Gigabyte

Gigabyte
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship III World Championship IV World Championship V World Championship VI World Championship VII
Live	BattleBots Proving Ground
Other Events	BattleBots: Bounty Hunters BattleBots: Champions I BattleBots: Champions II
Team Information
Team	Robotic Death Company
Team Members	Derek Tran (Captain) (WC VI-Present) Camden Wallraff (Captain) (WC VI-BB: Champions II) John Mladenik Mike Lindberg Brent Rieker (WC III-Present) Carl Lewis (WC IV-WC V) Mark Liu (WC IV) Greg Rasche (WC IV) Jonathon Argueta (WC IV) Richard Loehnig (WC IV) Matt Maxham (WC V-BB: Champions I) Wendy Maxham (WC V-BB: Champions I) Thy Phi (WC V-BB: Champions I) Elizabeth Mladenik (WC V-Present) Melissa Mladenik (WC V-Present) David Janssen (WC V) Anouk Janssen (WC V) Josh Hicok (WC V) Carol Williams (WC V-Present) Micah "Chewy" Leibowitz (WC VI-Present) Alon Belkin (WC VI-BB: Champions I, BB Proving Ground) Conor O'Brien (WC VI-BB: Champions I) Jerry Serafin (WC VI-BB: Champions I) (WC VI-Present) Blair Lindberg (WC VI-Present) Sam Smith (WC VII-Present) Dave Moulds (WC VII-Present) Cal Coker (WC VII-Present) Jesse Ramos (WC VII-Present) Adam Stewart (WC VII-Present) Lacy Stewart (WC VII-Present) Eric Fisher (WC VII-Present) Sri Ram Nervati (WC VII-Present) Michael Parks (BB Proving Ground) Alex Price (BB Proving Ground)
From	Oceanside, CA
Other Entries	Megabyte, Rambite, Invader, Cobalt, Super Megabyte, Agsma
Associated Robots	Stinger: The Killer Bee, Devil's Plunger, Sewer Snake, Wipe Out #2 (Matt Maxham, Wendy Maxham) Wrecks, Skorpios (Micah Leibowitz, Jerry Serafin) Chronos (Jerry Serafin) Horizon, Calypso (Alon Belkin, Alex Price) Axolotl (Alon Belkin) Lucky (David Janssen, Anouk Janssen) The Disk O' Inferno (Richard Loehnig, Mark Liu) Tiki Fire (Micah "Chewy" Leibowitz) Taco Tuesday (Camden Wallraff)
Robot Statistics
Weight	250lbs
Top Speed	16mph
Power	MaxAmps LiPo batteries
Drive	2x TP5680 brushless motors (WC VII-Present) 2x Short Magmotors (WC III-WC VI)
Weapons	Shell spinner
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Gigabyte is a heavyweight robot built by Robotic Death Company which has competed in every season of BattleBots since World Championship III.

It is a shell spinner design similar to its the team's iconic heavyweight Megabyte, boasting a 120lb shell spinning at 188mph. It also has a self-righting bar protruding through the middle of the shell to both right itself and inform the driver which direction it is facing at any given moment.

Gigabyte during during World Championship III hero shots.

For its debut season, Gigabyte featured a rainbow color scheme, creating a confusing illusion when spinning. For this season, Gigabyte's top speed was around 170mph. Gigabyte was not able to replicate Megabyte's live scene success, however, finishing 2-2 for the season and becoming immobile in the Last Chance Rumble, which was inevitably won by Bombshell.

Gigabyte during World Championship IV hero shots.

Gigabyte returned for World Championship IV, sporting bi-directional teeth, a rounded self-righting staff and a Lexan cover to protect the electronics. The team produced a 130lb shell to act as their heaviest option, which made up more than half of Gigabyte's overall weight. It performed slightly better, gaining two impressive victories over Chronos and Minotaur, but also losing twice. In spite of a respectable record, Gigabyte was snubbed of a Top 16 place.

Gigabyte during during World Championship V hero shots.

For World Championship V, Gigabyte debuted a black color scheme with white text and flames around the circumference of the shell. This version of Gigabyte proved to be the most successful yet, finishing 2-1 in the regular season and winning its Round of 32 match against Malice, advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time in its BattleBots career. Although it lost out to Hydra, its new shell and internal upgrades proved to be surprisingly durable for a whole three minutes.

Gigabyte also impressed well in the Son of Whyachi bracket of BattleBots: Bounty Hunters, defeating three opponents en route to face the Team Whyachi bot, which it defeated by knockout to earn the title of Bounty Hunter.

Gigabyte during World Championship VI hero shots.

Visually, Gigabyte remained largely unchanged for World Championship VI but did receive a few upgrades, such as an improved weapon motor, a new shells specifically designed for vertical spinners, a new self-righter and D2 kit minibots for configurations where Gigabyte had spare weight. Gigabyte also boasted new configurations, including a set of spring-loaded forks for the front which were seen in the knockout rounds. Robotic Death Company also revealed that in addition to Gigabyte, some members of the team would be competing in World Championship VI with Cobalt as the UK robot's builders Dave Moulds and Sam Smith announced their retirement from the sport. Gigabyte suffered a loss in its opening fight to Uppercut, but returned to form with comfortable wins over Captain Shrederator and SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE to finish the Fight Night rounds 2-1. However, Gigabyte ultimately fell in the Round of 32 to eventual Giant Nut winner Tantrum in a close encounter.

After dethroning a legend in the previous season, Gigabyte looked to defend its bounty in BattleBots: Champions I. Having won three successive fights to earn the right to fight Gigabyte, HyperShock trumped John Mladenik's bot in spectacular style to qualify for the Golden Bolt tournament at Gigabyte's expense.

Gigabyte during World Championship VII hero shots.

Gigabyte returned for World Championship VII, ranked #24 in the BattleBots Pre-Season Power Rankings. For this season, John Mladenik transferred captaincy of Gigabyte to Derek Tran and Camden Wallraff so he could captain the team's other entry, Cobalt, due to Brent Rieker's ongoing battle with cancer. The team opted to transition Gigabyte to brushless drive after their Top 32 elimination, using the same TP5680 motors seen in the 2021 season champion Tantrum while keeping its weapon motor brushed. Gigabyte also debuted a new self-righting pole, new wheels, and teeth with two catching points on each side of the shell rather than one. For the competition, Gigabyte boasted a total of four different shells of various designs: two made from 0.25" AR500 steel, one lighter option made from 0.1875" AR500 steel and a 0.41" thick titanium shell with a flat edge towards the bottom. Gigabyte's season began poorly, losing by knockout to the newly-redesigned Free Shipping and then Bloodsport. Though it managed to bring itself back into contention by winning a judges' decision against Starchild, a disappointing performance against End Game saw Gigabyte finish with a 1-3 record.

Competing in the third Sin City Slugfest bracket of BattleBots: Champions II, Gigabyte first fought and defeated Triton, before getting the better of DeathRoll in Round 2. However, it lost in the Slugfest final to Free Shipping.

