DOOM

DOOM
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship VI (Not selected) World Championship VII (Alternate)
Live	BattleBots Proving Ground BattleBots FaceOffs
Other Names	D.O.O.M. doom DOOM MK2 (WC VI) DOOM MK3 (WC VII)
Team Information
Team	Team APT
Team Members	Alejandro Pina (Captain) Christopher Lynn Maverick Henry Lorenzo Pedroza Joshua Maros Eric Gever Ian Davis (BB Proving Ground) Victoria Tomozei (BB FaceOffs)
From	Whittier, CA
Associated Robots	Axolotl, Terrortops, Horizon (Victoria Tomozei)
Robot Statistics
Weight	220-250lbs
Drive	4x Surpass brushless inrunner motors
Weapons	Oscillating hammer saw
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Unrelated to the featherweight of the same name which fought in the 2004 NPC Charity Open event.

DOOM, sometimes stylized as D.O.O.M., is a heavyweight robot designed by Team APT which applied for BattleBots World Championship VI, and was an alternate for World Championship VII.

It is a four-wheel drive, largely pyramid-shaped robot armed with a disk or bar spinner attached to an articulating arm, designed to function like a hammer saw. DOOM's armor configuration and overhead weaponry bears a strong resemblance to British veteran Beta. Team captain Alejandro Pina began designing the first iteration of DOOM in January 2021, where it originally sported a triangular disk measuring two feet in diameter. Much like Glitch and Shatter!, Each of its CAD models showed DOOM sporting omniwheels for mobility, though this idea was scrapped for the final build.

A scaled-down prototype was built to prove its functionality and the team applied for the 2021 BattleBots season, but were not selected to compete. Another version was modeled in the meantime but undeterred, Team APT began designing a third iteration of the robot. Titled DOOM MK3, it was revealed in February 2022 with its color scheme and typography inspired by the video game franchise of the same name. In May 2022, the team uploaded their official application video, confirming their intention to compete in World Championship VII.

Several months later, Alejandro Pina shared an updated render, showcasing a predominantly white design with burgundy-colored blade. However, the robot underwent another aesthetic overhaul, dropping the Doom inspired look but maintaining its matte black and burgundy color scheme. The reveal video heavily inferred that DOOM would be competing in the upcoming seventh reboot season, which was backed up by the team. DOOM made a brief appearance in a video uploaded by the Skorpios team, where its chassis was separate from its weapon and armor. On October 18, 2022, it was confirmed by team member Joshua Maros that DOOM had failed to pass safety, with a spin-up video uploaded on October 25, 2022. As a result of this, DOOM was demoted from being a full competitor in the main competition to being an alternate and was replaced by Big Dill, who adopted DOOM's intended full Fight Night schedule. Despite Team APT's intentions to get their robot ready for the second half of filming, DOOM didn't receive a battle during the Fight Night rounds.

It would also not compete during BattleBots: Champions II, but made a single appearance against Samurai as an exhibition battle and lost.

DOOM competed as part of BattleBots Proving Ground on the weekend of May 13-14, 2023, where it fought Slammo! and then the OverKill ShowBot, losing both battles. On June 3-4, 2023, DOOM twice fought Horizon, and also lost to Gigabyte a month later. DOOM was scheduled to take on a middleweight team consisting of Mortician and CatKong in August 2023, winning both encounters by judges' decision and then knockout.

In September 2023, Team APT confirmed DOOM would not return to a omniwheeled drive setup as it was "too slippery" for their design. However, the team claimed there was a "better plan in the works" for future iterations of DOOM. DOOM was confirmed to return to the arena in Fall 2024 in a BattleBots FaceOffs group including Witch Doctor, Taco Tuesday and Magnitude, announced by Taco Tuesday captain Carter Hurd.

DOOM and Alejandro Pina ahead of their May 2023 Proving Ground fights.

DOOM in the Test Box.

An incomplete DOOM during World Championship VII.

DOOM's final submitted CAD for World Championship VII.

DOOM in mid-2022, prior to its change in typography.

A teaser photo of DOOM's alternative look.

CAD of DOOM MK2 in 2021.

