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{{Stub}}'''Machlian''' (''Mahelian'' in some game files) was an [[ELID]] semi-immunosome<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Atropos’ Shears I}}</ref> captured and turned into a [[Nyto]] by [[Paradeus]]. She was captured by [[Griffin & Kryuger]] in Bohnsdorf and assisted in their counter-terrorist operations against Paradeus in Berlin, {{spoiler|but was revealed to have been a bait to lure [[the Commander]] into a trap to capture [[Dandelion]], and she was killed by {{enemy name|Morridow|boss}}.}} |background=Machlian's original was captured as a child by [[Paradeus]] after they used [[Iaso's Box]]es in the area where she lived. Due to being an [[ELID]] semi-immunosome, she was the only survivor, and [[William]], believing she was a pan-immunosome who could be the perfect vessel for reviving [[Lunasia]], abducted her for his cloning experiments.<ref name=MS29B /> "No. 10876"<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Rekindling Starlight III}}</ref> was considered the most perfect clone of her batch,<ref name=FP11 /> but she resisted the transformation process until it failed<ref name=MS29B /> so she couldn't be used for nefarious purposes.<ref name=PR24 /> How she acquired the name "Machlian" is unknown. William kept her alive to collect her immunosome blood daily, to make her pay for ruining his plans.<ref name=MS29B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Cretan Labyrinth II}}</ref> Once processed, her blood was a quick-acting remedy to [[ELID]] when common methods involved slow-acting antibodies strengthening.<ref name=MS24B /> A later clone, code named “No. 10954”, became {{enemy name|Morridow|boss}}.<ref name=FP11>{{cite|gfl|pr|E1-1}}</ref> Machlian and Morridow called each other big and little sister<ref name=MS27B /><ref name=MS411B /> and Machlian attempted to convince Morridow to escape with her,<ref name=PR24 /> but Morridow became obsessed with killing Machlian to prove she was superior to her.<ref name=MS29B /><ref name=PR24>{{cite|gfl|pr|Rekindling Starlight IV}}</ref><ref name=FP11 /> Due to being an early Paradeus experiment, Machlian retains fragments of her memories prior to becoming a Nyto, though most of them have been scrambled and are not easy to reconstruct. Fragments related to her modification by William have been expunged with specific care.<ref name=MS27B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Ariadne’s Clew III}}</ref> When Paradeus urgently abandoned their lab in Sector D8,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Decreasing Entropy IV}}</ref> Machlian collected some of her blood serum,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night I}}</ref> hid amongst the corpses of failed Nytos and was transported to a dumping ground. Escaping the Paradeus troops searching for her, she reached the Bohnsdorf community, where she was welcomed as a Saint by the community leader [[Minor Characters#Elia|Elia]].<ref name=MS29B /> Machlian's reputation as a miraculous healer spread,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Decreasing Entropy XI}}</ref> but her escape was a setup to capture [[Dandelion]].<ref name=MS42B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night II}}</ref><ref name=MS410B / />|storyinvolvement=[[File:BG Mirror Stage 3.png|thumb|Machlian as Bohnsdorf's Saint.]]In September 2064, after [[Morridow]] escaped Angelia in Bremen, [[Griffin Lyons|the Earl]] sent [[the Commander]] to investigate Morridow's lookalike in Bohnsdorf.<ref name=MS13B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Wrestling Snakes II}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Shoulders of a Griffin III}}</ref> On 20 September,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Lurking}}</ref> after three days infiltrating Bohnsdorf as a refugee, the Commander witnessed the first healing performed by Machlian on [[ELID]] sufferers,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Birth of Apate I}}</ref> though they couldn't see her face under her hood. Elia then took Machlian to encounter the rich backers of Bohnsdorf, who hounded her. The Commander intervened and broke Machlian out of Bohnsdorf before linking back with [[AR Team]], only then realizing that Machlian was their objective.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Birth of Apate II}}</ref> Machlian always called the Commander by the name "Robin", which they had used during the infiltration of Bohnsdorf. Though AR-15 and Angelia believed Machlian could be Morridow in disguise, purposefully posing as defenseless to trick them, the Commander insisted against any harsh treatment.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Ship of Theseus I}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Ship of Theseus III}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Balls and Vase}}</ref><ref name=MS31B /> Machlian was willing to cooperate at first, but she tried to escape after seeing [[Dandelion]], who hacked into her virtual cognition image and extracted Machlian's memories.<ref name=MS24B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Ariadne’s Clew I}}</ref> Because Machlian's VCI was fragile, Dandelion ruled out the possibility that she had been implanted with fake memories, and didn't attempt to reconstruct well-scrubbed memories such as the ones pertaining to [[William]].<ref name=MS27B /> She however found Machlian's imagined result<ref name=MS31B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Defying the Moerae I}}</ref> of the planned Operation Cocoon, where Nytos would activate [[Iaso's Box]]es in Berlin to kill all inhabitants.<ref name=MS27B /> [[AR Team]] and [[List of Characters#Squad Griffin|Squad Griffin]] then joined the hacking to quickly recover fragments revealing the location of the bombs.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Cretan Labyrinth I}}</ref> After coming to, Machlian couldn't provide more details on the locations of the bombs and was unwilling to share more intel about her blood serum as she didn't trust the Commander.