Yakitori Mech

WARNING: STUPID BACKSTORY BELOW

A pilot dubbed "chicken" by his squad mates due to his cowardice, selected for an experimental surgery by the Direct Universal Machining group.

His squad had been decimated while defending one of the planet's last iron mines from pirates. "Chicken", however, was found to have attempted to hide himself for the entire battle, only to be discovered by the pirates who burned him within an inch of his life.

This surgery would save the pilot's life, but in exchange the pilot would participate in an experiment where his body would be permanently fused with the internal systems of a new mech: a melding of man and machine. As this pilot was seen as property rather than as an individual by his superiors, "Chicken" had no say in the matter.

This new mech, dubbed Yakitori (fried chicken) by its designers due to the current condition of its new pilot and the coincidentally digitigrade legs of the mech, would be found to be highly effective in the field.