Motorized Patriot

"The MOTORIZED PATRIOT is a testament to the technical prowess and power of Columbia."

- Fink Manufacturing advertisement

The Motorized Patriot is an automaton built in Columbia that resembles a creepy animatronic version of George Washington/Benjamin Franklyn or Abraham Lincoln (depending on affiliation with the Founders or the Vox Populi, respectively), and is a part of an all new "Heavy Hitters" class of enemies in BioShock Infinite.

Overview
The Motorized Patriots were originally built to be tour guides for the city of Columbia, representing the clear system of beliefs of The Founders. With the war between factions, they were reprogrammed by different factions to be destructive foes. Donning American flags with its ruined presidential facade and shouting propaganda, this clockwork enemy is unwavering and brutal. Ken Levine, co-founder of Irrational Games says, "Unlike most of the enemies, he's completely fearless. He doesn't have a sense of self-preservation, so he'll just keep coming at you and coming at you." As the player deals damage to the Motorized Patriot, the porcelain-like rubber Washington mask will fall off, revealing the skeleton-like metal and wooden frame behind the mask.

The player first encounters the Motorized Patriots in a non-combat situation within the Hall of Heroes, similar to the Hall of Presidents in Disney World. Later on the player will be forced to fight them. Unlike other enemies encountered in the game, the Motorized Patriots lack a self-preservation instinct, so they never seek cover under the player's fire. They also tend to be slow turning, giving the player the advantage of being able to outmaneuver and outflank them. The Patriots all share the same vulnerability, which is the protruding gears in their backs. However, despite their seemingly slow and cumbersome appearance, the Motorized Patriots are well equipped to fight on or against enemies on the Sky-Lines. After taking some damage, the Motorized Patriots will charge if Booker is within a certain distance and deliver a melee attack. The Motorized Patriot has 4 varieties of its skin. The first is a cracked porcelain George Washington mask, the 2nd is rubber Benjamin Franklin mask, the 3rd is (Vox Populi used) a Abraham Lincoln devil mask with a complete change of clothing, and the fourth type, representing Zachary Comstock, is featured late-game.

Weapon
The Motorized Patriot features a new heavy weapon, the Pepper-Mill gatling gun. The Pepper-Mill is usable by the player character, Booker DeWitt, though, outside of rare environment tears, they are only be found on the Motorized Patriot. It can carry 200 rounds, and has 100 bullets in each magazine

Attacking

 * The Lord judges, I act.
 * For Fatherland!
 * Why would you run if you were not guilty?
 * Mercy belongs to the lord.
 * Reap what you sow.
 * My aim is true, for my eye is the Prophet's.
 * Vengeance is mine sayeth the Prophet.
 * Rejoice, for death has no sting.
 * The innocent have nothing to hide.

Behind the Scenes

 * As stated by Nate Wells, art Director at Irrational Games: "...I came up with this idea of this creepily, motorized- like Hall of Presidents animatronic George Washington. It was specifically the face. Specifically, this weird-like porcelain child doll's, you know, poor rendering of George Washington. That kind of clinched it".
 * Originally, the Motorized Patriot evolved from the concept of the Automatic Gentleman. The initial idea was inspired by 20th century fascination with exploring technology into the field of early robotics and complicated machinery, which Irrational Games felt that for Columbia, they would consider their scientific hive-mind imagination to create a servant for the society. As Nate Wells mentions, "There's this fantasy that people of the time wanted these automatons to do things for them. We don't start with a gun. We set the vibe first." Eventually, multiple concepts of the Motorized Patriot's appearance and its Pepper-Mill weapon were conceptualized before being finalized, such as one version had a small altered version of the Pepper-Mill attached to its torso, another had its upper torso mounted on a wheeled platform, and another version was modeled after Abraham Lincoln, bearing his signature "stovepipe" hat.
 * Ken Levine mentioned that the idea for the cracked porcelain face was a reminiscent of his mother's doll from the 1900s that was displayed in his childhood home, which disturbed him, even giving him nightmares; one where the doll flopped its head around on its own, and a follow-up dream where it killed his mom.