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A couple ideas[]
I had an idea for making the dropdown menus more organized. I'm thinking one for each weight class, and maybe lose the "Battlebots Competitiors" tab completely because it's too vague. I do agree that more than 7 each is too crowded, so with that in mind Here are what the new ones would look like:
- Super Heavyweight Robots -> Minion, Diesector, Toro, Vladiator, New Cruelty, Atomic Wedgie, DooAll, more... (this would be a link to the Category:super heavyweights page)
- Heavyweight Robots -> Biohazard, Vlad the Impaler, Son of Whyachi, Voltarc, Overkill, Nightmare, Tazbot, more...
- Middleweight Robots -> Hazard, Spaz, Son of Smashy, T-Minus, Complete Control, El Diablo
Lightweight Robots -> Ziggo, Dr. Inferno Jr., Backlash, Gamma Raptor, Wedge of Doom, Tentomushi, Mouser Meach Catbot, more...
RA2; aka Resetti's Replicas. (My Talk) 13:43, July 31, 2012 (UTC)
Robots[]
Is this wiki just for robots that was on the television? Sam (BAZINGA) 16:19, September 3, 2012 (UTC)
No, it's for every single robot, team, merchandise etc. Basically, it's a wiki about the entirety of BattleBots.AlexGRFan97 13:40, September 4, 2012 (UTC)
Why is there names missing on the Wanted pages forum page then? Are all the other robots that wasn't on the list going to be put there when all the names currently on the list are done? Sam (BAZINGA) 13:43, September 4, 2012 (UTC)
They're just crucial pages, because they're robots that appeared in televised matches. AlexGRFan97 18:08, September 4, 2012 (UTC)
That explains why there are pages missing. Sam (BAZINGA) 18:10, September 4, 2012 (UTC)
Bump n Bash Bots Page[]
Since these are all designed the same way and come with the same accessories, shouldn't we just have one page for all of them?
MasterMarik 15:40, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
Well we gave the Deluxe Metal Mechanics 3 pages, so I don't think so. AlexGRFan97 (talk) 10:23, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
Episode Titles[]
The episodes actually had real titles with them? Where would this have been found, your TV guide? MasterMarik (talk) 22:47, September 30, 2012 (UTC)
I honestly don't know. This video mentions S05E01's actual name though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVBXl5UaREE AlexGRFan97 (talk) 20:13, October 1, 2012 (UTC)
Robotica and others[]
I thought there wasn't going to be any info regarding bots from Robotica and whatnot yet I see it on this wiki. Is the main page going to be edited to reflect this? MasterMarik (talk) 22:01, October 25, 2012 (UTC)
I think because some of the teams entered other competitions, it is extra info to a page which may explain note worthy information (like Panzer beating Juggerbot in two different competitions with Juggerbot taking second place and Panzer first or if a robot entered other competitions with different robots). Sam (BAZINGA) 22:12, October 25, 2012 (UTC)
Battlebots Prelude to Battle[]
Here's the first part of the episode that used to be on Google Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FCEs0ziQNs
The second part of the episode (buildng a robot in 43 seconds) is also on YouTube.
Just passing that along in case there's some stuff you want to use from it.
MasterMarik (talk) 17:11, October 31, 2012 (UTC)
Found this[]
The logo is not in English.
Well, it's some asian language, probably Japanese or Chinese. I didn't know they were sold outside of USA, Canada and the UK. AlexGRFan97 (talk) 15:32, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
Background[]
What happend to the background on the page? MasterMarik talk 00:52, November 10, 2013 (UTC)
Battlebots Promo[]
Just uploaded today. Might have some better quality footage for some fights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCLuzKKBG7A
Battlebots Episode 502[]
Good footage for pics here too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjcnBYqk8zk
Oh wow after two years of inactivity they're actually uploading HD quality Season 5? Now this is a gift I did not expect. Can't wait till they get to the fights I haven't seen in almost a decade.
