BattleBots (season 1)
# BattleBots (season 1)

Season 1 of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on Comedy Central on August 23, 2000. Season 1 of BattleBots was hosted by Bil Dwyer and Sean Salisbury. Legendary boxing ring announcer and radio host Mark Beiro acted as the BattleBots arena announcer. Donna D'Errico, along with twins Randy and Jason Sklar were the arena-side correspondents.

The pilot, known as episode one was originally aired as a Pay-per-view event before being pitched to network executives.

## Classifications

Robots in season 1 competed in four separate weight classes:

* Lightweight – Contestants
* Middleweight – Contestants
* Heavyweight – Contestants
* Super Heavyweight – Contestants

## Lightweight

### Qualifying

Only one match in the lightweight category was aired during the qualifying round. The winner of each battle moved on to the Round of 16 along with eight teams that were automatically qualified.

| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unaired | 1 | Afterthought | Black Widow | KO | N/A |
| Unaired | 2 | The Missing Link | Chiabot | KO | 2:20 |
| Unaired | 3 | Das Bot | Rott-Bott 2000 | KO | 1:02 |
| Unaired | 4 | Sallad | The Aggressive Polygon | Judges' Decision (9–0) | 3:00 |
| Unaired | 5 | Alpha Raptor | Cereal Box Killer | KO | N/A |
| Unaired | 6 | Pestilence | Thorn | KO | 2:35 |
| Unaired | 7 | Shaft | Gremlin ll | KO | 2:20 |
| 1 | 8 | Backlash | Disposable Hero | KO | 0:50 |

* Advance to the Round of 16 without battle
* The Crusher, Endotherm, Ziggo, Shrike, Tentoumushi, Dr. Inferno Jr., No Tolerance ll, and Mouser Mecha-Catbot

### Tournament

| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Championship |
| - | - | - | - |
| Backlash | | |
| The Crusher | | |
| The Crusher | Backlash | |
| | Endotherm | |
| Afterthought | Endotherm | |
| Endotherm | | |
| Endotherm | | Backlash |
| | | Das Bot |
| Ziggo | | Das Bot |
| Missing Link | | |
| Missing Link | Ziggo | |
| | Das Bot | |
| Das Bot | Das Bot | |
| Shrike | | | |
| Shrike | | | Backlash |
| | | | Alpha Raptor |
| Sallad | | | Alpha Raptor |
| Tentoumushi | | | |
| Tentoumushi | Tentoumushi | | |
| | Alpha Raptor | | |
| Alpha Raptor | Alpha Raptor | | |
| Dr. Inferno Jr. | | | |
| Dr. Inferno Jr. | | Alpha Raptor | |
| | | Mouser Mecha-Catbot |
| Pestilence | | Mouser Mecha-Catbot |
| No Tolerance II | | |
| No Tolerance II | No Tolerance II | |
| | Mouser Mecha-Catbot | |
| Mouser Mecha-Catbot | Mouser Mecha-Catbot | |
| Shaft | | |
| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| Round of 16 ||||||
| Unaired | 1 | Endotherm | Afterthought | Judges' Decision (8–1) | 3:00 |
| Unaired | 2 | Das Bot | Shrike | Judges' Decision (9–0) | 3:00 |
| Unaired | 3 | Alpha Raptor | Dr. Inferno Jr. | Judges' Decision (8–1) | 3:00 |
| Unaired | 4 | No Tolerance II | Pestilence | KO | 2:40 |
| 1 | 5 | Tentoumushi | Sallad | Judges' Decision (7–2) | 3:00 |
| 2 | 6 | Ziggo | The Missing Link | KO | 1:18 |
| 4 | 7 | Mouser Mecha-Catbot | Shaft | Judges' Decision (6–3) | 3:00 |
| 5 | 8 | Backlash | The Crusher | KO | 1:43 |
| Quarterfinals ||||||
| Unaired | 1 | Backlash | Endotherm | Judges' Decision (7–2) | 3:00 |
| Unaired | 2 | Das Bot | Ziggo | KO | 1:17 |
| Unaired | 3 | Mouser Mecha-Catbot | No Tolerance II | Judges' Decision (9–0) | 3:00 |
| 7 | 4 | Alpha Raptor | Tentoumushi | Judges' Decision (7–2) | 3:00 |
| Semifinals ||||||
| 9 | 1 | Alpha Raptor | Mouser Mecha-Catbot | Judges' Decision (8–1) | 3:00 |
| 9 | 2 | Backlash | Das Bot | KO | 0:57 |
| Finals |||||
| 9 | 1 | Backlash | Alpha Raptor | KO | 1:24 |

    The robot was the winner the battle.
    The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
    The robot became the winner of "BattleBots" for the lightweight classification.

