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Bad Attitude was a middleweight that competed in all five televised seasons of BattleBots. It started out as a single-wedged robot with narrow wheel guards on the sides for Season 1.0 but this was upgraded to completely cover the sides for Season 2.0. Season 4.0's design was still a normal 4-wheel drive but now with a parallelogram wedge, so it had a wedge even if inverted, painted red and blue. On the front wedge were a set of serrated teeth to damage the opponent as they drove up the wedge. It did very well in competition, winning numerous fights, a royal rumble in Season 4.0 and being one of few robots to appear in all five televised seasons, almost always making the quarterfinals.
Tom Petruccelli also built Turtle for the 1997 US Robot Wars and entered it in BattleBots. After Turtle's first fight in Season 4.0 however, Turtle's driver had to leave and Tom took Turtle. Due to already having Middleweight Bad Attitude, Tom could not keep Turtle but managed to get Jim Smentowski of Team Nightmare to take Turtle.
It also had a lightweight version of itself called The Crusher. After BattleBots ended, Bad Attitude was renamed Nasty Attitude.
Builder and driver Tom Petruccelli sadly died of a heart attack on May 3rd, 2010.
Robot History[]
Season 1.0[] |
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Bad Attitude vs. Blade Runner ![]() The impact between Bad Attitude and Blade Runner. Bad Attitude's first and only match in Season 1.0 was against Blade Runner. At the beginning, both robots were slowly moving out of their squares and Bad Attitude got underneath the front of Blade Runner. Bad Attitude then charged straight at Blade Runner and then backed away as Blade Runner started spinning. As Blade Runner was spinning, Bad Attitude went straight at Blade Runner and Blade Runner stopped spinning its spiked arm. Suddenly, Bad Attitude was hit by Blade Runner's spiked arm from the left side and Bad Attitude was only going in circles because the wheel guards were jammed. Blade Runner hit Bad Attitude multiple times and Bad Attitude eventually stopped moving. Bad Attitude was now being counted out and Blade Runner won by KO at 1:24. This meant that Bad Attitude was eliminated from the tournament. |
Middleweight Royal Rumble ![]() Bad Attitude pushes Spin Orbiting Force. ![]() Bad Attitude charges into Hazard. |
Season 2.0[] |
Bad Attitude vs. M.I.A. Bad Attitude's first match was against M.I.A. At the beginning, Bad Attitude charged straight at M.I.A. but missed. Bad Attitude lined up for another hit and slammed M.I.A. into the wall, pinning it against the spikestrip. Bad Attitude hit M.I.A. hard and knocked M.I.A. loose from the spikestrip. As M.I.A. tried to line up a hit on Bad Attitude, Bad Attitude got caught on the killsaws. Bad Attitude charged again and hit M.I.A. from the side. M.I.A. seemed to stop moving at this point due to radio interference and Bad Attitude slammed M.I.A. repeatedly into the arena wall. Bad Attitude then pushed M.I.A. over the killsaws and then on the arena floor spinner. Bad Attitude got in one last hit on M.I.A. before it was counted out. Bad Attitude won by KO at 1:46 and advanced to the round of 16, where it faced SABotage. |
Bad Attitude vs. SABotage ![]() Bad Attitude pushes SABotage against the spikestrip. Both robots met in the middle of the BattleBox, where Bad Attitude drove backwards into SABotage's flipper and got flipped by SABotage. Bad Attitude tried to hit SABotage, but ended up driving over the killsaws a couple times. SABotage got Bad Attitude clamped in its flipper momentarily, but Bad Attitude escaped. SABotage got underneath Bad Attitude once again, flipping it right side up. Bad Attitude was now able to get under SABotage, pushing it hard against the arena wall near the pulverizer, where SABotage got its back end punctured by the spikestrip. Bad Attitude repeatedly rammed SABotage, finally freeing it, and SABotage once again tossed Bad Attitude onto its back before the time ran out. Bad Attitude won on a close 25-20 judge's decision and advanced to the middleweight quarterfinals, where it faced the Season 1.0 middleweight runner-up Deadblow. |
