Fighting machine (The War of the Worlds)

The fighting machine (also known as a "Martian Tripod") is one of the fictional machines used by the Martians in H.G. Wells' 1898 classic science fiction novel The War of the Worlds. In the novel, it is a fast-moving three-legged walker reported to be 100 feet (30 meters) tall with multiple whip-like tentacles used for grasping, and two lethal weapons: the Heat-Ray and a gun-like tube used for discharging canisters of a poisonous chemical black smoke that kills everything. It is the primary machine the Martians use when they invade Earth, along with the handling machine, the flying machine, and the embankment machine.

This article is about the fictional invasion machine from the novel, The War of the Worlds. For other fighting machines, see Combat vehicle.

Fighting machine
The War of the Worlds character
Illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa, 1906
First appearanceThe War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (1898)
Last appearanceThe War of The Worlds (2019)
Created byH.G. Wells
In-universe information
AliasHeron
Nickname
  • Tripod
  • Martian Fighting Machine
  • Martian War Machine
OccupationMilitary vehicle
NationalityMartian
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