This episode was recorded on November 28th, 2020The cards can be seen in all their graphic glory hereThe teams:Mike - MystrsykoSam - RobocastSam & Ryan - SpinnerproofCharlie - Good RobottalNed - Spoiler Alert & ESCOliver - ESC and No More SpinnahhsDavid - David of SmegJevan - World of Woodrow & No More SpinnahhsThe cards:MikePuff the Magic DragonA LiPo fire in the boxThe Atomic BombAtom#94 catches fireLotsa smoke or visible flamesThe 2020 Dumpster FireA returning competitor flops HARDEG Bombshell in 2018, Bronco in 2019, or any robot designed to win fights which fails toLet it Rip!Captain Shredderator vs Gigabyte (1v1)Improvise, Adapt, OvercomeSwiss-army bot makes the top 32Swiss-army bot = multiple weapon typesJumping in the GraveA robot is dubbed ‘the new Bite Force’Does not include the new champ once they are champA Surprise, to be SureHalf of the top 8 are ‘new’New = no team members have reached the top 16 beforeWhat Would You Like on Your Tombstone?Tombstone loses its first 2 fightsMr Flibble’s Very CrossA team quantining on entry to the USA is mentionedThank God for the ArenaA robot is flung into the LexanIce Ice BabyICEWave tears another robot in halfNo bonus points!!Close QuartersA fight is restarted due to an unstickMight not be shown in the editThey’re Good Dogs, BroncoThe dog from the Pain Train team photo is acknowledged on the showShocker!A rookie makes the top 16Rookie = new robot with a new team, even if some members have competed with other teamsCrowd FavouriteChomp scores a OHKO‘OHKO’ = first hit from the weaponClusterfunkGemini fails to get a winSamFor GrantGrant Imahara mentioned directlyRocky BalboaTantrum worksWorking = weapon spins, hits as well as other similar weapons, and the punching mechanism is clearly helpfulJust Like The SimulationsAn AGWWAPTBABF fantasy matchup happens, and the result is the sameDavid AttenboroughTwo or more animal themed robots fight (each other)Animal themes must be part of the bot’s aestheticAbsent AudienceAttention repeatedly drawn to the lack of audienceRepeatedly = at least 10 mentionsLithium Polymer ArmamentA LiPo fire occursOld Farm DerbyBale Spear vs Black Widow (1v1)Split PersonalitiesA robot is split in ~2The Steel ChairSlammow manages a suplexHammer to FallBeta vs Chomp (1v1)A Game of Two HalvesA robot gets split apartLook at Me, Pa!Two robots with minibotds fight, with their minibotsPink is SusA predominantly pink robot makes the knockout stagesAxolotl, Sporkinok, and HiJinx are all predominantly pinkExtinguisher by Name…Extinguisher puts out a fireThat’s Not 30 Seconds!A team is reminded they can only hold for 30 secondsOh Lawd She Comin!Chomp ends the season with a positive recordSpinnerproofThe KillshotAn axe/hammer scores a KOAny big overhead hitty thing, but not a ‘hammer saw’ or similar, and not RustyWe Die TogetherGemini only uses the multibot configA Noticeable AbsenceBite Force not being present is mentionedApologies to Craig DanbySlammow makes the top 16OOTA is OOTA‘Proper’ OOTA from a non-spinner‘Proper’ OOTA = not behind the screws or stuck elsewhereBLUE TEAM, READY?Button hit with something other than a finger/handNon-startersA robot with a website profile doesn’t have a fightOut With Win and You’re InNo places in the top 32 are decided by a play-in fightStop the countA robot comes back to life during a countoutMy Leg!Chomp loses a legWe Get it AlreadyThe cast avoids saying “Covid-19”, “Pandemic”, or “Coronavirus” for the entire seasonCast = not competitorsLiPo Fire 2A LiPo fire happensWhy Why Whyachi?2+ Whyachi robots face each other in any kind of matchDon’t Bring Wheels Into the ArenaA horizontal spinner snipes a wheel‘Snipes’ = a single hit disabling or removing the wheelNot in my LexiconThe term ‘forward thrust flipper’ is used to describe a front-hinge flipperThe Bigger They Are…Chomp’s hammer causes significant damageCharliePulverizer PeteMultiple pulveriser hits to one robot in a single fightBe Trans, Throw HandsSporkinok receives needless online hateWe’ll know it when we see itSlammow Fails to Work…as intended, through the entire seasonThe Saviour is Here!Rusty takes a fight to the judgesWee Woo (No, Not That One)Extinguisher puts out a fireThe One True HammerShatter! 