Can anyone think of references to honeybees in any mech stories?
>>11113179
There are a few. One of the transformers (the yellow Autobot) is named Bumblebee. Also, if you consider the Alien franchise /m/ at least, in the expanded universe they have Queen aliens producing this "Royal Jelly" stuff like bees do.
Victory Gundam.
You're not getting any other series more overt than that.
Not many bees springing to mind super quickly. That giant bee-monster in Monsterpocalypse. iirc there's been a couple of bee enemies in Kamen Rider. Was there a bee-themed boss in Mega Man?
>>11113210
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>>11113214
Great! I'm surprised that there are some references, this is a big help.
>>11113220
Or is this a bug help?
>>11113232
FUCK YOU
Aura Battler Dunbine maybe? felt buggy to me
>>11113249
Dunbine's a beetle right?
Would Guyver count? he looks buggy.
>>11113241
Meta"bee" because beetle. I think?
>>11113179
The ELS perhaps.
Plenty of force fields have that hexagonal honeycomb shape, for some reason.
Also, ZaBee might be bee themed, I don't know, should bee.
>>11113271
Huh, you're right. Yeah, whats the deal with all the hexagons?
I know /m/ occasionally discusses Doctor Who, I know there have been several references to bees in some of the newest series (around season 3.4 and 5 with David Tennant.
>>11113271
Forgot picture. How could it bee?
There's a manhua called School Shock.
It's not bad.
>>11113179
Bees and mecha? Doesn't get any more related than Dodonpachi.
Gundam Artemiedevelops into gn archer
>>11113288
How could I forget everyone's favourite angry bee?
Also Gainax got on a vespa jag for a while, but that's technically a wasp thing.
I always thought that a group of robots with a sort of 'hive mind' based on bee and ant colonies would make a great enemy. It's sort of based on the idea that each individual in the colony only performs a very simple task by themselves, but together they work almost like a giant shared intelligence hive mind thing.
The closest examples I can think of would be The Borg from Star Trek and the robots from The Matrix.
>>11113298
> a group of robots with a sort of 'hive mind'
They had a bit of that in the second Code Geass: Akito OVA.
>>11113298
Those robot mooks from Mass Effect are kinda like that.
A hive mind where there is no individuality (duh), and the more guys gathered in one location, the most processing capacity/inteligence they exhibit.
In the story, anyway. I didn't notice anything to that effect in the gameplay AI. Only played the first game though.
The Hive from Transformers: The Rebirth
Yezzz, finally a thread for Waspinator!
The grunts from Braiger
>>11113275
They tessellate well.
Besides, triangles don't look nearly as sexy, and smooth barriers are boring.
>>11113298
Well, there's always the BETA from Muv-Luv. If you can accept robots made out of flesh.
One of them even has a stinger. That's kind of like a bee, right?
I could swear that there was some anime about exactly that, though, a hivemind of robots. I think it was some kind of OVA.
>>11113277
ChangeWasp
>>11113298
The Vajra in Frontier is pretty similar.
>>11113241
Metabee is a beetle, not a bee.
>>11113677
I think the confusion comes from the fact that it's a bee gold instead of a sweet, sweet beetle piano black.
>>11113365
i know right? this is the first thing that came to my mind. even though i haven't watched that show in decades
>>11113283
>p90 clips
>deagle clips
I'm surprised /k/ hasn't been summoned yet.
http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/TigerVespamon
Criminal how this guy has not shown up in any of the shows.
>>11113677
this
>>11113179
Let there be peace in the world.
>>11113693
>clips
The Major had some robo-bees when she was a bounty hunter.
>>11120431
forgot picture
The Zabis were bees.
>>11120640
Oh yeah! I forgot about that faction.
Just like I forgot about everything else about ACV.
>>11121505
And thus, prove your unworthiness.
begone
>>11121528bee gone
>>11113179
There are a few mechanical bee Digimon. There's even one that looks like an homage to the Dendrobium Gundam.
>>11121638
It evolves into this.
>>11113693
I'm more bugged by the weird nipple seams on her combat leotard
>>11121641
>bugged
Oh anon.
>>11121644
This is actually one of Veemon's evolutions.
Stingmon is probably a wasp. BanchoStingmon has beehives on his arms and little bee guys that follow him.
>>11113324
It's not really a hive mind, more like a democracy of programs where they all agree to follow whichever path the consensus chooses.
I find the idea Word argueing with Steam and the file explorer over which gun to use hilarious.
>>11121658
>Beehives on arms
Jesus christ that would be terrifying to see for real.
>HE'S GOT FUCKING BEEHIVES FOR ARMS RUN THE FUCK AWAY
>>11123027
>Bioshock
>MGS3
>11123027
>HE'S GOT FUCKING BEEHIVES FOR ARMS RUN THE FUCK AWAY
>>11123034
>>11123042
NOPE.PNG
I forgot the best bee Digimon. Although it's not really mechanical it's actually inspired by Mothra. All the Digimon in Pendulum 5 borrowed sprites from the Godzilla Vpets and had designs vaguely inspired from them. DarkTyranomon was Godzilla, Raremon was Hedorah and etc.
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>>11123042
Oh shit, just hit me with the nostalgia man. The best part is that you could put his gun on your arm and then
You'd be the one with a beehive for an arm
Hummel is German for bumblebee.
>>11113365
I wish Transmetal Waspinator appeared in the show. He was one of my favourite toys growing up.
Stand Alone Complex 2nd GiG had the Jigabachi helicopter, named after a wasp and having an unusual "stinger" mount for its gun in stead of the usual chin mount.
>>11123119
And then there's this monstrosity, Thrustinator.
>>11123140
Who is overpriced because it's a collector's exclusive so I will sadly never own it.
>>11123135
Shit, reminds me of this, i wonder if he stole it.
>>11124015
>GiTS: SAC 2nd GIG: aired 2004
>image signed '06
Not unless there's time travel involved. They aren't even really that similar.
>>11113179
B-Fighter Kabuto/BeetleBorgs Metallix. The design was later re-tooled as Kamen Rider ZaBee in Kamen Rider Kabuto.
>>11113220
Japan draws influence from insects with the same frequency you might see animals like sharks or gorillas in the west. Try finding a bug they haven't retooled into a robot, weapon, or collectable critter.
>>11120640
That mech will never be a royal.
Bees act pretty /m/ too
>>11120521
Those are scary as fuck hornets. And if they're not they fucking look like them.
>>11113214
Hornet Man is based on bees, which is evidence by his concept art name, Honey Woman.
Can't believe this one hasn't been said yet!
>>11126069
You just beat me to the punch, I was about to post that sadistic lesbian bee woman.
Why are insect-based mechs so cool?
>>11126807
Because they are mechs son.
>>11123053
>NOPE
Oh please. And what about that guy with the hive in his back in Ninja Scroll.
>>11113277>TheBee Zecter = filthy whore
Not bees, but there is a hive mind race of bug creatures in Heroman
>>11113241
Metabee is based on a Kabuto beetle though
Meta(l) Bee(tle) is where the name come from.
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