Fantom Thrust

Fantom Thrust
Participation Information
Comedy Central Seasons	Season 4.0 Season 5.0
Team Information
Team	Fantom Motion Inc.
Team Members	Michael Kawecki Joel Atwater Robert Furzer
From	Longmont, CO
Robot Statistics
Weight	339lbs
Weapons	Lifting scoop Pneumatic spike
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Fantom Thrust was a superheavyweight robot built by Fantom Motions Inc. which competed in Season 4.0 and 5.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots.

It was a tracked, invertible robot armed with an lifting scoop and hydraulic ram. It was able to win twice and was able to reach the televised rounds of Season 4.0.

A third version of Fantom Thrust was under construction, but no known information on this design was released and it is not known to have appeared in any competitions after BattleBots.

Fantom Thrust in The Pits during Season 5.0.

Fantom Motion Inc. with Fantom Thrust during Season 5.0.

Robot History

Season 4.0
Fantom Thrust vs. MantaRay Fantom Thrust's first match was against MantaRay. This was a rather uneventful pushing match. Fantom Thrust stopped moving for a while, but started moving again. MantaRay appeared to slow down as the match progressed, allowing Fantom Thrust to get a couple of hits. Fantom Thrust didn't have the speed for a good ramming attack and it's hydraulic ram was not effective, but it scored point. The time ran out and Fantom Thrust won on a 27-18 judges' decision.
Fantom Thrust vs. The Probe Fantom Thrust was lifted off the ground by The Probe. One of Fantom Thrust's treads is ripped off by the killsaws. Fantom Thrust's wedge is removed by by The Probe. This win put Fantom Thrust in the TV rounds, where it faced The Probe. In the beginning, The Probe tries to get a lift in on Fantom Thrust, but Fantom Thrust slips away. The Probe then has trouble getting its lifting bar to touch the floor without going too far and lifting the front of the robot into the air. Fantom Thrust rams into the side of The Probe and pushes it around the BattleBox. The Probe is pushed around the killsaws, while Fantom Thrust goes over them. This ripped one of Fantom Thrust's tracks off and The Probe gets underneath Fantom Thrust again. The Probo finally lifts Fantom Thrust off the ground and tries to take it to the pulverizer, but has a little trouble steering. When The Probe puts Fantom Thrust back down, it rips the front wedge bar off of Fantom Thrust. Fantom Thrust stopped moving and it was being counted out. The Probe won by KO and Fantom Thrust was eliminated from the tournament.
Season 5.0
Fantom Thrust vs. Amputator Fantom Thrust was scheduled to fight Amputator first, but Amputator had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Fantom Thrust therefore advanced by default into the final preliminary round.
Fantom Thrust vs. My Nutz Are Stainless Here, Fantom Thrust met My Nutz Are Stainless. However, My Nutz Are Stainless won by knockout and Fantom Thrust was eliminated from the tournament.

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 2
• Losses: 2

Competition	Wins	Losses
Season 4.0	MantaRay	The Probe
Season 5.0	Amputator (Forfeit)	My Nutz Are Stainless

Mark Beiro Introductions

"Knock knock. (Who's there?) Orange. (Orange who?) Orange you glad you're not fighting FANTOM THRUST?!"