Mech
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- A mech is a piece of technology from the Crossovers franchise.
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A mech (sometimes also called a battle suit) is a transforming robot operated by a human or humanoid. There are many different designs, and their alt-modes range from motorcycles to space stations.
Fiction
Star Wars Transformers toy bios
Technology was developed during the Clone Wars<ref name="ClonePilot">Star Wars Transformers clone pilot ARC-170 Starfighter on-package bio (transcription at TFU.info)</ref> that allowed vehicles to "morph" into a vaguely humanoid "mech mode."<ref name="Falcon">Star Wars Transformers Millennium Falcon on-package bio (transcription at TFU.info)</ref> In some cases, this transformation was guided (perhaps even created) by the use of the Force.<ref>Various Star Wars Transformers on-package bios, including Darth Vader (transcription), Luke Skywalker (transcription), Palpatine (transcription), and others.</ref> In others, it was a more standard push-button affair.<ref name="ATAT">Star Wars Transformers AT-AT Driver on-package bio (transcription at TFU.info)</ref> Both the Republic fighters<ref name="ClonePilot" /> and the Separatists<ref>Star Wars Transformers General Grievous on-package bio (transcription at TFU.info)</ref> employed this technology, and even bounty hunters<ref>Star Wars Transformers Jango Fett on-package bio (transcription at TFU.info)</ref> got in on it. It also featured in the war between the Empire<ref name="ATAT" /> and the Rebellion,<ref name="Falcon" /> again by both sides.
Marvel Crossovers toy bios
Mister Fantastic and Iron Man used alien technology to create mechs for their fellow superheroes.<ref>Crossovers hero on-package bios</ref> In response, the villain Doctor Doom created battle suits for Venom and Carnage.<ref>Crossovers villain on-package bios</ref>
Toys
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Notes
- Many of the Star Wars bios are worded in a way that sounds as though the characters themselves are turning into spaceships. However, several others make a distinction between the character and the vehicle, and all of those toys come with mini-figures of the actual pilots/drivers. (In contrast, the Marvel bios are unambiguous about the mechs being mere suits, but no pilot/driver figures are included.)
- The term "mech" has also been used in some Transformers fiction as a substitute for "person" when talking about a robot. The Timelines text stories in particular tend to employ this usage, as well as the Micromasters comic series. In one unique, parodic instance, "mech" has also been used to denote a "male robot" (as opposed to a "femme"/"female robot").
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