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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.
** 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.
** 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 [[Heavy Worlder|Heavy Worlders]], and the soldiers would need the power armor just to ''move around'' there, let alone be able to fight on even terms with the inhabitants. Kilgour then invokes this trope by taking advantage of the fact that heavy power armor doesn't maneuver at all well on slick surfaces and deliberately leads them down a sharply-inclined street that happens to be completely frozen over. (It was midwinter). The operatives are faced with a choice of following him down the icy slope (and thus falling on their asses) or turning on their armor's jump jets and flying down (and thus being sitting ducks for any competent marksman). They try it both ways, fail it both ways, and die.
*** 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 Heavy Worlders and the soldiers would need the power armor just to ''move around'' there, let alone be able to fight on even terms with the inhabitants. Kilgour then invokes this trope by taking advantage of the fact that heavy power armor doesn't maneuver at all well on slick surfaces and deliberately leads them down a sharply-inclined street that happens to be completely frozen over. (It was midwinter). The operatives are faced with a choice of following him down the icy slope (and thus falling on their asses) or turning on their armor's jump jets and flying down (and thus being sitting ducks for any competent marksman). They try it both ways, fail it both ways, and die.
* [[Badass]]: Sten is, indeed.
* [[Badass]]: Sten is, indeed.
* [[Badass Crew]]: The Mantis team.
* [[Badass Crew]]: The Mantis team.
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