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BattleBots: Bounty Hunters
GenreRobot competition
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesWhalerock Industries
BattleBots Productions
Original release
NetworkDiscovery+
ReleaseJanuary 4 (2021-01-04) –
March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18)

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

Bounty Hunters Bracket

Bounty #1: Bronco

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
RotatorKO
 
 
 
Axolotl
 
RotatorUD
 
 
 
Captain Shrederator
 
Sharkoprion
 
 
 
Captain ShrederatorKO
 
RotatorKO
 
 
 
MadCatter
 
Atom #94
 
 
 
MadCatterKO
 
MadCatterKO
 
 
 
Bale Spear
 
Chomp
 
 
Bale SpearKO
 

Bounty Match: Bronco vs. Rotator (UD)

Bounty #2: Icewave

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
SkorpiosUD
 
 
 
Black Widow
 
SkorpiosUD
 
 
 
 P1
 
Tracer
 
 
 
 P1SD
 
SkorpiosUD
 
 
 
HyperShock
 
HyperShock UD
 
 
 
Sporkinok
 
HyperShockKO
 
 
 
Ghost Raptor
 
Ghost RaptorKO
 
 
Deadlift
 

Bounty Match: Icewave vs. Skorpios (UD)

Bounty #3: Tombstone

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Gemini
 
 
 
GruffKO
 
GruffKO
 
 
 
Deadlift
 
JackPot
 
 
 
DeadliftKO
 
GruffUD
 
 
 
Kraken
 
Mammoth
 
 
 
SMEEEEEEEEEEEKO
 
SMEEEEEEEEEEE
 
 
 
 KrakenSD
 
Claw Viper
 
 
KrakenUD
 

Bounty Match: Tombstone (KO) vs. Gruff

Bounty #4: BETA

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Axe Backwards
 
 
 
Lock-JawKO
 
Lock-JawKO
 
 
 
Fusion
 
FusionKO
 
 
 
Rampage
 
Lock-JawUD
 
 
 
Bloodsport
 
HiJinxKO
 
 
 
SlamMow!
 
HiJinx
 
 
 
 BloodsportKO
 
BloodsportKO
 
 
Aegis
 

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

Bounty #5: Witch Doctor

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
ValkyrieKO
 
 
 
Extinguisher
 
Valkyrie
 
 
 
SubZeroKO
 
SubZeroKO
 
 
 
Pain Train
 
SubZeroKO
 
 
 
Malice
 
MaliceKO
 
 
 
Tracer
 
MaliceUD
 
 
 
HUGE
 
HUGEUD
 
 
Slap Box
 

Bounty Match: Witch Doctor (KO) vs. SubZero

Bounty #6: Son of Whyachi

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Kraken
 
 
 
RustyUD
 
Rusty
 
 
 
CopperheadKO
 
CopperheadKO
 
 
 
Chronos
 
Copperhead
 
 
 
 GigabyteKO
 
GigabyteKO
 
 
 
GRABOT
 
GigabyteKO
 
 
 
 Big Dill
 
Big Dill KO
 
 
Perfect Phoenix
 

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

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal 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, 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 (KO) 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 (KO)
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 (KO) 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 (KO)

References

  1. ^ "'BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTERS' TO LAUNCH ON DISCOVERY+ WITH THE TOP ROBOT COMPETITORS SMASHING IT OUT – Discovery, Inc". corporate.discovery.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. ^ "BattleBots Bounty Hunters Episode 01 (Discovery) – BattleBots". Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  3. ^ "'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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