"rad rule of cool type idea that felt right for the genre tone and setting"

Ah, I was under the impression that the setting was intended to be closer to [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealRobotGenre?from=Main.RealRobot]this[/url] than [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperRobotGenre]this[/url]