[b]Mecha[/b] (メカ - [i]me-ka[/i]) are giant [[robot]]s, robot vehicles, robot construction equipment, robot mobile buildings and generally over-sized robot machines. While the original Japanese definition extends to include power armor, exoskeletons, and general sci-fi machinery, for danbooru purposes this tag is for piloted and/or giant robots.

Primarily seen in [[science fiction]] settings, though there are several cases of them in [[fantasy]] settings.

h4. Types of Mecha
* [[Externally piloted mecha]] - A mecha where the controls are external and the pilot rides on top of the machine.
* [[Walker (robot)|]] - A type of walking mecha that usually lacks arms.
* [[Super Robot]] - Mecha with super powers. 

h4. Series-specific Tags
* [[Arm Slave (mecha)|]] ([[Full Metal Panic!]])
* [[Armored Trooper]] ([[Soukou Kihei VOTOMS]])
* [[AT-AT]] ([[Star Wars]])
* [[Destroid]] ([[Macross]])
* [[Dreadnought (warhammer 40k)|]] ([[Warhammer 40K]])
* [[Battroid]] ([[Macross]])
* [[Gerwalk]] ([[Macross]])
* [[Evangelion (mecha)|]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion]])
* [[Ferronis (xenoblade)|]] ([[Xenoblade Chronicles 3]])
* [[Gekko (metal_gear)|]] ([[Metal Gear (series)|]])
* [[Gothicmade (mecha)|]] ([[Hana no Utame Gothicmade]])
* [[Holon (gen lock)|]] ([[gen lock|Gen:Lock]])
* [[Jaeger (pacific rim)|]] ([[Pacific Rim]])
* [[Kataphrakt (aldnoah.zero)|]] ([[ALDNOAH.ZERO]])
* [[Knightmare Frame]] ([[Code Geass]])
* [[Mashin]] ([[Magic Knight Rayearth]])
* [[Meka (overwatch)|]] ([[Overwatch]])
* [[Metal Gear (robot)|]] ([[Metal Gear (series)|]])
* [[Mobile Suit]] ([[Gundam]])
** [[Man Machine]] ([[Gaia Gear]])
** [[Mobile Armor]] ([[Gundam]])
* [[Morito (sidonia_no_kishi)|]] ([[Sidonia no Kishi]])
* [[Mortar Headd]] ([[Five Star Stories]])
* [[Orbital Frame (zone Of The Enders)|]] ([[Zone of the Enders]])
* [[Skell (xenoblade_x)|]] ([[Xenoblade Chronicles X]]) 
* [[Tactical Surface Fighter]] ([[Muv-Luv Alternative]])
* [[Titan (titanfall)|]] ([[Titanfall (series)|]])
* [[Variable Fighter]] ([[Macross]])

h4. Other Related tags

* [[Exoskeleton]] - Small, external mechanical attachments that tends to be worn rather than piloted. Some may qualify for the mecha tag, though it should be judged on a case by case basis.
* [[Power armor]] - Full body mechanical armor that usually augments the wearer's abilities.
* [[Robot animal]] - Robot in the shape of an animal, sometimes overlaps with mecha in series such as [[Zoids]] and certain [[Super Sentai]] entries.
* [[Robot dragon]] - Robot in the shape of a dragon, often overlaps with mecha due to their size.

h4. See also

* [[Buchi Holes]]
* [[Gerwalk]]
* [[Gunpla]]
* [[V-fin]]
* "Pool:Awesome Mecha":[/pools/834]
* [[Tag group:Technology]]
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