- "Chicks dig giant robots."
- ― Jamie (Megas XLR)
- "Bravo, sir! I'm thrilled you're still the superior mecha pilot!"
- ― Dr. Starline to Dr. Eggman (IDW Sonic the Hedgehog)
The ability to be a master of piloting mecha, either innately or through training. Variation of Vehicular Mastery.
Also Called[]
- Enhanced Mech/Mecha Piloting Skill
- Adept/Expert/Intuitive/Master/Professional/Skilled/Specialized/Talented Giant Robot/Mech/Mecha Pilot
- Giant Robot Piloting Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
- Mech Piloting Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
- Mecha Piloting Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
Capabilities[]
The user has formidable skill in piloting mecha/mecha, either at a distance using a remote or from a cockpit inside a mecha/mech.
Depending on the type of mecha being controlled, the weapons, abilities, and equipment the user controls vary. In some cases, the mecha's power may be connected to the user.
Applications[]
- Aerobatics
- Airborne Attacks
- Antenna Protrusion
- Camouflage
- Radio Frequency Detection
- Enhanced Condition
- Enhanced Gunmanship
- Environmental Adaptation
- Flight/High-Speed Flight
- Force-Field Generation
- G-Force Adaptation
- Heads-Up Display
- Helmet Proficiency
- Jet Propulsion
- Levitation
- Melee Weapon Proficiency
- Metal Exoskeleton
- Mid-Air Combat
- Mid-Air Maneuverability
- Mode Switching
- Movement Mastery
- Parachuting
- Radar
- Rocket Weaponry
- Missile Weaponry
- Sensory Tracking
- Stealth Mastery
- Surveillance Mastery
- Tailwind Generation
- Tread Protrusion
- Vehicular Combat
- Wing Manifestation
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- The user may be at a disadvantage outside of mecha.
- The mecha may be sentient and may disagree with pilot.
- The user's fighting abilities may be limited based on any damage the mecha sustains during battle.
- The user can unintentionally cause collateral damage which may subject them to criticism.
- May require a degree of training or exposure.
- May take time to achieve mastery.
Known Mech Pilots[]
See Also: Mecha.
Anime/Manga[]
- Inaho Kaizuka (Aldnoah.Zero)
- Shikoutazer (Akame ga Kill!)
- Dominus (The Big O)
- Roger Smith
- Ragna Mails pilots (Cross Ange: Rondo of The Angel and Dragon)
- Para Mails pilots (Cross Ange: Rondo of The Angel and Dragon)
- Ryuu Shin Ki pilots (Cross Ange: Rondo of The Angel and Dragon)
- Knightmare Frame pilots (Code Geass)
- Lelouch vi Britannia
- Kallen Kozuki
- Suzaku Kururugi
- Pilaf Gang (Dragon Ball)
- Kurenai Kōgetsu (Edens Zero)
- Faust (Fairy Tail)
- Getter Team (Getter Robo)
- Mobile Suit pilots (Gundam franchise)
- Simon (Gurren Lagann)
- Kamina (Gurren Lagann)
- Viral (Gurren Lagann)
- Haruto Tokishima (Kakumeiki Valvrave)
- Saki Rukino (Kakumeiki Valvrave)
- Various Characters (Knight's & Magic)
- Hiroki Saitou (Knights of Sidonia)
- Nagate Tanikaze (Knights of Sidonia)
- Madoka Kyouno (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Lan/Fin E Ld Si Laffinty (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Muginami (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Izo (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Kirius (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Array (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Villagiulio (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Dizelmine/Fin E Ld Si Dizelmine (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Asuka Langley Soryu (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Toji Suzuhara (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Mari Illustrious Makinami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Franky (One Piece); post-timeskip
- Usopp (One Piece); post-timeskip
- Team Rocket (Pokémon anime)
- Koala (Rave Master)
- Rick Hunter (Robotech)
- Shinkalion Drivers (Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion)
- Dandy (Space Dandy)
- Star Drivers (Star Driver)
- Seina Yamada (Tenchi Muyo GXP)
- Kenshi Masaki (Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar)
- Several Characters (Tengen Toopa Guren Lagan)
- Shotaro Kaneda (Tetsujin 28-go)
- Philuffy Aingram (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Lisesharte Atismata (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Yoruka Kirihime (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Aeril Vi Arcadia (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Hayes Vi Arcadia (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Automaton (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Xfer (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Mishis V Xfer
- Krulcifer Einfolk
- Seven Dragon Paladins (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Lux Arcadia
- Mel Gizalut
- Rosa Granhide
- Soffice Xfer
- Greifer Nest
- Singlen Shelbrit
- Magialca Zen Vanfrick
- Tatiana (Undead Unluck)
- Voltron Force (Voltron: Defender of the Universe)
- Various Characters (Brave Series)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- KND Operatives (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
- Lena Luthor (DC Super Hero Girls/DC Comics)
- Dee Dee (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Mandark (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Gaz (Invader Zim)
- Heloise (Jimmy-Two Shoes)
- Alexis Luthor (Legion of Super-Heroes/DC Comics)
- Various characters (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Cole
- Jay
- Kai
- Lloyd Garmadon
- Lord Garmadon
- Nya
- P.I.X.A.L.
