Screenshot variety and some other thoughts/ideas

[Vespid]

Originally, the mechwarriors were linked into their mechs by a neuro-helmet that essentially made the mech the pilot's body. With all the MW games and anime portraying the mech as more of a vehicle and not a extension of a person, it makes more sense that an elemental could pilot a mech. But I think in the original sense that would be impossible unless he got out of his suit.

(I always loved the idea of a human being essentially the "brain" of the mech--kind of reminds me of the Shadows ships in Babylon-5)

[DigitalStef]

Actually your wrong, the neuro helmets are just use for balanced when combined with the battlemech's gyro. (Some more advance Nuero helmet allow some controls to be thought activated but not to control a whole battlemech.)

A battlemech is controlled by a joystick(s), peddles, and a speed adjuster. There are switches that change the joystick's controls so it manipulates the arms instead of aiming so you can punch/grab thing. But not up to the function where it is your second body.