Hazard

Hazard
Participation Information
Comedy Central Seasons	Season 1.0 Season 3.0 Season 4.0 Season 5.0
Other Names	HAZARD
Team Information
Team	Team Hazard (formerly Team Delta)
Team Members	Tony Buchignani Dan Danknick (Season 1.0) Francoise Buchignani Sarah Buchignani Alvin Buchignani Adam Masri Robert Brewer
From	Los Angeles, CA
Other Entries	Agrippa, War Machine, Evil Fish Tank, Wedge of Doom
Associated Robots	Spike of Doom (Tony Buchignani)
Robot Statistics
Weight	119lbs (Season 2.0-Season 5.0) 110lbs (Season 1.0)
Power	2x 20S NiMH battery packs
Drive	4x DeWalt 18V drill motors
Weapons	Overhead spinning blade
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

"Buchignani's deceptively simple looking robot, Hazard, is BattleBots' number one ranked middleweight."

— BattleBots: The Official Guide

Hazard was a middleweight robot built by Tony Buchignani and Dan Danknick of Team Delta, which competed in all but one season of Comedy Central BattleBots. Following Danknick's forced departure from BattleBots, Buchignani entered the robot in later seasons as part of Team Hazard.

"Tony Buchignani and I have teamed up this year to build what we hope will be a fearsome middleweight. Conceived over margaritas at a swank Mexican food restaurant in Los Angeles, HAZARD is a real engineering challenge. Tony designed it, I am implementing it.

It's mostly NiCads, motors, aluminum, Lexan, Wet Noodle and spinning chromoly alloys. And because I have no TiG welder it is fastened with bolts."

— Dan Danknick introduces Hazard

Hazard maintained a consistent design throughout its appearances, being a four-wheel drive, box-shaped robot armed with a top-mounted horizontal steel blade. The blade of the original Season 1.0 incarnation had a 48" span, weighed 22lbs and was made out of 4340 chromoly steel. A bevel gear system, two 90V DC motors - overvolted to 120V - and a friction clutch drove the weapon. Hazard's construction incorporated extensive use of machined 7075 aluminum and Lexan for the chassis and armor; during construction, Team Delta opted to cover the base in sheet steel plates to provide defense against the Killsaws. Drive was provided by a set of DeWalt power drill motors, one for each wheel. Hazard's Season 1.0 internals were operated by a Vantec 36E speed controller and three NiCad battery towers, each with a capacity of 72 cells. Completing the robot was a front titanium 'ramp', which fed opponents into the blade itself.

For its Season 3.0 redesign, Hazard received several changes to its internals and weaponry. While marginally shorter at 40" in length, the 1,500rpm blade was heavier at 24.5lbs and now made out of hardened S7 tool steel. The weapon system was driven by two 1hp AstroFlight Cobalt 90 motors, in conjunction with two 207D speed controllers from the same manufacturer. Four 18V DeWalt drill motors and gearboxes powered the wheels as before, in tandem with two Innovation First Victor 883 speed controllers and two 20-cell NiMH battery packs rated at 22V 60A. Hazard's Season 3.0 chassis was predominantly made out of 0.375" 7075-T6 aluminum, protected with ⅜" thick Lexan at the top and 0.09" 4130 chromoly steel sheet at the base.

Though initially encountering issues with its primary weapon in battle, Hazard immediately proved to be a highly damaging and dominant competitor. In its Season 1.0 debut, it claimed outright victories in both the main Middleweight Championship and Middleweight Rumble. With Team Delta also eying to compete in the 2000 BotBash event, the Season 1.0 chassis was repurposed for the lightweight Evil Fish Tank, which finished the Season 2.0 division in the quarter-finals.

Following its sabbatical from Season 2.0, Hazard continued its imperious streak through winning the Middleweight Championships of Seasons 3.0 and 4.0. These back-to-back titles allowed it to become the first BattleBots competitor to win three championship Giant Nuts in the Comedy Central era. Season 4.0 saw the blade's speed increased to over 2,000rpm, and development of a revised aluminum chassis with integrated bearings and 0.5" thick bars. The latter changes brought weight savings and allowed impact forces to be transferred directly into the chassis itself.

A final set of changes for Season 5.0 introduced additional titanium side skirts, of the same 0.15" thickness as the redesigned front wedge plates. Going into the season with a reputation as an 'undefeated' competitor, Hazard had its winning streak broken by T-Minus in the middleweight semi-finals. It ultimately retired with a 17-1 career record, making Hazard among the most successful robots in BattleBots history.

Hazard remained under the ownership of Tony Buchignani until April 2023, when it was purchased by BattleBots collector Lars Bakker.

Hazard in The Pits during Season 5.0.

A close-up of the front of Hazard, showing damage to its bar.

A top-down view of Hazard in The Pits.

Hazard in The Pits.

Dan Danknick pictured with Hazard.

Hazard in The Pits during Season 1.0.

Team Delta and Hazard during Season 1.0.

Team Delta with Hazard during Season 3.0.

Team Delta with Hazard during Season 4.0.

Outside BattleBots

Following the end of the Comedy Central run, Hazard also competed at Steel Conflict I in 2002. After defeating Mow-Blow in the first round by knockout in just 52 seconds, it lost its next match to Max Wedge and fell into the loser's bracket. Hazard proceeded to win five more battles in a row, earning revenge over Max Wedge in the process, before finally being eliminated by Auction Block.

In 2023, Hazard was purchased by Dutch combat robot collector Lars Bakker, who brought it with him to the annual RoboNerd event in Wolverhampton, the United Kingdom, on September 2. This marked the robot's first public appearance outside the United States, displayed alongside competitors from Robot Wars, BattleBots, This is Fighting Robots and the UK live circuit.

Hazard under the ownership of Lars Bakker.

Hazard at RoboNerd in September 2023.

Hazard at Steel Conflict in 2002.

