BattleTech

Armored combat walkers

BattleTech is a science fiction franchise centered on combat between giant piloted robots called BattleMechs.

Originating as a tabletop wargame in 1984, it expanded into video games, novels, and other media.

The setting depicts interstellar feudal warfare in the 31st century and beyond: I spent my teenage years playing BattleTech with my friends.

warfare

combat

Armed hostile engagement

pilotOne who steers aircraft
MechWarriorCombat robot pilot
lanceLong thrusting weapon

company · battalion · regiment · combined arms · aerospace · dropship · invasion · battlefield · tactics · salvage

franchise

MechWarrior

Combat robot pilot

tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
wargameSimulated military conflict
sourcebookCompilation of primary documents

miniatures · fiction · novels · animated series · video games · IP · lore · universe · canon · timeline

mechs

Atlas

Sky-bearing Titan of myth

WarhammerMiniature wargaming franchise
RiflemanLowest rank in rifle regiments
assaultViolent offensive act

heavy · medium · light · cockpit · actuator · armor · hardpoint · tonnage · chassis · gyro

factions

periphery

Boundary or outer region

mercenarySoldier fighting for pay
successionFollowing in order

lore

jihad

Islamic struggle, inner or outer

ExodusMass departure from a place
truebornOf lawful birth
freebornBorn without bondage

bondsman · blackout · interstellar · history · timeline

Opposites

mecha combat scale

BattleTechStarship Troopers

Military science fiction film

infantry combat · naval combat · Star Trek · Battlestar Galactica · Call of Duty

fictional warfare tone

BattleTechStar Trek

Spacefaring TV franchise

peaceful coexistence · solarpunk · Pixar

game design philosophy

BattleTechstorytelling games

Play centered on crafting tales

party games · Apples to Apples · Animal Crossing

Family

battle, tech, battles, battled, battling, battler, technology, technical, technically

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