Battletech/Mechwarrior Lore - Tex Talks Battletech : The Hunchback

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10 ай бұрын

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The Hunchback is a mighty machine of mythological destruction. It is the turnkey Armageddon solution which puts warheads on foreheads. Join us in diving deep to understand what makes the inner sphere quake in its mighty footsteps.
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Aeternum - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
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@theblackpantslegion 10 ай бұрын

This is the culmination of 305.5 days of work from a very dedicated team. There were many hardships along the way, many hard times, many difficult ordeals and many challenges to overcome. Such work is only possible due to the kindness and support you all have provided. So again, I thank you all for your kindness, support and appreciation for the hobby but I want to remind you: This is also a fundraiser. While it would be sure nice to get an upvote, or get some traffic over this video. I want you guys, more than anything, to consider donating to the Fundraiser over on the right. We can fight MS. It can hit anyone, and rob them of their best years and vital energies. With enough support, We can win by vanquishing this monster. We could be the generation that ends a disease. Together, united, we can do good and remind people that the Battletech community gets shit done right. Mechwarriors to your stations. I'll see you when we drop.

@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 10 ай бұрын

As always, thankyou for your hard work and dedication. Also, that preview art just screams "No Davion's allowed".

@playtesting2317 10 ай бұрын

So question from me a run of the mill agromech pilot that somehow got employed by pirates and now for some reason got drafted into the Taurian forces. We have the Hunchback and the Hunchback II why is the hunchback II not called 'Quasimodo'?

@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 10 ай бұрын

@@playtesting2317 The hunchback IIC is a clan secondline update to the original model that tries to work with the original concept of the mech's design. There is a quasimodo mech however that was designed in the 3140's and Is quite the vicious murder machine.

@v3c7r0n 10 ай бұрын

Congrats Tex & team! Looking forward to another amazing Tex Talks that's sure to have an entertainment factor of 7. Thank you for all of the hard work and the hours of entertainment you've provided to us all

@mikecampos1193 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Tex and everyone in the Black Pants Legion who helped this video become possible thank you guys you did it take a break and Tex please take a break when you can Godspeed.

@TheNerdForAllSeasons 10 ай бұрын

"On the battlefield, they are a hammer. As such, they will frequently search the world in want of nails." Hunchback players have never been described so poetically.

@john-paulsilke893 10 ай бұрын

Stumbling around looking for a heavy or assault on it last legs and desperately avoiding having a sneaky fast medium or light sneaking up behind them. 5 good shots and that ugly thing pays for itself every time.

@Bacteriophagebs 10 ай бұрын

The _Hunchback_ was my favorite 'Mech that I didn't design myself once I got the _Mercenary's Handbook_ and started using prices to buy units. Then I discovered the _Saladin_ hovertank and the _Hunchback_ was dead to me. If the _Hunchback_ is a hammer, the _Saladin_ is a nailgun. You could almost get 4 _Saladins_ for the price of one _Hunchback._

@zacharyhumphries1707 10 ай бұрын

I always preferred a Nova. I could strip that thing out, slap on a bunch of medium lasers, arrow missile systems and jump jets and not worry about near anything. The jump jets made it very fast and maneuverable, it had a low profile, ya could get close quickly and if able to hit what your aiming at could be absolutely surgical in destroying the enemy.

@Bacteriophagebs 10 ай бұрын

@@zacharyhumphries1707 I'd take 3 Hunchbacks and a Saladin against one Nova. For the price, that's what you can get.

@eddapultstab2078 10 ай бұрын

@@Bacteriophagebsyeah but those Saladins have as much armor as a periphery snow blower, I have used a locusts, stingers, and wasps to kill them in high risk high speed battles but even a Lance of these light mechs will have a bad time with a single hunchback.

@PerunAU 10 ай бұрын

The work that clearly went into this is incredible; Spectacular piece mate

@verververververver 10 ай бұрын

A man of culture I see

@UndergroundLasers 10 ай бұрын

Holy crap is Perun! Loved the new military budget video!

@fallout3fanboy1 9 ай бұрын

When collaboration with BPL?

@duncancrickett9212 9 ай бұрын

Special Edition Battletech-themed PowerPoint on the games channel one day...?

@moistjohn 9 ай бұрын

Perun april fools video on the defense economics (or more accurately, lack theroff) of the clan invasion. The 3 day march for terra.

@zac5370 10 ай бұрын

I love that, having known none of the history of the Hunchback, finding it in MW5 and it quickly becoming a favorite mech, I apparently embody the default spirit of a hunchie pilot with "I wonder if I can fit a long tom on my hunchback." "There is no way a medium mech can-" "You CAN in fact mount a long tom! Oh this is going to be stupid!"

@stgjr 10 ай бұрын

A natural-born Hunchback pilot if I ever saw one. Godspeed, MechWarrior.

@absalomdraconis 8 ай бұрын

@@stgjr : Maybe not _speed._ God's ammo to you Zac.

@Deridus 8 ай бұрын

You can mount a Gauss on an Urbie. Let that sink in.

@DarkRavenhaft 8 ай бұрын

@@Deridus My MW5 urbie lance is well aware. If only arrow IV launchers were in-game...

@tavernburner3066 8 ай бұрын

But do you have style?

