THE VAN ZANDT ANNUAL URBIE DERBIE

[@joethesquatch9867]

The spectators losing thier collective shit when the construction urbie absolutely decks the jade falcon with the TrashCAN urbie will never not be amusing to me

[@tenchraven]

Because of the flaws of the culture, dirty Clanners will never understand the Urbanmech- UrbieJocks know that the end of the day, you do not stand alone and victorious. As the ancient wisdom goes, "teamwork makes the dream work."

[@zehwarlock178]

The IS and furthermore, the Periphery, once again reminding the Clanners that all it takes is a well placed dumpster, and ComStar, to put them in their place.

[@missjayspeechley9213]

Except, that was a Draconis "Dragon" Urbie, not a Clan Urbie. Pay attention to the weapons loadout

[@egoalter1276]

@@missjayspeechley9213 look at the scoreboard. It literally has the green turkey.

[@thomocterly9609]

@@joethesquatch9867 nothing beats situational awareness and ingenuity.

[@jedighostbear4401]

"What's an Urbie Derby?" "It's like a Corgi race but with guns"

[@TachyonDriver]

That's a wholesome image 😊. Reminds me of the "angery bois" videos on yt. (A couple of Corgis who mostly got along, but then went full-on air-biting mode at each other if one pinched a toy. The owners put text commentary on the videos. Bloody funny 😂

[@Mak10z]

I feel like a corgi race would be actually faster than an Urbie Derby :p

[@jedighostbear4401]

@@Mak10z not if the corgi's are driving the Urbies

[@Servellion]

I think we all knew immediately the dumpster was gonna win.

[@Xenobears]

Yeah, when I saw it in the lineup I thought the same thing-I just didn’t expect it to be thrown across the finish line. I thought for sure that it would simply roll faster down the hill than the Urbies could run… or, more accurately, speed walk.

[@lucasrodillo6739]

Which one?

[@das_gruuben]

I knew as soon as it got an explosive assist from Herbie the Urbie.

[@monkeybusiness673]

It's called trash CAN, not trash CAN'T!

[@OmegaReaver]

Yes, but _which one_ ?

[@VGM00021]

"I got 2 hours of air, 100 oz. of popcorn, and 1 month of free time! God bless Van Zandt!"

[@mrcalzon02]

"God bless the Van Zandt Free militia !"

[@BrigidtheMechLady]

The dumpster with a cardboard tube and a flashlight taped to it makes me laugh every time I see it.

[@colinsmith458]

Most recent version of the Urbie - Still just as tactically effective but at half the cost. Coming to a lot near you with the Made in Capellan sticker still on.

[@CraigBrideau]

I hear Discount Dan has a great deal on these.

[@Mak10z]

that is the homeopathic "ESSENCE" of Urbie! distilled down to it s most PRIMAL form :)

[@krzysztofdre3294]

Indeed a TrashCAN not a trash can't

[@VallornDeathblade]

I like to imagine that someone enters it every year and somehow it wins every time.

[@JerodTrd]

You keep saying you will do dumb shit with the money we give you… You never disappoint. :)

[@Kirkmaximus]

Ikr? Tex gives money to up & coming artists, honorable charities, and the BPL members working hard on these videos. Hail Cargonia!

[@IamHattman]

I have yet to see any dumb shit. So far everything is quality. I'll leave what that quality is to the immagination.

[@Johnpinckney98]

When it comes to money in the battletech community, Bruins is NEVER a dumb investment!

[@gillsmoke]

Wasn't dumb, was art. Perfect use of good money.

[@JerodTrd]

@@gillsmoke you remember his comment at the end of these animated videos I saw, where he said ‘I warned you I would do dumb shit with this money’. I enjoy it, I like it, and I want more of it.

[@BryansVideoDump]

We actually just had an Urbie Derbie at my local game store, The Gamer's Haven in Spokane, WA. We had such Masterpieces as the UwUrbie and the Biblically accurate Urbie

[@26th_Primarch]

*Concern*

[@jedighostbear4401]

A "biblically accurate Urbie" that's nothing by eye balls and wings would be incredibly disturbing

[@Some_Really_Random_Dude.]

@@jedighostbear4401 It's all cockpits and AC10s.

[@blackc1479]

​@@Some_Really_Random_Dude. Now I REALLY want to see one lol

[@Evinthal84]

Aw damn I am on the other side of the state from you, but damn I'd have love to have seen that in person!

