animes featuring robots that are eastern style dragons

Fifthfiend · 05-05-2012, 12:43 AM

Are these as rare as they seem to me to be or am I just not in the know?

I know there's a couple animes with like western style dragons but you don't see no like robot falkors fighting each other ever, I can't imagine a single reason why that isn't a thing.

Menarker · 05-05-2012, 02:07 AM

Heh, the idea sounds good. I'd imagine it just doesn't come to mind easily since it is the combination of one of the epitome of fantasy (dragons) and combining it with the core of futuristic mechanical setting, the robots. They are quite on two different spectrums which also exist on two completely different and seemingly incompatible time periods (dragons in the past and technology in the future, unless you're sporting to argue about alien technology or ancient lost tech that is better than what is currently available.)

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 05-05-2012, 07:24 AM

I think Eastern dragons are benevolent godlike beings, so making a robot of one is saying to the enemy you want to hug the shit out of them.

Locke cole · 05-05-2012, 07:46 AM

No, a robot bear is what you make to hug the shit out of someone.

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 05-05-2012, 07:49 AM

Bears are threatening though.
If you make a bear robot people won't hug it, they'll run away from it.

BitVyper · 05-05-2012, 07:50 AM

Shenron Gundam had eastern style dragons for arms. Does that count?

01d55 · 05-05-2012, 12:06 PM

No, because eastern style dragons are just flying snakes with four T-Rex arms, while Tolkein* dragons are the rest of the Tyrannosaur, but with actual arms, wings, and fire breath.

*Let's be real here

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 05-05-2012, 12:53 PM

Well, western dragons are also just very large and physically powerful creatures that breath fire while Eastern dragons are godlike beings with control over the weather. If we're talking about what one can do to the other then it's breathing fire versus summoning up tornados and hurricanes.

Also I think I remember something about certain ones being depicted as being large enough to cover the entirety of the sky by curling backward and foreward.
In conclusion my favorite dragon would eat your favorite dragon.

Professor Smarmiarty · 05-05-2012, 02:47 PM

The reason is cause falkor was shit. Rockbiter was the happening place.
And like what good was falkor against the nothing. A western dragon would have like set that shit on fire.

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 05-05-2012, 02:57 PM

Falkor was fucking awesome. He doesn't even need to fuck you up because the moment you think about hurting him his good luck fucks you up for him.

also maybe I'm remembering something else but I thought Falkor totally could breath fire?

05-05-2012, 12:43 AM	#1
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	animes featuring robots that are eastern style dragons Are these as rare as they seem to me to be or am I just not in the know? I know there's a couple animes with like western style dragons but you don't see no like robot falkors fighting each other ever, I can't imagine a single reason why that isn't a thing. __________________ check out my buttspresso

05-05-2012, 02:07 AM	#2
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	Heh, the idea sounds good. I'd imagine it just doesn't come to mind easily since it is the combination of one of the epitome of fantasy (dragons) and combining it with the core of futuristic mechanical setting, the robots. They are quite on two different spectrums which also exist on two completely different and seemingly incompatible time periods (dragons in the past and technology in the future, unless you're sporting to argue about alien technology or ancient lost tech that is better than what is currently available.) __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL!

05-05-2012, 07:50 AM	#6
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	Shenron Gundam had eastern style dragons for arms. Does that count? __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here.

05-05-2012, 12:06 PM	#7
01d55 Not 55 years old. Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,098	There, I said it. No, because eastern style dragons are just flying snakes with four T-Rex arms, while Tolkein* dragons are the rest of the Tyrannosaur, but with actual arms, wings, and fire breath. *Let's be real here __________________ You see someone wearing a cravat and you say "Damn, look at that guy frontin' like he's Miles Edgeworth" and your homey is all "Sheeyit, ain't nobody Miles Edgeworth but Miles Motherfuckin' Edgeworth, namean?" "Word up."

05-05-2012, 02:47 PM	#9
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	The reason is cause falkor was shit. Rockbiter was the happening place. And like what good was falkor against the nothing. A western dragon would have like set that shit on fire.