| “ | Nevada is a riddle with no solution. A setup. With no punchline. The Machine, Nevada's Syntax, The Maker, The will behind the pen. All things that are, exist as a part of The Machine's limitless sprawl. All, that is, but the Highest Power, and the abyssal Depths beneath Nevada. The story that is told is nearing its end."
"The Maker must remain unseen, unperceived by The Machine. Unknown to a structure that defines and is defined not only by matter, and space, and time, but by purpose. Intent. Fate. Every story told is a cog in the framework of The Machine. Every hero. Every Villain. A subject of its influence. Pulling the machine closer to its redefinition. Closer to The Madness. But the eldest of all storytellers must not be dragged by The Machine into the corrupted depths beneath Nevada. Should this come to pass, then the chaos of that realm would rewrite all things, for all time. The story that is told is nearing its end." "Have you not wondered why the epoch of the First Generation' is unknown to you? Have you pondered your true origin? Have you considered that just as you have no future beyond the loop, that perhaps you have no past laid out behind it? The story that is told is nearing its end.' |
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| ~ The Maker |
Summary[]
The Machine or Grand Steward - mysterious entity, who seems to be one of most powerful beings and creators of Nevada on par with The Maker. The Machine implied to be directly connected with Nevada and everything that exists and existed, The Machine seems to supports the existence of Nevada and likely have role of fundamental structure of all existence. Krinkels indirectly confirmed that.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: At least 8-C | Low 1-C
Name: The Machine, Grand Steward
Key: Avatar | True form
Origin: Madness Combat
Gender: Inapplicable
Age: Inapplicable
Classification: Deity, All-governing body, Creator
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman physical characteristics
- Large size (Type 9)
- Non-Corporeal (Is Metaphysical entity)
- Abstract Existence (Type 1, Doc describes it as metaphysical entity that exists between what is real in Nevada[1]. Was described as pure abstraction by WoG)
- Genius Intelligence, Cosmic Awareness, Nigh-omniscience (With The Maker described as "Supreme all-knowing beings, who reigns above")
- Acausality (Type 1. Scaling from other characters, implied that temporal changes don't affect anyone in madness on a full timeline scale)
- Pocket Reality Manipulation (Have own domain where it is determinates the fate of the Universe)
- Reality Warping, Spatial Manipulation (Here)
- Creation, Life Manipulation, Existence Erasure, Void Manipulation, Power Nullification (The Maker stated to be creator of Nevada and The Machine is his sibling. They gave birth to The Nowhere which "is the domain of all undreamt things that The Maker has not shaped into the orchestra they conduct". The Nowhere exists nowhere and it is where began all of creation. Nowhere is realm of all untold stories and where everything or anyone would simply cease to be. After entering Nowhere The Player losts all his powers, weapons, characteristics and skills, which happens because Nevadean returns to The Machine and his story ceases to be)
- Sleep Manipulation, Sealing (Sealed away and then awakened the first Nevadean, which is from what arena mode starts)
- Teleportation and BFR (Here)
- Immortality (Types 1, 9. The Machine, just like The Maker, was alive during the first generation, which was implied to be an epoch ago[1])
- Self-sustenance (Types 1, 2 and 3)
- Non-Existent Physiology (Nature 1, 2: aspects 1, 2, 3)
- Conceptual manipulation (Type 1. Created The Employers for own needs, one of them was described as concept of death)
- Mind Manipulation (The description of the Disquieted One mentions that "All denizens of Nevada share a bond. That bond is slavery to a machine")
- Nigh-omnipresence (Described as "The theoretical, all-governing body that exists within the manifold of what is real" by Doc[1]. Also The Maker said that "All things that are, exist as a part of The Machine's limitless sprawl") and Higher-Dimensional Existence
- Resurrection, BFR, Teleportation, Electricity Manipulation, Technology Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Telekinesis, Fate Manipulation, Plot Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, Space-Time Manipulation (Krinkels stated that Hank's resurrections is just many, many tendrils of The Machine that yanks Hank back. It is even know that Highest Powers can grant Plot Armor. The Machine defines and is defined by Space, Time, Matter, Fate and Story. Was stated that it is writes the story, it is described by Doc that Higher Power chooses path for everyone in the universe)
- Avatar Creation, Gravity Manipulation, Duplication, Shapeshifting/Transmutation, Law Manipulation, Portal Creation, Magic, Power Modification (With scaling above Gambler, who was described as "Projection or pattern of The Machine within itself". Gambler was seen turning into Clockworker, ignoring laws of gravity, creating portals and duplication himself. Gambler also solds and modify magical weapons, which is capable of bending structural logic of Nevada.)