In April 2023, the team confirmed Gigabyte would be attending Proving Ground in July that year, looking to take on hopefuls ahead of World Championship VIII. The team increased Gigabyte's 170mph tip speed, with Derek Tran confirming at BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon that it could now reach 188mph and could make better use of its drive power thanks to the inclusion of magnets. In its two fights, Gigabyte defeated DOOM and JackPot. Since then, the team have brought Gigabyte out to Las Vegas to practice driving, but has not since fought another opponent.

Gigabyte's chassis next to its shell in November 2023.

Gigabyte in the blue square during World Championship VI.

Gigabyte with its D2 minibots during World Championship V.

Gigabyte in The Pits during World Championship III.

Outside BattleBots

Gigabyte was among the BattleBots competitors displayed at Open Sauce in San Francisco in July 2023. It also made an appearance at the SmashBotz Battle for Los Angeles event in November 2023. Team captain Derek Tran has fought at National Havoc Robot League with a horizontal spinner called Record Scratch, debuting in 2023.

Under the name Megabyte, it was originally registered for RoboGames in 2023 and 2024, but pulled out both times. The original shell spinner Megabyte built after Season 5.0 enjoyed a successful career spanning over a decade, notably competing at several RoboGames events from 2004 to 2007, with its name being given to the team's most recent heavyweight shell spinner design in 2017 after Invader's brief World Championship II campaign.

