Kill-O-Amp

Kill-O-Amp
Participation Information
1999 Events	Long Beach 1999 Las Vegas 1999
Comedy Central Seasons	Season 1.0 Season 2.0 Season 3.0
Other Names	Kill-O-Amp 2 (Las Vegas 1999)
Team Information
Team	Operation Boilermaker
Team Members	Curt Meyers Amy Sun
From	San Jose, CA
Other Entries	Jaws of Death, Counter Revolution
Robot Statistics
Weapons	Plpw
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Kill-O-Amp was a heavyweight robot built by Operation Boilmaker which competed in both 1999 events in Long Beach and Las Vegas, as well as three seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots.

It was a two-wheel drive, invertible robot relying on high speed and ramming power as its main offensive output, with the design later being altered to include a triangular plow-like extension to act as a front battering ram. Despite not having any active weaponry - along with traction issues over the BattleBox floor - Kill-O-Amp enjoyed a reasonable level of success, its best performances being Round of 16 finishes at Las Vegas 1999 and in Season 2.0. Kill-O-Amp always reached the televised rounds of the first three Comedy Central seasons and frequently appeared in the end-of-tournament rumbles. During its final appearance in Season 3.0, it jointly won the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble alongside UK entry Little Sister. Kill-O-Amp is a play on "kiloamp", equal to 1,000 amperes or amps, referencing the total power output produced by its drive motors.

Kill-O-Amp was built by Curt Meyers and Amy Sun of Operation Boilermaker, who also built Jaws of Death and Counter Revolution.

Team Boilermaker with Kill-O-Amp during Season 3.0.

Outside BattleBots

The robot itself originally debuted at the 1997 US Robot Wars competition, reaching the second round of the main heavyweight bracket.

Meyers also competed at the 1996 and 1997 US Robot Wars events with Pokey, a renamed version of Bounty which was built with help from Dallas Goecker of Sallad fame for the 1995 UIUC Engineering Open House Wasteland Competition.

Kill-O-Amp's US Robot Wars 1997 appearance.

