Knockout XX-100

The Knockout XX-100 is a Nerf blaster that was released on October 1, 2019, under the RIVAL series.

It comes packaged with two High-Impact Rounds and instructions.

Details
The Knockout XX-100 is a small blaster that uses a breech system. The breech can be accessed by pushing the breech lever and the breech will open.

Just behind the breech is a tactical rail. Under the tactical rail is the breech lever. Upon pulling the breech lever, the spring-loaded breech opens automatically for loading and must be manually closed. In front of the firing trigger is a place to store four High-Impact Rounds, two on each side of the Knockout. Under the trigger there is a safety switch.

The blaster itself is primed by a small priming rod, resembling that of external mechanism blasters such as the Jolt EX-1. However, unlike external mechanism blasters, the priming rod is not directly connected to the plunger rod; it needs to be pushed back up to fire the blaster.

It advertises a firing velocity of ninety feet per second (twenty-seven meters per second).

History
The Knockout was originally leaked online in early 2019. Later in August of that year, the Knockout's packaging was leaked online. It was officially announced on September 6th.

Color schemes
The Knockout is set to be released in the following color schemes:


 * Team Red (red, black, white, and orange)
 * Team Blue (blue, black, white, and orange)

Blaster sets
The Knockout is included in the Advanced Targeting Set. Two are included in the Clash Pack blaster set.

Trivia

 * Despite being released in 2019, the Knockout's name marks it as a 2020 blaster.
 * The Knockout is the first non-cross-promotional RIVAL blaster to not be named after any sort of deity or mythological hero.
 * The blaster can load and fire two rounds at once, with considerable drops to firing power.
 * This blaster resembles the N-Strike Mega BigShock in both size and appearance. However the mechanism for the blaster is entirely different.
 * Some distributor websites denote the Knockout as the Pontus XX-100 (named after Pontus, a pre-Olympian sea god in Greek mythology). It is speculated to be an old name, but was later changed as a way of rebranding the RIVAL series and drifting away from names of characters from Greek/Roman mythology towards fighting-related terms.
 * The blue Knockout available in the Clash Pack has its painted details on its left side, rather than its right.