BATTLETECH: The Tenshi

[@dhoffnun]

I was gonna say something about how rad this mech looks, but now all I can think about is that this might be the one case where storing ammo in the legs (as is often the meta in the Mechwarrior game franchise) makes legitimate in-universe sense.

[@stormcrow28]

The Tenshi is an excellent melding of Blakist and Kuritan Omnimech experience. People often forget the DC has over 100 years of effective experience with Clan tech and Omnimech construction, especially when you look at designs like the Avatar, the Sunder, and the Black Hawk KU. The Combine rebuilt Luthien Armor Works' main facilities on Luthien by the Dar Age, including their Omnimech construction wing. The Tenshi would be an excellent partner with such staples as the Atlas, the Naginata, the Kuritan Project Phoenix Battlemaster, and the Sunder. With the use of ECM/ECCM rules, even Angel ECM equipped units can keep the C3 links going, allowing the Dragon to overcome ita foes. An excellent vid as always, @BigRed40K.

[@AphexWebb]

I'm really enjoying these uploads of late. I only recently discovered this channel and I've not been left dissatisfied. I genuinely look forward to scrolling through my sub list and finding a new video created here. It's good to see more battletech content with such outward appreciation and love for the franchise. More please!

[@BigRed40TECH]

I do my best to get content out as much as I can. I love the setting, mechs, and world of Battletech, so I'm glad it shows through :)

[@AphexWebb]

@@BigRed40TECH It really does show through Red. Thanks for all the hard work you put into each upload you post 😁

[@Thud-pq8rl]

How did I not see how closely this thing looks to a celestial? It's all I see now.

[@BigRed40TECH]

It's even in the name. Tenshi means Angel.

[@LoliFoxQueen]

This is why we need a Mechwarrior game set in the darkage/IL clan era.

[@aroknur4483]

I would LOVE to pilot this beast in MW5 . . . I also still want my dang Longbow to get some much needed love . . . * sings softly* Reach out, Reach out and touch someone . . .

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

That would be pretty cool, especially with a more robust mechlab.

[@effincook4176]

I would love a game that covers all the timeline.

[@nurgle333]

I've heard some folks don't like the "more weapons" aspect of the later eras, I say the more the merrier

[@roguerifter9724]

I would be content with a late 3050s or 3060s Mechwarrior game but as long as there are some jump capable all energy weapon heavy designs I would be fine with a Dark Age or Ilclan era game. I just hope if it happens the developers don't decide to make the starting Mech a Legionnaire aka my least favorite Mech design in Battletech history

[@toysoldierkelsey]

Wow, coming from the steiner mech video, its hard to imagine a more different look. This thing is lean mean and well designed. Meanwhile Steiner tried to take a similar role and just came up short in every aspect.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Yep. Pretty sad really. lol

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

Gotterdammerung and Tenshi both take their respective House's proclivities and run it to the limit. TBH I prefer this one over the other one.

[@RyeFields]

I had no idea about that shutdown weapon, damn. That's pretty spooky considering it makes you completely defenseless

[@phantam23]

You should see the Hauptmann variant that pairs a pair of them with two UAC/20s. It's hard to get close enough to use them, but once you knock out a mech you can walk up and put 80 points of damage into them.

[@Thud-pq8rl]

@@phantam23 that mech is deadly, but the ones I really hate are the fast mediums like that Phoenix Hawk variant. They get up on you fast and fuck up everything. Red is right to call the TSEMP a friend ending weapon.

[@DanielIsberner]

I remain very proud of that variant. The original idea behind it was to use the two TSEMPs in a 1 1 pattern. Fire one every turn and keep the enemy shut down until you have obliterated it with UAC 20s.

[@Chris_Sizemore]

A quick critique on Omnimechs (and why they aren't for mercs). What makes an Omnimech special is the ability to switch loadouts between engagements. This means as long as you have omnipods you can rapidly replace damaged weapon and change role for the mech as desired. The downside? Omnimech parts are more expensive than their standard counterparts. To use the advantages of a Omnimech, you need to carry multiple loadouts worth of extra weapons and other parts, which can easily double the cost of the omnimech. You could of had 2 standard mechs in place of an Omnimech of the same tonnage and its train of parts. Also if you have a mixed unit of omni and standard mechs you effectively have 2 different logistics trains feeding parts to repair your units. Houses can afford this. Clans can afford this. Mercs? You'd need a huge unit of mercs to even think about supporting an omnimech, and it would probably be an entire lance of similar omni-mechs so you can trade parts between them.

