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W.L.O.W. was a lightweight robot built by Team Raptor for the Long Beach 1999 event of Comedy Central BattleBots. It was a white invertible robot armed with a lifting wedge. It performed decently in competition, winning three matches in its only appearance.
W.L.O.W. was an upgraded version of the team's Bot Bash competitor, Whiplash. W.L.O.W.'s name references this with its full name being What's Left of Whiplash.[1] W.L.O.W. was revised after the Long Beach 1999 event and turned into Alpha Raptor.
Robot History[]
Long Beach 1999[] |
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W.L.O.W. vs. Tentoumushi   Tentomushi smothers W.L.O.W. |
W.L.O.W. vs. Knome W.L.O.W. fought without its scoop attached and managed to ram a smoking Knome who became immobile rather quickly, it won the match by KO and advanced to the next round, where it faced Instigator. |
W.L.O.W. vs. Instigator W.L.O.W. won the match by KO and advanced to the next round, where it faced Stinger. |
W.L.O.W. vs. Stinger W.L.O.W. won the match by KO and advanced to the next round, where it faced The Crusher. |
W.L.O.W. vs. The Crusher This fight went the distance and The Crusher won the match by crowd vote. As such, W.L.O.W. was eliminated from the tournament. |
Kilobot Royal Rumble W.L.O.W. returned for the Kilobot Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. However, W.L.O.W. lost. |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 3
- Losses: 2
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach 1999 | Knome Instigator Stinger |
Tentoumushi The Crusher |
Trivia[]
- W.L.O.W. was one of three robots from Team Raptor not to have the 'Raptor' suffix at the end of its name. The other two are Cyclone in Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors and Nemesis in the original US Robot Wars '96 event.
- W.L.O.W was the first robot in the history of BattleBots to have an official photo taken of it, which is displayed at the top of this page.