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BATTLETECH: The Summoner

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Big Red-40TECH

Big Red-40TECH

Жыл бұрын

One of the greats as far as the initial #ClanInvasion, the #Summoner, also known as the #Thor, is a deadly weapon crafted by #ClanJadeFalcon, and is one of the first #Omnimechs ever documented by the #InnerSphere, in this case, the #FederatedCommonwealth.
In this video, we are going to break down its history and broad capabilities, from the Invasion, through to the latter eras, like the #DarkAge and #Ilclan era, where it is now only manufactured by #ClanHellsHorses.
It'll be a lot of fun, probably.
One track in this video, a remix, was made by @TSealz.
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Пікірлер: 212
@BTWerewolf
@BTWerewolf Жыл бұрын
"If you see a Falcon not in a Summoner, Hellbringer or Kit Fox, double your caution."
@SulliMike23
@SulliMike23 Жыл бұрын
An infamous quote when regarding the Jade Falcons.
@OmniMontel
@OmniMontel Жыл бұрын
Seeing a summoner, anywhere that isn't deep jungle or mountains makes me laugh.
@MechanicalFrog
@MechanicalFrog Жыл бұрын
Excellent iconic mech. 10/10 Would invade the Inner Sphere again.
@BigRed40TECH
@BigRed40TECH Жыл бұрын
Swift like the Falcon's Talons :P
@tuppytheducky
@tuppytheducky Жыл бұрын
Considering how the jade falcons always come second, maybe this time you’ll be luck
@blackspade1
@blackspade1 Жыл бұрын
Well played sir, well played...
@PeachDragon_
@PeachDragon_ Жыл бұрын
10/10 would kick you in the teeth at tukkayid again. Comguard baby, gone, but not forgotten
@nialltealeaf275
@nialltealeaf275 8 ай бұрын
@@PeachDragon_ We needed the Comguard when the ilKlan debacle reached its peak... But crappy wri- I mean, the WoB Jihad put any remnants of the Comguard to a swift grave. With fewer joining the Lyrans and FedCom at the behest of the GoaT Focht.
@mrbuzzsaw9340
@mrbuzzsaw9340 Жыл бұрын
The summoner feels like what the Griffin wants to be very badly when it grows up.
@SparksKincade
@SparksKincade Жыл бұрын
The Summoner is the Tuxedo of Battlemechs. It never goes out of style
@Marc_Araujo
@Marc_Araujo Жыл бұрын
I'd say that about the Warhammer...and the Warhammer IIC if you really want to glam it up.
@Horacio_A
@Horacio_A Жыл бұрын
​@@Marc_AraujoIf I was an aging Clanner, I'd choose to die in a Warhammer IIC...going out in glorious style.
@memecat57
@memecat57 25 күн бұрын
Would the atlas be a sundress then?
@tulsatrash
@tulsatrash Жыл бұрын
My favorite Clan Omnimech. The adrenaline hungry speed obsessed jump junky Jenner Jocky in me looks upon this heavy mech and says "It's a bit tall, but I can see me driving this."
@chriswriter9087
@chriswriter9087 Жыл бұрын
Clan Jade Falcon: The Summoner isn't just an upgraded Thunderbolt, it's a totally different and superior machine. Also Clan Jade Falcon: We caved and built the Thunderbolt IIC.
@Ironhold_Watch
@Ironhold_Watch 8 ай бұрын
We would not of used contractions this is freebirth slander
@scytheseven9173
@scytheseven9173 Жыл бұрын
Laser Reflective Armor can also protect from PPCs-despite its name, it halves all energy weapon damage, and it's much more common than superheavies or a Blue Shield system (plus is from the late Clan Invasion era, way earlier).
