A giant robot power hour discussing mechs across media, their stories, and why we love them. Friends Alice, Brian, and Niko talk through mech design, catchphrases, pilots making good life choices, transhumanism, literal cockpits, semantics, and child soldiers. From anime to books to tabletop roleplaying games, join us as we ask and answer one of life’s most crucial questions: how cool are the mechs? We also subject ourselves to the mortal folly of trivia games!
This time our episode is on part one of Iron Widow, a book that reminds us: when you set out on a journey of revenge, dig a shitload of graves, because you’re killing way more than two people.
Mechs discussed:
Nine-Tailed Fox
Headless Warrior
White Tiger
Vermillion Bird
Moon Rabbit
Black...
Published 05/01/24
Keep you waiting, huh? This time around we’re discussing a game that imagines a world in which our elites even pretend to care about an environmental disaster, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Let’s launch into it!
Mechs discussed:
Metal Gear RAY
Cyborg Ninja Exosuit
Other images:...
Published 04/17/24