Mecha

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Not to be confused with Macha.

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

They come in two types: Real and Super. Where "real" involves mechs which are "realistic" in operation (see Battletech, Mechwarrior) and "super", which are built to kick reason to the curb and do the impossible.

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 dependent 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, Jaegers from Pacific Rim or Reaver Titans.
• Huge. There isn't really any comparison here... A mountain, perhaps? The largest Titans fit the bill nicely. Also pretty much anything from Supreme Commander and Total Annihilation could fit.
• 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. Examples includes Unicron from the Transformers, Mata-Nui from the Bionicles, and the titular Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

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 such fiery 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. This type is more often implied than directly stated. More likely to be of the super variety.

• Combiners. These mechs are composed of various other mechs. See Power Rangers and Voltron. See ALSO GaoGaiGar. Also more likely to be of the super variety.

• Transformers. Mechs that have two or more forms they can switch between. See Macross and (durr) Transformers for examples. Can be of either the super variety or the real variety.