It was a four-wheel drive, wedge-shaped robot armed with a large lifting arm which was connected to two motors on the outside. This weapon could also be used as a shield, as seen in its controversial clash with Nightmare. BattleRat achieved some success in BattleBots, but never made it to the quarter-finals.
BattleRat's first ever match was against Massacre. BattleRat won the fight by KO at 1:24 and advanced to the TV rounds.
BattleRat vs. Crash Test Dummy
BattleRat flips Crash Test Dummy.
Here, BattleRat faced Crash Test Dummy. In the beginning of the match, Crash Test Dummy started spinning and BattleRat flipped it in less than 15 seconds. Crash Test Dummy fell face first onto one of the hellraisers and it eventually got back on its feet after getting hit by the hellraisers. BattleRat's lifting arm was now stuck in the upright position, as its only strategy was to capture Crash Test Dummy and push it to the arena hazards. BattleRat pushed Crash Test Dummy to the killsaws and then the arena wall. BattleRat then pushed Crash Test Dummy on the pulverizer and it got hit several times, with one hit removing Crash Test Dummy's plastic hardhat. BattleRat raised its lifting arm backwards and Crash Test Dummy moved around the arena before the time ran out. BattleRat won the fight on a 33-12 judges' decision.
BattleRat vs. Tazbot
BattleRat lifts Tazbot.
Tazbot tries to lift BattleRat.
BattleRat advanced to the Round of 32, where it took on Tazbot. Both robots went straight at each other and BattleRat got underneath Tazbot and almost flipped it over with its lifting arm. BattleRat lifted itself and Tazbot pushed BattleRat to the killsaws. Both robots were pushing each other and Tazbot got caught on the killsaws. Tazbot got its lifting arm on the left side of BattleRat and lifted it next to the killsaws. After more pushing from both robots, Tazbot almost got hit by the pulverizer and BattleRat got popped by the piston. Tazbot lifted BattleRat again and Tazbot got popped by the piston. BattleRat raised its lifting arm backwards in an attempt to lift Tazbot, but it didn't work. BattleRat then flipped itself and got caught on the killsaws again. BattleRat righted itself and Tazbot pushed BattleRat against the spikestrip. Tazbot pushed BattleRat on the killsaws and Tazbot tried to get its lifting arm under BattleRat. After BattleRat got popped by the hellraisers, it pushed Tazbot against the spikestrip and then the killsaws again. Tazbot got its lifting arm under BattleRat's front and almost flipped it over again. Tazbot drove over BattleRat's wedge and Tazbot attempted to lift BattleRat. BattleRat lifted Tazbot again and got its arm on the top of Tazbot's spinning turret. The time ran out and Tazbot won the fight on a 34-11 judges' decision. This meant that BattleRat was eliminated from the tournament.
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble
BattleRat was scheduled to compete in the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. Moments before the fight was due to start, it suffered major technical issues, and was only able to briefly lift itself with its weapon while the team attempted to resolve the problem. BattleRat was ultimately forced to pull out of the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble, which was jointly won by Kill-O-Amp and Little Sister.
Season 4.0[]
BattleRat vs. GoldDigger
BattleRat flips GoldDigger.
BattleRat was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0 thanks to its seeding, where its first opponent was GoldDigger. After flipping GoldDigger at one point, the time ran out and BattleRat won the fight on a close 24-21 judges' decision.
BattleRat vs. Nightmare
Nightmare tears BattleRat's arm in half.
This win put BattleRat to the Round of 16, where it faced the feared Nightmare. The bots came together in the middle of the arena and BattleRat slipped under Nightmare from the front and started raising the lifter. The lifter immediately came in contact with Nightmare's disk and the angle of the impact sent Nightmare backward several feet and left BattleRat with a very bent lifter arm. The bots came together again, Nightmare chewing up the sides of BattleRat, but not finding much to grab, but the spinning disk then came in contact with the pivot of BattleRat's arm and Nightmare actually got its tooth in the gap so deep that the match had to be stopped and they had to dislodge the bots with a crowbar. The match was underway again in a few moments. BattleRat once again rushed at Nightmare, this time pushing Nightmare back against the screws. However, Nightmare's disk was still spinning and made contact with BattleRat's lifter again, ripping the lifter in half. Nightmare spent much of the rest of the time trying to get off of the top of BattleRat, but neither bot could do much to each other as the fight came to a close.
"Matches like this are why judges have unlisted phone numbers and peptic ulcers."
— Bil Dwyer as the judges' decision is announced
After a tight encounter, Nightmare won the fight on a 27-18 judges' decision. BattleRat's driver was in disbelief at the decision, however, believing his team should have won. As a result, the team refused to shake Nightmare captain Jim Smentowski's hand in a moment of controversy.
"Uh, I'm flabbergasted. We controlled the entire match. And uh, I think we had the strategy. Even when we did get hit by the blade, uh, we charged him. He didn't charge us. Uh, I don't know. "
— Brad Wollack explains his reasoning to oppose the judges' decision against BattleRat
The decision was upheld despite the BattleRat team's protests, and they were eliminated from the tournament.
Heavyweight Royal Rumble
BattleRat also participated the Heavyweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. However, it lost overall to Little Sister.
Season 5.0[]
BattleRat vs. Junkyard Offspring
BattleRat lifts Junkyard Offspring towards the spikestrip.
Returning for Season 5.0, BattleRat's seeding again allowed it to advance straight to the TV rounds, where its first opponent was Junkyard Offspring. BattleRat won the fight by KO and advanced to the Round of 16 again.
BattleRat vs. OverKill
BattleRat got its lifting arm caught on the pulverizer.
Now in the Round of 16, BattleRat took on OverKill. Christian Carlberg's OverKill won the fight on a 35-10 judges' decision and BattleRat was eliminated from the tournament in what proved to be its final fight.
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