| BattleBots: Bounty Hunters | |
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| Genre | Robot competition |
| Presented by | |
| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery+ |
| Release | January 4 – March 18, 2021 |
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
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Bounty Hunters Bracket
Bounty #1: Bronco
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Rotator | KO | |||||||||
| Axolotl | ||||||||||
| Rotator | UD | |||||||||
| Captain Shrederator | ||||||||||
| Sharkoprion | ||||||||||
| Captain Shrederator | KO | |||||||||
| Rotator | KO | |||||||||
| MadCatter | ||||||||||
| Atom #94 | ||||||||||
| MadCatter | KO | |||||||||
| MadCatter | KO | |||||||||
| Bale Spear | ||||||||||
| Chomp | ||||||||||
| Bale Spear | KO | |||||||||
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 | KO | |||||||||
| Ghost Raptor | ||||||||||
| Ghost Raptor | KO | |||||||||
| Deadlift | ||||||||||
Bounty Match: Icewave vs. Skorpios (UD)
Bounty #3: Tombstone
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Gemini | ||||||||||
| Gruff | KO | |||||||||
| Gruff | KO | |||||||||
| Deadlift | ||||||||||
| JackPot | ||||||||||
| Deadlift | KO | |||||||||
| Gruff | UD | |||||||||
| Kraken | ||||||||||
| Mammoth | ||||||||||
| SMEEEEEEEEEEE | KO | |||||||||
| SMEEEEEEEEEEE | ||||||||||
| Kraken | SD | |||||||||
| Claw Viper | ||||||||||
| Kraken | UD | |||||||||
Bounty Match: Tombstone (KO) vs. Gruff
Bounty #4: BETA
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Axe Backwards | ||||||||||
| Lock-Jaw | KO | |||||||||
| Lock-Jaw | KO | |||||||||
| Fusion | ||||||||||
| Fusion | KO | |||||||||
| Rampage | ||||||||||
| Lock-Jaw | UD | |||||||||
| Bloodsport | ||||||||||
| HiJinx | KO | |||||||||
| SlamMow! | ||||||||||
| HiJinx | ||||||||||
| Bloodsport | KO | |||||||||
| Bloodsport | KO | |||||||||
| Aegis | ||||||||||
Bounty Match: BETA vs. Lock-Jaw (KO)
Bounty #5: Witch Doctor
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Valkyrie | KO | |||||||||
| Extinguisher | ||||||||||
| Valkyrie | ||||||||||
| SubZero | KO | |||||||||
| SubZero | KO | |||||||||
| Pain Train | ||||||||||
| SubZero | KO | |||||||||
| Malice | ||||||||||
| Malice | KO | |||||||||
| Tracer | ||||||||||
| Malice | UD | |||||||||
| HUGE | ||||||||||
| HUGE | UD | |||||||||
| Slap Box | ||||||||||
Bounty Match: Witch Doctor (KO) vs. SubZero
Bounty #6: Son of Whyachi
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Kraken | ||||||||||
| Rusty | UD | |||||||||
| Rusty | ||||||||||
| Copperhead | KO | |||||||||
| Copperhead | KO | |||||||||
| Chronos | ||||||||||
| Copperhead | ||||||||||
| Gigabyte | KO | |||||||||
| Gigabyte | KO | |||||||||
| GRABOT | ||||||||||
| Gigabyte | KO | |||||||||
| Big Dill | ||||||||||
| Big Dill | KO | |||||||||
| Perfect Phoenix | ||||||||||
Bounty Match: Son of Whyachi vs. Gigabyte (KO)
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Bronco's Back!" | January 4, 2021 | |
| 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 | |
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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 | |
| 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 | |
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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 | |
| 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, the king of kinetic energy. | |||
| 6 | "Do We Have a King Slayer?" | February 11, 2021 | |
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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 (KO) vs. Gruff | |||
| 7 | "Hammer of the Gods" | February 18, 2021 | |
| 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 | |
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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 (KO) | |||
| 9 | "Witchhunting" | March 11, 2021 | |
| 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 | |
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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 (KO) vs. SubZero | |||
| 11 | "Reap What You Sow" | March 18, 2021 | |
| 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 | |
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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 (KO) | |||
References
- ↑ "'BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTERS' TO LAUNCH ON DISCOVERY+ WITH THE TOP ROBOT COMPETITORS SMASHING IT OUT – Discovery, Inc". corporate.discovery.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ↑ "BattleBots Bounty Hunters Episode 01 (Discovery) – BattleBots". Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "'BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTERS' TO LAUNCH ON DISCOVERY+ WITH THE TOP ROBOT COMPETITORS SMASHING IT OUT – Discovery, Inc". corporate.discovery.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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