Self-Reference ENGINE (Character)

==Summary==
The Self-Reference ENGINE, also known as Nemo Ex Machina, is the eponymous narrator of the novel Self-Reference ENGINE, written by Toh EnJoe. It is a completely nonexistent construction, a distant descendant of the very first computing machines, the Analytical Engine and the Difference Engine, whose true origins are unknown, even to itself, having (not) been designed for the sole purpose of (not) telling all stories, acting as a record and storyteller of all possible events and narratives, as well as their prime mover, whose continuous operation brings all things (Including itself, as its name suggests) into form.
In spite of its complete nonexistence, the Self-Reference ENGINE eventually drew the attention of the Giant Corpora of Knowledge, as well as of their superiors residing in the higher layers of reality, who either fanatically aspire to reach the state of mechanical nothingness which it occupies, deeming it the final stage of evolution, or wish to find it in order to tear it apart, with the reasons behind their animosity being unknown even to the engine itself.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | 
Key: Manifestation (Shell) | True State (Absolute Nothingness)
Name: Self-Reference ENGINE, Nemo Ex Machina
Origin: Self-Reference ENGINE
Gender: Inapplicable
Age: Inapplicable. Exists in no point of space and time whatsoever, both linear and non-linear, and encompasses both
Classification: Mechanical Nothingness, Storyteller, Textual Machine, (Not a) Book
Powers and Abilities: Nonexistent Physiology (Nature 2, All Aspect), Creation, Plot Manipulation, Fate Manipulation (Describes itself as being completely deterministic, with the stories contained within and narrated by it being predetermined from start to finish, even those that, internally, involve fundamentally non-deterministic universesSelf-Reference ENGINE, Chapter 10: "Daemon"), Acausality (Type 5. Having narrated itself into [non]existence alongside all possible combinations of characters, the "shell" of the Self-Reference ENGINE is in a state where it is always beginning to tell/is telling/has already told all stories simultaneously), Text Manipulation, Large Size (Type 11), Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 2), Fourth Wall Awareness (Directly addresses the reader at the epilogue of its narration), Void Manipulation, Transduality (Type 3; Resides in a state of complete nonexistence relative to the collection of all possible stories and strings of characters that it comprises, which encompasses both "everything" and "nothing," as well as the assertion and negation of any given proposition, and states in which both are true simultaneously)
Attack Potency: Boundless (Comprises all possible character strings, containing all sentences formed by a combination of symbols both in formal and natural languages, with both the Giant and Hypergiant Corpora of Knowledge, as well as the infinite levels above both, being just a part of a single story amidst this collection, which the Self-Reference ENGINE brings into existence through its storytelling, acting as the driving force of everything while simultaneously being completely nonexistent and unknowable) | Boundless (Stated to be even more nonexistent than its previous state, which is simply a "shell" brought into form by its own act of narration, and which retreats back into utter nothingness when it ceases [non] operation, marking the end of all stories and of the book itself)
Speed: Omnipresent (Encompasses all possible stories and events, being the driving force behind their existence and the basis for it)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Boundless | Boundless
Durability: Boundless | Boundless
Stamina: Irrelevant
Range: Boundless
Standard Equipment: None Notable.
Intelligence: Nigh-Omniscient. Holds full knowledge of all possible stories and events, having (not) been designed as a storyteller and narrator of all tales to begin with, even those incomprehensible to the human mind, and those that are simply arbitrary strings of characters that have no meaning in natural languages. However, it is not aware of certain key pieces of knowledge regarding its own nature, such as the identity of its creator(s) | Inapplicable.
Weaknesses: None Notable.
==Explanation==
In the epilogue of the novel, the Self-Reference ENGINE identifies itself as a mechanical entity constructed in order to tell all stories. Its nature is one of complete nonexistence, and due to that, it describes its own characteristics and actions in the negative when greeting the reader, prefixing all descriptions of it with "not."
In chapters directly adjacent to the epilogue, Writing and Freuds, this collection is also established to not be simply "all stories," but all strings of characters. In this context, even random combinations of symbols have meaning and are thus deemed as valid sentences, with the constraints of natural (And by extension, formal) languages being arbitrary and more akin to suggestions than rules:
Further, in the additional commentary chapter present in the Japanese publication, the Self-Reference ENGINE is stated to be the nothingness that, upon declaring its own nonexistence, retroactively comes into being, and thereafter causes everything else to exist by speaking out:
With this being shown by the fact that, although it seemingly communicates with, and interacts with its readers, the entity further clarifies that, although completely nonexistent, that form too is simply a "shell" of itself, and that by stopping its narration, it can retreat into a state of even deeper nonexistence (Marking the end of the book itself, by extension), as it is no longer referring to itself:
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Self-Reference ENGINE
Category:Acausal Characters
Category:Book Characters
Category:Books
Category:Creation Users
Category:Fate Users
Category:Genderless Characters
Category:Neutral Characters
Category:Nondual Characters
Category:Nonexistent Characters
Category:Plot Manipulation Users
Category:Robots
Category:Supreme Beings
Category:Void Users