Robot History

Long Beach 1999
Kill-O-Amp vs. Ronin (Forfeit) Kill-O-Amp was scheduled to fight Ronin first, but Ronin had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Kill-O-Amp won the fight by default.
Kill-O-Amp vs. BioHazard Without having yet fought, Kill-O-Amp advanced to the next round where it faced BioHazard. Throughout the duration of the fight, Kill-O-Amp would make multiple attempts to slam into BioHazard, which had little effect on Carlo Bertocchini's machine. BioHazard would eventually win the fight by KO and Kill-O-Amp was now in the loser's bracket.
Kill-O-Amp vs. Mr. Bonestripper (Forfeit) Kill-O-Amp was scheduled to fight Mr. Bonestripper, but Mr. Bonestripper had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Kill-O-Amp won the fight by default and moved into the next round.
Kill-O-Amp vs. Crock Kill-O-Amp slams Crock into the arena wall. Here, it faced Crock. Kill-O-Amp's superior speed allowed it to outmaneuver Crock and push Crock around. At some point during the fight, Kill-O-Amp would get ahold of Crock and charge from one side of the arena, pushing Crock the entire way. Kill-O-Amp would slam Crock into the arena wall. Thanks to the momentum built up from the charge, when Crock was slammed into the arena wall, the spike strip would break. Crock would roll down the entry ramp and start smoking. Kill-O-Amp won the fight by knockout.
Kill-O-Amp vs. Razer Razer hoists Kill-O-Amp up in the air. Kill-O-Amp advanced to the next round, where it took on the British entry Razer. In the match, Razer was quickly on the offensive and squeezed one of Kill-O-Amp's wheels, removing most of the rubber. Kill-O-Amp turned around and ran way from Razer for a minute but Razer managed to trap Kill-O-Amp against the corner of the BattleBox and started crushing it a couple of times, going straight through its main battery, shorting it to its chassis, creating sparks and smoke. Kill-O-Amp was still stuck on Razer's arm and Razer took the immobile Kill-O-Amp around the BattleBox. Razer then dropped Kill-O-Amp onto the killsaws and the match was over shortly after. Razer won the fight by KO and Kill-O-Amp was eliminated from the tournament.
Gigabot Rumble Kill-O-Amp also competed in the end-of-tournament Gigabot Rumble, but lost out to Razer which won the audience vote.
Las Vegas 1999
Kill-O-Amp 2 vs. Blunt Force Trauma Kill-O-Amp 2's first match was against Blunt Force Trauma. Kill-O-Amp 2 won the fight by KO and advanced in the bracket.
Kill-O-Amp 2 vs. Vlad the Impaler Kill-O-Amp rams hard into Vlad the Impaler's front. An impaled Kill-O-Amp gets slammed into the spikestrip, chucking out its top Lexan plate. Vlad flips Kill-O-Amp 2. In the Round of 16, Kill-O-Amp 2 faced Vlad the Impaler. Both robots immediately went straight at each other and Vlad the Impaler crashed into Kill-O-Amp 2 around the corner of the arena. Moments later, Vlad the Impaler impaled Kill-O-Amp 2 with its forks and slammed it against the arena wall, where pieces on the top of Kill-O-Amp 2 came off. Vlad the Impaler charged at Kill-O-Amp 2 one more time and flipped it on its front, where it could not self-right. Vlad the Impaler won the fight on a unanimous 9-0 decision and Kill-O-Amp 2 was eliminated from the tournament again.
Heavyweight Royal Rumble As with its predecessor, Kill-O-Amp 2 participated in the Heavyweight Rumble, but lost overall to BioHazard.
Season 1.0
Kill-O-Amp vs. Punjar Punjar pushes Kill-O-Amp against the arena wall. After receiving a bye, Kill-O-Amp went up against Punjar. After Punjar got underneath the rear of Kill-O-Amp and then pushes it against the arena wall, the match ended and Punjar won the fight on a close 5-4 judges' decision. This meant that Kill-O-Amp was eliminated from the tournament.
Heavyweight Royal Rumble As at the 1999 events, Kill-O-Amp would return for the Heavyweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. It was one of the few robots still moving in the end, but it lost overall to BioHazard.
Season 2.0
Kill-O-Amp vs. Circuit Breaker Kill-O-Amp pushing Circuit Breaker. Kill-O-Amp's first match was against Circuit Breaker. Kill-O-Amp begins to attack Circuit Breaker immediately and pushes it under the spikestrip. Kill-O-Amp lines up for another shot, but gets stuck under the pulverizer and gets hit multiple times. Kill-O-Amp stopped moving and Circuit Breaker was being counted out. Kill-O-Amp won the fight by KO.
