BattleBots: Bounty Hunters

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BattleBots: Bounty Hunters
Genre	Robot competition
Presented by	Chris Rose Kenny Florian
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Whalerock Industries BattleBots Productions
Release
Original network	Discovery+
Original release	January 4 (2021-01-04) – March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18)
External links
Website

BattleBots: Bounty Hunters is a spinoff of the Discovery Channel's BattleBots. This show's first four episodes premiered on Discovery+ on January 4, 2021 and the Discovery Channel on March 18, 2021.^[1][2]

Format[]

One iconic, destructive bot from the TV show BattleBots is chosen to be the bounty. Eight bots compete in a bracket to become the "bounty hunter" which will compete with the bounty bot. If the bounty hunter bot wins, the bot's team wins a portion of a $25,000 purse. The same rules and judging system apply as in BattleBots season 10.^[3]

Contestants[]

Contestants

Robot Builder(s) Hometown Aegis Chris Sparzo Fishers, IN Atom #94 Yash Deshmukh Vadodara, Gujarat, India Axe Backwards Kurt Durjan Palm City, FL Axolotl Alon Belkin Northridge, CA Bale Spear Earl B. Pancoast III Salem, NJ Big Dill Emmanuel Carrillo Seattle, WA Black Widow Herrick Henzel Newport, New York Bloodsport Justin Marple Somerville, MA Captain Shrederator Brian Nave Ormond Beach, FL Chomp Zoe Stephenson Seattle, WA Chronos Jerry Serafin Canoga Park, CA Claw Viper Kevin Milczewski Seattle, WA Copperhead Zach Goff Loveland, CO Deadlift Ryan Shulski Indianapolis, IN Extinguisher John Flaacke IV Tampa, FL Fusion Reese Ewert Dorchester, WI Gemini Ace Shelander Santa Monica, CA Ghost Raptor Chuck Pitzer San Jose, CA Gigabyte Brent Rieker Escondido, CA GRABOT Ben Davidson Sheboygan, WI Gruff Sam McAmis Holiday, FL HiJinx* Jen Herchenroeder Santa Rosa, CA HyperShock Will Bales Miami, FL Robot Builder(s) Hometown HUGE Jonathan Schultz South Windsor, CT JackPot Jeff Waters Las Vegas, NV Kraken Matt Spurk Titusville, FL Lock-Jaw Donald Hutson San Diego, CA MadCatter Martin Mason Pomona, CA Malice Adrian "Bunny" Sauriol San Jose, CA Mammoth Ricky Willems Baltimore, MD P1 Luke Bittenbinder Clemson, SC Pain Train Evan Arias Staten Island, New York Perfect Phoenix Juli Johnson Herndon, VA Rampage Melaina Knox Port St. Joe, FL Rotator Victor Soto Miami, FL Rusty David Eaton Antioch, IL Sharkoprion Edward D. Robinson Poway, CA Skorpios Zachary Lytle Moraga, CA SlamMow! Craig Danby Raleigh, NC Slap Box Bryce Yankauskas Knox, IN SMEEEEEEEEEEE Joseph Fabiani New York City, NY Sporkinok Lilith Specht Orlando, FL SubZero Logan Davis (Jerry Clarkin retired) Irving, TX Tracer Jason Woods Mckinney, TX Sacramento, CA Valkyrie Leanne Cushing Cambridge, MA

Bounties
Robot Builder(s) Hometown Beta Gabriel Stroud & John Reid Haslemere, England, United Kingdom Bronco Reason Bradley & Alexander Rose Sausalito, CA Icewave Marc DeVidts Burlingame, CA Robot Builder(s) Hometown Son of Whyachi Luke Ewert Dorchester, WI Tombstone Ray Billings Placerville, CA Witch Doctor Andrea Gellatly (née Suarez) Miami Springs, FL

Bounty Hunters Bracket[]

Bounty #1: Bronco[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Rotator	TKO
	Axolotl
					Rotator	UD
					Captain Shrederator
	Skarkoprion
	Captain Shrederator	TKO
									Rotator	TKO
									MadCatter
	Atom #94
	MadCatter	TKO
					MadCatter	TKO
					Bale Spear
	Chomp
	Bale Spear	TKO

Bounty Match: Bronco vs. Rotator (UD)

Bounty #2: Icewave[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Skorpios	UD
	Black Widow
					Skorpios	UD
					P1
	Tracer
	P1	SD
									Skorpios	UD
									HyperShock
	HyperShock	UD
	Sporkinok
					HyperShock	TKO
					Ghost Raptor
	Ghost Raptor	TKO
	Deadlift