## Middleweight

### Qualifying

Two matches in the middleweight category were aired during the qualifying round. The winner of each battle moved on to the Quarterfinals along with four teams that were automatically qualified.

| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unaired | 1 | Hazard | Pegleg | KO | 0:31 |
| Unaired | 2 | Alien Gladiator | The Emasculator | FF | — |
| 4 | 3 | Pressure Drop | Subject to Change Without Reason | KO | 1:21 |
| 5 | 4 | Blade Runner | Bad Attitude | KO | 1:24 |

* Advance to the Quarterfinals without battle
* Turtle Road Kill, Spin Orbiting Force, Deadblow, and Ankle Biter

### Tournament

| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Championship |
| - | - | - |
| Hazard | |
| Turtle Road Kill | |
| Turtle Road Kill | Hazard |
| | Super Orbiting Force |
| Blade Runner | Super Orbiting Force |
| Super Orbiting Force | | |
| Super Orbiting Force | | Hazard |
| | | Deadblow |
| Alien Gladiator | | Deadblow |
| Deadblow | | |
| Deadblow | Deadblow | |
| | Pressure Drop |
| Pressure Drop | Pressure Drop |
| Ankle Biter | |
| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| Quarterfinals ||||||
| 8 | 1 | Deadblow | Alien Gladiator | KO | 1:08 |
| 8 | 2 | Pressure Drop | Ankle Biter | KO | 2:20 |
| 10 | 3 | Hazard | Turtle Road Kill | Judges' Decision (9–0) | 3:00 |
| 10 | 4 | Spin Orbiting Force | Blade Runner | Judges' Decision (5–4) | 3:00 |
| Semifinals ||||||
| 12 | 1 | Deadblow | Pressure Drop | Judges' Decision (9–0) | 3:00 |
| 13 | 2 | Hazard | Spin Orbiting Force | Judges' Decision (7–2) | 3:00 |
| Finals ||||||
| 14 | 1 | Hazard | Deadblow | KO | 0:53 |

    The robot was the winner the battle.
    The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
    The robot became the winner of "BattleBots" for the middleweight classification.

## Heavyweight

### Qualifying

The winner of each battle moved on to the Round of 16 along with twelve teams that were automatically qualified.

| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unaired | 1 | Vlad the Impaler | GoldDigger | FF | — |
| Unaired | 2 | Punjar | Mr. Bonestripper | FF | — |
| 3 | 4 | KillerHurtz | Knome II | KO | 1:03 |
| 6 | 3 | BioHazard | Mjollnir | Judges' Decision (9-0) | 3:00 |

* Advance to the Round of 16 without battle
* Tazbot, frenZy, OverKill, Kill-O-Amp, Suicidal Tendencies, Gammatron, Blendo, Voltarc, Bender, Monster, Nightmare, and Mauler

### Tournament

| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Championship |
| - | - | - | - |
| Vlad the Impaler | | |
| Tazbot | | |
| Tazbot | Vlad the Impaler | |
| | OverKill | |
| frenZy | OverKill | |
| OverKill | | |
| OverKill | | Vlad the Impaler |
| | | Punjar |
| Punjar | | Punjar |
| Kill-O-Amp | | |
| Kill-O-Amp | Punjar | |
| | Gammatron | |
| Gammatron | Gammatron | |
| Suicidal Tendencies | | | |
| Suicidal Tendencies | | | Vlad the Impaler |
| | | | Voltarc |
| Blendo | | | Voltarc |
| BioHazard | | | |
| BioHazard | BioHazard | | |
| | Voltarc | | |
| Voltarc | Voltarc | | |
| Bender | | | |
| Bender | | Voltarc | |
| | | KillerHurtz |
| Monster | | KillerHurtz |
| KillerHurtz | | |
| KillerHurtz | KillerHurtz | |
| | Mauler | |
| Mauler | Mauler | |
| Nightmare | | |
| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| Round of 16 ||||||
| Unaired | 1 | Punjar | Kill-O-Amp | Judges' Decision (5-4) | 3:00 |
| Unaired | 2 | Gammatron | Suicidal Tendencies | Judges' Decision (6-3) | 3:00 |
| Unaired | 3 | BioHazard | Blendo | KO | — |
| Unaired | 4 | KillerHurtz | Monster | KO | — |
| 2 | 5 | OverKill | frenZy | Judges' Decision (7-2) | 3:00 |
| 2 | 6 | Mauler | Nightmare | KO | 0:40 |
| 3 | 7 | Voltarc | Bender | Judges' Decision (9-0) | 3:00 |
| 4 | 8 | Vlad the Impaler | Tazbot | Judges' Decision (9-0) | 3:00 |
| Quarterfinals ||||||
| 7 | 1 | Voltarc | BioHazard | Judges' Decision (9-0) | 3:00 |
| 11 | 2 | Vlad the Impaler | OverKill | Judges' Decision (8-1) | 3:00 |
| 11 | 3 | Punjar | Gammatron | Judges' Decision (7-2) | 3:00 |
| 11 | 4 | KillerHurtz | Mauler | KO | — |
| Semifinals ||||||
| 12 | 1 | Vlad the Impaler | Punjar | Judges' Decision (8–1) | 3:00 |
| 13 | 2 | Voltarc | KillerHurtz | Judges' Decision (8–1) | 3:00 |
| Finals ||||||
| 14 | 1 | Vlad the Impaler | Voltarc | KO | 1:42 |

    The robot was the winner the battle.
    The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
    The robot became the winner of "BattleBots" for the heavyweight classification.

