Blacksmith vs. Minotaur - BattleBots

This bot battle ends in flames! Watch this fight between Blacksmith and Minotaur.
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[@Jorg13]

Minotaur: Chipping away all of Blacksmith's armor Blacksmith: BONK!

[@leonidaszatchbell2122]

Go to armour jail

[@suyashsangale185]

Lol there was no way blacksmith would win with nothin but a hammer which rarely hits, and even when it does, uk it does almost nothing.

[@freemang.f7357]

😭

[@p_sher12]

phunie

[@pighater1111]

@@suyashsangale185 make the hammer sharp

[@indahf.freztiyana824]

Blacksmith literally every time after getting hit: "I didn't hear no bell...!"

[@Nerdnumberone]

It was doing well ... then it exploded.

[@Dashinix]

@@Nerdnumberone it would’ve kept going if it didn’t blow up

[@jameshenderson4094]

@@Dashinix yeee

[@Teera1008]

@@Dashinix imagine it still moving while on fire.

[@regalblade8171]

@@Teera1008 it was when it fought Witch Doctor, even Chris and Kenny commented that Blacksmith is basically Immortal

[@Kasslim11]

My favorite comment to date: "Minotaur's driver looks like he goes home and microwaves his hamster whenever he loses"

[@13eetle13omber]

He buys his hamsters in 12-packs lol

[@humbled_pleb]

@ghost wave 😂😂😂

[@retinal6822]

@ghost wave 😭😭😭😭😭

[@jagerzaku9160]

Lmao

[@joshuasullivan1688]

i lmao'd out loud to this

[@austintriplett1631]

You can’t deny those two commentators take this from interesting and cool to comically genuinely exciting.

[@jliller]

They're genuinely having fun watching it and are allowed to express it.

[@Jdp313]

Kenny florin was a ufc analyst but they never had him commentate he would have been good

[@Friendsshare]

I think they are geniunely scared. The machines are sometimes 200 pounds and of course they have bullefproof glass but I bet they are afraid even that can fail

[@tka3]

Tbf they're literally paid to have fun, can't get any happier from that

[@ev6558]

Nah this feels like watching WWE where the announcers' job is to "sell" the action to the viewer. There's plenty of times where it's obvious that something is doing no damage to a bot and they are losing their minds over it. Then again I wouldn't be surprised if there was a lot of overlap between the viewership of Battlebots and pro wrestling....

[@akend4426]

Let’s give Blacksmith some credit here, despite Minotaur slowly breaking him down he still gave it his all and gave one hell of a good fight

[@larrysmith2638]

It was still an execution.

[@socialNrocker]

Agreed. That machine took more hits without giving out than most battle bots could

[@vjhansen7280]

this was such a good fight, honestly

[@Hundo_Mo]

If that went to the judges i think it would have been closer than people think

[@vjhansen7280]

@@Hundo_Mo blacksmith put up a really good fight, but it would be unfair to say that they one, as they did lose

[@homefront1999]

I originally felt kind of bad for Minotaur, then he started bullying Blacksmith.

[@jeromesuarez5293]

@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567 u should put it on ur own comment, not here

[@chocolatesquirrel2002]

The weak shall fear the strong

[@Alliz2005]

For real, though. I felt bad until Minotaur sent him flying...

[@breakneck777]

DPS lightning mage vs full tank

[@GGAMING-dv1pl]

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[@bendunkelman4853]

Designer one: "How useless should we make the hammer?" Designer two: "Yes!"

[@Fei-Chan]

Without the hammer it wont get back up many times tho

[@adriannaranjo4397]

@@Fei-Chan I think they meant the force/ damage dealt. They got a good amount of hits square on Minotaur, but hardly dented the thing

[@OP-lk4tw]

They should have put a spike or something really sharp at the end of the hammer. Not some flat surface that won't do anything against metal.

[@JazzEdan]

@@OP-lk4tw there's spikes, but it's too small to make a dent, and the head was too light so little kinetic energy at the end. What it needs perhaps is a motor (rockets) to add momentum, but risk of projectiles somewhat against regulations.

[@spergerkang5291]

@@Fei-Chan yes, without the hammer to self-right Blacksmith wouldn't have been able to continue and be lit on fire.

