Tripod (War of the Worlds)

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==Summary==
The Fighting Machine (also known as a Tripod) is one of the fictional machines used by the Martians in H. G. Wells' classic science fiction novel The War of the Worlds. It is a fast-moving, three-legged walker, reported to be 100 feet tall, with multiple whip-like tentacles used for grasping, and two lethal weapons: the heat-ray and a gun-like tube used for discharging canisters of a poisonous chemical black smoke that kills humans and animals. It is the primary machine the Martians use when they invade Earth, along with the handling machine, the flying machine, and the embankment machine.
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==Power and Stats==
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Name: Tripod, Martian Tripod, Martian Fighting Machine, Martian War Machine, Heron
Origin: H. G. Wells War of The Worlds
Wielders: The Martians
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Heat Ray (Directed-energy weapon), metal tentacles, blood extracting device, electrical barriers, can release EMPs, searchlights | Same as before minus EMPs, Poison Manipulation with Black Smoke
Attack Potency: Large Building level (Destroyed multiple buildings with the Heat Ray. Disintegrated rows of people. One destroyed a building by falling) | Large Building level (Reduced buildings to rubble), can ignore conventional durability with Black Smoke.
Lifting Strength: Class K (One of them caused a large ferry to tip over)
Striking Strength: Unknown
Speed: Superhuman | At least Superhuman (Faster than a 19th-century express train, which had average speeds of at least 40 mph) with Speed of Light attack speed with Heat Ray
Durability: Small Building level without the barriers (One of them took a few rocket launchers to take down, one of which barely made a dent on the armor), Large Building level with the barriers on (They were shot by tanks, and by anti-air missiles, and took no damage) | At least Wall level (Contemporary field artillery was capable of bringing them down, possibly Small Building level (Artillery was only effective with direct hits to the canopy and leg)
Range: Hundreds of Meters with Heat Ray, Tens of Meters with tentacles, Several Kilometers using the Red Weed | Same as before
Weaknesses: The Martians can die of human diseases and if they get sick, the shield stops working. The tripods can be destroyed by putting explosives inside the "blood sucking device". The searchlights can be fooled with mirrors | The black smoke can be eluded by being at the top of a building and the smoke can be rendered harmless with water, otherwise same as the movie version.
Keys: 2005 Movie | Novel
==Notable Matchups==
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