Scout Robot

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Scout Robot
Scout Robot
Basic Information
Health: 125 (Scout, Minor League Scout)
1200 (Super Scout)
1600 (Major League Scout)
Speed: 133% (Scout, Minor League Scout, Major League Scout)
266% (Super Scout)
Man, your skull's so soft you're makin' this easy!
The Scout-bot on the disadvantages of organic bones

Scout Robots appear in Mann vs. Machine as enemies.

Normal Variants

Scout

Icon Name Melee Attributes
Scout
Scout (Type 1) Bat
Bat


Icon Name Primary Attributes
Scout
Scout (Type 2) Scattergun
Scattergun


The regular Scout robots are the most common bots in Mann vs. Machine. Like the regular Scout, they are fast but weak. To counteract their fragility, they often come in large numbers. Scout robots in early waves wield only the default bat, making them a very minor threat. However, they can easily overrun a player in numbers if they get too close. Later, these robots are seen to wield the Scattergun, making them more dangerous up close. Scout robots are intended more for running the bomb to the hatch rather than to pose a true threat to players, though it's still dangerous to get mobbed by Scout robots. In more advanced difficulties they sometimes appear with a permanent Crit boost, making them even more dangerous.

Minor League Scout

Icon Name Melee Hat Attributes
Scout stun
Minor League Scout Sandman
Sandman
Batter's Helmet
Batter's Helmet


These Scouts are equipped with the Batter's Helmet and the Sandman, which the robots use to a great extent. The Minor League Scout will attempt to stun players as it moves towards the bomb. If it manages to stun a player near enemies and no other players are nearby, it can pose a major threat, leaving players defenseless to the oncoming waves, but otherwise it poses no major threat. Unlike regular Scout robots, Minor League Scouts do not slow down when they pick up the bomb.

Bonk Scout

Icon Name Secondary Melee Hat Attributes
Scout bonk
Scout Bonk! Atomic Punch
Bonk! Atomic Punch
Bat
Bat
Bonk Helm
Bonk Helm


Bonk Scouts are equipped with Bonk! Atomic Punch and Bonk Helms, hence their name. Upon spawning, Bonk Scouts immediately drink their Bonk! and barrel into the playing area. While it is invulnerable for the first few seconds of its life, it has no special characteristics once the effect wears off, and is likely to die before it can use the Bonk! again. Players should be wary of using explosives near the spawn point should they scatter the Scouts across the map.

Giant Variants

Super Scout

Icon Name Melee Misc Attributes
Scout giant fast
Super Scout Holy Mackerel
Holy Mackerel
Bonk Boy
Bonk Boy
Pictogram plus.png 1200 HP
Pictogram plus.png Moves twice as fast
Pictogram plus.png +30% knockback resistance


The Super Scout is the fastest robot in the game, moving at double the regular Scout robots' pace, far outstripping any other robots or players. They can be identified by their Bonk Boy and are equipped with the Holy Mackerel. They are not dangerous in combat or particularly durable but they can very quickly deliver the bomb and end a round against poorly prepared teams. The Super Scout should be a high priority target, and slowing weapons such as Natascha will prove very useful against it.

Major League Scout

Icon Name Melee Hat Misc Attributes
Scout stun
Major League Scout Sandman
Sandman
Batter's Helmet
Batter's Helmet
Essential Accessories
Essential Accessories
Pictogram plus.png 1600 HP
Pictogram plus.png +30% knockback resistance
Pictogram plus.png Recharges baseball 10 times faster


A bigger, badder version of the Minor League Scout, with the same loadout, though the Major League Scout can shoot his baseballs often, hitting a ball every second or so. The Major League Scout moves at the same speed as its smaller counterparts, but not quite as fast as the Super Scout. Nonetheless, the Major League Scout can often be the cause of a round failure, considering its speed and ability to stun players.

Unused content

  • Four unused Scout Robot templates exist: one with only the Holy Mackerel, one fittingly named "Wrap Assassin", a Giant Scout with only the stock Scattergun and a "Major League" Giant Scout with the Cockfighter, the Boston Boom-Bringer, the Summer Shades and the Sandman who is extremely large, has 10,000 HP and moves 8 times faster than a normal Scout.
  • There is an unused "Scout bat" icon in the game's files.

Trivia

  • The Scout Robots have a custom taunt in which they jump while spinning, then smack their bottom at the player.
    • The glow of the bomb carrier reveals this taunt is used instead of a drinking animation for Bonk Scouts.
  • A blueprint for a Scout Robot was visible in the Engineer Update Teaser [1]

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