What mech would you use in real life?

[Vigormortis]

Sweet. I'll drive the Marauder.

I thought for sure I'd be the only one to reference Battletech/Mechwarrior. Glad to be wrong.

Thought wrong.

So I did. Nice choice by the way.

Spoiler: Marauder

Would have to be from Battletech of course. There's a lot of awesome mechs but my personal favorite is the Stone Rhino Mark 2:

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/images/0/0a/Jade_Falcon_Stone_Rhino.jpg

I was so ninja'd. Even with the same pic. Well played.

 

[KafkaOffTheBeach]

Probably the Anubis Unit from ZoE.
Or Nineball Seraph from AC.
Either one would be badass on an 80's action movie scale.

 

[Athol]

This bad boy:
http://flyingdebris.deviantart.com/art/The-Fiddler-188382821?q=favby%3Aatholthedestroyer%2F9736684&qo=12

 

[iNsAnEHAV0C]

Wing Zero of course. Most powerful Gundam.

http://gundam.wikia.com/index.php?title=XXXG-00W0_Wing_Gundam_Zero&image=Wing-zero-morishita-jpg

 

[Gearran]

Not sure if it counts but a warhammer 40k dreadnought.

The main downside to being in a Dreadnought is that...well, you're terminally injured and you CAN'T GET OUT. They're walking sarcophagi.

As for me, I'll take the power armor from John Ringo's Hymn Before Battle series (that's right, ladies, read a book). Power comparable to a mech and enough armor to RIDE A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION.

 

[honestdiscussioner]

I was a big fan of the Timberwolf and Maurader from MechWarrior 2. Loved those PCP cannons on the latter, and the Timberwolf just looked like a perfect mech.

Although anything with some sweet guns and a lightsaber would work. Gotta have a good lightsaber to take out stronger mechs up close.

 

[WrathOfAchilles]

Deadnaught from warhammer 40k. Thanatos or Daishi from mechwarrior. Only warhammer and mechwarrior have mechs that could possibly be built. Any of this Japanese anime crap would break just by turning it on.

 

[loc978]

Deadnaught from warhammer 40k. Thanatos or Daishi from mechwarrior. Only warhammer and mechwarrior have mechs that could possibly be built. Any of this Japanese anime crap would break just by turning it on.

There's actually at least one anime out there that addresses this issue and invents somewhat more believable black-box technology...

Still, I'd rather drive a Battletech Thor than an M6 Bushnell [http://fullmetalpanic.wikia.com/wiki/M6_Bushnell]. Integrated autocannons, PPCs and missile launchers mean I'm much harder to disarm. Also, I'm bigger. A lot bigger.

 

[Void Droid]

Well, chicks dig giant robots...

If you don't get what I'm implying, I feel sorry for you.

Nice *Thumbs Up*

As a second choice I would take Orbital Frame Jehuty, fully upgraded of course.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Imma go with the Daishi, aka the Dire Wolf.

Spoiler

Either that or Omega Boost (which is on my profile).

 

[cainx10a]

Or a Tachikoma:

Awww... isn't it cute?

And it's accuracy is 25.21% better than your team's sniper!!!!

Being a gundam-nut ... i would definitely go for the Gouf ... because it's no zaku!!!!

 

[Saulkar]

Well, chicks dig giant robots...

If you don't get what I'm implying, I feel sorry for you.

All I can say Coop is "Nice".

 

[Nouw]

The Marauders from Starship Troopers, but they're more like 'clothes' that improve every aspect of you. However from the outside they can be easily called a 'mech' so I choose them, hell it's one of the earliest examples of mechs in science fiction.

 

[O maestre]

either jehuty/anubis from zone of the enders or one of the voltron lions....from voltron

 

[Saelune]

Numidium. Then I will drive out those damn Outlanders!

 

[KingmanHighborn]

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperator_Battle_Titan

^ That.

But if I'm going to go Mechwarrior/Battletech route...
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/images/b/bb/Mangonel.jpg

Others I'd be highly interested in:
Mad Cat MkII
Legionnaire
Jade Hawk

I could also be swayed by Wooly Xanthos or a modified Thunderfox

 

[SIXVI06-M]

Zeta Gundam! I'll impale all you suckers!

Gah!, I would have picked the Zeta Gundam for its versatility and potent firepower, however- I also have a personal leaning towards the RX-93 Nu-Gundam for similar reasons - but with the added advantage of fin funnels - shit gets fucked up when I THINK it .

That and the series that the Nu-Gundam features in has the best theme song ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOrDTfVqSk

I can SO launch and kick ass to that track any day.

As with ANY decent Gundam- it must feature in SRW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wro5-EL-ySU&feature=related
that's Nu-Gundam and all it's attacks.

And if I ever needed an upgrade- there's a Hi-Nu Gundam to make all them baddies crap their pants ever more so.

 

[SIXVI06-M]

Being a gundam-nut ... i would definitely go for the Gouf ... because it's no zaku!!!!

Lol, you may as well pick a Dom if you want to go down that path. Or a ball even - but Balls I don't think qualifies as a mecha.

I do personally find the Zaku Mk.III to be particularly sexy if I were to not be fighting for Earth :3

The Gerbera Tetra also if I really meant business.

 

[blind_dead_mcjones]

i'l go with the AV-98 ingram from patlabor

Deadnaught from warhammer 40k. Thanatos or Daishi from mechwarrior. Only warhammer and mechwarrior have mechs that could possibly be built. Any of this Japanese anime crap would break just by turning it on.

not really, the warhammer 40k and mechwarrior robots are equally as physics and gravity defying as their japanese counterparts

There's actually at least one anime out there that addresses this issue and invents somewhat more believable black-box technology...

FMP is rather half assed about it compared to VOTOMS and patlabor in regards to the believability of mecha, they go so far as to show 'why giant robots suck but hey we still think they're kinda cool'

 

[Bloodastral]

Warhammer 40K Titan Class or a smaller mech with jump jets to help avoid traffic on the way to work.