Machine of Hate

When you hear the groan of metal parts grinding against each other, the metallic scraping against pavement, the drone of a diesel engine... know that a Machine of Hate had spawned, and havoc and destruction is about to ensue.

## Description

Machines of Hate are monsters that appear to be made almost entirely out of non-organic materials such as steel or other metal, glass, rubber and plastics. They take the form of a grotesquely twisted mass of cobbled-together pieces of heavy machinery, such as bulldozers, diggers, cranes, tractors, borers, dredgers, drills and more. Unlike most other monsters that are usually purple, Machines of Hate have yellow and black color that appears heavily scratched and damaged, but free of rust. Each of them has an unique appearance when encountered, two of them are never the same.

There are no discernible eyes to be found anywhere, but the monster comes with multiple construction lights on its body that appear to work as its sight organs.

Somewhere within its body appears to be a diesel generator. This is evidenced by multiple protruding exhaust pipes of various sizes that spew purple smoke that bears a striking resemblance to the screaming gas expelled by victims of contact wounds. This smoke however, does not cause any noise at all.

A cabin of sorts may be observed on the body sometimes, but even if it isn't horrendously mangled, twisted and broken, it is always empty - there isn't a person or being controlling this mechanical monstrosity. Even the controls appear to be static if visible, not moving at all while actions are being performed by the creature. Therefore, destroying the cabin has no effect whatsoever.

Multiple appendages in the form of crane arms or digger arms sprout from various areas of the creature's body. These appendages can be equipped with a multitude of industrial tool, such as digger shovels, drills, wrecking balls, claws, etc. Wheels and threads are also present, but since they are completely unaligned and protruding in many directions, they are not used for movement, with the arms being used instead to pull the monster around.

## Behavior

Machines of Hate are extremely aggressive. Their sole purpose is to sow destruction and will attack everything they can, even other monsters. A Machine of Hate is all but guaranteed to cause a breach almost immediately, because it attacks as soon as it spawns, and thanks to the wrecking ball it can break through barrier and tear down buildings with relative ease. Luckily, if it finds itself being attacked, it immediately shifts its attention to its attacker, and away from any building it was ravaging before. This is usually accompanied by cacophonic blaring of horns and steam whistles of various pitches.

They are also incredibly slow, due to the lack of legs and only being able to pull themselves by their many limbs and even attack rather slowly, but with unprecedented vigor and fury. However, their defenses are incredibly formidable - besides the solid metal skin that provides a Machine of Hate with lots of armor, there are often loose wires hanging randomly from their bodies which can cause electrocution at melee range. Besides this, they may also leak oil, but this is usually a minor danger.

## C.D.D. guidance

Because of how proficient they are at causing breaches and destroying buildings, every Magical Girl in the vicinity is required to engage a Machine of Hate as soon as they are made aware of its presence (which is very noticeable, due to the amount of noise and smoke it produces.)

It is strongly advised to avoid any loose wires on its body if attacked with close-range physical abilities - the wires shoot sparks at irregular interval so they are fairly noticeable. The only way to defeat a Machine of Hate is by destroying its generator hidden within. Its limbs can be destroyed or severed and are not regenerating, but they will protect the generator furiously, so it is strongly suggested to dispose of at least some of them before attempting a strike at it. Upon defeat, a Machine of Hate always explodes before dissipating, and it is therefore considered a safe practice to vacate the premises ASAP.