Mecha

Mecha are typically GIANT ROBOTS normally operated by bags of flesh. Thought to have originated in Greek myth with Talos and whatever... But really, it's the Japanese that revitalized the concept. They needed something to fight off Godzilla.

They come in two types: Real and Super. Where "real" involves mechs which are "realistic" in operation (see Battletech, Mechwarrior) and "super" where you throw reality out the window (anything that disregards reality and common sense), and KICK LOGIC TO THE CURB!!!

This topic can be further discussed at /m/.

Usually seen in the following sizes:

• Power Armour. This fits over the body of the pilot. Size dependant on the species of whoever's wearing it.
• Small. About the size of a car or SUV. Appleseed presents these nicely. Warmachine warjacks usually scale into about this size.
• Medium. About the size of a tank or jet fighter. See generic Gundam or Macross mechs. Also see Dreadnoughts and Full Metal Panic. Warmachine warjacks can be this big.
• Large. Size of a 20 story building. Think Eva Units from Neon Genesis Evangelion or Reaver Titans.
• Huge. There isn't really any comparison here... A mountain, perhaps? The largest Titans fit the bill nicely.
• XBOX HUEG. Anything larger than Huge would go here. From moon-sized to the size where you can toss planets and and even galaxies with ease.

Then there are various sub-types:

• Mechanized. Typical giant robot made from metal.

• Flesh. They are usually called "bio mecha" and are made of fleshy bits. See Eureka 7, Escaflowne and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Not Tyranid Bio-titans, however, due to lack of pilots.

• Will powered. Mechs powered by raw manliness or other squishy emotion. Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagann fits the bill perfectly. Sometimes present in Code Geass. Could theoretically fit the bill for Eldar Titans and Wraithlords, and on the same note Warjacks.

• Combiners. These mechs are composed of various other mechs. See Power Rangers and Voltron.

• Transformers. Mechs that have two or more forms they can switch between. See Macross and (durr) Transformers for examples.