BattleBots: Bounty Hunters
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American spin-off TV series
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| 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 (2021年01月04日) – March 18, 2021 (2021年03月18日) |
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
[edit ]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ドル purse. The same rules and judging system apply as in BattleBots season 10.[3]
Contestants
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Bounty Hunters Bracket
[edit ]Bounty #1: Bronco
[edit ]Bounty Match: Bronco vs. Rotator (UD)
Bounty #2: Icewave
[edit ]Bounty Match: Icewave vs. Skorpios (UD)
Bounty #3: Tombstone
[edit ]Bounty Match: Tombstone (KO) vs. Gruff
Bounty #4: BETA
[edit ]Bounty Match: BETA vs. Lock-Jaw (KO)
Bounty #5: Witch Doctor
[edit ]Bounty Match: Witch Doctor (KO) vs. SubZero
Bounty #6: Son of Whyachi
[edit ]Bounty Match: Son of Whyachi vs. Gigabyte (KO)
Episodes
[edit ]| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Bronco's Back!" | January 4, 2021 (2021年01月04日) | |
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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ドル bounty? Fan-favorites, newcomers, or legacy bots. | |||
| 2 | "Predator Becomes Prey" | January 4, 2021 (2021年01月04日) | |
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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 (2021年01月04日) | |
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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年01月04日) | |
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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 (2021年02月11日) | |
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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 (2021年02月11日) | |
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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 (2021年02月18日) | |
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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年02月18日) | |
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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 (2021年03月11日) | |
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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年03月11日) | |
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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 (2021年03月18日) | |
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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年03月18日) | |
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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
[edit ]- ^ "'BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTERS' TO LAUNCH ON DISCOVERY+ WITH THE TOP ROBOT COMPETITORS SMASHING IT OUT – Discovery, Inc". corporate.discovery.com. Retrieved 2021年03月10日.
- ^ "BattleBots Bounty Hunters Episode 01 (Discovery) – BattleBots" . Retrieved 2021年03月20日.
- ^ "'BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTERS' TO LAUNCH ON DISCOVERY+ WITH THE TOP ROBOT COMPETITORS SMASHING IT OUT – Discovery, Inc". corporate.discovery.com. Retrieved 2021年03月10日.