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Working Title: Instant Awesome Just Add Mecha: From YKTTW
Count Dorku: Re "Note that perhaps no work absolutely needs mecha" - BLASPHEMY AGAINST PRIMUS!
The Gunheart: I honestly don't get how Mobile Suit Gundam would actually work without mobile suits. Power suits would be too small to have any real effect outside of infantry battles, a tank would be completely useless for space conflict and a starfighter would lose much of the drama.
Lord Gacek: I was thinking about adding Matrix and Cameron's Avatar, but these examples look more like Powered Armour. However, they get an impressive leap in awesomeness once said machines are on screen. Does it have to be humongous, or some three meters tall is enough?
Dragon Quest Z: Humongous Mecha only. You find enough examples of powered armor thrown in for the hell of it, ykttw it as a Sister Trope.
The Gunheart: The ones from The Matrix and Avatar are actually roughly the size of the ones from Code Geass, believe it or not, so they could go here.
Dragon Quest Z: In that case, they could fit.
