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[[Image:Immortality_machine.png|thumb|300px|The Life Extender Machine]]
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[[Image:Immortality_machine.png|thumb|300px|An earlier Life Extender Machine]]
 
{{Quotation|'''Blutarch Mann'''|And then what did you think what my '''rat-stinking twin brother''' did, He built one '''too''', thats what!}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Blutarch Mann'''|And then what did you think what my '''rat-stinking twin brother''' did, He built one '''too''', thats what!}}
A '''Life Extender Machine''' is a large device with many dials, lights and mechanical components that, when connected to someone, can sustain their life indefinitely. It was first introduced in the Team Fortress comic ''[[Loose Canon]]'': two such devices have kept the two rivals [[Non-player characters#Blutarch and Redmond Mann|Blutarch and Redmond Mann]] alive for over 50 years. The machines themselves were built by [[Radigan Conagher]], the current BLU [[Engineer]]'s grandfather, after being exposed to intelligence-enhancing [[Australium]]. Conagher also built a third Life Extender Machine for reasons unknown, though it never revealed who this one was for.
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A '''Life Extender Machine''' or Life Extension Machine (LEM) is a device that, when connected to someone, can extend their life indefinitely. It was first introduced in the comic ''[[Loose Canon]]'', where two such devices of similar design were introduced that subsequently kept the two rivals [[Non-player characters#Blutarch and Redmond Mann|Blutarch and Redmond Mann]] alive until their murders seven decades later. These two Life Extender Machines as well as a number of later models are fixtures of the Team Fortress 2 [[Storyline]].  These devices provide a means for the brothers’ conflict to span well over a century of U.S. history; from the earliest settlement of the West and the Lincoln Presidency to the Cold War and the Space Race. Additionally, these Life Extender Machines depend on access to the contentious metal [[Australium]]; not only for the intelligence enhancement needed to invent the machines, but to power them as well.
  
In about 1960, the BLU Engineer was summoned by his employer Blutarch who explained that the machine was broken and didn't work correctly.
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== Development ==
The Engineer soon obtained his grandfather's blueprints to repair the machine, but Blutarch warned him not to build one for himself.
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The original two Life Extender Machines were [[:File:Engineercomic13.jpg|completed]] in 1894 by [[Non-player characters#Radigan Conagher|Radigan Conagher]], the current BLU [[Engineer]]'s grandfather, after being exposed to intelligence-enhancing [[Australium]]. The first machine was built for Blutarch Mann at his request, while the second was built for Redmond Mann at the request of a woman resembling both [[Non-player_characters#Elizabeth|Elizabeth]] and the [[Administrator]].  It was this woman who gave Australium to Conagher.  If Blutarch’s and Redmond’s machines were actually fueled by Australium, they show no indication of such dependence; neither do these two brothers show any knowledge of the metal.  Radigan Conagher’s [[:File:Engineercomic13.jpg|notes]] indicate he also built a third Life Extender Machine for reasons unknown at some later date, though it wasn't revealed for whom this one was created.  In about 1960, the BLU Engineer was summoned by his employer Blutarch, who explained that the machine was broken and didn't work correctly. Blutarch provided Engineer with his grandfather's blueprints to repair the machine, but claimed ownership of any other technology found in Conagher’s notes.
==Gallery==
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[[Image:Redmond.png|200px|Redmond Mann with his Life Extender Machine]]
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=== Additional improved models ===
==Trivia==
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Subsequently, Blutarch, Redmond, and other characters have been shown using various newer, smaller, portable, and advanced Life Extender Machines. 
* It should be noted that the creation of each machine is recorded on the blueprints: Blutarch Mann's Life-Extender Machine was built on July 17th 1894, and Redmond's machine was created on August 3rd of the same year. The date on the blueprint for the third machine is obscured.
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* Redmond Mann can be seen with his Life Extender Machine in the RED Spawn Room of [[Mann Manor]].
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While each of the 1894 models was a large device with many dials, lights and mechanical components, later Life Extender Machines of diminishing size and increasingly advanced designs have been portrayed or implied:
* After being exposed to Australium, Radigan Conagher grew Texas-shaped chest hair, in a similar fashion to [[Saxton Hale]]'s.
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* The actual recipient, design, size, or [[:File:Engineercomic13.jpg|year of construction]] of Radigan Conagher’s third machine has not been explicitly revealed.
* If the human using a Life Extender Machine dies, the machine will build up an electrical charge over the course of a few seconds, and discharge it through the user in the form of an [[Media:Engineercomic12.jpg|electrical shock]], effectively resuscitating them.
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* At the time of their [[Blood Brothers|murders]], two mobile life extender machines were seen with Redmond and Blutarch Mann, attached by pumps to wheelchairs and moderated by multiple Engineers, obviously different from those originally built in 1894 or even the one recently disclosed to Dell Conagher; the red one is revealed to resemble a [[:File:Bloodbrothers7.jpg|heavily modified]], small 1950s farm tractor with only [[:File:Bloodbrothers5.jpg|small portions]] of the blue one being seen that suggest that it is roughly similar in size and design to the other.
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* While committing those murders, a much more advanced life extender machine is shown embedded in the spine of [[Non-player characters#Gray Mann|Gray Mann]].  This is the first model visibly shown to run on Australium.
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* The two models Dell Conagher calls [[:File:BloodInTheWater070.jpg|Mark Four]] and [[:File:BloodInTheWater070.jpg|Mark Five]] are small enough to fit under the sleeve on a slender woman’s forearm.
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=== Ongoing mysteries ===
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As of the most recent published media, the true recipient of the third Radigan Conager LEM, its year of manufacture, and its degree of development have not been clearly revealed. Neither has there been a ''complete'' accounting of the true identities of the makers and wearers of all of the later models; especially since the full history of [[Non-player_characters#Emily|Emily]], [[Non-player_characters#Elizabeth|Elizabeth]], and/or the [[Administrator]] has not been shown.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Redmond.png|Redmond Mann and his Life Extender Machine, found in [[Mann Manor]].
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File:BlutarchMachine.png|Blutarch Mann, his assistant, and his Life Extender Machine.
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File:LifeMachine.png|Redmond Mann's mobile Life Extender Machine.
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File:GrayMachine.png|A highly advanced Life Extender Machine on Gray Mann's spine.
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File:Life Extender Mk IV.png|The Mk IV Life Extender Machine.
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File:Life Extender Mk V.png|The Mk V Life Extender Machine.
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</gallery>
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== Trivia ==
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* The date of each machine's completion is recorded on the blueprints; Blutarch Mann's Life-Extender Machine was built on July 17th 1894, and Redmond's machine was created on August 3rd of the same year. The date on the blueprint for the third machine is April 14th of an unknown year, the year as well as the recipient being obscured.
  
