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1Pwnage t1_jdxshep wrote

Reply to comment by OnToNextStage in [PI] Mech pilots with PTSD often experience a kind of psychosis in which they begin to feel that the mech is an extension of themselves. To them, being taken out of the machine feels like being stripped of their skin and muscle. by fhangrin

Bro I was thinking getter myself

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OnToNextStage t1_jdxu2os wrote

Getter bro, we are rare these days

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fhangrin OP t1_jdxwmwh wrote

If I'm being honest, I drew a little bit from Gunhed mixed with some Battletech, Cyberpunk, and a lot of worldbuilding. I've got a whole universe mapped out, but not enough skill to turn it into a viable book.

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OnToNextStage t1_jdxzr0f wrote

You could take some inspiration from Ken Ishikawa

Many many authors already have.

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1Pwnage t1_jdy6ao8 wrote

AY linked the retrospective, that’s what’s up

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fhangrin OP t1_jdy8tnb wrote

How so and in what way? I'm at work, so I can't do YouTube.

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OnToNextStage t1_jdya6vm wrote

Try this idea

The sentience of the machine is not just a mechanical quirk or born from a mistake of science, but in fact a sentient cosmic horror way beyond the understanding of humanity that they accidentally tapped into when they made the robots. The energy is alive.

And for whatever unknown and unknowable reason, the force has chosen humanity and that is not a good thing.

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fhangrin OP t1_jdyk5av wrote

That's... actually a good continuity for why the Imperium doesn't trust AI and their pilots are walking war crimes.

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OnToNextStage t1_jdysz3p wrote

Lifted wholesale from Getter!

Check the video, or heck read it for yourself. Absolutely ahead of its time.

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