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GoldDigger was a heavyweight robot built by Randy Eubanks and Team Boomer which entered all five seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots as well as the inaugural Long Beach 1999 event.

It was a two-wheel drive, hexagonal robot armed with a double-sided pickaxe. This, combined with its ability to spin on the spot allowed it to attack as a sit and spin thwackbot. GoldDigger earned modest success, winning a single Consolation Rumble. GoldDigger was retired after its final season.

The team also built a middleweight version called Goldie for Season 5.0, replacing Subject to Change Without Reason. However, it had similar poor performances in combat.

Robot History[]

Long Beach 1999[]

GoldDigger vs. Son of Smashy (Forfeit)

GoldDigger was supposed to fight Son of Smashy, but was not completely built and in the wrong weight class so it had to forfeit.

GoldDigger vs. Ronin

After a bizarre first outing, GoldDigger took on Ronin. GoldDigger eventually lost drive on one side due to a previously weakened motor giving out and then lost all drive when the chain on the other side came off, leaving Ronin to win by knockout as GoldDigger was eliminated from the tournament.

Season 1.0[]

GoldDigger vs. Vlad the Impaler (Forfeit)

GoldDigger was supposed to fight Vlad the Impaler, but it had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Vlad the Impaler won by default and GoldDigger was eliminated from the tournament.

Season 2.0[]

GoldDigger vs. Blendo

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GoldDigger gets tossed by Blendo.

GoldDigger's first match was against Blendo. In the beginning, Blendo tossed GoldDigger around the arena. However, Blendo stopped moving after the first impact with GoldDigger and was counted out. GoldDigger won by KO at 1:14 and advanced to the Round of 16, where it faced KillerHurtz.

GoldDigger vs. KillerHurtz

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GoldDigger attacks KillerHurtz.

Before the match began, KillerHurtz's axe wasn't working, as the team forgot to plug in the pneumatic line and spent much of the fight driving uncontrollably due to a computer crash. In the beginning, KillerHurtz drove straight at GoldDigger, taking a hit from GoldDigger's pickaxe and pushing it into the killsaws. GoldDigger escaped, but KillerHurtz reversed and slammed into it, sending it backwards. GoldDigger began spinning again, hitting KillerHurtz with the pickaxe, but was driven into the killsaws again. KillerHurtz reversed to set up another slam, but drove straight into the spikestrip, which seemed to affect its mobility. GoldDigger continued to hit it with the pickaxe until time ran out. GoldDigger won on a 38-7 judges' decision and advanced to the quarter-finals, where it faced frenZy.

GoldDigger vs. frenZy

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GoldDigger gets hit by frenZy.

GoldDigger charged straight at frenZy and started spinning its pickaxe. frenZy approached and started beating GoldDigger with its hammer. The robots moved towards the killsaws and GoldDigger got caught on them. GoldDigger stopped moving and frenZy continued to hit GoldDigger with its hammer as it was being counted out. frenZy won by a KO in 48 seconds and GoldDigger was eliminated from the tournament again.

Heavyweight Royal Rumble

GoldDigger then participated the Heavyweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament, but this was won by Tazbot

Season 3.0[]

GoldDigger vs. Scrap Daddy Persistor

Due to being a previous quarterfinalist, GoldDigger was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 3.0, where it eventually fought Scrap Daddy Persistor. GoldDigger won on a 30-15 judges' decision and advanced to the Round of 32, where it faced Kritical Mass II.

GoldDigger vs. Kritical Mass II

GoldDigger won on a close 23-22 judges' decision and advanced to the Round of 16, where it faced Tazbot.

GoldDigger vs. Tazbot

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GoldDigger gets lifted by Tazbot.

Both robots went straight at each other and Tazbot got its lifting arm underneath GoldDigger's rear. Tazbot lifted GoldDigger and dropped it on the arena floor. Tazbot lifted GoldDigger again and GoldDigger started spinning. Tazbot lifted GoldDigger again and flipped it onto its back. GoldDigger got caught on the killsaws and Tazbot lifted GoldDigger again, as GoldDigger started smoking due to an overheated drive motor. GoldDigger's pickaxe got caught on Tazbot's lifting arm and Tazbot tried to spin its turret to knock GoldDigger off its arm, but Tazbot's turret only remained stationary while its entire body spun underneath. Tazbot pushed GoldDigger on the killsaws, which resulted in damage and freed the two robots. GoldDigger was moving slowly and continued to take damage from the killsaws. GoldDigger was only moving in circles due to its fried drive motor and broken drive chain on one side, and Tazbot pushed it towards the pulverizer. GoldDigger managed to get its pickaxe under Tazbot's turret and pinned it against the wall, but with some lifting and driving, Tazbot gains control once again. With six seconds left, Tazbot pushed GoldDigger under the pulverizer again. Tazbot won on a 38-7 judges' decision and GoldDigger was eliminated from the tournament.

Heavyweight Royal Rumble

GoldDigger wasn't finished however, as it participated the Heavyweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. It first went for Nightmare, then Tazbot. It then landed a small blow to both Voltronic and MechaVore. Next, it was attacked by OverKill. It later tackled frenZy, then Sharkbyte. It then got cornered by frenZy for a bit, then it tackled OverKill. It landed a weak hit on HexaDecimator before time ran out. It was one of few robots still moving in the end but lost overall to HexaDecimator.

Season 4.0[]

GoldDigger vs. BattleRat

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BattleRat flips GoldDigger.

Due to previously competing in Season 3.0, GoldDigger was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0, where it eventually fought BattleRat. BattleRat won on a close 24-21 judges' decision and GoldDigger was eliminated from the tournament.

Heavyweight Consolation Rumble

GoldDigger wasn't finished however, as it participated the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. It performed well as it won overall with Little Sister and both advanced to the Heavyweight Royal Rumble.

Heavyweight Royal Rumble

Its unknown how well it performed, but it lost overall to Little Sister.

Season 5.0[]

GoldDigger vs. Jabberwock

Due to previously competing in Season 4.0, GoldDigger was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 5.0, where it eventually fought Jabberwock. Jabberwock won by TKO and GoldDigger was eliminated from the tournament once again.

Heavyweight Consolation Rumble

GoldDigger wasn't finished however, as it participated the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. Unfortunately, it never moved from the corner of the BattleBox and it lost overall to FrostBite and Little Sister.

Competitive Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 4
  • Losses: 7
Competition Wins Losses
Long Beach 1999 None Son of Smashy(Forfeit)
Ronin
Season 1.0 None Vlad the Impaler (Forfeit)
Season 2.0 Blendo
Killerhurtz
frenZy
Tazbot (Rumble)
Season 3.0 Scrap Daddy Persistor
Kritical Mass II
Tazbot
Season 4.0 None BattleRat
HexaDecimator (Rumble)
Season 5.0 None Jabberwock
FrostBite, Little Sister (Rumble)

Honors[]

GOLDDIGGER
Season 4.0
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble
(shared with Little Sister)

Mark Beiro Introductions[]

"As far as I can figure, there’s no escape from the demon known as... GOLDDIGGER!"

"Other bots may look badder, some may look bigger, but your luck has run out if you had to face GOLDDIGGER!"

"His pick-axe won't stop until he's mined every ounce of your courage. Here is GOLDDIGGER!"

"A lot like Anna Nichole Smith, but with a much bigger pickaxe. Here is GOLDDIGGER!"

Trivia[]

  • GoldDigger is the only known robot to forfeit a battle due to being in the wrong weight class.
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