Interesting Read[]
http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/6/18/4438250/battlebots-robot-wars-combat-oral-history
No Apologies vs Son of Whyachi Raw Footage[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYW50UzFeCA
Doesn't have all of it but still interesting to see.
Additional matches for pics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUPWl9YPRJM
Mark Beiro's Intros[]
Think we should include them for each bot's page?
- Does sound like a good idea. Sam (BAZINGA) 12:49, March 20, 2015 (UTC)
- What about fan-made intros like ones we make ourselves?MasterMarik (talk) 18:44, April 18, 2015 (UTC)
Battlebots Pics[]
Many on this site: http://sojoe.info/category/projects/battlebots/page/6/
June 21, 2015[]
Seems this is the airdate for the Battlebots reboot show: http://deadline.com/2015/04/battlebots-premiere-date-abc-summer-schedule-bachelorette-1201406710/
Match Summaries[]
Think they should be in a table like the Arena Hazard's page is? I think it'd help line up images that are otherwise positioned in the next paragraph. Plus there's also the issue of when the paragraph won't align itself with the image.MasterMarik (talk) 20:28, April 18, 2015 (UTC)
Box Packaging[]
Interesting site I found: http://missioncm.com/portfolio/battlebots/
Battlebots Gamecube Game footage[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Hqnuo6u3s MasterMarik (talk) 11:24, August 21, 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry, it was coming up as separate sections. That looks like it would've been bloody good fun, I hope that a way or getting it becomes public as I'd love to have it on the PS2. Sam (BAZINGA) 12:10, August 21, 2015 (UTC)
Battlebots Names Pics[]
Should we add pics of the robot's name on the robot? MasterMarik (talk) 19:55, August 25, 2015 (UTC)
Fight Reports[]
Season 5.0 fight report:
http://forums.delphiforums.com/battlebot_tech/messages?msg=10412.266
Lots of results in case you guys need more info.MasterMarik (talk) 00:53, September 21, 2015 (UTC)
Season 4.0 fight report:
http://forums.delphiforums.com/battlebot_tech/messages?msg=10412.266
If you have 5 hours to kill[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8-OhMEKiJw
This was just posted to YouTube by Battlebots builder Richard Stuplich.
Quasar[]
Should we have a page for this robot, which was to be competing in Battlebots? http://web.archive.org/web/20021003000151/http://www.gt-electronics.freeserve.co.uk/c2/quasar/quasar.htm MasterMarik (talk) 00:35, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
- Don't see why not. Sam (BAZINGA) 11:35, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
- It was never entered anywhere, so no. Badnik96 (talk) 13:03, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
- Same could be said for the likes of Super Ginsu, which never got off its table. MasterMarik (talk) 13:18, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
Battlebots 2015 Toys[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG4PSMM5KA8
Commercial with a Goof[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V91VVGO9-mI
They list Nightmare but Backlash is shown instead. MasterMarik (talk) 01:52, February 20, 2016 (UTC)
Battlebots Metal Breakdown Game[]
Should we include it? It was a game originally on the Comedy Central website. I can put in the details about the game as I have shockwave player. MasterMarik (talk) 02:26, April 8, 2016 (UTC)
Im interested i would post about it got any links to it i would love to try it?Botomatic1000 (talk) 16:13, April 8, 2016 (UTC
http://www.chuckgenco.com/flipside/battlebots/battlebots.html
I suspect this guy chuck is whom made the game though not sure. It seems to have been changed a bit as when I played it your opponent was often damaging itself on the arena hazard.
