Tripod 'Mechs

Tripodal 'Mechs, also known as Tripods are a special 'Mech type with three legs, while retaining the classic upright torso and arms (unlike Quad 'Mechs.

'Mechs normally have two or four legs. Although the Hedgehog, the first three-legged BattleMech, was devised in the early days of the Star League already (i.e. around 2600), the concept remained obscure for centuries and three-legged 'Mechs were even rarer than ultralight 'Mechs. It was not until the colossal Ares and superheavy Poseidon BattleMechs which appeared in the early 3130s, followed by the heavy-class Triskelion in the 3140s, that tripodal 'Mechs became more than an obscurity.