Bombshell

Bombshell
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship II World Championship III World Championship IV
Team Information
Team	Chaos Corps
Team Members	Randy Farmer (Captain) Mike Jeffries (WC II-WC III) Julie Simancek (WC II-WC III) Dan Hammer Matthew Carroll Jason Brown Chris Williamson (WC II-WC III) Brandon Davis (WC II-WC III) Jamie Price (WC II-WC III) Simon Arthur (WC II)
From	Atlanta, GA
Associated Robots	Slammo! (Mike Jeffries, Randy Farmer, Jason Brown) Overhaul (Matthew Carroll) Edge (Chris Williamson) Interstellar Overdrive (Mike Jeffries, Julie Simancek) The Little Engine That Killed (Jamie Price) Neptune, Death Ray (Simon Arthur) Sublime (Chris Williamson)
Robot Statistics
Weight	245-250lbs
Top Speed	15mph
Power	8s 10Ah LiPo battery
Drive	4x Magmotors
Weapons	Vertical spinner (WC II-WC IV) Horizontal spinner (WC II-WC IV) Axe (WC II) Lifting forks (WC II)
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Bombshell was a heavyweight robot built by Mike Jeffries and his Chaos Corps team, which competed in three seasons of BattleBots reboot. It most recently appeared in World Championship IV.

The robot was designed by a team of Georgia-based engineers best known for their entries into the long-running Robot Battles series of events. Bombshell earned its name after it was constructed within an old World War II bunker based in Georgia. It was dubbed a 'Swiss Army Bot' due to its assortment of interchangeable weaponry: a large axe, a vertically-spinning disk set within a wedge, an articulated horizontal blade and a set of lifting forks. Bombshell was also joined in the BattleBox by Short Fuse, a flying drone equipped with a flamethrower.

Bombshell during World Championship II hero shots.

Though Bombshell only used its axe once, in a loss to Complete Control, the team favored Bombshell's spinner configurations as it progressed as a wildcard, notably defeating UK Robot Wars champions Team Carbide and Cobalt with their blade positioned just high enough to shred Cobalt's exposed tires. Bombshell's vertical spinner saw it pass through Red Devil, Poison Arrow and Minotaur, but plans to snipe Tombstone's weapon chain by reverting to the horizontal spinner configuration backfired as Tombstone quickly disabled it in the title-decider. The lifting forks therefore went unused during the 2016 season as according to Mike Jeffries, the configuration was not powerful enough to be used in battle.

"It was built, we even got it through safety but the worm drive stage was too inefficient so we weren't able to get the lifts we wanted."

— Mike Jeffries on Bombshell's unused configuration

Bombshell during World Championship III hero shots.

For World Championship III, Bombshell was redesigned and now featured a sleeker body. However, it could only be equipped with its 170mph vertical spinning disk due to a lack of time to build different configurations. Despite this, the team had two discs to choose from: their signature disk from the previous season and a new disk, which ended up being used for every fight. The drone Short Fuse notably did not join Bombshell for the 2018 competition. Unfortunately, the design proved ineffective as Bombshell lost its first four matches, finishing with a 0-4 Fight Night record. Bombshell redeemed itself by winning the Last Chance Rumble in controversial circumstances to qualify for the Top 16. It earned revenge against the top-ranked Tombstone before being knocked out by Lock-Jaw.

Bombshell during World Championship IV hero shots.

Returning for World Championship IV, Bombshell had a new team leader in Matt Carroll, while its design was largely based off its 2016 season appearance. For weaponry, Bombshell had gained its modular options once again, in the forms of its signature vertical disk, only with this one being a heavily modified version from the previous two with larger teeth, and the horizontal bar. Much like the lifter, however, the bar went unused for the season. It also went from using eight Colson wheels to four rubber wheels. However, it again lost all of its qualifying battles and failed to break into the Top 16.

It was confirmed in 2020 that Bombshell would not return for World Championship V, but several team members would assist Craig Danby and his new robot, SlamMow!, including former captain Mike Jeffries. He would take up the role of Match Steward for BattleBots ahead of World Championship VII. According to Jeffries as of January 2023, various parts of Bombshell's first build are spread across the country with various team members, whereas the 2018 build resides with Randy Farmer and much of the 2019 season Bombshell remains with Matthew Carroll.

