This episode was recorded on November 28th, 2020
The cards can be seen in all their graphic glory here
The teams: Mike - Mystrsyko Sam - Robocast Sam & Ryan - Spinnerproof Charlie - Good Robottal Ned - Spoiler Alert & ESC Oliver - ESC and No More Spinnahhs David - David of Smeg Jevan - World of Woodrow & No More Spinnahhs The cards: Mike Puff the Magic Dragon A LiPo fire in the box The Atomic Bomb Atom#94 catches fire Lotsa smoke or visible flames The 2020 Dumpster Fire A returning competitor flops HARD EG Bombshell in 2018, Bronco in 2019, or any robot designed to win fights which fails to Let it Rip! Captain Shredderator vs Gigabyte (1v1) Improvise, Adapt, Overcome Swiss-army bot makes the top 32 Swiss-army bot = multiple weapon types Jumping in the Grave A robot is dubbed 'the new Bite Force' Does not include the new champ once they are champ A Surprise, to be Sure Half of the top 8 are 'new' New = no team members have reached the top 16 before What Would You Like on Your Tombstone? Tombstone loses its first 2 fights Mr Flibble's Very Cross A team quantining on entry to the USA is mentioned Thank God for the Arena A robot is flung into the Lexan Ice Ice Baby ICEWave tears another robot in half No bonus points!! Close Quarters A fight is restarted due to an unstick Might not be shown in the edit They're Good Dogs, Bronco The dog from the Pain Train team photo is acknowledged on the show Shocker! A rookie makes the top 16 Rookie = new robot with a new team, even if some members have competed with other teams Crowd Favourite Chomp scores a OHKO 'OHKO' = first hit from the weapon Clusterfunk Gemini fails to get a win Sam For Grant Grant Imahara mentioned directly Rocky Balboa Tantrum works Working = weapon spins, hits as well as other similar weapons, and the punching mechanism is clearly helpful Just Like The Simulations An AGWWAPTBABF fantasy matchup happens, and the result is the same David Attenborough Two or more animal themed robots fight (each other) Animal themes must be part of the bot's aesthetic Absent Audience Attention repeatedly drawn to the lack of audience Repeatedly = at least 10 mentions Lithium Polymer Armament A LiPo fire occurs Old Farm Derby Bale Spear vs Black Widow (1v1) Split Personalities A robot is split in ~2 The Steel Chair Slammow manages a suplex Hammer to Fall Beta vs Chomp (1v1) A Game of Two Halves A robot gets split apart Look at Me, Pa! Two robots with minibotds fight, with their minibots Pink is Sus A predominantly pink robot makes the knockout stages Axolotl, Sporkinok, and HiJinx are all predominantly pink Extinguisher by Name... Extinguisher puts out a fire That's Not 30 Seconds! A team is reminded they can only hold for 30 seconds Oh Lawd She Comin! Chomp ends the season with a positive record Spinnerproof The Killshot An axe/hammer scores a KO Any big overhead hitty thing, but not a 'hammer saw' or similar, and not Rusty We Die Together Gemini only uses the multibot config A Noticeable Absence Bite Force not being present is mentioned Apologies to Craig Danby Slammow makes the top 16 OOTA is OOTA 'Proper' OOTA from a non-spinner 'Proper' OOTA = not behind the screws or stuck elsewhere BLUE TEAM, READY? Button hit with something other than a finger/hand Non-starters A robot with a website profile doesn't have a fight Out With Win and You're In No places in the top 32 are decided by a play-in fight Stop the count A robot comes back to life during a countout My Leg! Chomp loses a leg We Get it Already The cast avoids saying "Covid-19", "Pandemic", or "Coronavirus" for the entire season Cast = not competitors LiPo Fire 2 A LiPo fire happens Why Why Whyachi? 2+ Whyachi robots face each other in any kind of match Don't Bring Wheels Into the Arena A horizontal spinner snipes a wheel 'Snipes' = a single hit disabling or removing the wheel Not in my Lexicon The term 'forward thrust flipper' is used to describe a front-hinge flipper The Bigger They Are... Chomp's hammer causes significant damage Charlie Pulverizer Pete Multiple pulveriser hits to one robot in a single fight Be Trans, Throw Hands Sporkinok receives needless online hate We'll know it when we see it Slammow Fails to Work ...as intended, through the entire season The Saviour is Here! Rusty takes a fight to the judges Wee Woo (No, Not That One) Extinguisher puts out a fire The One True Hammer Shatter! outperforms all the other 'pure' hammerbots 'Pure' hammerbots = Beta, Chomp, maybe Rusty. 