
Gemini's Discovery Season 4 appearance.
Gemini is a robot which competed in the second season of ABC's BattleBots reboot, as well as the third and fourth seasons on Discovery and Science. Gemini is a multibot with two identical halves, a first for the new show. Both halves are equipped with a horizontally-spinning disc and a rear wedge. Gemini was originally an alternate for Season 2, but was allowed in due to one of the many drop-outs which occurred. Gemini was created by a team completely new to BattleBots led by Augustus "Ace" Shelander and Brentley Wiles. The flywheels themselves can hit with the energy of a 50-caliber rifle. Officially, the red half is called Fred and the black half is called Hydroxyl but the two are often simply referred to by their colors.
For Season 3, both halves of the Gemini bots were given a bolder color scheme on both the bodies and the weapons and gained the Zodiac symbol for "Gemini" on each half.
Gemini came back for Season 4 with a more eerie based look, complete with spikes on the panels, a darker paint scheme than the past two seasons, and each symbol covering the full portion of each half. The team also picked up Ben Haydon, most known for being a part of Team Panic who builds featherweight robots and lighter weight classes. His most recent one is Sparkfun, a black and green robot armed with an angled spinning bar.
Gemini was originally going to be named Free Radicals, but this name was rejected by BattleBots.
Robot History
ABC Season 2

Gemini's Season 2 appearance.

Blacksmith attacking Gemini.

Blacksmith corners and hits both Gemini robots.
Gemini was one of twelve robots which was forced to compete in three-way melees in order to determine the final four robots of the bracket. In its match, it was placed against fellow newcomers Basilisk and Blacksmith. The two waited for Blacksmith to attack and immobilize Basilisk before coming in, trying and failing to damage Blacksmith with their discs. Eventually, Blacksmith cornered the two robots and hammered away, immobilizing the black half. The red half of Gemini continued to fight, taking hit after hit from Blacksmith and eventually losing half of its drive system. However, at this point, Blacksmith had stopped moving entirely and it had begun to catch fire. Gemini was set to advance, being the only robot left moving, when Blacksmith moved just long enough to avoid being counted out with seconds left on the clock. This meant the match went to the judges, who ruled unanimously for Blacksmith.
Discovery Season 3

Gemini's Discovery Season 3 appearance.

Gemini attack Mohawk and, collaterally, each other

The black Gemini is thrown

Red Gemini's exposed wheel is removed

Black Gemini slams Sharkoprion into the screws

Red Gemini deflects War

Black Gemini sends Pestilence careening

Weapons collide
Discovery Season 4
Gemini began 2019 as part of a rumble with Gruff and Marvin. As the rumble got underway, the Gemini twins circled to try and find an opening. The black Gemini twin was then flipped by Gruff but managed to shave sparks off of Gruff in return. The red Gemini twin then attacked Marvin and took off one of the teeth on its disc, leaving Marvin to remain unbalanced whenever the disc was spinning, The black Gemini twin was shoved around the arena, including into the screws by Gruff before being righted by Gruff. The black Gemini twin then lost use of its weapon while the red Gemini twin was also shoved into the arena barrier. Time ran out with all robots still mobile. The judges awarded Gruff a unanimous 3-0 decision.
Next for Gemini in the 2019 season was a redesigned Tantrum. The match was not going well for Gemini as they were unable to mount much of an attack against Tantrum. Making matters worse, the black Gemini got high-centered on debris from its own armor so the red Gemini freed it. The black Gemini soon had its wheel guard ripped open on one side, exposing that wheel but it pressed on. Both twins took turns mounting attacks but were generally deflected away by Tantrum's weapon or front wedge. The black Gemini soon lost power to its weapon and then its drive while the red Gemini took a hit from the pulverizer thanks to Tantrum before time ran out. The judges awarded Tantrum a unanimous 3-0 decision.
Gemini then fought newcomer, the massive Mammoth. Fortunately, the multibot was able to swarm around Mammoth, with some shots being dealt to the wheels and front. In the end, Gemini won by KO.
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 3
- Losses: 5
Competition | Wins | Losses |
---|---|---|
ABC Season 2 | None | Blacksmith |
Discovery Season 3 |
Mohawk and Kraken (Undercard Rumble) The Four Horsemen (Undercard Match) |
Lucky (Desperado Tournament) Sharkoprion (Undercard Match) |
Discovery Season 4 | Mammoth (Untelevised Undercard Match) |
Gruff (Undercard Rumble) Tantrum (Undercard Match) |
Faruq Tauheed Introductions
"Your horoscope reads 'You're about to die'. It's the real Zodiac Killer, GEMINI!"
"This gruesome twosome will have you seeing double and reduce you to rubble. Your "goroscope" today is looking grim. Say hello to the evil twins, GEMINI!"
"You might as well call these bots the Olsen Twins because they're Scary Kate and Slashly. It's about to be a full house or robot parts. It's GEMINI!"
"Double the trouble, double the spins. Double the trouble, double the spins. Y'all see what I did there? It's GEMINI!"
"Your Gore-rrorscope for today is looking grim. These two bots will take you for a spin. It's GEMINI!"
"If these bots were in a fairy tale, it would be called 'Whackin' a beanstalk.' Fee fie foe fum, two deadly bots are better than one. GEMINI!"
"Oh sheesh, it's the demonic two-headed beast, even crazier than a borderline grammar police. Corrects you so hard, won't let anything lie. It be like, "It's not Gem-in-me." It's GEMINI!"