@nathanielgrey4091 10 ай бұрын

I love that the factory kept saying "use a CASE so you can live to buy another one!" And the pilots just kept ripping them out for beer money and giggles

@watchm4ker 10 ай бұрын

Not just that. Ripping out the system designed to protect them from ammo explosions, and adding more ammo, so the inevitable explosion becomes that much bigger.

@andrewkristensen1396 10 ай бұрын

@@watchm4ker Like Tex once said before, "If you're gonna be seen dying from an ammo explosion, might as well be seen from orbit." or something along the lines...

@Reddotzebra 10 ай бұрын

These guys give Urbie pilots a run for their money in terms of dedication. I prefer just running ECM for them and watch the fireworks in HD from the comfort of my Raven.

@robertivey7644 10 ай бұрын

@@ReddotzebraShould I tell you of my glorious Stealth Armor Hunchback IIC? Only an Inner Sphere pilot would take a captured mech and drop its armor even more….

@iller3 10 ай бұрын

it's unfortunate that CASE will always be a Meme when it comes to any PC games as long as save-scumming exists. ...would need a "Persistent World" focus (like an MMOFPS) for there to ever be any excuse to change this reality around these logistics

@axiumsa4273 10 ай бұрын

Float like a brick, sting like a thrown brick

@EricDKaufman 10 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHA I'm stealing this

@IamHattman 3 ай бұрын

Stick jumpjets on one "For a brick, it flew pretty good" Mechwarrior Johnson, probably

@PeachDragon_ 2 ай бұрын

@@IamHattman People talk about the phoenix hawk or the battlemaster but the real master chief is the highlander, a brick that flies... sometimes

@derekhinger1343 2 ай бұрын

@@PeachDragon_ when you can easily smash through the wall but choose to fly over it instead and bring 90t of death down on your adversary in the process

@michelveilleux2075 2 ай бұрын

"Now hear this. I don't care if this station is God's personal, anti-son of a bitch machine, or a giant god damn hoolahoop!" Mechwarrior Johnson

@allthenamesiwantedweretaken 5 ай бұрын

"This is a *monster,* wrapped in the *skin* of a beloved friend" You write the most metal lines, it's insane.

@ClockworkEngineer 8 ай бұрын

"This is a machine which can produce, on demand, a localized Armageddon with one pull of the trigger." This is one of the greatest sentences ever crafted.

@annabellerice839 4 ай бұрын

I'm a personal fan of _"It can then find that one last guy who survived and decide to punt him back to his own lines before disapearing, war crimes unexplained, fading into the fog of war like a cryptid made of dying men's nightmares."_ -Tex 2022, on the Charger

@ryanlott1108 4 ай бұрын

Tex on the Taurians bull head: "Such is their symbol, because 'We have trained since our founding day to stack bodies like fucking chord wood, so if you insist on fucking around you will most certainly find out' doesn't fit on the money, and probably sends the wrong message to foreign investors."

@derekburge5294 10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate how dedicated Tex is to keeping these talks rooted in-universe. The Periphery 'we' vs Star League 'they' is a beautiful touch in all these works.

@DHTheAlaskan 10 ай бұрын

Well the character he plays is from the Deep Periphery.

@jamesperkins191 10 ай бұрын

Van Zandt is an independent periphery world, formerly part of the Rim Worlds Republic

@Korraganitar 10 ай бұрын

And his ex wife is a clanner.

@christiancampbell7467 10 ай бұрын

Holy shit that's wild

@derekburge5294 10 ай бұрын

@@Korraganitar A Ghost Bear Elemental to boot.

@zot8218 9 ай бұрын

I told my wife I'm watching a documentary, she said she loves documentaries and I she wanted to watch it with me. She was so lost In the content, but as someone who when to school and has worked in the film industry in some capacity for 20 years she was impressed with the episode. Especially when i told her it is done buy a few people in their spare time. I am as always grateful for the effort and quality of the content. Thank you to everyone involved.

@bombomos 6 ай бұрын

Your wife must love you to watch a Mech documentary.

@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus 4 ай бұрын

@@bombomos the quality of the documentary if high enough can be appealing to the layman, it’s actually the sign that the maker falls into the category of “truly competent” which is rare. A smart person can explain something to everyone from the average pleb to the emperor and have them understand it A gifted person can do that and make it fun in the process.

@90s_Wizard 9 ай бұрын

Ah yes, a quick 2 hour lore video on a single mech. I'll watch it multiple times

@rodioncantacuzene6639 9 ай бұрын

I think I’m on a 3 rewatch lol

@Illitha 8 ай бұрын

@@rodioncantacuzene6639I think I'm on my 5th lol

@Deridus 7 ай бұрын

8, I think. Most of that was background, but it's still good for giggles.

@et3inuyasha 7 ай бұрын

Rookie numbers. Tex Talks is my nightly way to pass the night shift at my job.

@Deridus 6 ай бұрын

It's good background music, if nothing else. 10th watch.

@TMC_ 10 ай бұрын

We have a few of our thingies in there, but the whole team is looking forward to what you have cooked up over the last year. Trust me, I know how it feels to release something youve worked hard on for ~12 months :)

@ShagShaggio 10 ай бұрын

woo

@EricDKaufman 10 ай бұрын

we are ready

@boonp.7935 10 ай бұрын

We are waiting

@Deridus 10 ай бұрын

I am looking forward to this!

@TheBallisticzero 10 ай бұрын

Sir, may I ask you to translate that time-frame in "pot'so coffai ☕️ ", please?