'Outperforms' = better record and/or lasting longest in the tournament ("down to the second") Free Parking Non-Bite Force champion Can only be ticked after the grand final The Future is Now No robots from the 2019 top 8 make the 2020 top 8 Tears in the Gears A competitor cries on camera Sorry About Your Bike Jenny Taft segment involves smashing up a household object Double Kill Simultaneous KO Hide and Syk 2 Despite the lack of live studio audience, world-renowned youtuber MystrSyko is somehow still spotted The Bot Whisperer Footage of pre-reboot BB used in reference to Peter Abrahamson Not Even the Younglings Survived Perfect Phoenix doesn't win a fight Pobodies Nerfect The champ will have lost a fight along the way Lights, Camera, Smash! One of the lights gets broken Ned Everything is Fine An entire episode doesn't mention the pandemic Spiderman Pointing Meme Sawblaze vs Skorpios (1v1) Hammer Time Two hammers fight each other (1v1) Chomp, Shatter!, and BETA are hammers. Mad Catter & Extinguisher count if they use their hammer setup in the fight. Rusty may or may not be a hammer. Tropical Storm BETA BETA KOs a vertical spinner Hammer saws don't count. Mammoth doesn't count Careful, Icarus A previously successful robot crashes HARD Previously top 16/play in, failing to make the top 32 VERTS REEEEEEEEE 4WD verts make up at least half of the top 8 If the website photo is a vert, its a vert. Mad Catter counts if they use the vert more than the hammer Now There Are Two of Them! RotatoR uses the dual disc setup In the Blue Hex A HexBug toy appears in the box for a robot's introduction Third Time Lucky Whiplash fights and beats Tombstone This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things Someone is seen wearing a mask incorrectly Nose not covered, hanging off one ear, constantly readjusting, etc Screwed A robot is KO'd due to being stuck in/on the screws Up and Away A whole robot hits the ceiling Flawed Floor The new floor still takes fight-influencing damage Proof in the Pudding A new build has teething trouble THAT'S A HUGE HIT Kenny or Chris say 'HUGE HIT' Noob Force A new robot takes the Giant Nut Oliver An Open Field A BB rookie makes the top 8 Rookie = new machine, even if the team have experience as a team or individuals The Same, But Different A 4WD vert wins the season Bot 56 A previously confirmed entry doesn't make TV Confirmed = publicly by the team, by Battlebots (eg. via the website), or by associated media. SUpporter content doesn't count. Dun Dun Da Da Daaa Daaa Flight of the Valkyries is sung #GetHype Hypershock makes the top 4 Spider Chomp, Spider Chomp Footage of a classic Battlebots walker is used Includes shufflers Always on the Scene Extinguisher puts out a fire Ghost of Toad A Team Toad sticker appears The Future is Now, Old Man Donald Hutson is reminded of how long he has been competing Directly to him, eg in an interview Home Field Advantage No non-US teams make the top 16 Thank You, Johnathan, Very Cool Presenters say something blatantly wrong, or something in a graphic is clearly incorrect You Only Got One Shot A fight is ended in a single exchange Salt of the Fans A JD causes online backlash Maxwell Edison The Pulverisers score a KO Grabbing Defeat From the Jaws of Victory A robot which is clearly winning dies for any reason Wait For It! John Reid says 'good hit' David Mortal Coil Ghost Raptor gets split in 2 Large and in Charge All 3 'oversized' robots (HUGE, SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, and Mammoth) finish with a combined win rate of at least 2:3 (0r 66.6...%) The British are Coming BETA makes the top 16 We somehow missed reading this one out... Unprecedented The word 'unprecedented' is used to describe the pandemic Armchair Engineer Fan makes comments about how a robot sucks and they could do it better FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! Two robots with flamethrowers fight (1v1) Not in my Lexicon 2 The term 'drum' is used to describe something which is clearly a drisc See 'the diagram' It Is Wednesday My Dudes Ribbot makes the knockout stages Stay Froggy Ribbot's vacuum-formed top survives a fight Rusty in Pieces Rusty gets a win Spin Dammit! Axe Backwards wins a fight The King is Dead Tombstone fails to make the bracket Derby Match Slammow vs Big Dill (1v1) Ow, My Head! Chomp's hammer snipes a robot 'Snipes' = accurately hitting a critical part which immobilises the opponent Knife Roomba A Mowbot autonomous lawnmower appears on screen Not just in the background, intentionally featured What if its an ad segment? What Other Weapon? A robot with interchangeable weapons doesn't change weapons Jevan Frenemies Skorpios vs HiJinx (1v1) ...The Harder They Fall Chomp's legs take significant spinner damage Legs are removed or their function is impaired I Don't Think So, Chief A team refuses a fight EG. Shredderator vs Cobalt The Eyes Have It HUGE wins the Giant Nut Should'a Stayed Electric BETA runs out of gas Weapon stops or can't self right due to lack of gas Sorry About Your Ceiling An entire robots hits the ceiling/lighting rig Weeeeeeeeeeedge SMEEEEEEEEEEE wins a fight Can be an exhibition/other non-tournament fight provided it is aired on Discovery I'm A Fire Starter 20+ fires across the season Large amounts of smoke or visible flames No More Apologies Slammow makes the bracket Game of Clones A robot is likened to another in looks alone Beat the Clock A robot comes back to life during a countout David vs Goliath Mammoth fights a robot with a minibot Tis Just A Flesh Wound A badly damaged robot makes it to the judges Stop, Stop, He's Already Dead! A clearly dead robot keeps getting hit Yeeted-er A robot hits the ceiling Includes minibots Age of Rust Rusty goes undefeated during Fight Night
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