▁as ▁real istic . ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁titles , ▁scr ut iny ▁of ▁these ▁elements ▁forms ▁the ▁very ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁work , ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁supp lement . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁examples ▁of ▁an ime ▁taking ▁the ▁real ism ▁to ▁the ▁ut most ▁extreme . ▁Rob ot ics ; Not es ▁initially ▁features ▁me cha ▁and ▁rob ots ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁limitations ▁of ▁technology ▁with ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁expon entially ▁increasing ▁power ▁requirements ▁for ▁large ▁machines . ▁The ▁first ▁large ▁robot ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁is ▁so ▁immense ▁that ▁the ▁dies el ▁engines ▁power ing ▁it ▁were ▁dam aged ▁after ▁just ▁two ▁steps . ▁ ▁Types ▁ ▁Pil oted ▁This ▁u bi quit ous ▁sub gen re ▁features ▁me cha ▁pil oted ▁internally ▁as ▁vehicles . ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁to ▁feature ▁such ▁me cha ▁was ▁Go ▁Nag ai ' s ▁Maz inger ▁Z . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁interview , ▁Go ▁Nag ai ▁claimed ▁the ▁idea ▁came ▁to ▁mind ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁stuck ▁in ▁a ▁traffic ▁jam ▁and ▁wished ▁his ▁car ▁could ▁spr out ▁arms ▁and ▁legs ▁to ▁walk ▁over ▁the ▁cars ▁in ▁front . ▁Other ▁examples ▁include ▁Mobile ▁Su it ▁G und am ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁The ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁Fort ress ▁Mac ross ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁and ▁T engen ▁To ppa ▁G urr en ▁Lag ann ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁There ▁are ▁series ▁that ▁have ▁pil oted ▁me cha ▁that ▁are ▁also