[@TheArchaos]

That's the eternal question, do you want more of the lesser or do you want few of the major?

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

That's a good point, the true omnimech utility is out of reach except for the A-list mercenary regiments. It's likely that omnimechs in most merc units (especially the usual company-size unit living on a bootlace budget) will be of one specific loadout, generally the pilot's preferred type which is also considered useful in the unit's general role. Gotta make budget every month....

[@iampoch01]

Mercs would likely pick a weapons loadout and stick to that, effectively treating it as a standard battlemech. The Omni feature will be treated as an add on. It's nice to have though won't be used often, or if at all. We do that in some consumer products, too.

[@salyerbrandon]

@@iampoch01 exactly. Mercs don’t use it for its ability to change roles. They use it for the ability to ratchet off their broken AC/20 and slapping a pre-paid replacement on. It’s useful to the point that I do not use any mechs that aren’t Omni. In Mechwarrior 5 when you aren’t in an industrial hub everything cost more time and c bills, with some places 200% more of each. Losing a component in the middle of a multi mission contract will down a standard mech, but with the Omni you can slap your preferred weapon on and get back into the fight. Which is far preferable to climbing out of your angel of death and climbing into that 20 ton MG armed scout that’s sat in the back of the hanger every since you had to fire Goblin for lack of hygiene.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

Omni are good logistics machines and small mercs really don’t have the same needs logistically that big militates do so yea you’re right my only addendum is some merc companies are basically smaller house powers in their own right and really get helped out with that Omni logistic support. Plus quick swap outs are always welcomed in a battle regardless of unit size.

[@jamesricker3997]

How did the Draconis Combine get a Celestial Omni Mech design? They got Ninjas!

[@BigRed40TECH]

The Wobbies were dead by the time they made it. But they clearly were inspired by it.

[@jamesricker3997]

@@BigRed40TECH the Wobbies destroyed most of their technical data The Draconis Combine was still able to obtain enough technical data to produce the Tenshi Ninjas were most likely involved and probably had a lot to do with a lot of Wobbies dying

[@Thud-pq8rl]

In universe the answer comes down to one man in the DCMS: Uncle Chandy. That dude kept the IS in the fight until Stone showed up.

[@codyraugh6599]

@@Thud-pq8rl hell uncle Chady even revealed the truth of how weak the Wobbies really were since they weren't even ready for the war "they" *cough* the master and Manei Domini*cough* started. And while I'm not fully buying the "clan Wolverine is the Wobbies" i do think they either have some survivors of the clan, i at very least Wolverine's secret data cashes which would have given them the insight needed to make anti-clan focused elite forces (seriously everything about the Manei Domini is either a direct insult of clan honor, or a loophole abuse that will score them early victories against the Clanners) including the schematics for many of Wolverine's mechs which they likely then couldn't start developing until they had more direct contact with Clan-tech.

[@Thud-pq8rl]

@@codyraugh6599 You can say a lot about ComStar and the WoB, but the one thing you can't say is that their spy networks where not head and shoulders above anybody else. You see that when they exploit clan honor and bidding practices, when they discovered the exodus road, how they kept the chaos march off balance, and how they annihilated both the Dragoon incursion and the Case White task force. So them having info on the Wolverines is easy to explain, they where the first IS unit to fight any technical clan force, the Minnesota tribe.

[@g3heathen209]

Designed by Washu I bet. Piloted by Ryoko and maintained by Ayeka and Sasami.

[@07deltasquad]

So much yes

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

Glad to see I'm not the only classic anime fan who saw the title and went there.

[@Bluehairedgirl89]

Yeap!

[@VulpisFoxfire]

That'd be Tenchi, rather than Tenshi. :-) On the other hand, with the name I'd expect them to be tall, skinny, and driven by emo teenagers...most notably painted in purple and green...