Kill-O-Amp vs. Tazbot Tazbot lifts the front of Kill-O-Amp. Kill-O-Amp advanced to the Round of 16, where it faced Tazbot. At the sound of the buzzer, both bots immediately traveled to the center of the area to begin their opening attacks; however, upon reaching the center of the arena, Tazbot suddenly ceased movement as Kill-O-Amp turned away, driving slowly towards the corner of the area. Apparently suffering from control problems, Kill-O-Amp briefly wandered the arena in an erratic manner, eventually coming within range of Tazbot, an action that seems to suddenly bring life back to Tazbot. Tazbot managed to get its pickaxe underneath the front of Kill-O-Amp, elevating its front end. Both bots remained motionless in this position for several seconds, at which point Curt Meyers notifies the referee that he is unable to get Kill-O-Amp to respond to any of his radio commands. A time out is eventually called, at which point the builders and crew bots enter the BattleBox to asses the situation. Simultaneously, Amy Sun leaves to discuss the radio situation with the spectrum analyzer. After careful consideration, Kill-O-Amp was eventually hauled away, and Tazbot was declared the winner by KO. This meant that Kill-O-Amp was eliminated from the tournament.
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble Kill-O-Amp would later return for the end-of-season Heavyweight Consolation Rumble. It began by tangling with Bigger Brother near its starting point, and then began driving around the arena, looking for opponents to attack. After being pushed by Punjar, Kill-O-Amp briefly became stuck in the spike strip near one of the pulverizers, but managed to free itself. Kill-O-Amp seemed to be suffering control problems thereafter, as it remained in the corner of the BattleBox, spinning in circles for a long period of time. "That's Kill-O-Amp, spinnin' and spinnin', but what's he doin'?!" — Bil Dwyer, during a shot of Kill-O-Amp spinning in circles in the BattleBox corner Eventually, it became tangled up with the immobile Bender near the spike strip and ceased movement. Time ran out, and Punjar and OverKill were declared the winners, meaning Kill-O-Amp lost overall.
Season 3.0
Kill-O-Amp vs. Son of Whyachi Son of Whyachi hits Kill-O-Amp's right side. Kill-O-Amp after getting hit by Son of Whaychi. Kill-O-Amp was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 3.0 due to being seeded, where it eventually faced Son of Whyachi. In this fight, one decisive blow by Son of Whyachi launched Kill-O-Amp most of the way across the BattleBox. After this, Kill-O-Amp was knocked out cold as the hit had destroyed Kill-O-Amps killswitch. Kill-O-Amp was promptly counted out and Son of Whyachi won the fight by a knockout, eliminating Kill-O-Amp.
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble Kill-O-Amp during the Consolation Rumble. For the final time in its BattleBots career, Kill-O-Amp took part in the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the Season 3.0 tournament. It first attacked Towering Inferno, then gets scooped by SlamJob, who rams it into Little Sister. After it was released Kill-O-Amp tackles SlamJob. It attacks Towering Inferno again, ramming it into the entrance ramp. It then got scooped by Greenspan. It also fled from Little Sister and bumps a dead Punjar. At one point it rammed into the spikes and got stuck, but managed to pull itself free, then it tackles Towering Inferno. Then it goes for FrostBite. It also began harassing a dead SlamJob. It then rams Greenspan and almost Towering Inferno, but had second thoughts on the latter. It performed well as it won overall with Little Sister and both robots returned for the Heavyweight Royal Rumble.
Heavyweight Royal Rumble It first went at frenZy, then gets attacked by Sharkbyte and HexaDecimator. It then got shoved into Nightmare by Omega-13. After escaping it tackled Omega-13 some more. It then bumped into MechaVore, which stopped moving shortly after, then attacked Sharkbyte and Little Sister. It then got stuck on the spikes until Omega-13 rammed it free, allowing it to attack GoldDigger. Kill-O-Amp was attacked by OverKill before going after an inverted Nightmare. It later delivered a glancing blow to Sharkbyte. Kill-O-Amp was one of few robots still moving in the end, but it lost overall to HexaDecimator.

Competitive Wins/Losses

• Wins: 5
• Losses: 6

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 5

Total Wins/Losses

• Wins: 6
• Losses: 11

Competition	Wins	Losses
Long Beach 1999	Ronin (Forfeit) Mr. Bonestripper (Forfeit) Crock	BioHazard Razer Razer (Rumble)
Las Vegas 1999	Blunt Force Trauma	Vlad the Impaler BioHazard (Rumble)
Season 1.0	None	PunjarBioHazard (Rumble)
Season 2.0	Circuit Breaker	Tazbot Punjar, OverKill (Rumble)
Season 3.0	Rumble	Son of Whyachi HexaDecimator (Rumble)

Mark Beiro Introductions

"Well versed in all things diabolical, get ready for an education in devastation from the robot in the red square, KILL-O-AMP!"

Trivia

• Kill-O-Amp was originally going to be named "Hercules" but Jim Smentowski's application arrived first and thus the name became Kill-O-Amp.

External Links

• Operation Boilermaker's website (Archived)
• Kill-O-Amp (Robot Wars)