8 Great Mechs in Media

[Worgen]

I don't even watch Gundam (eastern mechs are always to floaty for me and yes I know the excuse reasoning) and I find no mention of them to be odd.

And to have no No Battletech/Mechwarrior... Why? With 40k Titan's even I have to admit they are obscure but still...

The Hawken image could have been better as well.

There are too many cool mechs to just to a 8 mech list. Where are the pony mechs?

Spoiler

...What.

What? You don't think magical talking horses get giant robots? Racist.

I've never seen those designs before, and no I didn't think the MLP universe needed battlemechs.

Apparently I was wrong.

Keep in mind, they have already had to fight an

Spoiler: Elder god of chaos

Spoiler: and an army of monsters that feed on emotional bonds

Having a bit extra for the next threat might not be a bad idea.

 

[KDR_11k]

Lost Planet 3 is the biggest case of bias towards recent releases I've seen. Previous LP games had better mechs and they're still not really top shelf mechs.

Yep, there's a distinct lack of Mad Cat in this list.

For SHAME I SAY!

That thing is really iconic as well, you'll see Timberwolf knockoffs in a lot of media, I think the most recent one I've seen was a very clearly unlicensed copy in a Girl Fight quicklook. It's also what you get when you input "mech" into Scribblenauts.

 

[Alcom1]

Yep, there's a distinct lack of Mad Cat in this list.

For SHAME I SAY!

That thing is really iconic as well, you'll see Timberwolf knockoffs in a lot of media, I think the most recent one I've seen was a very clearly unlicensed copy in a Girl Fight quicklook. It's also what you get when you input "mech" into Scribblenauts.

Even Battletech has Timberwolf knockoffs for its own Timberwolf.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Rakshasa

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Suckerpunch gets a mention, but no Titan Maximum? This makes me sad.

 

[Zeldias]

I kept waiting to see Virtual On mechs, and it never happened :-(.

 

[TheSYLOH]

No love for Macross?
It had mechs with 3 transform states.
Battle Tech wound up stealing ALL OF THEM.
And the bad guy mechs too.

Yeah this mech list is crap.
It has mechs that haven't been released and misses out on massive amounts of mech history.
As stated BattleTech is a glaring omission.
Also Evangelion!

 

[JonB]

The amount of rude in this thread is astonishing. It's eight great mechs, not TEH BEST MECHS OF ALL THE MECHS. There's no call to say the list is "crap."

Behave yourselves.

 

[Thurston]

Vote me in for Battletech. Madcat, Atlas, Marauder (Unseen), Catapult...

Robotech? No?

Hmmm...

Evangelion?

Nope.

List needs work. Could have been easily ten.

EDIT!

Oh, yeah,....

URBANMECH! Or should I say... UBERMECH!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pyCsu0QRO0

I swear, I've posted that link in a half-dozen different places.

Also, revenge of the edit!

MechWarrior Online Launch Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea3spOtjLmI

 

[Mrkillhappy]

Needs more Gundam Gundammit!

My personal favorite, Deathscythe!

Spoiler: A little Deathscythe Custom for ya!

I know right a great mech list and not a single Mobile Suit WTF.
Also Deathscythe is one of my favorites to.

Spoiler: My close Second

 

[Elvis Starburst]

No Megas XLR? What have you done?

This, you guys. THIS had to be on here, at the very least

 

[Elvis Starburst]

The amount of rude in this thread is astonishing. It's eight great mechs, not TEH BEST MECHS OF ALL THE MECHS. There's no call to say the list is "crap."

Behave yourselves.

People just wanted to see the mechs they love on there. Me, I kinda agree, there could've been some even greater mechs than some of the ones listed. It's not a bad list at all though, it's just... Not what most people expected

 

[JagermanXcell]

No Megas XLR? What have you done?

This, you guys. THIS had to be on here, at the very least

I mean... chicks do dig giant robots... that giant robot being MEGAS!!!


And no Gurren Lagann? Not even mecha's newcomer Gypsy Danger?! JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?!
This list is heresy! Blargh complain blargh!

 

[gphjr14]

The amount of rude in this thread is astonishing. It's eight great mechs, not TEH BEST MECHS OF ALL THE MECHS. There's no call to say the list is "crap."

Behave yourselves.

Aside from killing time what's the point of making the list then if not to expose people to obscure (and not really in a good way) mechs.

Might as well make a list of "eight great orange sodas" since there's dozens of them out there. Won't go so far as to say the list is crap, but it's severely lacking.

