YMIR Mech: Hahne-Kedar Heavy Combat Mech

The YMIR Mech, formally the Battle YMIR Mech or Model 34-A and commonly called simply a Heavy Mech, was a massive armored combat walker manufactured by Hahne-Kedar. Built as an anti-infantry killing machine, it was clad in bone-white armor lit with red and bristled with heavy weaponry. It served as fire support for mercenary outfits such as Eclipse and the Blue Suns and stood guard as security on some colonies. (Mass Effect 2)

Design and armament#

The YMIR was a slow but imposing machine, a large and heavily protected chassis that concentrated formidable firepower into a single frame. In its right arm it carried twin automatic mass accelerator cannons, and in its left a rocket launcher; both weapon mounts remained concealed until the moment of use, opening as the mech prepared to fire. It could engage at long range but tended to press relentlessly toward its targets, advancing slowly and noisily and unable to climb any steep change in elevation, though it could manage ramps and gentle inclines. (Mass Effect 2)

For protection the YMIR relied on high kinetic shielding backed by thick armor. So long as either layer held, the mech was virtually impervious to force-based attacks, whether from biotics or other sources, and could not be staggered. Only once stripped of both shields and armor did it become vulnerable to being knocked down or held in place. When destroyed, a YMIR invariably exploded, and a catastrophic hit could trigger a delayed critical overload that consumed it in a far larger blast. (Mass Effect 2)

In appearance and behavior the mech echoed the synthetic war machines of the geth. Its bone-white plating was lit with red, and the symbols and markings on its armor resembled those of the smaller LOKI Mech. The robotic sounds it produced in battle were reminiscent of geth vocalizations, and it would occasionally speak in a low, mechanical voice, announcing its own status as it fought. Like the geth Armatures and Colossi, a YMIR unpacked from a stowed configuration when it was deployed into action. (Mass Effect 2)

Service#

Manufactured by Hahne-Kedar, the YMIR was put to work wherever heavy, durable firepower was wanted. The Eclipse and Blue Suns mercenary companies fielded the mechs as infantry support, leaning on their armor and weapons to anchor a firefight, and some colonies employed them as security against raiders and intruders. In this role they were frequently paired with the smaller, humanoid LOKI Mechs, the heavy walker providing weight of fire while the lighter units swarmed. (Mass Effect 2)