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Punjar was a heavyweight robot built by Ramiro Mallari of Team Punjar which competed in five BattleBots events from Long Beach 1999 until Season 3.0.
Throughout its appearances at these events, it was a silver machine with a checkerplate shell and a large ramming scoop, propelled by two wide rollers acting as wheels. Punjar's main offence was to use the scoop in tandem with its high speed, allowing it to push, ram and occasionally throw or deflect opponents away. This, coupled with Mallari's driving skills, enabled it to earn nine victories and a Best Driver Award in its BattleBots career, with two semifinal finishes at Las Vegas 1999 and in Season 1.0. However, Punjar would not earn another win after this, only finishing in the Round of 32 in its remaining championship appearances before retirement. Punjar was also likely to have been signed up for Season 4.0, but dropped out for unknown reasons.[1]
Outside BattleBots[]
Earlier incarnations of Punjar originally competed in the 1996 and 1997 US Robot Wars competitions, both also as heavyweights. The 1996 incarnation featured a lower box-wedge shape and a rear-mounted spinning chain flail as weaponry, reaching the quarterfinals before being eliminated by fellow debutant Vlad the Impaler.
For 1997, the flail was exchanged for a bigger front-mounted scoop similar to the BattleBots incarnations. However, Punjar would only reach the second round of the main heavyweight bracket before being eliminated by Blendo in a one-hit knockout. This, incidentally, contributed to Blendo being forced to pull out on safety grounds.
Robot History[]
Long Beach 1999[] |
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Punjar vs. Namreko 3000 ![]() Punjar slams and topples Namreko 3000. |
Punjar vs. KillerHurtz Punjar next fought KillerHurtz, captained by John Reid. KillerHurtz won by crowd vote and Punjar was now in the loser's bracket. |
Punjar vs. The Mauler Here, it took on Mauler. Punjar won by crowd vote and continued on. |
Punjar vs. frenZy Punjar advanced to the next round, where it faced frenZy. Punjar again won by crowd vote and advanced to the next round. |
Punjar vs. Ronin In the next round, Punjar took on Ronin. Punjar once again won by crowd vote to move on. |
Punjar vs. Nightmare Next up for Punjar was Jim Smentowski and Nightmare. Punjar sent Nightmare flying numerous times during the fight as its opponent's blade was spinning backwards. Because of this, Punjar won by crowd vote and advanced to the next round. |
Punjar vs. Tazbot ![]() Tazbot lifts Punjar. |
Gigabot Royal Rumble Punjar also participated the Gigabot Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament but lost out to Razer. |
Las Vegas 1999[] |
Punjar vs. Tatar (Forfeit) Punjar was scheduled to fight Tatar first, but Tatar had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Punjar won by default. |
Punjar vs. Blendo ![]() Punjar and Blendo collide. ![]() Punjar slams into Blendo, sending the latter into the entrance ramp. ![]() Punjar rams into Blendo for the final time. |
Punjar vs. KillerHurtz ![]() KillerHurtz bounces off Punjar. |
Punjar vs. Voltarc ![]() Voltarc drags Punjar to the killsaws. |
Season 1.0[] |
Punjar vs. Mr. Bonestripper (Forfeit) Punjar was scheduled to fight Mr. Bonestripper first, but Mr. Bonestripper had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Punjar won by default and advanced to the Round of 16. |
Punjar vs. Kill-O-Amp ![]() Punjar pushes Kill-O-Amp against the arena wall. |
Punjar vs. Gammatron ![]() Punjar and Gammatron collide. |
Punjar vs. Vlad the Impaler ![]() Vlad flips Punjar against the wall. |
Heavyweight Royal Rumble Punjar also participated the Heavyweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. It was one of few robots still moving in the end, but lost overall to BioHazard. |
Season 2.0[] |
Punjar vs. FrostBite ![]() Punjar and FrostBite collide. |
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble Punjar also participated the heavyweight consolation rumble at the end of the tournament. Punjar performed exceptionally well in this rumble, shoving Scrap Daddy HW into the spike strip, and attacking several other robots as it maneuvered around the arena. Most notably, around halfway through the rumble, Punjar charged Bigger Brother, and proceeded to shove all the way across the battlebox at high speed, ramming the British bot into the Lexan wall. Despite briefly being caught on the exit ramp towards the end of the rumble, Punjar managed to free itself and continue attacking until time ran out, In the end, Punjar and OverKill were declared the winners of the consolation rumble and both robots came back for the Heavyweight Royal Rumble. |
Heavyweight Royal Rumble ![]() Punjar in the Heavyweight Royal Rumble. |
Season 3.0[] |
Punjar vs. Sharkbyte ![]() Sharkbyte pushes Punjar to the killsaws. |
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble ![]() Punjar almost gets flipped by Little Sister. |
Competitive Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 11
- Losses: 6
Exhibition Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 4
Total Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 12
- Losses: 10
Competition | Wins | Losses |
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Long Beach 1999 | Namreko 3000 The Mauler frenZy Ronin Nightmare |
KillerHurtz Tazbot Razer (Rumble) |
Las Vegas 1999 | Tatar Blendo KillerHurtz |
Voltarc |
Season 1.0 | Mr. Bonestripper Kill-O-Amp Gammatron |
Vlad the Impaler BioHazard (Rumble) |
Season 2.0 | Rumble | FrostBite Tazbot (Rumble) |
Season 3.0 | None | Sharkbyte Little Sister, Kill-O-Amp (Rumble) |
Honors[]
PUNJAR | ||
Las Vegas 1999 | ||
Best Driver Award | ||
Season 2.0 | ||
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble (shared with OverKill) |
Mark Beiro Introductions[]
"From San Francisco California, weighing in at 208lbs with a No.9 ranking from creator Ramiro Mallari. Introducing PUNJAR!"
"Weighing in at 204lbs. He's on a malicious mission to put every BattleBot out of commission. Welcome the rising star PUNJAR!"
"He pushes and shoves. He's the BattleBot that everybody loves. Its PUNJAR!"
"He May be lovable, but he makes other BattleBots shove-able... it's, PUNJAR!"
Merchandise[]
Any appearances by Punjar in merchandise are listed below:
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