Why do giant mechas need capes?

to cover their huge and distracting asses

>>281274595 (OP)
it's cool

they don't NEED them perse
but are you not going to put them on when you have the chance?

>>281274806
That's a waste of resources for a machine like car covers.

>>281275382
sounds like a poorfag excuse to me

your giant mech is basically a giant suit of knight armor and knights need to look ornate and fancy.

>>281274595 (OP)
to keep them warm in winter

>>281274595 (OP)
Swagger

>>281274595 (OP)
well that one in particular can turn into a flying dragon that iirc stretches the cape over the wings somehow.

>>281274595 (OP)

Because it's cool.
Same with robots, giant or small, wearing ponchos.

>>281274595 (OP)
dust is bad for their joints

>>281274595 (OP)
So the dragon form has working wings.

>>281278386
why is it holding the gem on only one hand? and what's the fucking point of it even

>>281278352
Wouldn't a giant canister of compressed air be better?

>>281274595 (OP)
Resistance against force and wind. Moving such huge mass creates draft that needs to be addressed.

>>281278424
Why do mechas need tattered capes?

Is escaflowne the only show where mecha are wearing capes?

>>281278424
The gem is the magic power source for the mech.

Lol you fags are watching an isekai/mecha made for girls. Watch a real show, not this shoujo shit.

>>281278654
why there is only one then? where's the other one? it breaks symmetry, and also look retarded in dragon form because the arm is constantly holding the gem anyway so having an arm is useless

>>281278682
I wish girls liked knights still.

>>281278754
they do. Vampire Knights

>>281278754
what is this bad ass show with swords, mechs, good animation, and a fantasy setting?

>>281278911
Learn to read.

>>281278754
God I love when the mecha actually look heavy and I also love the shots where it shows the inner workings with the mechanical sounds. Makes me cum.

>>281278535
They get dusty in the hangar.

>>281278748
Think of the presentation of it. What if your opponent's mecha-soul-gems were torso-mounted. They'd look like nipples! Everyone would point and laugh and no one would fight! Why, you'd feel so embarrassed for him that you would hardly be able to retain proper sword form! It isn't fun at all, and it is sordid to do so in other ways. No one wants the gem-breasts. Thusly, gem-hand.

>>281279277
>No one wants the gem-breasts

>>281274595 (OP)
yes

>>281278424
>Many pictures of Chinese dragons show a flaming pearl under their chin or in their claws. The pearl is associated with spiritual energy, wisdom, prosperity, power, immortality, thunder, or the moon. Chinese art often depicts a pair of dragons chasing or fighting over a flaming pearl.

>>281277900
/thread
checked

>>281274595 (OP)
hype moments and aura

>>281274595 (OP)
To fly duh

Because Getter made it cool.

>>281274595 (OP)
The rule of cool

>>281278682
Fuck off. Also Hitomi is cute. CUTE.

>>281280943
Escaflowne is a shoujo bro.

>>281274595 (OP)
It's cool

>>281279391
why does the robot need long flowing hair?

>>281274595 (OP)
capes are cool

>>281282087
>>281283709
Then why don't modern heroes wear them in Isekai?

>>281282898
Because Wily was making fun of Megaman for having short brown hair by making a robot with long blonde hair.

>>281283956
because isekai isn't cool

>>281284099
But escaflowne is an isekai

There's almost nothing cooler than a robot in a tattered cloak

>>281274595 (OP)
Same reason those giant fighting machines are even humanoid to begin with.