[@R17inator]

I expect one to be piloted by a certain blue haired celestial with a thing for peaches, flaming swords, red lasers, and rock turnips that shoot more red lasers.

[@cobalt968]

It’s a bit strange to see a Kurita flagship Omni-assault mech not include a full clantech arsenal in its base configurations. But then again, the DCMS seems to favor lighter mech forces backed up by faster heavies. And per the earlier videos on these mechs, the newest mass-produced variants of the Grand Dragon and Lancelot that the DCMS fields utilize nearly full clantech load outs. In a battlefield with lots of speedy and expensive high tech hammers, perhaps a cost-effective anvil was exactly what was needed here.

[@STSGingie]

I love the effects you had in this video. It really added to the sinister unease this mech gives off.

[@Stormseer88]

Nova Cat Khan: Why do I hear music? Tenshi: -Za~ankoku na tenshi no you ni, Sho~ounen yo shinwa ni nare...

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

This!! *applauds* Yes, if a mecha anime theme ever crossed over to Battletech, it would be "Cruel Angel's Thesis".

[@phantam23]

The Tenshi is a beastly opponent. You take what made the Omnis solid, strip out the Torso cockpit so you don't have to weld cybernetics in your brain to maximise the usage of it, and give it a good old Kuritan twist. It's a solid, reliable design, but seems to lack concentrated firepower in its official variants though. More of a hammer/solid line machine than the scalpel you get with other assaults that go heavy on the headcapping.

[@miafillene4396]

Exactly what it is. You hit them ail on the head. With an assault mech.

[@MKmaki6094]

Gah! The quality of your videos have really leveled up as of late. I appreciate the diverse visuals and readouts you provide, looking forward for even more!

[@BigRed40TECH]

Glad you like them! I do believe in the virtue that things should always be changing and improving, or they will stagnate.

[@MKmaki6094]

@@BigRed40TECH that is a good mantra to live by

[@AGS363]

I can not say that I like the Tenshi, because I hate the DC. But I really enjoy your new (improved) video style! Praise Blake!

[@BigRed40TECH]

Blake be praised!

[@treevenewson]

Toaster ❤

[@bthsr7113]

If you don't like them, then why were you guys giving them materiel again and again and again!? Just let them fall

[@AWholeLegionary]

The Tenshi will live on as the Spirit of Blake.

[@74Grimlin]

Variable speed pulse lasers have different to hit modifiers than normal pulse lasers. At short, medium, and long range they get -3, -2, and -1, respectively, to the target number. So at short range they are especially deadly.

[@MrDarthtelos]

A fine looking Assault mech. It could be improved though. Couple of pincers, maybe some carapace. Carcinization is destiny folks. KING CRAB GANG!

[@BigRed40TECH]

ALL WILL BECOME CRAB!

[@hatework4282]

I havent bought a miniature for Battletech in decades, but the Tenshi and Dragon II are so very tempting. Excellent video about an excellent omnimech from the best faction. Long live the Dragon!

[@BigRed40TECH]

The Dragon's angel shall bring the Coordinator's justice to all the enemies of the Draconis Combine!

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

Any good Recomended places to get models? Iam working on just 3D printing models designed online at this point. Iam also mixed on funding them at all after what they did to one of their biggest writers but I digress.

[@BigRed40TECH]

@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus The Iron Wind Metals link to this model is in the description. There are no 3D prints of the Tenshi to my knowledge.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@BigRed40TECH genuinely thanks, how I missed that link is beyond me, I have no hobby shops in my area that sell battle tech stuff, I have one shop that sells war hammer stuff, even Titians but not a single battle tech mech. Also amazing vid, thanks for making my first day off in a few weeks all the better.

[@BigRed40TECH]

@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus Awesome, thank you Roman! :D

[@meining-mech4378]

I never picked up on how the Tenshi has a similar appearance to the Celestials, but I can see some of the resemblance. The RoTS certainly had their own with the Uraeus and Kheper designs.

[@matthewunruh3651]

I have to add that the RotS did not design the Kheper and Uraeus. Those 'mechs were designed by ComStar's new Blessed Order military in secret, and were appropriated by the RotS after the fact.