@44R0Ndin
@44R0Ndin Жыл бұрын
And if you REALLY wanna say "mechs should go bang bang bang not pew pew pew" to the enemy, you can COMBINE those two systems, if memory serves. In-universe, you'd have to be an an extremely lucky, and extremely well-off mercenary to do such a thing. So well off, that you have a SPARE Quasimodo just laying in storage that you can go scavenge the Blue Shield system off of (I used the Quasimodo as the mech in this example because it is the only mech covered on this channel to date with such a system installed).
@boneshaman8912
@boneshaman8912 Жыл бұрын
​@44R0Ndin so if you have a blue shield and laser reflective armor, dose that make PPCs do only 3 for IS 4 for clan? (not including the other ppc varietys they have)
@scytheseven9173
@scytheseven9173 Жыл бұрын
@@boneshaman8912 you round down, so it's 2 for the Inner Sphere and 3 for the Clans or a heavy PPC.
@bthsr7113
@bthsr7113 Жыл бұрын
Wait, I though Reflective was only for lasers. Doesn't change my general purpose cheese durability build strat though. I've been thinking about how to get maximum protection on a mech agains ta broad range of threats to really just be a cheeky @r$3. Not as a viable mech, but to generally just be an annoying idea. So far, ballistic resistant armor, AMS, ECM, blue shield, and TAG for anti-laser Arrow IV rounds. Possibly also a cowl to restrict the odds of an ERPPC bolt hitting the face.
@DIEGhostfish
@DIEGhostfish 9 ай бұрын
I thought that was just a bug in some video games.
@TheFightingNemo
@TheFightingNemo Жыл бұрын
Watching one of these dome that Timberwolf for the first time in the MW2 intro video is a core memory.
@Fenris86
@Fenris86 Жыл бұрын
Summoner and Timber Wolf have been my standard for Clan machines ever since I first watched the intro of Mechwarrior 3.
@stephenknizek2651
@stephenknizek2651 Жыл бұрын
The Summoner is the only mech worthy of the best TrueBorn warrior ever produced…Nicolai Malthus. You cannot reject any batchall issued from a Summoner.
@bthsr7113
@bthsr7113 Жыл бұрын
PHBBBBBT in airstrike
@WolfHreda
@WolfHreda 5 ай бұрын
I'd take Star Captain Joanna over Nicholai Malthus's ass any day.
@jasonames145
@jasonames145 Жыл бұрын
The summoner is so good, and its configs tell the story of how clanners love to fight. But i see what's coming through the flames, the ultimate expression of brutality, maneuverability and malice! The Executioner cometh.
@mackenheimer
@mackenheimer Жыл бұрын
Loved the Malthus references!
@sanguiniusonvacation1803
@sanguiniusonvacation1803 Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing. Just pulled one from a random box 2 days ago....NOW PEOPLE CAN DARE TO REFUSE MY BATCHALLS!
@Chris_Sizemore
@Chris_Sizemore Жыл бұрын
The Summoner gets overshadowed by the Timberwolf. The Timberwolf is 5 tons heavier and has that slight of an advantage over the Summoner. It might only be 5% better but it makes a difference. It isn't just the tonnage though. A lot of the Summoner's configuration are really light on ammo. Getting rid of some of the ammo based weapons and adding on additional energy weapons and heat sinks would give the Summoner more sustained performance, but that isn't a Clan priority. Clans focus on short bursts of power rather than fighting prolonged engagements.
@44R0Ndin
@44R0Ndin Жыл бұрын
If we're comparing alpha strikes, yes the 2 LRM15's on the Timber Wolf Prime will achieve near damage parity and far outstrip the range of the 6 SRM4's on that one variant of the summoner, while also having a smattering of other weapon systems as well, and a few more points of armor. But what it lacks in "by the numbers" performance, it more than makes up for in "intimidation factor". Because when you see 24 SRM tubes open their covers while it's pointed anywhere near you, it matters not how hardened of a mechwarrior you are, you start paying attention. And sometimes, paying attention to the "scary" Summoner with it's 24 SRM tubes is all that is needed, the Summoner doesn't even have to fire (If the clans are piloting it, it WILL fire if it has ammunition, but this tactic doesn't depend on that for success). If anyone was in doubt about the Clan's superiority in tactics, know this. They specifically codified some tactics that were so effective and so destructive that they were considered "dishonorable". I'm not sure if "distraction gambit combined with a flanking maneuver" is one of those tactics, but it's EXTREMELY effective. Make the enemy pay attention to the "Shiny/Dangerous" thing, and while that has their attention, you get the majority of your forces into position to end the battle as quickly and decisively as possible. If you can do that every time and nobody catches on to the fact that you've had that as your tactic the entire campaign, then you're in a quite favorable position.
