![]() Most of the internal space of the vehicle would have to be taken up by the robot's parts, but they usually seem to have cargo and passenger room much like an equivalent mundane craft. The physics and logistics of the transformation concept are tenuous at best. The typical explanation being that the cooler form is the vehicle's true form, while the ordinary one is a disguise. These are more common in shows aimed at younger audiences, but appear from time to time throughout the genre. There is also the matter of the vehicle that transforms into the same vehicle, only much cooler. This type of system is in use in real-life militaries, which have such things as up-armoring kits for vehicles and universal hard-points on combat aircraft. A reliable source for Technology Porn.Ī variation, sometimes used in combination, is the modular parts system, with which a mecha can re-equip with different tools and weapons for different jobs, like the FAST packs from Super Dimension Fortress Macross or the Assault Weapon Systems from Centurions. There are sometimes exceptions, as with the Telescoping Robot's ability to expand outwards. The switchover itself will either be a full-blown Transformation Sequence in Super Robot shows, or a lightning-fast parts shuffle in a Real Robot show. The advantage to the mechanical transformation is that it's possible to design a toy that works almost exactly like the mecha on the show. It is, of course, also possible that the two will not resemble each other in any way, and the transformation will be based on matter replication or other semi-magical technology. The vehicle form usually has an advantage, like a higher speed, or the ability to masquerade as a mundane vehicle. The design of the robot form is usually done using elements from the vehicle form, making it at least visually plausible that one can become the other without swapping anything out back at the shop. ![]() For instance, big tough robots will change into trucks and tanks, while light fast robots will shift into fighter jets or sports cars. The vehicle and humanoid form will most often share parts, characteristics and details. The most common form of this is humanoid/animaloid robot to vehicle. ![]() Not so, for he's driving a Transforming Mecha, which can mechanically rearrange itself into a variety of different machines for different roles. If one cool vehicle can help the hero out, then more than one can certainly be better, right? But if the hero is out with one, and needs the other, he's up the creek. Hikaru Ichijou, Super Dimension Fortress Macross
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