[@meining-mech4378]

Ah gotcha, thanks for the clarification. That makes more sense now considering how close those two mechs looked to their WoB ancestors

[@maxanderson2180]

Curse you for talking of the dark ages, now I'm actually interested in starting a force!

[@vladforgot]

Breath of fresh air in Battletech content. Da/IlClan content is amazing! Hope you will keep doing it more. Realy bored of those 2700-3025 grandfathers vintage refrigerators that flooded all battletech chanels.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Thanks Vlad! I'm going back to covering some succession war stuff after this run of DA mechs, but in-between TRO's, I will be covering DA designs.

[@vladforgot]

@@BigRed40TECH hope that recognition guides will be here someday and not in 10 years :D For me as a little bit experienced player 2400-3049 is very boring and most of my games are at IlClan era and it is amazing in that number of new mecha that it's have.

[@BigRed40TECH]

I prefer 3025 myself, but I like most eras of Battletech, and I don't mind covering the later stuff. I'm covering it early with these videos between TROs, just because I think it deserve more exposure.

[@matthewneuendorf5763]

I assume that this and perhaps some other 'Mechs were essentially celestial-lite designs using salvage to shortcut the R&D requirements of a new omnimech.

[@jefffreese947]

Very nice video BR! Tenshi is a rare IS omni where I like the base frame is well designed and just about all of the formal versions.

[@neptunestrident4364]

I really like the Word of Blake bleed throughs, very cool

[@BigRed40TECH]

Have you heard the Word of Blake today, brother?

[@kathilmechworks4895]

It does feel like the Serph of the celestials. I tend to pick on a lot of the combine mechs as many in the Clan invasion and the jihad felt like let's just get something out into the battle field in numbers, this one feels likes an absolute killer. When ever I come around to my combine forces might have to get one. It does have a lot of the advantages of the celestials. Incredibly tough and uses a lot of energy for its main weapons, surprised it doesn't use the c3i the way its ancestors did.

[@BigRed40TECH]

No one has C3i iirc, after the Blakist era.

[@kathilmechworks4895]

@@BigRed40TECH I'm sure they have it around, but in universe i'm sure it's anathema due to being a central piece of blakest tech. One of the reasons the Tenshi and Uraeus are the closest mechs we will get back to the celestials despite how effective they were.

[@BigRed40TECH]

@@kathilmechworks4895 C3i was also Comstar tech, not even sure the Blessed Order had it tbh.

[@EmperorPylades]

Wasn't one of the main advantages of C3i the fact that Blakist MechWarrior were so Borged up that they could interface with it as well as their machine?

[@codyraugh6599]

I really want to see the Celestial serires if Mechs, particularly the Preta or Malak.

[@panoramatint]

Outstanding, good sir.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Thank you!

[@faithmcclosky4528]

Great video as always Red! I loved the tone of this video, it seemed very on par with the mech.

[@vana.johnson8845]

I'm really feeling this 'Mech 1st Combine I truly like...! Hidden Monster Stompy✌🏾✊🏾👊🏾

[@joshuamidgette4846]

Hello there shiny Tenchi, I'm not inside the building beside you in my Beserker 3S with axe ready to take your head.

[@sim.frischh9781]

I like the look of this machine, but some of its configurations strike me as weird for weirdness sake. What i wonder most is that the pilot-saving fullhead ejection system is barely used on the new mech designs. THAT would be one thing i would like to see on MY mech.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Eject? From a Combine Mech???

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

@@BigRed40TECH You need a reliable ejection system for the company's Kurita nemesis so he can make return appearances. "Clan Snek Cobra RETREAT!!"

[@sim.frischh9781]

@@BigRed40TECH No, my point was the lack of that technology on new designs, not on the Götterdämmerung specifically.

[@andresmarrero8666]

Looks like the Draconis Usurpers raided a few Blakest ruins at some point.

[@MrMintyfreshsmell]

Please do Tian-Zong at some point!!

[@xgarcia1014]

cool looking mech, from one of my favorite battletech factions. bird leg mechs are my favorite.

[@treevenewson]

It looks very cool, but it has no Combine asthetic to it. You're correct on the WoB asthetic.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Wobbie, Draconis Combine... what's the difference really? :P

[@treevenewson]

@@BigRed40TECH Sacrilege I say...