What a shame it wouldnt load for me.Botomatic1000 (talk) 15:09, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
Do you have Shockwave player installed? MasterMarik (talk) 16:42, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
I should do but im downloading it again incase i dont already have it.Botomatic1000 (talk) 16:47, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
That'll also ensure you have the most up-to-date version of the player. MasterMarik (talk) 16:49, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
I cant download it for some reason every time i go to step 2 nothing happens no security message nothing.Botomatic1000 (talk) 16:52, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
How strange. Worked fine for me. No matter. IfI get more support for adding the page, I'll add it myself. MasterMarik (talk) 16:54, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
I really wanted to play it whats it like? any similarities to the robots live game?Botomatic1000 (talk) 17:00, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
I have tried on chrome and microsoft edge and plugins are not supported it already appareantly ha sflash but i does not bloody work im a stupid with this stuff.Botomatic1000 (talk) 17:26, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
There are no robots from the TV show, only ones you choose from. Oddly, there's an audio of Sean Salisbury starting the match after a 3 second countdown. MasterMarik (talk) 17:45, April 9, 2016 (UTC)
Season 2 Airdate[]
June 23, 2016 according to Battlebots Facebook. MasterMarik (talk) 01:45, April 22, 2016 (UTC)
Battlebots IQ 2004[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1YtVoq3xfc
Could help fill in other matches. MasterMarik (talk) 19:21, May 16, 2016 (UTC)
NPC Charity Open Results[]
Just in case you guys need help with the results. These are taken from the archived Battlebots website under the news section so these are legit. MasterMarik (talk) 16:50, May 27, 2016 (UTC)
1st Place Antweight One Fierce Uppercut Beetleweight Micro Nightmare 12 Pound Ricochet 30 Pound Morpheus Lightweight Goosfraba Middleweight Devil's Plunger Heavyweight Karcas Super Heavyweight Tombstone 2nd Place Antweight Buzzkill Beetleweight Shazbot 12 Pound Chigger 30 Pound Doom Lightweight Wipe Out Middleweight Falconizer Heavyweight Verbal Abuse Super Heavyweight The Judge 3rd Place Antweight Wallop Beetleweight One Fierce Beer Coaster 12 Pound VBT12 30 Pound Totally Offensive Lightweight Rotato Middleweight ZIP Heavyweight Megabyte Super Heavyweight Shovelhead
Possibly unseen Battlebots commercial from Season 2.0[]
https://youtu.be/sSyTtFDZrSE?t=421
HEXBUG Batttlebots Toys Advertisement[]
https://content.hexbug.com/images/category/battlebots/BattleBotsLP2.jpg
Curiously, Bronco isn't checked to get an RC version even though it was clearly prototyped at the Toy Fair 2016.MasterMarik (talk) 16:14, June 27, 2016 (UTC)
Battlebots in the UK[]
If you're anxious to see Battlebots outside the US, it's airing on Spike starting September 4th, though it'll be Season 1. MasterMarik (talk) 19:24, August 28, 2016 (UTC)
- I'll be watching it, I need something to fill the hole that Robot Wars has left. Sam (BAZINGA) 21:36, August 28, 2016 (UTC)
Battlebots 2009 Episode 1[]
Was up on the official Battlebots page for rent but it's here without the rent fee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzvQMpI8uyY
Battlebots References Page?[]
Should we have a page that lists references BattleBots made to other things? MasterMarik (talk) 02:28, December 17, 2016 (UTC)
Siiiiii!!!!!!!!!!-Asbestosstar
Commercials[]
Should we add the commercials to the wiki and if so, what about pages for each of them? They could feature screencaps and transcrips of the commercial. Wouldn't know what to title them though, unless we base it on something from the commercial like what part of the show was being advertised. MasterMarik (talk) 01:05, May 22, 2017 (UTC)
- I think it would be good to meantion them in trivia sections, similar to how cameos on other shows are treated. Especially with footage beyond just highlihts from episodes (e.g. the Pizza Hut bit from '15 and that Jurassic World thing) MudnuK (talk) 11:08, June 19, 2018 (UTC)
Season 8/Reboot Season 3[]
Anyone seen this yet? - http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2017/07/05/science-channel-steps-into-the-ring-this-summer-with-battlebots-943312/20170705science01/Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 22:16, July 11, 2017 (UTC)
- It's just a rerun of the ABC shows.Nothing more. It does say that quite clearly in the opening paragraph. Ktetch (talk) 22:44, July 11, 2017 (UTC)
- Damn that lousy wikipedia not making things clear.Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 22:48, July 11, 2017 (UTC)
Discovery Season 3 Main Page update?[]
At this point with Discovery Season 3 airing it really is quite bad looking for the Wiki's main page to be reflecting ABC Season 2 as if it is still going on. Could an admin please update it? OkamiFan1 23:26, May 12, 2018 (UTC)
Controversial Moments[]
Should we have a page for the moments during the show (including the reboot) where things got a little controversial (ie the net with Complete Control vs Ghost Raptor)? MasterMarik (talk) 18:01, June 26, 2018 (UTC)
Image formatting[]
Trying to get to the point where, for the whole of the reboot, each bot's page has images for each of that bot's battles. I'm not the only one uploading images of course. Wondering if we should have some agreement on consistent formatting, sizes and placement?
