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"So far this system has proven effective at being very colorful and costing a lot of money."
— Dave Otto on Herr Gepoünden

Herr Gepoünden is a lightweight robot built by Team Zwölfpack which fought in the final three seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots.

It was a two-wheel drive, box-shaped thwackbot with unique "Tornado Drive" which allowed translational movement while spinning - more recently known as a meltybrain drive system. It was only one of two robots that made it to the televised rounds to use this kind of system, the other being Blade Runner.

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Herr Gepoünden at RoboGames 2012.

Herr Gepoünden enjoyed modest success during its three seasons, twice making the lightweight quarter-finals in Seasons 3.0 and 5.0.

Herr Gepoünden is German for "Mr. Beating" and was built after its builder was inspired by Blade Runner's victory over Bad Attitude in Season 1.0.

Outside BattleBots[]

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Herr Gepoünden at RoboGames 2024.

Herr Gepoünden still fights today, and is the oldest competing lightweight. It was originally retired in 2015, but made its return two years later at RoboGames 2017.

Returning for RoboGames 2024 and still under the ownership of Team Zwölfpack, Herr Gepoünden received a first round bye before losing out to Tastes Like Burning. It then defeated Come to Mama before taking on Torment Nexus in the loser's bracket.

Robot History[]

Season 3.0[]

Herr Gepoünden vs. Centipede

Herr Gepoünden's first ever match was against Centipede. Herr Gepoünden won the fight on a 26-19 judges' decision and advanced to the final preliminary round.

Herr Gepoünden vs. The Doomsday Machine

Here, it faced The Doomsday Machine. Herr Gepoünden won the fight on a 36-9 judges' decision and advanced to the TV rounds.

Herr Gepoünden vs. Scrap Daddy Surplus

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Herr Gepoünden gets tangled with Scrap Daddy Surplus.

Herr Gepoünden's next opponent was Scrap Daddy Surplus. Early on,, Scrap Daddy Surplus drove on the killsaws and Herr Gepoünden got its thwacking arm caught on Scrap Daddy Surplus' ball and chain. The match was halted and the referee ordered Team Scrap Daddy to remove Scrap Daddy Surplus' ball and chain. After the match restarted and more action from both robots, the time ran out and Herr Gepoünden won the fight on a 30-15 judges' decision.

Herr Gepoünden vs. The Crusher

This win put Herr Gepoünden to the Round of 32, where it faced The Crusher. Herr Gepoünden won the fight by knockout to advance.

Herr Gepoünden vs. Death By Monkeys

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Herr Gepoünden fighting Death By Monkeys.

Advancing to the Round of 16, Herr Gepoünden took on Death By Monkeys. Herr Gepoünden won by knockout again and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Herr Gepoünden vs. Dr. Inferno Jr.

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Dr. Inferno Jr. takes Herr Gepoünden to the killsaws.

Next up in the quarter-finals was Dr. Inferno Jr.. The hellraisers were raised immediately and both robots waited for the hellraisers to come back down. Both robots meet in the middle of the arena and Herr Gepoünden hits Dr. Inferno Jr. with its hammer. Dr. Inferno Jr. pushes Herr Gepoünden around the arena and eventually flips it. Herr Gepoünden drives around the arena while Dr. Inferno Jr.'s skirts keep running into protrusions on the BattleBox floor. Herr Gepoünden works its way into the center of the arena and starts spinning. Dr. Inferno Jr. waits for Herr Gepoünden to stop spinning. The hellraisers popped up and tossed Herr Gepoünden around a bit. Dr. Inferno Jr. went straight at Herr Gepoünden and takes a big hit from Herr Gepoünden's hammer. Dr. Inferno Jr. gets under Herr Gepoünden and catches its hammer under its right arm. Dr. Inferno Jr. takes Herr Gepoünden to the killsaws and sparks were flying. The match was halted because both robots needed to be separated. After the match was started again, Herr Gepoünden started hitting Dr. Inferno Jr. and gets popped by the piston. After more pushes from Dr. Inferno Jr. and more hits from Herr Gepoünden, the time ran out and Dr. Inferno Jr. won the fight on a 27-18 judges' decision. This meant that Herr Gepoünden was eliminated from the tournament.

Lightweight Royal Rumble

Herr Gepoünden also participated the Lightweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. Mecha Tentoumushi started smothering Herr Gepoünden twice. It then went for Dr. Inferno Jr., then Trilobot. It then teams up with Wedge of Doom on Dr. Inferno Jr. but D.I.J manages to escape. Next it goes for Reaper. Then it bashes Gamma Raptor. It also attacks The Crusher and Serial Box Killer, the latter then gets stuck in the spikes. It then tackles Dr. Inferno Jr. again, and lastly it was shoving a dead Mecha Tentoumushi. Herr Gepoünden survived the brawl but lost to Ziggo.

Season 4.0[]

Herr Gepoünden vs. Rambite

Do to its seeding, Herr Gepoünden was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0, where it eventually faced Rambite. Herr Gepoünden spun on the spot from the word go and Rambite did not want to get in the way of the hammer, but Herr Gepoünden did not seem able to move the hammer whilst spinning. Herr Gepoünden finally slowed and Rambite moved in and hit Herr Gepoünden's body. Herr was hit and retaliated by whacking Rambite. Unfortunately for Herr Gepoünden, Rambite was able to get inside the hammer and break the titanium arm. With the arm and sledgehammer detached, Herr Gepoünden was much slower and was struck by Rambite at will and received more damage to the body and tires. The fight went to the judges and Rambite won the fight on a 37-8 judges' decision. This meant that Herr Gepoünden was eliminated from the tournament again.

Lightweight Consolation Rumble

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Herr Gepoünden at the Lightweight Consolation Rumble.

Herr Gepoünden also participated the Lightweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. It was one of few robots still moving in the end, but it lost out to The Crusher and Dr. Inferno Jr..

Season 5.0[]

Herr Gepoünden vs. Low Blow

Due to its seeding, Herr Gepoünden was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 5.0, where it eventually faced Low Blow. Herr Gepoünden won the fight on a 29-16 judges' decision.

Herr Gepoünden vs. The Big B

Herr Gepoünden advanced to the Round of 16, where it faced The Big B. Herr Gepoünden won the fight by knockout.

Herr Gepoünden vs. Code:BLACK

Herr Gepoünden advanced to the quarter-finals again, where it faced Code:BLACK. Herr Gepoünden started out well as it was hitting Code:BLACK's side with its sledgehammer, even disabling Code:BLACK's spinning blade at one point by breaking the weapon belt. After both robots were caught on the killsaws, the time ran out and Code:BLACK won the fight on a close 24-21 judges' decision. This meant that Herr Gepoünden was eliminated from the tournament.

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Zwolfpack XII with Herr Gepoünden at Season 4.0.

Competitive Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 7
  • Losses: 3

Exhibition Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 2

Total Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 7
  • Losses: 5
Competition Wins Losses
Season 3.0 Centipede
The Doomsday Machine
Scrap Daddy Surplus
The Crusher
Death By Monkeys
Dr. Inferno Jr.
Ziggo (Rumble)
Season 4.0 None Rambite
The Crusher, Dr. Inferno Jr. (Rumble)
Season 5.0 Low Blow
The Big B
Code:BLACK

Mark Beiro Introductions[]

"He will punch you in the bolts. He will kick you in the nuts. Any way you look at it, you are screwed. HERR GEPOÜNDEN!"

Merchandise[]

Any appearances by Herr Gepoünden in merchandise are listed below:

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