@undertakingbusiness2548
@undertakingbusiness2548 Жыл бұрын
That and BV. The Summoner is one of the worst of the original omnimechs. Sucks to be a Falcon, as the Hellbringer and Kit Fox probably round out the worst list.
@jasonashman9534
@jasonashman9534 Жыл бұрын
Y'all know you're not restricted to those configurations, right? The advantage of the Omnimech is that it's customizable to any configuration within its Crits/podspace restrictions.
@44R0Ndin
@44R0Ndin Жыл бұрын
@@jasonashman9534 Depends on the rules at your table, some tables you ARE restricted to the configurations listed.
@jasonashman9534
@jasonashman9534 Жыл бұрын
​@@44R0NdinI prefer the "in-universe" setting to the tabletop; it's much more grounded 🤷
@twohorsesinamancostume7606
@twohorsesinamancostume7606 Жыл бұрын
The real Summoner is the mechs we cored along the way.
@davidflores2773
@davidflores2773 2 ай бұрын
The first mech I ever played. There will always be a place in my heart for the Summoner.
@tx31
@tx31 Жыл бұрын
still remember using this to fight that spider mech in MechAssault 2, kept getting rekt by it XD
@voicetest6019
@voicetest6019 Жыл бұрын
First time you see one in MW3, your lance consists of you and one other, who if you're really lucky, you've got the orion (and lancemate in what was your bushwacker) from the previous campaign map. Otherwise its probably you in a 55 ton Bushwacker and your buddy in a Strider.
@Tallus_ap_Mordren
@Tallus_ap_Mordren Жыл бұрын
I see the Summoner as similar to Indian tulwar sabre. The tulwar’s grip is tight, and the disk shaped pommel and guard restrict the user into a hammer-grasp. That hammer-grasp essentially forces the user into delivering a devestating drawing-cut with every successful strike. In a similar way, the built-in heat sinks and jump jets of the Summoner dictate how the mechwarrior should fight. If you are not jumping every turn to build up TMM, take advantage of the terrain, and dictate the range, you will pay the price.
@asimplenobody7797
@asimplenobody7797 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Hell's Horses home for retired Omnimechs.
@bthsr7113
@bthsr7113 Жыл бұрын
Hey, if it's a tried and tested design, keeping it around can be a good use of resources. I'd say a high low mix, but even compared to the Hellstar, there is no way to call a Thor low.
@asimplenobody7797
@asimplenobody7797 Жыл бұрын
@@bthsr7113 That is one of the reasons I love the Horses. Tactics aside, they have an eye for vintage designs
@lexington476
@lexington476 Жыл бұрын
Big Red will summon a Summoner 🙂.
@kazekamiha
@kazekamiha Жыл бұрын
I first came across Mechwarrior 2, my first, at an old arcade where I was set up to face my dad 1v1 in a game we never played before... we almost went summoner to summoner, but ended up Timber Wolf to Timber Wolf. That said with the speed and jump jets it's like a mini-Highlander.
@iller3
@iller3 Жыл бұрын
The weird thing is, in MW2 a Summoner often felt tougher to deal with than a T-wolf. I don't know if it was a hitbox discrepancy or fudged Armor allocations for the sake of _artificial difficulty,_ but they were **always** applying more Pressure
@RyeFields
@RyeFields Жыл бұрын
Really summons up the clan philosophy well. It is cutting edge for now, but it will slowly dwindle as the fight drags on.