Bombshell in a WIlliam Osman YouTube video.

Bombshell under construction in 2018.

CAD of Bombshell's World Championship III redesign.

Bombshell with its vertical spinner module detached during World Championship II.

Bombshell with the vertical disk spinner.

Bombshell with its horizontal blade.

Bombshell with its axe, alongside Mike Jeffries and Julie Simancek.

Bombshell with its lifting forks.

Robot History

World Championship II
Bombshell vs. Complete Control Bombshell with its axe covered by a box. Bombshell's first fight in BattleBots was against veteran Derek Young and Complete Control. For this battle, Chaos Corps opted for their axe and embedded it in an empty gift box pre-fight, referencing the box containing a net Complete Control controversially used against Ghost Raptor the year before. Bombshell is hoisted by Complete Control. Bombshell charged at Complete Control and shook off the decorative box. However, it was quickly hoisted by Derek Young's robot before falling out of its grasp. Bombshell landed on its axe head and escaped, disabling its opponent's minibot before finding itself lifted again. Bombshell successfully self-righted but as its drone threatened to scorch the Canadian robot, Complete Control slid its weapon under Bombshell and attempted to lift again, but dropped Bombshell for a third time. After overturning Bombshell again, Complete Control drove away as its opponent's drone crash-landed against the spiked rail. Bombshell swung away with its axe, but failed to damage the outer shell of Complete Control as Kenny Florian questioned its potency. "It's gonna come down to the grappling of Complete Control versus the striking ability of Bombshell's axe. And I'll tell you what, Chris, I'm not sure that axe is strong enough to penetrate Complete Control's armor. May have been the wrong weapon choice." — Kenny Florian doubts Chaos Corps' choice of weapon Complete Control lifts and scorches Bombshell. Now at the halfway mark, Bombshell drove away from danger as both bots narrowly avoided the pulverizer. However, Bombshell drove straight into Complete Control's weapon, allowing Derek Young's team to successfully grab and lift Bombshell into the air. Now suspended, Bombshell tried desperately to escape but could not move its axe weapon as Complete Control introduced its flamethrower and began to scorch Bombshell. Chris Rose: "UH-OH! UH-OH! UH-OH!" Kenny Florian: "Complete Control has complete control of Bombshell!" — Chris and Kenny react to Complete Control's attack Complete Control continues to torch Bombshell. Complete Control paraded Bombshell around the arena and continued to smoulder its opponent until it was forced to release, resting Bombshell against the arena wall. The damage caused by Complete Control's flames was evident as it struggled to escape the corner of the arena. The controlbot engaged in another lift, grabbing Bombshell and driving it to the center of the arena. In the closing moments, Complete Control maneuvered Bombshell to the pulverizer until the clock hit zero, dragging its opponent away as the three minutes elapsed. Complete Control's impressive performance resulted in a win by unanimous judges' decision. However, Bombshell was awarded one of the eight wildcards and was reinstated as a result.
Bombshell vs. Cobalt This put Bombshell to the Round of 32 with its No.19 seeding, where it faced the No.14 seed, Cobalt. Ahead of this battle, Chaos Corps swapped Bombshell's axe mechanism out with a horizontal cutting blade, which could be repositioned mid-fight to hit the top of Cobalt's tires. Bombshell tearing into Cobalt's wheels. As Bombshell quickly got its weapon up to speed, Cobalt opted to lead with its sloped rear to try and disable it early. Bombshell got the first hit in, narrowly missing the left tire of Cobalt before striking its plow. A flurry of glancing shots followed, once of which sliced into Cobalt's wheel and caused the British robot to throw a chuck of tire. "You see those tires starting to fly around the BattleBox, Chris... That is a brilliant strategy from Bombshell." — Kenny Florian over highlights of the fight on the televised edit Cobalt hobbling from Bombshell's precise attacks. Cobalt backed away, and in doing so, it became clear that the weapon of Bombshell had cut into both wheels, leaving the future Robot Wars champions hobbling around the BattleBox floor. Bombshell's blade collided with Cobalt's rear again before Mike Jeffries' robot met it head-on, striking above Cobalt's horizontal spinner while Bombshell's superior reach proved advantageous in avoiding big hits from its opponent in return. Bombshell watches on as Cobalt is counted out. Bombshell pushed on, positioning itself carefully for its next attack which removed the entire right-side tire of Cobalt. With a significant chunk of its remaining tire missing, Team Carbide's machine struggled to maneuver in any capacity. Moments later, Cobalt was counted out and Bombshell advanced to the Round of 16.
