Black Warriors

"So what are they doing here on rookie tryout day? Unless this is the Zoid battle version of hazing"

- Neil Notbob

The Black Warriors are a Zoids Battle Commission member team which, while it has been around for a number of years, has never achieved much success.

Background
The Black Warriors team had been in competition for a number of years before they first encounter the Broken Chairs. The team had built up a reputation of taking a number of losses early in the season and getting knocked out of the competition, languishing at the bottom of the ladder. However, they fared better when faced with a less experienced or less-prepared team, and seemed to enjoy picking on those with inferior Zoids.

As a result, the Black Warriors would often take part in team tryout matches to determine the initial sorting of rookie teams into the competition. In this role, they would gleefully bully less experienced or less capable teams, hoping to score a few cheap points.

Their battle against the Broken Chairs was rather one-sided; not prepared for the other team's unpredictable tactics or coordination, they were singled out and eliminated quickly. In the Team Trials the next week, they finished well behind the Chairs, being only slightly ahead of fellow perpetual last-place team the Renegade Leigon and just behind the Black Hands.

The next year they would do a little better, eliminating the Nova Ghosts in a one-sided battle.

Tactics
The Black Warriors lack focus, and tend to each fixate on a single target rather then concentrating their fire; in essence, they try to break the battle down into one-on-one duels rather then fighting as a team. This tactic works better against rookie teams, but fails against more experienced pilots.

With the setup of their Zoids, they would be very good at concentrating on long-range combat and bringing down their opponents with massed fire. However, they rarely seem to do this.

Team Members

 * Hendrik - Mammoth
 * Redjack - Saber Tiger
 * Hopper - Black Rhimos
 * Paula - Sinker

Behind the Scenes
None of the team's members were ever given last names