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Bombshell was a heavyweight robot built by Mike Jeffries and his Chaos Corps team, which competed in three seasons of BattleBots reboot. It most recently appeared in World Championship IV.

It was dubbed a "Swiss Army Bot" due to its assortment of interchangeable weaponry: a large axe, a set of lifting forks, a vertical disc set within a wedge and an articulated horizontal blade. Bombshell was also joined in the BattleBox by Short Fuse, a flying drone equipped with a flamethrower. Bombshell was created by a team of Georgia-based engineers best known for their entries into the long-running Robot Battles series of events. Bombshell earned its name after it was constructed within an old World War II bunker based in Georgia.

Bombshell had a poor start in the Round of 48 of its debut year, losing to Complete Control by a unanimous decision, but was reinstated as a wildcard. From there, it bounced back with a streak of wins, making it all the way to the Championship fight before losing to Tombstone.

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Early CAD of Bombshell's 2018 redesign.

For World Championship III, Bombshell was redesigned and now featured a sleeker body. However, it could only be equipped with its 170mph vertical spinning disc due to a lack of time to build different configurations. Despite this, the team had two discs to choose from: their signature disc from the previous season and a new disc, which ended up being used for every fight. The drone Short Fuse notably did not join Bombshell for the 2018 competition. Unfortunately, the design proved ineffective as Bombshell lost its first four matches, finishing with a 0-4 Fight Night record. Bombshell redeemed itself by winning the "Last Chance Rumble" in controversial circumstances to qualify for the Top 16. It earned revenge against the top-ranked Tombstone before being knocked out by Lock-Jaw.

For World Championship IV, Bombshell had a new team leader in Matt Carroll, while its design was based off its 2016 season appearance. For weaponry, Bombshell had gained its modular options once again, in the forms of its signature vertical disc, only with this one being a heavily modified version from the previous two with larger teeth, and the horizontal bar. Much like the lifter, however, the bar went unused for the season. It also went from using eight Colson wheels to four rubber wheels. However, it again lost all of its qualifying battles and failed to break into the Top 16.

It was confirmed in 2020 that Bombshell would not return for World Championship V, but several team members would assist Craig Danby and his new robot, SlamMow!, including former captain Mike Jeffries. He would take up the role of Match Steward for BattleBots ahead of World Championship VII.

Configurations[]

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Bombshell fitted with its axe.

Axe[]

Bombshell had four interchangeable weapons it could use depending on the fight. The first configuration they used for the tournament was an overhead axe weapon. However, the axe fired very slowly and barely caused damage in its first match against Complete Control.

Chaos Corps did not use this configuration for the rest of the tournament.

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Bombshell with its horizontal blade.

Horizontal Blade[]

Bombshell's adjustable horizontal blade was used to great effect in its 2016 season win over Cobalt. The blade was set to the height of Cobalt's tires and managed to slice through them, severely hampering its drive.

With its vertical spinner out of action late in the 2016 tournament, Bombshell again used this configuration in the Season 2 title-decider against Tombstone. Positioned to try and snap the weapon chain of Tombstone and disable its powerful spinning bar, the team set it too high and as such, struggled to make the same impact as before.

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Bombshell with the vertical spinner.

Vertical Spinning Disc[]

The vertical spinning disc configuration was used against its fights with Red Devil, Poison Arrow and Minotaur, and was the default setup throughout the 2018 season. It also had a feeder wedge which encouraged opponents into the path of the powerful disc.

Out of all the interchangeable weapons, this proved to be the most effective, being able to take hits from Poison Arrow and Minotaur. It also has an invertibility system similar to Backlash.

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Bombshell with its lifting forks.

Lifting Forks[]

The fourth configuration was a set of serrated lifting forks. Unlike the other configurations, however, this one was never used throughout Bombshell's first two seasons. The configuration was redesigned for the 2019 season, but was again not used.

According to Mike Jeffries, the configuration was not powerful enough to be used in battle.

"It was built, we even got it through safety but the worm drive stage was too inefficient so we weren't able to get the lifts we wanted."
— Mike Jeffries on Bombshell's unused configuration[1]

Robot History[]

World Championship II[]

Bombshell vs. Complete Control

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Bombshell with its axe covered by a box.

Bombshell's first fight in BattleBots was against veteran Derek Young and Complete Control. For this battle, Chaos Corps opted for their axe and embedded it in an empty gift box pre-fight, referencing the box containing a net Complete Control controversially used against Ghost Raptor the year before.

