They do not drop their weapon. When the Batter switches to the offensive, so does the Drifter flick to the defensive and evasive; after the first few strikes manage to bruise the edges of their arms and come far too close to their helm and sustaining genuine damage, they start to wheel back.

They are nothing if not adaptive. If they are aware that the Batter's strategy is intent on disarming them, they do not show it, nor do they relinquish their hold on their weapon. When his foot darts out to tangle into their legs, it drops them in an uncoordinated spill and tumble.

It does not floor them for long; they keep the momentum and convert it into a roll that staggers them to their feet in a manner of seconds.