War Machine

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"A brute who is capable of crushing enemies with tank-like bodies designed for land, air and sea combat."- War Machine's Bestiary Entry.

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**War Machine** is one of the three bosses the player needs to defeat to access the Deepest Sector. The battle itself takes place over 3 phases:

**Phase 1** has War Machine fire several energy shots before moving rapidly across the battlefield. After moving several times, it'll open it's hatches and fire off several projectiles while the player attacks the protective gems on it's body. After the gems are destroyed, the player can attack War Machine itself.

**Phase 2** goes through the same steps except the battle is styled after a bullet hell SHMUP.

**Phase 3** puts the player underwater and they must use their momentum to their advantage to defeat War Machine.

## Appearance

War Machine is a bug-like tank with black hatches (with the Mechanto emblem) that have 2 tron lines on the upper and lower parts of the hatches. The hatches protect a large engine which has a cycloptic eye on the right side and a core on the left side. Additionally, parts of the engine have white armour with silver pyramid shaped studs and a WarMach Cannon which is also white with silver studs. It's Ground Body is mostly green and metallic with tank treads, it's Hover Body replaces the lower half with red UFO-like boards and the upper half with a barrier generator and it's Diver Body replaces the lower half to resemble a blue boat/submarine.

## Personality

War Machine is a violent individual who enjoys fighting and has killed numerous times. It believes that the Gunnoids it has killed are unworthy of it's Master's plans and seeks one who is capable of putting up a fight. War Machine respects those who are strong and shows little respect to those it deems weak. It's also quite hostile if you try to get other Boss Weapons, threatening to devour the player's corpse before fighting them.

## Story

### Gun

Regardless of which order the player goes, they'll encounter War Machine. If the player defeated Big Boy or the Diamond Dogs first, he'll flip out and ask the player if they think they can get around him. If War Machine is the first boss the player fights, he'll tell the player that he's killed many Gunnoids and that it won't hurt to kill one more. Either way, War Machine intends to add Gunnoid-0 to the scrap pile unless he can prove himself.

After Phase 1 ends, War Machine switches to his Hover Body and engages Gunnoid-0 in a SHMUP style battle. Once Phase 2 ends, he admits that Gunnoid-0 might be worthy of joining his cause and switches to his Diver Body before fighting Gunnoid-0 underwater. After being defeated, he expresses joy over finally having a real challenge and tells him that they'll win. Gunnoid-0 is then warped to the Boss Data Server and obtains the WarMach Cannon. After this, the player is free to return to Rebellion and refight War Machine.

## Quotes

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"Yet another Gunnoid Unit shows up. I've slain thousands of your kind, all of whom have proven unworthy of our master's plans. It wouldn't hurt to kill one more..."- War Machine if you choose to fight him first.

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"YOU! DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU COULD GET AROUND ME? I WILL FEAST ON YOUR CORPSE, LITTLE GUNNOID!"- War Machine if you obtained either the Diamond Dog's or Big Boy's weapons first.

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"I see... Switching to Hover Body... Now we shall both hover..."- War Machine once his Ground Body has been defeated.
"Perhaps you're worthy of joining us... Switching to Diver Body..."- War Machine once his Hover Body has been defeated.

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"Finally...a real challenge. My master's plan will succeed with your help. You'll obtain my Boss Weapon shortly..."- War Machine once his Diver Body has been defeated.

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"As decreed by our Master, the WarMach Cannon and Gunnoid Blade are yours. Now go and destroy all whom stand in our way!"- War Machine after obtaining his Boss Weapon (Gun v3 and onward)

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"I've been waiting for you. Let us waste no time for our rematch begins now!" - War Machine if the player comes back to challenge him after obtaining his weapon.

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## Trivia

* All 3 phases use Monster X's A.I with the first and final phases sped up due to <CNP Manipulation. The <CNP Manipulation wasn't added in until Gun v3, meaning that all 3 phases were at the same speed.
	+ Despite having a giant laser cannon, War Machine never uses it because Monster X never had a laser beam attack itself.
* Back when Gun was in the early stages, War Machine was originally the final boss and it's battle theme would've been 覚悟 (Final Boss) from Kokuga.
* The antagonist's name War Machine is a reference to the Nena song 99 Red Balloons, particularly the lyric "The **war machine**, it springs to life, Opens up one eager eye."
* War Machine's boss fight was created as a test by creating a multi-phase boss fight using the same boss A.I back to back.