Reckless Roger the Bullet Dodger (franchise)

Reckless Roger the Bullet Dodger is a science-fiction franchise about a maintenance android trying to help his city survive a catastrophic breakdown. Rebuilt with interchangeable limbs, Roger fights and improvises with salvaged parts as he investigates what went wrong. Each replacement changes what he can do, while his growing self-awareness raises questions about who he is becoming.

The Stardance Kid, a gunslinger, shares the danger, while the scientist Weyland guides Roger from afar. Physical comedy and everyday disagreements run through their adventure. Friendship becomes complicated when Roger's companions disagree about the risks he is willing to take.

Created by Jason David Cook, the franchise is in development as a limited animated series and two games. The series Reckless City and the first game offer alternate entry points; both build toward a planned sequel.

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Meet the pilot, Reckless Too →

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Premise

Zile City is home to robots and androids with specialized functions and cognitive capabilities. A citywide breakdown turns familiar machinery and routines into sources of danger.

Roger is a maintenance android whose unusual self-awareness exceeds expectations for his class. Rebuilt with interchangeable limbs by Weyland, he can use salvaged parts to adapt to immediate problems. Weyland supplies technical guidance, while The Stardance Kid becomes his companion in the field. Humor and ordinary disagreements accompany their dangerous work.

Media

Reckless City explores life in the damaged city and is designed as an entry point for viewers unfamiliar with the games. Its pilot is Reckless Too.

Reckless Roger the Bullet Dodger follows the crisis through a single-player cinematic action format. Fighting, movement and reconstruction accompany questions about control and individual identity.

Reckless City and Reckless Roger the Bullet Dodger offer alternate entry points to the franchise. Both stories build toward the planned sequel, Reckless Roger and The Stardance Kid.

Themes

The origin game and animated series explore consciousness, personal continuity and personal choice through particular relationships. Repairable bodies make action possible without settling what a person experiences. Friendship, uncertainty and competing judgments give those questions consequences in the companions' lives.