Outside BattleBots

In April 2023, DOOM was a late addition to the heavyweight roster for RoboGames 2023 following many withdrawals. DOOM sported upgraded armor and a working weapon arm. It received a bye in the first round before facing HexaDecimator, where its batteries fell out of the robot and began smoking, resulting in a loss by knockout. In the loser's bracket, it took on Whomper, entered by the Vasquez family, but was flipped over almost immediately and could not self-right. Due to this, DOOM was eliminated from the tournament. Alejandro Pina's robot returned for a three-way whiteboard rumble, where it picked up its first ever win over Bullion and Khaos 3.

DOOM was among the BattleBots competitors displayed at Open Sauce in San Francisco in July 2023.

The team registered for RoboGames 2024 with DOOM, with its logo upside-down and the robot renamed WOOD, but later withdrew. Alejandro Pina would instead help out with Team Terrortops.

In June 2024, DOOM was displayed at Open Sauce event along with a handful of other competitors.

DOOM taking on HexaDecimator.

DOOM at RoboGames 2023.

Robot History

World Championship VII
DOOM vs. Samurai (Exhibition) Having experienced issues throughout the filming of World Championship VII, DOOM's first and only fight came as an end-of-season exhibition match against a non-competitor in Samurai. According to Alejandro Pina, DOOM's articulating arm was non-functional as a result of the rush to get the rest of the robot working for this one battle. Samurai is flipped over as a result of attacking DOOM. The fight began with DOOM doing a box-rush while Samurai dodged it as it spun up its undercutting blade. While DOOM was a bit sluggish to move, causing Samurai to gain an advantage and land its first hit on Alejandro Pina's robot. Samurai bounced upside-down but could still successfully function as an overcutter. DOOM, on the other hand, stopped moving momentarily before it drove around and spun up its hammer saw in an attempt to stay aggressive and attack an inverted Samurai. Both robots went weapon-to-weapon, causing Samurai to right itself. Samurai strikes DOOM again. One of the armor panels on DOOM was ripped off by Samurai during the attack, slightly exposing the chassis of DOOM. Samurai remained aggressive and landed a few more shots on a weary DOOM, the last hit tore off another armor panel and immobilized its drive. Samurai leaves DOOM to be counted out. With DOOM little more than a sitting duck, Samurai landed one more attack, winning the exhibition by knockout. This fight was initially revealed to Facebook Supporters, and publicly announced by Team APT in September 2023. On December 2, BattleBots publicly shared the full match on their official Facebook feed.
BattleBots Proving Ground
DOOM vs. Slammo! (5/13/2023) DOOM returned in May 2023 for BattleBots Proving Ground, where faced off against Craig Danby and Slammo!. For this weekend of fights, DOOM weighed in at 220lbs. Slammo! shoves DOOM across the BattleBox. DOOM was at the mercy for much of this fight, with the brand-new Slammo! able to get to its side and drive DOOM into the rails. DOOM is driven into the housing for the screws. Slammo! then rammed DOOM into the housing for the screws near the red starting square in an attack which saw DOOM bounce awkwardly and land upside-down. These repeated impacts proved detrimental to Alejandro Pina's robot, which could not self-right as Slammo! picked up the win by knockout after roughly ninety seconds.
DOOM vs. Slammo! (5/14/2023) DOOM was scheduled to fight Slammo! again the following day, but had to withdraw after Craig Danby's robot damaged its weapon gearbox in their first encounter.
DOOM vs. OverKill (5/14/2023) Instead, DOOM took on the ShowBot version of OverKill. For this battle, DOOM was equipped with a long fork donated from Martin Mason of MadCatter. DOOM leading with its fork. DOOM was fastest out of its starting square, meeting OverKill in the center of the arena before driving away. OverKill got to DOOM's side momentarily, but failed to capitalize as its blade instead made contact with the vertical spinner of DOOM. Alejandro Pina's bot reversed before striking the front of the ShowBot, tearing away part of OverKill's right-side tire as it limped away. Bil Dwyer: "BIG time damage, there!" Steve Judkins: "That right wheel is in trouble... OverKill looking a little wonky after that hit." — Bil Dwyer and Steve Judkins react to the first damage of the fight DOOM carves into OverKill's wheel. As OverKill struggled to drive away, DOOM dashed to the short corner before facing its opponent again, bringing the hammer saw over as it struck the front of OverKill's wedge. DOOM's next attack missed, but it swung again and shredded the wheel completely, leaving OverKill on just one tire with under a minute gone. OverKill then