Doctor Banzai's mech

[Lord greystroke]

So i don't believe it is ever mentioned what Doctor Banzai mech he drives so i was wondering what ideas people have i am tempted to have some SL tech just for fun in it
as frankly the only machine i remember being mentioned was an Orion piloted by Yvonne Morticia who was a dead shot

[Luciora]

There is a pilot custom Dragon, as well as the Axman and Hatcheman being developed by them.   

For some reason,  I see the good doctor piloting a Warhammer or Battlemaster like many of his contemporaries.

[beachhead1985]

I figured him for an Awesome. Standard 8Q-model with 3x PPCs.

He seemed like the gun-fighter type in the movie.

[Charistoph]

Considering his team, I would have figured him for some well-organized frankenmech that wouldn't stand out on Solaris VII until it started shooting.  Like a Shadow Hawk that had an actually effective weapon mix.

[SteelRaven]

Personally, always thought Dr. Banzai was really out of place character for the BTU. Like introducing an old alcoholic engineer and his teenage grandson now. There are nods and then you have "we are introducing this pop culture character to our universe now... whats a copyright?"   

That said, a custom mech like the Griffin Sparky would probably fit the character best. Ironically, having it painted up with a rising sun like the Yen Lo Wang would have been the most on brand for a guy named Banzai. 

[CJC070]

If we ever get a Dr. Banzai Lance pack I would want 4 frakenmechs.  I remember I played an RPG working with Dr. Banzais unit and they were all Frakenmechs where a Blazer armed (replacing the PPC) Battlemaster was tame in comparison. 

[BrianDavion]

I'd rather not have frankenmechs as they tend to be.... unique. the Snord's one just felt like such a waste

[17thRecon]

I see no reference to a specific mech, but he is listed as a Mechwarrior and commander of a mech regiment. My personal thought/pick is an Ostol; good speed and armor and all energy layout.

[Templar87]

Checked all the sources I have to hand that mention Team Banzai - Warrior: Riposte, both NAIS 4SW Atlases and the OG Davion House book - and none of them say anything about Dr. Banzai's 'mech choice that I can find. So, unless there's something in 20 Year Update, I think it's a matter for best guesses.

(although the AWS-8Q would make sense)

[glitterboy2098]

20 year update and objective raids has details about Team Banzai under his Daughter.. maybe those have a mention of the mech she pilots? presumably she'd have inherited his mech originally.

[Lord greystroke]

thanks for all the suggestions and confirming i wasn't crazy when i saw no mech choice in cannon , so i am thinking maybe the 8Q as its a solid machine or maybe the battlemaster outside bet maybe the ost as i like them

[FedRatCowboy]

If I am rembering right, in the Warrior Trilogy when he was on Northwind and got hurt he was piloting a Phoenix Hawk. Later in his career, he switched over to a Hatchetman. But don't quote on this.

[thedancingjoker]

Just did a search through my copy of the Warrior trilogy PDFs for the words: "Doctor" "Doc" and "Banzai" And was unable to find any mention of his mech.  There is a conversation about him being defeated by Yorinaga Kurita himself on the battlefield but that scene is not actually seen directly.

[Dr. Banzai]

There isn't any mention of a mech he pilots in the books. Looking at the NAIS 4th Succession War Military Atlas (Vol. 1, p. 113), it shows the TO&E of Team Banzai, which are all Elite/Veteran pilots in either Assault or Light mechs. The Command Lance of the Regimental Battlegroup is an A3 for House Davion, which would consist of a Marauder, Awesome, Orion, and Warhammer. I would lean towards the Awesome myself, specifically the AWS-8Q mentioned earlier as that seems his style.

[Lord greystroke]

Thanks well tonight then the Doc will rock out a Awesome then see how he does against the snakes

[BATTLEMASTER]

Thanks well tonight then the Doc will rock out a Awesome then see how he does against the snakes

The Doctor needs to figure out how to squeeze a hatchet into the Awesome's hands

[Pistol Pete]

Personally, always thought Dr. Banzai was really out of place character for the BTU. Like introducing an old alcoholic engineer and his teenage grandson now. There are nods and then you have "we are introducing this pop culture character to our universe now... whats a copyright?"   

The 80s were a special time. People sampled songs without worrying about royalties back then too.

But you know what? I'm GLAD Dr. Banzai is part of the Battletech canon. He's the sort of character who might actually find himself in a place like that, and he's a GREAT character in his own right.

Unfortunately, the Hatchetman is a really crappy mech that needs some good official variants. It's a GREAT idea, just executed horribly.

[Col Toda]

The Bonzai Institute  made an Urban RAC armed mech that I vaguely remember.  Somewhere lost in my Skunkworks files .

[Natasha Kerensky]

Isn’t it obvious?  He piloted a Banzai.

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Banzai

[Charistoph]

He probably would have, if it was built in time...