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Cretan Labyrinth III}}</ref> Since they planned to bring her back at the base after finishing the mission in Berlin, the Commander let {{doll name|M4 SOPMOD II|AR|5|costume=costume1}} include Machlian in the introduction video she recorded for Squad Griffin.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|The Indecipherable Heart}}</ref> The video would arrive at the base only after Machlian's death.<ref name=MS413B /> The next night, AR-15, who was still convinced Machlian was a double-agent, and Dandelion, who was curious about her nature, entered Machlian's VCI during her sleep to conduct their own investigation<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia I}}</ref> and found memory fragments belonging to Morridow.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia II}}</ref> While AR-15 considered it a proof of Machlian's true identity, Dandelion believed the fragments could have been residual data from a previous transfer. However, they could not access the data again to show to the Commander after Machlian had woken up.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia II}}</ref> [[Persica]] theorized Machlian needed to be asleep for subconscious defense systems to be deactivated and open a remote access to Morridow's VCI through resonance due to their cloned bodies.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia IV}}</ref> This might be true since Morridow received some of Machlian's memories at the time.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Decreasing Entropy XIV}}</ref> After the Earl cross-referenced the locations shown in Machlian's memories, the Commander allowed her to follow them for the defusal operation in case it would awaken new memories about Operation Cocoon.<ref name=MS31B /> Her presence enabled [[Squad 404]] to find a hidden bomb they couldn't detect in the first locations.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Defying the Moerae III}}</ref> Machlian was targeted by {{enemy name|Narciss|boss}} when she attacked Berlin's quarantine wall, mirroring a vision about her own death, but was saved by the Commander. Machlian was relieved that her visions were not final, but AR-15 pointed out that she could have purposefully steered danger to herself to have the Commander killed.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Clothos’ Thread III}}</ref> Back in Bohnsdorf to investigate the next location, Machlian was accused of being a Paradeus traitor and Elia activated the Iaso's Boxes, claiming they would make a new saint.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Clothos’ Thread II}}</ref> Machlian tried to feed her blood to [[Minor Characters#Elsa|Elsa]], one of Bohnsdorf's children, but couldn't prevent her death. The disaster at Bohnsdorf convinced Machlian to guide the Commander to the Paradeus lab where they could process her blood into the ELID cure.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Lachesis’ Measure III}}</ref> While securing the last location in Berlin's prison, Machlian again believed she would meet her fated end as she heard footsteps similar to Morridow's, who turned out to be an ELID infected.<ref name=MS312B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Atropos’ Shears III}}</ref> While the Earl allowed Machlian to remain with the Commander until they could secure the serum,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Atropos’ Shears I}}</ref> Angelia was angered that the Commander wouldn't let her interrogate Machlian to find new leads on her own investigation, and that they ignored all warnings only to secure an ELID cure for [[Kalina]].<ref name=MS312B /> This was also the opinion of AR-15 and Squad Griffin.<ref name=MS42B />[[File:BG Mirror Stage 13.png|thumb|{{enemy name|Morridow|boss}} kills her “big sister” Machlian.]]In the abandoned lab, Machlian submitted herself to the serum processing but was separated as the extraction machines moved to a new room,<ref name=MS42B /> having been modified as a trap.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Nyx’s Night IV}}</ref> As a jamming signal appeared to prevent [[Dandelion]] from functioning normally, Paradeus' intentions were revealed.<ref name=MS410B /> In the base, Morridow disguised herself as Machlian in an attempt to lure Squad Griffin into a trap, but due to her sudden appearance outside of the teams' planned routes, they considered her hostile and engaged in battle, forcing Narciss to intervene.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Thanatos’ Kiss I}}</ref> {{doll name|VP1915|SMG|5}} marked the fake Machlian with UV paint and warned AR-15 of her betrayal by radio,<ref name=MS410B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Thanatos’ Kiss III}}</ref> but when AR Team met the real Machlian, they did not find the paint mark. As they approached the exit, Morridow revealed herself and killed Machlian with her mechanical limbs,<ref name=MS411B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Chaos’ Abyss I}}</ref> destroying the serum at the same time.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Decreasing Entropy VII}}</ref> Morridow mocked Machlian's life and efforts as meaningless just before the tide of battle turned against her when {{doll name|M4A1|AR|5|costume=costume1}} arrived.<ref name=MS413B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Chaos’ Abyss III}}</ref> The two bodies buried in an unmarked grave by the Commander after escaping Sector D8 were most likely Machlian and Elsa's,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Decreasing Entropy XII}}</ref> preventing Paradeus from recovering Machlian's body for further experiments, though some of her blood was recovered from the extraction machine.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-4}}</ref>