Tortoise

Tortoise
Participation Information
Comedy Central Seasons	Season 2.0 Season 3.0 Season 4.0 Season 5.0
Other Names	Tornado, Twister (Working names)
Team Information
Team	Team Achilles
Team Members	Ian Burt Paul Boucher William Arden Jay Asfeld Beth Stiffler Jeron Stiffler Beth Blasingame
From	Edina, MN
Robot Statistics
Weight	327lbs
Weapons	Shell spinner
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Tortoise was a superheavyweight robot that fought in the Seasons 2.0 to 5.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots.

It was a full-body spinner with two (later four) cutting teeth on a tall 140 pound cylinder. It did not do well in competition, winning one fight in four tournaments.

Tortoise in The Pits without its shell.

Ian Burt and Paul Boucher with Tortoise at Season 4.0.

Outside BattleBots

Tortoise competed in the Mechwars 390lb. class as Twister after BattleBots ended, adding a flamethrower to the self-righting pole as well.

Robot History

Season 2.0
Tortoise vs. Toro Toro fires on Tortoise, but misses. Toro flips Tortoise. Tortoise spins on its side. Tortoise's first ever fight was with Toro. As Tortoise started spinning, Toro starts to go straight at Tortoise. Tortoise drives over the killsaws, but Tortoise started spinning again. Toro comes in and hits Tortoise, and fires its pneumatic flipper, but misses, tossing itself in the air. Toro tries to flip Tortoise again but misses. Toro backs off, waiting for Tortoise to move, but Tortoise only seems to be spinning. Shortly after, Toro comes in and slams Tortoise against the spikestrip, stopping Tortoise from spinning. Toro then finally flips Tortoise on its side. Toro comes back and flips Tortoise back on its wheels. Toro slams into Tortoise again and Toro flips Tortoise on its side, where Tortoise spins within its own shell. Toro ends the match by pushing Tortoise backward towards the pulverizer. Due to Tortoise not moving for the majority of the fight following the hit from the killsaws, the damage that Tortoise inflicted on Toro did not count towards it. Toro won on a unanimous 45-0 judges' decision and Tortoise was eliminated from the tournament.
Season 3.0
Tortoise vs. Minion Tortoise hits the wedgeless Minion . Tortoise's only fight here was with Minion. One particular hit sent one of Tortoise's teeth halfway into the Lexan of the Battlebox. Despite delivering a hard hit to Minion, which sent Minion's wedge flying across the BattleBox, Tortoise stopped moving and Minion starts hitting Tortoise with its spinning disk as it was being counted out. Minion won by KO and Tortoise was eliminated from the tournament again.
Superheavyweight Consolation Rumble Tortoise also participated the superheavyweight consolation rumble at the end of the tournament. It's unknown how well it performed, but it lost overall to Half Gassed and Whyachi.
Season 4.0
Tortoise vs. Codebreaker Tortoise's shell in Season 4.0 following its match against Codebreaker Tortoise's first match was against Codebreaker. Codebreaker commenced the match by immediately box rushing Tortoise and ramming with its back side, slamming Tortoise into the wall and stopping it. Tortoise was then continuously rammed into the wall, not being able to spin up to full speed. Tortoise eventually got away and actually knocked out some electronics on Codebreaker, immobilizing it. Tortoise spun up one more time to cause destruction to the immobile Codebreaker. Codebreaker was being counted out and Tortoise won by a destructive KO.
Tortoise vs. Abaddon Tortoise then moved on to fight rookie Abaddon in the final preliminary round. Tortoise hit Abaddon, but then got pushed into the wall and held by Abaddon so it couldn't spin up. Eventually Tortoise got away, and spun up. Once again, Abaddon stopped Tortoise without getting damaged. This was because Abaddon's pronged weapon was high enough to hit Tortoise above its teeth and stopped it from spinning. Abaddon effectively pushed Tortoise around and kept its speed down all match, not letting Tortoise hit Abaddon anywhere in the back or sides more than once or twice. In the end, Abaddon won on a 40-5 judges' decision and Tortoise was eliminated from the tournament once again.
Season 5.0
Tortoise vs. Road Rage Tortoise's only match in Season 5.0 was against Road Rage. When the match began, Tortoise spun its shell up to speed as it waited for Road Rage to approach it. Eventually, Tortoise's blades clashed with Road Rage's tire armor, causing Tortoise's shell to thud to a stop. This pattern would continue for much of the match, with Road Rage playing the aggressor and Tortoise mostly sitting or backing away to spin its weapon back up before letting the opponent charge into it, carving finger sized holes into the rubber armor in the process. After the match made the distance, Road Rage won on a close 23-22 judges' decision based on its superior aggression and Tortoise was eliminated from the tournament once again.

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 4

Competition	Win	Loss
Season 2.0	None	Toro
Season 3.0	None	Minion
Season 4.0	Codebreaker	Abaddon
Season 5.0	None	Road Rage