Talking Mecha

UPDATED 11/30/10 8AM EST
In Power Rangers, the Zords don't talk, but in Super Sentai, some do. Some don't like it, I say to them: get over it.

Daizyujin (Zyuranger)
Daizyujin as a whole was a god and spoke.


DaiMugen
In Dairanger, DaiMugen became human and forgot he was DaiMugen and lived for centuries. In his tortoise robot form, he spoke.

Bakuryuu
In Abaranger, the dinosaurs spoke through the Abaranger's changers. The Dino Plate would move up and down, emulating speech. They were always big, unlike the Engines of Go-Onger, but spoke to the team through the changers like a walkie-talkie.

Engines
In Go-Onger, the mecha, the Engines would speak. When big, they would speak. When not inside their Engine Casts, their Engine Souls were placed inside their partner's henshin device and speak through a hologram. The Ancient Engines just grunted, didn't speak. Each Engine had a onomatopoeia (the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named) catchprase.

Zuuban
While in PROO, Sentinel Knight was a warrior, Zuuban in Boukenger was more of a sentient weapon friend. He could be used as a sword or as a robot that grew. Zuuban only said his name and was a simple creature.


Go Roader GT
In Go-Onger, the Engines would enter it and operate it, so they would speak through it.


Daigoyou
In Shinkenger, it spoke and grew big. It mostly stayed in its lantern form.


Datas
In Goseiger, Datas is a regular robot that would grow big and gain armor as Datas Hyper. He speaks like a child.

'Alive' Mecha and Zords

UPDATED 10/28/14
The following are mecha/zords that were alive or sentient beings. They are all mostly animals or beasts.

Shoguzyus (Zyuranger)
Collectively Daizyujin was a god, like in the sense of a Greek God. When I first heard they were gods back in the late 90's, I thought of it blasphemous, but when I think of terms of back in ancient times. Anyway, the beasts didn't talk but they were 'alive.' In PR, the Dinozords were said to be mechanical and would be 'activated' by Zordon for the Rangers to pilot it.

Mythical Chi Beasts (Dairanger)
They were mythical beasts, they were sentinel, meaning they weren't born, they just are. Daijinryu was said to come from the stars, they functioned on their own. In PR, I don't think it was the same thing. The Thunderzords and Serpentera had to be activated and work.

Chounin Beasts (Kakuranger)
In Kakuranger, they came from a scroll and were alive. Also Tsubasamaru was alive, the three God generals were sentient beings.

Ginga Beasts (Gingaman)/GalactaBeasts (Lost Galaxy)
In Gingaman, they were alive beasts from the Ginga Forest that became armored thanks to the Gingaman. In PRLG, the Galactabeasts come from some planet that was not specified and was hinted to be Mirinoi. Maya could communicate with them.

Power Animals
Said to come from Animarium and from all intents and purposes, were alive. Cole and Takeru could communicate with them.

Bakuryuu (Abaranger)
In Abaranger, the dinosaurs spoke through the Abaranger's changers. They were mechnical-bio hybrids from another dimension, they were alive in every sense of the word.

Valkyrion (Magiranger)/Castrastos (Mystic Force)
Alive by magic I guess, oh also Unikirion/Brightstar.


Geki Beasts (Gekiranger) / Animal Spirits (Jungle Fury)
They were spirits made by the heroes but I think they were alive, I mean they were not mechanical robots.

Engines (Go-Onger)
In Go-Onger, the mecha, the Engines would speak. They are from another dimension, they speak and think, have independent thought. They are alive.

Origamis (Shinkenger)
They seem to have a mind of their mind, probably because of the Mojikara.

 Zyudenryu (Kyoyruger)
There are 11 of them and they are alive.

Zord Week: "No Fair, Red has a bigger zord!"

The trend that the zords of the Red Rangers were much bigger and more awesome than the others.

Tyrannosaurus (Zyuranger/MMPR)
The first said zord to be a bit bigger than the other zords, it got more fan fare than the others in the beginning.


Ryuuseioh/Red Dragon Thunderzord (Dairanger/MMPR)
First Ranger's zord to go from animal to robo. It was pretty much the spine of Dairenoh/Thunder Megazord.

God Saurder (Kakuranger)/Ape Zord (MMPR)
The red one was slightly bigger than the others.


Red Puncher/Red BattleZord (Ohranger/Zeo)
Other than the 2 zords each Zeo Ranger got a zord, the Red Ranger got his own big old zord.

V-Rex/Q-Rex (Timeranger/Time Force)
Technically not the main Red Ranger, but Time Fire/Quantum Ranger is considered a Red Ranger and his zord was freaking big and became a Megazord.


Gao Lion and Gao Falcon / Lion Zord and Falcon Zord (Wild Force/Gaoranger)
The Lion Zord wasn't always big but thanks to some special food, it got real big for GaoKenTaurus/Pegasus Megazord. And the Falcon was pretty big.


Tyranno (Abaranger/Dino Thunder)
Tyranno was a bit bigger than the other Dinos. It made up the torso, legs, head and one arm!


MaxOhja/Mezadon Megazord (Abaranger/Dino Thunder)
AbareMax/Triassic Ranger was just a power up of the Red Ranger, but he had a big old red zord of his own.


FireKaizer/Centaurus Phoenix Zord and SaintKaizer/Phoenix Unizord (Magiranger/Mystic Force)
Not technically one zord, but the Red Ranger did technically get to have his own robo without the others. He would become the Phoenix and merge with a horse (Valkyrion/Catastros or Unikirion/Bright Star).

Mougyudaioh (Shinkenger/Samurai)
Shinken Red/Red Samurai Ranger's third zord, a big one.

Five Warrior zords that become a Megazord

Kyodai Juushou
After Sandayuu gave Sasuke his Makimono scroll, he was able to transform into one of the Giant Beast Generals. After Jiraiya retrieved the remaining 4 Makimono from the custody of the Youkai, letting all the Kakurangers transform (White Kark, Red Saruder, Black Gammer, Blue Logan and Yellow Kummard). They can become the Invincible Shogun.




Oh Blocker / Super Zeo Zords
The second wave of zords had the symbols of the Ohrangers/Zeo Rangers.




VRV Machines/Rescue Zords
In Carranger/Turbo, the heroes had secondary zords to become Megazords.




MagiMajin/Mystic Titans
The Magiranger would become the MagiMajin (Taurus, Fairy, Mermaid, Phoenix and Garuda) to become the MagiKing; the Mystic Force Rangers would become the Mystic Titans (Taurus, Sprite, Mermaid, Phoenix, and Garuda) to become the Titan Megazord.