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Calwings 08/04/22 5:48:13 PM #1: |
Tonight is the premiere episode of the new 6-week summer series, BattleBots Champions! The first 5 weeks will be play-in tournaments under the old bounty hunter format (an 8-bot tournament, then the winner faces an all-star "bounty" bot) and the 5 bots that advance from those will join the 3 active bots who have won a BattleBots world championship (Tombstone, End Game, and Tantrum) in a Tournament of Champions in the final episode. https://i.imgur.com/SuGFrI9.jpg This week's tournament has veterans like Hypershock and heavy hitters like Mad Catter and Valkyrie taking part in the tournament, and the bounty bot waiting at the end is the powerful spinner of Gigabyte. Which bot will advance to the tournament of champions and earn a chance to fight for the Golden Bolt trophy? Tune in and find out! Also, a reminder since it's been a while: please put any discussion of match results under spoiler tags until 24 hours after the episode airs out of consideration for people who can't watch the episode live, especially if you decide to watch the episode early on Discovery+ before it airs on TV. Showtime for us TV viewers is 8PM EST tonight on Discovery, a little over 2 hours from the time of this post. --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gobstoppers12 08/04/22 5:48:41 PM #2: |
Hell yeah, just waiting for my gf to get home from work and we'll be watching. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KFHEWUI 08/04/22 5:49:37 PM #3: |
What the duck! --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "Me and my swole chihuahua are about to blow you away, Becky," Anya Forger, SPYxFAMILY. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Imit8m3 08/04/22 5:56:15 PM #4: |
I like the format. It's like a video game, leveling up in difficulty with each new level of the tournament. --- Yes, I am aggressively handsome. Thanks for noticing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 6:05:22 PM #5: |
Imit8m3 posted... I like the format. It's like a video game, leveling up in difficulty with each new level of the tournament. Not only that, but 4 of the 5 bounty bots in this series (Rotator, Skorpios, Lock-Jaw, and Gigabyte) are bots that won a bounty hunter tournament and defeated a bounty bot during last year's Bounty Hunters side series. So those 4 have already leveled up from hunter to bounty bot, and if they win again, then they get to move up and hunt the biggest bounties of all in the three world champions. --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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divot1338 08/04/22 6:07:42 PM #6: |
Are the robots allowed to splooge out blobs of glue or oil to incapacitate the other robots? --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DeadBankerDream 08/04/22 6:08:58 PM #7: |
Where's HypnoDisc? --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Imit8m3 08/04/22 6:09:42 PM #8: |
I don't think so to post #6 --- Yes, I am aggressively handsome. Thanks for noticing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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divot1338 08/04/22 6:11:27 PM #9: |
Imit8m3 posted... I don't think so to post #6What about a cape that it could unfurl when pursued that had glue on it (like flypaper?) --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gobstoppers12 08/04/22 6:30:03 PM #10: |
divot1338 posted... What about a cape that it could unfurl when pursued that had glue on it (like flypaper?)Nah. No entangling devices, oil slicks, ball bearings, etc. Not only for sportsmanship reasons, but also because that kind of stuff is a nightmare to clean up after. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 7:29:06 PM #11: |
Bump for half an hour until showtime. DeadBankerDream posted... Where's HypnoDisc? Retired ages ago, both the bot and the team behind it. There are a few bots these days that use horizontal spinning discs like it (including Valkyrie who's competing in tonight's bracket) so its legacy in the sport lives on. --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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unclekoolaid73 08/04/22 7:33:14 PM #13: |
DVRing it for later viewing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Starks 08/04/22 7:34:31 PM #14: |
That was easily one of the best eps of Battlebots ever. --- Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 7:51:16 PM #15: |
DuranOfForcena posted... nice! i forgot this was coming up so soon. me and my folks haven't finished rewatching ABC Season 2 yet, lol You've got a long way to go to catch up, but it keeps getting better from there. Season 3 (the first after it moved to Discovery) was when the reboot really hit its stride IMO. The production values got better, the new "fight night" format was way more appealing, Chris and Kenny got more comfortable with their commentary, the bots got stronger, and the action got more intense. --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 8:05:06 PM #17: |
IT'S ROBOT FIGHTIN' TIME! Duck vs. Hypershock is the opening bout of the night. --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 8:18:08 PM #18: |
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Calwings 08/04/22 8:47:06 PM #19: |
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chukklez17dc 08/04/22 8:50:51 PM #20: |
