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Mecha are cool. Some animals are pretty awesome. But what if we combine both?
There are two subtypes of
# The first and older type involves otherwise machine-type mecha to be shaped like animals. [[Mechanical Horse]] and [[Spider Tank]] are particular subtropes.
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Compare [[Spider Tank]], [[Mechanical Horse]], [[Robot Dog]].
{{examples|Examples of the first type:}}▼
Not to be confused with the preschooler show ''[[Animal Mechanicals]]''.
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* ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'''s Galactor fielded bird mecha as [[Monsters of the Week]].
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* ''[[GoLion]]'' / ''[[Voltron]]'' consists of five lion-based mecha, each forming a single body part.
* [[Reideen]]: It belongs to both types. Although its primary shape is human-looking, it can transform into a bird-like mecha. And it is sentient to boot.
* Several ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series, with ''[[Choujuu Sentai Liveman]]'' being the first installment to feature
* ''[[Megas XLR]]'' parodies the concept, as well as paying homage.
* The [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Gunmen]].
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* [[Gundam]]: The BuCues from [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|SEED]] look vaguely like jackals, and the Gafrans from [[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE|AGE]] can transform into Dragons.
* Some of the Team Rocket mechas from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' such as the Meowth balloon and the Magikarp submarine.
=== Some examples of the second type: ===▼
* Depending on the continuity, ''[[Zoids]]''.
* Of course, ''[[Super Sentai]]'' (which by then was already being adapted into ''[[Power Rangers]]'') got into the act too, with ''[[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman]]'' / ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger]]'' / ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]'' being prominent examples.
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* [[Godzilla|Mechagodzilla]] and [[King Kong|Mechani-Kong]].
* ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'''s lion, Galeon.
** The last couple episodes of the [[Post Script Season]], ''GaoGaiGar FINAL'', introduced the original Gao-Machines from the Green Planet: two mole-like [[Drill Tank
*** And all together, they evoke the image of a manticore.
* [[Kraken and Leviathan|The Leviathan]] from Disney's ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'', which resembles a giant mechanical lobster.
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