adopted a makeshift sit-and-spin technique, but was scooped up by DOOM and driven to the opposite side of the arena. DOOM landed another swing of its weapon, this time on the blade of OverKill, before driving away again. The Team APT bot returned to the corner with its weapon at full speed, aiming for the remaining tire of OverKill as it landed a glancing blow to the ShowBot. DOOM's fortunes turn. DOOM backed out of the corner and again struck the blade of OverKill square on, which was resilient to the hammer saw's repeated attacks. However, DOOM's weapon then struck the floor, causing the robot to bounce upward and land inverted. Its left-side arm also sheared as its weapon belt came loose as well. OverKill post-fight. Unable to self-right, OverKill took the win with 45 seconds left on the clock by knockout, despite damage sustained.
DOOM vs. Horizon (6/3/2023) Returning for BattleBots Proving Ground, Horizon faced off against DOOM. In response to their previous loss, DOOM's weapon arm had been totally redesigned to be stronger and capable of handling the forces produced by its spinning disk. Horizon attacks DOOM and ends up on its back. DOOM began the fight by charging at Horizon, who evaded its initial attack and quickly got its disks up to speed. It then struck the back of DOOM, halting its vertical spinner. Horizon swiped its opponent again but became unbalanced this time, sliding upside-down across the BattleBox. "Horizon on its back... I wanna see how Hori- YES!" — Bil Dwyer reacts to Horizon self-righting ... but rights itself shortly after. Horizon spun one of its disks and rolled back onto its wheels with the aid of its taco shell self-righter, much to the delight of its team. DOOM and Horizon collide again. Both disks spun up again, this time landing two hits in quick succession and causing both robots to propel to different sides of the arena. Bil Dwyer: "Oh my goodness! Woah!" Steve Judkins: "What a massive hit." Bil Dwyer: "The power of both bots..." — Bil Dwyer and Steve Judkins react to the biggest hit of the fight so far An onboard shot from Horizon showing damage to DOOM. DOOM suffered damage to its armor but Horizon landed awkwardly in the corner - its drive wheels off the floor as DOOM approached to keep the fight going. Horizon went in for another attack, which sent Alejandro Pina's bot into the blue square, before it got its own disk back up to speed. Though DOOM was now smoking and part of its armor was peeling away, one of Horizon's disks was no longer spinning. This did not deter Horizon from continuing to attack DOOM, striking its vulnerable armor several more times as DOOM struggled to land a shot with its hammer saw in response. Now in the final minute of the fight, both of Horizon's disks were disabled as its main body slowed to a stop. With both robots experiencing drive issues, very little contact was made in the closing stages and the fight went the distance. DOOM was officially declared the winner by crowd vote.
DOOM vs. Horizon (6/4/2023) DOOM equipped with its long fork from MadCatter. DOOM faced Horizon for a second time on June 4, 2023, this time armed again with its long, hinged front fork. Horizon immobilizes DOOM early on. As Horizon approached its opponent, it was evident DOOM was experiencing mobility issues immediately as it struggled to escape its starting square. DOOM was struck once by the right disk of Horizon as Joshua Kong's robot inadvertently drove into the screws. However, this attack appeared to be enough to immobilize DOOM completely. Horizon strikes DOOM. Once Horizon freed itself from between its opponent and the screws, DOOM was left swinging its arm over with no movement from its drive. DOOM was counted out and Horizon landed a second glancing shot, buckling its side armor. A third attack followed, forcing DOOM to be carried onto the screws. After one final strike to the rear of Alejandro Pina's robot, DOOM was counted out and Horizon won by knockout in a much shorter time than in their previous meeting.
DOOM vs. Gigabyte (7/6/2023) As part of a five-day showing for Robotic Death Company at BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon, DOOM took on Gigabyte on July 6, 2023. However, due to a last minute issue, the motor powering the spinner was almost entirely disabled and was a non-factor in this battle. DOOM and Gigabyte collide. Immediately spinning up, Gigabyte allowed DOOM to charge towards its starting square. But DOOM evaded its spinning opponent and drifted towards the short corner. Gigabyte delivered a blow to DOOM's front wedge which broke its armor mounts before retreating, but Alejandro Pina's bot gave chase as the shell spinner ground to a halt. DOOM gets underneath Gigabyte. DOOM then drove into the wall near the drivers' booths, retracting its hammer saw arm before knocking into the