I love them and miss them and… … … :cries large crocodile tears:hiccup: spoilers…
They were green, military green, and bigger than the Tachikomas had been; bulky. They looked practically clumsy compared to the sleek blue Tachikomas that they remembered. One stepped forward, "Uchikoma, number 2501, orders." The voice it used was robotic – not alive.
All of section nine stared for a moment, stunned into silence as the gravity of the Tachikoma's loss sunk in. The major's voice broke the silence, quietly, sadly saying, "Stand down."
No giggle. No instant chatter.
They were really gone.