Bombshell vs. Red Devil Bombshell next faced the No.30 seed, Red Devil, and debuted its vertical spinner configuration paired with a feeder wedge. Bombshell delivers a big hit to Red Devil. Mike Jeffries' robot charged towards Red Devil in the opening seconds, missing with its first attack but slamming into its opponent's left drive pod with the second, throwing Red Devil over. The tracked machine landed upright, but this impact tore one of the battery leads out of Bombshell and cut power to its disk for the remainder of the battle. Regardless, Bombshell was unfazed and used its narrow edge to slide underneath Red Devil, upending it as the saw made contact with the floor. Red Devil was slow to self-right, allowing Bombshell to drive it into the housing for the screws. Red Devil became unbalanced and was slow to twist its body into its correct configuration. Bombshell capitalized again, shoving Red Devil to two of the corners of the arena in quick succession. "Bombshell's driving - just too good." — Kenny Florian as Bombshell is struck by the pulverizer and drives over the killsaws Bombshell overturns Red Devil. Red Devil was now able to face the No.19 seed again, but Bombshell used its power to charge into it head-on again, denying Red Devil the opportunity to get its still-active weaponry into play. Bombshell overturned Red Devil again as the fight passed the halfway mark. Ravi Baboolal could only spin the tracked machine on the spot as it looked to mount an attack; Red Devil raised itself again to try and recover to a more favorable position, but Bombshell pinned its opponent in place and caused it to tip over once more. Red Devil is struck by the killsaws. Getting its wedge into play, Bombshell attacked the axle of Red Devil before retreating. Red Devil was stationary and Bombshell launched an attack, but the All Black Robotics machine evaded the No.30 seed and forced it to drive into the wall. With its lifting mechanism inverted and its saw still a non-factor, Red Devil was shoved into the blue square and found itself sliced by the killsaws in the closing seconds. The clock hit zero and the fight went to the judges, who voted unanimously in Bombshell's favor and allowed it to advance.
Bombshell vs. Poison Arrow In the quarter-finals, Bombshell took on Caustic Creations and the faced No.27 seed Poison Arrow. Mike Jeffries' team decided to go with their powerful vertical spinner weapon once again. Poison Arrow is stacked against the wall. In the opening seconds, Poison Arrow was charged down by Bombshell as the pair went weapon-to-weapon. It turned to face Bombshell and tried to grind against its wedge, but failed to get its primary weapon up to speed. Bombshell then got around to the back of Poison Arrow, punting and overturning the Caustic Creations bot. Bombshell followed this up with another attack, stacking Poison Arrow against the spiked wall. Buzz tried to chase down the retreating Bombshell, but this would be to no avail if Poison Arrow itself could not escape the wall. "Are you kidding me? This could be it?" — Chris Rose As referee Michael Ayers initiated a ten count, Caustic Creations opted to sacrifice Buzz in an attempt to free their main robot, dropping out of the air to knock into Poison Arrow. Though Buzz made contact, this was not sufficient enough to free Poison Arrow. However, Bombshell's attempt to destroy Buzz resulted in it inadvertently knocking Zach Goff's robot back onto its wheels, meaning the fight resumed. Bombshell strikes the side of Poison Arrow. Poison Arrow fled from Bombshell and the No.19 seed gave chase again, delivering a shot to its opponent's flank which resulted in the drum spinner being flung towards the screws. A second and third hit ensured Poison Arrow would no longer be able to move as it was tossed behind the rotating augers, right in front of Chris and Kenny. Bombshell leaves Poison Arrow to be counted out. Poison Arrow was counted out and Bombshell picked up another win to advance to the semi-finals.
