Clockwork
Clockwork noun - Any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock.
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Aladdin: The Series featured a recurring villain called Mechanicles, a brilliant Greek inventor who built armies of anachronistic clockwork creatures, such as giant mechanical scorpions or miniature wind-up bugs.
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They are also GIANT DEMONIC CLOCKWORK OWLS (who may or may not be shoutouts to Clockwerk, the recurring antagonist of the Sly Cooper series)!
Source: High-Class Glass - His classiness, his sarcastic wit, and his A Clockwork Orange-inspired character design lead to him becoming unexpectedly popular among the fans, so he Took a Level in Badass and became a recurring threat over the next couple of seasons, though still subordinate to the Arc Villain and Big Bad.
Source: Breakout Villain
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