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Bombshell is hoisted by Complete Control.

Bombshell charged at Complete Control and shook off the decorative box. However, it was quickly hoisted by Derek Young's robot before falling out of its grasp. Bombshell landed on its axe head and escaped, disabling its opponent's minibot before finding itself lifted again. Bombshell successfully self-righted but as its drone threatened to scorch the Canadian robot, Complete Control slid its weapon under Bombshell and attempted to lift again, but dropped Bombshell for a third time.

After overturning Bombshell again, Complete Control drove away as its opponent's drone crash-landed against the spiked rail. Bombshell swung away with its axe, but failed to damage the outer shell of Complete Control as Kenny Florian questioned its potency.
"It's gonna come down to the grappling of Complete Control versus the striking ability of Bombshell's axe. And I'll tell you what, Chris, I'm not sure that axe is strong enough to penetrate Complete Control's armor. May have been the wrong weapon choice."
— Kenny Florian doubts Chaos Corps' choice of weapon

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Complete Control lifts and scorches Bombshell.

Now at the halfway mark, Bombshell drove away from danger as both bots narrowly avoided the pulverizer. However, Bombshell drove straight into Complete Control's weapon, allowing Derek Young's team to successfully grab and lift Bombshell into the air. Now suspended, Bombshell tried desperately to escape but could not move its axe weapon as Complete Control introduced its flamethrower and began to scorch Bombshell.

Chris Rose: "UH-OH! UH-OH! UH-OH!"
Kenny Florian: "Complete Control has complete control of Bombshell!"
— Chris and Kenny react to Complete Control's attack


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Complete Control continues to torch Bombshell.

Complete Control paraded Bombshell around the arena and continued to smoulder its opponent until it was forced to release, resting Bombshell against the arena wall. The damage caused by Complete Control's flames was evident as it struggled to escape the corner of the arena. The controlbot engaged in another lift, grabbing Bombshell and driving it to the center of the arena.

In the closing moments, Complete Control maneuvered Bombshell to the pulverizer until the clock hit zero, dragging its opponent away as the three minutes elapsed. Complete Control's impressive performance resulted in a win by unanimous judges' decision.

However, Bombshell was awarded one of the eight wildcards and was reinstated as a result.

Bombshell vs. Cobalt

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Bombshell tearing into Cobalt's wheels.

This put Bombshell to the Round of 32 with its No.19 seeding, where it faced the No.14 seed Cobalt. For this match, Bombshell was fitted with its articulated horizontal blade and planned to cut Cobalt's wheels off from the top half of the bot. The match started out fairly evenly as both robots made contact with Cobalt backing in to save its weapon. Bombshell continued to show aggression, before its horizontal blade sliced into Cobalt's wheel. After a few more attacks, Bombshell tore the other tire completely off, leaving Cobalt unable to move around the BattleBox. Cobalt was counted out and Bombshell advanced to the Round of 16.

Bombshell vs. Red Devil

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Bombshell delivers a big hit to Red Devil.

Bombshell now faced the No.30 seed Red Devil. Things started out well for Bombshell as the first hit on one of Red Devil's track pods tossed Red Devil into the air. However, the impact caused one of the wires leading to a battery powering the weapon to come out, leaving the weapon to power down and turn the match into a pushing match. Regardless, Bombshell continued to stay aggressive as the first hit with Red Devil damaged its track pods, causing Red Devil to have trouble moving around. Bombshell pushed Red Devil towards the pulverizer, but Red Devil escaped at the last second. Bombshell took a shot from the killsaws and the pulverizer before getting Red Devil on its back in front of the screws. Bombshell took a shot from Red Devil's saw onto the front wedge added and was pretty well out of drive power when time ran out. Bombshell won on a unanimous 3-0 judges' decision and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Bombshell vs. Poison Arrow

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Bombshell clashes with Poison Arrow.

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Bombshell leaves Poison Arrow against the wall.