Bombshell vs. Minotaur Now in the final four, Bombshell took on the Brazilian bull, Minotaur, which had comfortably mowed through every opponent thus far. Bombshell kept its disk spinner for this fight, knowing that its tough wedge and offensive power would be key to stopping Minotaur's deadly drum spinner. "If they get up to full speed and we don't manage to stop it really quick, it's gonna end up really badly for us, so I've gotta be on top of it right from the start." — Mike Jeffries outlines his strategy and worries going into the battle Minotaur peels Bombshell's side armor away. As the match began, Bombshell was quicker out of the gate, but it was Minotaur who landed the first blows. The Brazilian machine immediately began attacking Bombshell's wedge, probing for weaknesses while Mike Jeffries did his best to stay squared up. The two robots backed away from one another, and Bombshell began pursuing Minotaur as the smaller robot fled to get its weapon up to speed. The Swiss Army Bot found itself repeatedly pushed on the defensive by its more agile opponent, frequently forced to retreat and reposition as it tried to avoid Minotaur's deadly drum. However, it was unable to avoid a solid shot on its side, causing the armor protecting its wheels to bend backwards. "It's not gonna be good enough for Bombshell to just use that wedge to keep his opponent at bay. He's gotta get some offense with that vertical disk spinner." — Chris Rose notes Bombshell's hesitance in the early stages of the fight Both semi-finalists go weapon-to-weapon. Bombshell continued to try to keep pointed at its nimbler foe, but Minotaur repeatedly took advantage of the Georgian robot's powerful gyro in order to outmaneuver it. A few more shots to the side ripped Bombshell's protective armor off completely, sending the side plate into the lights above. Minotaur backed away, giving Bombshell space to square up, and the two exchanged several solid shots with their powerful vertical spinners. The modular machine simply weathered the storm, taking several jabs and riding over the killsaws as it tried to keep up with Minotaur's aggressive attacks. Bombshell overturns Minotaur. The fight soon turned in Bombshell's favor, however, as it met the Brazilian robot head to head once again. This time, Mike Jeffries was able to deflect Minotaur's shots with his wedge, hitting back with his spinning disk in return. Minotaur attempted to reposition, but Bombshell delivered a solid shot which it quickly followed up with a powerful blow that flipped Minotaur over and sent it careening across the arena. The Team RioBotz machine was suddenly struggling to drive on one side as a result of this collision and Bombshell pounced, capitalizing on the sudden shift in momentum by attacking Minotaur from the rear. "What a hit by Bombshell! Minotaur's in trouble!" — Kenny Florian, shocked by the sudden swing in the match's action Daniel Freitas expertly evades Bombshell. Sensing opportunity, Mike Jeffries pursued the wounded Minotaur into the corner, forcing it under the pulverizer as it attempted to gyro-dance away. Although the Brazilian bull only had function in one wheel, it continued attempting to fight, leading Bombshell to attack its side once again. While the drum spinner danced and dodged as best it could, the Swiss Army Bot chased it across the arena, seeking to finish it off. After a few more hits, Minotaur managed to finally turn itself back over, but this proved to be a mistake: in one of the earlier exchanges Bombshell had bent a piece of Minotaur's bottom plate, high centering the bull once it was oriented correctly again. Bombshell looks on as Minotaur struggles to move. Although the Brazilians were able to inch their robot forward a couple of times, Bombshell quickly put an end to this with a few more light attacks. Though heavily damaged, unable to spin their weapon and with limited mobility, Chaos Corps cheered in celebration as the heavily-favored Minotaur was counted out, eliminating them from the competition and sending Bombshell on to the championship match. "I'm actually still in a bit of shock right now... To go out here and put up a fight like that, and actually win, is incredible. I'm almost speechless" — Mike Jeffries' post-match interview Speaking several years after the fight, Mike Jeffries believed the steep wedge of Bombshell to be a deciding factor in this fight, with its geometry giving Minotaur's drum limited opportunities to get a bite on his robot.
