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[[File:Promptcritical_sf00.jpg|thumb|192px|Prompt Critical's Season 1.0 appearance.]]
'''Prompt Critical''' was a superheavyweight competitor which was built for the first season of BattleBots. It was a black robot that was armed with a rotating blade. It unfortunately self-destructed in its first match against [[Mechadon]], but surprisingly came back for the superheavyweight royal rumble.[[File:Pc_rumble.jpg|thumb|Prompt Critical being attacked by Ronin during the royal rumble.]]
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'''Prompt Critical''' was a superheavyweight robot built by Ken and Chuck Russell for the first season of ''BattleBots''. It was a black and yellow, six-wheeled robot that was armed with a rotating turret similar to ''Robot Wars'' competitor '''[https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/Evolution Evolution]'''. It unfortunately stalled out in its first match against [[Mechadon]], but surprisingly came back for the superheavyweight royal rumble.
 
 
   
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==Robot History==
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===Season 1.0===
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[[File:Mechadon_vs_prompt_critical_1.0.jpg|thumb|left|214px|Mechadon moves slowly towards Prompt Critical.]]Prompt Critical's first and only match was against the walkerbot [[Mechadon]]. In this match, Prompt Critical was spinning its blade and it broke down immediately before Mechadon could even move out of its square. Mechadon won the match by KO at 1:55 and Prompt Critical was eliminated from the tournament.
   
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[[File:PromptCriticalSHWRumble_sf00.jpg|thumb|Prompt Critical stuck against the spikestrip.]]
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Prompt Critical wasn't finished, however, as it participated the superheavyweight rumble at the end of the tournament. It started out well as it immobilized [[Ginsu]] with its spinning axe. After getting hit by [[Grendel]]'s axe, Prompt Critical backed up and started spinning its blade. It moved to the center of the BattleBox and after hitting [[Diesector]] with its spinning axe, [[Minion]] got underneath Prompt Critical and pushed it against the spikestrip. Prompt Critical was stuck against the spikestrip and Minion pushed [[Ronin]] against the immobile Prompt Critical soon after. The time ran out and Minion was declared the winner of the superheavyweight royal rumble. This meant that Prompt Critical lost overall.
   
 
===Wins/Losses===
 
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* Losses: 1
 
* Losses: 1
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|Season 1.0
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|[[Mechadon]]
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== Trivia ==
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* Surprisingly, Prompt Critical isn't even listed among the Superheavyweight competitors from Season 1.0 in the archived BattleBots website, meaning details about the robot beyond what's seen and mentioned are pretty sparse.
 
[[Category:Superheavyweight Robots]]
 
[[Category:Superheavyweight Robots]]
 
[[Category:BattleBots Competitors]]
 
[[Category:BattleBots Competitors]]
[[Category:Robots armed with spinning weapons]]
 
 
[[Category:One-time Losers]]
 
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[[Category:Royal Rumble Participants]]
 
[[Category:Robots armed with overhead spinning weapons]]
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[[Category:Robots armed with unique weapons]]
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[[Category:Robots that have never had a judges decision]]
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[[Category:Robots which debuted in Season 1.0]]

Revision as of 13:26, 22 July 2020

Promptcritical sf00

Prompt Critical's Season 1.0 appearance.

Prompt Critical was a superheavyweight robot built by Ken and Chuck Russell for the first season of BattleBots. It was a black and yellow, six-wheeled robot that was armed with a rotating turret similar to Robot Wars competitor Evolution. It unfortunately stalled out in its first match against Mechadon, but surprisingly came back for the superheavyweight royal rumble.

Robot History

Season 1.0

Mechadon vs prompt critical 1

Mechadon moves slowly towards Prompt Critical.

Prompt Critical's first and only match was against the walkerbot Mechadon. In this match, Prompt Critical was spinning its blade and it broke down immediately before Mechadon could even move out of its square. Mechadon won the match by KO at 1:55 and Prompt Critical was eliminated from the tournament.

PromptCriticalSHWRumble sf00

Prompt Critical stuck against the spikestrip.

Prompt Critical wasn't finished, however, as it participated the superheavyweight rumble at the end of the tournament. It started out well as it immobilized Ginsu with its spinning axe. After getting hit by Grendel's axe, Prompt Critical backed up and started spinning its blade. It moved to the center of the BattleBox and after hitting Diesector with its spinning axe, Minion got underneath Prompt Critical and pushed it against the spikestrip. Prompt Critical was stuck against the spikestrip and Minion pushed Ronin against the immobile Prompt Critical soon after. The time ran out and Minion was declared the winner of the superheavyweight royal rumble. This meant that Prompt Critical lost overall.

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 1
Wins Losses
Season 1.0 None Mechadon

Trivia

  • Surprisingly, Prompt Critical isn't even listed among the Superheavyweight competitors from Season 1.0 in the archived BattleBots website, meaning details about the robot beyond what's seen and mentioned are pretty sparse.