WAR? EZ!

WAR? EZ!
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship V
Other Names	War? EZ! WAR?EZ!
Team Information
Team	Team War? EZ!
Team Members	Jonathan Juarez (Captain) Dyhlan Juarez Rudy Villarreal
From	Houston, TX
Robot Statistics
Weight	249.5lbs
Weapons	Vertical spinner
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

WAR? EZ!, pronounced War? Easy!, was a heavyweight robot built by Team War? EZ! which competed in BattleBots World Championship V.

Built by father and son team Jonathan and Dyhlan Juarez as their first ever robot, WAR? EZ! was four-wheel drive and armed with a 2" S7 tool steel vertical bar spinner which weighed 40lbs, and front-mounted feeder wedges. Due to its large exposed wheels, shape and weaponry, it bore a similar appearance to HyperShock. In testing, WAR? EZ! proved capable of pulling a Nissan truck and a large wooden crate.

WAR? EZ! during World Championship V hero shots.

It was supposed to be armed with a self-righting mechanism, however, this had to be removed to keep WAR? EZ! within the 250lb weight limit. This meant WAR? EZ! was vulnerable to being flipped, which cost it in two of their three fights. Despite showing moments of promise against fellow newcomers Axolotl, it lost both matches against Fusion and SlamMow! and did not make the Top 32 with its 1-2 record.

Its name was a play on the surname of team members Jonathan and Dyhlan Juarez, but was intentionally pronounced differently to cause confusion.

Despite showing intent to compete again, WAR? EZ! did not return for World Championship VI.

According to Slammo! builder Craig Danby, Team War? EZ! opted out of applying for BattleBots in 2022, preferring to maintain and compete with their 3lb and 12lb entries. In September 2022, the team revealed the National Havoc Robot League had acquired WAR? EZ! for their robot museum.

WAR? EZ! in The Pits during the 2020 season.

Outside BattleBots

The team compete in NHRL events with a 3lb robot called WAR? HARD!, a play on their BattleBots entry's name. The team also registered for Robotica at Comicpalooza with a heavyweight called NEUMATIK.

WAR? EZ! on display at the NHRL robot museum.

Robot History

World Championship V
WAR? EZ! vs. Axolotl WAR? EZ!'s BattleBots debut came against a fellow newcomer in Axolotl. Though initially only highlighted, the fight was later uploaded to YouTube as a Basement Tape battle, and featured in full in Episode 6 of the ITV4 UK version. Jonathan Juarez: "This next fight will be our first time doing anything in the robotic world." Dyhlan Juarez: "I feel like our weapon is pretty good and I feel like, uh, like, I-I feel like we should be able to down-maneuver them and go around them." Jonathan Juarez: "[Axolotl] only has wheels on each side. He don't have four wheels, so, we're gonna try to take out one of the sides of the wheels, hope we get him stuck, maybe get around him and get the other wheel, and make it where he can't move." — Team WAR? EZ! share their confidence and tactics ahead of their BattleBots debut (ITV4 UK version) WAR? EZ! flips Axolotl near the screws. WAR? EZ! started the fight being attacked by Axolotl's front wedges, but did not spin up. In the meantime, WAR? EZ! had managed to spin its weapon, but Axolotl's drive became intermittent. WAR? EZ! was able to overturn Axolotl and damage its top panel, as it spat out its own weapon belt. The Juarez family machine flipped Axolotl back upright with another spinner hit, and rode up the latter's front forks as it struggled to move beyond its circumference. Chris Rose: "Kenny, war isn't easy in the BattleBox!" Kenny Florian: "Yeah, no doubt about it." — Chris Rose and Kenny Florian joke about WAR? EZ's name, shortly before it removes Axolotl's left wheels (ITV4 UK version) WAR? EZ! sends Axolotl's wheel into the BattleBox wall. Without a functional weapon, Axolotl could no longer pose a threat. WAR? EZ! attacked Axolotl's left wheels, breaking the axle and causing them to fall off as a result. Seconds latter, it threw the rolling wheel against the outer Lexan, and again while Axolotl was being counted out. Jonathan and Dyhlan Juarez exchanged high-fives as WAR? EZ! was declared the winner by knockout.
WAR? EZ! vs. SlamMow! WAR? EZ! is suplexed by SlamMow!. WAR? EZ!'s second match was against SlamMow!. As with its previous fight, this was only highlighted until uploaded in full as a basement battle. SlamMow! started by hitting WAR? EZ! head on but did not win the ground game, so retreated. Both robots struggled for dominance until WAR? EZ! drove over the top of SlamMow! and was overturned. Without a srimech, WAR? EZ! was counted out, handing SlamMow! the win by KO.
WAR? EZ! vs. Fusion The KO hit from Fusion. WAR? EZ! then faced off against Reese Ewert and Fusion. WAR? EZ! was armed with its vertical bar setup and was off to a good start as Fusion was struggling to move across the arena floor. However, WAR? EZ! took a big hit to its left front wheel and was thrown across the arena, landing upside down with its front left tire removed and the mount peeled open. WAR? EZ! had no way to right itself or drive inverted and was counted out, giving Fusion the win by knockout.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 2

Competition	Wins	Losses
World Championship V	Axolotl (Untelevised Undercard Match)	SlamMow! (Untelevised Undercard Match) Fusion (Undercard Match)

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

"From Houston, Texas, where everything is bigger, including the spinner. It's WAR? EZ!"

"From, Houston, Texas, here comes the red menace, WAR? EZ!"

Trivia

• A clip of WAR? EZ! was used in an 18-bot rumble on Team Witch Doctor's YouTube channel.
• WAR? EZ! is the only reboot competitor to feature a question mark in its official name.
• According to the team, WAR? EZ! was pitted next to Rusty and Bale Spear.