Bombshell vs. Tombstone Bombshell with its blade positioned for Tombstone. In the 2016 Championship decider, Bombshell faced the No.1 seed, Ray Billings and Tombstone. Ahead of the fight, Mike Jeffries' team equipped Bombshell with its horizontal spinning bar as the team were unable to repair their vertical spinner configuration. Much like how Bombshell's bar was set at the right height to slice Cobalt's drive tires earlier in the competition, it was this time adjusted to target the weapon chain of Tombstone. The team expressed interest in their lifter configuration, though this was not powerful enough and ultimately went unused throughout the season. "The horizontal was meant for Tombstone, but since we used it against Cobalt the surprise was gone, the vert was damaged, and the lifter wasn't working properly, so the options were the horizontal, or an underpowered lifter." — Mike Jeffries speaking about Bombshell's weapon selection in March 2023 Bombshell fails to snap the chain with its first attack. Both robots' weapons instantly got up to speed as Bombshell showed little fear in charging directly at Tombstone, instigating their game plan. The blade, did not make sufficient contact with Tombstone's weapon chain, however, as it remained intact and Bombshell lost one of its front stabilizing forks. Chris Rose: "OHH! Mike Jeffries went for the weapon chain but it looks like he just missed." Kenny Florian: "That could cost him!" — Chris and Kenny as Bombshell misses with its first attack on Tombstone's weapon chain The knockout shot. Undeterred, Bombshell looked to try again as Ray Billings' machine turned to prevent an immediate follow-up, instead swinging around to deal a second blow to the front of Bombshell, this time ripping away one of its double-stacked front tires. This impact appeared to knock Bombshell out cold; the main robot was no longer driving and its blade had ground to a halt. The No.1 seed swiped Bombshell's side, tearing away its side armor before peeling away another tire. Tombstone's final attacks. Referee Michael Ayers asked Mike Jeffries to show movement, or else his team would be counted out just seconds into this final. However, the robot was smoking and showed no further signs of life. Ray Billings: "Do you want some more?!" Justin Billings: "YOU WANT SOME MORE?!" — Hardcore Robotics celebrate their impending win Keen to ensure Bombshell was immobile, Tombstone's assault continued and it removed not just Bombshell's remaining tires but all four front wheels, chewing into the frame itself as the Chaos Corps machine leant on its non-functional blade. With its weapon still spinning, Tombstone mercifully returned to the middle of the arena, striking shrapnel as Bombshell was counted out. "The mad genius Bombshell, no match for the legendary Tombstone..." — Chris Rose as Bombshell's run comes to an end
World Championship III
Bombshell vs. Lock-Jaw Bombshell is high centered by Lock-Jaw. Returning to go one step further than before, Bombshell's first match of the 2018 season was an undercard match against Lock-Jaw. At the start of the match, both robots rushed out to the center of the arena. Both delivered minor damage to each other before Lock-Jaw got its forks under Bombshell and flipped it. Bombshell drove around for a bit trying to right itself and Lock-Jaw hit it again, causing Bombshell to become high-centered on its own wedge. Normally, Bombshell's weapon would've been able to get Bombshell back over, but the weapon had so much torque that it was slipping on the belt that powered it. Unable to move, Bombshell's countdown was underway, but with 2 seconds left, Lock-Jaw hit Bombshell back so its wheels were touching the floor. After this, Bombshell went at Lock-Jaw and ran over it. Lock-Jaw eventually high-centered Bombshell again, this time against the arena wall and Bombshell was counted out, giving Lock-Jaw the win by KO at 2:33.
Bombshell vs. Bronco Bronco's knockout flip. Bombshell's next opponent was Inertia Labs and Bronco. In this match, Bombshell was keeping Bronco from getting underneath and managing to land hits on Bronco's armor, but only caused sparks. After nearly flipping Bronco on another hit, Bombshell found itself upside down in the corner of the arena thanks to a big flip from its opponent. Bombshell was left helpless and was eventually thrown out of the arena, giving Bronco the win by KO.
Bombshell vs. Yeti Bombshell splits Yeti's forks. Bombshell's wheel is damaged by Yeti. Bombshell catches fire in the final few seconds. Bombshell's now faced former semi-finalist, Yeti. The match started out well for Bombshell as they threw Yeti into the air almost immediately. After the second hit, Bombshell was pushed into the arena screws as Yeti took advantage of the gyroscopic forces plaguing its opponent. Bombshell continued to attack and mangled Yeti's front lifting forks, making them virtually useless. Bombshell then took a hit to the side that tore off one of the wheel guards and bent the axle on that side, causing the wheel to wobble for the rest of the fight. Still, Yeti kept coming, so Bombshell delivered another hit that took off the chain that powered Yeti's drum. Yeti remained sturdy and continued to attack, even without a primary or secondary weapon, so Bombshell struck it again. Unfortunately, as the fight drew to a close, smoke and flames began to appear and Bombshell was no longer moving. The fight went to the judges, who awarded a shocking unanimous 3-0 decision for Yeti, despite all the damage Bombshell did.