@l0rf
@l0rf Жыл бұрын
A blade, honed to a monomolecular sharpness, yet hardened to the point where it was blunted by the stubborn refusal of the Inner Sphere to accept defeat. And a phone company. Pay your bills, space weirdos!
@MadmanMcNabb
@MadmanMcNabb Жыл бұрын
JADE FALCON MONTH CONTINUES
@karmadyllic
@karmadyllic Жыл бұрын
Nice one Big Red. Tyvm.
@Doomer1984
@Doomer1984 Жыл бұрын
Another hit. Great work big red!
@meining-mech4378
@meining-mech4378 Жыл бұрын
The times I have used a Summoner, It always has given my opponent a hard time. It’s maneuverability makes it a fun mech and great addition to the toolbox.
@freeranger00
@freeranger00 Жыл бұрын
I really like the Thor, I'd tend to put place it as one of the few Clan mechs that I legitimately like as an IS guy. I can't help but think that my merc unit would love to have one of these, considering that they specialize in jumping mechs, and would put up with the bills just to have that jumping capability. The Jade Falcons have a mech that suits them, which is probably more important than having the "best" design. Employed on difficult terrain with an aggressive doctrine, the Thor is terrifying. Imagine being a MechWarrior piloting Grasshopper, king of post-Succession Wars cavalry warfare, then coming across this monster with all of its superior range and firepower. This Omni doesn't make the Grasshopper, Griffon, Wolverine, or Guillotine obsolete because Omnis are just too expensive in comparison to BattleMechs, but one a one for one basis you'd be screwed. Even so, despite liking the Thor a lot, I think that it is more fidgety than the Vulture, Mad Cat, or Cauldron Born. The Thor is more like a sword, you need to employ it correctly, swing for the gaps in the armor, than the mace that those other three represent.
@samlam4598
@samlam4598 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this nice video! It's always a joy to sit down with a good drink (coffee at this time of the day, it's midday here - maybe whisky later tonight when catching up on the other videos) for a good reading of BattleTech lore. 👍
@sardaukerlegion
@sardaukerlegion Жыл бұрын
As long as the fight follows batchall rules: a Commander would choose a star of Thor / Novas in a city or canyon map, but a star of Mad Dog / Stormcrows on open terrain.
@Gigas0101
@Gigas0101 Жыл бұрын
I keep getting this thing mixed up with the hellbringer, similar silhouettes compared to other clan mechs of that era. Fantastic vid, thanks for the memes.
@maube8007
@maube8007 Жыл бұрын
I think it looks like a combo of the Thunderbolt and the Warhammer.
@gusty9053
@gusty9053 Жыл бұрын
Well after the redesign that updated the majority of the mechs a lot of them look kind of samey. There are only so many ways you can move around blocks with rounded corners. While a lot of the old stuff looked dumb or just goofy they were a lot more distinctive.
@boneshaman8912
@boneshaman8912 Жыл бұрын
I really felt this way with a bunch of clan invasion mechs. Mad dog/ Vulture played like a combination of a Archer and Rifleman, Timberwolf/ Mad Cat well obvious.
@rufusmchigginbotham2324
@rufusmchigginbotham2324 Жыл бұрын
The Hellbringer seemed the closest analogue of the Warhammer. Devastating weaponry and dubious armour for weight.
@nemamiah7832
@nemamiah7832 Жыл бұрын
Good going, Red. Praise Blake.
@duanewong1527
@duanewong1527 Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite clan mechs, I love the unique hoof-like feet and mismatched arms
@MrGrimsmith
@MrGrimsmith Жыл бұрын
Will have to rewatch as I missed the beginning but while the content is appreciated, I still don't like this mech. Party because it's Angry Parrots and I can't stand them but mostly because it just falls short of pretty much every other Clan heavy mech out there. Well, except the Hellbringer - that puppy has *issues*! Despite all that, it's still an iconic mech that I remember seeing in the TROs in the early 90s and I'm glad you covered it.