 
== See also ==
 
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* [[Australium]]
 
* [[Australium]]
 
* [[Loose Canon]]
 
* [[Loose Canon]]
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Latest revision as of 07:07, 3 January 2021

An earlier Life Extender Machine
And then what did you think what my rat-stinking twin brother did, He built one too, thats what!
Blutarch Mann

A Life Extender Machine or Life Extension Machine (LEM) is a device that, when connected to someone, can extend their life indefinitely. It was first introduced in the comic Loose Canon, where two such devices of similar design were introduced that subsequently kept the two rivals Blutarch and Redmond Mann alive until their murders seven decades later. These two Life Extender Machines as well as a number of later models are fixtures of the Team Fortress 2 Storyline. These devices provide a means for the brothers’ conflict to span well over a century of U.S. history; from the earliest settlement of the West and the Lincoln Presidency to the Cold War and the Space Race. Additionally, these Life Extender Machines depend on access to the contentious metal Australium; not only for the intelligence enhancement needed to invent the machines, but to power them as well.

Development

The original two Life Extender Machines were completed in 1894 by Radigan Conagher, the current BLU Engineer's grandfather, after being exposed to intelligence-enhancing Australium. The first machine was built for Blutarch Mann at his request, while the second was built for Redmond Mann at the request of a woman resembling both Elizabeth and the Administrator. It was this woman who gave Australium to Conagher. If Blutarch’s and Redmond’s machines were actually fueled by Australium, they show no indication of such dependence; neither do these two brothers show any knowledge of the metal. Radigan Conagher’s notes indicate he also built a third Life Extender Machine for reasons unknown at some later date, though it wasn't revealed for whom this one was created. In about 1960, the BLU Engineer was summoned by his employer Blutarch, who explained that the machine was broken and didn't work correctly. Blutarch provided Engineer with his grandfather's blueprints to repair the machine, but claimed ownership of any other technology found in Conagher’s notes.

Additional improved models

Subsequently, Blutarch, Redmond, and other characters have been shown using various newer, smaller, portable, and advanced Life Extender Machines.

While each of the 1894 models was a large device with many dials, lights and mechanical components, later Life Extender Machines of diminishing size and increasingly advanced designs have been portrayed or implied:

  • The actual recipient, design, size, or year of construction of Radigan Conagher’s third machine has not been explicitly revealed.
  • At the time of their murders, two mobile life extender machines were seen with Redmond and Blutarch Mann, attached by pumps to wheelchairs and moderated by multiple Engineers, obviously different from those originally built in 1894 or even the one recently disclosed to Dell Conagher; the red one is revealed to resemble a heavily modified, small 1950s farm tractor with only small portions of the blue one being seen that suggest that it is roughly similar in size and design to the other.
  • While committing those murders, a much more advanced life extender machine is shown embedded in the spine of Gray Mann. This is the first model visibly shown to run on Australium.
  • The two models Dell Conagher calls Mark Four and Mark Five are small enough to fit under the sleeve on a slender woman’s forearm.

Ongoing mysteries

As of the most recent published media, the true recipient of the third Radigan Conager LEM, its year of manufacture, and its degree of development have not been clearly revealed. Neither has there been a complete accounting of the true identities of the makers and wearers of all of the later models; especially since the full history of Emily, Elizabeth, and/or the Administrator has not been shown.

Gallery

Trivia

  • The date of each machine's completion is recorded on the blueprints; Blutarch Mann's Life-Extender Machine was built on July 17th 1894, and Redmond's machine was created on August 3rd of the same year. The date on the blueprint for the third machine is April 14th of an unknown year, the year as well as the recipient being obscured.

See also