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Originally Posted by uberlad

I don't think the colorists named him Nimrod. That name doesn't help, no matter how advanced a robot you are.

It's a biblical name. Though yes it doesn't help with the modern definitions, but that at least helps with the reasoning behind the name.

The biblical one was "A mighty one on earth" and "a mighty hunter before god", hence the sentinel being named that. Though the modern usage of the word may also derive from later stories of how because he turned away from god his kingdom fell asunder.

Rather explains the Purifier's obsession with him, and it also explains the hypocrisy with why the purifiers will never win(idolatry of nimrod, and so much more you could go into about it). Though they claim actions in god's name, they are doing nothing but killing and hurting innocents. Something their good book(New testament) tells them explicitly not to no matter how they justify it.

Not to get into a religious debate or anything, just pointing out the origins of those stories and the reasons behind the names and innuendo intentionally used in the stories.

While this seems offtopic, it does reflect back onto the X-Force figures they've made in this scale already, and why we need their most common antagonists as well as nimrod.