[@akend4426]

Fun fact: Before the fight, Minotaur’s team outfitted the top of the bot with a titanium plate, which is why Blacksmith’s hammer seemed so ineffective in this fight.

[@NotAFluke2]

Thats why not even both blacksmith and the pulverizer hitting minotaur at the same time seemed to do nothing, intresting

[@Mike_Dubayou]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a hammer do anything

[@alanwatts8239]

He had multiple chances of hammering him and didn't do it. lol

[@Anubis78250]

@@Mike_Dubayou Yeah, of all the weapons over the years I don't think I've ever seen a hammer be very effective. Now a spinner with hinged hammers on the sides that can be released to strike.....

[@leftyfourguns]

@@Anubis78250 I figure a spiked hammer would be much more effective. Like the ones used in medieval times to bash through armor

[@frozenzenberry4101]

Blacksmith: *Hits minotaur with hammer.* Minotaur: "Oh no! Anyway..."

[@ThePainOfSilenc]

Yeah right? The hammer always seems to worthless

[@RNCHFND]

@@ThePainOfSilenc It's good for standing up when it's flipped

[@PhoenyxuzPrimax]

Clarkson reference

[@Junjun-yt3yp]

Could've been an axe 🤷‍♂️

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

In this matchup, Blacksmith's overbuilt design was its own downfall, while Minotaur's tick-like flat profile was the perfect design/engineering counter-measure to render Blacksmith's weapon largely ineffective. Sure, it got its blows in here and there but inflicting little, if any, noticeable damage that was more than cosmetic in nature -- all while Minotaur went to work gradually deconstructing it, bit by bit.

[@Toobula]

Minotaur is probably my favorite bot of all time. Simple, solid, fast, effective weapon, and a terrific driver.

[@glitchedgames8470]

U always have to have the terrifying driver y'know

[@yashrajsinghbundela9129]

What does its weapon do?

[@GlitchWolf22]

@@yashrajsinghbundela9129 High voltage I think

[@skipper1919]

@@GlitchWolf22 vertical spinner

[@GlitchWolf22]

@@skipper1919 oh nice thanks

[@ricardotella1864]

0:25 - Pure determination 2:50 - *COMPETITIVENESS INTENSIFIES*

[@haivhan506]

Thanks you. I needed that comment 😂

[@michaell4527]

Loool Tru that guys face is funny.

[@jeremybk54]

i would have loved to see his reaction to Blacksmith "exploding" at the end

[@SteveGamesFTW]

Yeah I like his competitive nature. He's all business and no mercy lol.

[@jeffdeaf3590]

@@jeremybk54 I laughed at this mental image more that the orignal comment

[@chopsuey--]

Blacksmith - **Gets ripped to pieces and loses its hammer** Also blacksmith - "I can do this all day"

[@707josh]

This was crazy he really picked him away piece by piece and then finally destroyed him completely

[@pascale-lamarrejeanty752]

Naruto shippuden opening 15

[@Justanaveragenoob8781]

im REALLY new to battlebots and i have no clue why people use the hammer. It doesn't seem to do any damage even on direct contact and its only use (as far as i can tell) is for making sure it doesn't flip over. Does like target the inside of the battlebot and damage the motors and stuff or is it just not powerful?

[@riven5677]

⁠@@Justanaveragenoob8781it’s supposed to hit stuff like chain wheel and internal hardware and it can work as shatter is pretty good but the issue is spinner bots are really good and for the most part a bots too armor is fairly decent

[@riven5677]

@@Justanaveragenoob8781I also believe the ability to consistently put a lot of power is another issue

[@whitecunt6903]

This is the most fatal brutality in battle bot ive ever seen

[@Eden_M]

Nah dude, watch Hypnodisc battles and come back...

[@caffeinefree9537]

yall have never seen tombstone...

[@Eden_M]

@@caffeinefree9537 Yeah Tomstone is insane

[@PizzaRollsGod]

@@Eden_M tombstone is good but biteforce has only lost once I think

[@Eden_M]

@@PizzaRollsGod Bite Force actually broke Tombstone's spinning bar and won the championship, I'm still studying that hehe

[@burnd]

blacksmith: hammer go brrrrrrrr minotaur: shreds the hammer blacksmith: stick go bonk

[@brgamerian8634]

I love this comment

[@gregtronica3569]

fuck you redditor

[@tywatts700]

@@gregtronica3569 ..... Well I would say something but I think your name describes yourself perfectly so instead I will complement you on your accurate self marketing we don't see enough of that these days 👍

[@samperry3581]

@@tywatts700 god daaaamn.....

