- "frenZy, little, yellow, different."
- — Bil Dwyer on frenZy
Frenzy, stylized as frenZy, was a heavyweight robot built by Patrick Campbell of Team Minus Zero which competed in both 1999 BattleBots events at Long Beach and Las Vegas, along with every season of Comedy Central BattleBots.
It was a four-wheel drive (originally two-wheel until season 2.0) robot with a rounded chassis which featured a large, swinging axe with 180 degrees of motion. Its long, titanium shaft gave frenZy a considerable reach advantage over opponents, which saw it be dominant against opponents. Its bright yellow armor was manufactured from CNC-machined 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum.
In BattleBots, frenZy enjoyed a consistent run of success, reaching the heavyweight semi-finals of Season 2.0 and generally finishing no lower than the Round of 16 stage. It also earned a reputation as a crowd favorite for its relentless and unpredictable attacking style, a factor contributing to frenZy receiving a Honorable Mention in 2003 in the Combat Robot Hall of Fame[1], and its appearances in several lines of BattleBots merchandise.
Performances in earlier events enabled frenZy to receive byes into the Round of 32 in its last three seasons, though it would not progress beyond this stage in its final two appearances. Despite its lack of championship wins, frenZy resonated with BattleBots fans and was a crowd favorite, appearing in multiple lines of merchandise.
Team Minus Zero also entered Marauder into the superheavyweight division, which was known as Africanized Killer Bot in its debut season. Patrick Campbell built a 1lb version of frenZy for the BattleAnts event held during Season 5.0. It is not known who the robot, named Micro frenZy, fought in the bracket, however.
Outside BattleBots[]
Under the name TerMinal frenZy, it first fought at the 1996 US Robot Wars competition. TerMinal frenZy defeated Nemesis in its opening battle, but lost in the very next round to future repeat Giant Nut winner BioHazard. Returning for the 1997 event under the name frenZy, it lost its first battle to Mash-N-Go.
In 2000, frenZy flew to the United Kingdom to compete in American Robot Wars 2000 - an unaired pilot episode for a proposed MTV version of the UK series Robot Wars. Having defeated Dan Danknick and The Mangulator in Round 1, frenZy is known to have lost to Mauler in the final. No footage of either fight, however, has surfaced.
frenZy also represented the United States in a War of Independence special, which pitted numerous American robots against opponents representing the United Kingdom. frenZy annihilated its first opponent, Detonator, becoming the only US representative to win its first round battle. It then defeated Ming 2 in the semi-final to stage a UK vs. USA final, where it took on a competitor with BattleBots pedigree in Mortis. After a tough battle, Mortis was able to overpower frenZy and took the win by judges' decision, making frenZy the War of Independence runner-up.
Team Minus Zero also competed in the second season of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors with The Bat, and in Robotica with Wendingo.
Still under the ownership of Patrick Campbell's team, frenZy entered Steel Conflict 3 in May 2003, losing its opening fight to Bullistic and falling into the loser's bracket. There, frenZy suffered a second loss, this time to Bender, and was eliminated. This proved to be its final known competitive battle as frenZy was subsequently retired.
Robot History[]
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Long Beach 1999[] |
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frenZy vs. The Mauler ![]() frenZy strikes Mauler. |
frenZy vs. Nightmare This allowed it to face Nightmare in the second round of the main bracket. Nightmare was able to land several hits on frenZy and flip it over, but frenZy showed resilience as its axe doubled up as a self-righting mechanism. This happened several times during the battle, but frenZy's weapon was ultimately torn off. However, Nightmare also lost its weapon as the disk got caught on the drive chain for the disc. Nightmare pushed frenZy into the spikestrip and then into the killsaws. Nightmare won by crowd vote. |
frenZy vs. Namreko 3000 This loss put frenZy to the loser's bracket, where it faced Namreko 3000. frenZy won by crowd vote and advanced to the next round. |
frenZy vs. Punjar Next up for frenZy was Punjar. Punjar won by crowd vote and frenZy was eliminated from the Gigabot Championship. |
Gigabot Royal Rumble ![]() frenZy is attacked by Razer during the Gigabot Rumble. |
Las Vegas 1999[] |