Robot History

Season 1.0
Hazard vs. Pegleg Hazard made its BattleBots debut in Season 1.0, where it faced the weaponless Pegleg in the first round. Hazard slashes Pegleg. Limited highlights of the battle were shown in Episode 13, in which Hazard approached, spun and ripped Pegleg's armor open from the front-right corner. With Pegleg having not moved far out of the blue square, Hazard emerged the winner by knockout. Bil Dwyer concisely described the match as being 'very short' and 'devastating'.
Hazard vs. Turtle Road Kill Advancing to the quarter-finals, Hazard next took on Turtle Road Kill, a match-up broadcast in Episode 10. Hazard and Turtle Road Kill catch air from the Killsaws. Hazard, starting from the red square, spun its blade up while tentatively approaching Turtle Road Kill. It gave chase to Team Steyer's machine, which remained evasive for a few moments. At last, the two competitors collided head-on; Hazard reared up while flinging Turtle Road Kill into the air. In the process, its blade left a 3-inch gash in Turtle Road Kill's steel shell, but not without encountering problems spinning back up. Hazard weathered a fast ram from Turtle Road Kill, quickly outwedging it while pushing Turtle Road Kill back towards the Killsaws. With its spinner disabled, Hazard continued pushing and exchanging rams with Turtle Road Kill, while the latter was launched by the Killsaws themselves. The titanium ramp again proved advantageous, allowing Hazard to push Turtle Road Kill into the Spikestrips behind the blue square. As the match progressed into its second half, Team Delta's machine remained assertive while Turtle Road Kill was momentarily lifted by the Ramrods. Another collision saw Turtle Road Kill push Hazard sideways onto one of the center sets of Killsaws. Hazard was thrown upwards over the saws, as was Turtle Road Kill, though both robots continued moving. Hazard continued pushing Turtle Road Kill into the Spikestrips and Hellraiser, while clamping it with its slowly-revolving blade. This onslaught ended with it wedging Turtle Road Kill over the join between the BattleBox floor and entry/exit ramp. Having effectively incapacitated Turtle Road Kill, Hazard retreated and spun near the BattleBox center during the final twenty seconds. This attack came too late for Turtle Road Kill to be fully counted out, resulting in both robots surviving to a judges' decision. The decision unanimously ruled 9-0 in favor of Hazard; once the result was announced by Mark Beiro, Team Delta exchanged handshakes with Turtle Road Kill captain Sam Steyer. "Built by experienced veterans Tony Buchignani and Dan Danknick, Hazard was an early favorite. A valiant Turtle Road Kill fought like a snapper, but Hazard squashed him." — Sean Salisbury recounts the fight in recaps for Episode 15
Hazard vs. Spin Orbiting Force Hazard's semi-final match, broadcast in Episode 13, was against Spin Orbiting Force. The match was prefaced by a segment on Team Delta, where they revealed their motivations behind competing in robot combat events. Dan Danknick: "You get to do what your parents told you you could never do. Like, you get a radio-controlled car, "Don't run it into the wall, or it'll break. We won't buy you another one."" Tony Buchignani: "You don't get punished for breaking your friends' toys in this. You get rewarded." — Team Delta, Season 1.0, Episode 13 Footage of Hazard testing its blade outside the Netaphor Software facility was shown as part of the latter segment. Among the objects it destroyed included a 2x4 wooden plank, a shopping trolley weighing 30lbs, 4x4 wooden posts and a Commodore 64 computer monitor. Hazard rips the motor off of Spin Orbiting Force. The fight itself started with Spin Orbiting Force attempting to box-rush Hazard from the right-hand side. Hazard, moving out of the blue square, was collected by the dustpan shape of the Robot Action League entrant. Despite attempts to spin the blade up, it was soon corralled into the Spikestrip near the entry/exit ramp. Spin Orbiting Force did not immediately follow Hazard across the BattleBox, allowing Hazard to build up momentum in its blade. The next collision between both competitors gave Hazard the chance to strike Spin Orbiting Force's weapon mechanism. Hazard's attack dislodged one of the motors powering Spin Orbiting Force's saw, preventing the saw from spinning when Spin Orbiting Force tried to bring it down onto Hazard's top armor. Hazard, while being pushed once more, got away without sustaining major damage. Upon retreating to the perimeter, it was approached by and dealt another blow to Spin Orbiting Force, which wedged itself against the Spikestrips. Several seconds passed, with Spin Orbiting Force unable to free itself and Hazard's blade back up to speed. Hazard rushed in to strike Spin Orbiting Force once more, completely severing the wires for its dislodged weapon motor. Following this attack, it helped Spin Orbiting Force break free by ramming its left drive pod multiple times. No sooner had Spin Orbiting Force regained forward momentum, Hazard scooped up and rammed it into another set of Spikestrips. From that point on, Hazard kept pushing Spin Orbiting Force across the BattleBox, while surviving grazing attacks from its opponent's saw. However, as in its previous battle, its blade appeared to have lost functionality. At one point, Spin Orbiting Force hopped onto the blade itself while trying to cut it again with its saw. Hazard capitalized by pushing Spin Orbiting Force on top of the Spikestrips opposite the entry/exit ramp, seconds before Spin Orbiting Force freed itself using its saw and articulated arm. Hazard again took damage as it kept ramming and pushing Spin Orbiting Force throughout the final thirty seconds. The end buzzer sounded as it shoved Spin Orbiting Force into the Spikestrips one last time. Following a tense and 'highly contested' match, Hazard was declared the winner once again on a 7-2 judges' decision. Team Delta's machine thus booked itself a place in the Middleweight Championship final, but not without sustaining terminal damage to its weapon motors. Donna D'Errico: "...I know you have some repairs to do. How is the blade holding up?" Tony Buchignani: "It's holding up really well. The motors spinning it, though... both broken, so I've gotta go replace them." Donna D'Errico: "Okay. Well, you guys go to it. Congratulations!" — Team Delta's post-match interview
Hazard vs. Deadblow For the Middleweight Giant Nut, Hazard faced Grant Imahara and Deadblow. Both weapon motors were replaced ahead of this all-important title decider, one of three to be televised in Episode 14. Hazard hits Deadblow, sending it flying. From the blue square, Hazard started as tentatively as before. It moved left to confront Deadblow, advancing from the center. Hazard's blade took a blow from Deadblow's electric hammer, the impact sending Deadblow recoiling upwards. Hazard retreated, turned, and started approaching Deadblow again. It stopped short close to the Killsaws and spun in either direction, giving Deadblow a chance to hammer it a few more times. Hazard's blade stopped again as soon as it hit Deadblow, forcing it to retreat again and set up another duel. Once it got its weapon back up to speed, Hazard immobilized Deadblow with a strike to its front-right corner. Not only had its blade sliced Deadblow's tire on that side, but also the top of its right-hand side panel. Sean Salisbury: "Oh! Big blow by Hazard!" Bil Dwyer: "Big hit there! Deadblow's not movin' at all! Deadblow's not movin!" Sean Salisbury: "That one punch - he was gettin' dominated. What's happened? What's going on here?" Bil Dwyer: "He must've taken out his power supply!" — As Hazard immobilizes Deadblow Hazard initially held its distance from Deadblow, as Bil Dwyer theorized that it had 'knockout out' its opponent's power supply. It was next seen pushing Deadblow back into the red square while Grant Imahara's machine was fully counted out. After 53 seconds of combat, Hazard was declared the winner by knockout, taking the Season 1.0 Middleweight Championship, Giant Nut and $5,000 cash prize for Team Delta. Sean Salisbury: "Hazard won the BattleBots Middleweight Championship with one mighty wallop, Bil. I need to know about the Battle Stats, 'cause really, he was dominated early on." Bil Dwyer: "Tell you what happened here - Deadblow got in his jabs early and often, 11 to one. That's his style. But it was that death blow slam that decided this fight. Hazard one, Deadblow nothin'." — Sean Salisbury and Bil Dwyer assess 'Battle Stats' for both Middleweight Finalists However, Hazard's victory was again not without problems. During its post-match interview, Donna D'Errico noticed an electrical smell coming from inside the robot, which Tony Buchignani confirmed to be from a 'smoked' component. Team Delta sought to investigate the problem once they brought Hazard back into The Pits.