Robot History

World Championship III
Gigabyte vs. Tombstone Gigabyte tanks the early blows. Gigabyte's shell comes clean off. The vulnerable remains. Gigabyte's first opponent in World Championship III was the reigning champion, Tombstone. For this match, the team opted to not have the self-righting pole that was also used for direction, planning to force Tombstone to ride up the spinning shell and take control of the fight. When the match began, however, this plan backfired as the initial impact between both bots caused the attachment for the pole to snap off. The next hit from Tombstone took the entire shell off, exposing the robot's insides. The robot was still functional, but the team wanted to tap out to avoid further damage. However, this was against the rules so they were forced to keep going. After a bit more movement, Gigabyte deliberately stopped moving to avoid further damage and was counted out, giving Tombstone the win by KO. After the fight, the team discovered that the part was made of cast aluminum as opposed to the steel they requested.
Gigabyte vs. Double Dutch Gigabyte tears off Double Dutch's bar spinners. Entering the Desperado Tournament, Gigabyte then fought Double Dutch. The match was off to a great start as Gigabyte's first hit tore off a rear wheel from Double Dutch. Gigabyte continued to attack, tearing off Double Dutch's other rear wheel. Since Double Dutch was still able to move, Gigabyte pressed on, causing more damage, eventually tearing off both of Double Dutch's bar spinners. After a few more maneuvering and attacks, Gigabyte left Double Dutch down to driving in circles on one partial wheel. Double Dutch was counted out and Gigabyte advanced to the next round.
Gigabyte vs. Lucky Lucky and Gigabyte collide. Gigabyte toppled by Lucky next to its broken self-righting pole. In the next round of the tournament, Gigabyte took on Lucky and went with a shorter self-righting pole to fix the one that was damaged against Double Dutch. When the match began, Gigabyte was launched into the air, but landed upright. Gigabyte got back up to speed and delivered another hit, bouncing off the arena walls. Gigabyte retreated to the center of the arena to spin back up and attacked Lucky again, which caused it to fly into the air once more as it was tossed by its opponent. After being tossed again near the screws, Gigabyte lost its self-righting pole and tried to self-right using its spinning shell's momentum. Unfortunately, they were unable to and were counted out, giving Lucky the win by KO.
Gigabyte vs. Brutus Gigabyte and Brutus square off in the BattleBox. The next match for Gigabyte came against Brutus. As the match got underway, Gigabyte struggled against the wedge of Brutus as each collision deflected it away. After a few repeated hits, Gigabyte eventually lost power to the spinning shell. At this point, its opponent got its weapon going and Gigabyte started to take some hits, though the damage was minor. Gigabyte got a lucky break though as Brutus unwittingly drove up the shell and flipped itself over where it struggled to drive even in circles. Gigabyte backed off and Brutus was counted out, giving Gigabyte the win by KO.
Last Chance Rumble Gigabyte spins away from danger. Gigabyte was selected to take part in a rumble with Lucky, DUCK!, Bombshell, Valkyrie and Red Devil to determine the final place in the Top 16. 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. DUCK! and Valkyrie tussled before Hal Rucker lifted Valkyrie up and dropped it into Gigabyte's spinning shell. Gigabyte played no further part as other robots largely avoided it for the remainder of the rumble. The fight went to the judges with all six robots technically still in contention, as per the rules concerning no individual knockouts. As such, the judges controversially awarded the Last Chance Rumble in favor of Bombshell.
Gigabyte vs. DUCK! Gigabyte pops DUCK! into the air. The last battle for Gigabyte against DUCK!, who it recently fought with in the Last Chance Rumble. When the match began, Gigabyte began strong as it delivered strong hits on DUCK!. However, DUCK! remained resilient and attempted to tank more hits from the dangerous shell spinner. Eventually, DUCK! lost the use of its left front wheel but was still able to show sufficient mobility. During its barrage of attacks, Gigabyte ended up hitting the casing for the screws, ricocheting away and damaging its drive system. Gigabyte was no longer able to move, giving DUCK! the surprise win by KO.
World Championship IV
Gigabyte vs. Chronos Gigabyte and Chronos collide. Gigabyte delivers the killing blow to Chronos. Gigabyte's match in 2019 was against newcomer and fellow shell spinner, Chronos. For this fight, Robotic Death Company equipped Gigabyte with its heaviest 130lb shell with the view to spin at half speed to maximise bite. As the fight began, both robots were experiencing balance issues while they attempted to spin up. Luckily, both robots recovered and Gigabyte went in for the first hit. Gigabyte then went in for a second hit and both robots were sent flying in opposite directions. The third hit proved to have the same result as the second. However, the fourth hit caused Chronos to stop moving and the robot's spinning shell eventually spun down. Chronos was unable to get going again and was counted out, giving Gigabyte the win by knockout.
Gigabyte vs. Minotaur Gigabyte and Minotaur collide. Gigabyte hits Minotaur again. Gigabyte's next match was against former runner-up, Minotaur. Gigabyte kept their heaviest shell, intending to absorb Minotaur's hits and keep spinning following success over Chronos in their first battle. Before the fight, John Mladenik spoke to Jenny Taft about wanting to spin at full speed this time around. When the match began, Gigabyte was doing mostly that as they were colliding with Minotaur without taking much damage and were able to spin back up each time. Additionally, Minotaur was having trouble keeping its weapon at top speed and this allowed Gigabyte to stay on top of Minotaur and keep their weapon from being dangerous. During some point, Gigabyte lost one of its teeth, but it did not stop chipping the front of Minotaur. However, Minotaur soon got its weapon going again and Gigabyte soon lost the use of their spinning shell. The match went the distance but the judges awarded Gigabyte a unanimous 3-0 decision.
Gigabyte vs. HUGE Gigabyte's scuffed shell takes pieces of tread off HUGE's wheel. Gigabyte bends one of HUGE's wheels on impact. Damage to Gigabyte's shell after its loss to HUGE. Gigabyte next went up against Jonathan Schultz and HUGE. Gigabyte did not have a good start as they drove too close to the wall and bounced off it and into another, then getting flung towards the center of the arena. Gigabyte took hits from HUGE, the first not doing anything as it came back to attack, only to run into the wall again. The second and third hits however caused smoke to pour out and leave them without a weapon. Gigabyte still kept fighting and tried to push HUGE around, but HUGE's overall size and awkward design made that difficult. Gigabyte kept taking shots, losing parts of its directional staff and its polycarb top on top of the shell. Still, Gigabyte managed to flip HUGE over and was taking off the rubber bits that were helping with HUGE's traction. Gigabyte pushed HUGE onto the screws, leaving HUGE to get stuck before it got free. However, the repeated impacts were taking their toll on Gigabyte as they were soon unable to move. Luckily, they made it to a judges' decision, which ruled unanimously in favor of HUGE, ending Gigabyte's win streak.
Gigabyte vs. Witch Doctor Gigabyte gets tossed into the air by Witch Doctor. With a strong record to this point, Gigabyte now found itself up against Witch Doctor, but when the fight began, Gigabyte was almost immediately popped high into the air. Gigabyte recovered and attacked again, getting thrown once more. After the third hit, Gigabyte lost its protective cover and was no longer spinning. Gigabyte was then thrown onto the screws, but managed to get off. Unfortunately, the repeated impacts had left a huge gash in its shell, but Witch Doctor's weapon began smoking so it was mostly a pushing match. However, Gigabyte was no longer moving and under the arena pulverizer as a wheel fell out, so it was counted out, giving Witch Doctor the win by KO.
Gigabyte vs. Son of Whyachi (Forfeit) Gigabyte was originally scheduled to fight Son of Whyachi for a chance to lock its place in the Top 16, but it had to drop out due to the damage sustained against Witch Doctor, and was replaced by Copperhead.
World Championship V
Gigabyte vs. Copperhead The remains of Gigabyte. Gigabyte is de-shelled by Copperhead. Gigabyte's first match of 2020 was against the bot which replaced them in the previous season's Top 16 - Copperhead. The fight started badly for Gigabyte as they lost the shaft from last season that held the self-righting pole correctly, causing Gigabyte to lose its self-righting pole. However, both Copperhead and Gigabyte had traction problems from the impact as both bots meet at the corner with Gigabyte unable to escape due to the traction problems and some bad driving. After a few seconds of quiet driving, Gigabyte took a massive hit that sent its shell into the ceiling of the arena, bringing down a light while sending the main body upside down where it could no longer drive. Gigabyte was counted out giving Copperhead the win by a horrific KO. As it turned out, the team mistakenly used one of the faulty cast aluminum shafts they bought from China back in 2018, which was why the shell broke off so easily.
