Scout Robot

Scout Robot
Basic Information
Health:	125 (Scout, Minor League Scout, Force-A-Nature 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! Click to listen — 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 (Type 1)	Bat	—

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Scout (Type 2)	Scattergun	—

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Scout (Type 3)	Scattergun	-15% slower firing speed

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
	Minor League Scout	Sandman	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.

Hyper League Scout

Icon	Name	Melee	Hat	Attributes
	Hyper League Scout	Sandman	Batter's Helmet	+75% faster recharge rate

These variants are nearly identical to Minor League Scouts, the only difference being that Hyper Leagues recharge their baseballs much faster.

Jumping Sandman Scout

Icon	Name	Melee	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Jumping Sandman Scout	Sandman	Hanger-On Hood	Flight of the Monarch	Jumps when hitting a baseball  +100% jump height  +50% faster recharge rate

These variants can be easily distinguished from Minor League Scouts by their Hanger-On Hoods and their notable jumping ability. They jump very high whenever they hit a baseball, and doing so, they can dodge enemy attacks and stun players.

Bonk Scout

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

Force-A-Nature Scout

Icon	Name	Primary	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Scout	Force-A-Nature	Fed-Fightin' Fedora	Bolt Boy	+50% more knockback power  -35% damage dealt  -60% slower reload speed  Cannot see past 500 units

Force-A-Nature Scouts are like the normal Scouts, but instead always have the Force-A-Nature equipped, making them capable of knocking players away easily. They are easy to identify, due to their Bolt Boy and their Fed-Fightin' Fedora.

Shortstop Scout

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Scout	Shortstop	1.4x larger in size  +30% smaller head size  +25% move speed

These rarer versions of the Scout robot come equipped with the Shortstop, and are slightly larger than normal Scout robots. They can also run faster than normal Scouts with the bomb.

Giant Variants

Super Scout

Icon	Name	Melee	Misc	Attributes
	Super Scout	Holy Mackerel	Bonk Boy	1200 HP  +100% move speed  +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.

Major League Scout

Icon	Name	Melee	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Major League Scout	Sandman	Batter's Helmet	Essential Accessories	1600 HP  +30% knockback resistance  +90% faster recharge rate

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 three seconds 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.

Armored Sandman Scout

Icon	Name	Melee	Hat	Attributes
	Armored Sandman Scout	Sandman	Batter's Helmet	3000 HP  +30% knockback resistance  +95% faster recharge rate  -25% move speed

Giant Bonk Scout

Icon	Name	Secondary	Melee	Hat	Attributes
	Scout	Bonk! Atomic Punch	Bat	Bonk Helm	1600 HP  +30% knockback resistance  +65% faster recharge rate

The Bonk! Super Scout is similar to a regular Giant Scout, except that they also use their Bonk! Atomic Punch to run through the area, invincible for several seconds at a time. This may cause an extremely quick end to a round when they show up.

Giant Force-A-Nature Scout

Icon	Name	Primary	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Giant Force-A-Nature Scout	Force-A-Nature	Fed-Fightin' Fedora	Bolt Boy	—

Giant Force-A-Nature Scouts are just an enlarged version of the Force-A-Nature Scout. However, due to their larger size and health, they should be treated with great caution.

Giant Jumping Sandman Scout

Icon	Name	Melee	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Giant Jumping Sandman Scout	Sandman	Hanger-On Hood	Flight of the Monarch	+100% damage dealt  +90% faster recharge rate  +100% jump height  +30% knockback resistance  +50% bigger head size

The Giant Jumping Sandman Scout is even more dangerous than its smaller counterpart, combining the ability to jump higher than normal with a faster ball recharge rate and ability to move twice as fast.

Unused content

• Five unused Scout Robot templates exist: one with only the Holy Mackerel, one fittingly named "Wrap Assassin", one with a Sun-on-a-Stick (its classicon also refers to a "scout_sunstick" icon that was presumably removed), 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] (link broken).

Gallery

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  Major League Scout

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  An unused RED texture

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  Unused "Scout bat" icon

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  The Romevision version of the Scout