@aelreth-
@aelreth- Жыл бұрын
The real star of the show makes an appearance at the end to steal the glory from the Jade Falcon Summoner. Like Melvina had her glory taken from her.
@louiskemner3216
@louiskemner3216 Жыл бұрын
My favorite mech of all time!
@yeisonalvarez5776
@yeisonalvarez5776 Жыл бұрын
This is was a really satisfying video to watch, almost as exciting as the Axman. The references to the animated series were the best part. Although many people in north America aren't big fans of the Animated Series it was the only introduction media in other countries for years. Continue with awesome job. Each time you cover a mech from the animated series we dedicate time in my board games community to watch it together(I'm in charge of the translation). I can't imagine how cool the Mad Cat video is going to be, my community is looking forward to it.
@BigRed40TECH
@BigRed40TECH Жыл бұрын
I hate the animated series myself XD lol
@bthsr7113
@bthsr7113 Жыл бұрын
@@BigRed40TECH For a kid friendly 80's toyetic cartoon, you could do worse. And some of the overall ideas are solid story beats. With the 80's show revivals and the reinvigorated interest in Battletech, I could see a modernized remake being considered.
@andyeaton1736
@andyeaton1736 Жыл бұрын
The Thor was always one of my favorites. People always underestimate the value of jump jets. It’s Prime is also the only Clan heavy from 3050 that can jump and fire all its weapons and not go up on the heat scale.
@nos2342
@nos2342 Жыл бұрын
Praise Blake!
@sterner626
@sterner626 Жыл бұрын
Badass. Phenomenal work as always :D
@_ENOVA
@_ENOVA Жыл бұрын
this video is too great to watch it in my sleepy state. Have to watch it later, give some respect
@SacredGumby
@SacredGumby Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video, I enjoy both your short and medium form content the most.
@kevinappel6184
@kevinappel6184 11 ай бұрын
They forgot to mention the Thor M Model. Which was used in the BattleTech cartoon which it was armed with 1x ERPPC 1 SRM6 Streak and 1x LB10X with 10 shots
@BigRed40TECH
@BigRed40TECH 11 ай бұрын
I don't end up covering every model in these videos, there would be just too many to go over tbh. It wasn't forgotten, it just wasn't displayed.
@fedupN
@fedupN Жыл бұрын
Great vid! The Summoner is a fun mech, one I admit I tend to forget about, until I see it, and go "Oh yeah! That thing is pretty cool" despite having the toy of it as a kid and loving its aesthetics. Really does tend to get overshadowed a smidge. Side note: Cannot WAIT for the Executioner vid. My buddy was and is a huge Ghost Bear guy and he always used the Executioner with the Hankyu to great effect in our card games. I also enjoy the Executioner, for like the Charger, it is HUGE and moves WAYYY faster than you want it to. I like the bully mechs.
@ernstbergerbrent
@ernstbergerbrent 26 күн бұрын
I remember the opening scene of mechwarrior 2 where a summoner shoots a timberwolf in the face with a ppc
@MadmanMcNabb
@MadmanMcNabb Жыл бұрын
SAY THE LINE: "YOU DARE REFUSE MY BATCHALL?!"
@Nes_Cartridge
@Nes_Cartridge Жыл бұрын
I just remember this thing scarring me to death in the MW3 opening cinematic when I was like 7 lol
@xwolfy666
@xwolfy666 3 ай бұрын
The Hag 40 is really the LS swap of the battletech universe. "Does it fit? Stick a Hag in it!"
@xwolfy666
@xwolfy666 3 ай бұрын
They would shove one in a Flea if they could get away with it.