Middleweight Rumble Following its main championship triumph, Hazard was among the competitors returning for the Middleweight Battle Rumble, aired in Episode 15. Alongside all four of its previous opponents (Pegleg, Turtle Road Kill, Spin Orbiting Force and Deadblow), it fought alongside Alien Gladiator, Blade Runner, Ankle Biter, Pressure Drop, Bad Attitude and Subject to Change Without Reason. Hazard and Bad Attitude duel. Positioned inside the blue square, Hazard was slow to get involved at first. Remaining largely stationary throughout the opening moments, it turned to point its front ramp at Bad Attitude while getting the blade up to speed. Turtle Road Kill rushed in to ram Hazard from the left-hand side. Hazard was next seen with its blade powered down, before confronting and pushing Deadblow into the Spikestrips. Deadblow repeatedly hammered Hazard's armor in response, as Hazard shoved it around again while tanking a side-on attack from Ankle Biter. "Oh, there we go! That's a re-enactment of our Championship - Middleweight Championship! Deadblow versus Hazard!" — Bil Dwyer as Hazard pushes and tanks hammer strikes from Deadblow While Deadblow proceeded to retreat to the blue square, Hazard backed into Bad Attitude and pushed Turtle Road Kill across the central Killsaw slots. Hazard continued to drive methodically across the center of the BattleBox, even as it was being swiped by Blade Runner and Subject to Change Without Reason. The former two competitors encountered Alien Gladiator, just as Ankle Biter almost flipped Subject to Change Without Reason over the Spikestrips. Hazard next rammed Bad Attitude, before settling in the background once again to spin its blade back up. Having attacked a charging Subject to Change Without Reason, it inadvertently left itself vulnerable to a high-speed charge from Bad Attitude while focusing on Randy Eubanks' machine. Bad Attitude launched Hazard into the air on contact, though Hazard landed upright against the former's front wedge shape. "Hazard's got his top. He's got his blade spinnin' now!" — Bil Dwyer as Hazard, blade rotating, is pressured by Bad Attitude Hazard backed up, but was outpaced and pushed across the corner by Bad Attitude. This exchange slowed Hazard's weapon once more as both competitors rammed each other head-on. Hazard kept circulating; a panning shot of builders controlling their machines captured it approaching Alien Gladiator, but seemingly without inflicting damage as Deadblow closed in. Hazard backed away towards a largely inactive Pressure Drop, before again striking Deadblow's front-right wheel and side plate. Deadblow remained mobile, however, as Hazard next tried to attack it from the back. This resulted in Hazard skittering into the Spikestrips alongside Grant Imahara's machine. Powering its blade back down, Hazard and Bad Attitude next sandwiched Subject to Change Without Reason opposite the center Killsaws. The duel with Deadblow resumed seconds later; the unedited cut reveals that Hazard pushed Deadblow multiple times while exchanging further rams with Blade Runner, Alien Gladiator and Subject to Change Without Reason. Hazard twice pushed Deadblow parallel against the Spikestrips, leaving it stuck in place with the second attack. While Deadblow struggled to shake itself free, Hazard dodged a charge from Bad Attitude and pushed a large styrofoam block dropped by one of its fellow competitors. It once again spun its blade up after pushing Alien Gladiator and Bad Attitude further. As Hazard began crossing the center of the BattleBox, its titanium ramp caught a seam in the floor. The collision forced the ramp into the path of its blade, sending sparks flying and Hazard into a 90-degree spin to the right. With its ramp damaged - complete with missing bolts, a dislodged panel and a bent aluminum spar - Hazard reversed, turned and ripped off Bad Attitude's back panel while the end buzzer sounded. By that point, the weapon system had been further compromised by a cracked motor magnet. During the audience vote conducted by Mark Beiro, Hazard received the loudest applause of the three finalists, over Deadblow and Blade Runner respectively. As such, it was declared the champion of the Middleweight Battle Rumble, completing an undefeated, albeit troublesome Season 1.0 run. "HAZARD really came through for us, even though all the 1/2" Lexan eventually cracked. About the only thing that saved us in the melee was that we accidentally wired up the blade motors backward - the clockwise spinning caused the stress cracks to start developing on other parts of the robot where things were still undamaged. Tony and I pulled the important parts off HAZARD and threw the remainder into the trash, many lessons learned." — Dan Danknick reflects on Hazard's Season 1.0 campaign
Season 3.0
Hazard vs. Fusion "All right, break out your smocks. We're about to be splattered with robot parts. Hazard is back!" — Bil Dwyer announces Hazard's return in Season 3.0, Episode 11 Following its short hiatus, a significantly redesigned and upgraded Hazard returned for Season 3.0, now with Tony Buchignani as team leader. Due to its Season 1.0 successes, it was granted the second seed in active rankings compiled by BattleBots prior to the event. Hazard was thus able to bypass the preliminary rounds, beginning its second Middleweight Championship run in the Round of 32. There, it faced Team Saber's Fusion. Hazard hits the top of Fusion. Only brief highlights of this match, described by Tim Green as a 'ground war', were aired in Episode 11. Televised footage showed Hazard ramming, getting underneath and slicing the top of Fusion's front end. With its redesigned blade stopped, Hazard immediately turned to push Fusion into the Killsaws. Later on, it proceeded to inflict further damage which affected Fusion's ground clearance from the left-hand side. Hazard pinned Fusion against the Spikestrips, and was inferred by Tim Green to have delivered a 'knockout punch' to the yellow machine.
Hazard vs. Zion Hazard's first fully televised fight of the season also aired in Episode 11, being its Round of 16 encounter against Zion. Quickly getting its blade up to speed, it darted from the blue square and ripped Zion's top-left panel open within the first four seconds. Tim Green: "Blade's swingin'." Bil Dwyer: "Swingin' already! Look at that! He's already torn up part of the skin of Zion!" — As Hazard inflicts noticeable damage in the opening moments Hazard and Zion collide. Hazard gave chase to the faster Team Guardian entrant, dodging a charge which saw the latter career onto the Ramrods. Backing into Zion's front wedge, it was lifted onto its side by a push from its opponent. Hazard's blade struck the BattleBox floor as it was being maneuvered, causing the whole robot to gyrate violently and smack Zion a second time. Hazard, landing upright, recovered to slash Zion's wedge and front-left corner, despite getting pushed around once more. Another series of head-to-head collisions followed; Hazard sent Zion airborne and continued ripping into its wedge with each successive exchange. Tim Green: "Nose-to-nose... Zion taking the beating! Zion, falling apart in front of our eyes!" Bil Dwyer: "Yeah, but he hasn't slowed down at all!" Tim Green: "He is tenacious, but Hazard is whipping him like a... bowl of mashed potatoes!" — As Hazard continues to batter and tear into Zion's armor After some time, Hazard's blade began slowing down. Contact with a floor seam lead to it being blocked by one of the Pistons, and Zion driving over its left-most titanium wedge plate. Hazard turned to wedge underneath and follow a speeding Zion, ramming it in between sets of active Killsaws. For a few moments, it appeared that Hazard was struggling to spin its blade back up. After being forced to exchange shoves with Zion, it finally got the weapon rotating again as the match crossed the 1:30 mark. Circling around the Piston, Hazard slashed Zion's wedge once more. More difficulties with the blade were encountered, forcing Hazard to ram Zion into the Spikestrips. A tentative exchange saw Hazard inflict another, less powerful blow to Zion's side, while still pushing it around and over a floor Spinner. Zion pivoted away before Hazard could deliver it to a waiting Pulverizer; Hazard pushed it over a set of Killsaws instead. Hazard finished the fight by pushing Zion twice more and speeding over the top of the latter. However, it again failed to push Zion towards another Pulverizer before time ran out. Both robots survived to a judges' decision, which ruled 34-11 in Hazard's favor. Tim Green: "A 34-11 decision. Bil, were the Battle Stats that lopsided?" Bil Dwyer: "As lopsided as Zion's chassis looks now. Appropriately, Hazard takes the hazard damage four-to-one... and Zion did out-hit Hazard. But, eight of Zion's fourteen hits... right smack into Hazard's rotating blade! Zion just no match for Hazard's steel spinning bar." — Bil Dwyer assesses 'Battle Stats' for Hazard and Zion post-match