[@FailcopterWes]

Bruins: makes a heart-wrenching silent story of the horrors of war and cycle of violence, but ultimately leaves it unfinished. Also Bruins: Trashcan go brrrrrrr. 10/10. Good to have range.

[@Snow-qe8zt]

Bruins doesn't get the attention/love he deserves. His partially finished shorts have more feel for setting than a lot of the bigger BT content creators.

[@DCBruinsMedia]

@FailcopterWes This comment made my entire goddamn day. Thank you.

[@DCBruinsMedia]

​@@Snow-qe8ztAppreciated, bud.

[@klortikterra4423]

animation? not done. Story? cooked to perfection.

[@DCBruinsMedia]

@@klortikterra4423 I'd love to get back to it when able, hahah

[@wizriga8141]

The algorithm didn't tell me Tex had done a director's cut of TTB the Urbanmech, but it saw fit to tell me this little gem had been released. Long Live the Urbie, long live the BPL, and long live Van Zandt! Happy New Year everyone!!!

[@djbrouwer7712]

Thanks for the heads up, just watched it thanks to your comment.

[@LegendStormcrow]

I watched on my alt account

[@lexi9956]

That was fucking glorious.

[@AWholeLegionary]

This has that old mid-2000s energy that i love so very much.

[@rosskwolfe]

So many youngsters dont get the Herbie Urbie pun that it physically hurts me. Edit: So many people who do get the Herbie Urbie pun only know about the Lindsay Lohan movie that it causes me further pain.

[@sierramike0913]

I know the pain. Had to explain to a new guy at work what AOL and Dial-up were.

[@zeo-pe5sg]

God I remember that car but not what it was called, thank you

[@Biotear]

I hate my generation, dude. They are pure cringe.

[@SRTifiable]

Inspired my next Urbie paint job. I have a Harlequin VW Golf Urbie, Police Urbie, Battletech CCG Urbie, Oscar the Grouch Urbie, and now I must do American Gladiator Urbie and Herbie the Urbie.

[@Knightlyfrog]

The love bug

[@Insanemage2001]

The Dumpster urbie hitting everyone right in time with the music. Perfection.

[@bottasheimfe5750]

seriously, I love that Van Zandt has an Urbie Derbie on its moon. that's fucking amazing

[@CaptainBanjo-fw4fq]

I love the locust cameo, like the poor thing is just waiting for it’s moment in the sun

[@genericname42]

And if you look closely. You'll see it's the same pilot that was in his bulldogs animation.

[@CaptainBanjo-fw4fq]

@@genericname42 Huh, so it was. Nice spot!

[@TheBloodedCat]

​@@genericname42sucks her contract hadn't included repairs

[@marsar1775]

​@@TheBloodedCatnah, she detoured to van zandt for the derbie

[@heckinmemes6430]

"I may not win, but I'll be damned if I let a clanner get 1st place."

[@OfficerCharon]

Fantastic stuff from Bruins and the BPL, as always. Police Urbie never fails to bring a smile to my face.

[@ASNS117Zero]

... So Does anyone besides me suddenly think a spinoff Battletech game centered around racing with mechs would actually be really, REALLY cool?

[@mangothedestroyer]

In my head cannon: urbanmechs are so ubiquitous that there has to be clubs of hobbyists who customize their urbies. Probably put dumb spoilers and body kits on it. Probably take the mufflers off to wake your children up at night. The whole 9 yards

[@Dinidan]

Like those folks who race lawn mowers.

[@Zapnl]

We used to have games like 'speedboat attack ' and 'canal racer' with torpedoes and stuff, in the 90s. Racing and weapons are a tried and true classic. Sure it would work!

[@Cha-Khia]

It exists in lore on Solaris VII.

[@EricDKaufman]

Could someone not mod a server in MWO or MWLL???

[@Great_Cthulhu]

"If I ain't winning, neither are you!" *yeet*

[@IVIaskerade]

The storytelling in this is masterful, from the way herbie crashes because it's the only one without jump jets, to the way the dumpster closes its lid like it's a cockpit hatch, to the way you can tell it's a Jade Falcon urbie just from the way it looks.

[@shovelheadberserker4187]

HERBIE URBIE!!! This makes me ridiculously happy! Happy new year!

[@CraigBrideau]

Herbie needed jump jets...

