#but i haven't seen anything of the sort so currently i'm clueless and frustrated about said cluelessness lol

[t3chborb]

Relistening to Ramattra interactions for the heck of it, and I'm getting brainworms from the Junker Queen one. A quick refresher:

Ramattra: I hear you like to prey on omnics. Try me!

Junker Queen: No thanks! Fought a bunch of ya before. You're a bit... gimmicky. No offense.

Ram: ... Gimmicky?

Queen: I said no offense!

What exactly does the boss of Junkertown mean by "gimmicky"?

My initial thought was Nemesis form, duh, but... that can't be it. Based on the full interaction, she's using plural you in "You're a bit gimmicky", not singular you. Nemesis is exclusive to Ramattra.

So she's talking about... something... unique to all R-7000s specifically. What could that be?

I only have 2 ideas so far, and tbh they both kinda suck, but anyway.

First is that R-7000s inherently have the ability to control other omnics near them and force them to do their bidding, should they choose to do so, even after the Awakening. It would line up with the whole elite combat unit designed to lead omnics into war motif, and I imagine would be annoying to fight for Queen (summoning minions to do the dirty work instead of doing said dirty work themselves).

If that were the case though, why isn't this ability mentioned anywhere? I imagine mind control would be the bane of any non-R-7000-omnic's existence, so it should be mentioned somewhere, be it an in-game interaction with an omnic character or Reflections short story or ANYTHING, but nope.

The other option is that R-7000s are nowhere near as threatening as their reputation would have people believe, based on the definition of the word gimmick (something designed to attract attention but has little actual value). Which makes sense post Awakening, just because they were built for murder doesn't mean all of them are active fighters (thus experienced and dangerous fighters).

... But then why would Junker Queen turn down the duel Ramattra is offering? Easy prey is easy prey, and can you imagine the kind of trophy the head of the leader of Null Sector would be?

... Do ya'll have any ideas what Queen could be talking about?