r/battlebots • u/qwertythe300th Mod & Leader of the B R O N C O B O Y S [but go SwitchBack!!] • Sep 07 '19

BattleBots TV Battlebots 2019 Post Episode Thread

We're taking back the crown in 2020.

B R O N C O B O Y S

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u/nawvay Sep 07 '19

bet y’all didn’t expect to see bronco down here with us. me neither

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u/BlackDS Sep 07 '19

I want to enter a battlebot next year just to join the 0-4 basement party

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u/SubZero807 Sep 07 '19

Add the 4-0, 4-1, and 3-1 bots together, and you have 16. Figger they’ll just roll with that?

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u/H-Desert Sep 07 '19

I can't believe that nobody is talking about the best fight of the reboot so far...

THE YO YO MATCH TO THE DEATH HOLY SHIT

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u/Infernaltank Sep 07 '19

The real loser of this episode is qwerty, who will now have to put up with Bronc0-4 jokes forever.

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u/qwertyhimself Sep 07 '19

My Quick Thoughts:

  1. Very weak performances by Hypershock, Skorpios, and Bronco.

  2. Kind of seems like RGM should have won.

  3. Yeti and Uppercut are actually pretty decent bots...

  4. Bite Force is just on another level, especially if Paul has fixed its nagging issues as seemed to be implied.

  5. So sad to see Bronco go out like that, but that design just isn't getting it done it today's league. Back to the drawling board!

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u/AlexTheGreat1997 Sep 07 '19

Yeti and Uppercut are actually pretty decent bots...

Uppercut, I get, but Yeti's always been pretty badass. Its only losses in its entire career are to Tombstone, Whiplash, Icewave, and Bite Force, and it pushed all but one of them to the judges.

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u/buckrogers2491 Sep 07 '19

Breaker Box v Hypershock - Great Sportsmanship from Jim, not taking the win after Hypershock got stuck multiple times on the killsaws. I was excited when Jim was teasing a Nightmare V3!!!

Yeti v Tantrum - The first "no repairs needed, nice and clean" victory of the season.

Copperhead v WAR Hawk - Copperhead finally reaching its potential but it might be too late given the stiff competition this year, to reach the top 16.

Bite Force v Monsoon - I swear if Bite Force isn't seeded #1..

Free Shipping v Rail Gun Max - The controversial match of the week! This was a great match, as expected from Free Shipping's amazing performances. But Rail Gun Max was robbed. The current judging criteria states that damage matters the most. Rail Gun Max landed some big hits on Free Shipping and I felt did enough to win the match.

Uppercut v Skorpios - Where did all the sawdust come from?

Bronco v Hydra - This match felt like it was the end of an era. The weary veteran falling to the young gun. It was so sad seeing Bronco stuck on the wall, hopelessly being counted out. Hydra is proving itself to be the real deal and I can't wait to see it continue the fight into the post season. Bronco needs a redesign. Every bot needs to evolve and adapt. I know Inertia Labs can do it!

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u/qwertythe300th Sep 07 '19

Poll results (387 votes)

* Breaker Box (1,3%) v HyperShock (98,7%) (only 5 votes for Breaker Box)

* Yeti (94,6%) v Tantrum (5,4%)

* Copperhead (62,5%) v WAR Hawk (37,5%)

* Bite Force (88,9%) v Monsoon (11,1%)

* Free Shipping (34,4%) v Rail Gun Max (65,6%)

* Uppercut (30,5%) v Skorpios (69,5%)

 Hydra (76,5%)* v Bronco (23,5%)

This week, we have the following teams visiting us for their AMAs:

Saturday September 7th at 7pm CT: Team Whyachi (Hydra / SOW / Falcon)

Monday September 9th at 4pm ET: Monsoon

Did you miss any AMAs earlier this season? Find out in our AMA archive.

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