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** The first book has a short sequence during Sten's Boot Camp which shows off an entire series of [[Powered Armor]] which grow larger until they are [[Humongous Mecha]] near the middle, then become smaller and more compact near the end. It's explained that [[Humongous Mecha]] are awesome, capable of sustaining the pilot's life for weeks and laying waste to small cities, but have virtually no agility. The drill instructor relates a story of how a planet of ''spear-wielding natives'' once destroyed a battalion of the mecha by laying pitfall traps everywhere, hence why more modern mechs are much smaller and more maneuverable.
** It's telling that in the majority of the conflicts throughout the rest of the series, we don't see any of the power suits in action either, other than simple high-tech combat harnesses or space-suits. Most vehicles are more conventional tanks, though we do also get flying cars.
*** We do see power armor used by the operatives sent to arrest Alex Kilgour on his home planet at the start of book 6. Logical in that Alex is from a planet of
* [[Badass]]: Sten is, indeed.
* [[Badass Crew]]: The Mantis team.
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