G.I. Joe battle mech
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- The G.I. Joe battle mechs are giant, human-controlled robots from the G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
"G.I. Joe battle mechs" are the product of the combination of human and Cybertronian technology. They are Transformer-sized robots designed to be piloted by a human. Only the members of G.I. Joe are authorized to use them.
Fiction
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
As a show of good faith, the Autobots exchanged technology with the inhabitants of Earth. The Cybertronian technology formed the inspiration for the battle mechs that were produced for use by G.I. Joe. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6 A percentage of the G.I. Joe soldiers were given their personal battle mechs, which they could deploy in missions as they saw fit. Two years after their production, one mission to track a transaction of illegal products based on Cybertronian technology had two battle mechs utilized to take out the final resistance. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1 After the time-travelling incident that jeopardized both Earth and Cybertron, Optimus Prime deemed it better for Earth to remain untainted by the Cybertronian war and so wished to see any remaining technology of theirs destroyed. G.I. Joe concurred and despite their proven usefulness, the battle mechs were too to be destroyed.
Scarlett wanted to take hers out for one last round and invited Snake-Eyes to join her in a game of robo tag, but that proposal was thwarted by an attack of Cobra Commander leading an army of B.A.T.s and S.N.A.K.E.s. Scarlett, Snake-Eyes and Roadblock hopped into their battle mechs to confront them. Things were going smoothly for the three Joes until the enemy units suddenly gathered and merged into one giant monstrosity: Cobratron. A group of four Autobots, present to oversee the destruction of Cybertronian products, and Hawk in his battle mech came to their aid. The Art of War #1 Once the fight was over, finished in favour of the Joes and Autobots, they turned their attention to activity below ground, where they found a facility in which experiments on the remains of various Decepticons had taken place in order to create the perfect soldier: Serpent O.R.. Said soldier then launched an attack, using his handpalm tentacles to override the controls of the battle mechs and have them attack their allies. The only remaining battle mech, the one of Hawk's, was rendered useless when Cobra Commander destroyed its leg in order to escape the facility. Not that it mattered much, as Serpent O.R. was impatient and opted to end the fight by collapsing the facility on the Autobots and Joes.
The impact was by far not enough to destroy the Autobots, who dug their way out. But while the battle mechs were sturdy enough to protect their pilots from harm, they themselves no longer functioned. The Art of War #2
