Hey Kid Listener, single digits in age, you’ll be fine by yourself on the streets of San Francisco right? What if I level it in a grudge match? You’ll be fine, right? This episode is on Dark Horse’s Mecha (1988).
Mechs discussed:
<ul>
<li>Jolly Green</li>
<li>Iron Maiden</li>
<li>Manta</li>
<li>Tentosovshik</li>
<li>And Two Unnamed Units!</li>
</ul>
All images: <a href="https://osgpod.com/posts/2026-06-23-0076-Mecha">on our website.</a>
Content warnings for this episode: Implied civilian violence and a suicide attempt.
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0077 - Atlas (2024)

A giant robot power hour discussing mechs across media, their stories, and why we love them. Join cohosts Alice, Brian, and Niko as we talk through mech design and genre context while begging child soldiers to make better life choices. From anime and manga to video games, tabletops, and everything in between, we at OSG comprehensively rate our favorite mechs and continually challenge each other to come up with the stupidest trivia games imaginable. Let's launch into it!