In the quarter-finals, Bombshell took on Caustic Creations and the faced No.27 seed Poison Arrow. Bombshell decided to go with its powerful vertical spinner weapon again. When the match started, it proved to be a good choice as sparks went flying. After a few more hits, Poison Arrow was sent flying and ended up on its drum against the arena wall. Its driver decided to try and free Poison Arrow with the drone, but it came up short. As Poison Arrow was being counted out, Bombshell struck both the drone, sending it into Poison Arrow, as well as the main bot itself, hard enough to free it from the wall. More sparks were made as the robots collided, but Bombshell landed a strong hit that sent Poison Arrow flying to just behind the screws where it couldn't move. Poison Arrow was counted out at 1:35 and Bombshell advanced to the semi-finals.

Bombshell vs. Minotaur

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Minotaur grinds into Bombshell's wedge.

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Bombshell flings Minotaur away.

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Bombshell takes a hit.

Now in the final four, Bombshell took on the Brazilian bull, Minotaur, who had easily mowed through every opponent thus far. Bombshell kept its disc spinner for this fight, knowing that its tough wedge and offensive power would be key to stopping Minotaur's deadly drum spinner.

"If they get up to full speed and we don't manage to stop it really quick, it's gonna end up really badly for us, so I've gotta be on top of it right from the start."
— Mike Jeffries outlines his strategy and worries going into the battle

As the match began, Bombshell was quicker out of the gate, but it was Minotaur who landed the first blows. The Brazilian machine immediately began attacking Bombshell's wedge, probing for weaknesses while Mike Jeffries did his best to stay squared up. The two robots backed away from one another, and Bombshell began pursuing Minotaur as the smaller robot fled to get its weapon up to speed. The Swiss Army Bot found itself repeatedly pushed on the defensive by its more agile opponent, frequently forced to retreat and reposition as it tried to avoid Minotaur's deadly drum. However, it was unable to avoid a solid shot on its side, causing the armor protecting its wheels to bend backwards.

"It's not gonna be good enough for Bombshell to just use that wedge to keep his opponent at bay. He's gotta get some offense with that vertical disc spinner."
— Chris Rose notes Bombshell's hesitance in the early stages of the fight

Bombshell continued to try to keep pointed at its nimbler foe, but Minotaur repeatedly took advantage of the Georgian robot's powerful gyro in order to outmaneuver it. A few more shots to the side ripped Bombshell's protective armor off completely, sending the side plate into the lights above. Minotaur backed away, giving Bombshell space to square up, and the two exchanged several solid shots with their powerful vertical spinners. The modular machine simply weathered the storm, taking several jabs and riding over the killsaws as it tried to keep up with Minotaur's aggressive attacks.

The fight soon turned in Bombshell's favor, however, as it met the Brazilian robot head to head once again. This time, Mike Jeffries was able to deflect Minotaur's shots with his wedge, hitting back with his spinning disc in return. Minotaur attempted to reposition, but Bombshell delivered a solid shot which it quickly followed up with a powerful blow that flipped Minotaur over and sent it careening across the arena. The RioBotz machine was suddenly struggling to drive on one side and Bombshell pounced, capitalizing on the sudden shift in momentum by attacking Minotaur from the rear.

"What a hit by Bombshell! Minotaur's in trouble!"
— Kenny Florian, shocked by the sudden swing in the match's action

Sensing opportunity, Mike Jeffries pursued the wounded Minotaur into the corner, forcing it under the pulverizer as it attempted to gyro-dance away. Although the Brazilian bull only had function in one wheel, it continued attempting to fight, leading Bombshell to attack its side once again. While the drum spinner danced and dodged as best it could, the Swiss Army Bot chased it across the arena, seeking to finish it off. After a few more hits, Minotaur managed to finally turn itself back over, but this proved to be a mistake: in one of the earlier exchanges Bombshell had bent a piece of Minotaur's bottom plate, high centering the bull once it was oriented correctly again.

Although the Brazilians were able to inch their robot forward a couple of times, Bombshell quickly put an end to this with a few more light attacks. Though heavily damaged, unable to spin their weapon and with limited mobility, Chaos Corps cheered in celebration as the heavily-favored Minotaur was counted out, eliminating them from the competition and sending Bombshell on to the championship match.

"I'm actually still in a bit of shock right now... To go out here and put up a fight like that, and actually win, is incredible. I'm almost speechless"
— Mike Jeffries' post-match interview

Bombshell vs. Tombstone

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Tombstone attacks Bombshell.

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Tombstone ripping wheels off of Bombshell.