disabled shell of Gigabyte. However, DOOM's disk was not spinning either and Gigabyte looked to evade the sloped front of its opponent. The veteran robot twice rode up the front of DOOM, but it could not capitalize on these opportunities. DOOM bounces awkwardly off Gigabyte, flips over and loses its shell. Gigabyte returned to the center of the arena and DOOM looked to back into its opponent. However, it threw itself upside-down after hitting Gigabyte's sloped shell, and its own wraparound armor came loose. DOOM self-rights, but can no longer drive. DOOM flailed its arm around in a desperate attempt to self-right, eventually succeeding, but this resulted in their batteries falling out of the robot. Gigabyte returned to its starting square and a count began against the now immobile DOOM, confirming its loss by knockout. Alejandro Pina later revealed that, due to damage the armored shell had sustained in previous appearances, it did not fit correctly with the existing armor mounts after having been welded together. Thus, a series of improvised mounts had been added prior to the fight, which failed after sustaining a single blow from Gigabyte. Though it was not scheduled to fight again that weekend, The team continued to work on the robot due to internal issues suffered by Gigabyte. In case a reserve bot was needed, they hoped to be able to step in and fight on Gigabyte's behalf. Ultimately, though Gigabyte was forced to withdraw from its next match against Slammo!, DOOM was unable to get its weapon arm working in time for the show and could not take its place.
DOOM vs. Mortician & CatKong (8/19/2023) DOOM returned to the BattleBox again, this time in a 2v1 fight against middleweight opponents Mortician and CatKong, captained by Ray Billings and Martin Mason respectively, though CatKong was driven by Ralph Hanson in the absence of MadCatter driver Calvin Iba. CatKong and Mortician take turns attacking DOOM. CatKong immediately charged at DOOM while its teammate held back to spin up. DOOM struck CatKong in retaliation and flipped it over. However, it was able to self-right against the arena wall and then struck the front of DOOM, popping its heavyweight opponent into the air. Looking to capitalize, Mortician attacked with its bar spinner but was promptly deflected away. CatKong struck again and almost toppled DOOM before Alejandro Pina's bot landed right side up. "It seems like they got a fight plan here and it's working pretty well here!" — Bil Dwyer credits the tactics of CatKong and Mortician CatKong tees DOOM up for Mortician. Both middleweights then attacked each flank of DOOM simultaneously, but the sloped armor of DOOM held strong. CatKong chipped away at its side again before Mortician struck its front and threatened to hit its weapon mechanism as the horizontal spinner clambered up DOOM. Just over a minute into the fight, it appeared CatKong's vertical spinner was no longer moving. It instead slid its front forks underneath DOOM's flank and pushed, trying to tee it up for a Mortician hit. However, Ray Billings' middleweight could only land glancing shots to DOOM, whose armor deflected Mortician away. In the chaos, Mortician accidentally struck the side of CatKong, much to the amusement of commentators Bil Dwyer and Steve Judkins. "Hey... I think he hit his buddy, then." — Steve Judkins as the fight enters the final minute DOOM removes a wheel from Mortician. Mortician then tried to attack, but suffered a direct hit from DOOM's hammer saw and lost its left side tire. A weapon belt was also now strewn across the BattleBox floor. Though its weapon was still a threat, Mortician's mobility was now seriously impaired and it could only edge its way towards DOOM. CatKong was shoving from the other side, looking to ram it into the blade of Mortician, but this proved ineffective. DOOM attacks CatKong late on. In the closing moments, DOOM led the weaponless CatKong into the wall and near the screws, slamming it into the wall as the feline-themed bot was reduced to twitching in place. DOOM went after Mortician in the final ten seconds, but was unable to land a final blow against its middleweight opponents. With neither middleweight able to drive properly, DOOM took the win by crowd vote.
