Then there was the time Reed Richards invented Darth Vader's torture droid:

Reed's tried making cutesy robots before, like H.E.R.B.I.E. He was controlled by the disembodied mind of Dr. Sun, tried to kill the Fantastic Four, and sacrificed his robot ass to save them. Perhaps Reed thought, if he made the robot evil looking, it would turn out good. No prizes for guessing how that turned out.

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