[@KouNagai]

Lol

[@BobGymlan]

This is the most exciting competition I’ve ever watched.

[@onlyupformhere]

Wow

[@magnom3922]

It makes me sad seeing how much the old minotaur could easily defeat bite force :/

[@Popeye963]

Wow then you are missing out in life

[@yessir2514]

bob gymlan yay. Remeber me? I loved your lion of tsavo video. maybe the man eater of mwube soon or gustave?

[@Crakinator]

For real. The only exciting competitions anymore are basically Battlebots and select E sports. Like pro Super Smash Bros matches are crazy entertaining imo.

[@pboytrif1]

2:50 Minotaur Driver: "You dont understand... I'm not locked in here with you... YOU'RE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME"

[@NotAFluke2]

I think they understood that after minotaur blew off their wedge

[@Aymen0627]

Roomba's are getting pretty wild these days

[@thefourthcrusader2117]

Lmao

[@Liam-ie1ee]

*Yeah, they have attachments such as flame throwers, spinners, blades, armor plating and many more.*

[@willwunsche6940]

LMAO

[@arkchaos3517]

What country of Texas do you live in

[@amanwearingsuspenders7390]

Got me laughing for a good half hour there mu guy XD

[@Crakinator]

I look at these and I’m like “Wow this is a cool little robot fight” and then I realize these things are measured in feet and weigh hundreds of lbs.

[@patw9141]

Yeah, they are allowed to weigh up to 250 pounds

[@sivansharma5027]

Well really the rest of the world measures them in meters and kgs...

[@bigmeatyclaws3278]

@@sivansharma5027 ok

[@jayden_rico]

@@sivansharma5027 ok

[@Adama.1]

@@sivansharma5027 dont shame those amerifats, its mean

[@xxwarmouthxx]

Blacksmith every time he gets hit: "Tis but a scratch!" *loses his hammer* "Just a flesh wound!"

[@StaticDaSticc]

*loses his entire wedge*

[@nandoman4769]

On fire “Ok we’ll call it a draw”

[@talentlesscommenter1329]

Anime protagonists in a nutshell:

[@dakkdak5624]

is that horizon voice lines?

[@JohnFerrieMusic]

@@dakkdak5624 No, it's Monty Python and the Holy Grail 🙂

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

The moment I saw Minotaur just hit Blacksmith and it went up flying into the air, I had a feeling that it was going to take the W

[@thesauce1682]

that hammer deals 0 damage

[@AesirGodzTheScalieHater]

Blacksmith took a hell of a beating

[@noodle3183]

We're not gonna talk about who you are, we're gonna see this as normal comment and reply normally At least im gonna do that idk what the future replys down here will be filled with

[@scarsch2818]

And there was no future replies, because people don’t like this guy for some reason.

[@priyamkashyappk1195]

​@@scarsch2818 we do

[@aquabunny1992]

The guy driving Minotaurs face when hes focused is just so goddamn funny

[@alex-rh9ex]

Just rage and determination

[@PhongPham-lt7rr]

he’s look like he’s gonna butcher the poor thing

[@WobblesandBean]

@@PhongPham-lt7rr That's exactly what he did 😂

[@taterthepenguin]

Full-on Kubrick Stare

[@dedastanojko9726]

👁️👄👁️

[@pascalphysics8034]

ive never seen something like this before. this is my first time watching robots fight and i am HOOKED. its the the most futuristic sport. its fighting with ROBOTS. its awesome!

[@cypherbrittainnethegodofsl4988]

Right now the new season is airing. It's released every Thursday EST. However Minotaur didn't compete because of covid.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Well, technically they aren't robots, but they are awesome.

[@pokemonfanmario7694]

@@drewlovelyhell4892 well, robots are mechanical creations that can self move without a driver, so you’re right. They are drones.

