You are right, fusion reactors are used.

They overheat so hard that their fucking ammo cooks off even if it is stored in the extremities, i do not want to stand anywhere near a diesel-powered Mech, or even worse, pilot one when it fires a PPC Salvo.

Yes, most mechs have fusion reactors, but there are certain types of mechs (generally called “primitive”) which may use internal-combustion engines.

To be fair they have general vibe of being diesel-powered even if they actually aren’t

Although it’d be funny if the fuel they were fusing was diesel

Honestly if that was the lore of a Horus frame I think it would fit in

Now we just need to spoiler the picture because it shows the Eva with half its armor missing.

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I mean they are in the setting but rarely used. Unless going by the start of the blackout age not ever really mentioned

Or only read the republic/blackout media

Alternative that one of my pilots shared the other day

Scythe is diesel powered mechs.

Battletech uses fusion. Their issue is heat management.

No love for armored core?

diesel Awesome-8Q fires single PPC salvo

Pilot immediately asphyxiates from exhaust

I think is cause the style more than the actual tech that it has.

Evangelion: The enemy turned tool.

My first introduction was the so fucking amazing load video for mechwarrior 4. God, they put so much cool shit in a three minute blast.

Scythe is steampunk mechs. Some of them are ugly as shit, but it’s such a great game

MechAssault and especially MechAssault 2 hold a special place in my heart and I’m sad there hasn’t been a remake of either. Nothing like fighting giant mechs in power armor while Getting Away With Murder by Papa Roach or Right Now by Korn play. So much hype.

Anyone play phantom crash?

Harrison Armorys slams into Smith Shimano in blink space becoming Arquebus

No, it’s explicitly dieselpunk.