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 ParkingNon-Bite Force championCan only be ticked after the grand finalThe Future is NowNo robots from the 2019 top 8 make the 2020 top 8Tears in the GearsA competitor cries on cameraSorry About Your BikeJenny Taft segment involves smashing up a household objectDouble KillSimultaneous KOHide and Syk 2Despite the lack of live studio audience, world-renowned youtuber MystrSyko is somehow still spottedThe Bot WhispererFootage of pre-reboot BB used in reference to Peter AbrahamsonNot Even the Younglings SurvivedPerfect Phoenix doesn’t win a fightPobodies NerfectThe champ will have lost a fight along the wayLights, Camera, Smash!One of the lights gets brokenNedEverything is FineAn entire episode doesn’t mention the pandemicSpiderman Pointing MemeSawblaze vs Skorpios (1v1)Hammer TimeTwo 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 BETABETA KOs a vertical spinnerHammer saws don’t count. Mammoth doesn’t countCareful, IcarusA previously successful robot crashes HARDPreviously top 16/play in, failing to make the top 32VERTS REEEEEEEEE4WD verts make up at least half of the top 8If the website photo is a vert, its a vert. Mad Catter counts if they use the vert more than the hammerNow There Are Two of Them!RotatoR uses the dual disc setupIn the Blue HexA HexBug toy appears in the box for a robot’s introductionThird Time LuckyWhiplash fights and beats TombstoneThis is Why We Can’t Have Nice ThingsSomeone is seen wearing a mask incorrectlyNose not covered, hanging off one ear, constantly readjusting, etcScrewedA robot is KO’d due to being stuck in/on the screwsUp and AwayA whole robot hits the ceilingFlawed FloorThe new floor still takes fight-influencing damageProof in the PuddingA new build has teething troubleTHAT’S A HUGE HITKenny or Chris say ‘HUGE HIT’Noob ForceA new robot takes the Giant NutOliverAn Open FieldA BB rookie makes the top 8Rookie = new machine, even if the team have experience as a team or individualsThe Same, But DifferentA 4WD vert wins the seasonBot 56A previously confirmed entry doesn’t make TVConfirmed = publicly by the team, by Battlebots (eg. via the website), or by associated media. SUpporter content doesn’t count.Dun Dun Da Da Daaa DaaaFlight of the Valkyries is sung#GetHypeHypershock makes the top 4Spider Chomp, Spider ChompFootage of a classic Battlebots walker is usedIncludes shufflersAlways on the SceneExtinguisher puts out a fireGhost of ToadA Team Toad sticker appearsThe Future is Now, Old ManDonald Hutson is reminded of how long he has been competingDirectly to him, eg in an interviewHome Field AdvantageNo non-US teams make the top 16Thank You, Johnathan, Very CoolPresenters say something blatantly wrong, or something in a graphic is clearly incorrectYou Only Got One ShotA fight is ended in a single exchangeSalt of the FansA JD causes online backlashMaxwell EdisonThe Pulverisers score a KOGrabbing Defeat From the Jaws of VictoryA robot which is clearly winning dies for any reasonWait For It!John Reid says ‘good hit’DavidMortal CoilGhost Raptor gets split in 2Large and in ChargeAll 3 ‘oversized’ robots (HUGE, SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, and Mammoth) finish with a combined win rate of at least The British are ComingBETA makes the top 16We somehow missed reading this one out…UnprecedentedThe word ‘unprecedented’ is used to describe the pandemicArmchair EngineerFan makes comments about how a robot sucks and they could do it betterFIRE! FIRE! FIRE!Two robots with flamethrowers fight (1v1)Not in my Lexicon 2The term ‘drum’ is used to describe something which is clearly a driscSee ‘the diagram’, courtesy of JevanIt Is Wednesday My DudesRibbot makes the knockout stagesStay FroggyRibbot’s vacuum-formed top survives a fightRusty in PiecesRusty gets a winSpin Dammit!Axe Backwards wins a fightThe King is DeadTombstone fails to make the bracketDerby MatchSlammow vs Big Dill (1v1)Ow, My Head!Chomp’s hammer snipes a robot‘Snipes’ = accurately hitting a critical part which immobilises the opponentKnife RoombaA Mowbot autonomous lawnmower appears on screenNot just in the background, intentionally featuredWhat if its an ad segment?What Other Weapon?A robot with interchangeable weapons doesn’t change weaponsJevanFrenemiesSkorpios vs HiJinx (1v1)…The Harder They FallChomp’s legs take significant spinner damageLegs are removed or their function is impairedI Don’t Think So, ChiefA team refuses a fightEG. Shredderator vs CobaltThe Eyes Have ItHUGE wins the Giant NutShould’a Stayed ElectricBETA runs out of gasWeapon stops or can’t self right due to lack of gasSorry About Your CeilingAn entire robots hits the ceiling/lighting rigWeeeeeeeeeeedgeSMEEEEEEEEEEE wins a fightCan be an exhibition/other non-tournament fight provided it is aired on DiscoveryI’m A Fire Starter20+ fires across the seasonLarge amounts of smoke or visible flamesNo More ApologiesSlammow makes the bracketGame of ClonesA robot is likened to another in looks aloneBeat the ClockA robot comes back to life during a countoutDavid vs GoliathMammoth fights a robot with a minibotTis Just A Flesh WoundA badly damaged robot makes it to the judgesStop, Stop, He’s Already Dead!A clearly dead robot keeps getting hitYeeted-erA robot hits the ceilingIncludes minibotsAge of RustRusty goes undefeated during Fight Night