Diablo

Diablo
Participation Information
Live	BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon
Team Information
Team	Team Diablo
Team Members	Zack Bieber Shane Suppes Jesse Riel Tom Kunzman Deonte Finch Cheryl Daro Bella Hue
From	Monrovia, CA
Other Entries	El Diablo, El Diablo Grande, Little Wicked, Razorback
Robot Statistics
Weight	360lbs
Drive	Ampflow brushed motors
Weapons	Vertical drisk spinner
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

"We don't prepare strategies, Bil. We prepare bodybags."

— Tom Kunzman expresses confidence in the robot before a match

Diablo is a ShowBot built by Zack Bieber of Team Diablo, who is best known for previously competing with El Diablo and Razorback.

It competes in the live show BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon, marking the team's first involvement with BattleBots since World Championship II in 2016.

Much like the team's iconic middleweight, Diablo is a red and black, tracked robot armed with a vertical spinner and twin feeder wedgelets. Its primary weapon is comprised of eight individual disks, stacked side-by-side in rows of four, either side of two weapon belts. Fewer disks can be added to the weapon if deemed necessary, similar to the original weapon of Switchback. The robot has a dedicated self-righting mechanism in the form of a curved, red arm with two prongs at the end. According to Zack Bieber, it is the spiritual successor of his El Diablo line of robots.

"Meet DIABLO! This is a brand new version of my original BattleBot El Diablo from 1999."

— Zack Bieber on Instagram

Diablo is known to have taken on Whiplash during the first event on January 4, 2023, winning by crowd vote after sending parts of the Vasquez family's robot into the ceiling and damaging a light. Though images have surfaced of Diablo sporting tracks, it typically fights with wheels for additional traction on the BattleBox floor.

However, it is currently on hiatus, having last fought in mid-2023.

Chopper takes on Whiplash.

Diablo backstage, equipped with its wheels.

Diablo backstage.

Diablo, circa 2023.

Five Diablo builds ahead of the live shows.

Trivia

• Diablo was the first brand new build for BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon to be revealed on the BattleBots website in January 2023.
• Diablo is the only ShowBot to not feature exposed wheels.
• Diablo's entrance music is Hell's Bells by AC/DC.