- Zane
- Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Megamind (Megamind)
- Coop (Megas XLR)
- Evil Coop (Megas XLR)
- Evil Kiva (Megas XLR)
- Glorft (Megas XLR)
- Kiva (Megas XLR)
- Miniforce (Miniforce)
- Ferb Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb)
- Phineas Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)
- Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Sonic (Sonic Boom)
- Peni Parker (Marvel Comics)
- Sheldon J. Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- The Diamonds (Steven Universe)
- Pearl (Steven Universe)
- Peridot (Steven Universe)
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go!)
- Ilana, Lance, and Octus (Sym-Bionic Titan)
- Basque, Frida, Jackson, and Grimm (Teenage Mecha Ninja Turtles)
- Cody Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- Emmet Brickowski (The Lego Movie)
- Paladins of Voltron (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
- Balthazar Bratt (Despicable Me 3)
- Glorbnorb III and Todd (Woody Woodpecker 2018)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Mech-X4 Team (Mech-X4)
- Pan Pacific Defense Corps Rangers (Pacific Rim)
- Grogu (Star Wars)
- Various Characters (Super Sentai)
- Various Characters (Power Rangers)
- Ellen Ripley (Alien)
- Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Video Games[]
- Mechanica (ARMS)
- Doctor N Gin (Crash Bandicoot)
- Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
- Scarlet (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Yuuki Otoma/Thundatross (Gigabash)
- Rojak Rangers/R.O.J.A.K (Gigabash)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Kirby (Kirby series)
- Morgack (Knack)
- Katrina (Knack)
- Xander (Knack II)
- Mechanic (MapleStory)
- Checky
- Donkey Kong (Mario vs Donkey Kong)
- Dr. Wily (Mega Man)
- Tron Bonne (Mega Man Legends)
- Axl (Mega Man X)
- Vile (Mega Man X)
- X (Mega Man X)
- Zero (Mega Man X)
- Vanishing Gungaroo (Mega Man X7)
- Liquid Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear series)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Khamsin (Metal Gear Rising: Revengance)
- Ghor (Metroid)
- D. Va (Overwatch)
- Hammond (Overwatch)
- Starfish alien lord (Part Time UFO)
- Monokuma Kubs (Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)
- Descole (Professor Layton series)
- Weiss (Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos)
- Mechanic job-class (Ragnarok Online)
- Sparkster (Rocket Knight Adventures)
- Rugrats (Rugrats in Paris)
- Yozakura (Senran Kagura)
- Doctor Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- DJ Octavio (Splatoon)
- Several characters (Super Robot Wars)
- Coral Siren (Shantae and the Seven Sirens)
- Bowser Jr. (Super Mario Bros)
- Pilots (Titanfal)
- Traveler (No Man's sky)
- Riley Robinson (Subnautica series)
- Robin Ayou (Subnautica series)
- Various Characters (Armored Core)
- Marian/Modernia (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
- Kilo (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
- Dr. Edgar Zomboss (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Bug Bot Imps (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Disco-tron 3000 pilots (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Gargantuar Prime pilots (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Mecha-Football Zombie pilots (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Robo-Cone Zombies (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Imp (Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare/Battle for Neighborville)
- Mech Gargantuar pilots (Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare/Battle for Neighborville)
- Master Builder (Clash of Clans)
- Goblin Machine pilots (Clash Royale)
Others[]
- Reist Ebersbacher (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
- Various Characters (Exo-Force)
- Machina X Flayon (Holostars)
- Robot Arena Mecha Pilots (Kiwi Blitz)
- Steffi Frohlich/Blitz}}
- Caroline Cordovin (RWBY)
Known Mechs[]
Anime/Manga[]
- Dairugger (Armored Fleet Dairugger)
- Megadeuses (The Big O)
- Knightmare Frames (Code Geass)
- Ragna-mails (Cross Ange)
- Variable Fighters (Compilation of Macross)
- Zanda Claus (Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops)
