Colin wins by doing absolutely nothing

[@crisis8v88]

Advance Wars: "For your Technique, you are awarded 0 points." Colin: "I think upon review you'll find that I didn't lose any units, and thus my technique was perfect."

[@a-s-greig]

The best defense is absolutely zero offense.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

His power should also be 100, because he never once failed to destroy an enemy in combat

[@x3n0megawesome42]

​@@aprinnyonbreak1290power is based on the highest amount of enemy units destroyed in a single turn

[@mario-nk7be]

Grit: Hey! You ok, son? Colin, with the entire peninsula that had been entrusted to him filled with black hole troops: yeah im ok

[@MisterVercetti]

*Grit:* You are a Grade-A certified top-of-the-line CO, son! **C-RANK**

[@conortruong206]

C for Colin

[@Kalvinjj]

@@conortruong206 Definitely not C for Cheap

[@NinjaOcre62]

@@Kalvinjj well the defense effort cost 0 credits

[@BazukaKasuko]

Are ya winning, son?

[@flyingbullet4454]

Tank: Your HQ has been surrounded! Come out with hands in the air. Colin: No. Tank: Understandable. Have a nice day

[@kevinmorad2563]

The AI is stupid but it's expected just move the tank get the troops onto the HQ. XD

[@arbiterone4595]

Smart move by Colin. Paying The Tank driver Secretly to occupy the HQ. That's the Power of Money 💰 for you.

[@alexandrefillot9600]

He learned from his fellow [BIG SHOTS]

[@LeggendaryHobbyist]

Yup, true genius. Didn't waste a single cent on this battle.

[@Minecraft_Gamer-ih3gf]

@@alexandrefillot9600 Always nice to see a fellow Deltarune enjoyer

[@wolfetteplays8894]

@@Minecraft_Gamer-ih3gfagreed

[@duncanurquhart5278]

>more casualties this means she somehow managed to get her own troops killed while encountering no resistance

[@fefega]

Riot from the captured towns lol

[@a-s-greig]

The casualty was her bank account from having built anything past Turn 1 infantry and maybe the T-Copter.

[@MarkosiElysi]

@@a-s-greig never fuck with the economy ig

[@maxastro]

This is Lash we are talking about, so... XD

[@mrlaz9011]

her units died of boredom while standing around the uncaptured hq.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Colin, arriving back from lunch: "Alright, I'm ready, let's start the battle." Soldier: "Congrats on the win commander!" Colin: "Say what?"

[@marcinmisiek768]

Colin's 14 day lunch

[@michaeledmunds7056]

@@marcinmisiek768 Well you'd be a big eater too if you were rich

[@Mister32]

The "C" in "C Rank" stands for Colin

[@omegahaxors9-11]

Just like how the L on Luigi's hat stands for Winner

[@heroepato]

- Now that you're right next to the HQ, what will you do? - Honestly, I didn't think we would reach this far.

[@xeroxcopy8183]

"You cant lose a single unit if there's no actual units deployed"

[@a-s-greig]

You can't win if I don't play. 😋

[@PhluppeHimself]

Veteran Soldier: "Yeah, I've fought in the Colin wars." Grandkids: "Wow cool, how many bad guys did you kill?" Veteran Soldier: "None." Grandkids: "Oh, so you performed more undercover tasks etc?" Veteran Soldier: "Nah, not really, no..."

[@aegisScale]

"My officer employed a brilliant strategy: he gave us all paid time off so we wouldn't enter battle." "That sounds really dumb." "That's what I told him, 'till our enemy rolled up to HQ and were too confused to attack before reinforcements came."

[@driumissimo]

I bet I know what's going on. Lash's AI must be programmed to prioritize terrain advantage over everything else (given how her passives work). Unfortunately, they didn't think to maybe put capturing properties higher on the priority list than seeking advantageous terrain. So the AI won't give up the HQ, which has the highest possible terrain advantage in the game.

[@aapjew18]

I think it's much simpler than that. In lieu of units to fight, the AI units are simply directed to head towards the HQ. The tank gets there first and has no reason to leave since there are still no units to fight. The infantry then can't move onto the HQ to capture it.

[@driumissimo]

@@aapjew18 That's the thing, units are able to move off of properties to let Lash capture them. But not the HQ. I think its star value takes priority over capturing it, because her AI is coded wonky and to prioritize the terrain advantage game.

