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[[File:metamechacropped_967.gif|link=Gundam SEED Astray|frame|[[Memetic Mutation|Yo dawg...]]]] |
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*** And ''[[Gundam 00 a Wakening of The Trailblazer (Film)|Gundam 00 a Wakening of The Trailblazer]]'' introduces the Raphael Gundam, whose backpack is the Seravee II. |
*** And ''[[Gundam 00 a Wakening of The Trailblazer (Film)|Gundam 00 a Wakening of The Trailblazer]]'' introduces the Raphael Gundam, whose backpack is the Seravee II. |
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* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] '' has the Space Ganmen, which are essentially up-scaled Ganmen capable of fighting and moving in space and piloted by regular Ganmen, which are then piloted by humans. |
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] '' has the Space Ganmen, which are essentially up-scaled Ganmen capable of fighting and moving in space and piloted by regular Ganmen, which are then piloted by humans. |
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** The show practically runs on this trope (In addition to the standard [[Hot |
** The show practically runs on this trope (In addition to the standard [[Hot-Blooded]] fare and universe-powering [[Rule of Cool]]) as it's essentially the major signature power of the Lagann - a smaller head-shaped robot compared to the standard Ganmen, it can drill itself into larger robots and take command of them. So, really. In the end, we have a human piloting a robot about the size of a human co-piloting a mech the size of a building {{spoiler|piloting a robot the size of an entire city, piloting a robot the size of the MOON, co-piloting a robot who is measured in ''light-years''.}} |
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** And then they [[Serial Escalation|proceeded to break the barrier AGAIN]] {{spoiler|in the expanded final battle in the compilation movie, by giving every member of the Dai-Gurren a Tengen Toppa mecha of their own, which combine into '''Super''' Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, which is the ''size of the universe'' and ''looks a lot like Kamina.''}} |
** And then they [[Serial Escalation|proceeded to break the barrier AGAIN]] {{spoiler|in the expanded final battle in the compilation movie, by giving every member of the Dai-Gurren a Tengen Toppa mecha of their own, which combine into '''Super''' Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, which is the ''size of the universe'' and ''looks a lot like Kamina.''}} |
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*** [[Memetic Mutation|Yo dawg, I heard you like Mechs, so I put a mech in your mech in your mech in your mech, so you can pilot a mech while you pilot a mech while you pilot a mech while you pilot a mech]]. |
*** [[Memetic Mutation|Yo dawg, I heard you like Mechs, so I put a mech in your mech in your mech in your mech, so you can pilot a mech while you pilot a mech while you pilot a mech while you pilot a mech]]. |
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* The ''[[Mekton]] Plus'' expansion from ''Mekton Zeta'' has this as one of many, many options for its mecha. Of course, that expansion is basically rules for every giant robot trope in history, from [[Transforming Mecha|transforming]], to [[Combining Mecha|gattai-ing]], to [[Organic Technology|organic ones]], so this should hardly be seen as a surprise. |
* The ''[[Mekton]] Plus'' expansion from ''Mekton Zeta'' has this as one of many, many options for its mecha. Of course, that expansion is basically rules for every giant robot trope in history, from [[Transforming Mecha|transforming]], to [[Combining Mecha|gattai-ing]], to [[Organic Technology|organic ones]], so this should hardly be seen as a surprise. |
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* the new grey knight Nemesis Dreadknight from [[Warhammer 40000]] uses this, a power armoured super soldier in a even bigger suit of power armour. |
* the new grey knight Nemesis Dreadknight from [[Warhammer 40000]] uses this, a power armoured super soldier in a even bigger suit of power armour. |
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* [[Exalted]] has Warstriders, [[Magitek]] superweapons which vary between [[Mini |
* [[Exalted]] has Warstriders, [[Magitek]] superweapons which vary between [[Mini-Mecha|giant powered armors]] to [[Humongous Mecha|castle-sized war machines]]. Exalted also has the Alchemical Exalted -- mechanical demigods with heroic mortal souls, empowered by a titan's Essence. Nothing stops Alchemicals from riding Warstriders... This is actually rather likely, considering the mechanical nature of the Alchemicals' world. |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* The Huckebein Mk III from ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' is able to equip a suit of [[Powered Armor]] called the Boxer Frame. The frame can also detach and transform into a ''flying surfboard'', just [[Rule of Cool|for the hell of it]]. |
* The Huckebein Mk III from ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' is able to equip a suit of [[Powered Armor]] called the Boxer Frame. The frame can also detach and transform into a ''flying surfboard'', just [[Rule of Cool|for the hell of it]]. |
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** Surf''sword'', actually. It was constructed from an incomplete mech intended to become a sword for the [[Combining Mecha|SRX]]. |
** Surf''sword'', actually. It was constructed from an incomplete mech intended to become a sword for the [[Combining Mecha|SRX]]. |
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* The final battle in [[Metal Wolf Chaos]] has Richard Hawk's [[Mini |
* The final battle in [[Metal Wolf Chaos]] has Richard Hawk's [[Mini-Mecha]] climbing into a larger, more powerful quadrupedal mecha. |
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* The [[Final Boss|EXTREME Gundam]] in ''[[Gundam vs. Series|Gundam Extreme Vs.]]'' uses this: the main mobile suit pilots a larger frame that carries most of its weaponry. It has three of these frames: Carnage ([[Stuff Blowing Up|Lots Of Explosions]]), Ignis ([[Beam Spam]]), and Tachyon ([[BFS]]). |
* The [[Final Boss|EXTREME Gundam]] in ''[[Gundam vs. Series|Gundam Extreme Vs.]]'' uses this: the main mobile suit pilots a larger frame that carries most of its weaponry. It has three of these frames: Carnage ([[Stuff Blowing Up|Lots Of Explosions]]), Ignis ([[Beam Spam]]), and Tachyon ([[BFS]]). |
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** This seems to be series tradition for Omega Supreme, the toy of the ''[[Transformers Energon|Energon]]'' has a head that can turn into a small robot itself. (The plug for it doubles as a spare, comically tiny head.) |
** This seems to be series tradition for Omega Supreme, the toy of the ''[[Transformers Energon|Energon]]'' has a head that can turn into a small robot itself. (The plug for it doubles as a spare, comically tiny head.) |
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* The ''[[Men in Black (Animation)|Men in Black]]'' [[Animated Adaptation]] had some aliens which used [[Mobile Suit Human|Mobile Suit Humans]] and one race so small they piloted mechs of the first species to pilot the human suits. |
* The ''[[Men in Black (Animation)|Men in Black]]'' [[Animated Adaptation]] had some aliens which used [[Mobile Suit Human|Mobile Suit Humans]] and one race so small they piloted mechs of the first species to pilot the human suits. |
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* The first episode of ''[[Megas XLR]]'' presents the ultimate weapon of the Glorft: the UMD, a [[Combining Mecha]] made up of [[Combining Mecha]] that were already made up of full-sized [[Humongous Mecha]]. In short, [[Finger |
* The first episode of ''[[Megas XLR]]'' presents the ultimate weapon of the Glorft: the UMD, a [[Combining Mecha]] made up of [[Combining Mecha]] that were already made up of full-sized [[Humongous Mecha]]. In short, [[Finger-Poke of Doom|it flicks Megas away with its finger]]. |
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