Daishi (BattleMech)

Daishi

The BattleTech universe and its related MechWarrior game series have popularized the word Daishi as the Inner Sphere moniker for the Dire Wolf class OmniMech, albeit with the syllable shi in a different context, meaning "death" instead of "teacher." The Daishi is one of the most powerful Assault 'Mechs in the video games in which it appears. No other Mech can carry equal firepower. Its only disadvantages are its slow speed, lack of agility, and somewhat weak armor in its present MechWarrior 4 incarnation, though prior games gave it nearly the full allowable allotment of armor.