Hazard vs. F5 Hazard progressed to the Middleweight Quarter-Finals, where it faced F5. Hazard slams into F5 after flipping it via floor Piston. During the match - briefly highlighted in Episodes 1 and 19 - it succeeded in flipping F5 onto its side via one of the Pistons. Once this was accomplished, Hazard spun F5 away with a direct blow to its spinning shell, and was declared the winner by knockout.
Hazard vs. T-Wrex Through to the Middleweight Semi-Finals, Hazard next faced T-Wrex, a match broadcast in its entirety in Episode 19. "With respect to T-Wrex, my blade is a little higher, I think, than their body. Maybe just at the very top edge. But I've got a wedge on the front that'll bring them right up to the blade height. So, as long as I hit them with the wedge, I'm in good shape." — Tony Buchignani Hazard and T-Wrex collide. A tentative start by both competitors saw Hazard initially drive out of the blue square across the BattleBox center. Upon meeting T-Wrex, it smashed into the side of the Regan Designs thwackbot just as it began its own sit-and-spin attacks. Hazard kept clear, before exchanging slams with T-Wrex's arm. The collision sent Hazard recoiling backwards. After pausing for a few moments, Hazard resumed its tentative approach, while T-Wrex eventually moved back into the left perimeter. Tim Green: "T-Wrex fending off Hazard with a deadly blow from his spinning blade." Bil Dwyer: "Yeah, there's a lot of room to get under T-Wrex, but you gotta get at him first..." — As Hazard tentatively follows T-Wrex towards the Spikestrips With T-Wrex appearing hesitant to move on its left wheel, Hazard charged in, slamming T-Wrex into the Spikestrips. Hazard backed T-Wrex into the spikes themselves, momentarily generating sparks from its left wheelguard. Collisions with the bumper caused the blade to stop spinning. With T-Wrex stranded, Hazard retreated to the red square in preparation for another attack. Blade spinning, it sent yet more sparks flying upon hitting the right-hand side of T-Wrex. The collision freed T-Wrex, though Hazard wasted no time in pinning it against the spikes again. Tim Green: "Hazard coming in with his blades! Look at the damage done to the side of T-Wrex!" Bil Dwyer: "But he freed them from the wall..." — As Hazard attacks T-Wrex against the Spikestrips Hazard drove back into the center, giving T-Wrex an opportunity to free itself on its own accord. More tentative stand-offs saw it keep its distance whenever T-Wrex spun its bladed arm around. As soon as T-Wrex stopped in the first stand-off, Hazard initially closed in, pushing and clipping its left wheelguard. Later on, it rammed T-Wrex hard enough to send Brent Regan's machine flying past the blue square. Another blow was delivered to T-Wrex's arm head. However, two follow-up collisions saw T-Wrex hook underneath Hazard's right wedge plate. The first impact flung Hazard upwards as the plate was hit by the spinning blade. The second flicked both plates upwards at the same time, causing the blade to slow down rapidly. Hazard's blade locked against T-Wrex's arm as it proceeded to push the latter around and into the lower Spikestrips. T-Wrex broke free, swiping and pinning Hazard against the spikes in retaliation. Hazard persevered, pushing T-Wrex again until both competitors separated with ten seconds remaining. In one last drive, it rebuilt momentum in the spinning blade, flinging T-Wrex into the air with a final attack. The end buzzer sounded, and both competitors survived to a judges' decision. The decision ruled 27-18 in favor of Hazard, enabling it to reach its second Middleweight Final. After the match concluded, it was revealed by Regan Designs that Hazard had damaged one of T-Wrex's wheels, preventing it from driving forwards. Traci Bingham: "So, it's onto the Finals for you!" Tony Buchignani: "It's onto the Finals! I'm ecstatic. Had no idea I'd make it this far, so I'm very happy." Traci Bingham: "I'm so happy for you. You seem to have done well throughout that entire competition." Tony Buchignani: "Yeah, it's not as spectacular as a few of the other robots, but it keeps getting through, so that's what it takes." — Tony Buchignani's post-match interview
Hazard vs. Little Drummer Boy "Hazard seems to be the one to beat, and if any bot's gonna knock him down, Little Drummer Boy's numbers say... he's the one." — Tim Green Awaiting Hazard in the Middleweight Championship Final was newcomer Little Drummer Boy, aired as the last battle of Episode 19. Assessing both competitors ahead of a potentially 'awesome' fight, Bil Dwyer opined that Hazard's experience and driving would not match the power and consistency attained by Little Drummer Boy's 4,000rpm drum. Steve Buescher of Team Dangerous Drums looked forward to his chance of fighting Buchignani, while mentioning that Little Drummer Boy was using the same type of NiCad batteries that powered Hazard's Season 1.0 build. Buchignani remained confident that Hazard's blade would still deliver critical damage to Little Drummer Boy's framework. "He's made out of some thin-walled steel tubing. With my S7 tool steel blade, should be able to go through pretty quickly like butter." — Tony Buchignani Hazard pushed Little Drummer Boy under the pulverizer. Starting from the blue square once again, Hazard took an early hit to its wedge panels as it met Little Drummer Boy in the center. It allowed Little Drummer Boy to deliver a second blow to the tips of its blade, which was enough to disable the latter's drum completely. Hazard kept striking Little Drummer Boy's weapon, even as the recently-announced Middleweight Rookie of the Year kept ramming it in response. Tim Green: "Drummer Boy's drum... appears to be frozen! Has Hazard already debilitated Drummer Boy early on? I think so, Bil!" Bil Dwyer: "Let the debilitation continue, then!" — Tim Green and Bil Dwyer notice Hazard's success in disabling Little Drummer Boy's weapon Hazard hits Little Drummer Boy. Hazard slowed its blade down, enabling it to push and wedge Little Drummer Boy in two of the Ramrod slots. After the Ramrods flicked Little Drummer Boy into the air, Tony Buchignani's machine pushed it drum-first towards the left Killsaws and Screws. When it was unable to complete the shove, it instead placed Little Drummer Boy under the top-left Pulverizer, which dented Little Drummer Boy's top panel inwards. Hazard next delivered Little Drummer Boy into the inactive red square Screws, then backed up to restart its blade. "Hazard's deadly blade is spinning... as he stalks the helpless Drummer Boy across the BattleBox floor!" — Tim Green as Hazard initiates its next wave of spinner attacks In its next two blows, Hazard targeted both Little Drummer Boy's left side panel and drum. A back-and-forth pushing match briefly developed, with Little Drummer Boy forcing Hazard against the red square Screws. Hazard kept pushing and outwedging its battered opponent, until it reversed across the center to get its blade spinning once again. Successive blows on Little Drummer Boy dislodged one of its weapon chains, bent its front-left wheel out of alignment, and ultimately immobilized it next to the Hellraisers. Tim Green: "Hazard strikes again, and this may be it, my friend!" Bil Dwyer: "He's lining up. Are they calling it? He's lettin' 'em! "Hit me!" he says. "Hit me!"" — As Steve Buescher's team encourages Hazard to keep attacking their immobile machine Encouraged by Steve Buescher and his team, Hazard charged into Little Drummer Boy's side once more, destroying its left-rear wheel. It briefly returned to the blue square while parading across the arena, and Little Drummer Boy was counted out with just six seconds remaining. Bil Dwyer: "Hazard, the first time ever... repeating champion! Take a look at the replays... of what was just such a dominant fight by Hazard." Tim Green: "And that strike there, I think, debilitated Drummer Boy's drum, and then he takes a poundin' in the corner." Bil Dwyer: "Little Drummer Boy who, err, may I say has been marchin' through the tournament. That just shows the power of Hazard's blade." — Hazard emerges a two-time BattleBots Middleweight Champion A dominant knockout win gifted Hazard its second Middleweight Championship Giant Nut - the first time this feat would be achieved by a BattleBots competitor during the Comedy Central run.