Bombshell vs. Bite Force Bombshell gets tossed by Bite Force's spinning bar. Bombshell is tossed out of the arena by Bite Force. Bombshell's next opponent was the former champion Bite Force. Things were off to a very poor start for Bombshell as the first hit immediately flipped them over, where they had no direct means of self-righting near the arena barrier. There was little else for Bombshell to do and they took two more hits from their opponent, the latter of which sent them out of the arena. Bombshell was counted out, giving Bite Force the win by a KO. This made Bombshell one of only two robots in the season to go 0-4, the other being Chomp.
Last Chance Rumble All six robots in the BattleBox. Red Devil gets to grips with Bombshell. Bombshell tears away Red Devil's tread. Red Devil is immobilized as the rest fight on. Bombshell struggles to move in the red square as DUCK! watches on. The Last Chance Rumble comes to a close. Bombshell was chosen to take part in a Last Chance Rumble with DUCK!, Gigabyte, Lucky, Valkyrie and Red Devil to determine the 16th seed in the Top 16 bracket. Early on, each of the spinners got up to speed as Red Devil got an early grab on DUCK! and with assistance from Bombshell, took it to the screws. DUCK! was then taken to Valkyrie's undercutter, who ran into the spinning shell of Gigabyte and deflected away. Gigabyte itself then ran into the wedge of Bombshell, unbalancing it as John Mladenik's bot hit the screws. Not yet back up to speed, Gigabyte's ground clearance was breached by Bombshell as Valkyrie drove itself into the arena wall. Lucky and DUCK! tussled in the far end of the arena as Red Devil got back into the action and grabbed the back end of Bombshell, but could not get its saw into play. DUCK! and Gigabyte collided in the middle of the BattleBox before Hal Rucker's bot rammed into the back of Valkyrie, before taking a blow to its plow. Lucky was experiencing drive issues on one side while Bombshell looked to prevent Gigabyte from spinning back up. As Red Devil drove up Bombshell's wedge, its vertical spinner hit their right side tread and tore it off, which was the first major damage of the rumble. Gigabyte dealt a follow-up shot which sent Red Devil spinning away from the action. As it tried to spin up, Bombshell ran into Gigabyte with its front and popped it into the air several times. Gigabyte escaped, driving into DUCK! before turning its attention towards Valkyrie. Bombshell again ran at Gigabyte, but suffered drive issues as a result and was no longer mobile with 1:30 on the clock. Gigabyte drove into DUCK! and then Valkyrie again before it suddenly stopped moving, but was still an active hazard as its shell continued to spin. Valkyrie also appeared weary as DUCK! got to its rear and shoved it into the corner. Lucky had managed to maneuver into the action by this point as it feebly lifted DUCK! with its arm. Valkyrie had also driven to the center of the BattleBox, but DUCK! lifted it up and dropped it into Gigabyte's spinning shell. Lucky was no longer mobile at this stage, but as DUCK! lifted Valkyrie into the arena wall once more, Bombshell found life and escaped the red square that it had been immobile in for over a minute. As there had been no official countouts during the rumble, the fight went to the judges with all six robots technically still in contention as per the rules concerning no individual knockouts. Despite its mobility issues, the damage Bombshell caused throughout the fight carried the most weight and the judges awarded the Last Chance Rumble in favor of Bombshell.
