Hi guys. We have a discussion on super heroes then another on games ... now let me open another topic. Robots/Mecha/Cyborgs. Big or small. Fantastic or realistic. Sentient or with pilots. They are scattered all over various media - comics, anime, super hero (sentai), movies etc.
Here are my favorite robots/mecha (not in order of favorites). Feel free to share yours.
1. Gaogaigar - One of the recent mecha series made by Sunrise and is the very last yusha (hero) robot series. From the same company that introduced the Transformer toys - Takara. One of the villians of this series looks very similar to one of the G Force/Gatchaman characters. Check this site for more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaogaigar
2. Voltron/Golion - Ah, one of the best five combining unit robots. Form feet and legs. Form arms and torso. And I'll form the head.
3. Jetman Robot - The ultimate fighting unit of the superhero team, Jetman. One of the classic super hero series. The anime Gatchaman or G Force is a tribute to this series.
4. Robocop - Murphy was a good cop who went down (very brutally) and was transformed into the futuristic cyborb, Robocop. I love his gun and distinct walking movements.
5. Voltes V - Another classic five unit forming robot with the classic formula of Earth being invaded by aliens and they come up with a highly advanced robot to combat these invaders.
There are many other robots out there and my list doesn't even touch the tip of the iceberg. C'mon. Share what robots/mecha/cyborgs or anything similar you know or enjoyed.
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The whole series of replicants from Blade Runner would be my next choice, but also because of the whole story and world built around them.
Also amongst my favorites is Gigolo Joe from AI who was so well done by Jude Law. He was a shining light in an otherwise insipid embarrassment of techy movie fluff.
And finally, does Edward Scissorhands count? Technically, he is a technologically-enhanced human, making him the definition of a cyborg. But maybe that's a larger philosophical question...?
Well if generalize modified humans/organisms, then yes Robocop and Edward Scissorhands as well as Frankenstien would make the cut.
Ah, glam, you just had to mention Data. Just when i just recently watched Star Trek: Nemisis. Him singing "Blue skies, nothing but blue skies ..."
Nice choices man. Cheers.
The Six Million Dollar Man,,,,Steve Austin He had robotic arm, legs and eye.
Now that is one I haven't heard in a while. I guess he is the original "Full Metal Alchemist" without the alchemy that is.
Now you guys are giving me an idea of what dvds to watch during my break. Either I go "fantasy" or "mecha/robot/cyborg" marathon.
1. Trigun the Movie
2. Robocop
3. Edward Scissorhands
4. Star Trek: Nemesis
5. Full Metal Alchemist Movie 2
Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology.
Data - Star Trek
R2D2-3CPO - Star wars
Robocop- My home town..lol. for real
Voltron
Darth Vader he was a quadruple amputate
and on a ventilator
Optimis Prime - Transformers
Dabbling all the way down
Jestered the devil with my song
And got what I wanted all along
Then they gave him a 6 million dollar woman.
I did like that episode When he fought Bigfoot.....
That was back in the 70's. Remember maxamillion the dog. Lol. Wonder what he would cost today? The 60 million dollar man plus tax. Lol..
Hey spd. Blade Runner. Lol. Was that the movie where that dude like them fried taters .? Lol..
Hmm. I know of a character named Priss, but she is a human wearing power armor. From the anime, bubblegum crisis.