Gigabyte vs. Extinguisher Gigabyte rips off Extinguisher's left front tire. Gigabyte warps Extinguisher's weapon arm. Gigabyte next went up against Extinguisher. The shell spinner was able to avoid a box rush from its opponent. Gigabyte hit Extinguisher, sending them flying and landing upside down. Extinguisher recovered,so Gigabyte came in and twisted Extinguisher's weapon arm before sending them flying and disabling half their opponent's drive. This impact also bent up the left corner of Extinguisher's wedge. All Extinguisher could do afterward is drive in circles as it was counted out, giving Gigabyte the win by KO.
Gigabyte vs. Claw Viper Sparks fly as Gigabyte slams into Claw Viper. Gigabyte was now 1-1 and needed a second win to have a good chance at making the Top 32 bracket. Next up, they were given newcomer Claw Viper. Gigabyte had a poor start as they ended up flying straight up as a result of hitting Claw Viper's anti-spinner wedge. However, Gigabyte fought back and began to attack the side of its opponent, eventually leaving Claw Viper with little movement. By the third hit, Gigabyte had left Claw Viper down a wheel and without working drive. Claw Viper was counted out, giving Gigabyte the win by KO.
Gigabyte vs. Malice Gigabyte and Malice collide. Gigabyte advanced to the Round of 32 as the No.17 seed and took on No.16 seed, Malice. Gigabyte was pretty even with Malice to start as their hits were not causing Malice any major issues. However, Gigabyte was slowly wearing down Malice and began to attack when Malice lost drive on one side, delivering a hit to one of the wheels. With Malice up against the screws, Gigabyte attacked again and was sent flying as a result. Malice was still driving in circles after this hit, and was counted out, giving Gigabyte a spot in the Top 16 and the win by KO.
Gigabyte vs. Hydra Gigabyte gets sent into the air by Hydra. Gigabyte's next opponent was the No.1 seed Hydra. For this fight, Hydra added a front wedge to deflect the spinning shell. Gigabyte spun up to full speed and gave a glancing blow to Hydra's wedge. Hydra attacked it head on, thrusting Gigabyte into the air. Upon landing, Gigabyte ricocheted into the wall in front of Chris and Kenny. Gigabyte took several more flipping attacks from Hydra throughout the remainder of the fight, with Gigabyte only landing one more hit on the side of Hydra's wedge. Despite Hydra's persistence, Gigabyte's spinner kept working the entire battle, and it went to the judges. Hydra won by unanimous decision however, putting an end to Gigabyte's season. In a March 2023 Team Whyachi livestream, the Ewert family revealed the fight had to be paused momentarily as Gigabyte was thrown into an area of the BattleBox which yanked out an extension cord, leaving wiring strewn across the arena floor.
BattleBots: Bounty Hunters
Gigabyte vs. GRABOT Gigabyte tears off the wedge of GRABOT. In addition to the main competition, Gigabyte also participated in one of the six Bounty Hunters brackets where it had the potential to fight the bot it was scheduled to face in a Play-in match last season, Son of Whyachi. Its first opponent was newcomer GRABOT. GRABOT's wedge stuck in the screws after the exchange. Fortunately for Gigabyte, its opponent struggled to move for much of the fight. Gigabyte took advantage by violently tearing off GRABOT's wedge, throwing it across the arena in the direction of Lisa Winter. GRABOT was not moving after this and was counted out, giving Gigabyte the win by KO and a spot in the next round.
Gigabyte vs. Big Dill Gigabyte takes a swipe at Big Dill. Next up for Gigabyte was rookie lifter Big Dill. For this match, Big Dill swapped out its traditional lifting forks for a lifting spatula. At the start, Big Dill successfully box rushed Gigabyte, preventing it from spinning, but after this, it was not driving quite right for a bit and took a glancing blow of its wedge from Gigabyte. Big Dill continued to feed Gigabyte its wedge, only causing minor sparks on the next two hits, but the third hit shot both robots to different corners. After both drove back to the center, the little glancing exchanges came back before another big shot spun Gigabyte into the wall and to the screws. Another bit of positioning ensued, followed by two more nicking hits, but a third one had obviously left some damage on Big Dills front and the lifting arm was out of a support, but could still work. Some more little nicks and wall slamming ensued, with two ride-ups from the shell spinner very nearly tearing Big Dill's arm off. Gigabyte charged in, ripping another white piece off of Big Dill's supports and received more shots to the front. Big Dill took another hard shot to the front as Big Dill lost its left side of drive, the captain signaling it was almost apart, hinting at the split chassis system nearly breaking. With Big Dill unable to move cleanly with smoke leaking out, it was counted out and gave Gigabyte the win.
Gigabyte vs. Copperhead Sparks litter the BattleBox as Gigabyte lands a big hit on Copperhead. All that stood between Gigabyte and the Bounty battle with SOW was a rematch with Copperhead, who had previously deshelled them in the main competition and was looking to do the double. The fight started with Copperhead landing a hit on Gigabyte before it could spin up to full speed, sending it across the box and overturning it in the process. Gigabyte was able to use its self-righting pole to great effect, as Copperhead appeared to struggle driving with the weapon spun up. Both machines were up to speed and Copperhead gave a few tentative hits, before a large impact sent both robots flying to either side of the arena. Gigabyte ricocheted to the corner and spun back up, while Copperhead stumbled back towards the shell spinner. Another big impact from Copperhead saw Gigabyte deflect into the middle of the box, but Copperhead appeared to be struggling. Gigabyte evaded any further impacts and several glancing blows were enough to immobilise Copperhead, which was then counted out.
Gigabyte vs. Son of Whyachi Gigabyte and Son of Whyachi threaten to collide. Gigabyte watches on as the legend is toppled. In beating Copperhead, Gigabyte had won the right to face Son of Whyachi. The fight commenced with both robots spinning up to speed at different sides of the box. Son of Whyachi reversed into Gigabyte's shell, popping up in the air and then catching Gigabyte. This impact sent both robots flying to opposite ends of the arena, with Gigabyte losing its self-righting pole in the process. Spun up again, Son of Whyachi reversed into Gigabyte once more, and ricocheted off the arena wall this time, bringing its weapon to a halt. On the next impact, Son of Whyachi popped into the air but landed on top of Gigabyte this time, unbalancing the robot and flipping it over. Son of Whyachi's body spun violently as Gigabyte continued to attack, sending the Bounty Holder into the corner of the box. Having stopped moving, Jake Ewert could be heard encouraging Gigabyte to hit them again, and they obliged. Sparks flew as Gigabyte landed a handful more glancing shots, and Son of Whyachi was eventually counted out, giving Gigabyte the win by KO.
World Championship VI
Gigabyte vs. Uppercut Uppercut and Gigabyte duel it out in the corner of the BattleBox. Gigabyte started its 2021 campaign with an undercard match against Uppercut. It entered the fight with two minibots made up of D2 kits. From the off, Gigabyte was unable to remain stable as an early nudge from Uppercut sent it into the screws. From then, Gigabyte bounced into the area to the left side of the Upper Deck hazard and became trapped, taking a slightly harder hit from Uppercut. The next impact saw Uppercut bounce upwards, forcing its vertical spinner into the BattleBox floor and sending it flying over the corner of the Upper Deck. They recovered, but rather than escape the corner, opted to attack Uppercut instead. Gigabyte lays immobile as Uppercut watches on. This proved to be a mistake as Uppercut was able to get a mean bite on their shell and flip them over. Gigabyte righted itself but was again vulnerable, and the next hit bent Gigabyte's self-righting pole to 90 degrees upon landing. Uppercut dealt a few final hits until Gigabyte could no longer recover. It was counted out, giving Uppercut the win by KO.
Gigabyte vs. Captain Shrederator Gigabyte and Captain Shrederator come to blows. Captain Shrederator is counted out. Gigabyte's second fight was against fellow full-body spinner Captain Shrederator, who were fresh off a shock win over Tombstone. As the fight began, it was Captain Shrederator who seemed to be getting the best of the early exchanges as a few glancing shots from Gigabyte saw John Mladenik's machine jump into the air, while Captain Shrederator remained grounded. With both bots spinning at full speed, Gigabyte recovered and it became apparent that Captain Shrederator was no longer able to drive. Gigabyte landed a hit on its opponent which saw Captain Shrederator ricochet off the arena barrier and into the Upper Deck. Its weapon then ground to a halt and Captain Shrederator was counted out, putting both bots to 1-1 for the season.
