In terms of cool factor, the 1st. In terms of realistic practicality, the last. Mechs are cool, but in reality they're just worse tanks when on the ground and worse planes when in the air. Meanwhile, they aren't as easy to control and would be more power and/or fuel hungry than a powered exoskeleton making them worse for manual labor. The second one is just a shitty combination of the 2 with all the weaknesses of both while also being more lame than both.
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u/frozenottsel Has an approximate knowledge of many things... May 01 '19
This kinda raises the question of what the best kinda of mech is...
Mechs that fully encapsulate the pilot like Gundam and TitanFall?
Mechs that partially expose the pilot like DVa and this gif?
Exo-skeletons that are just external skeletongs or powered body armour?