Cyber Slicers

The Cyber Slicers are a subboss in MadWorld. They are encountered only in the maintenance facility of Area 66.

Background
The Cyber Slicers are a series of combat robots that were probably developed and created in Area 66 itself. They are most likely deployed by The DeathWatchers for the sole purpose of killing Jack before he wins DeathWatch, and thus are not actual contestants themselves.

Appearance
They are tall, bipedal robots, nearly twice the height of Jack. They have big heads that are vaguely shaped like USB-sticks, with a black screen with two headlights that are arranged vertically for a "face", cylindrical joints, spindly looking arms with sharp fingers, and heavily armored torsos and legs.

They are always deployed in groups of two; one of them is armed with large metal claws while the other carries a long metal rod that it uses like a sword. As such, they use the same move sets as the Grunt Enemies from Asian Town.

Involvement in the Jefferson Island DeathWatch games
The Cyber Slicers are the last subboss to be introduced. They appear in the maintenance facility of Area 66 after Jack scored 800,000 points. In that same area, a second set of Cyber Slicers get deployed after Jack scored 2,300,000 points.

Strategy
The Cyber Slicers are quick and nimble fighters and use quickly chained combos against Jack, which can make it difficult to dodge. They can be interrupted by chainsaw slices however, and they are not very durable. If Jack has a Magnet Gun at hand, he can use it to stun them for a few seconds. They can also be pierced by signposts, just like normal Grunt Enemies, although that does not impede them in any way and is just useful for getting points.

Once they received enough damage, their power cell gets critical, indicated by the sparks emitted from their bodies and them starting to stagger. Jack should get away from them then, because they will explode shortly after, dealing damage to everything around them and potentially killing other enemies.

Trivia

 * The Cyber Slicers are the only fully cybernetic enemies encountered in MadWorld.
 * Despite this, if they are hit with Daggers or the Katana enough times, those weapons will be covered in blood, although no blood will be spilled by them.
 * Despite the fact that they seem unable to perform Power Struggles, they still have cut-ins for them in the game's files.
 * The Cyber Slicers are the only subboss that can be pierced with a signpost at any time, without the need for them to be stunned.
 * The animation for this is the same as for the other Grunt Enemies, but as they are taller than Jack, it appears as if Jack jams the signpost into their chest. After the animation, it will be stuck in their heads though.
 * Despite there being two inactive Cyber Slicers in their deployment station, they are never used. Even when the second set of Cyber Slicers gets deployed, they just appear in the deployment bays of the first two Cyber Slicers.
 * They could be a reference towards the "Cyborg Ninja" characters from Metal Gear Solid.