[@Lyla]
Yeah, Gods of War require a living pilot to guide them. They can be asked to do automatic stuff (e.g punch this mountain until I get bored), but as far as being fully autonomous goes, naw. It's also no longer a God of War if it's just human-sized thing. Their whole schtick is that they can wrestle with giant rift-beasts and cause silly amounts of property damage. But yeah, Gods of War are ancient. No one knows how they were constructed, nor am I going to divulge any of that information early on.

That being said, there can totally be a God of War optimized towards speed. [url=https://images.discordapp.net/.eJwNx9ENwiAQANBdGACOA8rhMoRSStG2NIAxxri7vr_3Yc-2sxvbxrj6TYil9FjbwvuoLeTEc615T-Eqncd6iDBGiNuRztEFgjPogIi0IwukSSCh1TBpBDTGggItaiu5nGH3Swuv089vf_37SN17iTBhoomcSlqvUoNClHado0kqRcnvV2bfH-ZsMww.wUP6n2NQKw1V1yddSkBFUKT4eyg?width=888&height=459]Hell, there might be an NPC one that [i]flies[/i][/url]. Talentium can certainly rend the armor of a God of War, but blows that would be fatal for a human would just be a scratch for a God of War. Talentium users can come out on top against these mechas, but that doesn't mean the reverse doesn't apply. Only reason HUMANS don't wear armor is because they don't have thick enough armor to wholly protect their fleshy innards from the length of a blade.

Seriously though, I am sorta stoked to see someone finally take the third option. XD

EDIT: I'll say this though. If you spirtually bonded with a God of War, it may or may not be similar to bonding yourself with an object. e.g a living hell where all you can do is observe as others use you for their needs.