Bad Attitude vs. Deadblow (Quarterfinals) ![]() Bad Attitude slamming Deadblow hard into the wall. Bad Attitude charged straight at Deadblow and pushed it for awhile, but Deadblow turned around and started hitting Bad Attitude with its axe. Deadblow was then pushed by Bad Attitude and got under the pulverizer. The robots realign in the middle of the BattleBox and Bad Attitude pushed Deadblow again into the wall. Deadblow continued hitting Bad Attitude with its hammer. Bad Attitude nearly got upended by the hellraisers, but skidded away. Deadblow had Bad Attitude pinned briefly against the wall, but Bad Attitude turned around and slammed Deadblow against the arena wall multiple times. Bad Attitude pushed Deadblow again and got it stuck near the arena exit ramp, with its hammer stuck between the edges of the spikestrip. Deadblow was unable to free itself and was being counted out, but the time ran out. Bad Attitude won on a 43-2 judge's decision and advanced to the middleweight semifinals, where it faced Spaz. |
Bad Attitude vs. Spaz (Semifinals) ![]() Bad Attitude gets stuck underneath the spikestrip. Bad Attitude charged straight at Spaz and flipped it. Bad Attitude lined up for another shot, but got stuck on the killsaws. Spaz started to spin and hit Bad Attitude with its spiked arm. Bad Attitude continued to line up, aim, and slam into Spaz, tossing it around the BattleBox. Bad Attitude once again hit the killsaws and then got wedged underneath Spaz and pushed it hard into the wall, but Bad Attitude got itself stuck under the spikestrip. Spaz tried to free Bad Attitude, but it was being counted out and Spaz won by KO at 2:37. |
Middleweight Royal Rumble ![]() Bad Attitude pins Instigator against the spikestrip. ![]() Bad Attitude gets underneath the front of El Diablo. |
Season 3.0[] |
Bad Attitude vs. Garm ![]() Bad Attitude almost flips Garm. Due to previously competing in Season 2.0, Bad Attitude was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 3.0, where it eventually fought Garm. Bad Attitude won by KO at 1:02 and advanced to the next round, where it faced T-Wrex. |
Bad Attitude vs. T-Wrex ![]() Bad Attitude was flipped by T-Wrex. Early in the match, Bad Attitude was able to toss T-Wrex a couple of times, but was unable to flip it. About a minute into the match, T-Wrex was able to deliver a solid hit on Bad Attitude which flipped it on its back. While Bad Attitude could still move, it no longer had a ramp that could flip T-Wrex. Both robots spent the rest of the match chasing each other around the BattleBox. In the end, T-Wrex won on a close 24-21 judge's decision and Bad Attitude was eliminated from the tournament again. |
Middleweight Royal Rumble ![]() Bad Attitude gets underneath the front of Zion. ![]() Bad Attitude pushes Hazard against the spikestrip. |
Season 4.0[] |
Bad Attitude vs. Malvolio ![]() Bad Attitude pushes Malvolio under the pulverizer. Due to previously competing in Season 3.0, Bad Attitude was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0, where it eventually fought Malvolio. At the beginning of the fight Malvolio tried to spin its weapon, but Bad Attitude met Malvolio in the red square before Malvolio could spin up. Malvolio tried to dodge the ram, but was too late and Bad Attitude caught the rear end of Malvolio, sending it spinning. Bad Attitude hit the side of Malvolio and got under it, driving Malvolio into the killsaws. This hit flipped Malvolio onto its back, and was driven into the killsaws once again by Bad Attitude, and then the pulverizer. Malvolio took a hit on the front of the wedge and it inverted Malvolio again so it was back on its wheels. Malvolio began to drive aggressively, chasing Bad Attitude with its hammers, but it got moved into the killsaws again. Eventually, Malvolio stopped moving after being rammed by Bad Attitude and it was now being counted out. Bad Attitude won by KO at 2:31 and advanced to the round of 16, where it faced Bouncing Betty. |
Bad Attitude vs. Bouncing Betty Bad Attitude won on a 32-13 judge's decision and advanced to the middleweight quarterfinals again, where it faced Complete Control. |
Bad Attitude vs. Complete Control (Quarterfinals) ![]() Complete Control takes Bad Attitude to the killsaws. |
Middleweight Royal Rumble ![]() Bad Attitude tosses T-Wrex into the air. ![]() Bad Attitude gets underneath the left side of Summoner. ![]() Bad Attitude pushes T-Minus against the screws. |
Season 5.0[] |
Bad Attitude vs. Red Square ![]() Bad Attitude gets flipped by Red Square. Due to previously competing in Season 4.0, Bad Attitude was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 5.0, where it faced Red Square. Despite getting flipped by Red Square at one point, Bad Attitude won by KO and advanced to the round of 16, where it faced Huggy Bear. |
Bad Attitude vs. Huggy Bear ![]() Bad Attitude gets underneath the right side of Huggy Bear. ![]() Huggy Bear takes Bad Attitude to the pulverizer.