Gigabyte vs. SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE Gigabyte and SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE face off. Last up for Gigabyte in the Fight Night rounds was SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE. For this fight, Gigabyte's opponent notably had its twin undercutters on top to hit higher on their shell. SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE was slow to approach as Gigabyte spun up to speed, trying to get to either side and disable their drive. However, Gigabyte was reduced to glancing shots and was largely unable to avoid its notoriously wide front. Though neither of SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE's spinners was able to land a hit in response, its left-side disk suddenly stopped spinning. SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE continued to tank Gigabyte's hits and sparks flew as it attempted to smother John Mladenik's bot. Gigabyte then landed an attack with overturned SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE and followed it up with a hit to its back, but SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE was still able to escape and continued its tactic. Gigabyte was able to strike one of the drive pods of SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE, but in doing so, deflected off the barrier and ricocheted across the BattleBox. It became clear that SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE had taken damage to its right-side tire in that exchange and as Gigabyte prepared for another hit, SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE was thrown towards the red square, ripping the tire away from its hub and tearing off a spinner in the process. SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE was counted out and Gigabyte finished its Fight Night with a 2-1 record.
Gigabyte vs. Tantrum Gigabyte's unique setup for Tantrum. Gigabyte and Tantrum meet in the BattleBox. Seeded No.22 for the championship tournament, Gigabyte faced No.11 seed Tantrum in the Top 32. Gigabyte debuted a new configuration for this battle, which consisted of a plate with six forks held against the BattleBox floor with springs. It also sported a unique shell which hit higher up and cleared the space for the forks to sit beneath it. However, one of its forks broke off as Gigabyte drove into the red starting square, leaving just five for the match. As the fight began, Tantrum box-rushed Gigabyte as it attempted to spin up, but drove into the barrier and took a glancing shot from Gigabyte's shell. Gigabyte's fork attachment then got underneath Tantrum, but lacked the pushing power to take full advantage. Tantrum coerced Gigabyte into the short corner momentarily, but escaped as both robots were thrown in opposite directions on impact. This caused Gigabyte's attachment to snap off but it was otherwise unharmed. Tantrum took its opponent back to the short corner as it was momentarily unbalanced and had to right itself. It pinned John Mladenik's bot against the wall with the drum poised to punch, but could not engage and backed away. Gigabyte was unbalanced again and Tantrum was able to maneuver it to the Upper Deck, where Gigabyte settled and took the opportunity to spin back up to speed. Gigabyte threw itself off the hazard and into Tantrum in an impact which sent the shell spinner twisting through the air but more crucially, tore a wheel away from Tantrum. With its mobility hampered, Gigabyte was offered more time and space to spin up and landed big hits to Tantrum in the second half of the fight, warping parts of its frame. However, Gigabyte's shell eventually ground to a halt and Tantrum was able to get underneath, regaining control of the fight. Both robots were visibly wounded as the fight went the judges, who ruled in favor of Tantrum, eliminating Gigabyte from the competition.
BattleBots: Champions I
Gigabyte vs. HyperShock HyperShock obliterates Gigabyte. The remains of Gigabyte. Gigabyte's shell on the other side of the BattleBox. Gigabyte returned to defend its Bounty Hunters title in BattleBots: Champions I and qualify for the Golden Bolt tournament. Standing in its way was the winner of its episode's bracket - HyperShock. For this fight, Gigabyte sported its preferred shell for facing vertical spinners. Pre-fight, John Mladenik discussed the plan to remain in the center of the arena and continuously hit HyperShock. As anticipated, HyperShock immediately drove at Gigabyte in an attempt to smother it and prevent the shell spinner from getting up to speed. Gigabyte evaded, but drove itself close to the Upper Deck where HyperShock threw it across the BattleBox. After bouncing around, Gigabyte landed upright but in the short corner. HyperShock dealt three successive hits to the side and underneath of Gigabyte's shell before both robots escaped to the center of the arena. Gigabyte got up to speed once again, but HyperShock charged at it and hurled John Mladenik's bot almost half the length of the BattleBox and crashing into the screws. After self-righting, HyperShock nicked the shell again and threw it underneath the pulverizer. Now in the other short corner, Gigabyte drove away as it appeared one of HyperShock's wheels had locked up. However, Will Bales discovered settings on his transmitter had swapped and looked to adapt. After arcing in the center of the arena, Gigabyte maintained its spinning speed. HyperShock then charged forwards with its own disk spinning and launched Gigabyte high and far, completely separating the shell, self-righting pole and the rest of the chassis. The shell flew into the BattleBox signage which came away, and parts of Gigabyte were strewn across the Upper Deck and both short corners. Gigabyte's wheel had also come off on impact, and the remainder of the robot lay upside-down without any armor to protect it. Gigabyte was counted out and HyperShock won by a devastating knockout blow, ending Robotic Death Company's hopes of advancing to the Golden Bolt tournament. Damage to Gigabyte's shell. According to Derek Tran, Gigabyte's drive and weapon electronics were still functional following the knockout blow. The shell detached from the robot due to its pulley bolts coming apart from the weapon mechanism.
World Championship VII
Gigabyte vs. Free Shipping Gigabyte's first opponent of World Championship VII was Free Shipping. Gigabyte starts on the back foot. Now piloted by Derek Tran and Camden Wallraff, Gigabyte immediately spun up but hit the BattleBox. Free Shipping approached and slid underneath its shell, popping Gigabyte up with its new spinning disc. As it tried to spin back up, Free Shipping continued rammed its wedges into its opponent, unbalancing Gigabyte. Gigabyte spins out of control. The shell spinner then deflected away and into the arena wall before Free Shipping drove under the pulverizer operated by Robotic Death Company. This gave Gigabyte time and space to spin up to speed, but Gary Gin was undeterred as he drove Free Shipping face-first into its opponent again, deflecting Gigabyte in such a way that it careened across the BattleBox and found itself in the short corner. Gigabyte is counted out. Gigabyte became unstable again and drove into the wall. Free Shipping charged it down, forcing Gigabyte to twist through the air and land upside-down, breaking the self-righting pole in the process. Gigabyte began spinning frantically while inverted, balancing on the stub left from where its pole broke. Free Shipping pushed Gigabyte away from the corner and drove it into the screws before taking it to the opposite pulverizer. Still inverted, Gigabyte was no longer moving and a count began. Free Shipping took a rare win by knockout, and Gigabyte fell to 0-1. Gigabyte's melted speed controller post-fight. "The way the bot and the mast failed was we had routed the wires on the outside of the internal chassis as was done always on Gigabyte, but did not have time to notch the plate to recess the wires slightly. On one of the big hits with Free Shipping caused us to partially cut through our power wires, which made our frame live. That then arced through the baseplate into motor and caused us to be stuck on." — Co-captain Derek Tran on Reddit In a January 2023 Reddit post, Derek Tran outlined what went wrong and expressed that this was his first opportunity to practice driving Gigabyte with its weapon spinning on a steel floor.