@frocat5163 5 ай бұрын

"You have two AC20s...and they probably don't." Love it!

@ryanzahn6581 9 ай бұрын

The hunchback represents a universal human thought process. "I have this big gun. But the enemies are way over there. I sure wish I had some way to bring this gun way over there."

@HrothgarHeavenlight 9 ай бұрын

"It also punch hard things, perfect."

@duongquan4986 9 ай бұрын

Same thought process in ancient Terra region of Vietnam, there were a siege of Dien Bien Phu back in 20th century. But they used mules , bicycles,... most of time pushed by hands instead.

@messiah2203 9 ай бұрын

I feel like the Hollander was built with that as its sole design requirement.

@absalomdraconis 8 ай бұрын

@@messiah2203 : Perhaps, but as I recall the original Hollander threw in a crotch joke for extra buyer value. Or maybe that was a later version?

@KwadDamyj 5 ай бұрын

And if that don't work...Use more gun.

@Snickersnek 9 ай бұрын

I just realised how close the hunchback cannon is to the cockpit. Hunchback pilots must live for that thing's thunderous roar, bet you that the easiest way to find a hunchback pilot is to find the mechwarrior who's deaf in their right ear.

@Nick-hk2vz 5 ай бұрын

I know this is an old comment and I could be wrong but I believe ear problems are one of the few things that can prevent someone from piloting a mech as the neurohelmet uses the pilots inner ear for balance. Cheers.

@CharlieNoodles 5 ай бұрын

…what?

@KMCA779 4 ай бұрын

@@CharlieNoodlesfound the HBK-IIC pilot.

@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus 4 ай бұрын

Swayback pilots are just deaf in both ears then?

@Stray_V310 4 ай бұрын

nothing hits like the sound of that a/c20 going off.

@DD8842 10 ай бұрын

The best BPL videos are when Uncle Tex tells us about the world that built the mech. "Let us speak of dead worlds and the men who burned them." Good stuff.

@Executioner9000 10 ай бұрын

Such a way with words

@knowbuddynose 10 ай бұрын

Listen to his poetry readings. @@Executioner9000

@NexPaciscor 10 ай бұрын

If ttrpg companies with millions of dollars put a quarter of the effort and love into their products as you put into BT as a fan, theyd be unstoppable. Yet another goddamn triumph from you and your team. ❤

@EdRopple 10 ай бұрын

The thing is that most of those companies don’t have “millions of dollars”. It’s Wizards and then barrel-scraping. BPL does great stuff - and don’t have a P&L. It’s not about “love”, it’s economics, and how expensive human labor is.

@CaptainRufus 10 ай бұрын

@@EdRoppleWell Games Workshop could also afford it. But they would charge money and lots of it because that is how companies on a stock exchange do. Because Late Stage Capitalism wants to be more evil than your average 20th Century Communist Dictatorship. (Or pretty much every other form of of government and economic system. Just with less direct murdering of people because you can't increase profits or get cheap labor from dead heretics or "treasonous" people. Molly the Spinster isn't a witch for burning. She has money to spend and maybe we can sneak her into a Reverse Mortgage to get her land! OK unless stock goes up faster if we burn witches...)

@NewsOfTheInnerSphere 10 ай бұрын

To to be fair to CGL, they work with what they have. They don't have millions of dollars to pump into BT. Loren Coleman's interview with Renegade HPG sheds a lot of light on what CGL is doing and what they are doing is an act of love from old fans and geeks of the universe that want to see it thrive.

@markkrombacher8369 10 ай бұрын

The hunchback is like a classic car and it's pilots a special breed. I'd like to think that there are annual fan conventions across the sphere. There hunchback pilots, spheroid and clan, come together, get drunk and discuss the latst trends in hunchback modifications.

@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx 2 ай бұрын

As the owner of a classic car......you either get it or you don't. My BIL says he wants a muscle car and then starts conplaining about performance to modern cars and creature comforts......i give him the side eye and just say you don't want a muscle car then bud. Its rough, its loud, its arrogant in all the best ways........and i love my old girl even if she is a cantankerous bitch.

@Mavairo 7 ай бұрын

Rewatching this I realized why I like the Fafnir, it's a Hunchback, that Steiner decided needed to become an assault mech, and that it needed a second gigantic cannon. Because sometimes you absolutely need massive firepower dumped into someone at close range and the durability to get there.

@DarkRavenhaft 4 ай бұрын

Headcanon: the inspiration for the first Fafnir prototype was the result of a bored/inebriated/insane pilot trying to weld a second Hunchback to his current one.

@RRVCrinale 3 ай бұрын

@@DarkRavenhaft"What would it take to make a survivable Hunchback IIC? ... fuck it, if it's gonna be that heavy, it needs bigger guns. Let me think..."

@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx 2 ай бұрын

If gun does not work......use more gun. My life mantra and it works......most times. I worked with my gf now wife in college. She couldn't get a cash register open cause it was a piece of crap. I was having a bad day and she asked me for help so i just punched the cash drawer and it popped right open. She had been messing with it for 30 minutes......i fixed it in 30 seconds. She just looks at me and goes "did that really F****** work". I then wandered off like a charger into my video game department domain. Now that we have a 3 year old daughter i smile when i watch her use her father's mentality to solve problems in her father's way. My wife childproofed the house.....kid just ripped the child lock off the drawer. Not good i know but friggin hilarious. She also likes to play with my battletech figures. She has her "robot family" she plays with while i model.