Bounty Match: Icewave vs. Skorpios (UD)

Bounty #3: Tombstone[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Gemini
	Gruff	TKO
					Gruff	TKO
					Deadlift
	JackPot
	Deadlift	TKO
									Gruff	UD
									Kraken
	Mammoth
	SMEEEEEEEEEEE	TKO
					SMEEEEEEEEEEE
					Kraken	SD
	Claw Viper
	Kraken	UD

Bounty Match: Tombstone (TKO) vs. Gruff

Bounty #4: BETA[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Axe Backwards
	Lock-Jaw	TKO
					Lock-Jaw	TKO
					Fusion
	Fusion	TKO
	Rampage
									Lock-Jaw	UD
									Bloodsport
	HiJinx	TKO
	SlamMow!
					HiJinx
					Bloodsport	TKO
	Bloodsport	TKO
	Aegis

Bounty Match: BETA vs. Lock-Jaw (TKO)

Bounty #5: Witch Doctor[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Valkyrie	TKO
	Extinguisher
					Valkyrie
					SubZero	TKO
	SubZero	TKO
	Pain Train
									SubZero	TKO
									Malice
	Malice	TKO
	Tracer
					Malice	UD
					HUGE
	Slap Box
	HUGE	UD

Bounty Match: Witch Doctor (TKO) vs. SubZero

Bounty #6: Son of Whyachi[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Kraken
	Rusty	UD
					Rusty
					Copperhead	TKO
	Copperhead	TKO
	Chronos
									Copperhead
									Gigabyte	TKO
	Gigabyte	TKO
	GRABOT
					Gigabyte	TKO
					Big Dill
	Big Dill	TKO
	Perfect Phoenix

Bounty Match: Son of Whyachi vs. Gigabyte (TKO)

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Bronco's Back!"	January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
The Bounty Hunters Tournament begins with the first eight BattleBots looking to make a name for themselves against an icon hall-of-famer bot. The very first "bounty" is wanted: Bronco, the legendary flipper bot. Which team will collect the $25,000 bounty? Fan-favorites, newcomers, or legacy bots.
2	"Predator Becomes Prey"	January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
The semi-finals leads up to the final match. The last bot still standing will be the "bounty hunter" that will have a chance to wrangle Bronco. Bounty Match: Bronco vs. Rotator (UD)
3	"Cold as Ice"	January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
The Bounty Hunters Tournament continues. The second bounty is wanted: Icewave, an elite horizontal spinner bot will go head-to-head with the next "bounty hunter" bot.
4	"Hunt or Be Hunted"	January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
It is the semi-finals and then the final match leading up to heat-up the bounty bot Icewave. Bounty Match: Icewave vs. Skorpios (UD)
5	"A Song of Fire and METAL"	February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)
Eight more teams have a chance to become the Bounty Hunter as they win the final match. However, it won't be easy because their bounty is the legendary Tombstone and its creator Ray Billings, the king of kinetic energy.
6	"Do We Have a King Slayer?"	February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)
It is do or die time when the winning bounty hunter bot takes on the most feared destructive bot of all-time, 2016 BattleBots champion, Tombstone. Bounty Match: Tombstone (TKO) vs. Gruff
7	"Hammer of the Gods"	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
Eight more bots have a chance to collect another bounty. This time the bounty is placed on British bot BETA with its massive hammer that pounds bots into the arena floor.
8	"You Think You're Beta Than Me?"	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
A bounty hunter bot is determined and it has to collect its bounty on the mighty hammer of BETA. Bounty Match: BETA vs. Lock-Jaw (TKO)
9	"Witchhunting"	March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)
There's a cash bounty on the head of fan-favorite bot Witch Doctor. Eight more teams are ready to collect, but first they must battle each other.
10	"The Doctor is In"	March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)
It is time to claim the bounty placed on Witch Doctor, but the remaining "contract killer" bots better beware of the Doc's voodoo drum spinner. Bounty Match: Witch Doctor (TKO) vs. SubZero
11	"Reap What You Sow"	March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18)
The final bounty bot is called; the long-time BattleBots contestant, Son of Whyachi one of the many successful bots from the Ewert family.
12	"The Empire Swipes Back"	March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18)
It's time to claim the bounty on the legendary Son of Whyachi and the last-standing bounty hunter bot is coming to collect the reward. Bounty Match: Son of Whyachi vs. Gigabyte (TKO)

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