Gigabyte vs. Bloodsport Looking for redemption, Gigabyte's second Fight Night opponent was another 0-1 robot in Bloodsport. Both weapons collide. Gigabyte was immediately chased down by Bloodsport, who refused to allow it any time to spin up to speed. Bloodsport knocked into Gigabyte but opted against firing up its own primary weapon in the meantime. "I have no idea what Justin Marple is thinking here, unless there was something wrong with the weapon..." — Kenny Florian as Bloodsport is yet to spin up Gigabyte flips Bloodsport over. Gigabyte eventually had its shell spinning and looked to land the first big hit of the battle, but instead grazed against Bloodsport before overturning it. Before Bloodsport had the chance to right itself, Gigabyte dealt a follow-up shot which knocked it away and back onto its wheels. The No.2 seed from World Championship V escaped and belatedly began spinning its Wheel of Misfortune, but now Gigabyte was up to full speed too. The weapons collided, sending both robots careening to opposite corners of the BattleBox. "Bloodsport closes the distance, but can either robot spin back up, Kenny?" — Chris Rose following the massive collision Bloodsport finishes Gigabyte off. Gigabyte struggled to escape the short corner as Bloodsport recovered and approached the shell spinner, whose weapon was no longer functional. Bloodsport patrolled the corner, but had its front bent downward and lifting the front wheels off the floor slightly. However, it was still able to land a glancing shot to Gigabyte's shell as one of its drive belts lay on the arena floor. Gigabyte tried to move but quickly ground to a halt and was counted out, falling to a treacherous 0-2 record. "Before the fight I was concerned about our battery box cover being too thin, and decided to double stack them. I did not factor however that the magnesium frame does not hold threads as well as the aluminum, so the reduction in thread count from the double plates ended up screwing us. On the big hit the 2 covers ejected and disconnected the left side drive esc, which powers the receiver for that esc and the weapon esc. The smoke was just tire smoke from trying to crabwalk. The drive belt was severed by the panel which was caught and thrown by the shell. Overall it was an extremely winnable match and I would like a rematch with Bloodsport. As you can see in the damage pictures we crumpled the 1/4" AR500 beak and dug into the 1/4" AR500 backer behind it on that big hit before going weapon to weapon." — Derek Tran on Reddit
Gigabyte vs. Starchild Gigabyte's third Fight Night opponent was against rookie Starchild, both of whom were desperate to avoid falling to a nightmarish 0-3 record. Gigabyte ahead of the match, fitted with its wings. Ahead of the fight, the team added wings to the top of Gigabyte's shell with the intention of slicing through the Tegris material making up Starchild's wheels. These were inspired by Gigabyte's loss to the similarly-designed HUGE in World Championship IV. Gigabyte approaches Starchild. The fight began and Gigabyte dashed across the BattleBox to spin up, whereas Starchild drove around, anticipating an early hit. The wings clipped Starchild's right wheel, causing slight damage on impact. The next attack from Gigabyte saw Starchild deflect away, but cost the shell spinner one of its additional wings. However, this appeared to increase the damage potential of Gigabyte as it drove into the right wheel again, causing a visible gash in the Tegris. Kenny Florian: "Wooahh! Now that's a big shot." Chris Rose: "And check out the damage on those wheels of Starchild... starting to come apart in the first thirty seconds of this fight. Gigabyte all over Brandon Zalinsky's bot." — Chris and Kenny weigh in on the opening moments of the battle Starchild limps across the BattleBox. Starchild took time to recover, bouncing in the blue square as its mobility had been hampered somewhat. However, it suffered more abuse as Starchild was damaged further, causing the weight of the robot to flex its wheels. Gigabyte then approached, tearing a chunk out of the right-side wheel of the rookie bot. Starchild spun in place as it struggled to drive straight, leaving its damaged wheel vulnerable to further attacks. Gigabyte was slightly unbalanced from losing one of its wings, but remained aggressive as it honed in one the left-side wheel. Starchild suffers more damage at the hands of Gigabyte. At this stage, Starchild's vertical spinner was no longer active and with every attack, its wheels were struggling to hold the 250lb robot upright. Gigabyte came in again, further damaging its opponent's wheels but also sending its other wing attachment flying through the air. Chris Rose: "Kenny, I gotta tell you though, I'm amazed that Starchild is still fighting. It's unreal!" Kenny Florian: "It's not pretty, Chris, but I agree. They are still fighting hard and they have taken many, many hits out there." — Chris and Kenny praise Starchild's durability The extent of the damage to Gigabyte's opponent. With under a minute to go, Starchild's attempts to remain in the fight were not ignored by Gigabyte's co-captains, nor by Chris Rose and Kenny Florian in commentary. Gigabyte drove into the Upper Deck momentarily, but then opted to grind its shell against Brandon Zalinsky's machine, throwing it into the short corner as the clock ticked down. The fight went the distance, but the judges unanimously voted in Gigabyte's favor. This confirmed a much-needed first win for Derek Tran and Camden Wallraff.
Gigabyte vs. End Game Gigabyte's fourth and final Fight Night opponent was 2020 season and Golden Bolt champion, End Game. Prior to entering this match, it was fitted with the front wedge attachment, with Camden Wallraff emphasizing the need for Robotic Death Company to avoid getting box-rushed early on. "I'm not worried about not doing damage to them, so long as we can get up to speed. End Game is going to box-rush us. They are going to push us into the wall as often as possible. And our goal is to avoid that, stay in the middle, get up to speed, and hit them really hard so that they break." — Camden Wallraff outlines Gigabyte's strategy End Game hits Gigabyte into the match timer. However, his strategy unravelled almost immediately, as Gigabyte was confronted by End Game two seconds after leaving the red square. A collision with End Game's spinner ripped the wedge attachment clean off, with the New Zealand machine twice popping Gigabyte up into the air. End Game throws Gigabyte across the BattleBox. These attacks corralled it back towards the upper-left corner, at which point Gigabyte was catapulted by End Game into the outer Lexan. Taking out a nearby countdown clock, Gigabyte was tipped over, landing sideways and flipping past End Game as its self-righting pole detached. Gigabyte - now wobbling on its shell - immediately sustained two more spark-generating hits. These were followed up by another powerful punt from End Game, which sent it flying into the upper-right corner. Gigabyte is immobilized. Gigabyte was pitched onto its side through the last impact, the recoil causing it to land upside-down under the red-marked pulverizer. Almost instantaneously, its spinning base took a blow from said pulverizer, and without its pole, it could not self-right, nor move in a controlled manner using the shell. Thus, it was duly counted out by referee John Remar, cementing another knockout loss after only 43 seconds. Gigabyte ended its Fight Night run with a 1-3 record, and failed to break into the Top 32 as a result.
BattleBots: Champions II
Gigabyte vs. Triton Gigabyte returned for BattleBots: Champions II, fighting rookie bot Triton in the first round. Triton and Gigabyte in the center of the arena. After some initial difficulties with control, Gigabyte began its first, tentative attacks on Triton in the centre of the BattleBox, and after circling for a moment, knocked it across the arena, failing to follow up as it hit the screws. Gigabyte then chased Triton before attacking it some more, being thrown across the arena as the result of a hit. "Wow! Gigabyte saying "I'll be the one dishing out the Haymakers, thank you very much!"" — Chris Rose reacts to Triton being launched towards the screws Gigabyte continues to spin as Triton is eliminated. Continuing as Triton rushed towards the opposite corner of the BattleBox, it then made further contact with Triton's spinner as it began to turn in one place, before it finally launched Triton to the side of the Upper Deck. This last attack would immobilise Triton, confirming Gigabyte's place in the semi-finals.
Gigabyte vs. DeathRoll "...at the start of last season, they lost. The bot was driving terribly, and it wasn't reliable. Slowly but surely, though, they found their footing. And I'd say that Triton fight was the best we've seen Gigabyte look in the Camden and Derek regime. If it continues to return to form, they're not only capable of winning the Slugfest - they could do some damage in the Golden Bolt." — Kenny Florian In the Slugfest semi-finals, Gigabyte took on the Australian representative, DeathRoll. Prior to the match, Chris Rose and Kenny Florian highlighted the gradual improvements in the robot's performances following its World Championship VII setbacks, along with growing confidence from co-captains Derek Tran and Camden Wallraff. While optimistic about Gigabyte's inherent strengths, Tran acknowledged the possibility of being box-rushed and continuously pressured by DeathRoll. "I think the advantage we have against DeathRoll is that, with our shell sitting lower and being sloped, they may not be able to properly hit us unless they really get under us. Their weapon is easier to control, and easier to point, but ours is significantly more powerful. It's almost guaranteed that they'll try and box-rush us. We need to dodge the box-rush, and then get to the center. And if we can get to the center and they're not putting too much pressure on us, we can spin up very quickly and then go in." — Derek Tran Gigabyte is flipped by DeathRoll early on. Despite those statements, Gigabyte was slow to spin its weapon up in the opening moments, instead driving straight into DeathRoll and almost being thrown over its side. DeathRoll strikes the base of Gigabyte, hitting a battery. A second collision tossed it into the wall beneath the control booth, starting a chain of attacks which allowed DeathRoll to flip and buffet Gigabyte into the bottom-right corner. Gigabyte self-righted immediately following these blows, but was punted into a blue square screw bumper while trying to exchange a spinner-on-spinner impact. Now finding itself in the bottom-left