DOOM vs. Mortician & CatKong (8/20/2023) DOOM took on Mortician and CatKong for a second time during the weekend. CatKong misses its box rush. This time, CatKong was quick out of the starting square, but crashed into the screws and flipped over. It played no further part in the fight, leaving Mortician to fight alone. Steve Judkins: "Oh, he's done himself in!" Bil Dwyer: "OH NO!!" Steve Judkins: "That's a bit early..." Bil Dwyer: "Oh no!" Steve Judkins: "He's run himself straight into the wall, there!" — Steve Judkins and Bil Dwyer react as CatKong immobilizes itself immediately Mortician strikes DOOM's armor. Mortician and DOOM tussled in the middle of the BattleBox, with the middleweight's horizontal spinner grazing the armor of DOOM, whose hammer saw swung over but only made slight contact. DOOM rammed into CatKong but was intercepted by Mortician, whose blade struck Alejandro Pina's robot and separated CatKong from the wall. However, the vertical spinner was still beached on its side with its weapon unable to right it. Both remaining robots got their spinners up to speed, though DOOM kept its arm raised to allow it to feed its sloped armor into the blade of Mortician. CatKong was nudged again and almost returned to its wheels, but the screws instead stripped it of a fork before swallowing the middleweight. Mortician attacks a distracted DOOM, but suffers damage to its wheel. While DOOM's attention was with the immobile CatKong, Mortician looked to take advantage and land a big hit on its opponent, but mistimed its attack. The right-side wheel was driven into the path of DOOM's blade, ripping a chunk out of the tire. "Could the little fella cause an upset here? Woah, ho ho, sparks are definitely flying. That armor of DOOM taking real punishment." — Steve Judkins praising the power of Mortician's weapon Mortician was still able to drive, albeit with a slight hobble, and continued to attack on behalf of its fallen teammate. "This is like a sumo wrestler versus an eighth grader... and the eighth grader's hangin' in there!" — Bil Dwyer DOOM immobilizes Mortician. DOOM again clipped the damaged tire of Mortician, which peeled away completely as the middleweight reversed from danger. With Mortician down a wheel, it could only arc around the arena, but still managed to keep its weapon pointed at DOOM. With the next attack, however, DOOM's blade tore away Mortician's remaining tire. A count began on the middleweight team, and DOOM again took the win, this time by knockout.
BattleBots FaceOffs
DOOM vs. Witch Doctor "Robot is in the best shape I think it's ever been. We've basically rebuilt the entire drivetrain." — Alejandro Pina On 18-20 October, 2024, DOOM returned to compete in the fourth BattleBots FaceOffs group. Scheduled to fight two-time World Championship runner-up Witch Doctor on Day 1, Team APT were confronted with multiple issues getting their newly-rebuilt machine fully functional. "Hopefully, we can perform. I just - I really just want the robot to work. I'm not too concerned about winning or losing, because Witch Doctor is Witch Doctor, but I just want the robot to perform." — Alejandro Pina Team APT assessing DOOM pre-fight. Suspected radio signal issues prevented DOOM from responding to control inputs during an initial arena test. Alejandro Pina assured that he was not concerned unless the robot itself started to produce smoke. The team succeeded in rebuilding and resolving DOOM's drive issues ahead of the match; a spinner test was also conducted outside the BattleBox complex under the supervision of Robert Bahr. Though Victoria Tomozei was optimistic about DOOM's potential, Team APT were left without enough time to configure both of its arm motors. As a consequence, the hammersaw arm was only running on one motor, leading to Pina being uncertain about its effect on DOOM's ability to self-right. In all three fights, DOOM was fitted with a hinged fork on the front-left corner. "We try to do things the right way this time. That means we took more time to do it, and now we're down to the wire. So, hopefully, we're all good to go. Just one thing, though. We do only have one motor on the arm. The arm still works with one motor, but it's just half as powerful. Our spinner should be at full capacity. Our arm should be good. I'm not sure if it can self-right or not. We'll find out. Everything's gonna go, as far as I know..." — Alejandro Pina addresses DOOM's partial weapon functionality Witch Doctor's knockout blow. DOOM immediately headed out of the blue square. It drove in an arc across the center, but missed an also fast-starting Witch Doctor. DOOM turned and headed back, but in doing so exposed its left side to a violent slam from Witch Doctor's spinner. Thrown onto its back and resting opposite the control booths, it levered itself upon its arm multiple times, but - as Alejandro Pina suspected - without the power to self-right. DOOM, immobilized within the first ten seconds, found itself being counted out and pushed against the bumper by Witch Doctor, with Witch Doctor seemingly trying to push it back onto its wheels. Speaking to Greg Munson about DOOM's post-match condition, Alejandro Pina assured him that the cuts to its shell could be fixed with an 'easy patch', and that his team could get 'full functionality' out of it for Day 2. Team APT began inspecting DOOM for repairs and Pina was shown to down a bottled drink outside the complex. In his correspondence with Munson, Pina suggested that DOOM would also perform self-righting tests immediately following the Witch Doctor match.
