Smog Machine

**Debut** | TBA

**Smog Machine** is the Simplicitrix/Stabilized Simplicitrix's DNA sample of a Dymovayasignalizatsiya from the planet Zapreshchayushchiy Kurit'znak CCXLI.

## Appearance

Smog Machine is a tall humanoid alien made out of dark gray and white metal with a strong resemblance to Heatblast, the former of which covering almost the entirety of his body and giving him the appearance of a jumpsuit of sorts, and the latter being most prominently visible around his head and extremities, with large crack-like patterns from across his shoulders, forearms, and shins, four fingers on each hand, and hoof-shaped feet. Smog Machine has amorphous blobs of black liquid metal affixed to the front of his featureless head, functioning as rudimentary facial features, while curved cylindrical growths extend from the back of his head and shoulders from which smoke perpetually billows from, instead having much shorter ones on his palms in the form of circular openings.

Smog Machine wears the Simplicitrix symbol on his right pectoral, with a large pair of tube-like extensions extending over his right shoulder and the right side of his waist surrounding the top and bottom of its rim.

## Powers

* Smog Machine can generate and manipulate the element of smoke, capable of condensing and solidifying smoke into different kinds of weaponry and constructs imbued with their gaseous preporties, telekinetically manipulating others through surrounding them from within fields and barriers of solidified smoke, transporting himself across vast distances through scattering and reforming himself as a dark smog, manipulating smokescreens in order to dispel or strengthen them, and becoming more powerful the more smoke that he releases at once.
	+ Smog Machine can augment the smoke-based powers and abilities of others from within his immediate vicinity, such as Smoke Stack's smoke blasts, Marijuanodon's hallucinogenic smoke generation, Stormform's fire form's smoke manipulation, Cindurance's smoke pulse generation, Pteradon's smoke affinity and mimicry, and Toxious' smoke propulsion.
	+ Smog Machine can remove the presence of oxygen within localized areas through enough accumulation of his smoke generation, which he can use to choke his opponents and prevent them from being able to access any available air supply, induce coughing fits and gradually weaken respiratory systems overtime, and completely negate the oxygen-based abilities of Creep Dive's suited form.
* Smog Machine can detect pollutants within his surrounding environments, most notably any air contamination.
* Smog Machine has enhanced strength, durability, speed, and agility.
* Smog Machine is immune towards fire-based attacks due to his smoke emissions capable of overpowering and extinguishing the oxygen supply of any flames that are near him.

## Weaknesses

* Smog Machine speaks with an extremely raspy voice that makes him occasionally hard to understand.
* Smog Machine's very presence is an extreme environmental hazard due to his constant smoke emissions and pungent odor.
* Smog Machine is highly vulnerable towards those capable of air manipulation as they can just as easily blow his smoke away with strong enough winds.

## Etymology

* Smog Machine's name is a play on "smog" and "fog machine."
* Smog Machine's species name is the Russian translation of "smoke alarm."
* Smog Machine's planet name is the Russian translation of "no smoking sign," with the number "CCXLI" being the roman numeral for the number 241, referring to Americium-241, the radioactive element found inside smoke detectors.

## Trivia

* Smog Machine was drawn and suggested by Shark. His design was made using Heatblast concept art.
* Smog Machine's liquid metal blobs that serve as his facial features, which form into random shapes and patterns whenever he speaks, in addition to his raspy voice, were heavily inspired by Rorschach from *Watchmen*.