Deus Ex Machina (Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-)

The Deux Ex Machina is an enemy in Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-. The player fights it after a trio of Android Soldiers merge into one. The Deux Ex Machina opens the battle with Beam, reducing the party to critical health, after which Edge attacks with Blitz and joins the party.

Related Enemies

 * Android Soldier

Etymology
Deux ex machina is a Latin phrase translating as "god out of the machine". It refers to a convention in Greek plays where an actor playing a god would rise onto the stage on a lift or be lowered from a crane, and would suddenly resolve the plot in a favorable manner. "Deus ex machina" thus refers to an sudden and/or improbable character or event occuring near the climax to resolve the plot. "Machina" is pronounced with a hard c, "makhina", but the boss's name and appearance serve as a pun, in that it is a machine-type opponent and so its name could be read with a soft c, as in "machine".