Dawn of Destruction

Dawn of Destruction
Participation Information
Comedy Central Seasons	Season 3.0
Team Information
Team	Team Klein
Team Members	Jim Klein Sean Clark
From	Columbiana, OH
Other Entries	Black Dawn
Robot Statistics
Weapons	Lifting wedge
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Dawn of Destruction was a superheavyweight robot built by Team Klein which competed exclusively in Season 3.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots.

It was a silver, gas-powered robot armed with a hydraulic lifting wedge decorated with flags underneath to resemble teeth. During its only competition appearance, Dawn of Destruction performed well, reaching the televised rounds and finishing in the Round of 16.

Jim Klein returned to BattleBots with superheavyweight Black Dawn for Season 5.0.

Dawn of Destruction with Jim Klein and Sean Clark.

Robot History

Season 3.0
Dawn of Destruction vs. The Swarm Dawn of Destruction being attacked by The Swarm. Dawn of Destruction's first ever fight was against the multibot The Swarm. Because The Swarm started the match by being side-by side, The Swarm was disqualified and Dawn of Destruction won the fight on a close 23-22 judges' decision.
Dawn of Destruction vs. Gyrax This win put Dawn of Destruction to the final preliminary round, where it faced Gyrax. Dawn of Destruction won the fight on a close 24-21 judges' decision.
Dawn of Destruction vs. Eradicator Dawn of Destruction lifts Eradicator against the screws. Dawn of Destruction advanced to the TV rounds, where it faced Eradicator. For most of the match, Dawn of Destruction was lifting Eradicator around the BattleBox. After Dawn of Destruction pushed Eradicator into the screws and then under the pulverizer, the time ran out and Dawn of Destruction won the fight on a 33-12 judges' decision.
Dawn of Destruction vs. Diesector Diesector lifts Dawn of Destruction onto its side. Now in the Round of 16, Dawn of Destruction took on Diesector. In the match, Diesector started pushing Dawn of Destruction around the BattleBox and pushed it into the arena hazards. Dawn of Destruction then was being clamped and hammered by Diesector. In the end, Diesector used its jaws to get underneath Dawn of Destruction and lifts it onto its side. Dawn of Destruction was being counted out and Diesector won the fight by KO. This meant that Dawn of Destruction was eliminated from the tournament.
Superheavyweight Royal Rumble Dawn of Destruction was one of fifteen robots to enter the end-of-season Superheavyweight Royal Rumble. In the opening moments, it started pushing Odin II against the spikestrip and Odin II managed to escape. After being pushed around by Electric Lunch and Half Gassed, Dawn of Destruction was flipped onto it's side and was pushed against the corner of the BattleBox. In the end, Toro was declared the winner of the Superheavyweight Royal Rumble.

Competitive Wins/Losses

• Wins: 3
• Losses: 1

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 1

Total Wins/Losses

• Wins: 3
• Losses: 2

Competition	Wins	Losses
Season 3.0	The Swarm Gyrax Eradicator	Diesector

Mark Beiro Introductions

"If you got up early this morning to see a beautiful sunrise, I hate to disappoint you but it was actually the DAWN OF DESTRUCTION!"