Afterburner was a lightweight robot built by Alex Espinosa for Team Loki that competed in the final two BattleBots seasons. It performed well in BattleBots, winning six fights, but it never made it past the Round of 32. It was also one of few robots to damage the Omnibot on Dr. Inferno Jr.
Alex Espinosa would later join the team for Icewave.
Design[]
Afterburner in the blue square during Season 5.0.
Afterburner was a 4-wheel drive black and red full body spinner, armed with ripping blades and originally shaped similar to Ziggo. The armor of the shell was made from a jet turbine, which came up with the name.
For Season 5.0, it was rebuilt to be taller and steeper. It was armed with two ripping blades to damage the opponent.
Etymology[]
Afterburner was so named because the shell was made from a jet turbine.
Robot History[]
Season 4.0[] |
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Afterburner vs. Agsma Afterburner first ever match was against Agsma. Afterburner spun up quickly and Agsma seemed very hesitant to hit it, but when it did, parts of Agsma flew, including Agsma's semicircular bumper. Afterburner got a little unsteady and appeared to be on the brink of doing a Mauler because something flew off it from the flailing and shaking. It was still alive, though. It hit Agsma one more time and bent its frame, killing it. Afterburner won by KO and advanced to the next preliminary round, where it faced Botilla the Hun. |
Afterburner vs. Botilla the Hun Botilla started out driving in big circles for some reason. Afterburner then hit it hard and hockey-pucked itself away and off the wall, and Botilla lost one side of its drive and could only move in little circles. Another hit bent Afterburner's shell, and it started shaking, looking like it was about to pull a Mauler. However, it turned its weapon off and was fine, and Botilla the Hun was already dead. Afterburner won by another KO and advanced to the final preliminary round, where it faced The Little Engine That Killed. |
Afterburner vs. The Little Engine That Killed After a few hits, Little Engine stopped Afterburner's spinner and pushed it up into the wall. Little Engine pinned it there and stayed on it, pushing it around and not letting it spin up, for most of the match. Just near the end Afterburner got away and spun up. Little Engine didn't approach it and try to stop it again, but that turned out to be a good idea. Afterburner got unstable and did a little dance, not flipping over but losing a chance to take another run at Little Engine and try to make a comeback. The judges gave most of the points for aggression to Little Engine, and most of the damage ones to Afterburner, but The Little Engine That Killed won on a close 24-21 judges' decision and this meant Afterburner was eliminated from the tournament. |
Season 5.0[] |
Afterburner vs. Claw Reaper Afterburner's first match was against Claw Reaper. Afterburner won by KO and advanced to face Mad Cow's Revenge. |
Afterburner vs. Mad Cow's Revenge Afterburner won the fight on a 37-8 judges' decision and faced The Crusher. |
Afterburner vs. The Crusher Afterburner won by a KO and advanced to the TV Rounds, where it faced Jo Mama. |
Afterburner vs. Jo Mama Afterburner won by KO and advanced to face former lightweight champion Dr. Inferno Jr. |
Afterburner vs. Dr. Inferno Jr.   Afterburner tears off one of Dr. Inferno Jr.'s saw.   a flipped Afterburner was pushed into the pulverizer by Dr. Inferno Jr. |
Wins/Losses:[]
- Wins: 6
- Losses: 2
Team Loki with Afterburner at Season 4.0
| Wins | Losses | |
|---|---|---|
| Season 4.0 | The Little Engine That Killed | |
| Season 5.0 | Claw Reaper | Dr. Inferno Jr. |
The first version of Afterburner in 2016.
Mark Beiro Introductions[]
"This bot is in a screwed up as the Osbourne kids, but he's still going off the rails on a crazy train. Introducing AFTERBURNER!" (Afterburner vs. Dr. Inferno Jr.)