The World Machine

	“You only have one shot, Visitor.”
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The World Machine
Biography
Aliases	The Entity OneShot
Gameplay
Appearances	Original Remake
Mentioned	Original Remake

The World Machine is a simulation of the world itself. It could be considered as the spirit of the world. It was created by the Author in order to recreate the old world in a simulation, but it deteriorated itself over time.

Plot

Original

The Entity first makes their appearance by communicating to the Player through the computer in the house that Niko first woke up in. This was their first message to them:

• It seems I've finally been found
• You're both far too late. Nothing left is worth saving.
• Surely Niko wants to leave, and there's nobody happier to fulfill that request than me.
• Keep in mind three things:
• First, your decisions have permanent consequences
• Second, you may quit whenever you'd like. This is permanent failure and murder.
• And most importantly...
• You only have one shot, <Player's name>.

Remake

	“[You are going out of bounds.]”
	WARNING! The following section contains Solstice spoilers. If you haven't played OneShot nor have done a Solstice run yet or if you wish not to be heavily spoiled, feel free to turn away from this section.

The Entity was tamed in the Solstice ending, and possibly throughout the entire game. The Entity believes that the entire world is fake since they know it's all just code and Niko is the only one worth saving since they are the only "living person" within the world. Later, The Entity speaks with Niko using their reflection. The Entity explained that during the testing process it was already self-aware and it would intentionally jumble bits of its code and created squares, swap landscapes, block passages, and much more out of curiosity, which caused its creator a deal of frustration. Before its creator found a solution, some NPCs got too close to the squares and everything spiraled down from there. Any character that gained knowledge of what the Entity really was, their code and the Entity's code gets corrupted. We find out The Entity wanted a happy ending for Niko, for everyone, and began to help with the corrupted code. Or in the Entity's perspective, remembering and recreating the lost code.

Personality

The Entity appears as a stern and pessimistic character throughout the game. However, in the Solstice ending, they are shown as friendly.

Audio

The Entity when speaking to them through computers in the original game:

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Trivia

• The Author refers to the Entity as OneShot in his post-game message.
• The Entity's desktop in the original version of OneShot had icons that referenced a handful of games made in RPG Maker, including Yume Nikki, OFF, Yume 2kki, Space Funeral, .flow and The Witch's House, as well as icons for the programs Audacity, GIMP, RPG Maker 2003, and Dropbox. These references were removed in the commercial release, most likely to avoid legal issues.
• The Entity is shown not to have its own physical form during the Solstice ending, so it borrows Niko's reflection in order to communicate.