Knee-Breaker was a middleweight robot built by Team Coolrobots which competed at Long Beach 1999 and two seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots.
It was originally a two-wheel drive, invertible thwackbot armed with a hammer at the end. Knee-Breaker finished second at the Long Beach competition. Knee-Breaker was rebuilt for Season 4.0, where it was notably given a horizontal bar spinner. However, Knee-Breaker suffered losses in its opening fight in both Season 4.0 and 5.0.
After Season 5.0, Knee-Breaker's spinning bar was later donated to Chunk.
Outside BattleBots[]
Knee-Breaker fought at the first two Steel Conflict events, which took place after Season 5.0. At the inaugural competition, Knee-Breaker defeated Kahafre in Round 1, but suffered elimination after back-to-back losses against Huggy Bear and Particle Accelerator.
Returning for Steel Conflict 2 in 2003, Knee-Breaker chalked up five consecutive wins over Harmageddon, Viking Dragon, Misty the WonderBot, Complete Control and Psychotron. This saw it advance to the final, where it took on Max Wedge. However, it lost this final and ultimately placed second in the middleweight division.
Robot History[]
Long Beach 1999[] |
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Knee-Breaker vs. Stuffie   Knee-Breaker strikes Stuffie. Knee-Breaker's first ever opponent was against Stuffie. After hitting Stuffie multiple times, Stuffie stopped moving and Knee-Breaker won the fight by KO. |
Knee-Breaker vs. Junior Knee-Breaker's second opponent was Team Nightmare and Junior. Knee-Breaker begun to spin as Junior drove towards it. Knee-Breaker hit Junior a couple of times and it smashed a wheel off. This left Junior going in circles, but Knee-Breaker had the same problem. With neither robot able to land an attack, the judges ended the match, declaring it a draw with the intent of making the robots fight again.. |
Knee-Breaker vs. Junior In Knee-Breaker's second fight against Junior, the wheel was smashed off again and the corner of Junior's body was seriously dented by Knee-Breaker. This time, Knee-Breaker took the win by knockout. |
Knee-Breaker vs. Carnivore Knee-Breaker went up against Carnivore in the next round. Knee-Breaker won the fight by KO and advanced to the next round. |
Knee-Breaker vs. Son of Smashy Here, it took on Son of Smashy. However, Son of Smashy won the fight on a judges' decision. |
Knee-Breaker vs. Turtle Road Kill Now in the loser's bracket, where it faced Turtle Road Kill. Knee-Breaker won the fight by KO and advanced to the finals, where it would get another rematch. |
Knee-Breaker vs. Son of Smashy   Son of Smashy breaks Knee-Breaker's drive chain. In the final, Knee-Breaker met Son of Smashy again. In the match, Son of Smashy was the more dominate in the fight, eventually causing Knee-Breaker's drive chains to fall off. Son of Smashy won the fight by knockout and Knee-Breaker was declared the runner-up. |
Megabot Royal Rumble Knee-Breaker also participated the Megabot Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament against Deadblow, Spaz, Stuffie, Carnivore, Son of Smashy, SlapPest, Ankle Biter and Scorpion "Beta 3". The rumble was ultimately won by Deadblow. |
Season 4.0[] |
Knee-Breaker vs. Zion Due to it's seeding, Knee-Breaker was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0, where it eventually faced Zion. Zion won the fight by TKO and Knee-Breaker was eliminated from the tournament again. |
Season 5.0[] |
Knee-Breaker vs. S.O.B.   Knee-Breaker being attacked by S.O.B. Knee-Breaker's only match in Season 5.0 was against S.O.B. In the match, Knee-Breaker was unable to get away from S.O.B.'s dustpan and was thoroughly damaged by S.O.B.'s circular saw. After the full 3 minutes had elapsed, S.O.B. won the fight on a 28-17 judges' decision and Knee-Breaker was eliminated from the tournament once again. |
Competitive Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 4
- Losses: 4
- Draws: 1Exhibition Wins/Losses
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 1
Total Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 4
- Losses: 5
- Draws: 1
Christian Carlberg with Knee-Breaker in Season 4.0.
| Competition | Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach 1999 | Stuffie Junior Carnivore Turtle Road Kill |
Son of Smashy Son of Smashy Deadblow (Rumble) |
Junior |
| Season 4.0 | None | Zion | None |
| Season 5.0 | None | S.O.B. | None |
Trivia[]
- Knee-Breaker appeared on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in the episode Precious Metal. Its given name was "Smash 'N Burn," and it was used as the murder weapon.