Battlebots is cool but this japanese robot wrestling thing blows my mind https://youtu.be/N_xTvZCvuQ4 --- Hello ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 9:01:38 PM #21: |
HOLY SHIT Wow --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Imit8m3 08/04/22 9:02:42 PM #22: |
chukklez17dc posted... Battlebots is cool but this japanese robot wrestling thing blows my mindThat is fucking weak! Total weeb shit. --- Yes, I am aggressively handsome. Thanks for noticing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 9:17:35 PM #23: |
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Compsognathus 08/04/22 9:28:17 PM #24: |
Calwings posted... HOLY SHITGood fucking gravy. What an absolute bloodbath. --- *Gheb is my other account* ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Yazarogi 08/04/22 9:30:38 PM #25: |
RIP Grant, I think he'd love this. --- "There will be nothing to show that we were ever here... but stardust." - Pinbacker ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Imit8m3 08/04/22 9:39:07 PM #26: |
Wow what a match! --- Yes, I am aggressively handsome. Thanks for noticing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Imit8m3 08/04/22 10:00:01 PM #27: |
To shreds you say??? --- Yes, I am aggressively handsome. Thanks for noticing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 10:00:48 PM #28: |
I'm just stunned. Hypershock has shown glimpses of this potential in the past, but it's been inconsistent and had reliability issues (plus a bit of bad luck) for most of the previous seasons. It looks like Will and the team have finally pulled it all together, and now that they have... this thing is a monster. Valkyrie and Gigabyte got absolutely annihilated, and the arena itself suffered a lot of damage too. Hypershock blew me away this episode. --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Compsognathus 08/04/22 10:14:51 PM #29: |
Calwings posted...
Yeah this --- *Gheb is my other account* ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gobstoppers12 08/04/22 11:04:59 PM #30: |
HOLY SHIT --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ThePrinceFish 08/04/22 11:15:24 PM #31: |
Where is HUGE --- Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/04/22 11:17:18 PM #32: |
ThePrinceFish posted... Where is HUGE Not in this episode. I don't know if it's a competitor in any of the four bounty tournaments later on (I only know the bounty bots at the end of them so far) but if it does pop up in one of them, I'll give you a mention to let you know. --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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toreysback 08/04/22 11:56:32 PM #33: |
damn lost power and missed it. oh well i'll catch up --- Debussy understood that a work of art, or any effort to create beauty was always regarded by some people as a personal attack ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gobstoppers12 08/05/22 1:14:53 AM #34: |
Calwings posted... Not in this episode. I don't know if it's a competitor in any of the four bounty tournaments later on --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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unclekoolaid73 08/05/22 3:15:55 PM #36: |
My goodness ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Starks 08/05/22 3:28:27 PM #37: |
I'm surprised how most of this footage is about a year old at this point. I don't know why they held it back so long, especially when the 2022 tournament is almost ready to start. --- Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Calwings 08/05/22 3:32:47 PM #38: |
Starks posted... I'm surprised how most of this footage is about a year old at this point. I don't know why they held it back so long, especially when the 2022 tournament is almost ready to start. Yeah, I agree. It was odd to hold off on showing this for so long after taping it. Maybe they wanted to wait until after certain issues with the Warner/Discovery merger were hammered out first? --- https://i.imgur.com/Xyw75SQ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DuneMan 08/05/22 6:27:05 PM #39: |
If I had to sum this episode up in one word: 'rampage'. When you pair performance with reliability these are the kinds of results one would expect. To be honest, I'm not sure how the next episode is supposed to measure up to the first... --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao ... Copied to Clipboard!
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NightRender 08/05/22 6:30:45 PM #40: |
This was an all time episode. --- Dedicated to D - 4/15/05 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gobstoppers12 08/05/22 7:22:20 PM #41: |
NightRender posted... This was an all time episode.It may literally be the best one I've ever seen. I can't believe how amazing it was. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KFHEWUI 08/05/22 7:52:18 PM #42: |
Is Gigabyte dead? Or just its career? --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "Me and my swole chihuahua are about to blow you away, Becky," Anya Forger, SPYxFAMILY. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gobstoppers12 08/05/22 11:36:48 PM #43: |
KFHEWUI posted... Is Gigabyte dead? Or just its career?Based on how far apart its pieces flew, I think the next Gigabyte is gonna have to be the Son of Gigabyte. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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