[@g-man4439]

Brilliant video once more, BigRed!

[@BigRed40TECH]

Thank you! :D

[@UBERbuck]

I'm quite new to BT, just got into it via the recent releases, so I'm rather unfamiliar with the blessed Word of Blake. I would really love to learn more about their Celestial series. They look so cool, and I think a Level II of them would be a fun addition to my ComStar force maybe.

[@louiskemner3216]

Your videos get better and better!

[@BigRed40TECH]

Always be improving or trying new things. Can't stay the same forever.

[@randomnetsurfer]

Cool looking mech, and I agree with you how it's made for an excellent and terrifying compromise of survivability and pod space. That said, I have to say, 18:08 ... "merdium purse lerzers!" (sorry sorry sorry, it made me giggle though)

[@BigRed40TECH]

100% an oversight on my part.

[@R.Specktre]

A most necessary mech !!

[@StilgarAstartes]

What a beastly 'Mech! I was not aware of this chassis to this day - to be fair, I'm a bit out of touch with the DarkAge / Jihad / IlClan eras. Got a lot more lore to go through, it seems. @15:52 "Merdium Pulse Lasers"? That's my new canon name for Medium ER Pulslasers now! So sleek - it pleases my inner Steiner. ;)

[@BigRed40TECH]

Merdium is the new Medium. So say Blake himself!

[@michaelmorford3932]

Holy cow, what is the CBill cost of the prime variant? 23 million? What an absolute monster. Imagine the wreckage that a Lance of these mechs would leave in their wake!

[@mikewazowski1776]

Dark Age -> Ilclan Era Game when??!?!? I want to use these mechs, in a World in conflict type game, or any RTS that allows INF, and Mech, air, and tanks like the Wargame series. The BT universe would get a lot more love if it had some more games. We can only dream. :(

[@miafillene4396]

Tenshi has a pretty weak amount of firepower at first glance. But it's a steady killer. And with it's lance and company mates? So lethal.

[@Wallenquist]

Oh me, oh my. What a beauty.

[@BigRed40TECH]

It's a fantastic mech.

[@ian5395]

What a freaking beast.

[@donaldcampbell3043]

As a life long Son of the Dragon I'm happy to see Kurita rise to its place over the lesser houses...

[@moustacherie7042]

Nice vid -- I would really enjoy hearing more about these niche DCMS weebmechs. However, I will say this -- the electronic flickering here and there did start to give me noticeable eye strain at about the point it got to Configuration B

[@BigRed40TECH]

Yep, we've had a few people make the remark, in future videos it'll be toned down.

[@TroySeward]

Nice cool mech

[@BigRed40TECH]

Thanks!

[@neondystopian]

Warhammer and BattleTech is all the civilized person needs. Well, that and corpse starch, anyway.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Cannibalism is almost as good as carcinization.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

There's no need for (a) Tenshi! 😁 Yeah, had to make that dad anime joke. This design seems like a true attempt to make an IS omnimech in Supersize Me tonnage. I can see why you like it. Maybe if my old pre-Clan merc unit could be reborn in the Dark Age or Ilkan eras....

[@BigRed40TECH]

That would be cool!

[@kazekamiha]

This thing looks like a Warhammer and a Thanatos had a baby.

[@krieg4017]

Good.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Very good

[@demonslayer6267]

the fact that this didn't have a C configuration upset me so much i made my own for 3151 -big ass targeting computer -1x Heavy Gauss Rifle in the right and center torso (In world fluff, it didn't fit normally so they put it in diagonally) with Case II and 3 tons of ammo - 3x C-MP Lasers -Stolen- honorably aquired from the ashes of Nova Cat -2x MXP Lasers -2 ER Flamsers just in case infantry has any ideas -1x Angel ECM (i mean come on, the mech is literally named ''Angel'') -3x Double Heat Sinks (gets the job done well enough when the flamers are not used) -1x C3 slave because i had 1 ton of weight left

[@voicetest6019]

Its weird looking back on the Mektek designs against designs like this that seem to be based on designs from that team.

