Details on Nod's first generation combat robot

A significantly more primitive precursor to Nod's Avatar, the Purifier was inspired by Brother Marcion's first hand urban combat experience during the Second Tiberium war. After using an improvised flamethrower to rout entrenched GDI forces, saving the rest of his regiment from certain death, Marcion was declared a hero of Nod and saw his very presence have an inspirational effect on the Nod Militants that surrounded him.

The Purifier was developed to recreate that experience, representing Marcion on the battlefield in the iconic form of a hulking, flame-toting humanoid, one equipped with a subliminal projection device that would enhance the morale and righteousness of the Black Hand troops surrounding it. While by no means as advanced or flexible as its successor, the Purifier is an effective combat unit in its own right, especially when accompanied by infantry it can 'inspire.'

Ironically enough, upon its initial deployment, the Purifier was the subject of no small amount of controversy, with many Black Hand hardliners decrying the use of a 'soulless machine' within a religious army that otherwise stood opposed to such devices. Marcion, seeking to prevent further schism within the Black Hand, remedied the situation by requiring each machine be blessed by a Black Hand abbot before entering the battlefield.

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Nod第一代战斗机器人的细节

净化者是比Nod的圣灵机甲更为原始的前身，它的灵感来源于兄弟Marcion在第二次泰矿战争中亲自于城市作战的经历。在使用临时拼凑的火焰喷射器击垮防守坚固的GDI部队，将他所处团中其余人从必然的死亡解救后，Marcion被宣布为Nod的英雄，甚至于看到他的存在都能给周围的Nod狂热分子带来极大的鼓舞。

净化者就是为了重现这种经历被开发的，以一个象征性的高大且携带火焰喷射器的人形形象代表着战场上的Marcion，它配备了潜意识投射装置，能增强周围黑手部队的士气与公义。虽然不像继任者那样先进或灵活，净化者本身便是有效的战斗单位，尤其是与能够‘激励’的部队同行时。

讽刺的是，在最初的部署中，净化者引起了不小的争议，很多黑手‘强硬派’强烈批评在对无灵魂机械持反对立场的宗教军队中使用此类机械。为了避免黑手进一步的分裂，Marcion要求每台机械在进入战场前必须得到黑手修道院院长的祝福。

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