So far I've been defaulting to 180px (or 200 if 180 looks too small) and sequentially aligning left-right-right for each fight or, if there's only one picture for each fight, left then right then left (see Gemini and Basilisk as examples). Or maybe we should just go with whatever we think looks good on that page. MudnuK (talk) 15:05, June 13, 2019 (UTC)
Left and right is standard across pretty much all robot combat wikis except the Ultimate Robot Archive (which doesn't have fight pictures by design) so left-right-left-right is the best way to format images. OkamiFan1 16:45, June 13, 2019 (UTC)
LA Times Article[]
I've found an article from back when the Hasbro Showroom had its matches to promote the Tiger Electronics toys. Should what info is known be posted on the wiki?
BattleBots fights from 2009 that I need help identifying[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-UOSG7uOE (I know that the black full body spinner is PanDEMONium, and that other robot was mentioned in one of the BattleBots interviews videos as Copperhead 3, I think) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJWY2jZcN5M&t=50s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18no2IrhNs0&t=30s (I know that the black lifter bot is called The Piecemaker) --Romax24245 (talk) 03:29, March 25, 2020 (UTC)
- I believe the flat spinner is The Blender. It has some fights listed here: https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/The_Blender MasterMarik (talk) 20:38, April 17, 2020 (UTC)
- I thought so too, at first. Problem was, The Blender only lost one fight in that competition, and that one fight was definitely not against a white 2-wheeled wedge with a slot in the middle for a barely stuck out weapon. Romax24245 (talk) 21:33, April 17, 2020 (UTC)
- Found what appears to be the bracket: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/adgxFon6iAPd8KIEbeRqGmzSaEux0EtuKeLBKxCiz8Bm8jaUfQuxvLADxalnEfAEOxXAj090OHGc3fIgc6IaFMX_OWD-yA=s0 MasterMarik (talk) 22:31, April 17, 2020 (UTC)
- Okay, I think I found out what it was. it's called Adeptus Mechanicus. Romax24245 (talk) 16:54, April 21, 2020 (UTC)
- By the way, where did you get the bracket from? That link is no longer accessible, apparently. Romax24245 (talk) 17:10, May 9, 2020 (UTC)
- It was on Google, specifically here: http://runamok.tech/whowon/trees/BB_09_Pro.gif
List of builders' websites for some of the earliest BattleBots IQ competitors[]
Courtesy of Team Cerberus: https://web.archive.org/web/20190808183841/http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/cerberus/home/links.html --Romax24245 (talk) 23:17, July 24, 2020 (UTC)
- Good find, shame Team Nightmare didn't give us the results from fights, that could have been helpful.Diotoir the son of nemesis (talk) 07:04, July 25, 2020 (UTC)
List of all the saved Season 2.0 fight clips and enlarged images in the archived BattleBots site[]
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.battlebots.com/*
Fight clips: "matches/video .mov"
Enlarged fight images: "matches large .jpg"
Romax24245 20:15, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
Technical T-Wrex[]
Should there be a page on this character (from Witch Doctor's Tale of The Tape after show)? Obviously if T-T-Wrex is included, we can included Tale of the Tape as well. He is related to the show as he discusses topics regarding materials used, motors used, etc, mostly as asked by fans.