Middleweight Royal Rumble Hazard also participated in the Middleweight Royal Rumble. Alongside Zion, T-Wrex and Little Drummer Boy - all with varying degrees of repairs and functionality - it fought Alabama Slammer, Instigator, Bad Attitude, Blade Runner, Complete Control, Deadblow, Double Agent, Eraser, SABotage, Sunshine Lollibot, T-Minus, Twin Paradox and Village Idiot. Hazard and Bad Attitude rekindle their Rumble rivalry. Positioned in the red zone next to Eraser, Hazard was slow to attack the pink machine in the opening seconds. Shuttling back and forth across the left perimeter, it found itself dicing with Deadblow, before Blade Runner ramped over its wedge and inactive blade. Hazard clashed with Double Agent and Zion, but declined to spin its weapon up fully at this point in the five-minute match. It, again, was shown to be tentative against an aggressive-starting T-Minus, biding its time to get its blade rotating while idling opposite the top-right Killsaws. Hazard slashed into Zion while being pushed sideways by Jered Singleton's machine, but otherwise remained in the background until T-Minus approached it. Hazard, following its offscreen dice with T-Minus, clipped Zion again as it swerved out of Sabotage's way in the center. With T-Minus in pursuit, it clattered into an immobile Instigator, though again the unedited cut did not show any of its follow-up attacks at that point. Hazard was next seen in the BattleBox center, dodging multiple opponents before attacking the side of T-Minus. While Hazard tried to pressure T-Minus further, Bad Attitude rammed it. Following further collisions with Bad Attitude and Zion, Hazard was in turn hounded by T-Minus between the lower Piston, Killsaws and Ramrods. Backing into the center once again, Hazard shoved Double Agent and T-Minus in quick succession, pushing the latter into the blue square. T-Minus backed away quickly, though Hazard outwedged both rivals as they maneuvered back towards the center. Hazard began its next push on T-Minus, though both were quickly shoved into Instigator by Bad Attitude. T-Minus was positioned on top of Hazard's blade in the process, and carried along until Hazard caught a seam for the floor Spinner. More shoves were exchanged by all three competitors, while Hazard dodged a flip from T-Minus at the last second. Hazard next teamed up with T-Minus to pressure SABotage, wedging underneath Matt Sabatino's machine. At that point, it was collected by and engaged in a pushing match with Bad Attitude, which proceeded to wedge it against the Spikestrips opposite the blue square. Hazard's blade spun up one last time during the final twenty seconds, immobilizing a charging Zion just before the end buzzer sounded. Hazard finished the Middleweight Royal Rumble as one of the five nominated finalists, alongside SABotage, Complete Control, Bad Attitude and T-Minus. However, it was among the three to be eliminated in the first stage of the audience vote, which ultimately backed T-Minus to be the winner.
Season 4.0
Hazard vs. Timmy Hazard, now in its third iteration, returned to defend its Middleweight Championship crown in Season 4.0. Bypassing the preliminary rounds once again, its first match was against Timmy in the Round of 32, broadcast in Episode 5. "Two-time champion Hazard is itching for a third Giant Nut, and Timmy stands in his way." — Tim Green reveals the match-up in his intro for Season 4.0, Episode 5 Hazard rips the front panel off of Timmy. From the red square, Hazard spun up its blade and delivered two successive blows to Timmy's front wedge. The impacts left gashes on either side, but slowed the weapon down considerably by the time Hazard whacked Timmy's back panel. Hazard continued pressuring Timmy across the top-left corner, delivering it into the top-most Spikestrip. Both robots separated, giving Tony Buchignani's machine the chance to spin its blade again. In the next head-to-head exchange, Hazard ripped Timmy's wedge panel clean off. Bil Dwyer: "...perhaps it's Timmy's strategy, to be carried all around the BattleBox." Tim Green: "Maybe it's his strategy to have his face mauled by Hazard's blade, because that's what's happened so far. [Hazard rips off Timmy's front panel] And it does! [Bil laughs] Timmy now face-less!" — As Hazard sends Timmy's front wedge panel flying Hazard followed and spun Timmy around with its next blow, following the latter's retreat to the top-left Screws. More collisions allowed it to dismantle the front-right wedge support and tear the back panel off Timmy's chassis. The latter impact immobilized Timmy completely. After a few seconds, Hazard rushed into Timmy one last time, spinning it away into the nearby Pulverizer. A victory spin followed as Timmy was counted out, giving Hazard the win by knockout after one minute and 23 seconds. Carmen Electra: "I just have one question... what the heck is in that blade? There's not a mark on the blade yet. It seems to knock out everybody else." Tony Buchignani: "It's steel, it's hardened, and it doesn't get scratched. It's amazing." — Post-match interview
Hazard vs. SABotage Hazard progressed to the Round of 16, facing former Rumble opponent SABotage in the opening match from Episode 15. "Oh, I don't know how SABotage is gonna approach this fight. Do you open up the arm and go at Hazard? What do you do?" — Bil Dwyer Hazard destroys SABotage's back panel. Starting in the red square once more, it speedily chased and collided with SABotage by the inner-left Killsaws. While Matt Sabatino's machine was attacked by the rising hazards, Hazard drove away, lining up a front attack which tore SABotage's lifter/grabber askew and jammed its right wheel. Bars supporting SABotage's weapon flew off as Hazard next struck the former's other wheel, pitching SABotage into a second spin. Follow-up blows resulted in SABotage's left wheel and tire getting lacerated; and its weapon and wedge structures being mangled even further. Another hit to the right-hand wedge was enough for Hazard to immobilize SABotage completely. Tim Green: "Hazard, taking SABotage to pieces early on with that deadly spinning blade!" Bil Dwyer: "And not stoppin' at all!" Tim Green: "Woah! Oh, SABotage is being mauled out here on the BattleBox floor!" — As Hazard damages and immobilizes SABotage Hazard circled around its heavily-damaged opponent. Not content with its knockout blow, it attacked SABotage three more times, hitting and breaking off its back panel in the process. Tim Green: "This is just gruesome! Someone stop it!" Bil Dwyer: "All right, stop it, you two! All right, that's enough." Tim Green: "Now you can see why Hazard is undefeated." — As Hazard continues ripping into SABotage following its immobilization This sequence left SABotage on the Killsaws, and at the mercy of further rams from Hazard until it was counted out. Hazard celebrated another knockout win with a spin in the BattleBox center, in a match lasting one minute and seven seconds. Bil Dwyer: "Caution: flying parts!" Tim Green: "Look at the power of that blade. He just tears SABotage to pieces!" Bil Dwyer: "And he goes from front to back, showing no mercy!" — Post-match recaps of Hazard's brutal performance
Hazard vs. El Diablo Hazard once again forged its way into the Quarter-Finals, battling Season 2.0 runner-up El Diablo in Episode 17. Hazard tears off El Diablo's drum. In the opening seconds, it initially circled out of the red square around the lower-left Killsaws, trying to ward off an approaching El Diablo. As Hazard turned, its blade made contact with the drum of Zach Bieber's tracked machine, deflecting it away. Hazard followed up with a second blow to El Diablo's drum, which had been disabled by the first attack. Retreating into the center, it partially immobilized El Diablo by hitting its right track, which Hazard attacked again seconds later. Shards of Lexan from El Diablo's side cover flew across the center of the BattleBox on impact. Tim Green: "Look out! There it goes!" Bil Dwyer: "Oh, man!" Tim Green: "Already, broken pieces on the floor! Whoa!" Bil Dwyer: "He's goin' - that's it! That drum is finished!" Tim Green: "The drum is finished!" Bil Dwyer: "Drum is off!" Tim Green: "El Diablo may be finished!" Bil Dwyer: "Bang the drum quickly! That thing is gone!" — As Hazard immobilizes and rips El Diablo's weapon off its mountings Hazard kept attacking, breaking El Diablo's drum off its mount. Following a triumphant spin, it waited in the center for El Diablo to be counted out, cementing another knockout victory after just 45 seconds. Carmen Electra: "You're a two-time winner. Great design. Why don't more robots copy your design, and why aren't they successful?" Tony Buchignani: "A lot of people do try to copy it, but it's a real hard design to build and engineer. They tend to break themselves, and most of them go out early, and I've just had a few chances to build this strong, and it's holding together this time. So, hopefully it'll hold together for the next match, too." Carmen Electra: "Great. Good luck!" — Post-match interview