[@driumissimo]

@@aapjew18 You can see a tank occupy a factory near the 3 minutes 30 seconds mark, and then move off it to allow infantry to capture it the same turn.

[@aapjew18]

@@driumissimo Hmm, the tank moves off of that factory a turn before the infantry can capture it though. It moved to a spot closer to the HQ and it was moving the turn before that. So that's still just explained by moving to HQ.

[@Ironman1o1]

Also wasted a fuck tonne of time capturing all the property on the way there too.

[@rjhogan07]

Truly, Colin is the greatest student of Sun Tzu with this level of galaxy-brain plays.

[@BenjaminBattington]

Won the battle without a single casualty.

[@ultimapower6950]

Well the greatest tactic in war aside from nuking the enemy is doing nothing after all

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

Olaf: "I can't tell if Colin is the dumbest commander I've ever seen or the most fucking brilliant..."

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

“or that the enemy CO was just stupid”

[@TheTdw2000]

Colin must be Captain Tylor 's ancestor.

[@gohachinightwin9884]

"Sir! There's bombers flying overhead and tanks rolling through the street outside the HQ! Plus, they just built a Medium Tank in one of our own factories! We have to do something!" Colin: "Nah, I think we'll be okay. Since you're here, wanna join me for a quick game of Advance Wars? I brought a Link Cable and everything." *Meanwhile, outside...* "Oh, COME ON! I wanna get inside this HQ to capture it, but this tank that some RANDOM GUY left sitting here is blocking the street! Now what do I do!?"

[@edward9487]

It's more like this: "TERRAINADVANTAGETERRAINADVANTAGETERRAINADVANTAGETERRAINADVANTAGETERRAINADVANTAGE-"

[@aegisScale]

"What do you MEAN tanks can't capture buildings!? Just get in there blow the door open with your cannon or something!!!"

[@generalrabid9572]

The tank guy: at last, the ultimate moment for a little bit of trolling!

[@JacksonJinn]

Lash on Day 14: "...Y'know, in hindsight, maybe capturing a bunch of properties out in the middle of nowhere when even the enemy doesn't care about them was a dumb move. Lets' bounce." Colin: _*Climbs out from under his desk_ "...Are they gone?"

[@NeoKaiser0]

Calls him a grade-A CO. Gets C rank.

[@liamwhite3522]

Grade A. Rank C.

[@lawesomesauce6247]

"You okay son?" There's a tank that's been right outside my door for a week

[@beastwarsFTW]

Tank Driver: "I don't know how to make the gun go boom."

[@Nutshellbill]

Cost of human life: Zero Net Profit?!?: 52,000 Mission succeeded on every level.

[@fjshdf]

The power of money!

[@BeavisSaves]

Colin wrote this

[@kundrad8398]

... little did Lash know, the place was actually deserted all this time, with Colin's mannequin left behind as a decoy.

[@godknightomega]

Sturm: Lash, I've read your last mission report and I'm both very angry and very confused. How is it you've completely failed to capture the enemy HQ in 14 days while having unit superiority AND meeting absolutely no resistance? Lash: There was a tank in the way! Sturm: A tank? Lash: Yes! It was in the way so I couldn't capture the HQ! Sturm: You mean the tank you control...? Lash: Erm...Why can't tanks capture enemy HQs anyway!? Sturm: That...That is a good question. Get out of my sight while I ponder on this.

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

Some say, hes still pondering to this day.

[@korhol2065]

She may not be a luck based CO, but she definitely had Lady Luck on her side that day

[@beastwarsFTW]

Latter Sturm: Wait, why was she asking me!? She's the head of R&D!

[@wolfetteplays8894]

At least In Cards of Combat they can.. let’s count our blessings.

[@Dostoron]

Hawke: "so... you had them dead to rights, not a single shot fired and basically every property was under your control..." "...yeah..." "...and you didn't capture the HQ... why?" "the terrain advantage was for my tanks!" *gets bapped with rolled up report*

[@beefyblom]

"The epitome of martial excellence isn't winning every battle, but winning without fighting." ~Sun Tzu, the Art of War

[@rockyroland5808]

Task Failed Successfully. Colin, you had ONE JOB, and you didn't even do it! How are you even still here?!?! This place is COVERED IN TANKS!