[@chubbysolaireeaterofpussy3192]

ikr I just found this its the most hype shit

[@JohnnyHibner]

lemme tell you about esports: i.e. WORLDS.

[@JOAOMENGAO100]

"This minotaur is way too small man, it's not even fair" *minotaur throws blacksmith a good 1.5 meters up the air* "Oh shit"

[@souljynx]

They both weigh the same btw

[@weredraco]

I've seen Minotaur knock an opponent up so high they hit the roof.....

[@ReDelta101]

@@weredraco Well tbf Minotaur hit Cobalt into the wall, and it was Cobalt hitting the wall weapon-first that sent in to the fucking moon.

[@souljynx]

@oliv pouw⛱️ Shut up bitch I’m watching battlebots

[@CG_GEOS]

lol

[@fierytheknight4150]

I love that last shot from Minotaur so much, it's almost like a finishing move from some video game, just hooks itself onto Blacksmith's front, sticks on, and just grinds Blacksmith down, lighting it on fire. Absolutely amazing fight.

[@elm4gician]

minotaur just did a god of war's fatality

[@wilianrodrigues5280]

1:20 *hit by 4 hammer swings* Minotaur: Tis is but a scratch

[@MajerHawk]

You ruined the joke by saying is twice...

[@AB-it8hd]

‘Tis is? Lmao what a dumbass

[@velimattivirtanen6437]

@@AB-it8hd its a refrence to an old movie no need to be rude

[@Damndrrtyapes]

"I've had worse."

[@vzPander]

@@AB-it8hd r/woosh

[@flyingcat9857]

History class 300 years later: “This is footage of robot discrimination.Back in those days robots were used as slaves,,,,”

[@youriricher1123]

Robot Lives Matter ! This is systemic mechanophobia !

[@kaduVIII]

I read with the Voice of the Second rebirth from Animatrix.

[@lolbosss]

More like athletes fighting to the death

[@jeffcuyvers1193]

More like 900mil jeans jears

[@jeffcuyvers1193]

Lol have broken arm

[@airank3861]

blacksmith is really cool, if he gets flipped upside down the hammer can just correct it.

[@potatuwu5844]

Thats every hammer bot tho

[@vinscocktails1864]

@@HarambaeXelonmuskfans if only the Hammer had a little less surface area

[@aronnecroman]

@@vinscocktails1864 Ahh... That's a great idea. Should've made it look like a sharp pickaxe to pierce through the bots.

[@vinscocktails1864]

@@aronnecroman like chomp for example

[@aronnecroman]

@@vinscocktails1864 Sadly Chomp never deliver a good hit lol. Shatter would be the perfect good example for a hammer/axe bots

[@ben8209]

The first minute of this video is an absolute masterclass in the sacred art of ‘using one’s hammer at just the incorrect moment’

[@anjetto1]

Yeah, blacksmith has always sucked

[@TechNiVoltisgr3at]

This is one of the more entertaining fights I've seen

[@hotdogandahayride9823]

Agreed. Good driving, it went the distance and ended with a fairly spectacular defeat.

[@Cloud_Stratus]

Destruction is fun and all but it was a complete slaughter. That hammer is fucking useless.

[@Anti-zu1tp]

wasn't that hammer lighting hammer?

[@jomo4364]

+larry leaw what?

[@SpyderSeven]

If that hammer were topped with a spike instead of a blunt tip he might have had a chance

[@ayrton242]

Blacksmith: It was awful, at the beginning we were losing, and in the end it felt like we were at the beginning

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Gotta admit, this is the best possible way for these fights to go: both bots get to slug it out to the very end, until one dies in a burst of smoke and/or flame. You don't get much more theatrical than that, and it was beyond awesome.

[@princexxphoenixx9667]

Im the number 420 like ohh yeahh ✌🔥

[@CaffeAddict]

I think the two guys in suit are more theatrical.

[@anjetto1]

I dunno, Hydra flipping petunia out of the ring and through the time clock was pretty great

[@jacksonbeeftown6908]

Blacksmith: A forged beast with a hammer filled with flame to strike down his opponents Minotaur: *Angey fucking Roomba*

[@patrickjeromeobaldo2450]

This is probably still the most brutal fight in BattleBots history. His driving skill is just insane! The final explosion was cherry on top

[@racc00n_boi58]

New contender, look at the Ghost Raptor vs Cobalt fight.

