Widowmaker was a lightweight robot which competed in Seasons 2.0 and 5.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots.
Originally inspired by Backlash, Widowmaker sported a front wedge and a vertical spinning bar powered by a chainsaw motor in its first iteration. Widowmaker returned for Season 5.0 as Widowmaker 2, now completely rebuilt from the ground up as a wedged robot armed with an angled spinning disc which could hit speeds of 2000rpm. It performed decently in competition, reaching the Round of 64 in the final season.
Widowmaker 2 was upgraded and competed for a number of years under the name Guillotine, but has since been changed to Tastes like Burning. It is similar to Widowmaker 2 in design, but armed with a flamethrower and lifter instead of the spinning disc.
Team captain Kevin Lillie returned to BattleBots in 2022 as part of Team Small Robots and Banshee.
Robot History[]
Season 2.0[] |
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Widowmaker vs. Doublecross  Widowmaker hits Doublecross.   Widowmaker sets up for another attack on Doublecross Widowmaker's first opponent was Doublecross. Widowmaker charged towards Doublecross, which spun its blade, but backed up and hit the wall. Widowmaker approached Doublecross and got its spinning bar into the side, smashing the armor and destroying the battery, spilling battery acid all over the arena. Widowmaker backed up to get its weapon going again and smashed it back into the now disabled Doublecross. After several hits on Doublecross, the match was over and Widowmaker won by KO. |
Widowmaker vs. Mouser Mecha-Catbot   Widowmaker gets lifted by Mouser Mecha-Catbot.   Widowmaker runs on top of Mouser Mecha-Catbot   Widowmaker gets hit by the killsaws |
Lightweight Consolation Rumble Widowmaker also participated the Lightweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. In the rumble, Widowmaker was overturned by Enforcer and lost out to Sublime II and Serial Box Killer. |
Season 5.0[] |
Widowmaker 2 vs. ACME Surplus Fighting Robot Widowmaker 2's first match was against ACME Surplus Fighting Robot. Widowmaker 2 won on a 28-17 judges' decision and advanced to next preliminary round, where it faced Miss Dee Meaner. |
Widowmaker 2 vs. Miss Dee Meaner Widowmaker 2 took the win by another 28-17 judges' decision and advanced to next preliminary round. |
Widowmaker 2 vs. Little Piece of Hate Widowmaker 2 next faced where it faced Little Piece of Hate and won this fight too, advancing to final preliminary round. |
Widowmaker 2 vs. RoboMisDirection One step away from the televised lightweight rounds, Widowmaker 2 fought RoboMisDirection. However, RoboMisDirection won the match and Widowmaker 2 was eliminated from the tournament again. |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 4
- Losses: 2
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Season 2.0 | Doublecross | Mouser Mecha-Catbot |
| Season 5.0 | RoboMisDirection |
