Scout Robot

Scout Robot
Basic Information
Health:	110 (Minor League Scout, Hyper League Scout, Jumping Sandman Scout) 125 (Scout type 1 and 2, Bonk Scout, Force-A-Nature Scout) 650 (Shortstop Scout) 1200 (Super Scout, Force-A-Nature Super Scout, Giant Jumping Sandman Scout) 1600 (Major League Scout, Giant Bonk Scout) 3000 (Armored Sandman Scout)
Speed:	100% (Armored Sandman Scout) 133% (Scout, Minor League Scout, Hyper League Scout, Jumping Sandman Scout, Bonk Scout, Force-A-Nature Scout, Major League Scout, Giant Bonk Scout, Giant Jumping Sandman Scout) 146.67% (Force-A-Nature Super Scout) 166.67% (Shortstop Scout) 172.9% (Super Scout)

“

Hey, is somebody keeping track of my heads batted in? Click to listen — The Scout-bot

”

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	—

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. In early waves of some missions, Scout-bots 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 slow players as it moves towards the bomb. If it manages to stun a player near enemies and no other players are nearby, it may pose a major threat, allowing its allies to hurt the slown players more easily, but otherwise it poses no major threat.

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 League Scouts 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 every 5 seconds  +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 sometimes hit a baseball as they jump very high, and doing so, they can dodge enemy attacks and stun players. This can make it hard for players to hit them as they come in large numbers.

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 they are invulnerable for the first few seconds of their lives, they have no special characteristics once the effect wears off, and are likely to die before they can use the Bonk! again.

Force-A-Nature Scout (Type 1)

Icon	Name	Primary	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Force-A-Nature 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 similar to 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.

Force-A-Nature Scout (Type 2)

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Force-A-Nature Scout	Force-A-Nature	Robot is a Gatebot  100% crit chance  +100% more knockback power  -35% damage dealt  -50% slower reload speed  Cannot see past 750 units

This is the same as the previously mentioned Force-A-Nature Scout variant, except this has +100% more knockback power and can't​ see past 750 units instead. However, its stats are reverted to have the same stats as the aforementioned Force-A-Nature Scout variant when all gates have been captured.

Shortstop Scout

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Shortstop Scout	Shortstop	1.4x larger in size  650 HP  +30% smaller head size  +25% movement speed

These rarer, bulkier 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% movement 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 unprepared teams. Super Scouts do not run at the actual speed the +100% movement speed buff gives, but at the speed with the +30% movement speed buff due to a speed limit set in TF2.

Major League Scout

Icon	Name	Melee	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Major League Scout	Sandman	Batter's Helmet	Essential Accessories	Moves at the same speed as a regular Scout  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 its baseballs often, hitting a ball every two 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% movement speed

This variant of the Giant Scout is essentially a giant version of the Hyper League Scout, with decreased speed. It will almost always use its Sandman ball if there is someone in range, and as such has a high potential to stun-lock a player if given the chance. It should be treated with caution, as with the other Sandman-wielding Giant Scouts.

Giant Bonk Scout

Icon	Name	Secondary	Melee	Hat	Attributes
	Scout	Bonk! Atomic Punch	Bat	Bonk Helm	Moves at the same speed as a regular Scout  1600 HP  +30% knockback resistance  +45% faster recharge rate

The Giant Bonk 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. They only appear in the end of the fifth wave of Empire Escalation (Operation Two Cities, Mannhattan).

Force-A-Nature Super Scout (Type 1)

Icon	Name	Primary	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Force-a-Nature Super Scout (Type 1)	Force-A-Nature	Fed-Fightin' Fedora	Bolt Boy	1200 HP  +10% movement speed  +30% knockback resistance  +100% bullets per shot  60% more accurate  +500% more knockback power  +50% faster firing speed  -65% damage penalty  -70% slower reload time  Cannot see past 1200 units  Does not fire until fully reloaded

Force-A-Nature Super Scouts are just enlarged versions of the Force-A-Nature Scouts. However, due to their larger size and health, they should be treated with great caution. They have much more knockback power than the normal Force-A-Nature Scouts, easily knocking players (including Heavies) back to pass by them.

Force-A-Nature Super Scout (Type 2)

Icon	Name	Primary	Misc	Attributes
	Force-a-Nature Super Scout (Type 2)	Force-A-Nature	Bolt Boy	Robot is a Gatebot  1200 HP  +10% movement speed  +30% knockback resistance  +100% bullets per shot  60% more accurate  +500% more knockback power  +50% faster firing speed  -65% damage penalty  -70% slower reload time  Cannot see past 900 units  Does not fire until fully reloaded

The Gatebot variant of this bot has the same stats, but it cannot see past 900 units instead of 1200 units. It also does not wear the Fed-Fightin' Fedora. The Bolt Boy cannot be seen, but the bot does wear it.

Giant Jumping Sandman Scout

Icon	Name	Melee	Hat	Misc	Attributes
	Giant Jumping Sandman	Sandman	Hanger-On Hood	Flight of the Monarch	Moves at the same speed as a regular Scout  Jumps every 5 seconds  1200 HP  +30% knockback resistance  +100% damage dealt  +90% faster recharge rate  +100% jump height  +50% bigger head size

The Giant Jumping Sandman Scout is even more dangerous than its smaller counterpart, being able to jump higher than normal with a faster ball recharge rate and deal significantly higher damage. They can easily jump to higher areas to dodge enemy fire, so they should be treated with huge caution.

Bugs

• When under the effects of Bonk! Atomic Punch, the phasing trail only aligns with the Scout Robot's feet instead of the whole body.

• Jumping Sandman Scout, Giant Bonk Scout, and Giant Jumping Sandman Scout do not use correct names in-game.

Unused content

• Seven unused Scout Robot templates exist: one with the Scattergun and 15% slower firing speed, one with only the Holy Mackerel, one fittingly named "Wrap Assassin", one with a Sun-on-a-Stick (its classicon also refers to a nonexistant "scout_sunstick" icon that was presumably never made), a Force-A-Nature Gatebot variant with no critical hits, 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.
  • Through removing the speed limiter that normally prevents players or robots from going faster than a certain speed, Major League has been found to move ridiculously fast. He clocks in at a maximum speed of 3200 HU/s and can run from the robot spawn on Bigrock to the bomb hatch in under 15 seconds. He is so fast that his Scout-bot AI does not know how to cope with a speed that fast and will fly off of ramps and hit walls constantly because the AI cannot react quick enough.
• There is an unused "Scout bat" icon in the game's files.

Trivia

• The Scout Robots have a custom taunt in which they smack their bottom at the player when holding the Scattergun and smack their bottom with the Bat when equipped.
  • 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.
• The Fed-Fightin' Fedora is not visible on Scout bots even if they have it equipped.

Gallery

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  An unused RED texture.

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  The Romevision version of the Scout.

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  A Scout with a Scattergun equipped.

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  Minor League Scout.

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  Jumping Sandman Scout.

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  Bonk Scout.

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  Force-A-Nature Scout.

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  Shortstop Scout.

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  Super Scout.

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  Major League Scout.

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  A Scout with a turned on Gatebot Helmet equipped.

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  A Scout with a turned off Gatebot Helmet equipped.

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  Unused "Scout bat" icon.