[@TKJ_Fishing]

Raccoon boi pretty sure he got most destructive bot over that too. I think huge getting blown in half, and huge’s fight with free shipping make that list too. That cobalt shot on ghost raptor though.. everyone forgot about ol Al kindle

[@RyuKen-1337]

Upercut bot did an Amazing destruction too, and a way bigger explosión

[@sagebuchanan9725]

Can we appreciate how the minotaur pilot leaned forward showing excellent boss fight form

[@marceloaranibar8802]

He put on his war face

[@Yourdaddy3000]

When I seen that I knew he was going to win 😂😂

[@mdmyer]

Even had his underbite going.

[@vulpesignis2201]

He is not fighting a boss, he is the boss

[@mas8705]

The took the gamer lean and evolved it.

[@CoughAMania]

2:50 I have no words to describe this guy’s emotions at all

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

He is constipated

[@NTCHuy]

Evil face

[@TheTheman45]

I was laughing at that moment. That expression says it all. 😆

[@TovenDo.O.Video-]

DOOM music is playing inside his head

[@Laevatei1nn]

if he lost this'd be a beginning of a supervillain

[@piedpiper1185]

0:52- "It looks like Michael Strahan's smiles!" What a freaking line.

[@prabeer19]

*Size doesn't matter....*

[@TheRealOtakuEdits]

Both bots are the same weight and Minotaur's weapon is way heavier than Blacksmith's.

[@prabeer19]

OtakuEdits ya but I'm saying about the size

[@Javagonmax]

It does when your in bed 😏

[@boobster6211]

no name the little man will hit you balls and ya gonna be crying on the floor

[@itsmattimuddafudger8208]

jmarks881 I fucken wish

[@kamel3d]

I think this brazilian driver is one of the best ones who do manoeuvres and avoid getting hit you don’t see that often such performance 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@carmelo12]

Really, BR é foda man!

[@masteryoda2861]

He lost to tombstone tho

[@soiherduliekvideoz]

@@masteryoda2861 Tombstone is kind of just a hard counter to Minotaur, its two wheel design means it will always spin faster than Minotaur can circle it, and weapon-on-weapon Tombstone will win every time. The best way to beat Tombstone imo is to have excellent armor and pushing ability and let it beat itself up with its own weapon, but Minotaur can't do that without a total re-design (at which point it wouldn't really be Minotaur anymore).

[@sethchevalier7776]

@@soiherduliekvideoz Also to be fair, Minotaur was maybe one hit away from taking of the blade of Tombstone when they fought in season 3. The only reason that fight was stopped was because Minotaur was stuck on the arena floor. If that didn't happen, the fight could have ended way different for Tombstone. Minotaur is one sturdy bot, so glad that they're back for season 6.

[@wyomingptt]

Yeah that's probably why he won so much besides this match.... Oh wait a minute.

[@ak19910716]

What is this?! Was I living under a rock?! This should become more popular than football and have a world championship every 4 years or something. Wow.

[@topbanana4013]

after reading comments many have been living under rocks, the UK had exactly same show but that started in February 1998 called robot wars, you would only tell the difference when the commentators speak everything else is exactly the same. rules format style of refs the lot

[@aMondayMorning]

@@topbanana4013 No, actually. Robot Wars has two main differences that change the entire feel of the show. First of them being that Robot Wars imposes a pretty crippling weight limit onto the competitors, which I am lead to assume this was only done because they can't be fucked to actually fix/repair damage done to their arena/house bots. Which brings me to my next point, the traps and the house bots in the arena. They interfere way too much with the fight, and sometimes are determining factors in the fight, completely outside of the competitor's control. For a show that is supposed to be all about gladiatorial combat, that is absolutely unacceptable. The hazards in the arena should be there SOLELY to be used by the competitors to damage/take out their opponent. Robot Wars spoils any and all sense of competition with their arena and house bots. Also Carbide is the Tombstone of Robot Wars, and is by far the best bot in the series. Like, why do they even let him into the arena if he's just gunna- oh wait that's right he got assblasted on Battlebots so he moved to Robot Wars so he can eviscerate the dense population of ineffective flipperbots.