- Summoning, Weapon Creation (Summoned robots with weapons in several occasions, Grand Steward is extension of The Machine, who loses on purpose)
- Invulnerability (Can use shield to protect itself from damage)
- Breath Attack, Energy Manipulation (Capable of focusing and creating lasers)
- Danmaku, Homing Attack (Can shoot energy balls)
- Transformation (Showcased here)
- Bodily Weaponry (Can swing it plates very fast)
- Soul Manipulation/Destruction, Sealing, Non-Physical Interaction, Memory Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Reactive Evolution, Statistic Amplification, Regeneration Negation (High-Godly), Necromancy, Size Manipulation (With scaling above S-3LF Eater and concept of S-3LF as whole, S-3LF Eater was created for destruction S-3LFs and was implied to being made from directly The Machine. S-3LF eater capable of permanently destroying Nevadean souls, even tho Nevadean souls was stated to be able recover and return to life after destruction with their souls being conceptual. The Machine's essence was used for sealing it, although later it was accidentally released and then sealed again. S-3LF can be used for enhancing soldiers and creating Zeds, including MAG-Agent Gestalt who was noted as invulnerable foe and capable of growing in size and power, until being weakened by dissonance. S-3LF is your soul, which contains your experience, memories and himself is metaphysical construct)[1].
- Text Manipulation, Information Manipulation, Information Analysis and Data Manipulation (As showed here. Mere presence of S-3LF eater capable of doing this)
* Views the whole story of the Madness-Combat verse as a mere fiction, a cog in its framework, and it can hold an infinite amount of verses, as The Maker has described its sprawl as limitless.
- Resistance to Acausality (Type 1) Negation (Was unaffected by Player's imprints restarting Timeline of Arena Mode Story and returning everything back to start, even when it is showed that everyone else didn't remembered anything about future events)
Attack Potency: At least Building level (Can harm The Player, who is comparable with other characters such Hank) | At least Low Complex Multiverse (Everything is part of The Machine, which includes several separated realms like Nevada, Other Place with countless hells. Other place is infinite in size due to being "Membrane" between Nevada and Infinite What Could Be, Nevada contains infinite cosmos while Infinite what Could be have infinite space and contains what could be and could not be, here also various "other" realms outside of Nevada. The only realm beyond The Machine it is "Infinite what could be". Many quotes implies that The Machine and The Maker sees whole verse as fiction "story". Massively superior to The Auditor and rest of Employers. Was implied that The Machine would nuke entire cosmology upon death, except "Infinite of what could be", which exists beyond The Machine[1]), can ignore durability with some abilities.
Speed: At least Supersonic (Comparable with other characters) | Immeasurable (Is entire Space and Time and defines them)
Striking Strength: Unknown | Low Complex Multiverse
Durability: At least Small Building level | Low Complex Multiverse
Stamina: Limitless
Range: At least few meters with range attack | Low Complex Multiverse
Standard Equipment: None
Intelligence: Supergenius (Is creator of everything and controls every single aspect of reality, including Improbability Drive, which can warp logic, reality and affect dimensions. Mind-controls a lot of Genius scientists like Dr. Gonne [1] | Nigh-omniscient
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques: None.
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