Originally posted by nuclear1

The Poseidon.... errr, Colossus never really stood a chance against the Big S. If it weren't for the almighty Alpha One (
), it would have been dead long ago........
Er, it has BFGreens (in 'High Noon', anyway). Without A1, it would be a real close fight.
The Colossus has most of its firepower on the sides, so if it had one side facing the Sathanas, it'll take and deal some considerable amount of damage, before finally getting to the Sathanas' side, at which point it wins. Alpha 1 didn't save the Colossus in 'High Noon'. Alpha 1 did, however, let the Colossus keep 100% hull.
The only reason the Colossus lost in 'Their Finest Hour' was that it didn't have BFGreens or engines, and it was down to ~40% hull. No jumping out, no taking out the Shivan juggernaut, and no surviving the blasts from said juggernaut. They had the Colossus using
slashers for crying out f***ing loud. Of
course it lost.
Another thing: If the Colossus were able to aim its beams well enough, it wouldn't need Alpha 1 at all, since it could simply take out the Sathanas' beams before wasting the rest of it. It certainly has enough firepower. However, if the Colossus were able to do this, surely the Sathanas could do the same to the Colossus.