@dietplain7542
@dietplain7542 Жыл бұрын
When this mech hits the field in MW5/6 the JJ's are going to be AMAIZING! Great Vid BigRed, you properly adjusted my rose colored glasses without breaking them. : )
@HouseDavieMerc
@HouseDavieMerc Жыл бұрын
Beautifully done. Best of all-Big Red-40TECH ends it by beating everybody to the punch with a Nicolai Malthus reference! 🤣
@psychkosys
@psychkosys Жыл бұрын
The 70 ton weight bracket is so good, the summoner had no choice but to be awesome.
@jamesoakes192
@jamesoakes192 Жыл бұрын
Loved the Video, I still remember this one from Mechwarrior 3
@TJRex01
@TJRex01 Жыл бұрын
Since I’m early I have to say - just found your channel recently and really enjoying your content. I had no idea there was such a renaissance of Battletech, especially in KZbin (battletube?). Also, do you have any videos that explain some of the stuff unfamiliar to us old Sokol fans (Dark Age, ilClan era? Anything after....I dunno, Fedcom Civil War?)
@sim.frischh9781
@sim.frischh9781 Жыл бұрын
The Summoner looks amazing, but i can´t play it in any game, because i HATE off-center cockpits, i even prefer motorbikes over cars if i have the choice. But with cars the size is less of an issue, with mechs you sit way farther to the side and have an overall way bigger machine to control. I can drive cars. For that reason, i prefer the Hellbringer/Loki, despite that mech not having jump jets. Though since that´s an OmniMech, i would exchange the A-Pods and MGs for three Jump Jets...
@terminator6267
@terminator6267 11 ай бұрын
From HQ'S POV. *_Headquarters (HQ): This is HQ to any available units. We have ‘Mechs down at NAV GAMMA. Bravo Cadet reports four Summoners on site. Bandits are hostile. Repeat, bandits are hostile!_* *_Alpha Assault (AA): HQ, this is Alpha Assault. I'm on my way, bearing: zero-two-five!_* ... *_HQ: Alpha Assault, this is HQ. What is your situation?_* *_'Microphone transmits live silently then suddenly buzzes.'_* *_'Foreboding silence.'_* *_HQ: Alpha Assault, this is HQ, what is your situation? Please comply._* *_'Foreboding silence continues along with buzzing.'_* 🥶
@gabrieliacoboni6951
@gabrieliacoboni6951 Жыл бұрын
Another great video. Legacy mech for sure.
@sypoth
@sypoth Жыл бұрын
I never really fought these things that often as I rarely fought against Jade Falcon. Whenever I fought them out was almost always a captured unit or one that was taken during a trial of possession in towards the end of the clan invasion. They were always strong units but in the situations I encountered them in they were used primarily as harassers and did that job well.
@kirkkeichinger4534
@kirkkeichinger4534 Жыл бұрын
When ii first played Mechwarrior 2 the Summoner was actually my number one favorite. But eventually the Timber Wolf won out for favorite mech. But if I can use a Timber Wolf then I Summoner even time.
@reecedignan8365
@reecedignan8365 Жыл бұрын
The summoner, the sword of the Falcons which brings victory to the clan and death to all its opponents. May the sword of the Falcon forever be grasped in its talons and may the new generation of warriors that come to wield them shatter their opponents and lead Jade Falcon back into the glorious power it should always be.
@ZombifiedWatermelon
@ZombifiedWatermelon 11 ай бұрын
Summoner has been my favorite, all the way back to Mechwarrior 2. Floats like a Medium, stings like a Heavy and looks damn good doing it!
@adherentofladycolumbia725
@adherentofladycolumbia725 Жыл бұрын
Last night chat, we burned that MFing chat down.
@dudebromcfrattington6488
@dudebromcfrattington6488 Жыл бұрын
The annoying thing about Jade Falcon is that they apparently don’t know how falcons live or hunt. What makes a falcon a falcon is that they exclusively use their sharp beaks for hunting, and never it’s talons. This is what separates falcons from hawks and eagles who indeed DO use their talons for offense.