Bombshell vs. Tombstone Bombshell clashes with Tombstone's bar. Bombshell hits Tombstone. Winless in the season but victorious in the rumble, Bombshell advanced to the tournament and faced Tombstone in a rematch from the previous season's title decider. Bombshell had to absorb hits from Tombstone's weapon off the bat, but did not take much damage from them in return. Tombstone continued to hit, but after a few collisions, Tombstone's weapon chain came off, laid strewn across the BattleBox. By this point, Bombshell had lost its weapon too, resulting in a pushing match between the two robots. Bombshell was able to get underneath Tombstone using the sloped front and flipped it over, but Tombstone was able to drive inverted, so this did not trouble them. What did, however, was the moment Tombstone moved to the corner near the pulverizer, and drove over its own chain, becoming high-centered in the process. Still mobile, Bombshell drove to the center of the BattleBox and started spinning in celebration as the count started on the defending champion. Tombstone was counted out, marking Tombstone's first knockout loss in modern BattleBots, and allowing Bombshell to earn its revenge and advance to the quarter-finals.
Bombshell vs. Lock-Jaw Bombshell gets tossed onto its back by Lock-Jaw. The defeated Bombshell catches fire again. In the final eight, Bombshell faced Lock-Jaw in another rematch. Both robots roamed around the arena a bit before Bombshell was thrown onto its back near the arena barrier and stopped moving. Bombshell's drive speed controller shorted out and caught fire, and the robot was counted out, eliminating Bombshell from the competition two stages earlier than the previous season.
World Championship IV
Bombshell vs. DUCK! DUCK! flips Bombshell over. Bombshell kicked off its 2019 participation with a redemption battle with DUCK! after its controversial victory in the 2018 Last Chance Rumble. For this fight, Bombshell went with its vertical spinner setup. The match got underway and after some circling, Bombshell found itself on the receiving end of a lift by DUCK! Unfortunately, Bombshell was thrown onto its back and bounced on its spinning disk, landing similarly to its defeats last season. Bombshell was unable to self-right or drive inverted and was counted out, giving DUCK! the win by KO.
Bombshell vs. ROTATOR ROTATOR impacts the rear of Bombshell. Bombshell's next opponent was against former quarter-finalist, ROTATOR. As a result, Bombshell opted to stick with its vertical spinner setup. As the match got underway, Bombshell was having some control by attacking ROTATOR and sending them flying. ROTATOR recovered and took another hit. Bombshell then took damage to its side, costing it a drive wheel in the process. After another big hit, ROTATOR sent Bombshell across the arena, dislodging its left base plate before Bombshell stopped moving since none of its remaining drive wheels were touching the ground due to being too small and was counted out, giving ROTATOR the win by KO.
Bombshell vs. Cobalt Bombshell on top of Cobalt, the latter losing its wedge from the impact. Bombshell landing upside down, Cobalt's broken wedge visible in the foreground. Up next for Bombshell was a rematch with Cobalt from the 2016 season. Chaos Corps was originally planning to use their horizontal spinner, but technical issues delayed the team and they could not swap out the drive pods in time. Bombshell was still configured to drive upside down but the wedge was removed to not only allow the weapon to be Cobalt's first contact point but also to avoid getting high-centered on the floor. The match got underway but Bombshell was flipped over while Cobalt was high-centered on the floor. The match was paused and reset (any hint of this was cut from the TV airing.) When the match resumed, Bombshell was thrown into the air, taking Cobalt's wedge extension as a result. Bombshell landed upright and went in for another hit. Much like before, Bombshell went up the front of Cobalt, but this time landed upside down and still had no self-righting mechanism or way of running inverted, due to changing the chassis' position for the drive wheels and the smaller diameter drive wheels. Bombshell was counted out, giving Cobalt the win by a quick KO and sealing its revenge.
Bombshell vs. Lock-Jaw Lock-Jaw smoking as Bombshell is counted out. Both bots collide. Bombshell's fourth match of the 2019 season was a third encounter with Lock-Jaw. Bombshell went with its boat configuration and seemingly worked out all the kinks regarding invertibility. The match got underway and Bombshell did well, clipping Lock-Jaw's right rear wheel and hindering Lock-Jaw's ability to drive. However, Bombshell soon took a hit from Lock-Jaw that left it only able to turn in large circles or drive backwards. Bombshell then had some of its side armor damaged by Lock-Jaw before Lock-Jaw started temporarily emitting smoke. Bombshell circled wide in reverse and took another hit that caused it to strike weapon-first into the arena floor and stop working. Bombshell was counted out, giving Lock-Jaw the win by KO. This proved to be Bombshell's final career fight.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 6
• Losses: 11

