[Phoenix Flame]

Originally Posted by Hydra

What would machines hold? Monsters probably get items from their roams around the areas. Machines(machina) wouldn't hold anything, because they're made to....er....I'll get back to you on that. So, anyway. Rikku+Hands=Dead Machine. She might steal it's leg, and without it's leg, it can't walk, and if it can't walk, it can't attack, and if it can't attack, it might as well drop dead. O.O

Look at it from this point of view. The Al Bhed salvaged the machines (at least that's how the story goes) and they are known for al bhed potions, right? When Rikku steals the item doesn't she grab an item (leg, arm, core, what difference does it make) and the machine falls apart - they cannot consist without the item...kind of like taking the batteries out of a toy