@judgedread9724 2 ай бұрын

Apply more gun per gun and bigger gun per gun.

@parkerdixon-word6295 10 ай бұрын

House Kurita: "Medium mechs are a waste, we only want lights and Heavies." Also House Kurita: [Buys out exclusive production of the Hunchback]

@epicstyle1000 10 ай бұрын

The Hunchback is a light version of a heavy

@Eserchie 10 ай бұрын

Dragons are just overweight mediums. A hunchback is an assault with all the deadweight cut out.

@asajjy 10 ай бұрын

@epicstyle1000 Actually It's A Micro Assault Class

@richardmazkin9994 10 ай бұрын

@@asajjy Nah, the UM-R60 and UM-R60L are the Micro Assault. HBK-4G is a Mini Assault

@pierre-mariecaulliez6285 10 ай бұрын

Well why do you think they only care about acquiring lights and heavies ? they've already got the best medium on the market ! In very, very large supply...

@S71xx 10 ай бұрын

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that Mr. Tex and his crew have made another high quality full length feature film, and he's just giving it to us for free.

@kidro0314 10 ай бұрын

My wife has MS pretty bad, and i cant thank everyone enough for donating to the research!!!! I love the tex talks video, and now i have one on my loveable hunchback! Much love to you all!

@Troubleshooter11 10 ай бұрын

It was my pleasure to make a humble little donation. A drop in the bucket compared to some of the massive "faith-in-humanity-restored" levels of donations we saw coming in during the premiere. There were some good souls in that audience.

@brentkalmbacher9092 9 ай бұрын

We do what we must. Riehnhard says it best, "We have been called....."

@StevenLandesVO 9 ай бұрын

Hey there's an article on scitechdaily about a phase 1 clinical trial for a treatment for auto-immune diseases. Read it last night. Might be a cure for her condition coming soon.

@DubsRoids 10 ай бұрын

Literally would pay 20$ to watch this in theaters. More excited for a TTBT episode than any blockbuster movies these days

@imadequate3376 9 ай бұрын

Killers of the Flower Moon looks decent.

@claytonhess5512 6 ай бұрын

@@imadequate3376?

@KMCA779 4 ай бұрын

I'd pay $50 to have a TTBT Marathon in theatres... I know a local theatre that would be on board too if I could get the money together.

@jeremiahcook2274 10 ай бұрын

70 hour work weeks delivering building materials in the blistering sun here in Texas. But it feels like a leisurely stroll in the park with the BPL singing in my ears. I’m really looking forward to this!

@toysoldiernerio7172 10 ай бұрын

doing the important and hard work to keep the world turning, keep truckin out there.

@slchance8839 10 ай бұрын

doing the real work like a real man. keep it up.

@sethhale8828 10 ай бұрын

Kill it friend. Too many Capellans out there. Watch your six please

@thomasgiles2876 10 ай бұрын

The Hunchback faces a mirror before a battle... looks at itself... and says "I'm a star, I'm a star. I'm a star. I'm a big bright shining star."

@nikoclesceri2267 2 ай бұрын

And then he proceeded to be seen from orbit during the battle

@allenbettis8558 2 ай бұрын

@@nikoclesceri2267😂😂😂

@D-GM-Snyper2 6 ай бұрын

"Which version of the HBK-2 should you fear?" *takes a deep breath* "ALL OF THEM!" *runs*

@8-7-styx94 9 ай бұрын

That you guys have the actual Duncan Fisher helping out with this still blows my mind. Black pants are legendary and so is Duncan Fisher.

@swampy128 10 ай бұрын

My soul is ready

@cpaul562 10 ай бұрын

So is my anus.

@SirDeady 10 ай бұрын

you have my hatchetman

@Merc034 10 ай бұрын

My body is ready!

@cezar9344 10 ай бұрын

And my Javelin

@sebastianayala5143 10 ай бұрын

And my AWS!

@wun1gee 10 ай бұрын

That credit roll animation was worth the wait all by itself, let alone the rest of this magnificence.

@dieseljester3466 10 ай бұрын

OMG... I had flashbacks to my childhood with this intro! LOL 😆🤣😂

@weldonwin 10 ай бұрын

And it's a call back to one of the very first TTB videos from way back in the day with the Pimp-Urbie

@wun1gee 10 ай бұрын

@@weldonwin THAT'S where I heard the music before. The Urbie TTB. Thank you. That was driving me insane.

@luclizzard2488 10 ай бұрын

Please tell me the name of the song is, like "Pimp-Daddy 4G" or something

@wun1gee 10 ай бұрын

@@luclizzard2488 The song is Motor Town Heartbeats 5 by Victor Olsson.

@PaperworkNinja 9 ай бұрын

The intro compels me to demand a buddy cop film starring a Hunchback and an Urbanmech

@ryanlott1108 4 ай бұрын

And they drive around in a Rotunda. One looks like a trashcan, and one likes taking out the trash.

@LeuvahkTrigger 6 ай бұрын

I like to think of the Hunchback as a mix of the A-10 Warthog and the 1911. Its built entirely around the gun, its made it through far too many wars, and you will be judged if its not in the 'right caliber.

@bluemobster0023 5 күн бұрын

God now I want a BRRRRRRRRRT Hunchback is that an option?

@ping9646 10 ай бұрын

That 70th into was glorious. The production value is off the charts. A big thanks to all talented people involved ❤

@sonoftheviper__4304 10 ай бұрын

I felt the Pink Panther energy hit so hard.