- Dorma Anim (Fairy Tail)
- Getter Robos (Getter Robo)
- Mobile Suits (Gundam)
- Gunmen (Gurren Lagann)
- Gurren Lagann
- Golion (Beast King Golion)
- Ovid and Vox (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
- Evangelions (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Iron Pirate Franky Shogun/Iron Pirate General Franky (One Piece)
- E-99 Eggsterminator (Sonic X)
- Little Aloha (Space Dandy)
- Cybodies (Star Driver)
- Idol (Tenchi Muyo! GXP)
- Testujin (Tetsujin 28-go)
- Drag-Ride (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Bahamut
- Tiamat
- Typhon
- Aži Dahäka
- Lindworm
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Mecha tanks (The Legend of Korra)
- Mecha suits (The Legend of Korra)
- Balthazar Bratt's mech (Despicable Me 3)
- Cashina (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Ecto-Skeleton (Danny Phantom)
- MegaBoy 3000 (Invader Zim)
- Hulkbuster Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor Model 13/Modular Armor; via the Hulkbuster add-on
- Iron Man Armor Model 31/Hulkbuster Argonaut
- Iron Man Armor Model 36
- Iron Man Armor Model 51/Model-Prime Armor; via the Hulkbuster physique
- Iron Man Armor Model 52
- Iron Man Armor Model 71
- Celestial Hulkbuster Armor
- Omniverse Hulkbuster Armor
- Iron Man Armor Model 32/Subterranean Argonaut (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor Model 38/Phoenix-Killer Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor Model 44/Heavy Duty Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor Model 45/Deep Space Armor (Marvel Comics); via the Saturn V Armor extension
- Iron Man Armor Model 50/Endo-Sym Armor (Marvel Comics); via the Hulk-like physique
- Iron Man Armor Model 53 (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor Model 54 (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor Model 57/Fin Fang Foombuster Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor Model 61/Godkiller Armor MK II (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor Model 73/Sentinel Buster Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Satellite Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Godkiller armor (Marvel Comics)
- Megas (Megas XLR)
- Dynamo (The Powerpuff Girls)
- SPD/R (Marvel Comics)
- Super Robot (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go!)
- Titan (Sym-Bionic Titan)
- Turtle X (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- Turtle Mech (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Voltron (Voltron)
- Emmet's Construct-o-Mech (The Lego Movie)
- Robomechabotatron (Wander Over Yonder)
- Justice Buster (DC Comics)
- Hulkbuster (Marvel Comics)
Video Games[]
- Magitek armor (Final Fantasy VI)
- Proud Clod (Final Fantasy VII series)
- The Crimson Mare (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Exisals (Danganronpa V3)
- Big Bang Monokuma (Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls)
- Mega Mech (Gears of War)
- Titan Suit (Jak II)
- Various Robo Ride armors (Mega Man X)
- Metal Gears (Metal Gear)
- The Spectre/The Excavation Machines (Professor Layton series)
- Madogear (Ragnarok Online)
- Sparkrobo (Rocket Knight Adventures)
- Prescott's Mech (Epic Mickey 2)
- The Octobot King (Splatoon)
- Mech-Suits (Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots)
- Titans (Titanfall)
- Minotaur (No Man's sky)
- Prawn suit (Subnautica series)
- Gigas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Various mechs (Armored Core)
- Armored Cores (ACs)
- Muscle Tracers (MTs)
- Nexts
- Modernia (Rapture) (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
- T.A.L.O.S. (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
- Mechamuncher (Hungry Dragon)
- Zombots (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Bug Bots (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Disco-tron 3000s (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Gargantuar Primes (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Mecha-Football Zombies (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Robo-Cones (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Z-Mech (Plants Vs. Zombies)
