Fighter Arcade

The Fighter Arcade is a weaponized gaming console that first appeared in the book The Autistic Hero. It is a special two purpose machine that was created by Ahiko Maverick as one of her popular machines. It much like other machines she made is Self Aware and is able to develop its own new games on its own due to the algorithms it uses. the Fighter Arcade is also a Formidable weapon which can be switched on by Ahiko pressing her hand on the display name pushing it inwards and activating its War Mode. this changes it from a docile arcade cabinet into a hostile machine of war that attacks and assaults its victims. the Fighter Arcade in the book actually borrows the algorithm of Polybius which is how Ahiko made it so easily. This allows her to better get a grip on developing self aware soul generating A.I. The first machine that was seen in the book was revealed during a Show and tell at the Little Moon's School which ahiko showed the rest of her class the machine and its two phases. the machine however wasn't field tested until Xenith's test run after he volunteered to be its first opponent since he was willing to help his friend see the machine in action. the machine was formidable and much stronger than any device seen previously. it is defeated after Xenith throws an Electrified piece of rubble at the screen and it powered down from the shock. More Fighter Arcade machines were developed and even sold around the world for $65.99 dollars.

## Appearance

Most Fighter Arcade machines are the same 2.2 meter tall arcade cabinet that on the outside resembles an average one with a black and purple lightning Hot Rod-escue design on the sides. the Fighter Arcade also has a label on the top that says Fighters! in big letters. the game board with levers is more insane as it has more than 40 different buttons on it serving different purposes. when in action its screen will blare an "Attack" mode and its screen will become a pixelated red eye which is also glowing and mechanical legs come out the sides which are like grappling hooked slinkies. the machine also gains a turbo booster at the back and a jetpack. the machine's front arms can actually be used to literally play the game board itself by jostling the joystick and tapping buttons. this will suddenly release attacks from it in the form of harmful holograms.

## Abilities

Learning Algorithm: Much like Polybius' algorithms, the Fighter Arcades can learn about anything they can as well as even going so far as to self generate their own high quality games. this algorithm is also used during fights to predict enemy movement.

Flight: Fighter Arcades can fly with a jetpack.

Missiles: The most common attack it uses is firing missiles from the label which rises up to let energy projectiles go flying. these projectiles deliver MegaBurn to foes who get hurt.

Durability: the arcade cabinet itself is able to resist an entire set of rounds from World war 2 tanks and the A-10 Warthog without a scratch.

Holographic Space Fighter: After using the game board in a certain pattern, it produces holographic white and red space fighter jets which fly through the air commanded by the machine to assault ariel and grounded opponents with frightening speed. they also are commonly used as Kamikaze by falling into enemies and exploding into deadly pixels which if touched will immediately control and download that person's knowledge.

Pixel Shot: as a common ranged attack, The Fighter Arcade will fire a blue block of pixels from the screen eye forwards at an alarming speed. this causes Possession to foes causing them to be under the control of the arcade and then will also take constant burning from the heat of the mind control.

Game Over Beam: as a last ditch effort to destroy its enemies it retracts its game board and replaces it with a white cannon which will build up and fire a Green pixelated energy beam which is devastating and will cause massive explosions to the area and if something gets hit they immediately are eviscerated from the sudden attack and just explode rapidly. this beam however causes the machine to not be able to use the Holographic space fighter as its game board needs to come back out for it.

## Trivia

Fighter Arcade is a reference to the 2015 film Pixels as well as the monster Arcade from the game Monster Legends.