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* The new ''GulliversTravels'' movie has a giant mech. [[spoiler: Except it's used by the Liliputians, and as such is only human-sized.]]

* ''CodeGeass'' both follows and subverts this trope, ironically enough. The series is a tale of war, oppression, supernatural powers and BlackAndGrayMorality. It also has mecha that are constantly used as the primary weapon of both sides involved in the conflict. However, the manga version of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion attempts to follow the same plot as the anime, except the Knightmares are non-existant. Instead, they wage war using other weapons such as infantry, planes, VTOL-crafts, and ships. Kururugi Suzaku is seen piloting a VTOL-craft (an armed helicopter) most of the time. While this seems like a good idea in theory, the absence of mecha in the manga makes the scale of events look quite a bit weird, especially when Zero and the Black Knights are sometimes reduced to committing simple acts of vandalism on school grounds, which can certainly be considered less awesome without any mecha action.

* ''CodeGeass'' is a tale of war, oppression, supernatural powers and BlackAndGrayMorality. It also has mecha that are constantly used as the primary weapon of both sides involved in the conflict. However, the manga version of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion attemps to follow the same plot as the anime, except the Knightmares are non-existant. Instead, they wage war using other weapons such as infantry, planes, VTOL-crafts, and ships. Kururugi Suzaku is seen piloting a VTOL-craft (an armed helicopter) most of the time. While this seems like a good idea in theory, the absence of mecha makes the scale of events look quite a bit weird, especially when Zero and the Black Knights are sometimes reduced to committing simple acts of vandalism on school grounds, which can certainly be considered less awesome without any mecha action.

* ''CodeGeass'' is a tale of war, oppression, supernatural powers and BlackAndGrayMorality. It also has mecha that are constantly used as the primary weapon of both sides involved in the conflict. However, the manga version of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion attemps to follow the same plot as the anime, except the Knightmares are non-existant. Instead, they wage war using other weapons such as infantry, planes, VTOL-crafts, and ships. Kururugi Suzaku is seen piloting a VTOL-craft (an armed helicopter) most of the time. While this seems like a good idea in theory, the absence of mecha makes the scale of events look quite a bit weird, especially when Zero and the Black Knights are sometimes reduced to committing simple vandalism on school grounds, which can certainly be considered less awesome without any mecha action.
* ''GuiltyCrown''' is a story that takes place after a major [[TheVirus viral]] [[CataclysmBackstory outbreak deemed Lost Christmas.]] Japan sacrificed its independence in exchange for stability and an eventual vaccine. Now, ten years later, things are under control. [[TheGovernment GHQ]], the international organization charged with maintaining Japan's stability has diverged form their original goal ad has developed a new {{Phlebotinum}} known as the Void Genome, which grants its user the power to draw weapons from people that reflect their personalities. After [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters terrorist group bent on liberating Japan]] steals this weapon, it winds up [[PhlebotinumRebel being accidentally bonded to]] OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Ouma Shu. And in this story of friendship, strife, and action filled with these fantastically animated weapons...there are some ConspicuousCG robots that mostly play a passive role during the majority of battles.

* ''CodeGeass'' is a tale of war, oppression, supernatural powers and BlackAndGrayMorality. It also has mecha as a primary weapon.
** The manga version of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion follows the same plot as the anime, except the Knightmares are non-existant. Instead, they wage war using way more realistic weapons (infantry, planes, VTOL-crafts, and ships. Kururugi Suzaku is seen piloting a VTOL-craft (an armed helicopter) most of the time).
** Also done in the writers's new anime, ''GuiltyCrown''. It's a story that takes place after a major [[TheVirus viral]] [[CataclysmBackstory outbreak deemed Lost Christmas.]] Japan sacrificed its independence in exchange for stability and an eventual vaccine. Now, ten years later, things are under control. [[TheGovernment GHQ]], the international organization charged with maintaining Jpan's stability has diverged form their original goal ad has developed a new {{Phlebotinum}} known as the Void Genome, that grants its user the power to draw weapons from people that reflect their personalities. After [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters terrorist group bent on liberating Japan]] steals this weapon, it winds up [[PhlebotinumRebel being accidentally bonded to]] OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Ouma Shu. And in this story of friendship, strife, and action filled with these fantastically animated weapons... Are ConspicuousCG robots that have no real purpose in the main story.

