Machina Kunagiri

Machina Kunagiri is a playable character in Final Fantasy Type-0, and one of the main characters of the same game. In the storyline, he acts as an outside observer of the game's events.

Appearance and Personality
Machina is a youth with short dark hair and an elegant cloak. He is brave and very powerful; traits which had him transferred into the legendary Class Zero. Due to being a recent addition to the ranks of Class Zero, he isn't assigned any number. Machina is the younger brother of Izana, who died during the invasion by Milites. The two seem to be very close to each other, as Machina is the person who named Izana's chocobo and he shouts at Queen and Ace when they tell him to move on.

Story
Machina Kunagiri is a young man who became the newest member of Class Zero, aiding Rubrum to fight its invasion by the Milites Empire. Despite his great proficiency in magic and his straightforwardness, he is fearful of war.

In the TGS 2011 trailer, other than being forced to watch his childhood friend Rem Tokimiya die, Machina attempts to become a l'Cie.

Battle
Machina dual-wields a pair of distinct drill-shaped Rapiers in battle. Unlike Rem, he favors melee fighting, and his battle style is based on chaining fast combos, which enables him to exploit the Kill Sight function.

His basic attack is Bolt Rapier, which triggers multiple attacks on the enemy and often ends deadly.

His special attack called Spin Drive that drills into an enemy and deals a high amounts of damage. Sword Field has Machina summon a torrent of blades that spin around him like a cyclone.

Musical Themes
Machina's theme, fittingly named "Machina Kunagiri", is a slow and melancholic tune. It also exists in an arranged version. Additionally, he has another theme, "Machina and Rem", that he shares with Rem.

Etymology
"Machina" is Latin for machine. In particular, Machina's name is taken from the Latin expression "Deus ex Machina", which translates for "A god from the machine". This expression is commonly used to refer to a sudden and surprising situation-turning event, specifically in the fields of representation and literature.

Trivia

 * Machina appears on the 500th cover of Dengeki Playstation magazine with Noctis Lucis Caelum, Lightning, Serah Farron, Noel Kreiss, and Rem.
 * Machina and Eight are the only males of Class Zero who are not blond.