Competition	Wins	Losses
World Championship II	Cobalt Red Devil Poison Arrow Minotaur	Complete Control Tombstone
World Championship III	DUCK!, Gigabyte, Valkyrie, Red Devil & Lucky (Last Chance Rumble) Tombstone	Lock-Jaw (Undercard Match) Bronco (Main Event) Yeti (Undercard Match) Bite Force (Undercard Match) Lock-Jaw
World Championship IV	None	DUCK! (Undercard Match) ROTATOR (Undercard Match) Cobalt (Undercard Match) Lock-Jaw (Undercard Match)

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

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"They're the Chaos Corps and they're back for more. They'll sign your obituary, "Tanks for the memories". It's BOMBSHELL!"

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"Practical and tactical with more tools than a Swiss army knife, You're gonna lose if you can't diffuse BOMBSHELL!"

"This bot is an expert in wrench warfare. It's about to stuff you in a hurtlocker. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"Here to get down and dirty from the ATL, it's BOMBSHELL!"

"This bot looks like a military plane but its powerful spinner will drive you insane. You'll end up in the dust feelin' concussed. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"This is one bomb that you can't de-activate. It will straight-up detonate. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"*Air raid siren sounds* We're about to enter a state of war. This is Def-Con 4 and you're about to be blitzkrieged by a bot. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"It won the Last Chance Rumble and earned the final spot. Can it keep the momentum going and remain red-hot? Will it win? How far will it go? Don't light its fuse or else this bot will blow, BOMBSHELL!"

"It just beat the unbeatable, the mighty Tombstone. Can it keep the streak going? What a story to tell. It's about to explode. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"I don't know if this bot shops at Walmart, but it's ready to destroy a Target. Ready to take you to Blood, Bath, and Beyond, it's BOMBSHELL!"

"This bot hails from Georgia, but it ain't no peach. It'll assault you like a German on Normandy Beach. Make some noise on the western front for BOMBSHELL!"

"This bot will have you crying Su-sussudio. It's gonna stop your two hearts. You're fighting against all odds 'cause there's pain in the air tonight. du-dun-da-dun-dun-dun. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"If this bot's the steak, you're the gristle. Chew through you just like that. And ain't nobody got time for fat! It's BOMBSHELL!"

Trivia

• The 2018 build of Bombshell was originally set to be named Havoc, after the Douglas A-20 aircraft. However, this was dropped as the team changed their minds.
• Bombshell is the first robot to lose to the same robot twice in one season. It also lost a third time against the same robot in World Championship IV.
• During the Last Chance Rumble, team member Jason Brown drove Bombshell to begin with. After it was immobilized by Gigabyte, controls were handed over to Mike Jeffries mid-fight as it came back to life in the closing moments.
• Of all robots to have been given a wildcard after losing a knockout fight, none found more success in that same season than Bombshell.
• Team member Chris Williamson competed with Red Devil's Jerome Miles in Season 2 of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors with Unibite.
• Bombshell was responsible for Tombstone's first knockout loss in the reboot era of BattleBots.
• Bombshell's only match in the 2019 season not to be a rematch was its fight against ROTATOR.
• All of Bombshell's opponents during the 2019 season had to fight in the play-offs to earn a spot in the Top 16, with only Lock-Jaw succeeding in making it.
• One of the proposed weapon configurations for the 2018 competition was a horizontal chain spinner, loosely inspired by Robot Wars competitor Nuts 2.
• Bombshell was the first 0-4 bot to get into the Top 16, having won the Last Chance Rumble.
• Bombshell is the only bot in the World Championship tournament to record a victory as the lowest seed in the field, upsetting No. 1seed Tombstone in World Championship III.