[@IronWilliam]

1:59 is the crowd of spacemen going nuts, beautiful

[@DS-wl5pk]

The astronauts going nuts over the trash can was way to funny

[@Camandersol]

You go little trashcan, chase your dreams through the stars😂 Seriously though this was unironically way better than I ever would have expected, you've done it again Tex, wll done. Also you picked somehow the perfect music for this lol, I might have to just listen to it on loop at work tomorrow 😂

[@Sir_Rioghain]

I can always count on the BPL to provide late night cozy entertainment.

[@bhwalther]

The crowd just bellowing "LET'S GOOOOO" right after dumpster impact

[@malaukcrysis]

Ive watched this in the urbie video so many times already, excited to have it as a stand alone now

[@Specter_1]

This is honestly one of, if not the most beautiful animations I've ever seen. Have a safe 2024 and may all your Urbie Derbies be epic.

[@bthsr7113]

I love the crane claw twitching right before the race goes, just that extra little touch of anticipation and personality expressed through the mech.

[@moosepak]

This is the Best way to ring in the new year by far

[@BurningSpear213]

This is an early 2000s flash animation I'm just now fondly remembering having watched two dozen times.

[@DCBruinsMedia]

It's funny you should say that. This was literally made in Flash (now called Animate.)

[@robotstronghold6195]

After watching what happened with class of 09, flash animation will never die

[@w00tz0rzZ]

The best thing about this is that if this was a real life event the trashcan/dumpster would have been the betting favorite among BT fans. Also I love everything about this. The music, the animation and even the cheesy story in which the sexy, toned and green hero wins the day.

[@TachyonDriver]

The crane urbie pilot being the ultimate sportsman and flinging the dumpster Urbie to victory. Didnt hurt that he took out a filthy clanner mech on the way too 😂

[@bthsr7113]

That wasn't being a sportsman, that was being petty. But it made for great entertainment.

[@callsignapollo_]

​@@bthsr7113it was very petty, but it was also *very* funny

[@tenchraven]

Teamwork makes the dreamwork, and the dream of the Clans is the antithesis of the Urbanmech ethos. Can't let them win.

[@Lamrett]

@@bthsr7113 It can be both.

[@dylutant]

"They filled me with trash, I filled them with lead." ~Urbanmech, probably

[@grimtygranule5125]

I was like "this is stupid i can already see the flashlight dumpster winning" And i was STILL suprised.

[@DCBruinsMedia]

The question was never "if." The question was *"how."*

[@SeanSkollChapman]

This makes me so happy. Just, fantastic work

[@abucket14]

That bro with the popcorn kills me every scene

[@GundamPharmacist]

Construction Urbie is a true G.

[@blackcoffeerider]

The choreography matched to the track is insane and it gave me goosebumps. Whoever had the idea you are awesome and made my year!

[@fleshwoundNPG]

My 3 year old loves this "PLAY URBY DURY!"

[@DCBruinsMedia]

Awesome kiddo.

[@spartanblast9189]

People are still on the lookout for the dumbster and the two, very possibly dead, astronauts that were inside

[@geoffreyentwistle8176]

I just personally love the little detail of the popcorn bouncing off the astronaut's helmet... 😂

[@kittenandtheboys7965]

loved to see the locust from operation bulldog here

[@BIGESTblade]

Those astronauts totally invested in a half-ton of popcorn each.

[@graywolfalphaone]

the most amazing ending to a text talks battle tech to date. I can't wait to see if another outro beats this.

[@EricDKaufman]

That is exactly what I said. I didn't think the rental Charger could ever be topped, yet here we are.

[@graywolfalphaone]

The rental Charger was my background for a while. Now its a trash can getting kicked into a race. LOL@@EricDKaufman

[@mangothedestroyer]

This. This is the content we crave. That was a wild ride and i enjoyed every second. Thank you so much 😂

[@1glitchyboye344]

I like how the Bulldog Locust pilot still hasn't fixed her mech.

[@DCBruinsMedia]

Mark of pride at this point. And let's be honest. A locust with half the armor is basically a locust with full armor but less weight.

[@Seresh-j8m]

@@DCBruinsMedia At least sheet metal it to keep out whatever environment you might fight in.

[@KillerOrca]

Spent all her money on tickets to the Urbie Derby, obviously.

[@psiah9889]

@@KillerOrca judging by the follow-up video, she probably spent it all on feeding her Elemental... Pet? Girlfriend? There's some blurred lines there. :P

[@KillerOrca]

@@psiah9889 Good point. Elementals do eat a lot

[@ImaPseudonym-go6oy]

Van Zandt is Space Florida, where both Inner Sphere and Clanners fear to tread, and Magnificent Crazy is the whole of the law. And Our Host is Space Florida Man, with all the chaotic energy that entails. Shine on you crazy fucking diamond. Happy New Year, all.

