Black Dawn

Black Dawn
Participation Information
Comedy Central Seasons	Season 5.0
Unaired Events	NPC Charity Open 2004 Rochester R3
Other Names	Black Knight
Team Information
Team	Team Klein
Team Members	Jim Klein Dawn Klein JJ Klein Adam Klein Sean Clark Zachary Baker Mike Miller
From	Columbiana, OH
Other Entries	Dawn of Destruction
Robot Statistics
Weight	340lbs
Weapons	Horizontal disk Lifting spear
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Not to be confused with fellow superheavyweight competitor, The Black Knight.

Black Dawn was a superheavyweight robot built by Team Klein which competed in Season 5.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots.

It was a four-wheel drive robot armed with a horizontally-spinning gas-powered disk and a rear lifting spear. It didn't perform well in competition, losing its first and only match.

Black Dawn was built by Jim Klein, who previously competed with Dawn of Destruction.

Black Knight circa 2004.

Black Dawn in The Pits during Season 5.0.

Outside BattleBots

After BattleBots ended, Klein continued competing with Black Dawn largely unchanged, renamed Black Knight to avoid copyright issues. Black Knight returned to the 2004 NPC Charity Open under that name, where it won one battle but lost two.

Robot History

Season 5.0
Black Dawn vs. Under-Taker Under-Taker flips Black Dawn. Black Dawn's first ever opponent was Under-Taker. Black Dawn charged at Under-Taker with its spear, and the two met in the center of the arena. Under-Taker flipped Black Dawn up, but not over, and Black Dawn managed to get underneath Under-Taker and lift it. Under-Taker then escaped and flipped Black Dawn up and over onto its back, its spear folded under its body, and it was unable to self-right, so Under-Taker won by knockout and Black Dawn was eliminated.
2004 NPC Charity Open
Black Knight vs. Mad Mer Black Knight's first match was against Mad Mer. Black Knight lost and went to the loser's bracket.
Black Knight vs. Steel Piranha Here, it received a bye before taking on Steel Piranha. Black Knight returned to winning ways and continued on.
Black Knight vs. Shovelhead Black Knight's next opponent was Shovelhead. Black Knight lost and was eliminated.
BattleBots Rochester R3
Black Knight vs. Star Hawk 3.0 Black Knight's first match was against Star Hawk 3.0. It won this match and continued in the tournament.
Black Knight vs. Steel Reign Next up for Black Knight was Steel Reign. It lost this fight, and was fell into the loser's bracket.
Black Knight vs. Migraine (Forfeit) Black Knight was now supposed to fight Migraine. However Migraine had unknown mechanical issues, and its team were forced to forfeit the match.
Black Knight vs. Ziggy This put Black Knight in the semi-finals against Ziggy, it lost this fight, and was eliminated from the competition as a result.

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 3
• Losses: 5

Competition	Wins	Losses
Season 5.0	None	Under-Taker
2004 NPC Charity Open	Steel Piranha Mer Madd	Shovelhead
BattleBots Rochester R3	Star Hawk 3.0 Migraine (forfeit)	Steel Reign Ziggy

External Links

• Team Klein's Website (Archived)