Hazard vs. Heavy Metal Noise Through to the Middleweight Semi-Finals once again, Hazard faced another vertical spinner in the shape of Heavy Metal Noise. The match, with a place in the overall Final at stake, served as the cold opening to Episode 19. When interviewed by Bil Dwyer moments before the start, Tony Buchignani stated his aim to remove the newcomer's spinning disk. "Are we gonna crown robot fighting's first dynasty tonight? Or, will rookie Heavy Metal Noise wring Hazard's head? It's a Middleweight Semi-Final coming at you... right now!" — Tim Green introduces Hazard's Semi-Final match, Season 4.0, Episode 19 Hazard rips off one of Heavy Metal Noise's wheels. Hazard drove out of the red square and slammed into Heavy Metal Noise within the first four seconds. The collision sent both robots recoiling; Heavy Metal Noise was spun 180 degrees and immobilized instantly. Not content with this, Hazard battered Heavy Metal Noise before ripping off its right wheel and back panel; the wheel bouncing into and off the Lexan wall in front of the countdown clock. Hazard completed this 37-second knockout with another victory spin and parade across the BattleBox center. "It's always the same with any Hazard fight, isn't it?" — Bil Dwyer, over replays of Hazard's knockout blow
Hazard vs. Complete Control In the Middleweight Championship Final, also aired in Episode 19, Hazard faced off against fellow veteran Derek Young and his latest iteration of Complete Control. Highlights of its main BattleBots campaigns up to that point were shown before the match, summarized by Carmen Electra. To deflect attacks from and slow down Hazard's blade, Young welded a titanium skirt onto the back of Complete Control, which he would initially drive in reverse. "I am nervous, and I think this'll be one of the closest finals I've ever fought." — Tony Buchignani anticipates the Season 4.0 Middleweight Final Hazard destroys Complete Control. Hazard, again starting from the red square, began attacking Complete Control's left-rear corner once both competitors met in the center. In doing so, it survived Complete Control's initial effort to push it into the left Killsaws. Hazard drove towards, but was momentarily stopped and flicked upwards upon catching the nearby Spinner. Backing into the center, it sent sparks flying as Complete Control reversed into the blade. Hazard outwedged and pushed Complete Control into the lower-left ramp bumper, while still churning away at its titanium skirt. Complete Control pushed it back to the other side of the BattleBox, at which point Hazard's blade caught and flung the whole skirt panel away. "Now, the pieces are startin' to fly, Hazard style!" — Tim Green, seconds after Hazard removes Complete Control's titanium skirt With Complete Control now forced to battle weapon-first, Hazard next decimated the front-left Lexan panel of the British Columbian machine. While pressured by Complete Control, desperate to gain purchase with its forks and grappling arm, Hazard bent the arm leftwards during its next series of blows. Complete Control smoked and stopped moving while chasing Hazard across the BattleBox, leaving Hazard the only robot standing. Tim Green: "Oh no! This thing is over! Complete Control is out of control... smoking!" Bil Dwyer: "And not a scratch on Hazard!" — As Hazard begins decimating an immobile Complete Control Having already secured its third championship Giant Nut, Hazard tore further into Complete Control's armor, chassis and pneumatics with another series of attacks. These also removed both of its opponent's side panels, and twisted its chassis to the extent that Complete Control's front-left and right-rear wheels now pointed inwards. ""Gourmet damage" as the Mauler guys would say. What a mess. This is what Hazard does to other robots." — Derek Young After one minute and 16 seconds, Complete Control was counted out, and Hazard was officially declared the Season 4.0 Middleweight Champion. In his own assessment of the brutal match, Derek Young considered it to be 'one of the greatest BattleBots fights of all time' at that point in the Comedy Central show's run. Bil Dwyer: "Kudos to Tony Buchignani!" Tim Green: "And that is Buchignani's third Giant Nut!" Bil Dwyer: "That is a huge piece of history!" Tim Green: "And what a pretty way to win it!" — As Hazard secures its third Middleweight Championship
Season 5.0
Hazard vs. Misty the WonderBot Tim Green: "He's been called the greatest BattleBot in history. It's Hazard!" Bil Dwyer: "Defending his title against a bot you haven't seen before - Misty the WonderBot!" — Preamble for Hazard's first Season 5.0 match Looking to earn a fourth Giant Nut in as many attempts, Hazard returned to Season 5.0 with its newly-developed side skirts. Once again, its prior championship results allowed it to bypass the preliminary rounds. Hazard thus started its title defense in the Round of 32, facing Misty the WonderBot in Episode 4. Misty the WonderBot and Hazard collide. Hazard remained in the red square during the first few seconds. When Misty the WonderBot closed in, sparks flew as the two competitors brought their horizontal spinners against each other. The collision spun Hazard towards the Spikestrips near the center-left Screws. Reversing across the Killsaws, it dealt three rapid blows to Misty the WonderBot's spinning bar and left wheel, tearing off one of the latter's weapon teeth in the process. "Nose to nose! Serious aggression here by Misty the WonderBot, but she's already comin' apart, Bil!" — Tim Green observes the damage dealt by Hazard to Misty the WonderBot's weapon and drive Hazard tears a wheel off of Misty the WonderBot. Another weapon-on-weapon collision followed in the center. With Misty the WonderBot's spinner losing inertia, Hazard drove into and under the former, its blade launching Misty the WonderBot upwards. Hazard followed up with another strike to Misty the WonderBot's left side, damaging an axle and leaving Misty the WonderBot hobbling across the BattleBox floor. This lead to another collision between both spinners, incapacitating Misty the WonderBot's weapon and left drive. Having caused its left wheel to buckle further, Hazard tore Misty the WonderBot's right wheel off with another forceful slam. More side-on attacks followed as Misty the WonderBot unsuccessfully tried to shuffle with its bar spinner. These resulted in Hazard removing its opponent's remaining wheel and sending it into the left Spikestrips, just as Misty the Wonderbot began smoking. "Misty is legless and armless. This fight looks like it's over!" — Tim Green, seconds after Hazard completely immobilizes Misty the WonderBot Hazard slammed its bar into Misty the WonderBot one last time, before gingerly pushing it under the top-left Pulverizer while Misty the WonderBot was being counted out. "Awesome opening fight, everybody. Hazard showing why his bouts are always so much fun... unless you're his opponent!" — Bil Dwyer
Hazard vs. Blade Runner Hazard's next televised appearance was in Episode 9, where it fought a newly-redesigned Blade Runner in the Round of 16. Prior to the match, Tony Buchignani learnt of Blade Runner's newly-created wedge attachment, designed specifically to wedge underneath and potentially destabilize his robot. "He's made a special attachment for me to get under my wedge and then ram me against the wall. So, I'm gonna try to get around him and hit his wheels off." — Tony Buchignani notes Blade Runner's anti-Hazard attachment In the opening moments, both robots exhibited a tentative approach towards each other. Hazard waited in the red square for the first three seconds, before confronting Blade Runner and shuffling around in the center to find the right angle of attack. Ultimately, it backed onto Blade Runner's wedge, ironically enabling Blade Runner to hook under and push it in circles by the right-hand skirt. Hazard slipped off and hit Blade Runner's right wheel, buckling the hub, milliseconds before its bar caught the top of its opponent's extra attachment. Tim Green: "Gotta keep that deadly Hazard's spinning blade away from him, and he's doin' it right now, Bil!" Bil Dwyer: "Yeah, now he's stopped the blade! Could this be...?" Tim Green: "Could this be, finally, the win... against Hazard? I dunno..." — Tim Green and Bil Dwyer, slow to realize Hazard's partial incapacitation of Blade Runner Hazard rips off one of Blade Runner's wheels. Though suggested to be on the back foot at this point in the televised broadcast, Hazard had succeeded in immobilizing Blade Runner on one side. Moving clear to get its bar back up to speed, it turned around to slam into the back of a revolving Blade Runner. Cautious at first towards Blade Runner's sit-and-spin maneuvers, it weathered a slam from Ilya Polyakov's machine, while proceeding to hit, deflect and rip off its left tire. The last of these blows immobilized Blade Runner completely. Tim Green: "There goes a wheel!" Bil Dwyer: "It's just a matter of time with Hazard!" Tim Green: "Now Blade Runner is helpless on the floor! Pieces everywhere!" — The turning point as Hazard removes Blade Runner's left tire Hazard proceeds to 'totally eviscerate' Blade Runner. To Polyakov's anguish, Hazard kept shredding Blade Runner's exposed rim and shell, before flinging its remaining wheel into the Lexan. Hazard once again emerged the resounding winner by knockout after one minute and nine seconds. Bil Dwyer: "The crowd wanted another wheel, and they got it!" Tim Green: "They got more than just a wheel. They got everything inside. Hazard does it again!" — As Hazard receives yet another knockout win