* ''{{Gankutsuou}}'', based off of ''TheCountOfMonteCristo''.

** Also done in the writers's new anime, ''GuiltyCrown''. It's a story that takes place after a major [[TheVirus viral]] [[CataclysmBackstory outbreak deemed Lost Christmas.]] Japan sacrificed its independence in exchange for stability and an eventual vaccine. Now, ten years later, things are under control. [[TheGovernment GHQ]], the international organization charged with maintaining Jpan's stability has diverged form their original goal ad has developed a new {{Phlebotinum}} known as the Void Genome, that grants its user the power to draw weapons from people that reflect their personalities. After [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters terrorist group bent on liberating Japan]] steals this weapon, it winds up [[{{Phlebotinum Rebel}} being accidentally bonded to]] OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Ouma Shu. And in this story of friendship, strife, and action filled with these fantastically animated weapons... Are ConspicuousCG robots that have no real purpose in the main story.

* The finale of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'''s first season had Precia summoning an army of {{Mecha-Mooks}}, including a HumongousMecha or ten. Though considering [[{{Gundam}} all the]] [[GaoGaiGar mecha]] [[SuperRobotWars references]] in ''Nanoha'', it's more surprising that there aren't ''more''.
** A few years prior, the same director had Kyosuke Date go a few rounds with giant machines in [[Anime/SoulTaker SoulTaker]].

* ''SoulEater'' is best described as a supernatural-themed FightingSeries. Towards the end, however, there's one fight scene where it manages to pull off this trope in the most absurdly [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]] way possible. And yes, it was indeed awesome.

* In ''{{Naruto}}'', one of Pain's bodies is [[SchizoTech inexplicably]] some sort of HollywoodCyborg, with rocket boots, a RocketPunch, MacrossMissileMassacre deployed from his other arm, and a [[FrickinLaserBeams laser beam]] from his head.

* ''Manga/{{Air Gear}}'' has had a couple of these lately, starting with Caesar and Nina's AT Armors. Hell, soon enough even [[BadassNormal Kaito]] gets to pilot one

*** The first two Sentai series, ''HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' and ''JAKQDengekitai,'' had no super robots, just [[{{Thunderbolts}} Gerry Anderson]]-esque vehicles, and the latter was not very successful [[hottip:*:Mostly due to the kids not being as fond of DarkerAndEdgier as adult fans, the biggest example of why PanderingToTheBase ''doesn't'' work.]] - it was the introduction of super robots into the show with ''BattleFeverJ'' that distinguished the show from the dozens of other {{henshin hero}} shows at the time and made it a CashCowFranchise.

* In ''[[HenryHatsworthInThePuzzlingAdventure Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure]]'', the titular hero summons a steam-powered robot through the ancient, mystical ritual... of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJzpLAOXMfY Tea Time]].

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* The Mecha-Streisand episode of ''SouthPark''.

* The titular character of ''DextersLaboratory'' builds plenty of them.

* In the ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Season 8 comics, Dawn ([[RentAZilla by now a giant]]) goes on a rampage through Tokyo, stomping on vampires and generally causing mayhem. The vampires counterattack with a HumongousMecha version of Dawn [[BewareMyStingerTail with a Godzilla-esque tail]] and the two of them battle it out in the middle of the city, with [[HollywoodNerd Andrew]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome giving tactics advice from a helicopter overhead]].

* ''{{Fallout}} 3'' features Liberty Prime, a giant robot who memorably spouts anti-communist propaganda in battle (making him a literal PropagandaMachine.) A particularly egrarious example, as ''Fallout 3'' takes place in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] ScavengerWorld where the realistic odds of anybody getting a functioning giant robot are astronomical. The guy is just so damn cool though, that's he's become a MemeticMutation.