@barondiamondo6676
@barondiamondo6676 Жыл бұрын
Jade Falcon not exactly basic falcon from biology perspective.
@SexyMonsterLover
@SexyMonsterLover Жыл бұрын
Your forgetting that the animals on their worlds are very different to ours.
@omegavulture8379
@omegavulture8379 Жыл бұрын
I just ran this guy in the prime config in my last game. He did good but was out-shines by my piranha. The silly dakka-fish really came out to play with a casual double medium laser headshot on a hellion and refused to slow down after that.
@madmarauder9925
@madmarauder9925 Жыл бұрын
So im gunna hafta refuse thet there Bachyall right there !!!
@jk3jk35
@jk3jk35 Жыл бұрын
The summoner really fixed the Thunderbolt's cockpit problem
@Szoki86
@Szoki86 Жыл бұрын
Oh look, it's the Paul McCartney of the Clan Invasion.
@krissteel4074
@krissteel4074 Жыл бұрын
Definitely a good baseline if you just need a heavy that's usually got all the range brackets covered and can do fast response jobs, personally i did like the AA Gauss variant but how much better it is than an ER-PPC. Kind of hard to say as you have all that heat and need to use it somewhere. The Executioner should be pretty interesting as its one of those mechs that will have old clan boomers going 'its the best mech' and everyone else making shrieking noises about sending them back to garrison duty away from the nice people.
@BigRed40TECH
@BigRed40TECH Жыл бұрын
I love the Executioner :)
@natakuu13
@natakuu13 11 ай бұрын
The C and Q are by far the best. Though i would make slight changes. For the C i would swap the streak srm 6 for a regular class srm 6. Taking 1 ton saved and adding more ac ammo and then either using the last .5t for either srm ammo or armor. For the Q id drop the heavy small laser and mabey the medium for more ammo. Rather rely on the srms that are more protected by being housed in the torso instead of the arms and be able to spam them more.
@Billbeaux
@Billbeaux Жыл бұрын
The thumbnail art for these are so awesome! Are they A.I. generated?
@BigRed40TECH
@BigRed40TECH Жыл бұрын
No.
@MoreEvilThanYahweh
@MoreEvilThanYahweh Жыл бұрын
You wish AI could render the BT aesthetic, they get fed too much anime and or the really cheesy side of western stuff to generate anything BT-looking.
@matthewpena3932
@matthewpena3932 Жыл бұрын
I'm a big fan of the F for being on the cheaper side of the Summoner and consistent damage with good heat management.
@alexl266
@alexl266 Жыл бұрын
Not Clanner scum by any means, but this is my all-time favorite mech. Thanks for covering!
@seanbrazell7095
@seanbrazell7095 Жыл бұрын
Anytime I am reminded of the glory that is a clan omnimech my Mechwarrior5 PTSD flares up, shutdown warning and all. 🙄😐😑😐🥺
@pelmen1294
@pelmen1294 Жыл бұрын
My favorite clan mech.
@LiberalApplicationOfThud
@LiberalApplicationOfThud Жыл бұрын
This ‘Mech was criminally underused by me for a very long time when I first started playing BattleTech. I could not wrap my head around the ignorance of the Prime, A, and M only having one ton of ammo for their ballistic weapons but having two tons for their missile weapons (especially the Prime and M with their LBXs). The D was boring because it was very overused, being pretty much the only configuration used by the clan players in my group at the time. This left the B and C configurations. I love them and work very well together, but they quickly became boring being the only two I used. It was not until many years later with the addition of so many other configurations and the creation of Alpha Strike that I actually began to use it again.
@CoolGuy-th7bl
@CoolGuy-th7bl Жыл бұрын
The OG omni cavalry mech!
@CloudWallace
@CloudWallace Жыл бұрын
MUH BATCHALL
@randomcast3183
@randomcast3183 Жыл бұрын
I used this in a game of alpha strike this weekend. It's a really good mech at all weapon ranges.