[@Exozealots]

Colin: Sir, I did Sun Tzu teaching of Art of War, Sir! Olaf: Ahhh excellent Colin, I knew it it was a good idea to put you here!

[@MisterVercetti]

*Tank:* I have claimed this HQ as my own, and I will not move for anything! *Infantry on Day 13:* Uh, y'think you could get off the HQ? I kinda need to capture it. *Tank: I. Will. Not. Move. For. **_ANYTHING!!!_* *Lash:* Yeah, leave the poor tank alone, you big dummy! *Infantry:* **sigh** It's official. Black Hole is led by idiots. No wonder Sturm got his ass royally kicked in Cosmo Land. Bet he did real stupid shit, too, like going after APCs for no apparent reason. *Sturm:* You don't understand! They were just _sitting there._ Looking so _juicy!_ You would've done the same thing!

[@aboveaveragegaming5503]

Not like the infantry had enough time to finish Capping it anyway even if it wasn't there she still would've needed about 1 more day

[@M4A1BestGirl]

Sometimes I actually HAVE to destroy the APCs before my enemy's arty shells the crap out of my MD tanks

[@SarajevoKyoto]

@@aboveaveragegaming5503 The infantry thar the factory produced on Day 13 would have finished capturing the HQ on Lash's final turn if only that tank had moved

[@Idlefd]

Sturn: OUR ENEMIES HIDE IN MEHTUL BAWKSES

[@zerogyoro4521]

@@M4A1BestGirl From where are you photo pic?

[@lozzar1069]

Rts game logic: Invading enemy: starts off with a fully functioning base with control over half the territory to be captured Defending force: a pistol and a full tank of gas

[@penguinboy561]

I don't know why, but I just love the way the little tanks bounce up and down. They're so happy!

[@KyrosQuickfist]

To truly understand the power of money, you must first not spend any. - Colin probably

[@beefyblom]

Just resting in his account

[@SuperCosmicSpaceMagnet]

And he did it without losing a single unit!

[@markusmccloud]

Luigi became a Blue Moon CO?

[@Most_hated_dork]

This is not advance wars, this is advance peace

[@lsmaug]

CO Powers: NONVIOLET PROTEST MAX FRIENDSHIP POWER OF COMMUNITY LIGHTNING HUGS ENHANCED COMMUNICATION

[@Most_hated_dork]

@@lsmaug 😂 Relationship repair Consented March Friendly wave😂

[@uzairasif4684]

That one tank on HQ :Imma end this woman 's whole career

[@xephyre6955]

Why 0 technique?! This is by far the smartest move ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not even Sun Tzu can think of this!!!!!!!! Heck, I feel stupid for not knowing this!! Einstein would give this a Noble prize if only the game did not give it ZERO TECHNIQUE!!!

[@ethanwhitehead2085]

Technique depends simply on how many units you build.

[@Dracolino]

@snkrules you cant lose if you not play - Sun Tzu problaby

[@johnmartinez7440]

@@ethanwhitehead2085 Yeah that's a shame, given how some levels have deliberate tactics you're supposed to figure out and use. You'd have thought this "secret" option would get you the best marks, but then again it's more likely a bug in the AI.

[@xephyre6955]

@@ethanwhitehead2085 I was joking

[@ethanwhitehead2085]

@@xephyre6955 Probably should have worded your sentence more exclamatory than interrogative then.

[@pedr312]

What's an HQ, again?

[@dugtrioramen]

It's a 4 star terrain! Must sit on it

[@cao2391]

É uma revista em quadrinhos, eu acho By: Andy

[@M4A1BestGirl]

It's a very simple tactic. You're leaving your base undefended and allowing your opponent to advance freely until they run our of fuel. Once air support arrives It's all over.

[@Scatmanseth]

When your enemy is so incompetent they fail even when you let them win

[@deplorabledegenerate2630]

"You are a grade-A certified top-of-the-line CO, son!" 100 points for speed (on a timed map) C-rank

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

Colin: I suggest you leave immediately. Lash: Or what? You'll release the dogs? Or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in their mouth, and when they bark they shoot bees at you? Well, go ahead! Do your worst! (Slam) Lash: He locked the door!!!

