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* The [[Ur Example]] is the Gordian, from the show of the same name, a dude inside a [[Motion Capture Mecha]] inside a [[Motion Capture Mecha]] inside ''another'' [[Motion Capture Mecha]]. The design was later reused with some modifications as Vi-Kungfu from ''[[Machine Robo]]: Revenge of Chronos'', but with one less mecha.

* ''[[Gundam SEED Astray]]'', as well. Initially, when Lowe makes the 150 Gabera Straight (which, by the way, ''re''-redefines the [[BFS]] - it's an orbital [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]] ''150 meters long''), he has to put his Astray Red Frame into a Junk Guild Power Loader (pictured above) just to swing it.

** Season 2 has the same in the form of the Seravee Gundam carrying the smaller Seraphim Gundam folded up on it's back. Or to be more exact, the two have the same cockpit but Seraphim is facing backwards (though it doesn't need the cockpit to operate; Seravee can launch and remote-control it). Unlike Nadleeh, Seraphim doesn't need to drop Seravee off piece by piece; it can simply eject and unfold. The Mobile Suit Variations line introduces an alternate version of Seravee that carries ''three'' weaker versions of Seraphim.

* ''[[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.

** 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''.}}

== Video Games ==

 

* 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]].

** Surf''sword'', actually. It was constructed from an incomplete mech intended to become a sword for the [[Combining Mecha|SRX]].

* Fortress Maximus, of ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]''. A Headmaster, he was too big for a human to transform into his head. So an intermediate robot was made, called Cerebros. His partner, Spike, turned into Cerebros's head, and Cerebros then turned into Fort Max's head.

** Headmasters in general are this, being small robots that [[Transforming Mecha|transform]] into the heads for bigger ones. Some of them appear in later toylines.

* ''[[Transformers Victory]]'' features the Brainmasters, which are small robots that turn into the faces of larger robots. [[The Hero|Saber]] then gets extra stuff on him to become Star Saber, and [[Mid-Season Upgrade|later]] combines with Victory Leo to become Victory Saber.

* ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', the Autobots' ship transforms in to a huge mecha called Omega Supreme. He has a mind of his own and an interior control console, so it's hard to say how much control the pilot has.

** To elaborate: he's programming is pretty much "kill everything that you are told". So {{spoiler|second Autobot is needed to identify targets...}}

** 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.)

* 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]].