Three years old but I dug it up again and felt like I should share it with my Deviantart buddies 
This was drawn in response to criticisms about "physics" and "realism" and "durability" in regards to some of my early frame-torso ideas. Basically it represents what the average mecha "fan" considers to be the perfect robot based on 4chan /m/ whining as well as some fanart/official mecha design conventions I saw at the time (people looooove gatling guns and Tachikoma eyes).
Most of this isn't as witty anymore and some of it is inconsistent with my own work. Also it's kind of angry but I feel like there's still truth to it.
And yeah, there's a spelling error.
It also kind of looks like a Tieren.
It's all in jest.
This was drawn in response to criticisms about "physics" and "realism" and "durability" in regards to some of my early frame-torso ideas. Basically it represents what the average mecha "fan" considers to be the perfect robot based on 4chan /m/ whining as well as some fanart/official mecha design conventions I saw at the time (people looooove gatling guns and Tachikoma eyes).
Most of this isn't as witty anymore and some of it is inconsistent with my own work. Also it's kind of angry but I feel like there's still truth to it.
And yeah, there's a spelling error.
It also kind of looks like a Tieren.
It's all in jest.
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The whole thing is too funny. Gotta love them chainguns.
TVTropes sent me.
It isn't? Well it should.. Despie it only has half the legs of a spider, unless it has 4 other extended "limbs" (gatlng guns work!) then it's a spider mech!
Awesome work, well thought out and understandable
Reminds me why I always gotta have fun doing this stuff...or at least try to.
Awesome, and so true. I like ur mechs
Really, it's kind of an uncanny valley thing with giant robots, isn't it? The more realistic they become, the more you wonder why they bother with something so ostentatious when a main battle tank would be just as good.
Personally, I think in a wierd way G Gundam had the most realistic mechs. After all, if you're not using a motion capture interface, why bother with a humanoid design in the first place?
So you might as well have fun with it!
I'm amazed at the number of times I had to explain to my friends or co-workers that gatling guns _suck_.
Not because they are inherently lame--they're actually incredibly awesome in their pure function.
Gatling guns suck because they are the default "superprojectileweapon", tainted by so many thoughtless creature, character, and vehicle designs. Need a meaner zombie nazi? Add a gatling gun. Need your anthro wolf cyborg to be more badass? Make one of his hands a gatling.
Is your camaro kinda boring? Add two gatlings! And remember, gatlings don't need ammo boxes or anything. The barrels do all the work
Yeah !! Mark II is always the best !
I would like to know how would look an mecha sponsored by Mc donald's . XD
Honestly i think is foolishness trying to dictate an ideal and "realistic" mecha concept. An great example who goes against this, is the Beast- Gods-cosmic - Titans - Mechas of Yoji Shinkawa , especially in Z.O.E .
Establish an rigid pattern for concepts, only dameage creativity .
An little mecha concept form mine : [link] , Comments welcomed !