In the title decider, Bombshell took on the No.1 seed Tombstone. Due to its disc spinner being badly damaged in the previous match, Bombshell opted to go with the horizontal spinning bar it used to defeat Cobalt, in hopes of disabling Tombstone's weapon by hitting and breaking the chain. However, this proved ineffective against Tombstone as it was too low to reach the chain. As a result of this missed attack, Tombstone could spin up and Bombshell's side was ripped open. Bombshell kept maneuvering as best it could, but Tombstone continued to attack, tearing off wheels and eventually immobilizing Bombshell. Tombstone circled around the then-smoking Bombshell and just before the K.O. countdown started. Tombstone went in for a ravaging final attack, aiming for Bombshell's exposed chassis. This violent hit caused Bombshell's external armor and some parts of the chassis to fly into the BattleBox walls, in-box cameras, and behind the kick plate next to the driver stand. Bombshell was counted out and Tombstone won by KO after just 53 seconds to take the Championship Giant Nut, therefore confirming Bombshell's runner-up finish.

World Championship III[]

Bombshell vs. Lock-Jaw

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Bombshell is high centered by Lock-Jaw.

Bombshell's first match of the 2018 season was an undercard match against Lock-Jaw. At the start of the match, both robots rushed out to the center of the arena. Both delivered minor damage to each other before Lock-Jaw got its forks under Bombshell and flipped it. Bombshell drove around for a bit trying to right itself and Lock-Jaw hit it again, causing Bombshell to become high-centered on its own wedge. Normally, Bombshell's weapon would've been able to get Bombshell back over, but the weapon had so much torque that it was slipping on the belt that powered it. Unable to move, Bombshell's countdown was underway, but with 2 seconds left, Lock-Jaw hit Bombshell back so its wheels were touching the floor. After this, Bombshell went at Lock-Jaw and ran over it. Lock-Jaw eventually high-centered Bombshell again, this time against the arena wall and Bombshell was counted out, giving Lock-Jaw the win by KO at 2:33.

Bombshell vs. Bronco

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Bronco's knockout flip.

Bombshell's next opponent was Inertia Labs and Bronco. In this match, Bombshell was keeping Bronco from getting underneath and managing to land hits on Bronco's armor, but only caused sparks. After nearly flipping Bronco on another hit, Bombshell found itself upside down in the corner of the arena thanks to a big flip from its opponent. Bombshell was left helpless and was eventually thrown out of the arena, giving Bronco the win by KO.

Bombshell vs. Yeti

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Bombshell splits Yeti's forks.

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Bombshell's wheel is damaged by Yeti.

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Bombshell catches fire in the final few seconds.

Bombshell's now faced former semi-finalist, Yeti. The match started out well for Bombshell as they threw Yeti into the air almost immediately. After the second hit, Bombshell was pushed into the arena screws as Yeti took advantage of the gyroscopic forces plaguing its opponent. Bombshell continued to attack and mangled Yeti's front lifting forks, making them virtually useless. Bombshell then took a hit to the side that tore off one of the wheel guards and bent the axle on that side, causing the wheel to wobble for the rest of the fight. Still, Yeti kept coming, so Bombshell delivered another hit that took off the chain that powered Yeti's drum. Yeti remained sturdy and continued to attack, even without a primary or secondary weapon, so Bombshell struck it again. Unfortunately, as the fight drew to a close, smoke and flames began to appear and Bombshell was no longer moving. The fight went to the judges, who awarded a shocking unanimous 3-0 decision for Yeti, despite all the damage Bombshell did.

Bombshell vs. Bite Force

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Bombshell gets tossed by Bite Force's spinning bar.

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Bombshell is tossed out of the arena by Bite Force.

Bombshell's next opponent was the former champion Bite Force. Things were off to a very poor start for Bombshell as the first hit immediately flipped them over, where they had no direct means of self-righting near the arena barrier. There was little else for Bombshell to do and they took two more hits from their opponent, the latter of which sent them out of the arena. Bombshell was counted out, giving Bite Force the win by a KO. This made Bombshell one of only two robots in the season to go 0-4, the other being Chomp.

Last Chance Rumble

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All six robots in the BattleBox.

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Red Devil gets to grips with Bombshell.

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Bombshell tears away Red Devil's tread.

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Red Devil is immobilized as the rest fight on.

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Bombshell struggles to move in the red square as DUCK! watches on.

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The Last Chance Rumble comes to a close.

