The Brainsters of Triskellian was a superheavyweight robot built by Ryan Engineering which competed in Season 3.0 and 5.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots.
It was originally a two-wheeled black robot with a wide and short frame and a stabilizing wheel on the back. Towards the back of The Brainsters of Triskellian was a roughly hexagonal compartment which stored its vital components along with three red, blue, and green brain models inside a clear dome at the top, and armed with a spinning bar at the bottom of the frame. Despite picking up a win in the preliminary rounds, it was then defeated by Hammertime and did not advance to the televised rounds.
For Season 5.0, The Brainsters of Triskellian was completely rebuilt as a bare metal robot with sloped sides and a triangular front, but kept its spinning bar for weaponry. The Brainsters of Triskellian lost its only fight in Season 5.0 by forfeit, and was eliminated without fighting.
The name was likely a misspelt pun of the Star Trek episode titled The Gamesters of Triskelion, strengthened by the team also dressing in Star Trek costumes to play into the robot's theme. The team also entered Simon Bar Spinister into Season 5.0, which also lost its only fight.
Robot History[]
Season 3.0[] |
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The Brainsters of Triskellian vs. The Probe The Brainsters of Triskellian's first came up against The Probe. The Brainsters of Triskellian won in a 27-18 judges' decision and moved on to the next round. |
The Brainsters of Triskellian vs. Hammertime Next up, it faced Hammertime. However, this time, Hammertime won by knockout and The Brainsters of Triskellian was eliminated from the competition. |
Season 5.0[] |
The Brainsters of Triskellian vs. RoboLoco The Brainsters of Triskellian's first matchup of Season 5.0 was against RoboLoco. Unfortunately, it had to forfeit and the team's rebuilt robot would not see the BattleBox. |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 2
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Season 3.0 | The Probe | Hammertime |
| Season 5.0 | None | RoboLoco |
Trivia[]
- As implied in the explanation of the pun, the "Triskellian" word was misspelled, as the correct spelling has one less L and an O in the place of the A. It's unclear whether or not it's intentional.