## Superheavyweight

### Qualifying

Three matches in the Super Heavyweight category were aired during the qualifying round. The winner of each battle moved on to the Quarterfinals along with one team that was automatically qualified.

| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unaired | 1 | Mechadon | Prompt Critical | KO | 1:55 |
| Unaired | 2 | Rammstein | Abbatoir | KO | — |
| Unaired | 3 | Ginsu | World Peace | FF | — |
| Unaired | 4 | Ronin | Odin | Judges' Decision (6-3) | 3:00 |
| 3 | 5 | Minion | Gray Matter | Judges' Decision (7-2) | 3:00 |
| 5 | 6 | Grendel | Diesector | KO | 1:38 |
| 6 | 7 | DooAll | S.L.A.M. | KO | 2:51 |

* Advance to the Quarterfinals without battle
* Super Rhino

### Tournament

| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Championship |
| - | - | - |
| Minion | |
| Grendel | |
| Grendel | Minion |
| | Rammstein |
| Mechadon | Rammstein |
| Rammstein | | |
| Rammstein | | Minion |
| | | DooAll |
| Ginsu | | DooAll |
| Ronin | | |
| Ronin | Ronin | |
| | DooAll |
| DooAll | DooAll |
| Super Rhino | |
| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| Quarterfinals ||||||
| Unaired | 1 | DooAll | Super Rhino | Judges' Decision (5-4) | 3:00 |
| 7 | 2 | Rammstein | Mechadon | Judges' Decision (8-1) | 3:00 |
| 8 | 3 | Minion | Grendel | Judges' Decision (7-2) | 3:00 |
| 10 | 4 | Ronin | Ginsu | Judges' Decision (7-2) | 3:00 |
| Semifinals ||||||
| 12 | 1 | Minion | Rammstein | KO | 1:29 |
| 13 | 2 | DooAll | Ronin | KO | 1:46 |
| Finals ||||||
| 14 | 1 | Minion | DooAll | Judges' Decision (9-0) | 3:00 |

    The robot was the winner the battle.
    The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
    The robot became the winner of "BattleBots" for the Super heavyweight classification.

## Episodes

| No. in season | Title | Original air date |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | "Backlash vs. Disposable Hero; Tentoumushi vs. Sallad" | August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23) |
| 2 | "Ziggo vs. The Missing Link; Mauler vs. Nightmare; OverKill vs. frenZy" | August 30, 2000 (2000-08-30) |
| 3 | "Voltarc vs. Bender; KillerHurtz vs. Knome II; Minion vs. Gray Matter" | September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06) |
| 4 | "Pressure Drop vs. Subject to Change Without Reason; Mouser Mecha-Catbot vs. Shaft; Vlad the Impaler vs. Tazbot" | September 13, 2000 (2000-09-13) |
| 5 | "Backlash vs. The Crusher; Blade Runner vs. Bad Attitude; Grendel vs. Diesector" | September 20, 2000 (2000-09-20) |
| 6 | "DooAll vs. S.L.A.M.; BioHazard vs. Mjollnir; Lightweight Rumble" | September 27, 2000 (2000-09-27) |
| 7 | "Voltarc vs. BioHazard; Rammstein vs. Mechadon; Alpha Raptor vs. Tentoumushi" | October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04) |
| 8 | "Deadblow vs. Alien Gladiator; Pressure Drop vs. Ankle Biter; Minion vs. Grendel" | October 11, 2000 (2000-10-11) |
| 9 | "Alpha Raptor vs. Mouser Mecha-Catbot; Backlash vs. Das Bot; Backlash vs. Alpha Raptor" | October 18, 2000 (2000-10-18) |
| 10 | "Spin Orbiting Force vs. Blade Runner; Hazard vs. Turtle Road Kill; Ronin vs. Ginsu" | October 25, 2000 (2000-10-25) |
| 11 | "Vlad the Impaler vs. OverKill; Punjar vs. Gammatron; KillerHurtz vs. Mauler" | November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01) |
| 12 | "Vlad the Impaler vs. Punjar; Deadblow vs. Pressure Drop; Minion vs. Rammstein" | November 8, 2000 (2000-11-08) |
| 13 | "Spin Orbiting Force vs. Hazard; KillerHurtz vs. Voltarc; Ronin vs. DooAll" | November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15) |
| 14 | "All Finals: Hazard vs. Deadblow; Vlad the Impaler vs. Voltarc; Minion vs. DooAll" | November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22) |
| 15 | "Remaining rumbles" | November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29) |