[@lugia99]

Given that Colin's supposed to protect these properties you'll expect them to already be in his control, and if he's given a couple of pre-deployed units he probably could've stand a fighting chance

[@ShiftingSkys]

Not neccisarilly. Alot of war torn regions are not completely under a countries control. Look at current day events

[@butteredsalmonella]

He WAS given pre-deployed units on Hard Campaign.... if they were routed it still doesnt count as a loss for some reason...

[@chestnuteevee927]

​@@butteredsalmonella Because this mission does not care if you are routed. The only thing it cares about is if your HQ gets captured or if 14 days pass.

[@Saltyoven]

Honestly with Lash's "guess I'll just capture everything" line, imagine how horrible this would be if it were a capture battle?

[@Wings_Of_Nightfall]

As a wise man once said, "I'm-a Luigi! Number 1!"

[@kykiske321]

Big brain time: You can't lose a game if you never play it.

[@Dru_Stephan]

Lash: What's he doing? BH Grunt: Uh, he's just standing there...MENACINGLY!

[@JackgarPrime]

1:41 The moment victory was assured.

[@THEFRISKIESTDINGO]

"I won, no one died, and i didn't spend a penny. Pretty sure that deserves more than 'average'." - Colin

[@ConcreteObelisk]

Andy: What's an airport? Colin: What's a unit?

[@evanseifert8858]

Turns out this strategy doesn't work in the remake. I was a bit disappointed.

[@Teknanam]

Funny as it was, it does make sense that when redoing the AI, they'd make sure it wouldn't blow such an easy opportunity to win the game.

[@taakotuesday]

the algorithm must've blessed this video, it was posted 3 years ago but almost all of the comments are from the last 3 days

[@andrewquilpa4901]

I'd like to think the tank that's parked in Colin's HQ is commanded by Flak, who's just sitting there twiddling his thumbs wondering where Maximum Dumb is.

[@CurryLovingKuri]

Day 13 BH Infantry: Please...move...we can win this. BH Tank sitting on BM HQ: No.

[@bon7029]

Lash: C'mon my monstrous little minions, fire at will! 14 days pass... Lash: I took a 2 week nap to find the enemy's HQ uncaptured. WHAT THE HELL? Minion: you said to fire at Will. Lash: Yes, so why didn't you? Minion: Well, Lady Lash, there was no one named Will in the enemy army. Lash: Why did you not take their HQ? Minion: You said fire at Will. We spent the time doing as you asked, we searched for someone named Will to fire at. Lash: ..... I'm out. I'm surrounded by IDIOTS!

[@4dtoaster819]

Great video. I struggled with this map for such a long time until i saw this. Do you have other tutorials?

[@benwilson7120]

For those of you wondering this doesn't work in the remakes.

[@renegaderaven3777]

Advance war ai be like. I’ll drop a tank on their HQ and won’t move it. Now I can no longer actually capture the HQ to win. What a great plan.

[@LK.Cynric]

Typical rich kid, does nothing and still wins and even gets a decent score.

[@ethanp3510]

Lash, a child prodigy that excels in both science and tactics, does not have the brainpower to capture an HQ properly. Sounds about right.

[@mylifewithautism3958]

In fairness orange star has a commanding officer who’s a repairing whiz kid but doesn’t know what an airport is

[@Chyrosran22]

Colin is so OP, he wins even without fighting :p .

[@Idkwhatiam]

Standing here... im standing here, he was standing here but whos to stand, standing to wrong when our standing is down i think we can both agree standing breeds standing, but it has to be standing.

[@edward9487]

Standing

[@whyisdiscostevetaken]

i love REM, great song

[@rsbandbj1]

Colin got in contact with his inner Boomi.

[@Mecceldorf]

"Drake?" "Yeah?" "Where are the tank controls?"

[@psychopianist630]

Intelligent Systems: What's playtesting, again?

[@edward9487]

Intelligent Systems: *swarming own HQ for terrain advantage*

[@tharabasart6687]

Increíble!! esas clases virtuales con Luigi si sirvieron

[@eduardobonilla3178]

Pasen contexto!

[@tharabasart6687]

@@eduardobonilla3178 aún una clase de videos de Mario Party, en las que Luigi gana sin hacer nada, por incompetencia de la IA, por eso es conocido el Meme de que Luigi gana por hacer nada

[@goldeneagle47]

Grit: "Are you winning, son?"

[@rangehottv7254]

Colin Ghandi

[@HeIsAnAli]

Nope, Gandhi would have gone for NUKES EVERYWHERE!

