Falcon was a heavyweight (formerly middleweight) robot built by Team Whyachi, which competed in Discovery Season 4 of the BattleBots reboot, as well as BattleBots-sanctioned events in the mid-to-late 2000s.
Originally a middleweight, Falcon first fought at the 2004 NPC Charity Open. The robot was metallic in color, invertible and equipped with a spinning drum. It performed well in competition, finishing runner-up at the NPC Charity Open as Falconizer, and the following year's R3: Rochester Robot Rampage event as Falcon. It was a two-time BattleBots IQ High School Division Champion in 2004 and 2005.
Clint and Jake Ewert brought back Falcon for the 2009 Battlebots Collegiate Championship as a representative of UW-Stout, ultimately coming up on top as the champion of its division as Team Blue Devil. Falcon, along with its teammate Nitro SOW, are still owned by Team Whyachi and are put on display every year at annual Mecha Mayhem events. Another smaller version of Falcon entered Battlebots IQ as Falcon 15 where the number in its name likely stood for its weight - 15lbs.
For the 2019 season, Falcon returned. Now a 250lb robot, it was taller than before and armed with two spinning drums rather than one, both powered by brushless motors. The bot itself was incredibly dense and also invertible, as its top wheels were powered separately to its bottom wheels. Its drums were shaped in such a way that the teeth would interlock with the gaps between each front fork, increasing the chance of bite on an opponent. Despite its history and Team Whyachi's pedigree within the sport, Falcon did not live up to expectations and finished 1-2 in the regular season, failing to make the tournament bracket. The team put this down to Falcon being an experimental design, according to their 2019 Reddit AMA.[1]
Falcon did not return after the 2019 season, as the Ewert family prioritized Hydra and Reese Ewert moved on to captain their newest bot, Fusion. Though it has never officially been announced as retired, Team Whyachi's website lists the bot as "inactive" alongside their Comedy Central BattleBots entrants, live event bots and reboot entry Warrior Clan.[2] The team briefly brought Son of Whyachi back for BattleBots: Bounty Hunters driven by Jake Ewert, but it lost its crown to Gigabyte.

Both versions of Falcon in storage in 2022.
Both the middleweight and heavyweight versions of Falcon reside within the Team Whyachi workshop, as shown by Reese Ewert in an April 2022 blog from Team Skorpios.[3] He also revealed that despite being over twice the weight of the 120lb robot, the 250lb Falcon was actually a smaller robot overall.
Robot History[]
2004 NPC Charity Open[] |
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Falconizer vs Swamp Thing ![]() Falconizer kicks Swamp thing into the air. ![]() Falconizer strikes the wheel of Swamp Thing as it runs past. ![]() Falconizer kicks Swamp Thing right side up. ![]() Falconizer kicks the rear of Swamp Thing in mid-air. |
Falconizer vs SubZero ![]() Falconizer gets popped upwards by SubZero. |
Falconizer vs Papercut ![]() Falconizer pops Papercut into the air. ![]() Falconizer kicks Papercut onto its back. |
Falconizer vs Floor Jack ![]() Falconizer kicks Floor Jack onto its back. ![]() Falconizer tears apart Floor Jack's wedge and rips its internals out. As Floor Jack was trying to run away, Falconizer ripped the front wedge off of Floor Jack and a battery came loose. Floor Jack tapped out and Falconizer was declared the winner by knockout. This win put Falconizer to the next round. |
Falconizer vs SABotage ![]() Falconizer tosses SABotage onto its back. ![]() Falconizer kicks SABotage back onto its wheels ![]() Falconizer kicks SABotage back onto its back. ![]() SABotage gets tossed by Falconizer's spinning drum. Falconizer continued attacking as SABotage tried to self-right again. However, SABotage was unable to and Falconizer tossed SABotage again with its spinning drum. SABotage was still on its back and Falconizer hit its opponent's right wheel. After this, SABotage was counted out and Falconizer won the match by KO. This win put Falconizer to the next round, where it faced SubZero again. |
Falconizer vs. SubZero In the rematch, Falconizer avenged its former loss and eliminated SubZero. |