** Also done in the writers's new anime, ''GuiltyCrown''. It's a story that takes place after a major [[TheVirus viral]] [[CataclysmBackstory outbreak deemed Lost Christmas.]] Japan sacrificed its independence in exchange for stability and an eventual vaccine. Now, ten years later, things are under control. [[TheGovernment GHQ]], the international organization charged with maintaining Jpan's stability has diverged form their original goal ad has developed a new {{Phlebotinum}} known as the Void Genome, that grants its user the power to draw weapons from people that reflect their personalities. After [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters terrorist group bent on liberating Japan]] steals this weapon, it winds up [[{{Phlebotinum Rebel}} being accidentally bonded to]] OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Ouma Shu. And in this story of friendship, strife, and action filled with these fantastically animated weapons... Are ConspicuousCG robots that have no real purpose in the main story.

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*** Of course, [[MeaningfulName Otacon]] is a [[HollywoodNerd Hollywood]] {{Otaku}} who got into robot engineering for the sole reason that he wanted to build HumongousMecha like in {{anime}}. Of course he is going to want to [[RuleOfCool snazz it up]]. His commentary in [=MGS4=] suggests he and the rest of the engineering team sneaked in a lot of little features like that, [[ThrowItIn just because they had the oppertunity]].
* The Knights of the Holy Lance in {{Persona 2}} are what happens when you throw this on a pot with StupidJetpackHitler. They were supposed to have actual personalities and be ''feminine''.

* {{Starcraft}}: The Goliath (and to a lesser extent the Dragoon) could've been a more normal tank-type vehicle, but that wouldn't have been [[RuleOfCool nearly cool enough]]. [[VideoGame/StarcraftII The sequel]] [[UpToEleven adds even more]].

* ''CommandAndConquer'' suddenly introduced the Titan and Mammoth Mk II in ''Tiberian Sun''.

* When OtakuSurrogate Sanae saw the titular Hisou Tensoku of ''{{Touhou}} 12.3: Hisou Tensoku'', she immediately assumed this trope. Oh sure, a HumongousMecha would look out of place in a MagicalLand with a FantasyKitchenSink, but as Sanae says, it's a ''MagicalLand with a FantasyKitchenSink'', [[IfJesusThenAliens so why wouldn't there be giant robots]]? Naturally, the fandom [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP-nJxJjL1Y ran away]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS6IT9UMC8U with this]]. [[spoiler:Alas, this gets subverted in the end, as Hisou Tensoku is revealed to be a giant, steam-operated advertisement doll rather than an actual HumongousMecha]].

* The ''{{Civilization}}'' series has always been relatively realistic, so some fans were incensed when the most recent iteration allowed players to build ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Giant Death Robots]]''. This became much less of an objection once it was clear that by the time players had sufficient technology and resources to build them, [[AwesomeButImpractical the game was pretty much over already.]]

* When [[{{Spaceballs}} Spaceball 1]] became (DrumRoll) Mega Maid.

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* ''DarkCloud 2'' has Steve the Ridepod, Maximilian's upgradeable fighting robot.

-->--''MobileSuitGundamWing'', itself '''not''' an example of this trope

* ''SoulEater'' is best described as a supernatural-themed FightingSeries. Towards the end, however, there's one fight scene where it manages to pull off this trope in the most [[BeyondTheImpossible absurdly]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]] way possible. And yes, it was indeed awesome.

* ''{{Air Gear}}'' has had a couple of these lately, starting with Caesar and Nina's AT Armors. Hell, soon enough even [[BadassNormal Kaito]] gets to pilot one

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* Codex Alera. No, seriously. I didn't see it coming either. Turns out "Great Furies" isn't just an expression.
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* In ''NoMoreHeroes 2: Desperate Struggle'', one of the bosses is an all-American football player backed by a squad of cheerleader assassins. He pilots a mech shaped like a football. Luckily, the player character (an {{Otaku}}) just happens to have a full-size working replica of the mech from his favorite SuperRobot show lying around. That's the kind of game this is.

* In ''NoMoreHeroes 2: Desperate Struggle'', one of the bosses is an all-American football player backed by a squad of cheerleader assassins. He pilots a mech shaped like a football. Luckily, the player character (an {{Otaku}}) just happen to have a full-size working replica of the mech from his favorite SuperRobot show lying around. That's the kind of game this is.

* ''BigO'' might fit this, if, repeat ''if'', you think the other elements could stand on their own. Even if you don't, there are some episodes in which it feels like they shoe-horned a giant robot fight in even if the episode didn't call for it.