Craniac

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The Craniacs are a sinister race of robots living in the ChalkZone, from the Nickelodeon animated television series ChalkZone.

The Craniacs' hobby is collecting futuristic devices that were drawn in chalk but erased because they didn't work (no one ever erases good ideas). They take the devices to their laboratory hideout in the Dome of the Future, which resembles a giant cereal bowl. The entrance to the laboratory is a giant thermometer powered by a super-hot flame, which makes any non-robots inside the Dome break out in a sweat.

[edit] The Craniac line

The Craniacs have never been shown working in groups, because the Craniac of the highest number outranks all those with lower numbers, who are placed in suspended animation. The first two, Craniac 1 and Craniac 2, were inactive by the time the Craniacs first appeared. The third robot, Craniac 3, was active at the time, as the smartest and most powerful Craniac thus far.

Craniac 3 appeared in the episode "Future Zone", in which he captured Rudy Tabootie, Snap, and Penny Sanchez, and took them to his laboratory. He believed that Rudy's Magic Chalk was a multi-matter materializer, and he needed Rudy to show him how it worked. But the trio escaped from Craniac 3's clutches, and Rudy then drew Craniac 4, who immediately replaced Craniac 3. Unfortunately for Rudy, Penny, and Snap, the latest Craniac shared Craniac 3's hatred for them, but he was unable to stop Rudy and his friends from escaping.

Later, in the half-hour episode "Double Trouble", Craniac 4 teamed up with Skrawl to create a robotic look-alike of Rudy, to destroy the Magic Chalk Mine guarded by Biclops. Since Craniac 4's robots didn't work, they used a destructive yet helpful robot that Rudy and Penny had erased. However, Rudy managed to outsmart the robot, and Penny took control and turned it against Skrawl and Craniac 4. Craniac 4 was last seen being chased, along with Skrawl & The Beanie Boys, by the robot.

The Crainiacs' name and obsession with knowledge and Technology makes it apparent that they are a parody of the Superman villain Brainiac.