@johnfudali2316 10 ай бұрын

Insane 70's intro ends... Me: well that's was the whole budget for vfx. BPL: Hold muh beer.

@Deliverator80 10 ай бұрын

Regular Car Reviews cameo is AMAZING! Well done, this was so worth the long hours you guys spent on it. Great work Tex and the BPL team!

@gnarwhale 10 ай бұрын

When I saw RCR in the credits I flipped.

@youllnevertakemealive2833 10 ай бұрын

This, so much this. EDIT: but also I saw that Honda, proving that the Rotunda needed scaled up just a titch.

@cd-tc6vw 10 ай бұрын

Now you can get letters from GM and Nissan! Fantastic job to TEX and his team, this series is probably my favorite fan-made series ever!

@jayive34 9 ай бұрын

I wonder. Is BattleTech GM and Nissan the same GM and Nissan that exists today?

@DreamFireNostalgia 9 ай бұрын

@@jayive34 yes in world they are as far as i know

@farrell1701 9 ай бұрын

Getting up and close with an AC/20 is fun and all (and you did a great job covering it), and it's even better with the HBK-4FF variant: Scrap the small laser ('cause infantry is squishy anyways) and a ton of armor in exchange for three jump jets. Because nothing says "Hello and goodbye" better in the Succession War era than a Hunchback that can suddenly jump right over its target into the rear arc or introduce its feet into a target's face then pummel the remains.

@Valor816 10 ай бұрын

Fun fact! The Hunchback was first built on the Lyran world of "Australia" and was initially called the "Hughjack" The design was later modified and reworked into what is now called the "Huge Axeman" but was originally called the "Hughjack Man" The Hughjack Man was the first mech to eschew all armor and be built entirely out of Myomer and a singlet.

@imasspeons 10 ай бұрын

Huge Jackedman

@JunkCCCP 10 ай бұрын

@@imasspeons HYUUUUGE JACKEDMAN?

@katherineberger6329 10 ай бұрын

Does that mean the Urbanmech's original codename was "Tiny Ackman"?

@morrigancollins2092 10 ай бұрын

I see what you did there.

@gkr2189 10 ай бұрын

Three whole days until premiere? Guess I'll go binge the entire series again, ho hum.

@mortcs 10 ай бұрын

I love listening to old tex talks while reloading ammo in the garage.

@robsykes1491 10 ай бұрын

Where can I find the older ones?

@tomarmadiyer2698 10 ай бұрын

Now you must loop it for three days.

@tomarmadiyer2698 10 ай бұрын

Hunchback "... Waaagh."

@trentgwilliam6391 10 ай бұрын

Your intro is so stupid I love it.

@GrayDeathSociety 10 ай бұрын

It is rather refreshing to hear RCR narrate a portion of this video... We didn't know that he was interested in the BT universe ._. Glad to see another Tex Talks guys, you guys knocked it out of the park!!

@blackc1479 9 ай бұрын

Lol I was just listening and like "wait...what?" Haven't binged him in a while, need to check back in🤘 Now I REALLY want to hear him narrate a mech review, preferably something crappy.... sorry, random asbestos The more I think about it, he does kinda have a pre-whisky and discovering profanity tex vibe.

@AboveTheDust 9 ай бұрын

Seriously. My world just got smaller when I heard RCR starting up with a Battletech review.

@p_serdiuk 9 ай бұрын

who is RCR?..

@blackc1479 9 ай бұрын

@p_serdiuk regular car reviews, he drives around various cars and does a particularly deep review of em. Pretty funny stuff in a kinda dry understated way.

@tinfoilhat3268 8 ай бұрын

@@p_serdiuksome furry that thinks he witty

@ralphcooper236 4 ай бұрын

That opening was so 80’s, from the vhs-like introduction, to the badass tune. Well done fellas.

@SvenVanDerPlank 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to what I'm certain will be another stellar video. Congrats to the Black Pants Legion on completing another major project.

@Dracobyte 10 ай бұрын

Glad to see you here Sven!

@theblackpantslegion 5 ай бұрын

We're all in this together, brother. Each and every one of us.

@michaelmoolick9419 10 ай бұрын

It is amazing how a dedicated few like Tex and his crew can outperform mega-corps and their literal billions in producing smart, quality entertainment and build fiction products that internally makes sense rather than being made of stupid..

@Sorain1 10 ай бұрын

It's a matter of spending the time and effort required to do the job right.

@Andrewlik 9 ай бұрын

Passion and effort can be used to make up for a lack of budget

@Culando 8 ай бұрын

I genuinely love how these have turned from 20 or so minute long overviews of battlemechs and their history to huge, hour plus long history lectures. Just goes to show how cohesive most of Battletech lore is. I might be a bit more of a 40k fan for various reasons, but this is one of the kinds of things that'll always keep Battletech near to my heart.

@blanetamez532 10 ай бұрын

In Battletech I always prioritize Hunchbacks for destruction as I learned the hard way in my early days that AC/20 scary… and case usage by hunchbacks pilots is rare so seeing them violently explode after unwisely leaving cover was always funny… unless I missed… then I shat my pants. But they are too slow for my taste so I end up spending an alarming amount of money making them fast and usually armed with a heavy MRM 40 because that is the one thing I will grant the Dragon Turds got right. So I guess I am swayback user but never knew it thanks Professor Tex!

