Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I'm not 100% sure, but a thought that immediately comes to mind: It's a power fantasy (and who doesn't love one of those) that involves a whole community of engineers, mechanics and other assorted support staff, which makes it less fascist than other power fantasies about like, superheros or whatever, in which one individual is just objectively superhuman and superior to others.

    • Grownbravy [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Scrappy Garage Teams are my favorite parts of a mech series. Nothing I love more than someone eho cares more about my giant robot because they built/rebuild it on the regular

    • Poogona [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I remember noticing this when I first watched Evangelion. I hadn't watched much mecha stuff but I was amazed at the effort I was seeing put into showing just how many people were involved in getting them moving.