Bombshell was chosen to take part in a Last Chance Rumble with DUCK!GigabyteLuckyValkyrie and Red Devil to determine the 16th seed in the Top 16 bracket. Early on, each of the spinners got up to speed as Red Devil got an early grab on DUCK! and with assistance from Bombshell, took it to the screws. DUCK! was then taken to Valkyrie's undercutter, who ran into the spinning shell of Gigabyte and deflected away. Gigabyte itself then ran into the wedge of Bombshell, unbalancing it as John Mladenik's bot hit the screws. Not yet back up to speed, Gigabyte's ground clearance was breached by Bombshell as Valkyrie drove itself into the arena wall. Lucky and DUCK! tussled in the far end of the arena as Red Devil got back into the action and grabbed the back end of Bombshell, but could not get its saw into play. DUCK! and Gigabyte collided in the middle of the BattleBox before Hal Rucker's bot rammed into the back of Valkyrie, before taking a blow to its plow. Lucky was experiencing drive issues on one side while Bombshell looked to prevent Gigabyte from spinning back up. As Red Devil drove up Bombshell's wedge, its vertical spinner hit their right side tread and tore it off, which was the first major damage of the rumble. Gigabyte dealt a follow-up shot which sent Red Devil spinning away from the action. As it tried to spin up, Bombshell ran into Gigabyte with its front and popped it into the air several times. Gigabyte escaped, driving into DUCK! before turning its attention towards Valkyrie. Bombshell again ran at Gigabyte, but suffered drive issues as a result and was no longer mobile with 1:30 on the clock. Gigabyte drove into DUCK! and then Valkyrie again before it suddenly stopped moving, but was still an active hazard as its shell continued to spin. Valkyrie also appeared weary as DUCK! got to its rear and shoved it into the corner. Lucky had managed to maneuvre into the action by this point as it feebly lifted DUCK! with its arm. Valkyrie had also driven to the center of the BattleBox, but DUCK! lifted it up and dropped it into Gigabyte's spinning shell. Lucky was no longer mobile at this stage, but as DUCK! lifted Valkyrie into the arena wall once more, Bombshell found life and escaped the red square that it had been immobile in for over a minute. As there had been no official countouts during the rumble, the fight went to the judges with all six robots technically still in contention as per the rules concerning no individual knockouts.

Despite its mobility issues, the damage Bombshell caused throughout the fight carried the most weight and the judges awarded the Last Chance Rumble in favor of Bombshell.

Bombshell vs. Tombstone

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Bombshell clashes with Tombstone's bar.

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Bombshell hits Tombstone.

Winless in the season but victorious in the rumble, Bombshell advanced to the tournament and faced Tombstone in a rematch from the previous season's title decider. Bombshell had to absorb hits from Tombstone's weapon off the bat, but did not take much damage from them in return. Tombstone continued to hit, but after a few collisions, Tombstone's weapon chain came off, laid strewn across the BattleBox. By this point, Bombshell had lost its weapon too, resulting in a pushing match between the two robots. Bombshell was able to get underneath Tombstone using the sloped front and flipped it over, but Tombstone was able to drive inverted, so this did not trouble them. What did, however, was the moment Tombstone moved to the corner near the pulverizer, and drove over its own chain, becoming high-centered in the process. Still mobile, Bombshell drove to the center of the BattleBox and started spinning in celebration as the count started on the defending champion. Tombstone was counted out, marking Tombstone's first knockout loss in modern BattleBots, and allowing Bombshell to earn its revenge and advance to the quarter-finals.

Bombshell vs. Lock-Jaw

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Bombshell gets tossed onto its back by Lock-Jaw.

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The defeated Bombshell catches fire again.

In the final eight, Bombshell faced Lock-Jaw in another rematch. Both robots roamed around the arena a bit before Bombshell was thrown onto its back near the arena barrier and stopped moving. Bombshell's drive speed controller shorted out and caught fire, and the robot was counted out, eliminating Bombshell from the competition two stages earlier than the previous season.

World Championship IV[]

Bombshell vs. DUCK!

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DUCK! flips Bombshell over.

Bombshell kicked off its 2019 participation with a redemption battle with DUCK! after its controversial victory in the 2018 Last Chance Rumble. For this fight, Bombshell went with its vertical spinner setup. The match got underway and after some circling, Bombshell found itself on the receiving end of a lift by DUCK! Unfortunately, Bombshell was thrown onto its back and bounced on its spinning disc, landing similarly to its defeats last season. Bombshell was unable to self-right or drive inverted and was counted out, giving DUCK! the win by KO.