@33brtl 10 ай бұрын

As a swaybacker, I really enjoy the eventual evolution to the Quasimodo. Another design to get up close and personal.

@bthsr7113 10 ай бұрын

Not a big fan of VSP, but conceptually I like the Quasimodo. I'd install CMPL bank instead.

@MrJack556 10 ай бұрын

Heretic!

@33brtl 10 ай бұрын

@@bthsr7113 I agree that VSP aren't amazing, but they do reinforce the up close and personal role the Quasimodo wants to play.

@baker90338 10 ай бұрын

Hell, me and some of the crew on big red’s discord have been working on crazy things like Binary lasers, or heavy PPC’s with capacitors.

@krullachief669 10 ай бұрын

@@bthsr7113 Nah, rip out the MVSPs and Blue Shield and instead mount an X-LPL, three X-MPL and two X-SPL while keeping the heatsinks, 6/9 movement curve, and TSM. Become the obliterator of Light 'Mechs.

@grimmn6038 10 ай бұрын

What a weekend, I get to play AC6, I get to play a game of Battletech with my mates to celebrate my upcoming birthday, and I get to watch this before bed? Wonderful. Peak, even. Thank you Tex and team, for putting so much work and artistry into these things, they're thoroughly entertaining.

@jackrogers5712 10 ай бұрын

Happy birthday fella

@griffingamer8624 10 ай бұрын

How is AC6? I heard it was awfully repetitious and over too quickly.

@grimmn6038 10 ай бұрын

@@griffingamer8624 I guess you could call it repetitious, but then you'd have to be deliberately reductive to do so. It's great fun if you want fast paced mech combat and a fairly linear story. As for it being over too quickly, AC has always been about replaying the story and taking different paths/hunting for secrets so you can get true endings 'n shit. All in all I recommend it, assuming you want the fast paced mech shooter. Also try not to think about the studio that made it, as you'll probably inadvertently program yourself to approach the game a certain way.

@aprinnyonbreak1290 10 ай бұрын

@@griffingamer8624 It's over too quickly if you're the sort of person to beat a third of a game, see credits, then decide you're done. Which. Fair if that's you.

@certain_sloth 10 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@dmaxcustom 7 ай бұрын

A hunchback is a YOLO machine. A Tex video is no Tex video without the bagpipes.

@quinnfable2694 10 ай бұрын

God this was so good. The intro was immaculate. A chassis as prodigious and infamous as the Hunchback deserved no less.

@vonriel1822 10 ай бұрын

Man, the art assets in this are beyond incredible. I can't believe how much you've stepped up the production value on these, everyone involved did a fucking _incredible_ job - if you'll pardon my periphery jargon.

@krissteel4074 10 ай бұрын

Its a wonderful journey though one of the most popular mechs ever

@ksenolog 10 ай бұрын

I only did one image, but still - thank you very much!

@BigRed40TECH 10 ай бұрын

A huge congratulations to Tex and his team for bringing this out to the community. I can't wait for Saturday. And of course: Remember to Smile.

@bobbydigital330 10 ай бұрын

Drunkenmonk79 here. The Inner Sphere's 3rd most experienced Mechwarrior and tactical genius. I just have to say THANK you to the folks at this BPL situation. You have not only inspired me to be a better Mechwarrior and content creator but to be a better person in general. I have just become accustomed to your channel in the past few months and have absorbed and re-absorbed it again. Opened my eyes to Sarna! Thanks there for sure. Nice to have all that knowledge that I have been floating around in my head in one easily accessible place eh. Love the inclusion of Duncan....I signed an autograph for him back in 2002 and I am glad he is back in rotation somewhere. Anyways, I have been awaiting this video for a long time and tonight(and probably the next 10 nights) I will stream an OG Hunchback Mechwarrior 4 Livestream in your honor on the Kick. Not a shameless plug. If I can honor, I will. If I can swoon I will. Please keep up the good work. Donation to follow! Hope this finds someone, Scouts Out, Drunkenmonk79 Recon

@maverickentity9341 10 ай бұрын

Having just put my Havanese Daisy down mere hours ago after a traumatizing past few days, being able to watch the first half hour of this so far has helped take my mind off of darker things. You always pull through for me in my darkest of days Tex and crew. My last BTA 3062 file started with a hunchback, and after so long I got burnout of playing after getting enough scrap for my first heavy mech, I still rocked that hunchback with a lbx-20 every drop. Tempted to go back some day and rename it Daisy in honor of my girl. Again, thank you for your continual efforts to bring such joy to all of us.

@Deridus 8 ай бұрын

... (hug)

@Hellhound23691 10 ай бұрын

I’m currently fracking in the buttcrack cold and rain of the Rocky Mountains but this makes me feel warm. Can’t wait.

@TechNinja.1701 10 ай бұрын

1:15:33 The comic format showing the misadventures of Sandy Porter's Hunchback while Tex describes them drily had me laughing uncontrollably for the first time in a long time. Thank you all.

@ToozdaysChild 10 ай бұрын

1. Alright, let's see what this bad boy can- OH SHIT 2. Okay, top-heavy and high-recoil don't mix, noted. Maybe if I brace against this- NOPE 3. Alright, take three. Surely this building will be strong enou- OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE

@Spore9996 8 ай бұрын

@@ToozdaysChild I died on watching, and rewatching.

