Bat

Bats (also known as Baseball Bats) are a type of weapon in the Dataverse commonly wielded by Corruptions.

There are three different types of Bat seen in-game (other than the default Bat tool, which resembles a recolored Malware Bat), the Virus Bat, the aforementioned Malware Bat, and the Back-Off Bat.

The weapon is swung in a vertical motion when used to attack, and has a chance of causing enemies hit with it to be launched across the map in an action called a "Home Run". This action is foreshadowed through a distinct noise, meaning that when this noise plays the player will know their next hit will be a "Home Run".

More Facts

 * The Bat weapon was originally called "Baseball.bat" in reference to the .bat (batch/bat) computer file type. This was changed around late-2018.
 * Hitting an enemy with this attack results in the player earning the "Home Run!" badge if they have not already earned it.
 * The Home Run action is based on a Baseball score-type, a home run. A home run is when the batter hits the baseball sometimes resulting in the baseball going far.
 * Before Virus weapons got their own unique models, Virus Bats used the same model as Malware Bats.
 * Before Firewall Security units received their Firewall Shot-Baton weapon, their melee weapon used the same model as Malware Bats.