BattleBots: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about BattleBots. Pick one to read it.

• Lethal Joke Characterin 62 titlesDr. Inferno Jr, to the surprise of everyone including the builder!Read →
• Obvious Rule Patchin 250 titlesThe active weapon rule added in the reboot was to ensure that fights wouldn't devolve into three minute bouts of moving ramps jumping over each other.Read →
• Joke CharacterRare · in 42 titlesIn general, minibots and drones tend to fall into this category. They're largely ineffective and usually get taken out in one blow.Read →
• Double KnockoutRare · in 60 titlesA lot of robot combat fans remember the awesome One-Hit KO Nightmare dealt to Slam Job in Season 3.Read →
• Glory Daysin 206 titlesSon of Whyachi dominated the heavyweight division in Season 3, winning all seven of its matches en route to a championship.Read →
• Awesome, but Impracticalin 873 titlesTracked robots to a lesser extent (one side always seemed to give out or rip, leaving the robot going in circles).Read →