[@topbanana4013]

@@aMondayMorning its exactly the same I no iv watch both Sam's arena same style ref same everything

[@topbanana4013]

@@aMondayMorning it was also 30 years ago lol

[@me57tm]

@@aMondayMorning The battlebots weight limit is 250lbs whereas robot wars is 110kg, as 1 kilo is about 2.2 pounds the robot wars weight limit is actually 243lbs, which isn't too different to battlebots Having said that the pit and the house robots do change the feel of the show a lot, but I like both of the different approaches

[@TripleTreuViet]

This has got to be the most complete action packed battle ever!! With a fatality!! It couldn't asked for a better ending and win. Freakin ripped it apart and burned it down. Epic!!

[@deathmatcher69]

The minotaur guy's face......

[@jakeg3126]

Infernal Sam The guy that’s the size of a whale, or the driver

[@marcogelsomini7655]

Is kind a minotaur too

[@CarlJohnson-mf4qd]

He was sooo into it.....

[@THEJOKER-py2fp]

ha gaaaayyyyy

[@lune5289]

@@THEJOKER-py2fp fuck youuuuu

[@david9783]

Minotaur's driver was one SERIOUS dude! Did you see that jaw?! Scary stuff,man...

[@snavisTM]

Scary embarrassing.

[@Pieces93]

Haha the best look he gives is at 2:52 😬

[@johnwhitten2441]

Theyre a cocky bunch, for sure

[@joaquin8637]

cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

He looked like a minotaur

[@OmYoJEL]

I love how that hammer looks so good, but it's absolutely horrendous 😂

[@WobblesandBean]

All the best looking bots were kinda useless. There was a team that appeared on the show a few times, these guys were true artists, they made the most elegant, beautiful bots you've ever seen, like a snake and a spider, they were works of art....but they were beyond useless. The simplest designs with the most basic of weaponry always won.

[@John_the_Paul]

Like the hypershock vs warrior clan match

[@jty9631]

Maybe would have been better with a spike at the end of the hammer. Problem is the hammer was so heavy while the main body was not heavy enough, so it wasnt transferring all its weight into the strike.

[@buckshots2dabrain859]

Beta has the best hammer

[@elocore1702]

Was the hammer effective against any other bots? From this video it seems that the hammer is much too underpowered to do any real damage

[@ShamankingZuty]

This is the video you show to someone when they say, "What's BattleBots?"

[@squiremuldoon5462]

This has to be one of the most glorious battle bot battles ever, my hats off to both teams , the commentators and the amazing audience as well.

[@xuanbachpham9752]

No. This is a porn video under the tag of Battlebots. Minotaur totally raped Blacksmith, and this match is one sided.

[@TC7-Thecomplex7]

@@xuanbachpham9752 hot

[@Alchrat]

There should be a battle-bots videogame where you can make your own bot, customize it and all and make it fight. I'd pay for it.

[@Bimbows]

To the top sir, let's make you visible

[@boscoyu_sci]

they had robot war the game almost 10 yrs back. let's hope they remake a upgrade version

[@boscoyu_sci]

turn out they do have a new update. store.steampowered.com/app/363530

[@felipea.8680]

You might enjoy Robot Arena II. It's a bit old, but it's the closest to BattleBots as you get.

[@chdreturns]

Look up Robot Arena 2, and install the DSL mod, or Robot Wars mod.

[@FoxPopvli]

The guy's face at 2:50 is priceless! :D Anyway Minotaur is a good robot. It's small and fast and its drum is one of the best weapons ever because it's a one-piece weapon, it's not too exposed to an enemy's attack and, being very heavy, it exploits the inertia it takes while it rolls, and that makes its attacks very dangerous. The weakness is the low reliability (2 wheels only)... but afterall every robot has some weakness

[@h0m3st4r]

Perhaps Minotaur's greatest weakness is its puny reach, a common problem with Lightning Bruisers in just about any competition.

[@ianpartrick8347]

Minotaur is tough as fuck, too It got hammered a ton and didn't give half a fuck

[@FoxPopvli]

+h0m3st4r true true... actually the biggest weak is not the reach... but the weapon itself... when it spins at High RPM the drum acts as a gyroscope and makes minotaur hard to manage.... on the other side, it doesn't care at all if it gets flipped!

