Alvin Toffler first coined the term "cyborg" in the 1970s to describe a fusion between machine and organism. He believed that cybernetics could bring back the dead or augment humans into new forms. He also analyzed the possibilities of networked communication.
Cyborgs as well as cybernetics were featured in fiction throughout the 1990s. A variety of cyborgs appeared in comic books, films, and television series. Cable, a powerful Cyborg in the Marvel comic book series is Cable. Other comic book characters include the Dark Egg Legion and Sonic the Hedgehog's cyborg squad.
A cyborg is a person who has mechanical or electronic devices that are built into the body to augment physical functioning. This may include a pacemaker, artificial limbs, or a cochlear implant. This can also mean an amputee equipped with articulated legs. An organic version of the brain can be created in a cyborg. These devices can also be used to aid patients with neurological disorders.
Although cyborgs can be seen as a threat to humanity, there are many benefits to their presence in popular culture. For example, the cyborg character is often a lonely creature. He can also be used as a symbol for cultural anxieties about losing coherent subjectivity. The cyborg character can be a hero who is driven by his desire to protect others. He may also be a Pro Human Transhuman.
Donna Haraway, a writer in Simians, Cyborgs, and Women, has written an essay on cyborgs. Her argument is that cyborgs can be seen as invisible power relations that are possible because of high technology. Haraway also asserts that cybernetics could blur the boundaries between human society. The freedom of oppressed individuals could be achieved through the hybridization between human societies.
Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon is another example. He's a neurologically augmented soldier. His robotic wrist is one among the most shocking images in cinema. He is also one of the most popular cyborg characters. He is also the leader and founder of Mag Force 7.
In the 1990s, the cyborg was a popular superhero character. He was also a popular Teen Titans member. He became one of DC’s most loved heroes. He was also a cyberborg who feared being cold and inhuman. He protected other people to prove that he was human.
The dilemma of the Cyborg is present in every technology that attaches to the body. Interfaces that connect to the body's motor and sensory systems are becoming more common. An interface can look like a wristwatch, a baseball bat or even clothing.
In the novel Cyberforce #1, by Top Cow Productions, a character named Genos is the cyborg companion of a man named One Punch Man. Genos's history is tragic. He has been attacked by a cyborg and was tracked by Dr. Kuseno. Kuseno saved Genos however from the cyborgs' revenge-seeking machine.
After suffering severe injuries, Xris Cyborg (also known as the Galactic Federation Agent) was a cyborg. He was also a leader of the Mag Force 7. This film gives voice to the liberatory potential of cyborgs. But it also reveals a reactionary agenda.