Major Punishment was a middleweight robot built by Team Humphrey which competed in Season 5.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots. It was a rectangular robot armed with a chain flail hammer. It didn't perform well in competition, losing its first match.
Major Punishment returned to the BattleBots NPC Charity Open 2004, and won one match.
Robot History[]
Season 5.0[]
Major Punishment takes a blow from Bit Schlapp.
Major Punishment's first and only match was against Bit Schlapp. After Major Punishment got hit by Bit Schlapp, Bit Schlapp won the match and Major Punishment was eliminated from the tournament.
2004 NPC Charity Open[]
Major Punishment's first match was against Icewave. When the match began, Icewave spun up its weapon and made a few small contacts with Major Punishment before its own blade tore off one of the rubber shock absorbers inside the engine. As a result, Icewave became unstable, tearing its entire engine apart and flinging it across the arena. Major Punishment won by KO and advanced to next round, where it faced SABotage.
Both robots drove around each other before Major Punishment managed to send something flying off SABotage. SABotage then clamped down on the front of Major Punishment, pushing it under the pulverizer. After a while, SABotage managed to lift Major Punishment and push it against the arena wall, only for Major Punishment to fall down. Both robots drove around each other for a while before SABotage managed to lift Major Punishment again. The two drove around for a while again before SABotage got Major Punishment from behind and lifted it up. The time ran out and SABotage won on a judges' decision. This put Major Punishment into the losers bracket where it faced Papercut.
Papercut lands the first hit to Major Punishment's left wheelguard
Major Punishment spins to the left.
Major Punishment gets kicked and spun around by one last attack from Papercut before tapping out.
The two approached each other rather cautiously, with Papercut looking the most fearful. Major Punishment came centimeters close to Papercut's blade, but it somehow wasn't hit. Papercut eventually did strike, hitting Major Punishment four times, with the last hit seeming to have cut-off Major Punishment's power as it wasn't mobile anymore. Papercut won by KO and Major Punishment was eliminated from the tournament again.
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 3
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Season 5.0 | None | Bit Schlapp |
| 2004 NPC Charity Open | Icewave |
Trivia[]
- The only robot that Major Punishment ever beat, Icewave, would later go on to reach the quarter-finals in the first season of ABC's BattleBots reboot.
Outside BattleBots[]
After BattleBots ended, Major Punishment competed in the Robot Club & Grill 301, where it went 2-2, with one of the opponents it won and lost against being IceCube. Major Punishment would later come back at RCG-303 to go three matches undefeated and claim the title. Major Punishment also competed in the 4th annual North Carolina Robot Street Fight, where it lost both of its fights, one of which being against Chopper. Major Punishment later competed in the Robot Fighting League Triangle Series Nationals, where it won one match against Psychotron before losing two other fights, one of which being against Devil's Plunger. It would go on to compete in the Rocket City Robot Assault, where it won two fights before losing to The ERASER and Kobotsu. After the 2004 NPC Charity Open, Major Punishment competed in Battle Beach 4, where it fought in 8 fights and went 4-4, with notable opponents it faced off against being Aneurysm, Whambulance, Heavy Metal Noise, and Devil's Plunger. After losing to the latter, Major Punishment was retired.