Bombshell vs. ROTATOR

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ROTATOR impacts the rear of Bombshell.

Bombshell's next opponent was against former quarter-finalist, ROTATOR. As a result, Bombshell opted to stick with its vertical spinner setup. As the match got underway, Bombshell was having some control by attacking ROTATOR and sending them flying. ROTATOR recovered and took another hit. Bombshell then took damage to its side, costing it a drive wheel in the process. After another big hit, ROTATOR sent Bombshell across the arena, dislodging its left base plate before Bombshell stopped moving since none of its remaining drive wheels were touching the ground due to being too small and was counted out, giving ROTATOR the win by KO.

Bombshell vs. Cobalt

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Bombshell on top of Cobalt, the latter losing its wedge from the impact.

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Bombshell landing upside down, Cobalt's broken wedge visible in the foreground.

Up next for Bombshell was a rematch with Cobalt from World Championship II. Chaos Corps was originally planning to use their horizontal spinner, but technical issues delayed the team and they could not swap out the drive pods in time. Bombshell was still configured to drive upside down but the wedge was removed to not only allow the weapon to be Cobalt's first contact point but also to avoid getting high-centered on the floor. The match got underway but Bombshell was flipped over while Cobalt was high-centered on the floor. The match was paused and reset (any hint of this was cut from the TV airing.) When the match resumed, Bombshell was thrown into the air, taking Cobalt's wedge extension as a result. Bombshell landed upright and went in for another hit. Much like before, Bombshell went up the front of Cobalt, but this time landed upside down and still had no self-righting mechanism or way of running inverted, due to changing the chassis' position for the drive wheels and the smaller diameter drive wheels. Bombshell was counted out, giving Cobalt the win by a quick KO and sealing its revenge.

Bombshell vs. Lock-Jaw

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Lock-Jaw smoking as Bombshell is counted out.

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Both bots collide.

Bombshell's fourth match of the 2019 season was a third encounter with Lock-Jaw. Bombshell went with its boat configuration and seemingly worked out all the kinks regarding invertibility. The match got underway and Bombshell did well, clipping Lock-Jaw's right rear wheel and hindering Lock-Jaw's ability to drive. However, Bombshell soon took a hit from Lock-Jaw that left it only able to turn in large circles or drive backwards. Bombshell then had some of its side armor damaged by Lock-Jaw before Lock-Jaw started temporarily emitting smoke. Bombshell circled wide in reverse and took another hit that caused it to strike weapon-first into the arena floor and stop working. Bombshell was counted out, giving Lock-Jaw the win by KO. This proved to be Bombshell's final career fight.

Results[]

BOMBSHELL
World Championship II
World Championship Tournament
#19 Seed, Runner-Up
Qualifier vs. Complete Control Lost (JD)
NOTE: Bombshell received a Wildcard and moved on to the next round
Round of 32 vs. Cobalt (14) Won (KO)
Round of 16 vs. Red Devil (30) Won (JD)
Quarter-Final vs. Poison Arrow (27) Won (KO)
Semi-Final vs. Minotaur (7) Won (KO)
Final vs. Tombstone (1) Lost (KO)
World Championship III
Fight Nights
0-4, Last Chance Rumble Winner
Fight Night #1 vs. Lock-Jaw Lost (KO)
Fight Night #2 - Main Event vs. Bronco Lost (KO)
Fight Night #3 vs. Yeti Lost (JD)
Fight Night #4 vs. Bite Force Lost (KO)
Last Chance Rumble vs. DUCK!, Gigabyte, Lucky,
Red Devil, Valkyrie
Won (JD)
World Championship Tournament
#16 Seed, Quarter-Finals
Round of 16 vs. Tombstone (1) Won (KO)
Quarter-Final vs. Lock-Jaw (9) Lost (KO)
World Championship IV
Fight Nights
0-4
Fight Night #1 vs. DUCK! Lost (KO)
Fight Night #2 vs. ROTATOR Lost (KO)
Fight Night #3 vs. Cobalt Lost (KO)
Fight Night #4 vs. Lock-Jaw Lost (KO)

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 5
  • Losses: 11
Competition Wins Losses
World Championship II Cobalt

Red Devil

Poison Arrow

Minotaur

Complete Control

Tombstone

World Championship III

DUCK!, Gigabyte, Valkyrie, Red Devil & Lucky (Last Chance Rumble)*

Tombstone

Lock-Jaw (Undercard Match)

Bronco (Main Event/Undercard Match)

Yeti (Undercard Match)

Bite Force (Undercard Match)

Lock-Jaw

World Championship IV None

DUCK! (Undercard Match)

ROTATOR (Undercard Match)

Cobalt (Undercard Match)

Lock-Jaw (Undercard Match)

  • Bombshell's win in the Last Chance Rumble is excluded from the win/loss record as the fight itself is completely absent on the Official BattleBots website [2].