Hazard vs. Zion Hazard advanced to the Quarter-Finals, where it fought a rematch against a significantly redesigned Zion. The match was the last of the Middleweight bouts to be aired in Episode 15, prefaced by a 'BattleBots All Stars' segment on Tony Buchignani. There, Buchignani stated that 'luck' had played a large part in Hazard's run of success up to this point, noting that any robot could have the potential to beat it. He also opened up on his nervous disposition entering tournaments and individual matches, and singled out T-Minus - itself having won a Semi-Final place in the same episode - as his most feared opponent. Bil Dwyer: "Tony's record with Hazard is impressive. Lifetime record: 16 and 0. Undefeated, people! Middleweight number one seed and, most amazing - three Championships." Tim Green: "Well, is it a sin to seek revenge? It's not really for me to say, but Zion doesn't care if he breaks a commandment, as long as he breaks Hazard into little pieces." — Pre-match preamble One of many impacts between Hazard and Zion. As ever, Hazard tentatively drove out of the red square across the center. Encountering Zion, it clipped its opponent's front plates, as Zion deflected and began pushing it towards the lower-left Pulverizer. Hazard slipped off as Zion turned, pivoting around through the gyroscopic forces of its bar spinner. With Zion facing the Spikestrips, it approached and attacked the right skirt of Jered Singleton's machine, but not without reversing up it by mistake. More impacts slowed Hazard's blade down as it next tried to sustain this onslaught on Zion's back and left armor. Tim Green: "Sparks flying everywhere! Hazard in pursuit!" Bil Dwyer: "Oh, look at that right now! He's stopped that blade. You gotta move!" Tim Green: "Already, you can see one of the shields coming off of Zion. Being chewed up like so many other BattleBots have, in this BattleBox by Hazard's awesome spinning blade. The most dominant BattleBot we've ever seen." — As Hazard damages and controls Zion during the first minute Hazard changed tactics, opting to push Zion against the Spikestrips and Killsaws near the red square. Allowing Zion to escape, it shuffled back and forth while the blade spun back up. Hazard maneuvered back into the center, luring and tearing Zion's left wedge askew in its next series of blows. It struck the back of Zion seconds later, with Zion appearing to struggle with mobility issues as it desperately raised one of its lifting arms. A front-on attack allowed Hazard to generate more sparks and remove the tip of Zion's left lifter, along with the dangling wedge panel and one of its support brackets. Another blow to Zion's back sent it spinning into the Spikestrips, ironically allowing Zion to regain normal drive and career front-first into Hazard's blade once again. "Zion startin' to look like one of those Picasso paintings where the nose is on one side, the eye's on the other side. The whole thing looks like a mess!" — Tim Green remarks on the extra damage inflicted by Hazard to Zion's armor and lifters The damage inflicted to Zion by Hazard by the fight's conclusion. Hazard continued to damage Zion's weaponry and chassis in this manner, delivering successive blows to its front bulkhead, lifter tips and skirts. These lead to the front-right wedge being torn outwards, both lifters being jammed open, and Zion as a whole seemingly becoming immobilized. Hazard initiated another series of attacks to Zion's arms and skirts, though Zion valiantly started turning in reverse circles once more. At last, the front-right wedge was violently removed, and Zion sent into more prolonged bouts of immobility. Hazard finished the match with a 'ricochet shot' to Zion's back panel. After unsuccessfully trying to push Zion sideways, it backed out, turned, and drew behind Zion, spinning its blade a final time before the end buzzer sounded. Bil Dwyer: "Zion did a little damage early on, but after that, it was all Hazard." Tim Green: "Hazard carved him up like a Christmas goose, and then the Killsaws got in on the action." Bil Dwyer: "And then right here, we see the Carom shot. One, two, aaah! All over the Box!" Tim Green: "So, it's another tough outcome for Zion against the champ." — Post-match analysis by Bil Dwyer and Tim Green With Zion not being fully counted out, the match went to a judges' decision, which Hazard received 43-2.
Hazard vs. T-Minus "I'm always afraid of T-Minus. That robot could launch my robot ten feet in the air and I'd be history. In every match, there is potentially a robot out there that can beat me..." — Tony Buchignani, Season 5.0, Episode 15 One step closer to earning a possible fourth Giant Nut, Hazard met T-Minus in the Middleweight Semi-Finals. Despite Tony Buchignani's apprehension about facing the revised Inertia Labs flipper - modified specially to counter Hazard - its 'undefeated' reputation continued to be emphasized in build-ups for the match, televised in Episode 16. T-Minus jams Hazard's bar. Another tentative start saw Hazard leave the red square to confront T-Minus in the BattleBox center. It bumped, grazed and pushed T-Minus back, reversing just in time to dodge the latter's first flip. Hazard immediately rammed and began churning away at T-Minus's left titanium wheelguard and flipper lip, with similar results. Another tentative push was initiated by Hazard. However, this gave T-Minus the chance to slip its flipper under Hazard's left wedge, and flick it directly into the blade. Tim Green: "T-Minus, with that extended flipper. Can he get that under Hazard? Yeah, he gets under him there!" Bil Dwyer: "Gets under him there! And look at that! One of the skirts of Hazard... it's blocked his blade!" — As T-Minus succeeds in disarming Hazard Sparks flew as Hazard was launched into a short aerial spin. Though landing upright, its blade had become jammed by the wedge piece lifted by T-Minus. Hazard, with its spinner incapacitated, desperately tried to push T-Minus again with its flat back. Further shuffling, however, left it even more vulnerable to T-Minus, which proceeded to get underneath and flip it onto its back. Tim Green: "Without that blade, Hazard is not Hazard, and T-Minus flips him!" Bil Dwyer: "This could be it!" Tim Green: "No way!" Bil Dwyer: "Look at them! Look at them, pounding the Lexan!" Tim Green: "Amazing! Alexander Rose and Reason Bradley may have done it!" Bil Dwyer: "May?! They have done it!" — As Inertia Labs perform and celebrate their 'unthinkable' knockout over Hazard Hazard, with no form of self-righting, lay helplessly as T-Minus parked alongside and Inertia Labs punched the Lexan in jubilation. Tony Buchignani's machine was counted out after 55 seconds, bringing its Season 5.0 campaign and career-long winning streak to an abrupt end. Recollecting the circumstances leading to Hazard's downfall, Buchignani told Arj Barker afterwards that he was relieved to have proven that his robot was not 'undefeatable'. Arj Barker: "Your thoughts?" Tony Buchignani: "You know, when I was fighting T-Minus, I thought I was gonna hit him. I thought - I saw the sparks - all I needed was one good hit and take him out. But, I drove right under his lifting arm, and he lifted my own wedge right into the path of my blade. And that stopped my blade." Arj Barker: "A little weight off your back?" Tony Buchignani: "Yeah, after all this time, I feel like there's a weight that's sort of been lifted. Like, everybody is wondering "Who's gonna beat him? Who's gonna beat him?", and uh, now we know it's not... undefeatable. It's definitely not. No robot out is out here, so... I kind of feel good about it all in a strange way." — Tony Buchignani's post-Semi interview Excluding the Season 3.0 Royal Rumble - its only other encounter with T-Minus - this match proved to be Hazard's only defeat throughout its entire BattleBots career.