@TheStrayHALOMAN
@TheStrayHALOMAN Жыл бұрын
I like the MWLL version it is the same but with 3 LRM-5 instead of the single LRM-15 that lets it full auto chainfire the LRM 5 for a constant cockpit rocking on it's target.
@sebastiang.5032
@sebastiang.5032 Жыл бұрын
Love this Mech!
@carlosrgns
@carlosrgns Жыл бұрын
I CAST SUMMON!
@blue95kun
@blue95kun Жыл бұрын
A very useful and sometimes overlooked platform, the Thor is. The very useful background character everyone certainly relies on without realising it.
@Doumaxwell1959
@Doumaxwell1959 Жыл бұрын
That Q is terrifying
@thesilentninja9255
@thesilentninja9255 Жыл бұрын
Always reminded me of the Orion with that cockpit.
@Dracobyte
@Dracobyte 11 ай бұрын
It's time to Summon down the power of the God of Thunder!
@lukedudley5030
@lukedudley5030 Жыл бұрын
Another great overview :-) I've always preferred (unpopular opinion alert) this over the madcat....its cheaper and is still a real handful on the battlefield...a few of these in the opponents lance is always a worry.
@HalIOfFamer
@HalIOfFamer 10 ай бұрын
This was my 1st omni in modded battletech by HBS. I have a sentiment for it. Tho I ran mine as a pure lrm platform with 4 erm lasers as backup.
@josephbroseph3003
@josephbroseph3003 Жыл бұрын
Being that mechassault was my only point of reference for battletech most of my life and didn’t know what the Clans were, i thought the Summoner and Thurnderbolt were the same mech for a long time 😅
@AGS363
@AGS363 Жыл бұрын
Information is Ammunition!
@AmurTiger
@AmurTiger 10 ай бұрын
The only thing really holding this back is the standard structure otherwise it would have the same available tonnage for weapons/armor as the Timber Wolf after they both get their XL engine. The additional 25 points in engine power needed to keep the Timber Wolf at speed just eat up all the added tonnage. This also means that the Thor II erases the last margin for which the Timber Wolf could claim meaningful superiority as a platform.
@juliomontega2868
@juliomontega2868 3 ай бұрын
Agreed. I always wished for internal updates on the Summoner and a C-ECM. That'd make it a real horror to fight with this mobility.
@TroySeward
@TroySeward Жыл бұрын
Cool nice clan mech.
@mdsx01
@mdsx01 Жыл бұрын
So what I'm seeing is that if you employ it like a jump medium, good times ahead.
@ESC_907
@ESC_907 Жыл бұрын
Such a shame it seems to underperform in MWO. But that might just be because of the TTL buffing that PGI did to cater to scrubs. Also, will there be mention of Khan Garth Raddick in the EXE video?
@lgndk11r
@lgndk11r Жыл бұрын
*Nikolai Malthus likes this*
@PeachDragon_
@PeachDragon_ Жыл бұрын
The mech that almost made me into a clanner.
@jownbey
@jownbey Жыл бұрын
In mw5 the lbx autocannons are the ultimate dps monsters as far as i can tell
@PraetorGix
@PraetorGix Жыл бұрын
YOU DARE TO REFUSE MY BATCHALL??!!
@techpriest3440
@techpriest3440 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a Thunderbolt, but it’s more akin to the Warhammer. Several configurations really lean into that.
@sheilaolfieway1885
@sheilaolfieway1885 Жыл бұрын
If you see a Falcon (Jade Falcon) not in a kit fox, summoner or hellbringer, double your caution.
@Ironhold_Watch
@Ironhold_Watch 8 ай бұрын
Happy berd noises Never got to get round watching this Re upped with ya tonight red 😯
@Scrubwave
@Scrubwave Жыл бұрын
I remember Thor C being the first mini-boss of Mechwarrior 3, blasting you with UAC20 and making you fall on your ass. Good times.
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