Battle Android Trooper
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Battle Android Troopers (B.A.T.) are mass-produced androids used to fill out Cobra's ranks. Cheap and easily replaced, B.A.T.s are pretty popular among the higher-ups since they never question orders or demand pay or annoying stuff like that. On the other hand, they're pretty dumb, so they're usually just used to wear G.I. Joe down before actually skilled troops are sent in.
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Fiction
Marvel Generation 2 comics
A group of B.A.T.s attacked Tunnel Rat, Roadblock, Rock 'n Roll, and Airtight in the sewers under Milleville. The Ninja Force showed up and destroyed them before they could do any serious harm. Sucker Punch
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
When Cobra reprogrammed a number of Transformers to serve them, the robots were codenamed Battle Android Troopers. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1
Several years later, Cobra Commander led an army of B.A.T.s in an attack on Area 52. They were easily swept aside by the G.I. Joe battle mechs, but their ability to combine with each other and the nearby S.N.A.K.E.s into Cobratron proved a tad more difficult to overcome. The B.A.T.s were all but wiped out when the Autobots joined the battle, but it turned out their attack was just a distraction anyway. The Art of War #1
San Diego Comic-Con tech specs
Destro and Shockwave have created new Constructicon B.A.T.s which can interface with Transformers for data exchange and greater firepower. Poor old G.I. Joe has no real idea what these androids can do now they have Cybertronian technology in them! [1]
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
Captured by G.I. Joe, Doctor Venom was made to build Battle Android Troopers for their side, a job he found dull as he'd rather work on alien robots than Earth ones. Funeral for a Friend
Energon Universe
Toys
G.I. Joe and the Transformers
- Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon (2012)
- Accessories: removable forearms, claw attachment, gun attachment, flamethrower attachment, backpack, belt, rifle, pistol, handgun, trolley with handle, three Energon cube exterior pieces, two placid Energon cube interior pieces, one rippling Energon cube interior piece
- A San Diego Comic-Con 2012 exclusive, the Constructicon B.A.T. is a redeco of the 2008 25th Anniversary Cobra B.A.T. in vibrant Constructicon colours. It was released in a box set with a non-transforming Shockwave HISS tank vehicle, a Destro figure, and a small scale, non-transforming Soundwave accessory.
- The main gimmick of this figure is the ability to remove its forearms and replace them with interchangeable weapon attachments, consisting of a claw, gun, and flamethrower; two of the unused attachments (forearms included) can be stored on the B.A.T.'s backpack. The B.A.T. also comes with a handful of guns, and a trolley for carrying the three included Energon cubes (redecoed from the three catalytic element cubes that power the M.A.S.S. Device).
- Old Snake with Advanced Stealth B.A.T. Duo (2015)
- Accessories: Two Nightshriek drones (one each)
- Released as an exclusive to both the Transformers and G.I. Joe Collectors Clubs, the Advanced Stealth B.A.T. duo are redecos of Prime: Robots in Disguise Soundwave and as such transform into UAV drones. The front of the drone mode nosecones have tampographs which resemble the faces of the original B.A.T.s. The drones include Nightshrieks, which are redecos of Laserbeak and can attach to the B.A.T.s in either mode.
- The duo was only available in a three-pack along with Old Snake.