[@mezz44]

Herbie Urbie!!!! Loved the meme so much I have one of my many urbie minis painted in the pattern of it. Was thinking of painting the other 11 up as classic race cars for the sake of a tabletop urbie derby.

[@HoverLambo]

Ah, the ancient art of telling a story without words is not yet dead......

[@nickhoc8853]

Great way to start the new year! Remember it's a trash CAN, not a trash can't

[@jasonhewitt3010]

I just cant stop watching this.

[@redbaronsnoopy2346]

Luv the Urbie LAM, aka the Dumpster, easy money on that bet. Brilliant work as always, thank you all.

[@LunaGuardian]

This is so heartwarmimgly amazing! Both my little girls are so smitten with the "little baby mech", thanks for making it easy to bring the next generation of mechwarriors to the hobby ❤

[@SkyhawkCaptain]

This is the greatest piece of cinema I have ever seen, what a way to ring in the new year! Hats off to all the BPL!

[@wilsonriley1856]

2:10 - it’s the locust from Bulldogs

[@DCBruinsMedia]

Eeyyy!!

[@blktom]

Tourney I use to be a part of did a 'Stinger Shoot-out' as a finial battle on a 30x30 hex circle 'plateau' where getting knocked off was getting eliminated. I want to say it was 10+ Stingers but I don't remember the exact numbers, but it was fun as hell. Just blowing the hell out of each other and doing every melee trick possible to win.

[@bthsr7113]

I kind of want to see Annihilator sumo now.

[@roguefenrir]

Can we all agree this banger of a soundtrack is the official “Urbie Mix”?

[@JonathanHarvell]

For a more accurate experience, slow down the video by 75% for all ground segments. LOL

[@morvent9668]

Good thing none of these were the UM-AIV configuration. Although, it would be a hilarious way to add another crater to that moon.

[@atropabelladonna12]

Bravo to the Master who put this together! I had perhaps an unlawful amount of fun watching this animated short. Long Live Van Zandt, Hail Cargonia!

[@Khornecussion]

Ngl I saw that planet and my first thought was " Wildstar? I miss that game... " lol. But ah yes, Urbie: Fully Loaded for Bear.

[@JacatackLP]

Thanks to this BPL banger I watched on my way back to the bars after new years after narrowly surviving a close encounter with a clan ghost bear elemtal woman ❤

[@TachyonDriver]

Nearly death by snu-snu then? 😂

[@EricDKaufman]

Tex's ex wife?

[@JacatackLP]

@@EricDKaufman just because I’m a jumped up mercenary doesn’t mean I’m suicidal 😂

[@nymalous3428]

My favorite is the Lovebug Urbanmech. It brings me back to my childhood with those ridiculous Herbie movies.

[@headshot7708]

A good way to start the new year. Happy New Year to the BPL and to all the viewers out there.

[@Giraldus117]

Thanks. Glad to see the standalone version. This is the first youtube video i have watched this year and i hope the upbeat tune will be an indicator of an enjoyable year. Happy New Years to you and the Team.

[@horndogfred5246]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!! This is the reason I give y'all money, quality fucking content.

[@darthsteel9333]

Thousands of years from now, that dumpster is going to smack someones dropship in orbit of a totally different planet, and they'll stare at it, reading "Property of the Van Zandt Militia Reserve, Model UM-D01, and say "What the fuck?"

[@the_director_vinsanity]

[NEW TARGET////Urbanmech////]

[@downix]

And so the first Urbanmech LAM was born...

[@MaxCanyon-h4x]

heeee heeeeeeeeee! so much fun I must try it now! You guys rock the techno too... whoever programs 1980s EDM for battletech deserves a posthumous medal :)

[@elijahsnow3119]

My son’s favorite video.

[@elee1086]

Outstanding! Well done gentlemen!!

[@scp2539]

this is so stupid and I love every second of it XD happy new years and keep up the good work ^,^

[@musicman9079]

Some say that dumpster is still careening through space to this day, where he is going no one knows, but we can all hope it will hit a Capellan or two along the way.

[@Ineptus_Mechanicus]

And apparently, the dumpster was actually manned and the win is valid.

[@Oldtricksmadenew]

Just realized that the flea at 2:10 is the Bulldogs’ pilot.

