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# Are giant pilotable robots the new black?
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/are-giant-pilotable-robots-new-black/
- Published: 2012-12-13T15:42:03.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T14:44:25.000Z
- Description: From Mech Warrior to Xenogears, from Zone of the Enders to Armored Core, gaming has always been a safe space for giant pilotable robots, so often stigmatized elsewhere as “dorky” or “big-boned” (sigh, sizeism). What gamers have known all along is that giant pilotable robots are typically fun-loving
- Author: Joseph Bernstein
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

From *Mech Warrior* to *Xenogears*, from *Zone of the Enders* to *Armored Core*, gaming has always been a safe space for giant pilotable robots, so often stigmatized elsewhere as “dorky” or “big-boned” (sigh, sizeism).

What gamers have known all along is that giant pilotable robots are typically fun-loving scamps that just accidentally crush a building sometimes. And now, thanks to to Guillermo del Toro, the giant-robot-sized director of Pan’s Labyrinth, the world may finally come to accept our sky-scraper-sized titanium avatars. His *Pacific Rim*, which looks like Christopher Nolan directing *Transformers*, may be the last chance for giant pilotable robots to grow beyond their *Power Rangers* associations.

The first trailer dropped yesterday:

This may also clear the way for the upcoming giant pilotable robot indie, *Hawken*, to clean up. [It’s in open beta now](https://www.playhawken.com/?ref=killscreen.com#home).