[@FoxPopvli]

+Ian Partrick (TwisTed R3V3NG3) that's also because blacksmith's hammer was quite light (look at the way it bounces when it breaks up)

[@ianpartrick8347]

FOX-POP-YT Even so, it was swung really hard. I too think that if it fights Tombstone it''s lack of reach will screw it

[@BotvacProductions469]

0:24 the face i make whenever the push pop gummy roll commercial comes on

[@kellenrist3973]

Gotta admire Blacksmith's determination. Even with the head of the hammer gone, it kept smacking away at Minotaur, knowing that there was nothing to be done. He could have stopped moving much earlier in order to try to get counted out, but kept going even when it would be counter-productive to his bot. That's sportsmanship.

[@sagelioneldsouza8230]

Lol.. The user kept hitting all the keys on the controller🤣🤣😂😂

[@off.tha.h00k]

I've barely seen anyone stop moving tbh it's nothing in this game

[@celtiberian]

He fought on with honor.

[@TasFirinErkegi]

@@off.tha.h00k ... have you seen tombstone vs gigabyte?

[@joetroutt7425]

@Heineken FiftySeven but yet he keeps coming back every year with the same design.

[@SparcMac]

LOL the face

[@ivan-jb6nd]

minotaurRage

[@zoibax1252]

LUL

[@perlamoreta3113]

Sparc Mac jekekejelehrl

[@mixerke10]

:dDDDDDDD

[@IPIay01]

The fuck Sparc Mac, I find the most random people in these vids.

[@teji7723]

I have never seen such hostility emit from someone’s face like that

[@Taliban.The.Hyperpower]

Hes like a male bull, wait to charge the lion the kxller of his baby

[@iplayskyblock9095]

lol yea

[@observador5690]

Simples, eficaz e focado apenas na vitória. Literalmente é o estilo brasileiro de vencer uma batalha. Esse robô representou bem o nosso país

[@EngAldemir]

Sim!! Inclusive mesmo não tendo ganho a competição, foi escolhido pelos juizes e pelas equipes como o "mais destruidor"

[@l.a.3798]

Exatamente.

[@moisesmaciel5123]

Pera aí? É do Brasil?

[@wice4s]

​@@moisesmaciel5123sim

[@WereDictionary]

I like how Minotaur's operator goes into this calm fury.

[@fooferbob9230]

At first I was like: Nah, that little guy will get stomped. But then: Spark, Flip, Wham! Blacksmith be like: "No disassemble! "

[@Equalsundew]

Foofer Bob literally every one I’ve shown this to thought blacksmith was ganna win just cuz he got a hammer

[@cannonfodder4000]

Lol I got that reference

[@CuongNguyen-gu9fl]

if u've watched BattleBots for long enough, u know hammer weapon is completely useless

[@lolbosss]

@@CuongNguyen-gu9fl except for beta and chomp

[@gnomsrepnay]

@@lolbosss chomp still isn't very good because of balance issues

[@CarloAJ]

Who will win? A big steel tank with scary fire breathing hammer that could knock whatever it is in their way Or One smol cube boi.

[@r1pthesystem45]

If the hammer bros bot operator's were smart, they'd add wires/barbed wire around their bot to tangle the spinning drum, legal?

[@katea6721]

@@r1pthesystem45 tangling-type weapons aren't allowed!

[@diremolt8251]

*square roomba

[@Romax-pg2is]

Sharkie • Cube with stick n roller as a weapon

[@robo9466]

Blacksmith’s hammer is basically useless. I would stick my hand under it. In blacksmith’s fight against captain shrederator, captain shrederator used plastic on the top of their robot. Blacksmith hit the top armor at least 12 times and it did nothing. PLASTIC!

[@jeffbeland3280]

One of the most iconic fights of all time, the best of both archetypes of battlebot. Made the commentators go "OOOOHHHH!"

[@AfroMan187]

"Blacksmith's armor showing some gaps in it, it looks like Michael Strahan's smile" Two killer robots in the ring, but the biggest savage in the room is the one commentating behind the desk

[@customsbymatt1969]

Fact

[@johnx140]

I literally unpaused the video on that exact moment lol

[@AskSebby]

0:07 How did I end up here? This is boring. 0:42 whoa 1:20 WHOA 2:38 STAY DOWN 3:00 HE'S STILL SWINGING 3:06 BLACKSMITH'S ON FIRE!!!

