Phere

Phere
Participation Information
Comedy Central Seasons	Season 3.0 Season 4.0 Season 5.0
Team Information
Team	Team Xtremebots
Team Members	Gaylan Douglas Gatlin Douglas Jan Douglas Brian Gambill Stephen Rogers
From	Benbrook, TX
Robot Statistics
Weight	336lbs
Weapons	Spinning dome
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

"We were just a 336 pound toy to be shoved under Pete's hammers."

— Gaylan Douglas on Phere, BattleBots: The Official Guide

Phere was a superheavyweight robot built by Team Xtremebots which fought in three seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots.

Debuting in Season 3.0, Phere was a four-wheeled robot consisting of a 36-inch spinning dome with corkscrew-like blades and a spiked front wedge. The spinning shell also doubled up as the robot's armor. Due to its unusual appearance, builder Gaylan Douglas described it as "[a] cross between an evil dragon and Darth Vader". Phere was rather successful, reaching the quarter-finals of in its debut season before losing out to Toro.

For Season 4.0, the robot was revised and featured a serrated ring towards the bottom of Phere's spinning shell. However, Phere failed to live up to its Season 3.0 performances, losing its first and only fights in Season 4.0 and 5.0.

Team Xtremebots with Phere during Season 3.0.

Phere without its shell.

Phere in The Pits during Season 3.0.

Team logo.

Robot History

Season 3.0
Phere vs. MantaRay Phere's first fight was against MantaRay. Phere immediately got its spinning wedged dome underneath MantaRay and ripped the weapon chain off of MantaRay. Phere's dome wasn't spinning fast enough to any further damage, but MantaRay stopped moving and was counted out. Phere won by knockout and continued on.
Phere vs. GoPostal Phere was now against GoPostal. When the match began, Phere spun up its dome and slowly approached GoPostal. Due to a burnt-out master switch, half of its drive motors were incapacitated, meaning that Phere had to fight with limited mobility. As GoPostal charged into attack, Phere turned right and took some major blows from the thwacking hammers to the dome. To Phere's fortune, GoPostal's two thwacking hammers broke off a few seconds later, permanently cutting short its offensive. With GoPostal being reduced to spinning in one place, the fight became a slow pushing match, with Phere giving a few bumps before the bout made the distance. Phere won on a close 25-20 judges' decision.
Phere vs. OJ Phere advanced to the TV rounds, where it was pitted up against OJ. Prior to the match, Team Xtremebots had trouble starting up their robot. With the help of Fuzzy Mauldin, they found out that it was a radio issue caused by the transmitter module being dropped prior to its installment, so it was replaced by a spare one. Courtesy of The Armada's willingness to put the bout on hold, Team Xtremebots was able to go ahead with the fight. Phere slugged it out with its dome against OJ's spinning shell, managing to rip off both of the latter's shark tooth blades. Eventually, the match made the distance, with Phere coming on top in a close 23-22 judges' decision.
Phere vs. Anubis Phere attacks Anubis with its spinning dome. In the Round of 16, Phere was now put up against Anubis. Due to its weapon belt being stretched thin, the power of Phere's dome was drastically reduced. Phere had to rely primarily on its wedge for this bout. Throughout the fight, Phere constantly rode up Anubis' wedge, as its own wedge wasn't as effective. Despite this, Phere's aggressive display of driving ultimately paid off when one of its rams damaged a lifting arm on Anubis, putting it out of the action. The fight eventually made the distance, with Phere gaining the edge with a 27-18 judges' decision, to the surprise of the team.
Phere vs. Toro Phere flipped by Toro. This win put Phere to the quarter-finals, where it faced Toro. Immedietly, Toro went straight at Phere and flipped it on its back without giving it a chance to spin up. Although Phere was capable of self-righting using the dome, the dome was unable to spin back up, so Phere was counted out and Toro won by a quick knockout. This meant that Phere was eliminated from the tournament.
Superheavyweight Royal Rumble Phere entered Superheavyweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. It was pushed into the entrance ramp by Anubis and it ended up getting flipped on its back by Toro once again and it stayed on its back for the rest of the rumble. Eventually, it lost out to Toro.
Season 4.0
Phere vs. Little Blue Engine Phere returned for Season 4.0, where it first faced Little Blue Engine. After one of Little Blue Engine's rams, two of Phere's safety switches got caught in its new lower ring and tore off, meaning the robot was immobilized. Phere then got shoved into hazards until it was counted out and eliminated from the tournament.
Season 5.0
Phere vs. The Probe Phere was again allowed to eventually fought The Probe. However, The Probe won by knockout and Phere was eliminated from the tournament once again.

Competitive Wins/Losses

• Wins: 4
• Losses: 3

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 1

Total Wins/Losses

• Wins: 4
• Losses: 4

Competition	Wins	Losses
Season 3.0	MantaRay GoPostal OJ Anubis	Toro Toro (Rumble)
Season 4.0	None	Little Blue Engine
Season 5.0	None	The Probe

Mark Beiro Introductions

"The thing that goes bump in the night is followed by a hell of a bite. It comes from PHERE!"

See Also

• Team Xtremebots' website (Archived)

Trivia

• According to it's factoid from The Official Guide to Battlebots, four children can sit inside the dome of Phere.
• The dome is also large enough to hold a tire from an 18-wheeler.