Falconizer vs Z.I.P. ![]() Falconizer spins Z.I.P. in the air. ![]() Falconizer kicks Z.I.P. onto its back. ![]() Falconizer charges into and reverse-launches Z.I.P. into the air. ![]() Falconizer grinds into Z.I.P's rear ![]() Falconizer tosses Z.I.P. into the wall. ![]() Falcon grinds into Z.I.P.'s rear. |
Falconizer vs Devil's Plunger ![]() Falconizer kick Devil's Plunger in the air and onto its back. ![]() Falconizer kicks Devil's Plunger into the air and back upright. ![]() Falconizer gets scooped up by Devil's Plunger before being shoved into the wall. ![]() An inverted Falconizer gets hit on the underside by the pulverizer. |
BattleBots Rochester R3[] |
Falcon vs Alph Falcon sends Alph flying. Falcon's first match was against Alph. This fight started with Falcon spinning up, and immediately bending the corner of Alph's dustpan wedge. Falcon then delivered several more hits, destroying the dustpan wedge even more before nearly flipping Alph, and mangling its saw arm. After a few more hits Falcon finally flipped the now weaponless Alph, and attacked it some more before Alph tapped out. This win by knockout put Falcon up against Mr. Chuckalot. |
Falcon vs Mr. Chuckalot ![]() Falcon rips off Mr. Chuckalot's right fork. ![]() Falcon gets its drum under Mr. Chuckalot. ![]() Falcon kicks Mr. Chuckalot onto its back. Falcon then shook Mr. Chuckalot off its top and made some attempts to push the lifter bot, all the while trying to restart its weapon. When it finally did, Falcon delivered a few shots to the left side and kicked Mr. Chuckalot upside down in the process. With Mr. Chuckalot's lifter disabled, it was unable to self-right, and it was counted out. Falcon won by KO and advanced to the next round where it was scheduled to fight Chaos Toaster. However Chaos Toaster had technical issues, and were forced to forfeit the match. This put Falcon in the quarter finals, where it faced SubZero. |
Falcon vs SubZero When the match began, Falcon moved to the center of the arena and started to deliver the first blows to SubZero. However, SubZero soon got under from the side and flipped it 3 consecutive times, the last one ending with Falcon upside down.![]() Falcon gets flipped by SubZero. ![]() Falcon on top of the rear of SubZero. ![]() Falcon kicks itself back upright. ![]() Falcon delivers the killing blow to SubZero. |
Falcon vs Green Wave ![]() Falcon delivers the first exchange. ![]() Falcon gets kicked in the rear by an unstable Green Wave, sending both bots flying. However, this also resulted in Falcon landing inverted and digging its drum on the floor. Green Wave tried to take advantage of having the ground game, and as Falcon tried to press on by ramming drum first into Green Wave's spinner a couple more times, it stopped moving and tapped out. With Green Wave winning by TKO, Falcon was now in the losers bracket finals where it fought a rematch against SubZero. |
Falcon vs SubZero (Losers Bracket Final) During the Green Wave fight, Falcon had lost the use of its drum, meaning it was going in with just its wedge skirts and front forks. However, it won this fight, and advanced to the Middleweight finals where it faced Green Wave once again. |
Falcon vs Green Wave (Final) For this match, all three of its hinged skirts were removed and replaced with a thick, static wedge, with the intent of playing a defensive game. When the match began, Falcon moved outside of its square cautiously and seemingly got stuck on some debris.![]() Falcon takes a glancing blow from Green Wave. ![]() Falcon gets pushed by Green Wave. ![]() Falcon puts Green Wave into a pushing battle. ![]() Falcon takes a big shot to its right side. ![]() Falcon gets its wedge jarred loose by Green Wave's spinner. |
2009 Collegiate Championship[] |
Falcon vs DracUCLA
![]() Falcon briefly upends DracUCLA. ![]() Falcon kicks DracUCLA and pushes it towards the screws. ![]() Falcon tosses DracUCLA, eventually killing it. |
Falcon vs Triton Falcon advanced into the next round, where it faced Triton. Falcon won this match also, and moved on to the next round. The rest of its opponents are not known, as much of the event is considered lost media, though it was confirmed that Falcon eventually made it to the final and won the tournament.[4] |
Discovery Season 4[] |