[@erickelly1323]

Anyone else feel like that Trashcan that was flung off into space had this huge loredump about it? Like it was the sign Hanse Davion got to unify with the Lyrans or that it was seen by the remnants of Clan Wolverine on some distant world.

[@KillerOrca]

Somehow floats all the way to Terra and crashes into Unity City Alaric Ward is deeply disturbed that the Periphery apparently has plans for him.

[@Lamrett]

What really caused the HPG blackout and the Dark Age. It smashed into the secret ComStar HPG master relay on the outskirts of the Van Zandt system, the construction of which by the SLDF being the reason Kerensky visited the system.

[@RealArcalian]

Your winner, and NEW Urbie Derby Champion The Vintage Ancient Terran Dumpster! HUZZAH

[@tenchraven]

Do not speak lightly of that Dumpster, for it was on Terra. It's role in the resistance against Aramis was pivotal. It was offered a place in Kerensky's Exodus, but could see only madness on that road. It stayed on Earth, supporting Blake, but in time it could also see the madness that was Comstar. So... It went to the last free star, Van Zandt, and went native.

[@KillerOrca]

@@tenchraven And now its been sent back home, presumably to give Alaric Ward whats for

[@bigmaxporter]

This makes me so fucking happy

[@plaguegroup7066]

This is so great, I love this, thanks to the BPL and all those involved in making this 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Nbwest609]

A wonderful end to the year. Thanks for the smiles.😊

[@omn1cr0ngaming66]

Crane bro was like “if I can’t win I would rather the literal dumpster win than you”

[@tomsutton2042]

I just keep playing this for the music, like it's a great video but the music rocks.

[@magicalfungi3206]

the damn astronaut trying to cram popcorn into his helmet got me sooo good LOL great animation

[@Eorel]

TEX you lovely Space Teacher, yoz made me play Mechwarrior 5 again and Ingnited my love for the Urbie Again. Thank you for this. And a Happy New Year, May you and the Legion be blessed with Health and Happyness this Year.

[@daltonryals3116]

This is the best short you guys have done. I love it.

[@user-ub5bg8qz1d]

The Amaya cameo in the busted flea made me laugh

[@mixpadge]

this was a great easter egg at the end of the urbie textalk.

[@bearnaff9387]

DumpsterDive was eventually disqualified when the judges were informed that it was technically a dropship for Elementals and not an UrbanMech.

[@danielmegow966]

This soundtrack slaps fucking hard man!!!

[@NOLMAD6]

Nice to see the locus pilot amaya from DC bruins other animations make an appearance

[@DCBruinsMedia]

Eyyy!! Sharp eyes!

[@macfryling8421]

Van Zant, it sure as heck is wierd here, but the briskit is to kill for, and so are the free Warhammers, as well as the Urbies. And It is, as they say charming and rustic. GOD BLESS VAN ZANT! AGE TUM NEGOTIUM!

[@ithoughtheterowasashape]

Jesus I haven’t thought about herbie in years, this was fuckin great!!! Another BPL banger

[@tenchraven]

No such thing as a bad Urbie Derby, just one over too soon. Awesome work by Bruins as always, and nice cameo from your Locust pilot. What ever happened to her ladyfriend?

[@DCBruinsMedia]

She's formed a standoff relationship with the merc company's dropship cat. Batchalls to follow...

[@EricDKaufman]

That made me choke on my New Year's Day Hungover Morning Hair of The Dog Beer@@DCBruinsMedia

[@DCBruinsMedia]

@@EricDKaufman Ehehehehhe cheers, bud!

[@tasolth51]

This.... this is what I needed in my life. Well done.

[@irradiatedslagheap7933]

*GODSPEED, DUPSTERMECH. GODSPEED, AND MAY THE HEAVENS WELCOME YOU*

[@SkillZgetKillZ]

reminds of the old animations the guys at The Behemoth made on Newgrounds Especially when the crowd cheers (For context, The Behemoth is the game studio responsible for Alien Hominid, Battleblock Theater, Castle Crashers, etc.)

[@michaelrossel7339]

hell of a way to start the new year!

[@vonriel1822]

I know the guy at the start is just driving in the tow truck pulling the Copbie, but I choose to believe that they retrofitted the cockpit to be piloted by steering wheel.

[@MMDelta9]

Added to the gym playlist for the awesome sound track.

[@davidmstuff]

I've been needing something happy in my life going into 2024 and BPL fucking delivered 50 minutes before the New Year. Love you guys!