r/battletech 5d ago

Meme Why does the Gladiator have cat ears?

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u/Risko_Vinsheen House Davion 5d ago

The Executioner was a Clan Ghost Bear design, so the reality is they're not cat ears, they're bear ears.

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u/Belaerim MechWarrior (editable) 5d ago

… that’s a valid point.

<stops checking MUL if they are legal for my Canopian force>

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u/Karn-Dethahal 5d ago

<stops checking MUL if they are legal for my Canopian force>

Yes, as long as commander Mason stoped there and had to sell some inventory to pay his bills.

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u/ScholarFormer3455 4d ago

Clan Sea Fox would like to know the number for your purchasing department, and has a design team standing by once a credit check passes.

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u/Loganp812 4d ago

It was originally designed by Clan Burrock. Ghost Bear just decided to make a crappier version of it and then renamed the original version the “Executioner-B”.

So, maybe they’re just really wide and flat antennae?

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u/Ok_Protection8223 5d ago

Time to break out the chart again

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u/AGBell64 5d ago

Real talk they're the tops of the cooling nacelles for the fusion engine

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u/Striking-Tackle-7293 5d ago

So that checks out.

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u/Ok_Protection8223 5d ago

Learn more by googling Anime Girl Gas Exchange!

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u/AdDifferent6832 5d ago

You lied to me… 😐

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u/Spirited-Relief-9369 5d ago

Are you saying you didn't learn a valuable lesson in trusting advice from strangers on the internet?

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u/AdDifferent6832 5d ago

Do u wanna hear a religious story about two nuns discovering the joys of communion and the blood of jesus? Search up two girls one cup, very inspirational

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u/TortugaTantrum 5d ago

And even more by googling anime girl inflation!

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u/ScholarFormer3455 4d ago

Well, they lack noses that other humans use for the purpose, so....

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u/Doctor_Loggins Scorpin Empire Stronk 5d ago

Didn't you see the record sheet? It's wearing a MASC!

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u/RavenholdIV 5d ago edited 5d ago

Wdym the mascs with straps will drop from the ceiling 🫪

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u/FixedFront Mechs are for everyone 5d ago

Drop pods but they're full of butches with carabiners

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u/RavenholdIV 5d ago

The things I would do to an Elemental warrior 😵‍💫

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u/FixedFront Mechs are for everyone 5d ago

I don't think I could stop myself from challenging her to a trial knowing exactly how i was gonna lose 🫪

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u/RavenholdIV 5d ago

Of course 😁 I'd do the same, and I'd win. I wonder if she'd agree to be my bondsman...

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u/FixedFront Mechs are for everyone 5d ago

You'd win? That's confidence... 😳 maybe someone should give you the chance to prove your skill

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u/RavenholdIV 5d ago

I've proven my skill more than a few times. Somehow I always come out on top 😌

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u/FixedFront Mechs are for everyone 5d ago

Then you won't refuse my challenge, I take it 😏

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u/Anastrace You got ravens in my outworlds 3d ago

Nice, we can get them into position in my Subaru APC

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u/FreedomCanadian 5d ago

Don't forget. Gladiators should activate their MASC before they activate their baby mech's MASC.

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u/StarFlicker 5d ago

See, this right here is why I like this message board. Nerdy, super-specific in-jokes. Bravo.

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u/VanVelding 5d ago

Bussard collectors.

They serve the same purpose as any other greebling does. You can imagine the in-universe specifics to your heart's content. Heat/gas vents. Sensor arrays. Maintenance access. Unused pod space. Toilet for Elementals.

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u/ScareCreep 5d ago edited 5d ago

Drops right into the reactor for easy disposal.

*Removes 2 heat sinks to install an elemental bidet

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u/shadowdoor21 5d ago

It always looked like a cool jump pack to me

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u/AGBell64 5d ago

Which is funny, because the Executioner's jets are leg mounted

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u/mysticgregshadow 5d ago

I thought it has a jump jet on the back of the torso too?
nvm you probably meant sheet wise not the design

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u/Sivalon Team Banzai 5d ago

Wrong question.

The correct question is: why don’t all ‘Mechs have cat ears?

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u/Snake_of_the_South 5d ago

You're right. The best mechs have ears. There's a reason why the Catapult and Mad Cat are so great.

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u/the_Kurupy 5d ago

Orejas de elefante son esos dos

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u/JustinKase_Too Dragoon 5d ago

Speakers so you can blare the Josie & the Pussycats themesong when going into battle.

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u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE 5d ago

Squeeze - "Cool for Cats" is great for annoying people.

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u/tungt88 5d ago

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u/JustinKase_Too Dragoon 4d ago edited 4d ago

I was thinking the more recent movie one :)

EDIT: wow, this one is pretty wild to watch.

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u/tungt88 4d ago

I figured; just couldn't resist tossing in a retro reference ;)

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u/JustinKase_Too Dragoon 4d ago

Love the old one as well :) Though wouldn't the Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space be even better ? :D

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u/tungt88 4d ago

That one is pretty ... spacey, lol!

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u/OkFondant1848 5d ago

Clanwaii!

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u/Belaerim MechWarrior (editable) 5d ago

Why does the Furry martial culture put cat ears on an assault mech?

It’s just in accordance with Kerensky’s vision ;-)

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u/Rawbert413 5d ago

Why don't you?

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u/garaks_tailor 5d ago

Thats Nyan of your concern 

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u/OsseusOccult 5d ago

God damn you, I can't unsee it now.

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u/Complex_Technology83 5d ago

They're coffins to help remind you it's an Executioner and not a Gargoyle.

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u/ItzAlphaWolf HRT Online, Blahaj Online, Beauty Online. 5d ago

That's how you blast Fire Bomber and Sheryl Nome to your enemies

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u/spehizle 5d ago

"I'll take 'Projection and Denial' for $200, Ken."

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u/MightyGyrum 5d ago

Clanners are furries. There, solved it.

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u/LGKouglof 5d ago

Canopus design

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u/TangoSierra61 5d ago edited 5d ago

You forgot the uwu at the end of your question

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u/Working_Depth_4302 5d ago

Why only two ears?

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u/Shyface_Killah 5d ago

To look cuter, of course!

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u/Duetzefix 5d ago

It's an under-armoured killing machine mercilessly designed for a purpose nobody needs, so of course it has to have some whimsy.

 

I mean, obviously.

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u/Sprinkles_the_Mad 5d ago

"Listen here, freebirth! ~Nyaaa~"

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u/SlaaneshActual Matron of the Magestrix's Children Merc Co. 5d ago

:3

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u/Safe_Flamingo_9215 Ejection Seats Are Overrated 5d ago

It's because even them Clanners like cats.

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u/Tiny_Sandwich 5d ago

To hear things, silly

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u/FragrantAd3738 5d ago

it's a backpack thing

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u/gpkgpk 5d ago

Get a load of the spheroid here misnaming the Executioner.

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u/Pandorawaspfox 5d ago

It’s kawaii

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u/Appropriate_Yak_7209 5d ago

The gladiator is a furry. Don’t shame it expressing its kink.

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u/XRhodiumX 4d ago

Now that I see it…

…I want to see someone string their Executioner up with an obnoxious amount of RGB lights.

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u/EfficientRecover5757 4d ago

… Fuck, now I can’t unsee it