DOOM vs. Magnitude Next to face DOOM was Magnitude, an eggbeater spinner captained by veteran builder Chad New. Team APT conducted a BattleBox drive test, which uncovered an issue with one of the robot's ESCs expiring and needing replacement. Alejandro Pina added that DOOM's spinner was not working at full speed, but was confident about the drive and weapon systems being fully operable in time for the match. "With fight time approaching, three of the teams are enjoying every second of meeting their fans... while outside, DOOM frantically tries to get ready in time." — Bil Dwyer addresses more behind-the-scenes technical issues with DOOM As the corresponding Destruct-A-Thon show got underway, Team APT were revealed to still be working on a deshelled DOOM outdoors. DOOM was reassembled, complete with front fork, as Pete Abrahamson explained the challenges brought on by needing to resolve wiring issues in its densely-packed design. DOOM struggles for mobility early on. DOOM started the match in the red square, with its arm raised vertically and its fork pointing towards the Screws behind. It was initially slow to respond once the fight commenced, but crawled backwards towards the Upper Deck Screws in an attempt to dodge Magnitude's advances. Magnitude drove up and got high-centered by DOOM's fork and wedge, though DOOM became stationary for a few seconds before swinging the arm back and forth. The spinner still did not activate, and Magnitude responded by gingerly pushing DOOM from the left-hand side. Once Magnitude broke free, DOOM paused and tentatively drove into its slowly-spinning eggbeater. The collision threw DOOM upwards over the top of its opponent. DOOM is bullied by Magnitude. During the next few moments, Team APT's machine continued to exhibit mobility issues, hesitating before twice turning and spinning in the lower-left corner. DOOM, having kept its fork pointing at Magnitude, twice reversed into the bumper in between more periods of reduced movement. Magnitude, now bringing its eggbeater up to full speed, launched DOOM into the air and rammed it into the center Upper Deck Screw mount. DOOM is overturned and counted out. After slipping off of Magnitude, DOOM backed away, only to stop moving upon spinning into the BattleBox center. Red shrapnel flew as Magnitude drove under, then flipped DOOM over with two further attacks. Overturned and minus a snapped drive belt, DOOM was immobile, mirroring its first defeat of the group. Following a count-out, it fell to another knockout loss and an unwanted 0-2 record. "Half the drive didn't turn on. I don't know why. None of us have any idea why. We did a drive test right before this. It turned on, it was fine, all wheels go... but it just did not turn on. Once they hit our baseplate, it crushed one of the motors on the arm, so... easily could've outdriven them if the drive just turned on. Like, come on." — Alejandro Pina explains DOOM's mobility issues A frustrated Alejandro Pina later explained that the left side of DOOM's drive failed as soon as the fight began. Damage reported to be inflicted by Magnitude included a 'crushed' weapon motor, along with a sizeable gash through the front-right corner of its wedge shell. Pina, while 'satisfied' with DOOM's durability at this point, reiterated that the robot's electrical systems were still proving troublesome. With Team APT not having any spare motors left, he conceded that DOOM would not be able to self-right with one motor each for the hammersaw arm and spinner. All the same, Pina did not rule out the possibility that DOOM's drive issues might have been caused by another speed controller fault.
DOOM vs. Taco Tuesday Alejandro Pina and JackPot captain Jeff Waters working on DOOM ahead of its third battle. DOOM's last fight of Group D was against another winless opponent in Taco Tuesday. Both robots required a victory to finish third on the leaderboard. Team APT were shown working on DOOM in the Day 3 build-up, but not interviewed. The battle started tentatively for both competitors. DOOM left the red square and weaved through the center, with its front pointing towards the drivers' booths. This was to allow its spinner - in the raised position - to batter and generate sparks from an approaching Taco Tuesday. While buckling its opponent's shell and one of its structural bars - added specifically to counter its weapon - the same exchange left DOOM vulnerable to having the back wedge clipped by Taco Tuesday's own twin-disk spinner. DOOM and Taco Tuesday fight near the Upper Deck. Once Taco Tuesday reversed, DOOM shuffled and twitched back and forth between its opponent, the red square and the BattleBox center. It hesitated to follow up on its