Faruq Tauheed Introductions[]

"Bad for your health, it comes real stealth. Droppin’ bombs on your moms! It’s BOMBSHELL!"

"It rules the 'box like Kim Jong-Kill. Welcome the remilitarized's own BOMBSHELL!"

"They're the Chaos Corps and they're back for more. They'll sign your obituary, "Tanks for the memories". It's BOMBSHELL!"

"If this bot were running for president, it would be called Artilary Clinton. Feel the burn of BOMBSHELL!"

"Practical and tactical with more tools than a Swiss-army knife, You're gonna lose if you can't diffuse BOMBSHELL!"

"This bot is an expert in wrench warfare. It's about to stuff you in a hurtlocker. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"Here to get down and dirty from the ATL, it's BOMBSHELL!"

"This bot looks like a military plane but its powerful spinner will drive you insane. You'll end up in the dust feelin' concussed. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"This is one bomb that you can't de-activate. It will straight-up detonate. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"*Air raid siren sounds* We're about to enter a state of war. This is Def-Con 4 and you're about to be blitzkrieged by a bot. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"It won the Last Chance Rumble and earned the final spot. Can it keep the momentum going and remain red-hot? Will it win? How far will it go? Don't light its fuse or else this bot will blow, BOMBSHELL!"

"It just beat the unbeatable, the mighty Tombstone. Can it keep the streak going? What a story to tell. It's about to explode. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"I don't know if this bot shops at Walmart, but it's ready to destroy a Target. Ready to take you to Blood, Bath, and Beyond, it's BOMBSHELL!"

"This bot hails from Georgia, but it ain't no peach. It'll assault you like a German on Normandy Beach. Make some noise on the western front for BOMBSHELL!"

"This bot will have you crying "su-su-sudio." It's gonna stop your two hearts. You're fighting against all odds 'cause there's pain in the air tonight. du-dun-da-dun-dun-dun. It's BOMBSHELL!"

"If this bot's the steak, you're the gristle. Chew through you just like that. And ain't nobody got time for fat! It's BOMBSHELL!"

Trivia[]

  • The 2018 build of Bombshell was originally set to be named Havoc, after the Douglas A-20 aircraft. However, this was dropped as the team changed their minds.[1]
  • Bombshell is the first robot to lose to the same robot twice in one season. It also lost a third time against the same robot in World Championship IV.
  • During the Last Chance Rumble, team member Jason Brown drove Bombshell to begin with. After it was immobilized by Gigabyte, controls were handed over to Mike Jeffries mid-fight as it came back to life in the closing moments.[3]
  • Of all robots to have been given a wildcard after losing a knockout fight, none found more success in that same season than Bombshell.
  • Team member Chris Williamson competed with Red Devil's Jerome Miles in Season 2 of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors with Unibite.
  • Bombshell was responsible for Tombstone's first knockout loss in the reboot era of BattleBots.
  • Bombshell's only match in the 2019 season not to be a rematch was its fight against ROTATOR.
  • All of Bombshell's opponents during the 2019 season had to fight in the play-offs to earn a spot in the Top 16, with only Lock-Jaw succeeding in making it.
  • One of the proposed weapon configurations for the 2018 competition was a horizontal chain spinner, loosely inspired by Robot Wars competitor Nuts 2.
  • Bombshell was the first 0-4 bot to get into the Top 16, having won the Last Chance Rumble.[1]
  • Bombshell is the only bot in the World Championship tournament to record a victory as the lowest seed in the field, upsetting #1 seed Tombstone in World Championship III.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Public message from Mike Jeffries in the Out of the Arena Discord server
  2. Bombshell (2018) – BattleBots
  3. Mike Jeffries during BattleBots: Most Outrageous Moments

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