Mechon

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Mechon (Japanese: 機神兵, Kishinhei, lit. 机-God Soldiers, Mechonis Soldiers; English dub: /ˈmɛkɒn/) are a "race" of mechanical beings who reside on the giant Mechonis in 异度神剑, and are constantly at war with the Homs on Bionis. It is unclear what their overall intentions are, but they are a serious threat to anyone unable to wield the Monado or an anti-Mechon 武器, as Mechon are impervious to almost all attacks. Unless otherwise stated, Mechon are generally Sight and Species 敌人.

Appearance

While Mechon come in a variety of shapes and sizes, they all generally are comprised of dark blue and gold metal 防具, with visible working parts beneath (the blue being so dark as to appear nearly black in many cases). They also all have glowing red lights in place of eyes. While at first glance, some Mechon appear to be quite graceful in their movements, the majority are quite clunky and only able to move in jerky movements. Larger Mechon are more resilient to damage.

With the exception of several Story-Exclusive variants, a Mechon's "ten-digit" number indicates its size, shape, and power. 30-series Mechon are small aerial 敌人 and have low stats. 40-series Mechon are small four-legged Mechon with similar stats to the 30-series. 50-series Mechon are slightly more than half the height of a man and are characterized by curved 爪击 that are fairly large relative to their body. 60-series Mechon are the height of a large man, bear cone-shaped "heads", and have medium-sized stats. The 70-series are characterized by tentacles and lack of an obvious "front". The 80-series are significantly taller than a Homs, are the most 类人型 series, and have fairly high stats. 90-series Mechon are extremely large, possess large pincers, and are often several levels above surrounding 敌人. The rare 100-series, found only in Sword Valley and in the Central Factory, are the size of buildings and are the most powerful 敌人 in their areas stats wise.

In addition to numbered Mechon series, there are also the Offensive series (aerial Mechon with angel-like wings), the Defensive series (aerial Mechon with smaller, bulkier bodies and a pair of large pincers), the Exterminator series (notable for large metal rod-like protrusions), and Face Mechon (see below). There are also two Mechon that do not belong in any series: The Apocrypha Generator (a large spherical Mechon) and the Ancient Daedala (which closely resembles the 60-series but is comparable in size to the 100-series).

Normal Minor Mechon

Quest Exclusive Mechon

Broken Mechon (during Eliminate the Threat)
Crisis Response Unit (during and after Daring 袭击)
Experimental M86 (during The Mini Reactor)
M71 Fire Support (during 防御 Colony 6 - Elite)
M96 Crisis Unit (during and after Daring 袭击)
Mechon M64 Armour+ (during 防御 Colony 6 - Mechon)
Offensive Hover Unit (during The Exhaust Pump)
Offensive 攻击 Unit (during Transmission Bypass)
Reinforcement M104 (during 3rd Gate Front Line)

Story Exclusive Mechon

Story & Quest Exclusive Mechon

Defensive 防守 Unit (first) (during Fiora's Conviction)
Defensive 防守 Unit (second) (during Fiora's Conviction)
Energy Device (during Save Bionis)
M88 Watchtower (during Materials for a Bomb)
M94 防守 Unit (first) (during Fiora's Conviction)
M94 防守 Unit (second) (during Fiora's Conviction)
M97 Commander (during Materials for a Bomb)
Offensive Scout (during Materials for a Bomb)
Sentinel Mechon (during Lift Battle)

Mechon Unique Monster

Bosses

Faced Mechon

A sub-set of Mechon, Faced Mechon are so named due to the fact that they possess stylized faces. 其它 Mechon simply have seemingly randomized arrays of red lights for eyes. Faced Mechon are immune to the effects of the Monado; some believe this to be an effect of all Faced Mechon having modified Homs inside as pilots, with the exception of Gold Face. They are still vulnerable if Toppled. Pilots have the ability to dismount their Mechon at will. Although Homs pilots ordinarily cannot survive outside their Mechon for long, because they have an altered immune system and several organs removed for integration with the Mechon, it is implied in the "Riki Have Question" 牵绊 that Face pilots could live as long as a Machina due to their modified bodies. The types of 武器 used by non-Mass-Produced Faces correspond to the ones used by their pilots. Faced Mechon also share a unique ability to transform into jets and fly. Most Faced Mechon are referred to as their main body colour. Below is a list of Faced Mechon featured in 异度神剑.

Black Face (Metal Face, controlled by Mumkhar, uses claws)
Brown Face (Mysterious Face, controlled by Xord, uses a hammer)
Mass-Produced Brown Face (Xord's duplicates, uses hammers or spears)
Temporal Gawain Brown Face (Mass-Produced Unique Monster)
Green Face (Jade Face, controlled by Gadolt, uses guns)
Silver Face (Face 世界BOSS, controlled by Fiora/Meyneth, uses twin blades)
Gold Face (Yaldabaoth, controlled by Egil, uses no 武器 then uses a sword in Mechonis Core)

All these Faced Mechon are bosses except Face 世界BOSS, which appears as a story exclusive 敌人; Temporal Gawain, which is an Unique Monster; and Mass-Produced Faces, which are minor 敌人 (a story exclusive and two normal versions).

Powers, Abilities and Weaknesses

The Mechon as a race share a resistance to 物理 attacks with conventional Bionis weaponry; in battle this manifests as attacks dealing only 1 point of damage to a Mechon. Toppling a Mechon renders it temporarily vulnerable to 物理 attacks.

This resistance does not apply to the Monado, which is able to do 物理 damage to Mechon. The Monado can also cast an Enchant aura on nearby 武器, enabling them to likewise inflict 物理 damage on Mechon.

Most Mechon have no resistance to ether-based attacks.

Mechon powers, abilities, and debuff immunities tend to be specific to each model, so the Mechon's model number denotes its individual abilities. For example the M30-series all possess limited flight abilities and have the 能量射击 art.

Larger Mechon (such as the M72 and M82 models) are shown to use their flower-bud appendage to ingest Homs and devour them, albeit only in cutscenes.

In Sword Valley, many broken, copper-coloured Mechon can be seen. They have either rusted or have been exposed to a large amount of 以太. The second theory is more likely, as some Mechon in the lower parts of the 以太 Mines share this colouration.

Trivia

Faced Mechon are immune to the effects of the Monado because the Homs inside the Mechon is actually pumping blood throughout the Mechon's 防具. The red light seen on the Faced Mechon is Homs blood. The Homs blood makes a wall that the Monado cannot penetrate as the Monado cannot harm Bionis life.
According to Vanea, previous Faced Mechon such as Xord and Metal Face were only experimental, and thus retained their memories. Due to this, however, this would hinder their progress of executing their 任务 successfully. This is also the main reason why recent Faces such as Jade Face had their memories wiped out. Also, according to 异度神剑: The Secret File, the first Face Mechon had no pilots, but rather Homs who had had their nervous and cardiac system transplanted directly into the frame of a Face Mechon. Example of this first generation was Xord, whose erratic behaviour and twisted memories, as well as his cannibalistic tendencies, were a by-product of the trauma caused by the transplant.
Most Mechon Unique Monster take their names from the "Lemegeton" 恶魔.
The extra epilogue Future Connected has no Mechon 敌人, and consequently removes Monado Enchant from Shulk's Monado art palette.