[quote=So Boerd]
Before he grabbed on the tail, absolutely he could.
[/quote]

1. Erde greets Edmund.
2. Edmund tries to smash Erde. (He is now no longer connected to the ground)
3. Erde falls, and thinks to himself that the mecha can't kick him.
4. Mecha hits him with it's tail.
5. Erde hangs onto tail.
6. Mecha shoots Erde, and tail, with triple-prepped lazer. 
7. Erde's core fall to the ground (He is now connected to the ground) 

Do tell.