No, I’m pretty sure that Bandit is going to endlessly criticize his use of materials, his design, actual implementation, then steal his machines, and make them way better.
Eh, keep in mind she was never really an engineer. She has some knowledge of gnomish machinery gleaned simply from living around it, same way you can recognize an MP3 player, but the actual science of it all is pretty far beyond her. It was Rendar who designed their training robots. When the savage dudes had that horn she identified it as gnomish tech but beyond that her contributions primarily involved knowing where to look for more information, and even that information pertained to the people involved in its creation rather than anything scientific.
With the team’s expanded budget these days we can be pretty sure that Bandit would have a workshop if there was anything she could do with one. Much as gnomish society is renowned for their feats of engineering that seems to be the upper echelons of their caste system, supported by the worker caste which Bandit comes from. By the sounds of it odds are if you were to pick any random gnome out of a crowd you’d find somebody with little knowledge or education beyond whatever menial task they’ve been assigned to enable the engineers and politicians in their nation-wide dick measuring competition.
In fact now that we get right down to it most of the gnomish engineers we’ve met are also politicians, which really says a lot.
Seems rather disturbingly easy for just anyone to manufacture killer robots in this world. The gnomes, sure, but Rendar? And now Bert? Naaah. I’d nerf that if I were HR.
Long story short? In a Futurama episode they essentially do a plotline that is a giant shout out to that movie. And Robot House is a Frat house. For Robots.
Fightopia invites robot societal takeover
All the modern (in)conveniences.
Quick! Step 5 feet to the right!
No, I’m pretty sure that Bandit is going to endlessly criticize his use of materials, his design, actual implementation, then steal his machines, and make them way better.
Eh, keep in mind she was never really an engineer. She has some knowledge of gnomish machinery gleaned simply from living around it, same way you can recognize an MP3 player, but the actual science of it all is pretty far beyond her. It was Rendar who designed their training robots. When the savage dudes had that horn she identified it as gnomish tech but beyond that her contributions primarily involved knowing where to look for more information, and even that information pertained to the people involved in its creation rather than anything scientific.
With the team’s expanded budget these days we can be pretty sure that Bandit would have a workshop if there was anything she could do with one. Much as gnomish society is renowned for their feats of engineering that seems to be the upper echelons of their caste system, supported by the worker caste which Bandit comes from. By the sounds of it odds are if you were to pick any random gnome out of a crowd you’d find somebody with little knowledge or education beyond whatever menial task they’ve been assigned to enable the engineers and politicians in their nation-wide dick measuring competition.
In fact now that we get right down to it most of the gnomish engineers we’ve met are also politicians, which really says a lot.
Yep, that was my first thought. Allow them to glide harmlessly by, then grin and curbstomp Bert.
Here comes the trump card. I was wondering about the lack of killerbots.
Obviously “quick, symbolic victory” = “capture opponent’s flag”
But under Fightopia rules, the goalie is allowed to use dancing juggernauts.
I wish all nations settled their differences by a good game of capture the flag.
In the style of TF2.
Maggots!
…Aggro Engies for the win.
Nothing is more satisfying than capping the enemy flag and yelling over mic with a thick, southern drawl “ACTION ENGINEER DEFEATS THE TURRISTS.”
Those killerbots look 2-D. Don’t they are real. Someone is coming up behind them.
I hadn’t noticed the crutch-hoes before – what a good idea. (I’m sure there is a great pun in there somewhere, but I haven’t had any coffee yet.)
I tried to think of one, but at the moment I’m just crutching at straws.
Bert is invincible, he has two hoe-crutches.
This is quite a long way from “Now if you’ll all kindly line up so the bot can attack you one by one…”
So Rendar is responsible for that idea that spawned the awful Beyblade series. For that, Fightopia must fall.
I thought that series was designed simply to sell spinning tops?
Resell fighting tops.*
Thought he was holding a hose at first
Pull the rope again! Pull the rope again!
Bert the Botter. I like you. You make me happy in the heart-place. Also the pants.
Those things would shake themselves apart within seconds. I thought he was supposed to be a *good* engineer. :|
They might be “Concept” designs, lol. (I’m sure the design would evolve if Bert would just add more cowbell…)
Seems rather disturbingly easy for just anyone to manufacture killer robots in this world. The gnomes, sure, but Rendar? And now Bert? Naaah. I’d nerf that if I were HR.
I think these were also designed and built by Rendar, and he loaned them to Bert.
Kirk Douglas on crutches! Only Kirk Douglas on crutches could stand so defiantly and still have an ace up his sleeve.
Halt scouts! Show me your honour.
No, your other honor.
BLOOD AND THUNDER
VICTORY AT SEA
Was I the only one that got the Animal House reference in the alt-text?
Or am I just imagining that’s a reference and am in fact coco-crazy
More of a Futurama reference to an Animal House reference.
Really? I only got the Animal House reference.
Long story short? In a Futurama episode they essentially do a plotline that is a giant shout out to that movie. And Robot House is a Frat house. For Robots.
This is not the first time Bert has laid down by the side of the road with two women, I warrant.
Well he is running around with a pair of hoes.
Am I the only one that realizes that Bert wears gloves in the last panel and not in the prior ones?
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