@LeafseasonMagbag 10 ай бұрын

500 year tradition of writing something stupid, funny or kitschy under the gun-box

@RobinWhiteTX 10 ай бұрын

This 70s Funk Intro may be the greatest piece of media ever! Great Work & worth the wait BPL!

@Hieronymous_Flex 10 ай бұрын

My favorite mech finally gets the treatment it rightly deserves! The TTB team just keeps getting better and better.

@kosswest 10 ай бұрын

I feel good that I'm still alive to watch this (Ukrainian military in active service here) Tex, you're the best.

@TMC_ 10 ай бұрын

All the best to you.

@Spunkhaus 10 ай бұрын

You're doing real good man. I know words don't fix things, but be safe and be well. We can pick up the pieces afterward. Together.

@kosswest 10 ай бұрын

sometimes kind words also do good, thank you, we'll keep going, so do you

@p_serdiuk 10 ай бұрын

Слава Україні

@kosswest 10 ай бұрын

@@p_serdiuk Героям Слава!

@kiltedguard 10 ай бұрын

2 hours...wow and a noticeable up-tick in production quality. Great job to the whole production team for what you all have accomplished. Another outstanding video guys.

@chrisroberts7000 5 ай бұрын

1:02:26 "Engine scrub-scrub, burn die!" Glorious. New dialect: Imperial Even-Lower Gothic, aka Skaven

@williamsimon9036 10 ай бұрын

As someone who both loves Battletech and works in the nursing field, I continue to raise a glass every time everyone involved with BPL and this line of videos puts out new stuff. Keep being good writers, good orators, good artists, good production specialists and above all else.. good people.

@adherentofladycolumbia725 10 ай бұрын

Battletech, Armored Core, new shows & stories, i just love that big stopy robots have finally been getting a fresh breath of life after 20 years.

@humanhaggis 10 ай бұрын

These are always so incredibly high-fidelity. If the Inner Sphere made 'mechs like the Black Pants Legion make videos, we'd have even more Hunchbacks.

@DeltaFidelias 10 ай бұрын

This is incredible, as usual! Also the ending credits with the slow buildup of madness is awesome!

@FiauraTheTankGirlGamer 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the trust you gave me while working on this, I hope I did not disappoint.

@duncanmackenzie7795 10 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure every pilot has a Hunchback story, either because one was coming at you like a brick or because it's your ride of choice. Whichever you are, may your aim be true- or if not, bless your mech fu.

@user-kd1we4mm1t 10 ай бұрын

That was fantastic. Thank you so much to you and your whole team. The artists, the animators, all of it. This channel and this series has directly brought me back to the Battletech universe. Thanks to you all.

@redactedc1928 9 ай бұрын

The phone messages at the end slayed me.

@roguefenrir 10 ай бұрын

This was amazing to watch. Hunchback is the OG “Delete Button.” Well done Mr.Tex and the BPL!

@XaviusNight 10 ай бұрын

My favorite variant of the Hunchie is always going to be the Lefty model, which is just the 4G variant but the hunchbox is on the left side. It feels deeply cursed to look at in a way that is very, very hard to articulate when you realize that it isn't just a flipped image, but a fully functional left-sided Hunchback.

@andyb9350 10 ай бұрын

How does this manage to keep getting better !!! Tex, BPL, Contributors, Thank you for bringing this to life for us.

@williamjanak2013 9 ай бұрын

The fact that there is enough to make a 2 hour documentary on the Hunchback is crazy. And its crazy Awesome you with your mad lads made it. Grand work was done here. Thank you everyone for their hard work, now rest up.

@Xalerdane 10 ай бұрын

The Hunchback is my favorite medium ‘Mech. The HBK-4SP was the first ‘Mech I purchased in _MWO._ I named it _Igor._ (Pronounced the _Young Frankenstein_ way.)

@reddino4579 10 ай бұрын

Ohhh yessss! Damn, was about time!😁🎇🎆 Every Text Talks Battletech ist such an event for me. The best and deepest Loretalk there can be!🥰

@user-dq6qx9ym9z 2 ай бұрын

The intro was veryyy 70s action oriented.....well done, it took me back

@knowbuddynose 10 ай бұрын

An absolute masterpiece, in terms of thoroughness, production value, and in showcasing the ideals that Tex of the Black Pants Legion holds near and dear to his heart.

@RunsaberSR 10 ай бұрын

While this finishes its final marinade, I'll be driving cross country to my new home and life. I can't think of a better homecoming gift than to be able to watch this upcoming masterpiece.

@marvinthomas9897 10 ай бұрын

Roughly where are you headed?

@RunsaberSR 8 ай бұрын

@@marvinthomas9897 warm, balmy Minnesota

@marvinthomas9897 8 ай бұрын

@@RunsaberSR nice! Safe travels.

@freedeau 10 ай бұрын

As always, the team behind TTB brings this entry to the next level! Art, music, writing, animations, editing, the whole thing a master class in what is possible when dedicated, hard working fans come together to create! I hope the team takes a much deserved break. I can't thank you enough for contributing to a fandom I hold dear. o7

@mrtspence 10 ай бұрын

Yet another certified masterpiece. You and yours continue to deliver, Tex. Super entertaining.

@WolfHreda 2 ай бұрын

I'm always surprised there was never a PPC-toting variant of the HBK. Especially in the post-Helm days of double heat sinks. Especially once the Heavy PPC and PPC Capacitor became a thing. Or the Snub-Nose.