[@Dokdiamant]

Hmm... don't know why, but it would be time for a Bushwalker or a "Hauptmann". :D

[@JCDadalus]

2x MERDIUM pulse lasers? ;) @17:30

[@BigRed40TECH]

Yea, caught it too late during the Premier. I was working on fixing a ton of other things and totally missed it. lol

[@niven7953]

For everyone raving about the double-TSEMP config, I'd like to remind you that the odds of stunlocking an enemy mech are actually quite low, since you need to hit the target and roll well on the TSEMP table for each hit, and every time you hit someone with the TSEMP you massively debuff your *own* accuracy for the next turn (even if it did nothing to the enemy mech), making landing followup shots very difficult. It's cool, but very inconsistent.

[@eduardor-o4884]

What's your take on the ragnarok mech?

[@BigRed40TECH]

I don't rteally like Mech Assault.

[@eduardor-o4884]

@@BigRed40TECH ah. So the ragnarok is only a mechassault mech? I thought it'd be in other games like the atlas but ok.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Nah, it was invented for Mechassault only.

[@eduardor-o4884]

@@BigRed40TECH ok. Thanks bro. It's been years since I've played any mech games so I forget many things. Do you remember the arcade days when you sit down you have the controller when you move your mech in the game your chair moves like as if your in the mech itself? Good times.

[@Demolitiondude]

Just another dragon to slay.

[@BigRed40TECH]

The Tenshi will slay all those who oppose the Coordinator!

[@Demolitiondude]

Until it sees an NACC Atlas. I'm sorry but you have thrown off the pope's groove.

[@CMDRFandragon]

Tenshi looks cool, but I recall not ever really using it in MW4:Mercs MEktek. I think it only had small weapon slots....

[@BigRed40TECH]

The Tenshi, I'm pretty sure, is not in MW4. It's from 50 years after that game existed in universe.

[@CMDRFandragon]

@@BigRed40TECH it was in the mektek mod, along with about 100 other mechs id never heard of, like the Pitbull, Blackheart...yeah, it was a cool mod

[@captaingeneralconch]

Fear the Angel of the Dragon

[@derrickjohnson4952]

Idk how I got here, I don’t know shit about battle tech, but I like this video so 👍

[@BigRed40TECH]

Nice!

[@floridaman3823]

95 toners kinda suffer from having to choose either speed or firepower. We know which one the Tenshi chose.

[@iampoch01]

I wonder if the Draconis Combine has WoB sleeper agents waiting for the opportune time to invade the Dragon from within.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Sadly, this isn't the case. :\

[@williamjanak2013]

CGL are going to make the Dragon to bit it self in civil war to keep it in check...Which I would not mind since the Suns are weaken quite a bit. It should be interesting to see how the map will change when all is said and done.

[@BigRed40TECH]

They recently had a civil war, so I doubt we'll see another.

[@williamjanak2013]

​@@BigRed40TECH You do mention that in the video. That is what I get for getting ready for work and not paying close attention.

[@gary9346]

Awright!

[@BigRed40TECH]

Here we gooooooooo!!!

[@g-man4439]

Might wanna double-check your transcript, a number of typos, e.g. strcture, merdium. Also you said 3 additional heatsinks (not 5).

[@BigRed40TECH]

Probably just an error on my part, the script is accurate.

[@BigRed40TECH]

3 additional doubles IS accurate to the Prime Variant, which is where that should be.

[@Gwolfsoun]

18:07 apologies if I cause offense. But I gotta get a pair of those Merdium pulse Lasers. No better advert than that. Donnel rep:"They're pulse lasers." Customer:"What size?" Donnel rep:"Medium." Customer:"Yeah but what do they do?" Donnel rep:"Murder." Customer:"They're Merdium Lasers?" Donnel rep:"Get out."

[@BigRed40TECH]

No worries! lol Just a typo. It hurt me when I realized it was in there XD

[@Gwolfsoun]

@@BigRed40TECH You're good man! Sometimes they little mistakes just slip in there. But they make the rest of the perfection that much better. It's like the Warhammer. It's not perfect but it does a darn good job. Appreciate all your hard work man!