Falcon vs Breaker Box ![]() Falcon gets pinned against the screws. ![]() Falcon gets flipped upside down after getting slammed into the wall. ![]() Falcon gets pinned against the wall by Breaker Box. |
Falcon vs Ribbot Next for Falcon was a match against newcomer Ribbot. Things weren't off to a good start for Falcon as they had trouble maneuvering around the arena but had working drums so they forged ahead with the battle.![]() Falcon gets backflipped on the initial collision. ![]() Falcon takes shots to the side from Ribbot's bar. ![]() Falcon takes more shots to the side from Ribbot's bar. ![]() Falcon gets rammed into the screws by Ribbot. It was revealed Team Whyachi that Clint Ewert wanted Ribbot to enter the fight without the foam frog to avoid it potentially jamming their weapons, but he was overruled. |
Falcon vs Marvin ![]() Falcon hits and flips Marvin with its spinning drum. Marvin's last fight came against Hannah Rucker and Marvin, who started this fight backwards in its red square in hopes of tanking a hit to the rear and attack with its own primary weapon. Falcon did not have to engage much before Marvin hit the arena wall and lost one of its hinged teeth. As Marvin tried to spin up regardless, it became unbalanced and Falcon quickly changed direction, landing a hit which popped Marvin up into the air. Falcon's minibot was pushed away but the main bot managed to shred one of its opponent's tires. Despite its weapon being largely useless now, Marvin was able to use its flat rear end to push Falcon side on into the screws. Falcon escaped and spun up both of its drums, delivering another harsh shot to Marvin's back. The minibot continued to torment Marvin and as, Falcon came in for a big hit, Hannah Rucker's machine was overturned.Falcon opted to grind against Marvin with one of its drum spinners, and the upside-down Marvin attempted to spin up again, unbalancing itself but dealing a blow to Falcon's minibot in the closing stages. The judges awarded Falcon a unanimous 3-0 decision, but Falcon's 1-2 record was not enough to make the Top 32. |
Results[]
FALCONIZER - RESULTS | ||
BattleBots 2004 NPC Charity Open | ||
2004 NPC Charity Open Runner-up | ||
Winners Bracket | vs. Swamp Thing | Won |
Winners Quarter-Finals | vs. SubZero | Lost |
Losers Bracket | vs. Papercut | Won |
Losers Bracket | vs. Floor Jack | Won |
Losers Bracket | vs. SABotage | Won |
Losers Semi-Final | vs. SubZero | Won |
Losers Final | vs. Z.I.P. | Won |
Grand Final | vs. Devil's Plunger | Lost |
FALCON - RESULTS | ||
BattleBots Rochester R3 | ||
Rochester R3 Runner-up | ||
Winners Bracket | vs. Alph | Won |
Winners Quarter-Finals | vs. Mr. Chuckalot | Won |
Winners Semi-Finals | vs. SubZero | Won |
Winners Final | vs. Green Wave | Lost |
Losers Final | vs. SubZero | Won |
Grand Final | vs. Green Wave | Lost |
BattleBots 2009 Collegiate Championship | ||
2009 Collegiate Championship Champion | ||
Winners Bracket | vs. DracUCLA | Won |
Winners Bracket | vs. Triton | Won |
Winners Bracket | vs. Unknown Opponents | Won |
Discovery Season 4 | ||
Fight Nights 1-2 | ||
Fight Night | vs. Breaker Box | Lost (Split JD) |
Fight Night | vs. Ribbot | Lost (KO) |
Fight Night | vs. Marvin | Won (JD) |
Wins/Losses[]
- Live Event Wins: 13+
- Live Event Losses: 4
- TV Show Wins: 1
- TV Show Losses: 2
- Total Wins: 14+
- Total Losses: 6
Competition | Wins | Losses |
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2004 NPC Charity Open |
Bye |
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BattleBots Rochester R3 | Alph
Chaos Toaster (Forfeit) SubZero (x2) |
Green Wave (x2) |
2009 Collegiate Championship |
??? |
??? |
Discovery Season 4 | Marvin (Untelevised Undercard Match) |
Breaker Box (Undercard Match) Ribbot (Undercard Match) |
Faruq Tauheed Introductions[]
"The bird bird bird, the bird's the word. Everybody heard of this bird and they are scured. Oh *bird call* It's FALCON!"
"This bot's one of the Whyachi's, and destruction comes in threes. First hit, you're shakin'. Second hit, you're breakin'. Third hit, you're dead. There's no time for another rhyme. It's FALCON!"
"This bot is punching the clock, then he's punching you. The only break he's taking is when he's breaking you. You came to the box dressed that way?! Don't you know it's casuality Friday? It's FALCON!"
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