Robot gunslinger

The Gunslinger was a fictional robotic character and the central antagonist of the 1973 dystopic future film Westworld. It was played by award-winning actor Yul Brynner.

Overview
The robot gunslinger was one of several such android creations used at the Westworld theme park attraction. His function is to target the park's human guests and go through the motions of engaging them in a classic Old West style gunfight. As most robots are wont to do however, the gunslinger malfunctioned, overriding it's initial programming and began hunting down the park's guests for real. Two of it's intended targets were Peter Martin and John Blane. The gunslinger succeeded in killing off Blane, but Peter Martin managed to incapacitate it by dousing it with acid then setting it on fire.

Notes & Trivia



 * The gunslinger also appeared in a dream sequence in the 1976 sequel film Futureworld.