Competitive Wins/Losses

• Wins: 17
• Losses: 1

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 1

Total Wins/Losses

• Wins: 18
• Losses: 2

Competition	Wins	Losses
Season 1.0	Pegleg Turtle Road Kill Spin Orbiting Force Deadblow Rumble	None
Season 3.0	Fusion Zion F5 T-Wrex Little Drummer Boy	T-Minus (Rumble)
Season 4.0	Timmy SABotage El Diablo Heavy Metal Noise Complete Control	None
Season 5.0	Misty the WonderBot Blade Runner Zion	T-Minus

Mark Beiro Introductions

"He's a helicopter from hell who will make your brain swell. Lock up the young ones, it's HAZARD!"

"He is warm, tender, cuddly little ball of evil violence and hate. Give it up for HAZARD!"

"Ready to use his hardened steel blade of death to carve his opponents like metal turkeys. Here is HAZARD!"

"He's looking to be the first BattleBots champion ever to reclaim his title. His ultimate goal is to raise the robot death toll. Here is HAZARD!"

"The two-time champion is stronger than nukes. Losing is inevitable so put up your dukes. Here is HAZARD!"

"4 out of 5 dentists agree this two time champion is bad for your teeth and your head and your whole damn metal body. Here is HAZARD!"

"This former champion came out of retirement to reclaim his middleweight crown. That's not adrenaline coursing through his veins, its jet black liquid hate. Go! Save yourself. Its HAZARD!"

"Here is two-time BattleBots world middleweight champion, HAZARD!"

"Your vision is blurred. Your speech is slurred. You look like a nerd after a beating from HAZARD!"

"This bot is so good, so efficient and he wins so often that frankly, its getting a little annoying, but you gotta hand it to the defending middleweight champion, HAZARD!"

Merchandise

Any appearances by Hazard in merchandise are listed below:

• Hazard/BattleBots: Beyond The BattleBox
• Hazard/BattleBots Video Game

Trivia

• Though Hazard was one of the most successful robots from the Comedy Central era, its only merchandise appearances occurred in video games.
• According to the Team Hazard website, the Season 3.0-5.0 iterations of Hazard cost approximately $5,000 to build.
• The wheels of the Season 1.0 Hazard - supplied and modified from a design by Colson Caster - were repurposed from Team Delta's original US Robot Wars competitor Agamemnon.
• Of the robots to fight Hazard more than once, Zion was the only one to battle it twice in the main Middleweight Championships.