piloted creature-shaped vehicle theme
There is a belimbed (or betentacled etc.) mobile machine that is piloted by someone residing within it.
Examples
The powerful "Gun Unit Heavy Elimination Device" (GUNHED) mecha was used by Brooklyn to foil a highly advanced AI's plans for world domination in "Gunhed" (1989).
18 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 10 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ldr2019e1x04 | choice | The farmers used heavily armed, humanoid walking vehicles to defend against swarms of hostile insectoid creatures. |
| movie: Robot Jox (1989) | choice | International disputes were settled with gladiator-style matches between giant robots operated by pilots called "robot jox" who are contracted to fight ten matches. |
| movie: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) | major | The titular Mechagodzilla was a giant, bipedal, dinosaur-like robot that was piloted from within by a human controller. |
| movie: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II (1993) | major | The giant robot Mechagodzilla was controlled by three people from the inside. |
| movie: Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla (1994) | major | The giant, mole-like robot MOGUERA was piloted by a trio of military personnel who used the machine to battle with Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla. The human piloted giant robot Mechagodzilla was sent out into space to intercept SpaceGodzilla. |
| movie: Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) | major | The human-piloted, giant bio-mechanical robot Mechagodzilla was used by the Japan Xenomorph Self-Defense Forces to defend the Japan from a rampaging Godzilla. |
| movie: Gunhed (1989) | major | The powerful "Gun Unit Heavy Elimination Device" (GUNHED) mecha was used by Brooklyn to foil the Kyron-5 super computer's plans for world domination. |
| movie: Robot Wars (1993) | major | Drake piloted the giant, humanoid robot MEGA-1 and in so doing defeated the mechanized scorpion piloting General Wa-Lee in epic battle. |
| movie: Appleseed (2004) | minor | Piloted, humanoid battle bots were in common use. |
| movie: Appleseed Alpha (2014) | minor | Deunan wielded a powerful humanoid battle bot from within. |