The Machination is a secret organization on Earth, devised by Scorponok as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop Headmaster technology. As with Scorponok's previous efforts on Nebulos, the Machination maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities. They have offices in Dallas, Texas, laboratories in Tampa, Florida, and an operations base in Detroit.