Beatdown Rig

A beatdown rig is a large robot (usually taller than two metres and heavier than 1000 kilograms) fielded in the sport of beatdown.

History
The first beatdown rigs appeared in around 2088, during the Space Colonialism era. First built around the same height and dimensions of a human, beatdown rigs rapidly grew in scale to accommodate for increassingly powerful opponents. Only a few years after the inception of beatdown, local beatdown committees on colonised planets formulated rules which limited the rapid growth of the more and more deadly beatdown rigs. Separated by distance and disagreements, different beatdown committees set different rules. Thus beatdown rigs are often very different between planets. The exception to this is the increasingly popular Interplanetary Beatdown League (IBL) which sets beatdown rig guidelines to which entrants must adhere. Due to the popularity of the IBL in the Age of Stagnation, its imposed regulations are becoming more widespread across various local beatdown committees.

Appearance
While beatdown rigs are often quite different between planets, they are all large and robotic. Most have arms with which to punch or grapple their opponents, or to hold weapons, and many have heads which operate as sensor banks.

Broadside
Built in 2134, Broadside was one of the earliest IBL rigs to feature chain cannons. The use of these double-edged weapons was the leading cause for Broadside's notorious 87-12 record in the 2145 IBL season."'So many rigs are built to deal with close-quarters fighting, a ranged attack was the obvious choice. ... Actual cannons are banned so we just welded chains onto the cannon balls. Viola, not a cannon. Didn't think we'd get so far though.' - Alberta Rigliotti, after Broadside's 7-straight win streak prior to the IBL semifinals"While Broadside's winning season was triumphant, the other beatdown rig engineers caught on quickly, and this legendary rig's career ended with a second round knockout in the 2146 season. The rig was written off and replaced the following year.

Grand
This 8 metre tall boxing monstrosity brutalised its way into winning the 5th IBL season in 2114, leading to stricter height and weight guidelines imposed by the committee. Grand was back in following seasons at a more reasonable 6-point-five metres, but never managed to take the title again despite coming in 3rd in 2115, 4th in 2116, 2nd in 2117, and 5th in 2118 before retiring.

Highball
Perhaps the most well-known Boxer Configuration Rig (BCR) in Narcissium, Highball won 3 IBL tournaments across 4 years. With near impenetrable defences and a practically unblockable ambidextrous backhand punch, Highball defeated the infamously nimble Strix with independently sealable joints. At the cost of its mobility, Highball was able to lock and unlock its joints to prevent the smaller rig's penetrating weapons from dealing sufficient damage.