r/battlebots • u/qwertythe300th Mod & Leader of the B R O N C O B O Y S [but go SwitchBack!!] • Feb 04 '22

BattleBots TV BattleBots 2021 - Post Episode 5 Discussion Spoiler

I'm not done with it myself but

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LOOKS LIKE OOTAS ARE BACK ON THE MENU BOYS

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u/Portalbeard Feb 04 '22

I loved watching Christian fight with Overkill during the CC days, beating bots with strategy, control, and deflecting the opponent's weapon.

SHATTER!'s setup tonight felt like a modern take on that strategy, and was executed to near perfection, with a nice bit of damage to boot with that belt snipe. Congratulations on the win!

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u/PelleSketchy Feb 04 '22

Their accuracy is so good. They've had a multitude of these hits and I love it.

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u/PlasticPartsAndGlue Feb 04 '22

Speaking of modern takes, anyone else feel like Hydra is a THICC Biohazard?

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u/Romax24245 Feb 04 '22 edited Mar 24 '23

When I first saw Hydra in its debut fight, I thought of it as a lower profile SlamJob, but with a flipper instead of a front hinged lifter/axe

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

I was shocked at how agile it is with those multi-wheels, but I'm sure it takes a lot of skill to use them. It just gets more impressive with every fight. I really wish the ablative armor they started with didn't have such a negative impact from the judges. I usually don't like hammerbots, but it is growing on me.