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** ''Rebuild'' also gave us the G-type equipment used by Unit-01 during the sniper battle against Ramiel, which consists of an advanced fold-down targeting scope that covers the eva's eyes and a radar antenna array, all mounted on the right [[Eva Fins|shoulder fin]].
** Somewhat naturally, the fanfic gets into this as well: ''[[Shinji and Warhammer 40 K (Fanfic)|Shinji and Warhammer 40 K]]'' has Titan modules, while ''[[Thousand Shinji (Fanfic)|Thousand Shinji]]'' has L-Type Equipment.
** ''[[Ascension (Fanfic)|Ascension]]'' goes really wild with this trope. Evangelions eventually end up with no less than ''seven'' equipment packs - and that's counting neither Eva-specific customizations, nor the Type-F [[Shout
* The [[Macross|FAST Pack System]]/[[Robotech|Super Veritech]] gives the [[Transforming Mecha|Valkyrie fighters]] improved maneuverability in space and increased weapon loadouts. There was also the Armored Valkrie/Veritech which added armor and a whole lotta missile launchers, but rendered the mecha unable to transform out of battloid mode until it was jettisoned.
** [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] but the former is actually ''[[Truth in Television]]'': the real life F-15C was designed to be compatible with the optional "[[Fun With Acronyms|Fuel And Sensor Tactical]]" equipment which is actually a fancy name for auxiliary fuel tanks designed to reduce air drag and radar signature when compared to regular external fuel tanks at the expense of being non-removable without a ground crew. They originally wanted to pack navigational and infrared targeting systems into it as well but that was scrapped. What makes it count is that when Macross came out, the F-15 was still brand new so [[Shoji Kawamori]] might have used it for inspiration.
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** And believe it or not, Ultra Magnus himself became a [[Mecha Expansion Pack]] for Optimus in Car Robots/Robots in Disguise.
** ''[[Transformers Armada]]'' takes this a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|step]] further, with Jetfire transforming into a pair of legs in place of Optimus' trailer. Overload could also combine at the same time, turning into a huge pair of shoulder cannons. The second series, ''Transformers: Energon'', provides even more "Powerlinks". This is different from other combinations such as the Gestalts of Generation 1 in that one member of the link (the top half) is completely in control, while the lower half Autobot is effectively dormant.
** The next movie, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Film)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]'', has Optimus combine with Jetfire again, with Jetfire turning into, basically, a jetpack.
** Dark of the Moon has Optimus finally get a trailer. It's both a mobile armory and a flight pack. And it's awesome.
* Parodied in ''[[Megas XLR]]'', as with everything else. Coop shoves Megas' hands and feet up four of the S Force's "Zorps'" butts, and slaps the bird Zorp on his back. It's called "the most foul attempt at military strategy [one S Force member] had ever seen".
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