Wonder Woman arrive to try to stop the retrobots. Wonderous would help Wonder Woman by explaining the intentions of the retrobots, so they would dedicate themselves to trying to destroy them in order to cross the portal that would take them back to the world of Wonderous.[5]
They infiltrated the S.T.A.R. Laboratory in search of plans that would help them find a way to Wonderous Serena's world while fighting off the retrobots, and managed to use their blasts to open one. Arriving in Wonderous Serena's universe, they continued fighting the retrobots that hadn't traveled to Earth-1, finding Doctor Cyber in the heart of their ranks. She was the one who had reprogrammed them for her own personal goals, enslaving adults to build her empire, leaving the children alone and open to being brainwashed toward Cyber's values. The team defeated Dr. Cyber and forced her to reprogram the retrobots to serve those in need.[1]
Capabilities[]
- "Prisoner 110736, come in peace."
- ―Retrobot[src]
Retrobots have the ability to throw dangerous tennis balls that attack and cause panic among civilization, however, these can be defeated if they dodge and return the shots with a tennis racket. This advantage was used by tennis players like Wonderous Serena, Serena Williams and Diana Prince to defeat some retrobots.
Retribution Bots are created in large numbers, with the intention of arresting any civilian who is believed to have committed a crime even if they did not. That is why the Retrobots are capable of launching an electric ball that imprisons the civilian, as was the case of Darius. Each prisoner seems to wear a number when captured, like Darius who was imprisoned under the number 110736.