[@e2rqey]

Great work as usual, but just so you know, the J in "junta" is pronounced like an H

[@Bluehairedgirl89]

Leave it to the Dracs to decide to play with fire and resurrect the ghost of some of the Wobbies monsters. Out here in the periphery we tend to say that anyone who is a power mad violent warlord with expansionist tendencies is “Pulling a House Lord”. And to a certain degree all the House Lords do it but by the Lord and the Lady the Kurita’s try to take that all the way to eleven and beyond. Okay to get more serious, yes this thing is a fucking monster, a perfectly tuned and well designed killing machine that sends a shiver down my Mechwarrior spine at the thought of having to fight it. Honestly it’s so nasty it makes me wonder how much inspiration that the Dracs took from the Wobbies. I’m praying really hard that the Coordinator and her puppet master arnt stupid enough to think they can pull a Marik, the Word isn’t a organization that can be controlled or even used. But that’s just me being paranoid. Anyway, I am willing to say that it’s hardly a surprise they developed a monster like this. After all I’d certainly be looking for a big nasty gun if I had to live with the Clan Occupation Zones on my border. And I do take some solace in this devil in angels armor bring between my own homeland and the fucking clans. If it kills clanners well then I’ll give it a favorable mention. Also oh gods, I don’t even want to think about the cost of a machine like this and how much it costs to keep it in the field. That would bankrupt most merc units.

[@Bluehairedgirl89]

(Thank again for the video, the creepy wobbie factor was very interesting.)

[@Gigas0101]

I wonder if PPCs are going to completely replace lasers in the newer eras.

[@BigRed40TECH]

I don't think so. This still uses lasers in several variants.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

"When are people going to realize that lasers are just focused light?" - from a great Car Wars story.

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

I am having Neon Genesis flashbacks

[@idiom2805]

I don't see the Atlas 3 beating a Tenshi.

[@awesomefatBruceLee]

As cool as this looks definitely prefer the unofficial MW4 mektek "Tenchi" (Its torso is an attack helicopter with upside down wings with guns on top, how could you beat that?)

[@ChaosTicket]

The Tenshi seems underwhelming at first. 1 Gauss Rifle and 5 Light PPCs is light armament for a 95tonner. Mounting its weapons in the arm is risky. I had to look up where all its missing tonnage was before I found them. Its in the gadgets the Tenshi carries. It carries a Targeting Computer with takes up almost 10% of its total weight. It carries a Supercharger, but on a very slow Assault Mech with only 54kph speed its a small improvement. A Guardian ECM is practical if unimpressive compared to an Angel ECM. Its a step up compared to something like the Gotterdammerung, but overall isnt too much. Its a tough frontliner, but limited. In Particular it reminds me of a complicated Awesome, Banshee, or Nightstar.

[@havoc3742]

I think you should've given an Honourable Mention, to the original Tenchi, the 65-ton Attack Chopper on legs that was made, and named, in honour of a deceased programmer who worked on Mechwarrior 4's MekTek Pack for Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries, If for no other reason, than to honour the fallen.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Honestly, I didn't even know it existed. Also, Tenshi means Angel. Tenchi means Imperial Sky, or Heavens.

[@naomy1701]

as awesome as the MEch looks, but Weapons only mounted at the arms is a severe shortcoming in prolonged fights as arms have the tendency to get blown off

[@BigRed40TECH]

It's not a bruiser that can just be sent into the fray. I think these things are great. Best mech ever? No, of course not. But I do think they're solid.

[@FerrousAradicen]

Still no Annihilator yet? Most saddening.

[@BigRed40TECH]

The Annihilator's video, at current production rate, looks like it will be probably in late October. I do have to forewarn you though, I am unlikely to have an opinion on this mech which lines up with your level of enthusiasm. It will be gone over as any other machine, but I would not expect one which is draped in flattery, at least for most of its variants.

[@jtjames79]

🤖 Blake's word guide you.

[@BigRed40TECH]

May Blake's wisdom bring you peace

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

So the Draconis Combine decided to lie about the true size and capability of their armed forces. If only there was a real world historical country that did something very similar to this.......say some country in Asia. Maybe an Island nation.

[@rylanddungan8797]

REMEMBER NEW AVALON!!! DEATH TO THE DRAGON!!

