Pisces_of_everything: My Top 10 Fictional Mechs of All Time

(Disclaimer: Pics aren't mine and I'm not claiming any ownership of them. They are just random pics in the net.)

For me, a MECH has 3 distinct characteristics:

1. Mechanical

-Thus the term (obviously)

2. Human-like form/motion/movements

-They should assume some human like form and movement like walking and holding on or grabbing on to something in order to differentiate them from cars, planes, ships or any vehicle.

3. Non sentient

-If a machine is sentient or alive by itself in anyway (like it has some sort of self automation or it has some form of 'consciousness'), then it no longer needs human input - thus it is already an "organism" on its own. They could no longer be considered as machines.

One example is this Mech from the Movie Series "Aliens". This is probably one of the basic mechs there is.

Of course, humanoid robots can still be considered as MECHs as long they satisfy the 3 characteristics, like this one - Seibzehn from the Video Game "Xeno Gears"

On w/ the countdown...

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10. Stier from the Video Game "Xeno Gears"

-In the game, Stier is piloted by Rico Banderas (not in anyway related to Antonio). This Gear (as the Mechs in game are called) has a drill on his one arm and a some sort huge tube like engine on his back. Like other gears, he was able to evolve into a more powerful gear later on the game.

9. The Goliath Unit from the PC Game "Starcraft"

-This unit falls under the category of a basic mech - just a basic walker w/ a pair of Gatling guns as hands. It still looks very menacing though. It can take both land and air units w/ its weapons.

8. The APU (Armored Personnel unit) from the Movie "Matrix: Revolutions"

-This still falls under the basic mech category - but very mean and nasty nonetheless.

7. The Giant Spider Mech in the Movie "Wild Wild West"

-An example of a 19th century mech - very feasible on that time, it seems.

6. Tiandong from the Video Game "Front Mission 3"

Front Mission is a turn based rpg. I managed to finish playing the the third installment, and Tiandong simple is the most memorable unit for me.It reminds me of Juggernaut. It looks very bulky and very visually appealing during melee combat.

5. The Utrasaurus from the Toyline and Anime series "Zoids"

-Zoids (short for "Zoic Androids") is one of the gray areas in the realm of fictional Mechs. On one series, they describe that there are two kinds or zoids: The Wild Zoids and the Artificial ones. They have "zoid core" w/c can be considered as the heart (or the soul) of a Zoid - w/c can object the 3rd characteristic for Mechs because it's "alive" at some degree.

-But if we consider Zoids as Mechs, my favorite one is the Ultrasaurus. It simply is a giant walking and floating battle fortress.

-It even become more menacing w/ this - the gravity cannon.

4. The AT-TE (All Terrain Tactical Enforcer) from the Movie Series "Starwars"

-I'm not a huge fan of the Starwars series, but this is my favorite unit of all of them. It's a six legged walker, personnel transport carrier, and a giant artillery/tank all at the same time.

3. The Gundam Devil from the Toyline and Anime Series "Gundam-G"

-The Gundam Devil is one of the largest Gundam there is, but then again it still is a gray area for Mechs for being alive at some level. It has different forms as you can see, this is due to the several self repair that this unit has undergone in the Anime Series.

2. The SDF-1 (Super Dimentional Fortress) from the Anime Series "Macross"

-I can't describe how this unit can sometimes look so lame and simple, but nonethe less, it's very interesting. It is considered to be one of the largest fictional Mech there is. It holds a full city on it (Macross City) and a squadron of Macross Valkeries.