The essential episodes of BattleBots
Watch these 15 in order and you've got BattleBots — each pick states its reason.
- 01
The Battle Begins: Qualifiers Part 1
During the first night of the six-episode tournament, 8 teams converge in an arena of minefields and hazards for the ultimate shot at glory during the Qualifiers round.
- 02
Crunch Time: Qualifying Round Part 2
Sixteen robots compete in the second Qualifiers round. Competitors include Witch Doctor, Captain Shrederator, Ghost Raptor, Mohawk, Stinger, Sweet Revenge, Tombstone and Chomp.
- 03
Full Metal Bracket: Round of 16 Part 1
Eight teams compete in the first half of the championship round of 16.
- 04
Last Chance to Advance: Round of 16 Part 2
Matches include Lock-Jaw vs. Overhaul, Bite Force vs. HyperShock, and Tombstone vs. Radioactive.
- 05
Featured battles include Lock-Jaw vs. Overhaul, Bite Force vs. HyperShock and Tombstone vs. Radioactive.
- 06
One Bot Rules Them All: The Championship
The final six teams compete; the ultimate champion is declared.
- 07
Twelve robots face off in a series of matches to earn the final four spots in the championship.
- 08
Robots Activate: Qualifying Round Begins
Thirty-two teams compete in three-minute bouts in which they try to disable their opponents, with the winners moving on to the next round. Guest judge Adam Savage joins the panel.
- 09
The BattleBots season begins as the legends of robot combat put it all on the line for a shot at the 2018 World Championship.
- 10
2019 BattleBots World Championship
After a dramatic season of robot warfare, eight of the greatest bots in the world face off to stake their claim in becoming the 2019 BattleBots World Champion and take home the Giant Nut.
- 11
Legendary hammer-bot Beta returns to face off with Rotator, one of the deadliest horizontal spinners on the planet. Later, two rising stars attempt to stake their claim in the contest as Gruff pits its duel-flamethrowers against Hypershock.
- 12
Buckle up as bots from around the globe return to the BattleBox to face off in the world's top robot combat tournament - including reigning champ End Game from New Zealand, launching its title defence against Hydra, the biggest flipper on the planet.
- 13
BattleBots Champions: Let the Slugfest Begin
In the fight capital of the world, a new tournament kicks off for robotic combat's hottest trophy: The Golden Bolt. But first the robots must face the toughest battle ever seen in Vegas: the Sin City Slugfest. Starring: Gigabyte.
- 14
Deathroll returns and punches its blood-soaked fist in victory every time it destroys an opponent as they face the British bot destroyer, Cobalt; a nautical monster with the biggest weapon in the field, rookie Triton also has its first fight.
- 15
BattleBots Champions II: Let The Slugfest Begin!
The journey to the Golden Bolt starts October 5th with the first Sin City Slugfest. Eight robots will enter, but only one will punch its ticket to the tournament of champions. In this electric six episode series every fight is win or go home. The game's on...
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