[@BigRed40TECH]

New Avalon is simply apart of an anti-piracy operation on behalf of the Draconis Combine. It is being governed by responsible people, thankfully. ;)

[@grinssogray9510]

okay, am these effects are distracting me a little :(

[@BigRed40TECH]

Sorry Grinsso. Just trying to make these things a bit more exciting than just a single static picture.

[@grinssogray9510]

@@BigRed40TECH nothing against making it a little more interesting but especially the flikkering over the whole screen was... not so good

[@chilliewhk]

Every time people talk about the Word of Blake I can't help about the first time I heard of them. They were called Wobbies and it conjured the image of the goofiest space cultists I could imagine in my mind. Sadly now I can't take them seriously at all because of this dumb nickname.

[@dukeynukey6725]

Und ok! As ze head general of House Steiner, ve are goink to invade ze Draconis Combine und steal ALL of zeze mechs Und ve shall rename zem ze Oktoberfest!

[@stephanellenberg2871]

At first I tought that is a pretty sweet looking design. Then I noticed the leg mounted missile launchers and couldn't stop laughing. Anyway it's aways fun to hear about those theoretical mechs, since for me the Battletech timeline ended with the clan invasion.

[@franksmedley7372]

Hello Red. I may have started out as a Davion-ist, and later Mercenary, but I like well-made Mechs. Having said that, I find myself liking this Kuritan Mech design. Much to my chagrin. If this is the face of 'modern' Kurita, I may have to just put aside my decades long dislike for them.

[@bangalorewolf5952]

In all the almost 40 years I've been a fan of all things Battletech. I have never liked the Draconis Combine. And, after this vid, I like them even less now.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Huzza- wait a second! lol

[@robrib2682]

I'm just going to say it, I hated the way that design of arms looks on the angry lunch box that is the puma and I hate how it looks here even more because it just looks wrong to me. Probably because I've seen enough things that are built like those arms have the end most pieces snap off or the middle piece break in half enough times that it just doesn't look trustworthy to me Edit: love everything else about this mech though. The Idea of a great house using tech from the blakies and exploiting the terror that inspires is a very.... human thing to do with a weapon of war. I just REALLY don't like the arms because I like things that look like the dragon and bird legs on mechs. Edit 2: 21:35 blink twice if the commissar has his pistol on the back of your head, Red

[@scandinerdian1961]

Sorry man, but the constant "effects" in this video, is just to distracting. I just can't watch it like this.

[@BigRed40TECH]

I'll take note, you're the 2nd one to mention this, so it may see some reduction in the next video.

[@scandinerdian1961]

@@BigRed40TECH nice, cause I like your content😎 You're trying out new things, I get it. Gotta find your style, so to speak. Would love to see some more contextual imagery of possible: drawings, pictures, whatever. You probably know Tex Talks Battletech, so now that he's taken a break, you have a void to fill, and an itch to scratch!

[@scandinerdian1961]

@@BigRed40TECH nice, cause I like your content😎 You're trying out new things, I get it. Gotta find your style, so to speak. Would love to see some more contextual imagery of possible: drawings, pictures, whatever. You probably know Tex Talks Battletech, so now that he's taken a break, you have a void to fill, and an itch to scratch!

[@BigRed40TECH]

@@scandinerdian1961 Tex is always months away from releasing things regardless. I try to update at least 4-5 times a week. :) Unfortunately for some mechs there just isn't much art for them, which kinda puts people in the corner. I wouldn't expect the electric effects to disappear, but I would expect them to be lessened, by how much I don't know, though.

[@scandinerdian1961]

@@BigRed40TECH an option would be too simply remove the sound effects, as they really are the most distracting aspect. Well hope I can come back to your videos in the future.

[@jacobguevara3708]

Really inefficient design. Against a min-maxing opponent i.e. someone serious, it will be like watching a wife beater pick a fight with Bruce Lee.

[@jacobguevara3708]

Of course the solution of our society 9 times out of 10 is to block anything better. It's why all our stuff's made in China. Fake af and inbred. It's like banning guns because it threatens the aristocrats. Such idiocy has consequences.

[@warlok363]

Stock mechs only at any table I'm at.

[@jacobguevara3708]

@@warlok363 Well then my table gets to be the fun table. With free beer. You can keep your grumpy, old table.