Machine of War

first version of the War Machine

second version of the War Machine

### Drops

Normal Helmet, Golden Helmet, X10 Multiplier, Boar Sticks (drops nothing in Rome)

## Basic Enemy Information

### Fortitude

High

The Machine of War is the eighth enemy in Asterix & Obelix XXL and in Asterix & Obelix XXL: Romastered. It makes its first appearance in Normandy at the end of the level as the final boss guarding Unhygienix and Fulliautomatix.

## Characteristics

The Machine of War is an enormous weapon built by Caesar's finest Romans and is used to take over regions and guard kidnapped villagers from the Gaulish village. It is constructed of steel, wooden planks, two bolts positioned behind the rolls, a ton of spikes on the roof as well as a giant red platform, a small window the Romans can look through and multiple pilums sticking out on the sides. It has four giant rolls with sharp spikes on each side, which it uses to tear down everything that stands in its path. The Machine of War is never accompanied by anyone since it's very well protected and therefore doesn't really need Romans as help. In Helvetia and Egypt, it is under the protection of Roman Formations, Legionnaires and Optios. Romans from within the machine steer it and use the cannons it's equipped with on all four sides.

In Greece, Egypt and Rome, the design of the Machine of War changes. It is now constructed of pure steel. The wooden planks are gone and have been replaced with steel entirely, the spikes on the rolls are now sabers, the colour has become darker and the platform on top of the machine is missing (except for the machines in Rome) and it is now able to shoot its cannons at a rapid speed.

## Combat

The Machine of War defends itself with cannons positioned on all four sides. When it doesn't use the cannons, it uses its spiked rolls to run over everything or simply as wheels to reach different places. The only way to defeat it is by destroying all its bolts, which are behind the rolls. For that to happen, the player must use a cable car and jump on top of the platform, which makes the machine shoot out its rolls, exposing the bolts. A total amount of eight bolts must be destroyed to make the machine defenseless and being unable to move. It will start shooting at the player when the first roll has been destroyed. Its rate of fire changes in each level it's featured in as well as the way to destroy it. If the player manages to destroy the Machine of War, they will be rewarded with eight X10 Multipliers, a ton of normal helmets and golden helmets and boar sticks and being able to free the captured members of the village. The machines of War in Rome do not drop anything.

## Gallery

The Machine of War's appearance in NormandyThe Machine of War in Greece in its new lookIts appearance in Helvetia with the platform missing and replaced by spikesThe Machine of War in EgyptThe two Machines of War in Romethe remastered Machine of War in Normandythe remastered Machine of War in Greeceremastered Machine of War in Helvetiaremastered Machine of War in EgyptThe remastered Machines of War in Rome

## Trivia

* In the beta, the Machines of War in Rome had the skin of the one in Normandy.
* The impact of exploding bombs can push levers in Egypt and the propellers in Rome, accidentally helping the player.
* In the remaster, the music for the Machine of War is a remix of the boss music from Asterix & Obelix XXL 3.