Talk:Mech

Uses of the word "mech"

Hrm. We may have to disambig this. Transformers call each other "mechs" (in lieu of "men") in Timelines text stories all the time. --ItsWalky 14:00, 17 April 2009 (EDT)

Yeah, when I wrote this, I knew it would open this can of worms. There are different ways of dealing with it...

1. This page could become a straight-up examination of the various uses of the word "mech," including the current info.
2. This page could keep its current focus, with the "slang" use of "mech" being relegated to a Note.
3. We make a new page for slang-"mech" and disambiguate the two.

I think it all comes down to how prevalent the non-Crossovers usage is and how much there is to say about it. I don't have a particular opinion. I considered naming this page "Battle suit" to dodge the issue, but I don't think that's right because the Darth Star packaging doesn't use that phrase. Oh, and speaking of, if anyone can verify that other SW-TF toys use the term "mech," then that section should definitely be rewritten accordingly. I limited it to the Darth Star because that's the only SW-TF toy I own. Also, I don't know if the disambig-note should be expanded to mention SW-TF... I wrote it under the logic that SW-TF has been retroactively encompassed by Crossovers, but others may feel differently. Again, I don't particularly care.

- Jackpot 14:28, 17 April 2009 (EDT)

Started hunting around HTS for other uses of "mech," and I've found one so far: [1] Most of them focus on the pilot figure AWESOMELY MORPHING INTO A GIANT KILLER THING somehow. --ItsWalky 14:31, 17 April 2009 (EDT)

Oh, and the mech in "Robot Buster!" is only called a battlesuit. Dang. --ItsWalky 14:48, 17 April 2009 (EDT)

I'd vote for the slang usage simply getting a note. While "mech" and "femme" are common fanon terms, I don't recall either of them getting very much use in canon stuff. And seeing as how the Timelines stuff is, AFAIK, essentially written by paid die-hard TF fans (and thus it's not surprising that fan slang is adopted)... yeah. --Jeysie 14:55, 17 April 2009 (EDT)

Toys?

I like the idea of this article, but I don't believe it needs a toy section. The only toys that are "mechs" appear to be Crossovers I don't see the point of listing all the Marvel Crossover toys with when we already have a page for that. The focus of the page doesn't seem to expand any further than the Crossovers (Marvel and a bit of SW). Maybe just put a link to the toyline page instead? That way this page can be a focus on the fiction aspect of mechs. We could possibly look for other uses of the term. (I wonder if the big Iron Man suit in the TF/A crossover was ever called a mech).

Or we could just have this page be all-encompassing throughout all continuities the way we have some other terms.

Now I'm rambling. --Bluestreak7 14:13, 17 April 2009 (EDT)

You're right that this page is primarily fiction-based. I just threw the Toys section in for good measure. I'm not generally concerned about toys, so I'll let someone who's more familiar with our protocol decide what to do with it. Edit: Oh, in answer to your Iron Man question, I just skimmed the miniseries, and the narration called it a "suit of armor." In dialogue, it was either a "suit" or "armor." No use of "mech" that I could find. - Jackpot 14:28, 17 April 2009 (EDT)