- Mech Gargantuar (Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare/Battle for Neighborville)
- Mechanized Walkers (Command & Conquer series)
- Mammoth Mk. 2
- Battle Machine (Clash of Clans)
- Goblin Machines (Clash Royale)
Others[]
- Wissenschaft gears (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
- Gear Theurgia
- Goethia
- Grimorium Verum
- Legacy of Solomon
- Mechas (Godzilla)
- Battle Machines (Exo-Force)
- R-TRUS (Holostars)
- Jaegers (Pacific Rim)
- Various Mecha (Chouseishin series)
- Colossus (RWBY)
- P-5000 Powered Work Loaders (Alien series)
- Various Zords and Megazords (Power Rangers)
- AMP suit (Avatar)
- Various Sentai mecha and Giant Robos (Super Sentai)
- Mecha (Kiwi Blitz)
- Kiwibot
- Walkers (Star Wars)
- All Terrain Armored Transports (AT-ATs)
- Mechagodzilla (Godzilla)
- Iron Man Armor: Mark XLIV/Hulkbuster (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Iron Man Armor: Mark XLVIII/Hulkbuster 2.0 (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Iron Monger Armor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga[]
The Vox Pilots, Muginami, Madoka Kyouno and Lan with their respective Vox Units (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne).
Franky's (One Piece) Franky Shogun is a gigantic robot created using state of the art technology designed by Dr. Vegapunk.
E-99 Eggsterminator (Sonic X) is a powerful robot mech created by Dr. Eggman. Being powered by six of the seven Chaos Emeralds, it was enough to surpass Sonic in both strength and speed.
Dandy (Space Dandy) makes up for his lack of proper combat skills by utilizing his mech, Little Aloha.
The Seven Dragon Paladins (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle) are made of the strongest Drag-Knights from the seven different country. Including...
Lux Arcadia (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle), one of the strongest Drag-Knights piloting the Empire's Strongest Divine Drag-Ride, Bahamut.
...The vice captain, Singlen Sherbrit (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle), the second strongest Drag-Knight in the world.
..and Malgialca Zen Vanfrick (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle) the captain and number one in the Drag-Knight world rank.
Cartoons/Comics[]
The Ecto-Skeleton (Danny Phantom) was capable of amplifying Danny's ghost powers and physical attributes 100-fold, but at the cost of drastically exhausting his body.
When Dib's (Invader Zim) skeleton was crushed by a paramedic in a freak piggy accident in an alternate timeline, his father Professor Membrane created for him the MegaBoy 3000, a fusion-powered titanium exoskeleton that "gave him the strength of ten thousand little boys!"
Despite being a small, petite girl, Heloise (Jimmy Two-Shoes) is very intelligent and sadistic as she makes inventions for Misery Inc. that would spread misery to her town and also likes to destroy things for fun.
Phineas and his stepbrother Ferb (Phineas and Ferb) can pilot any giant mech like The Murphy Law Suit
Video Games[]
Being a mechanical engineering genius, Tron Bonne (Megaman Legends) is able to create small robots called Servbots and pilot large aerial battles ships and mechs.
Despite never having piloted a Metal Gear before, Solid Snake (Metal Gear series) was able to pilot Metal Gear REX well enough to escape Shadow Moses Island's hangar and defeat Metal Gear RAY in combat despite Liquid Ocelot's superior experience as a Metal Gear pilot.
The Black Knight (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time) is a mecha Penelope created who's using a rocket launcher…
Dr. Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog) is an incredibly skilled mecha pilot, having used several mechs he created to fight Sonic and his allies...
...Even when using one of his older mechs, he can still triumph against a newer model piloted by the less experienced Dr. Starline.
Television/Movies[]
The Power Rangers (Power Rangers) are well known for their various Megazords such as the Dino Megazord. Additionally, the Super Sentai franchise that Power Rangers was based off of have a long-standing tradition of using various Mecha such as Daizyuzin as part of each of their series.