[@gregc2236]

"Not so fast. These properties... are under... my protection."

[@victorvondean]

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. - Sun Tzu

[@dirofreak]

technique 0 pts??? xd

[@lordbekon6133]

Well if I am right technique counter is based on units that you have lost .if % of loosed units is small then technique counter is high .In this case technique meter says 0 beacuse there were no units produced . Same like with power meter which is based on how many units you had destroyed .

[@Tzizenorec]

Division by zero error!

[@toiletpaper3394]

@@lordbekon6133 dude this comment is three years old. Also reminds me of a tactic I did in a similar level except I hit and run a few units amd then hid in the corrals to get s rank by waiting it out lol.

[@dirofreak]

@@toiletpaper3394 it's fine, actually i'm glad i have the answer now ^^ (i didn't bother to check the mechanics myself after my comment XD)

[@Isaac-ph5co]

She wasn't ready for that

[@FlamingZelda3]

'Tis the power of having "reinforcements on the way."

[@Gremblebemble]

The moment it all goes wrong 1:42

[@maif3ng]

"Good things happens to those who wait."

[@ying-diliu5639]

Colin: I have them exactly where I want them!

[@nationeer]

Colin had a "NUTS" moment

[@gamerx4597]

they should've set an additional condition where if the enemy team has X number of units over your own force you get over run and auto lose

[@foxymetroid]

Or just program the ai to prioritize capturing an invading enemy hq over using said hq to provide a terrain buff for a tank.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Nah, because then all it would take is a couple black bombs and battlecopters to completely cheese victory. I’ve literally wiped out entire fleets before in multiplayer, and they’ve came back to kick my ass too 🤣

[@PhazonOmega]

No casualties!

[@HomingRocket1]

"Wars are expensive, but only if you spend." Sun Tzu probably.

[@TheTdw2000]

Colin just employed the King Bumi tactic.

[@JackiW]

Colin and the blue boys just drinking coffee in their tower, looking at the world, burning.

[@realah3001]

Why does Colin even need to be there

[@Mario2980]

Someone's gotta control the HQ

[@realah3001]

Man could go take a holiday and still have won lmao

[@MutantMike90]

"Do nothing" - Sun Tzu

[@felps_4500]

Luigi would be proud 👀

[@itsdripnovababy]

Colin...Luigi... Giliu and Lnoci...?

[@ktvx.94]

"Nice work, son"

[@mockinghyena960]

Mario to Colin: Luigi, is that you?

[@SpazzyMcGee1337]

Ah, so this is how the battle of Stalingrad was won.

[@8jof544]

Lash and infantries: What are you doing ? Tank: I don't know what i'm doing ! Day timer: Drops to 0 Tank: SH**, SH**, F*** ME ! Lash and infantries: 😫

[@JamesTDG]

Victory only because the ai forgot that you have to cap using infantry, not vehicles

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

AI’s are stupid at times

[@Igano2001]

NO WAY! WE JUST DEFEND LIKE NATURAL INSTINCT!

[@HYDEinallcaps]

Colin after watching Shawn of the Dead once:

[@quasicroissant]

This Blue Moon CO fights war in a new way, sitting on his ass

[@SageDarkwind]

Luigi: "That's-a my boy."

[@alexszeborowski6578]

Makes me wonder ... if this lasted for 99 days, would it be the same result?

[@jordanb722]

Yes, the AI doesn't recognise the HQ while the tank is sitting on it :)

[@X2011racer]

I bet Reboot Camp will fix this by ensuring defeat once all your Factories and other Deployment Tiles are captured if you haven't deployed any units yet.

[@timothybell9348]

or just add three days to the mission timer

[@sasir2013]

turns out, they simply fixed the ai

[@lordracer7743]

Winning by just let the ai put their vehicles on the buildings, nice.

[@franknb7827]

“You’re winner!”

[@nuii700]

Colin did a luigi....

[@xlsfd]

This doesn't work anymore in the Re-Boot Camp remake.

[@alex_zetsu]

I wish they kept it

[@cccpredarmy]

Getting only C rank for such an epic win?!

[@yottanuclei]

I can't handle commander Grit's sarcasm

[@warmaster3544]

luigi doing nothing

[@KazeKoichi]

Master of cheese!

[@uupdown2]

i'm so annoyed the ai made such poor use of the tansport heli.