frenZy vs. Annihilator ![]() frenZy being pushed onto the killsaws. ![]() frenZy gets flipped by Annihilator. |
frenZy vs. BioHazard ![]() frenZy self-rights on the wall ![]() BioHazard lifts frenZy against the wall. |
frenZy vs. Slugger (Grudge Match) ![]() frenZy fighting Slugger during a grudge match. |
Heavyweight Royal Rumble Once again, frenZy competed in the Heavyweight Rumble at the end of the competition, though it would lose out on the audience vote to BioHazard. |
Season 1.0[] |
frenZy vs. OverKill ![]() frenZy fights OverKill. |
Heavyweight Royal Rumble ![]() frenZy (background) during the heavyweight rumble frenZy maintained its tradition of taking part in the end-of-season Rumbles, appearing in the Heavyweight Royal Rumble. Initially, it came out and immediately collided with Mjollnir. frenZy was flipped over in the exchange, but quickly self-righted. frenZy swung its axe a bit when Voltarc and Monster got close, but they both veered away from frenZy. frenZy stayed out of the action a bit as they went near one of the spikestrips as Mjollnir came back in near them and swung down with its spike. It was a small battle between the two before OverKill came in as well, where Mjollnir fled. frenZy got away from the wall and tried to swing down on one of Nightmare's tires, but missed. frenZy then tried to strike Monster that came too close, but missed. BioHazard then came over and harassed frenZy for a bit. frenZy got flipped again, but righted itself again, striking the Lexan on its way back up. frenZy got its axe stuck over the spikestrip, but fired it to free itself and continue on. frenZy then began pounding away on the top of Mauler and the immobile Suicidal Tendencies. frenZy continued punishing its two immobile victims for quite a bit. frenZy then spun in between the both of them, before creeping its way over to Gammatron. Once they were flipped, frenZy backed off to a safe distance for a while, only to be lightly pecked by Suicidal Tendencies while Kill-O-Amp crept over. frenZy moved away from the wall, only to get thwacked by Tazbot. The time ran out shortly after and frenZy was one of the remaining six eligible for the audience vote, though it again lost overall to BioHazard. |
Season 2.0[] |
frenZy vs. Scrap Daddy HW210 ![]() The impact between Scrap Daddy and frenZy. |
frenZy vs. Panic Attack 3 ![]() frenZy gets lifted by Panic Attack 3. |
frenZy vs. GoldDigger ![]() frenZy hits GoldDigger. |
frenZy vs. BioHazard ![]() BioHazard and frenZy locked together. ![]() FrenZy on its back, unable to self-right |
Season 3.0[] |
frenZy vs. Towering Inferno ![]() frenZy and Towering Inferno exchange blows. |
frenZy vs. OverKill ![]() frenZy fighting OverKill in Season 3.0. OverKill won the fight on a close 23-22 judges' decision and frenZy was eliminated from the tournament once again. |
Heavyweight Royal Rumble ![]() frenZy is flipped by Little Sister. frenZy re-emerged once more for the end-of-season Heavyweight Royal Rumble. frenZy first hit Kill-O-Amp with its hammer, then got flipped by Little Sister. frenZy self-righted and retaliated on Little Sister. Then it was flipped by HexaDecimator, but self-righted again. It then received a hit from OverKill, then bumped KillerHurtz. Next it attacked Voltronic until Nightmare intervened, in which it started pummeling Nightmare. Next it was attacked by Little Sister again, then GoldDigger. It temporarily chased OverKill before switching to GoldDigger. OverKill drove onto frenZy, but retreated before frenZy could attack. HexaDecimator flipped frenZy again, but frenZy self-righted again. Then Little Sister flipped it again, but of course frenZy self-righted. Lastly it hit HexaDecimator and Nightmare at the same time before the timer buzzed. It was one of few robots still mobile in the end, but lost overall to HexaDecimator. |
Season 4.0[] |
frenZy vs. SlamJob ![]() Slamjob grabs ahold of FrenZy. ![]() frenZy gets knocked off-balanced and onto its back. ![]() frenZy gets thrown by the killsaws, toppling it back over. ![]() frenZy lands a shot to the axe mechanism before getting slammed into the wall. ![]() frenZy trades hammer swings wile backed into the corner. ![]() frenZy gets held onto the killsaws by Slamjob. ![]() frenZy tries to swing at Slamjob as the latter locks down on it. ![]() frenZy wobbles its way out of Slamjob's grasp, avoiding the pulverizer in the process. ![]() frenZy shoves Slamjob into the screws. ![]() Slamjob pins frenZy against the wall. ![]() frenZy lands a shot on Slamjob's top. ![]() frenZy and Slamjob trades hammer swings against the spikestrip. ![]() Slamjob shoves frenZy into the killsaws with its rear. |