 

[Encaen]

8 Great Mechs in Media

Sometimes there are mechanized weapons that people can pilot, this gallery is about such things. So hop into a 'mech and make sure not to overheat.

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[Canadamus Prime]

I quite partial to the Freedom from Gundam Seed myself.

 

[Jacked Assassin]

My Top 8 Would've been
1: RX-78-2 - Yes, there are plenty of cooler (and weirder) Gundams that come afterward.
2: Zaku II - Yeah.... I'm a "Space Nazi Sympathizer".... Actually I chose this one as it's the MS piloted by Char when he fought against the RX-78-2.... I have other choices but their pilots were killed.
3: Megas XLR - The best giant robot parody I've ever seen. It even parodied Gundam in its last episode.
4: That giant robot from District 9 because it reminds me of the enemies in Megas XLR.
5: Titan Maximum - Yes its a parody of Voltron. Yes Megas XLR already parodied Voltron. No, Voltron isn't on my list.
6: RPI-11 Glasgow - Especially since Kallen Kouzuki is one of my favorite Mecha Pilots who just so happens to be female.
7: Nirvash Type Zero - Actually in general I liked Eureka 7 for its surf board flying robots.
8: Future GPX Cyber Formuala - Well, I vaguely remember this show. I probably forgot about it because Code Geass is way better.
9: Numidium - Oh no. How dare there be a 9th. That's what you're probably thinking if you backed the Thalmor who were stated to be committing genocide on Wood Elves. To you I say the freedom of religion requires the freedom from religion. Oh, and may Talos be with you.

Spoiler: Seig Zeon!

My only dislike is it feels like the fight would be the same if they were action figures. I've grown to like this fight so much more because its more tragic.

*Edit*
I completely forgot about Steel Battalion (Line of Contact). You know that one with the Giant Expensive Controller for The Original Xbox. Yeah, all those other Mecha Games will Never, EVER be this awesome.

 

[Dalisclock]

Robot Jox? I didn't realize anyone remembered Robot Jox.

Hell, I'd completely forgotten it existed until this thread.

 

[Squilookle]

I've always maintained that Mechs are an utterly stupid form of weapon, and so the only ones I'm willing to tolerate are the AT-ST and AT-AT from Star wars, if only because the films don't shy away from the elephant in the room and show how ludicrously vulnerable they are to assaults on their legs.

I will agree that the Mad Cat deserves a spot on the list though. I've never played a single Mechwarrior game (or any mech game outside perhaps Battlefront if that counts) and even I find that design to be absolutely instantly recognisable from it's bold as brass singular focus on the box of Mechwarrior 2 back in the day.

plus, that game engine... y'know... gave us Interstate '76 so how can I complain?

 

[American Tanker]

While I admit that mechanized walkers are cool, I just don't see them being more useful than a tracked or wheeled vehicle at the end of the day. The lower profile afforded by wheeled and tracked designs makes them less liable to being tipped over and immobilized in that manner, as well as making them harder targets to spot, let alone hit. Additionally, the more stable firing platform allows for wheeled and especially tracked vehicles to carry heavier weapons that have more recoil.

Really, the only time I'd see a mechanized walker as more useful than a conventional tank or APC is in either urban or mountainous terrain. Maybe forests and jungles as well. This only because of their lateral mobility. As such, I don't think mechanized walker units would ever be the backbone of any armed force; they'd see use as specialized mountain/jungle/urban fire support units directly attached to infantry squads.

Ultimately, something similar to Lost Planet's "Vital Suits" is what I see being the most likely form of mechanized walker to see use in an actual military. They'd likely stand no more than twice the height of the infantry they'd support, armed with weapons that would normally be crew-served, like heavy machine guns or maybe auto-cannons. Probably some manner of rockets or missiles as well, in case it runs into enemy armor and has to keep it from attacking the infantry it's assigned to.

And I didn't even mention the issues with complexity or maintenance...
[hr]
I wonder: Did the Escapist ever do a thing on fictional tanks? Or did they only ever do mechs?

 

[Dalisclock]

Mechs operate pretty much off of rule of cool and maybe the intimidation factor. But, yes, as other have said, Mechs have no real advantages over tanks or other AFV/IFV. That's not even mentioning the sheer amount of R+D required to make one that would be not only combat viable, not to mention scaling up for mass production and it just not worth the cost.

Hell, the Germans tried scaling up normal tanks during WW2(with plans for huge monstrosities such as the MAUS and RATTE tanks) and found it wasn't worth the cost.