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[Arbhall Sommers]

Two reasons that make the most sense.

Visually it truly reflects the power it projects. It looks like its armed to the teeth, and man has it got big teeth.
The prime config. With the double twin arm weapons, ER.Large and Medium, in each arm. Two of the biggest missile packs a mech can carry, and on the torso more laser and even an array of machine guns.
It covers sniper, support, and close range assault with ample choices for dealing damage.
The way it stands, and the coverse, funny way it walks. All make it a memorable mech.
Asside from the fact it has been plastered on everything mechwarrior, for decades. What other battletech original ( not the robotech designs) is as uniquely and beautifully battletech?. besides the clan mechs i see goliaths and scorpions, firestarters and vulcans. T bolt and Mauler.

[KageRyuu]

Besides the fact that it's featured on MW2 and MW3 box art, and is canonically the first clan mech encountered by the IS (though not the Periphery), because it's deadly and beautiful in that clanner kinda way.

[DocBach]

It has sleek symmetry... it's just plain sexy.

[Gigadouche]

Suman, on 19 June 2012 - 08:29 PM, said:

So, the Timberwolf is an iconic mech, and the clans are sweet and all, but I just don't get why its so darn popular.

I've never been a big fan of it, especially when there are other clan heavies, like the Loki, Cauldron-born, and Grizzly, that have a much more special place in my heart. I like the Mad Dog more than the Timberwolf too. The inner sphere heavies have their own charm, and i love the dragon, the catapult, and I really love the Argus.

So tell me, what is it about the 'Mad Cat' (still hate that name), that makes so many people go nuts for it? Or what heavy do you like better and why?

Please discuss...

You sound like some kinda cat hatin' nerd that needs to be slain.

[Laurenz Tonnemacher]

I do not know but I have always loved the marauder or its newer sister the marauder 2

[Deathz Jester]

I like it cause its fun to blow up

[Sleepy Head]

I never liked Timberwolf either. Here is what I think of it:

[Vox Shepard]

i've always just thought it looked the coolest. when i was little and saw them i just picked it because of that reason, but i like it for all it's capability now as well. i always thought the less humanoid mechs with more of a pointed cockpit looked the coolest. there's too many shows and etc with human-shaped mecha if you ask me

Edited by Vox Shepard, 20 June 2012 - 10:35 PM.

[Perfect Life]

I don't like Clan Mechs, I find them boring.

[XxZylonxX]

Madcat has also been on the cover of the Mechwarrior 3 game.
In the intro movie of mechcommander it shows friendly troops that encounter a badass Madcat engaging them.
You can hear the fear in their voices.

You can customize a Madcat however you like.
But the most important thing might be that it looks gooooood.

Will I pilot one later on in MWO? Oh yes....

[Deathz Jester]

XxZylonxX, on 20 June 2012 - 11:24 PM, said:

In the intro movie of mechcommander it shows friendly troops that encounter a badass Madcat engaging them.
You can hear the fear in their voices.

There's probably fear in anyone's voice when you have ANY mech coming at you and you're on the ground wearing a flak jacket. That vid made me think of a fat kid frying ants with a magnifying glass, cause he has a god complex.

[Saphirth]

Iron Harlequin, on 21 June 2012 - 11:35 AM, said:

There's probably fear in anyone's voice when you have ANY mech coming at you and you're on the ground wearing a flak jacket. That vid made me think of a fat kid frying ants with a magnifying glass, cause he has a god complex.

I think that was Mechwarrior 3, the one with all the troops running away from the madcat and thor.

[Joseph Mallan]

Because we lost the art for the Marauder & BattleTech had to have a over under hammerfisted Bird legged Mech!

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 21 June 2012 - 12:29 PM.

[Aisriyth]

Timber Wolf: Lithe, curvy, sexy and deadly.

[Eximar]

It's a greenhouse with spindly arms and legs. Oh yeah, and boxes.

[Reigaz]

It's the soul of the mechwarrior mech purely, awesomely, beautifully..

[Dantiger]

i think it is because of the MW2, 3 (in the demo version of MW3 you play with the mad cat) and the snes MW

[captn rentoshi]

looks like a jet fighter has legs to do the shuffle, and you can paint it with glitter.

[Bruticus Stickalot]

its all clanner propaganda who cares what a test tube baby drives they are heretics and the blessed word of blake shall slay them all

[captn rentoshi]

Saphirth, on 21 June 2012 - 12:17 PM, said:

I think that was Mechwarrior 3, the one with all the troops running away from the madcat and thor.

yeah it took out the atlas and almost took out the vulture by just going critical hell yeah!