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble ![]() frenZy during the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble. frenZy also participated in the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble near the end of the season. Its first target was Omega-13, then almost hit Phrizbee. It then went after Towering Inferno. Next, it tackled Little Sister and Greenspan. Then it struck I-Beam, getting its hammer stuck in I-Beam, but they managed to separate. It then got bumped by Omega-13 and pushed around by I-Beam. It managed to hit I-Beam again. It then seemed to be experiencing some technical-difficulties as it wasn't mobile anymore, being tested by GoldDigger. In the end GoldDigger and Little Sister were declared the joint winners and thus qualified for the Heavyweight Royal Rumble. |
Season 5.0[] |
frenZy vs. The Matador ![]() The Matador tossing frenZy. ![]() ![]() |
Results[]
FRENZY | ||
Long Beach 1999 | ||
Gigabot Championship Eiminated in Loser's Bracket | ||
Main Bracket (Round 1) | vs. The Mauler | Won |
Main Bracket (Round 2) | vs. Nightmare | Lost |
Loser's Bracket (Round 2) | vs. Namreko 3000 | Won |
Loser's Bracket (Round 3) | vs. Punjar | Lost |
Gigabot Rumble | ||
Rumble | vs. BioHazard, Juggernaut, Kill-O-Amp, K.I.S.S., Malicious Mischief, The Mauler, Namreko 3000, Punjar, Razer, Rhino, S.L.A.M., Tazbot, Voltarc | Lost |
Las Vegas 1999 | ||
Heavyweight Championship Round of 16 | ||
Bracket | vs. Annihilator | Won |
Bracket | vs. BioHazard | Lost |
Heavyweight Rumble | ||
Rumble | vs. Annihilator, BioHazard, Blendo, Blunt Force Trauma, KillerHurtz, Kill-O-Amp, Monster, Mortis, Namreko 3000, Razer, Rhino, Ronin, Slugger, Tazbot | Lost |
Season 1.0 | ||
Heavyweight Championship Round of 16 | ||
Bracket | vs. No opponent | Bye |
Bracket | vs. OverKill | Lost |
Heavyweight Royal Rumble | ||
Rumble | vs. Bender, BioHazard, Blendo, Gammatron, KillerHurtz, Kill-O-Amp, Knome II, Mauler, Monster, Mjollnir, Nightmare, Overkill, Punjar, Suicidal Tendencies, Tazbot, Vlad the Impaler, Voltarc | Lost |
Season 2.0 | ||
Heavyweight Championship Semi-finals | ||
Bracket | vs. Scrap Daddy HW210 | Won |
Bracket | vs. Panic Attack 3 | Won |
Bracket | vs. GoldDigger | Won |
Bracket | vs. BioHazard | Lost |
Season 3.0 | ||
Heavyweight Championship Quarter-finals | ||
Bracket | vs. Towering Inferno | Won |
NOTE: frenZy received an automatic bye into the Round of 32 as a ranked machine | ||
Bracket | vs. OverKill | Lost |
Heavyweight Royal Rumble | ||
Rumble | vs. GoldDigger, HexaDecimator, KillerHurtz, Kill-O-Amp, Little Sister, Nightmare, Omega-13, OverKill, Sharkbyte, Tazbot, Voltronic | Lost |
Season 4.0 | ||
Heavyweight Championship Round of 32 | ||
Bracket | vs. SlamJob | Lost |
NOTE: frenZy received an automatic bye into the Round of 32 as a ranked machine | ||
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble | ||
Rumble | vs. GoldDigger, Greenspan, I-Beam, Junkyard Offspring, KillerB, Little Sister, Omega-13, Phrizbee, Towering Inferno, Voltronic | Lost |
Season 5.0 | ||
Heavyweight Championship Round of 32 | ||
Bracket | vs. The Matador | Lost |
NOTE: frenZy received an automatic bye into the Round of 32 as a ranked machine |
Competitive Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 7
- Losses: 13
Exhibition Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 4
Total Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 8
- Losses: 17
Competition | Wins | Losses |
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Long Beach 1999 | Mauler Namreko 3000 |
Nightmare Punjar Razer (Rumble) |
Las Vegas 1999 | Annihilator Slugger (Grudge Match) |
BioHazard BioHazard (Rumble) |
Season 1.0 | None | OverKill |
Season 2.0 | Scrap Daddy HW210 Panic Attack 3 GoldDigger |
BioHazard |
Season 3.0 | Towering Inferno | OverKill HexaDecimator (Rumble) |
Season 4.0 | None | SlamJob Little Sister, GoldDigger (Rumble) |
Season 5.0 | None | The Matador |
Mark Beiro Introductions[]
"Its the terrifying titanium titan. From Los Feliz, California. Give it up for the 210 pound heavyweight, FRENZY!"
"When push comes to shove, robotic annihilation is his only true love. Here is FRENZY!"
"Don't run and hide. Face the relentless fury of FRENZY!"
"His fans swear he's the absolute best. His opponents dismiss him as an annoying pest. Now its time for his ultimate test. Its FRENZY!"
"It's your daddy's belt, your mamma's left shoe and your babysitter's spike club all rolled into one. Here is FRENZY!"
"Like Star Jones at Hometown Buffet, keep your hands away from this feeding FRENZY!"
Merchandise[]
Any appearances by frenZy in merchandise are listed below:
Trivia[]
- frenZy made an appearance in the TV show Grounded for Life titled Mr. Roboto.[2]