corner, it again sustained blows from Steven Martin's machine, a few of which tipped it over against the spiked bumper. One of these attacks also caused damage to one of Gigabyte's own batteries, though this had no immediate effect on the machine as a whole. Kenny Florian: "DeathRoll gonna stay right on 'im! This could be the beginning of the end for Gigabyte!" Chris Rose: "Steven Martin executing his game plan to perfection right out of the gate." Kenny Florian: "Oh man. Gigabyte doing a good job of recovering, though, but DeathRoll right back to work here!" Chris Rose: "Oh!" Kenny Florian: "This is not what where they want to be!" — As Gigabyte comes under early pressure from DeathRoll Gigabyte sends DeathRoll sliding into the screws. Gigabyte again tried to self-right, but was almost knocked back over as DeathRoll clipped its baseplate. After tanking a few more heavy hits, it headed towards the center, gaining momentum in its shell at the command of Camden Wallraff. Both heavyweights exchanged a second, even more powerful blow between their spinners. While Gigabyte recoiled into the control booth bumper, it caused DeathRoll to flip and carry itself into the red square screws. It swerved around, briefly dodged and survived two more hits from its recovering opponent, while driving towards the right-most Upper Deck screws. Kenny Florian: "Gigabyte starting to COME BACK here, Chris!" Chris Rose: "DeathRoll still spinning, though, and delivers a hard shot to the college kids! " Kenny Florian: "Both teams showing great durability!" — As Gigabyte sends DeathRoll recoiling into the screws Gigabyte causes DeathRoll to lose half of its 'face'. In doing so, Gigabyte lured DeathRoll to drive into the screw bumper, driving out of the way at the last second. However, a collision with a nearby killsaw slot instantly stopped the shell, leaving Gigabyte vulnerable once more. Sparks flew as DeathRoll started attacking Gigabyte's shell again. Gigabyte, maneuvering across the outer-right perimeter, weathered another blow which caused DeathRoll to throw itself forwards. Now positioned back in the bottom-right corner, it braced for another DeathRoll attack. While thrusting Gigabyte back against the bumper, the impact also caused DeathRoll to flip and lose its right 'face' cover. Chris Rose: "What the heck was that?!" Kenny Florian: "I think that was DeathRoll's head... or face!" Chris Rose: "And how about Gigabyte, after getting beat up and controlled early, surging back into this fight?" — The moments leading into Gigabyte and DeathRoll's biggest collision Gigabyte survives a crucial spinner-on-spinner collision with DeathRoll. As DeathRoll attempted another charge, Gigabyte drove out of the corner and lured the former towards the Upper Deck screws. Upon making contact with the green machine, it sent DeathRoll into a screw bumper near the blue square, though the same impact would also knock it into a bumper close to the Upper Deck. Gigabyte remained on the corner boundary as it again got its shell up to speed. DeathRoll closed in; a violent collision between both spinners flung Gigabyte against the Lexan. Crucially, as Gigabyte slammed back down onto the floor, the impact also caused DeathRoll to land upside down on top of the bottom-left paddle. Attempts by DeathRoll to free itself and self-right were unsuccessful. Meanwhile, Gigabyte approached and stood close to the paddle, its shell spinning as referee Kathryn Godfrey counted its defeated opponent out. The Robotic Death Company veteran progressed to the Slugfest final following a spectacular bout, though it would not do so without encountering another setback behind the scenes. Gigabyte is extinguished outside the venue. Post-fight, Gigabyte caught fire outside the pits and had to be extinguished. According to Camden Wallraff, this was caused by DeathRoll striking one of their lithium polymer batteries through the baseplate. The batteries did not immediately erupt from this hit, instead bursting into flames as the robot was being moved from the BattleBox to the pit area.
Gigabyte vs. Free Shipping Robotic Death Company were able to swap out Gigabyte's chassis in time for the Slugfest final, where they fought Free Shipping in a rematch from the World Championship VII Fight Night rounds. Despite its prior loss, 85% of fellow builders predicted Gigabyte to win this all-important fight. Kenny Florian, however, leant towards their opponent's relative experience to be the deciding factor. Gigabyte promptly rights itself. Free Shipping paused as Gigabyte found time and space to get up to speed in the opening seconds of the fight. Gary Gin charged into its opponent, which sent Derek Tran and Camden Wallraff's machine off-balance. Gigabyte quickly used its pole to right itself and escaped the corner, striking the front of Free Shipping in the process. "Spinning up, spinning up, spinning up..." — Camden Wallraff as Gigabyte returns to the middle of the arena Gigabyte bounces across the BattleBox, landing inverted. Gigabyte was now back up to speed and looking dangerous as it evaded another charge from its opponent. Free Shipping's flamethrower then activated, and as Gigabyte turned sharply, the shell spinner made contact with the left-side wedge of Free Shipping. This sent Gigabyte careening across the BattleBox, first bouncing into the rails near the short corner before ricocheting into the drivers' booths and breaking the BattleBots sign. "Oh, ho... here comes that fire. Gary Gin, if he gets hit, it's gonna be a fireball in the air- Instead it's Gigabyte ricocheting all over!" — Chris Rose reacts to the fatal hit The final impact snapped Gigabyte's pole, and as the robot landed upside-down, it could not use its intended method of righting itself. Gary Gin capitalized by coercing the still-spinning Gigabyte into the corner and nudging it underneath the pulverizer operated by Team Special Delivery. Gigabyte is counted out. Free Shipping retreated as the 100lb hammer continued to land shots on Gigabyte's vulnerable underside, before Camden Wallraff stopped its weapon. The crowd began chanting Gary Gin's name, which was promptly followed by a count-out against Gigabyte. This ended the shell spinner's run in BattleBots: Champions II, falling one win short of the Golden Bolt tournament for a second successive year. The cap for Gigabyte's self-righting pole had been cracked from their first round match, and the team were unable to manufacture a spare in time according to Derek Tran.
BattleBots Proving Ground
Gigabyte vs. DOOM (7/6/2023) Gigabyte competed at BattleBots Proving Ground as part of the live show, BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon. It took on an array of opponents between July 5-9, 2023, the first of which was DOOM. Pre-fight, the team experienced issues with Gigabyte's weapon motor due to an internal short located on the motor's armature, but were able to enter the fight with an active weapon in spite of this. Gigabyte slams into DOOM. Immediately spinning up, Gigabyte allowed DOOM to charge towards its starting square. But DOOM evaded its spinning opponent and drifted towards the short corner. Gigabyte delivered a blow to DOOM's front wedge which broke its armor mounts before retreating, but Alejandro Pina's bot gave chase. DOOM gets underneath Gigabyte. DOOM then drove into the wall near the drivers' booths, retracting its hammer saw arm before knocking into the stationary shell of Gigabyte. However, DOOM's disk was not spinning either and Gigabyte looked to evade the sloped front of its opponent. The veteran robot twice rode up the front of DOOM, but it could not capitalize on these opportunities. DOOM bounces awkwardly off Gigabyte, flips over and loses its shell. Gigabyte returned to the center of the arena and DOOM looked to back into its opponent. However, it threw itself upside-down after hitting Gigabyte's sloped shell, and its own wraparound armor came loose. DOOM self-rights, but can no longer drive. DOOM flailed its arm around in a desperate attempt to self-right, eventually succeeding, but this resulted in their batteries falling out of the robot. Gigabyte returned to its starting square and a count began against the now immobile DOOM, confirming its loss by knockout. Gigabyte took the win by knockout, picking up its first win of the weekend.
Gigabyte vs. Slammo! (7/8/2023) Gigabyte was also scheduled fight the newly-designed Slammo! on July 8, 2023. However, due to a motor failure during testing the previous day, Gigabyte was unable to get ready for the fight in time and forced to withdraw, allowing OverKill to replace it for the match.
Gigabyte vs. JackPot (7/9/2023) The final opponent in Gigabyte's schedule was Jeff Waters and the Las Vegas-based JackPot on July 9, 2023. Gigabyte was fixed and ready to compete again ahead of this third and final Proving Ground battle. The decisive shot. Gigabyte was quickly hunted down by JackPot, as the shell spinner landed a glancing blow on its front plow. As they then went weapon-to-weapon, both robots were thrown to opposite ends of the BattleBox just five seconds into the fight. JackPot lay high-centered near the screws in the blue square and Gigabyte lost its directional indicator, desperately trying to right itself having landed inverted. The fight's referee declared a double knockout, with Gigabyte being deemed the winner by crowd vote. Post-fight, while the result remained the same, the method was deemed a single KO against the Vegas bot.

