Giant Death Robot (Civ5)

Giant Death Robot
Armored unit of the Information era
Introduced in Civilization V
Cost
Production	425
Production	425
Stats
Combat strength	150
Combat strength	150
Moves	5
Moves	5
Required
Technology	Nuclear Fusion
Resource	Uranium
Notes
No defensive bonuses Can move after attacking

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Game Info

Ultimate military unit of the Information Era. Upgrades from the Modern Armor. Requires Uranium.

• Common abilities:
  • Can Move After Attacking
  • No Defensive Terrain Bonuses
  • Penalty vs cities (33)

Strategy

The Giant Death Robot is the battle machine of the future and the toughest unit in the game - a towering mass of guns, rockets, and futuristic death-rays. It is one and a half times as strong as the next-strongest land units (the Modern Armor and the XCOM Squad) and can attack anything, including cities, with little fear of being outmatched. Also, the Giant Death Robot can move after attacking, making it one of the most strategically flexible units in the game. Although it doesn't benefit from defensive terrain, its simple brute strength serves to compensate.

Despite all these perks, the Giant Death Robot is most certainly not invincible. Being a melee attacker, it is susceptible to focused ranged attack (especially aerial bombardment). It can also be easily mobbed by large groups of lesser units. With all this in mind, the robot should never be sent alone. However, the Giant Death Robot can defeat many units single-handedly, and with the support of other powerful late game units (XCOM Squad/Modern Armor/Mechanized Infantry) world conquest is almost inevitable.

Finally, keep in mind that you need Uranium to build the Giant Death Robot. If you intend to make them the backbone of your military, minimize the number of Nuclear Plants and nukes built to save more Uranium for the robots.

Civilopedia entry

The "mech" is a giant bipedal mechanical robot armed with a variety of missiles, Gatling gun arms, laser-beam eyes and a deadly kung-fu punch. Although not currently found on the modern battlefield, no doubt across the world governments and evil corporations are secretly developing these metal behemoths even as we speak. When these mechs come into service, all of the world's other weaponry will become obsolete, and humanity's fate will be decided by a climactic battle between armies of good and evil mechs in the streets of downtown Tokyo. (Assuming that the giant radioactive monsters don't get us first.)

Trivia

• This thread on CivFanatics was the source of inspiration for the Giant Death Robot.

Gallery

Giant Death Robot up close

Giant Death Robots besieging a city

See also

• Giant Death Robot in other Civilization games