nah, if he wanted to use any of his minions it woulda been easier to just simply summon one in the ship instead of taunting everyone. he doesn't confront them very often personally, but when he does it's really just him every time. which makes sense since you aren't nearly as much of a dick and can make someone feel despair if you're having others do your dirty work for you like that.
...and of course he's starting there in a neutral terrain of the fight. it's not like he exists only in one spot like smith or something. >_>; and the day he just randomly flees is the day he stopped being himself.
but yeah, to give an idea on the code geass mechs... they had a pretty sizable upgrade into the 2nd season there, including a nuke gun. not an exaggeration or phrase there, it actually was a modified nuclear warhead. >_>; and the 2nd season ended with pretty much 'i have a giant fortress of doom that can shoot this anywhere on the planet i want.' so yeah, geass focused more on destruction - either expansive like that or more personal like a massive blast of radiation to destroy a mech from a hand - than wing did. 00, not including trans am, is a much more fitting spot for 'em by the end.
NoN is definitely based more on the 2nd season. so yeah, they aren't crappy mechs at all.
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