Results

Competitive Wins/Losses

• Wins: 16
• Losses: 14

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: 2
• Losses: 0

Total Wins/Losses

• Wins: 18
• Losses: 14

Competition	Wins	Losses
World Championship III	Double Dutch (Desperado Tournament) Brutus (Undercard Match)	Tombstone (Main Event) Lucky (Desperado Tournament) Bombshell (Last Chance Rumble) DUCK! (Untelevised Match) *
World Championship IV	Chronos (Undercard Match) Minotaur (Undercard Match)	HUGE (Undercard Match) Witch Doctor (Undercard Match)
World Championship V	Extinguisher (Undercard Match) Claw Viper (Undercard Match) Malice	Copperhead (Undercard Match) Hydra
BattleBots: Bounty Hunters	GRABOT Big Dill Copperhead Son of Whyachi	None
World Championship VI	Captain Shrederator (Undercard Match) SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE (Undercard Match)	Uppercut (Undercard Match) Tantrum
BattleBots: Champions I	None	HyperShock (Main Event)
World Championship VII	Starchild (Undercard Match)	Free Shipping (Undercard Match) Bloodsport (Undercard Match) End Game (Undercard Match)
BattleBots: Champions II	Triton DeathRoll	Free Shipping (Main Event)
BattleBots Proving Ground	DOOM JackPot	None **

* Gigabyte's withdrawal from fighting Slammo! on July 8, 2023 does not contribute to its overall record.

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

"This robot's like an ex-wife, really mean and it's gonna hurt you. No, no, seriously. That's an actual quote from the builder. He said that. It's GIGABYTE!"

"Gigy, Gigy, Gigy, can not you see? Sometimes your spins just hypnotize me and I just love your flashy ways. This why they broke and you just slayed. It's Notorious G-I-G, GIGABYTE!"

"This colorful bot spins to eliminate grins. BOOM goes the dynamite. You're gonna die tonight. It's GIGABYTE!"

"It's the ultimate hard drive. It's got plenty of ram and will wipe your memory. You just hit control, alt, defeat. It's GIGABYTE!"

"In high school, this bot was voted most likely to spin. It also had a 4.0 GPSlay. Please welcome the Vale-die-torian, it's GIGABYTE!"

"This colorful bot looks like a work of spinning art. Bringing more splatter than Jackson Pollock. One wrong move and it's time to Vincent Van Go. It's GIGABYTE!"

"If this bot were a rock star, it would be Keith Richards because it just refuses to die. It's going to Jumping Jack smash you. Please, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Faruq, and this is GIGABYTE!"

"From Oceanside, California, the beach front-bomber... GIGABYTE!"

"Call this bot Shred-dy Krueger, because you will see it in your nightmares... Nighty night, sleep tight, do not let the bed bugs... GIGABYTE!"

"It looks like candy made by Kill-y Wonka. Call it the Everlasting Bot-stopper. Oompa-loompa doompety-doo... I do not know the rest, but this bot will end you. GIGABYTE!"

"This is a full-body spinner, it's totally true. With more bite than a tiger in Joe Exotic's zoo. Hits you so hard, it will make your bot sting. Proclaim itself the new tiger king. Hey there, all you cool cats and kids. It's GIGABYTE!"

"This fighter’s got bite like the Great White from Jaws. When there’s blood in the water, he’s the most likely cause. Other teams hit him with all that they’ve got, but it’s never enough. You’re going to need a bigger bot. It’s GIGABYTE!"

"From Oceanside, California, the bot from the shore who leaves you broken and sore. It's GIGABYTE!"

"This next bot's design is lethal and exquisite like something cooked up by the mind of exhibit. Yo, dawg, I heard you like spinners so we turned your whole body to a spinner, so you can spin while you're spinnin'. He's here to pimp your grave. It's GIGABYTE!"

"It's a game show of pain and he’s the robo-Pat Sajak. Give him a spin and he’ll make your bones crack. Makes other bots say, "Ay, ay, ay!" Like they just bought a vowel, he’s the Wheel of Misfortune and you just landed on disembowel. It's GIGABYTE!"

"From Oceanside, California here to bring the giga fight. It's GIGABYTE!"

"From Oceanside, Florida. The hockey puck that shoots to win, watch it spin. GIGABYTE!"

"From Oceanside. He's got California love, like he's friends with Pac and Dre. If you snoop around, best believe he's sending shots your way. One of the best in the game. This bot stands in a crowd and he treats opponents like NWA - No Wins Allowed. It's GIGABYTE!"

"From Oceanside, California, it's shaped like a hockey puck and about to get a five minute major for murder. It's GIGABYTE!"

"Going against this bot, you're gonna have a hard drive, chances are you're gonna crash and we'll definitely see sparks fly. He will control-alt-delete your bot with a message that's encoding cause when you see this spinning circle, it means your death certificate is loading. Give it up for GIGABYTE!"

"From Oceanside, California, he'll rip your bot a new disk space. It's GIGABYTE!"

"I don't know much about wine but I am a bot sommelier. Might I recommend a rich, full-body spinner today? There's a robust flavor of doom with hints of broken bones. And when he leaves you in the dirt you'll get those earthy undertones. Pairs well with fish, pasta, or a trip to the emergency room, raise your glasses for GIGABYTE!"

"From Oceanside, California, it took this gig so it could bite. It's GIGABYTE!"

"This thing is Uber-tough and one shot will Lyft you to the sky. Give you an Airbn-beating and then just watch you die. It's like Postmates or DoorDash, it delivers hits in high quantities. and completes a five-star killing. Welcome to the gig economy. Don't forget to leave a tip for GIGABYTE!"

"It doesn't care if you have a Family, Guy, it'll still make the crowd say, 'Whoa,' when it takes the lowest road and puts you in a wheelchair like Joe. Call Peter, this thing's an animal, an absolute killer for hire. And if you Chris cross this boss, you'll end up in a real Quagmire. It's giggity giggity giggity GIGABYTE!"

See Also

• Megabyte (King of Bots)
• Megabyte (BattleBots/RoboGames)

Trivia

• For the World Championship III Main Event trailer between Gigabyte and Tombstone, the wrong fight footage was used. They used 2009 fight footage, which Tombstone won, and stated that Megabyte beat Ray Billings' machine. This was actually a fight held between their superheavyweight counterparts in the mid 2000s.
• When competing in China, Robotic Death Company had to be translated as Robotic Destruction Company due to Chinese broadcast regulations dictating the word "death" could not be used on television.
• According to John Mladenik, the team intended to use magnets on Gigabyte from its debut year, but this never came to fruition until the 2022 off-season. The team incorporated this as part of Gigabyte's upgrades for World Championship VIII, testing them out in both Gigabyte's Proving Ground battles.
• Craig Danby and Slammo! were originally offered Cobalt to fight, but Danby declined and instead took on Gigabyte.