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They're just too funny sometimes. I mean... shouting out the names of your weapons? Evil weird looking aliens WHO LOOK HUMAN show up to take over Earth?

First off, the aliens. Why the heck can they only send one.... ONE giant monster to invade the world when they could just throw their entire military at it (and they tend to have a lot more of that than they do the monsters)? I remember one where the aliens have control of most of the galaxy. You'd think they'd have the resources to take on one puny "backwater" world and its one giant robot...

And then there's that one robot weapon everyone seems to think is cool... The "Rocket Punch". Seriously, who the heck designed the thing? How would a giant robot defend itself once something happened to keep its flying fist from returning? The piloted ones are even worse because the pilot inside would have to withstand the shock of the impact... provided the fist he/she is riding in isn't destroyed...

And then there's the "finishing weapon". If it's the mightiest weapon in the giant robot's arsenal, why didn't they BRING IT OUT FIRST??? Instead of having to have a knock down dragged out brutal fight to the finish they could just finish it off in one strike...

Any other thoughts on this?

Won't comment on whether they are silly but I am feeling much safer after seeing this:

http://japcult.blogspot.com/2009/06/giant-gundam-has-come-to-invade-japan.html
http://halcyonrealms.com/japan/life-sized-gundam-in-odaiba-tokyo/

salt water!

Yeah, it's all those corny Japanese shows and movies.



The same could be said of The Terminator. Why does Skynet only send one Arnold Schwarzenegger back through time to kill Sarah Connor?

Because Terminator is a stupid giant robot movie.

The only thing the original Terminator had going for it was the cool premise (although the actual progression of the plot was much more cliche) and the Arnold Schwarzenegger coolness. Other than that it was pretty much a typical cliche action movie. The first sequel was much better (the other two sequels were just stupid).

So, I was bored and wrote all this



Because it only takes one, clever, strong alien to take out a backwater world. Would you kill an ant by poking it with your finger or by dropping an anvil on it?

Plus, think strategically. If more aliens were to be involved, that means there would be a larger front line. This is a way to win a war, but not the most effective. Instead, why not send one (maybe a few more) to Earth, stir up trouble, maybe cause them to fight between themselves for a while, and then do guerrilla attacks on strategic locations. A smaller attack force is an attack force that is harder to detect.

There's also a problem with the humans adapting. An open war with many alien troops means there's a higher chance for one of them to be captured by the humans and analyzed for weaknesses.



While it may hurt for a human to punch someone with their hand chopped off, robots don't feel pain. I'm sure it would be just as effective to punch someone with a robotic, metal nub as it would be a robotic fist. As far as projectile based rocket punch goes (wasn't sure what you meant by rocket punch), I can see the draw backs you mention for sure. I don't know though. Chances are that if they are smart enough to figure out how to send their fist flying through the air at high enough speeds to hurt something, they would think of a plan B Maybe an energy cannon or beam sword?



It could be that the ultimate weapon has side effects. A cool down time, large energy draw, hard to retrieve, difficult to store away again, ect. ect. Plus, showing your ultimate weapon first show's the enemy your cards too soon. This is bad whether the robot's ultimate attack kills his opponent or not. If it kills him instantly, bystanders will see and that could lead to a counter-ultimate. If it doesn't kill him, then any ability to bluff would be lost and he would know he is fighting a losing fight.