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Heart Gear

Character

Heart Gear is a combat robot built by Dr. Kuseno and hailed as the strongest Machine God ever made. Introduced in the webcomic as the Ultimate Machine God, it is unveiled to Genos as a threat greater than the entire wave of robot invaders.

Status: Active
Disaster Level: Unknown
First Appearance (Webcomic): Chapter 159
Allegiances: The Organization
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Appearance

Heart Gear is a humanoid machine cast in roughly human proportions. Antennas rise from its shoulders, and its head is molded into the shape of a heart complete with a visible, beating pulse.

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Personality

The robot is engineered to obey its maker without question. Dr. Kuseno describes having given it what he calls a pleasant disposition, even as he handed it the grim assignment of wiping out humanity entirely.

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History

Heart Gear enters the story once Bofoi denies being the architect of the robot invaders' chaos and pins the blame on Kuseno. Torn by inner conflict, Genos races to a laboratory almost against his own will and finds a screen bearing Kuseno's face beside a humanoid robot. Kuseno then confesses that he himself is the Rampaging Cyborg, having survived Blast's long-ago attack, which spared his brain, and having rebuilt himself endlessly since with an ever-growing cybernetic mind backed by copies of his own personality. He admits to stealing Bofoi's cyberization technology, once a classmate, to fuel his advances. At that point Heart Gear descends and is presented as the Ultimate Machine God, and Kuseno tells Genos that if he still means to be a hero, he must stop the machine.

No disaster level is officially assigned, yet its creator insists its combat power towers over the robot invader army and every other Machine God. Among its confirmed capabilities is flight, allowing it to hover in midair.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Heart Gear in One Punch Man?

Heart Gear is a combat robot built by Dr. Kuseno and hailed as the strongest Machine God ever made. It appears only in the webcomic, introduced as the Ultimate Machine God, a threat greater than the entire wave of robot invaders.

Who created Heart Gear?

Heart Gear was created by Dr. Kuseno, who is revealed to be the Rampaging Cyborg behind the robot invaders' chaos. Kuseno stole cyberization technology from his old classmate Bofoi to fuel his advances.

What does Heart Gear look like?

Heart Gear is a humanoid machine cast in roughly human proportions with antennas rising from its shoulders. Its head is molded into the shape of a heart complete with a visible, beating pulse.

What is Heart Gear's purpose?

Heart Gear was engineered to obey Dr. Kuseno without question, and he handed it the grim assignment of wiping out humanity entirely. Kuseno describes having given it a pleasant disposition despite that task.

Can Heart Gear fly?

Yes, one of Heart Gear's confirmed abilities is flight, letting it hover in midair. Its creator claims its combat power towers over the robot invader army and every other Machine God.

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