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Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 7
- Losses: 5
Competition | Wins | Losses |
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Season 1.0 | None | Blade Runner |
Season 2.0 | M.I.A. | Spaz |
Season 3.0 | Garm | T-Wrex |
Season 4.0 | Malvolio | Complete Control |
Season 5.0 | Red Square | Huggy Bear |
Mark Beiro Introductions[]
"He's lewd, he's rude, he's one on nasty dude. It's BAD ATTITUDE!"
"Kicked out of junior high school for obvious reasons, introducing BAD ATTITUDE!"
"If your getting in the ring with this maniacal middleweight, don't flinch, don't blink, don't hesitate, he will destroy you! Its BAD ATTITUDE!"
"Like jumping naked into a shallow swimming pool filled with glass shards. It's BAD ATTITUDE!"
"What makes him so mad is what makes him so angry. Here is BAD ATTITUDE!"
"Joining us on a weekend pass from hell. Please welcome BAD ATTITUDE!"
"I'm bad, I'm bad, I'm bad and the whole world knows who's BAD ATTITUDE!"
"I'm bad, I'm bad, c'mon, you know. And the whole world has to answer right now, just to tell you once again who's BAD ATTITUDE!"
Merchandise[]
Any appearances by Bad Attitude in merchandise are listed below:
Outside BattleBots[]

A revamped Nasty Attitude in the 2005 RFL Nationals.
Over a year after BattleBots' last televised event, Bad Attitude competed in Steel Conflict 3, where it racked up 4 wins including one against Viking Dragon before losing twice to Donald Hutson's Karcas. In the following event, Bad Attitude was not as successful, winning only once and losing to the likes of Devil's Plunger and Armadillo. Bad Attitude also participated in the inaugural ROBOLympics in 2004, where it won 4 fights against the likes of Sweet and Ravager while losing to Max Wedge and Botfly.
Later that year, it competed in Steel Conflict 5 under the name Nasty Attitude, facing the likes of WarSaw, Stewie, and Ze Uber Wedge and beating them all on the way to the finals, only to lose in a rematch against Max Wedge. Six months later, it took part in the 2004 RFL Nationals, where it won 3 fights including those against Killjoy and Stahl and lost twice to Devil's Plunger. Nasty Attitude later took part in RoboGames 2005, winning 5 fights including rematches against Devil's Plunger and Max Wedge to earn a Gold medal.
When it competed in the 2005 RFL Nationals, Nasty Attitude took on Ray Billing's The Mortician, managing to scrape out a close decision after a grueling battle. However, the damage it sustained was too much to repair, forcing the Petruccellis to forfeit its next two bouts against Devil's Plunger and Angry Asp. This would be the last time Nasty Attitude ever competed.
Trivia[]
- Apart from the rumbles, Bad Attitude only lost to two types of robots in its entire robotic combat career: thwackbots and clampbots.