@null6634 10 ай бұрын

Thank you all for your hard work. This was the most anticipated movie of the year for me, literally. I can't remember when i was so excited for a movie to come out. And it was worth the build up and the wait. You all did an amazing job with the music, animation, narration, editing and things i don't know about. Thank you for all you all do, including outside of the movies and podcasts.

@axsprime 10 ай бұрын

A new Armored Core game and a Tex video in the same week, doesn't get much better than this.

@childofslaanesh1251 10 ай бұрын

Amazing work as always BPL, you guys outdid yourselves once again. It’s amazing to think this series started with a 5 min video on the awesome and now it’s 2 hours and has a “spin off” episode. You should be proud of yourselves, this really is amazing

@AlbecoSound 2 ай бұрын

The first mechwarrior I ever lost died when an AC/20 round from a Hunchback went through the head of their previously undamaged Vindicator

@Cowboycomando54 10 ай бұрын

These videos helped me get through a pretty crappy deployment. Thankyou Tex and everyone from the BPL that made these possible.

@coreyfro 10 ай бұрын

This script was MUCH tighter than the last couple. Very solid writing and editing.

@DeepBarney 10 ай бұрын

I saw RCR listed in the video description, but I never would have thought I'd get an extra car review from Mr Regular himself this week. So cool to see you collab with one of my other favorite KZfaq personalities. Right fucking on!

@bombomos 6 ай бұрын

This made me tear up. The Hunchie is a damn monument to what a Best Friend is.

@tomsimpkins1211 10 ай бұрын

The Hunchback most reminds me of the A-10 Warthog. For their role, they're super in your face, scrappy, iconic, nearly unkillable, and irreplaceable in their roles despite many attempts otherwise.

@theatagamer90 10 ай бұрын

And if you put a RAC on it then it REALLY can remind you of an A-10. (This post was sponsored by the New Avalon Institute for Rapid Autocannons. When you think rapid fire, think NAIRA.)

@RipOffProductionsLLC 10 ай бұрын

I wonder which has a higher rate of friendly fire incidents...

@jgraaay18 10 ай бұрын

@@RipOffProductionsLLC Yes.

@baker90338 9 ай бұрын

I’d say that honor goes to the Kintaro. It will get shot at, it will get damaged. But you know why it stays around? It does a job few can do equally pretty good for what you get. Unlike the a10 though, it isn’t the great destroyer of the allied armored column.

@p_serdiuk 9 ай бұрын

Not really. The A-10 is super in the face but it's also very imprecise, can hardly kill its primary targets anymore, is extremely vulnerable to MANPADs and fighter aircraft, and had been very much replaced by bomb trucks like the B-1 or the F-15E. Hunchie is more like a Sherman with a 105 mm howitzer. Dependable, reliable, easy to maintain, well-armored, not very quick, but will fuck up anything up close.

@cheeksakimbo6591 10 ай бұрын

Made me laugh, made me cry, might have even peed myself a little. Thank you so much Tex and team! AC20 out of 10

@thumb-ugly7518 9 ай бұрын

I’m a week late to the party. The first chance to listen uninterrupted entirely, and I’m floored by the thorough dedication and love in this production. I now want a Hunchback. Which one? Yes. The answer is yes.

@zaygr 29 күн бұрын

My personal Hunchback was a modified 4G that swapped the AC/20 for a gauss rifle, left arm medium laser for a large laser, and had endo-steel chassis, ferro-fibrous armour and XL200 engine. It's been my go-to mid-game design from MW2: Mercs onwards.

@mrbigglezworth42 10 ай бұрын

We're reaching levels of quality in both writing and cinematography that not even Hollywood can match anymore. Shine on you crazy diamonds.

@acturis 10 ай бұрын

I cannot begin to describe how incredible this video is. Battletech was my first TTRPG two decades ago and holds a special place in my heart. Kids these days don't appreciate how a well-developed setting like Battletech transforms the gaming experience. I cannot properly express my gratitude for these videos you've made. Though I suppose becoming a Patreon is a good start. Until the next one, keep your head down, cowboy.

@seventh-hydra 10 ай бұрын

I hope these videos get some people to try the books. A lot of people just stick to 40k, but Battletech lore is so rich, and I feel like a lot of the same audience would appreciate Battletech if they gave it a shot. It's practically A Song of Ice and Fire but with brutal mech combat.

@izukurinnvarris7797 9 ай бұрын

I’ll have you know I am a kids these days

@Devian0666 Ай бұрын

The hunchback is some eldritch unicorn creature, there are so many ungodly variants.

@Saltine-ye8so 10 ай бұрын

I just love the art of the Comstar Acolytes doing a dance. More broadly, thanks as ever, Tex! Less a historical deep dive and more a presentation on the state of modern hunchbachism and the ever-raging holy-war between factions of pilots...

@ryanlott1108 4 ай бұрын

Ah, yes, the venerable Hunch-Bach. The most classical of all mechs

@L_Monke 10 ай бұрын

The ol' reliable of the Inner Sphere, besides the Wolverine, and Bushwacker it is my favourite mech. Doesn't matter if you are a Laser vomit or AC enthusiast, Hunchy got your back.

@baker90338 10 ай бұрын

I find the centurion AL generally serves a similar purpose in my tastes, a medium that can punch well above its weight at the cost of being slightly less powerful in unspecialized situations.