Actually, I'd like to see Bolos vs *Berserkers.* The Fred Saberhagen version, for those of you about to crack Norse-wise.
I mean, think about it: the two are perfect opposites. Bolos are INFALLIBLY loyal -- no Bolo has *ever* betrayed humanity, they're the Platonic Ideal of
the "Knight pure et sans reproach." The Berserkers are their dark reflection, self-aware technology turned not just against its creators, but
against life itself.
The Berserkers would find the Bolos baffling. The Bolos would find the Berserkers... beneath contempt. And while the Berserkers have the firepower advantage
(being mostly warships), the Bolos have always demonstrated the capacity for... *imagination.*
I mean, think about it: the two are perfect opposites. Bolos are INFALLIBLY loyal -- no Bolo has *ever* betrayed humanity, they're the Platonic Ideal of
the "Knight pure et sans reproach." The Berserkers are their dark reflection, self-aware technology turned not just against its creators, but
against life itself.
The Berserkers would find the Bolos baffling. The Bolos would find the Berserkers... beneath contempt. And while the Berserkers have the firepower advantage
(being mostly warships), the Bolos have always demonstrated the capacity for... *imagination.*