Makes me think of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker where the mech’s cockpit fills with water for some reason
Any ambulatory mecha would have massive motion sickness issues for the pilot whenever it walked. Suspending the operator in a fluid would possibly dampen the effects of bobbing around on the vestibular system and dampen shock from collisions or high-G turns. At least I imagine. I haven’t played Peace Walker but that’d be my reason for that to be in the design.
Huh, that actually makes sense! It’s worth pointing out that it also allows for a woman to be piloting said mech in a bikini and Kojima has terminal coombrain so that might factor in too lmao (maybe I’m not giving him enough credit idk)
It’s not even a bikini it’s just underwear. So…yeah, fanservice, just fanservice, albeit with an in-universe explanation as what Southloop said is pretty much it.
In Peace Walkers defense, you can also go on a swimsuit date with Kaz and get hot manbod so at least it’s somewhat inclusive
this is why mecha need to be smaller, agile, and well-coordinated, like a ballerina or someone taking that rich person ettiquette book-balancing-on-your-head-as-you-walk class, rather than a huge stompy brutish thing almost falling over with every step (looking at you, battletech)