initial attack, instead shuffling towards the top-left pocket, before swinging its arm down at Taco Tuesday. DOOM missed, and still struggled to line up an effective attack before being boxed between the wall and Upper Deck bumpers. Taco Tuesday ripped off DOOM's front fork, and kept churning away at its front wedge as DOOM missed another swing. DOOM sinks its hammersaw into Taco Tuesday. Another tentative phase ensued; after further shuffling, DOOM lunged at and drove its spinner into the front of Taco Tuesday. More sparks and cosmetic debris from Taco Tuesday flew on impact. DOOM retracted its arm, its spinner now halted as it again struggled to aim a side-on attack on Carter Hurd's machine. DOOM took more blows to its front wedge as it gave Taco Tuesday a push; this was followed by a ram, and another missed swing from the hammersaw. Stopping over the Killsaw slots for a few seconds, it proceeded to lure Taco Tuesday a short distance while shuffling back and forth in the lower-left corner. Both competitors grazed each other, before another weapon-on-weapon exchange ensued. DOOM threw its spinner into the front of Taco Tuesday, hooking and dragging it back by the mangled front bar. As this happened, Taco Tuesday continued attacking DOOM's wedge, even as it one of its own weapon belts began to loosen following DOOM's earlier strikes. DOOM threw Taco Tuesday against a bumper for the Upper Deck Screws, and briefly nudged it with the stationary blade once both competitors were separated. Retracting its arm, it slowly backed away across the upper perimeter, stopping for a few seconds within the center. Amidst concerns by Team APT surrounding the weapon's functionality, DOOM powered its spinner back up as it next rammed a sluggish Taco Tuesday off-balance. After this collision, however, it struggled to maintain engagement, spending much of the next few moments shuffling and idling in the inner-right section of the BattleBox center. DOOM missed yet another hammersaw swing, and retreated once Taco Tuesday again brought its twin-disk spinner into its front-left corner. DOOM breaks part of Taco Tuesday's bracing. Seconds later, DOOM followed Taco Tuesday to the lower-right Killsaw slots. There, it landed a direct hit on one of Taco Tuesday's weapon motors, before backing away and stopping. A follow-up charge allowed DOOM to deflect Taco Tuesday upwards, while simultaneously smashing down on the front-left corner of its shell. DOOM missed, then tore Taco Tuesday's front bar off its mountings as the battle entered its final minute. Having weathered more hits from Taco Tuesday in the process, it nudged the yellow machine aside while smashing into the blue square Screws. DOOM ends the fight with a late attack on Taco Tuesday. DOOM, again, stopped moving for several seconds, giving Taco Tuesday ample opportunity to strike its side armor. After its spinner made contact with the Screws themselves, it swung its arm and drove away, only to attack the lower-right mount for the Upper Deck set. DOOM sluggishly turned towards an approaching Taco Tuesday, absorbing another collision with its opponent's spinner. An especially tentative standoff saw both competitors continue to exchange weapon attacks. DOOM hacked off a large piece of Taco Tuesday's decorative outer layer, as well as cutting and bending both front corners of its shell. However, its movements across the BattleBox remained sluggish. A final shuffle in the red square ended in it clipping Taco Tuesday's spinner and embedding its own inside its front bulkhead. Taco Tuesday churned at DOOM's left-rear corner one last time as the match went to a judges' decision. Following a drawn-out, but evenly fought contest, DOOM won the subsequent audience vote. As such, it finished third in the FaceOffs Group D table with a 1-2 match record. Both teams exchanged handshakes and congratulated each other on an 'excellent' match; Alejandro Pina, however, later suggested that DOOM's still-wavering mobility was hampered by the hammersaw's uneven and constantly shifting weight distribution. In presenting them with their winner's token, Greg Munson congratulated and encouraged Team APT to return for future BattleBots events. "I'm... I'm just relieved that it's over! [laughs in relief] I don't want to stress about it anymore... we both got some good hits in. It could've gone either way." — Alejandro Pina's post-match reflection

Results

Competitive Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 2

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: 3
• Losses: 5

Total Wins/Losses

• Wins: 4
• Losses: 7

Competition	Wins	Losses
World Championship VII	None	Samurai (Exhibition Match)
BattleBots Proving Ground	Horizon Mortician & CatKong Mortician & CatKong	Slammo! OverKill Horizon Gigabyte
BattleBots FaceOffs	Taco Tuesday	Witch Doctor Magnitude