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Warriors did not use this design for the first several years of production, they did use a variation they referred to as "air-piston" (below). The brand first used separate air pressure in 2009. After being sued by Hasbro, Buzz Bee started taking advantage of air pressure technology, releasing the Gorgon, Ultimate Explorer, Colossus, and others.
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314:. Hasbro claimed that Buzz Bee Toys infringed on a patent related to its "Super Soaker water toy." Although it is unknown exactly what the dispute was over, it is strongly suggested that Hasbro was suing for the Water Warriors Hydro-Power water guns, which were becoming too similar to Super Soaker's
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Warriors has produced a few motorized water guns. The first was the Scorpion, which used a motor to automatically pump water into its Hydro-Power pressure chamber. In 2007, they made the Tarantula, which ran entirely off of a motor to fire water. The Tarantula was considered by
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Warriors Gorgon was "too heavy for even the oldest tester, and the pump-fire was hard to shoot on the run." The criticism was isolated and similar comments have not appeared in other internet reviews.
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Firefly, Hornet and Zzapper were standard air pressure water guns, the Wasp was a
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