[@MelonHead]

If a tiger launched itself off the top of the mech, I doubt it would let its hindpaws smack into anything unless it was panicking. The Magna Pater is both very, very intelligent, and many times more agile than a tiger. I did not mention the pauldron, but I also never mentioned anything impeding Slimy. Namely, because nothing up there [color=9e0b0f][i]can[/i][/color] impede Slimy, and I thought that was obvious. 

The plate isn't high enough to warrant Slimy needing to claw its way over.