[@StaticDaSticc]

It’s weird that I’m there’s rarely any replies to a verified yt

[@kiyoinaa]

Legit same

[@NariInsho]

Wuqclyafliyailyyahulqvhwiylgqiv6qiva96v#%\#\%#1\1€#/\5#£-×\#@$@

[@nomnomNACHO]

3:09 KNOCKOUT!

[@xChimkin]

did you think battlebots was boring you POS zoomer????

[@igormendes2026]

disarmed the enemy's shield. 1:20 Mi disarmed the enemy's armor. 2:15 No destroyed the enemy's weapon. 2:38 Ta killed the enemy. 2:58 Ur

[@jakeg3126]

I don’t know if that’s weird or sad that you thought that up

[@glitchy1469]

Igor Mendes ñ

[@glitchy1469]

Igor Mendes p

[@Neil_Lee]

Step by step~

[@elymok5726]

FATALITY

[@insertcoolnamehere1627]

I know we aren’t gonna ignore “LOOKS LIKE MICHAEL STRAHAN’S SMILE!!!!” at 0:52 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@nycolasfelix8828]

I absolutely LOVE the concept of all these bots in battle bots with complex mechanisms and well-thought out weapons and minotaur is just "fast spin go vroom?"

[@TovenDo.O.Video-]

If it is useless it's not well tough out lmao, maybe just creative

[@anjetto1]

The more complex your machine, the more likely it is to fail under stress conditions. look at minotaur and tombstone and bite force. Simple and effective

[@DanielAyy]

Spinners seem to be the meta for battlebots

[@EdgarGuevara-cs5yr]

Djjdjdksk

[@raumfahreturschutze]

OMG the 60fps my body wasn't ready....

[@urabusxrw04]

The human eye can only see 30

[@jazza422]

24

[@burnshitfuckschool94]

thats why when i change it from 30fps to 60fps theres a huge difference, right?

[@Hoppitot]

play some games and then you'll think differently :P

[@Mangojoyride]

your dumb

[@marcelburdon9795]

bruh that hammer is useless haha, did absolutely no damage even on clean hits

[@f0x3l42]

It serves dual purposes tho, one to hammer people and two to flip itself up

[@BelodyEpic]

It was good for recovery at least and it was cool when fire was coming out of it :/

[@solanceDarkMOW]

Because minotaur is so compact. It really wanted to hit the wheels, not the chassey.

[@mustard4762]

Make the hammer sharo and boom, you got a bot that can penetrate through armour

[@jimterrence8369]

@@solanceDarkMOW chassey??

[@singhtheking6346]

No for real. It was one of the best competition matches ever happened on this planet.

[@Keiji3G]

Dude puts a flamethrower on the head of the hammer and never used it once..

[@chicanso1032]

Keiji3G it is a mini bot and to be able to "produce" flames u need something to burn, it was only and effect cuz if he had like gasoline in there it would have blown when he got on fire

[@datguy8805]

ElMatador Game200000000 no liquid fires allowed, looks like they had a gas leak

[@riftur7636]

The whole hammer looked pretty ineffective

[@Romax-pg2is]

Keiji3G It was damaged in the previous fight

[@justinsalazar4952]

Robot fighting often has joke robots. people want to play and they know they can't win so they try to have fun and make it interesting. If I had to build something right now with my resources and fight Blacksmith my stuff would get crushed so I would try to make it as ridiculous as possible. Maybe a wet beanbag on a $20 R/C car with a pointy stick. Bring it, Blacksmith. They would make me cover the pointy sick for safety.

[@Tehwugginator]

Minotaur's pilot always looks like he's about to eat someone XDDDD

[@arkchaos3517]

Minotaur bout to fly or some thing DISCLAIMER:this was a joke people I know people say different things because of uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh stuff

[@bcask61]

He is the best. Love that guy.

[@Twitter_Posts]

2:49 best cut ever 😭

[@stevesmiff]

I'm in a dam battlebot rabbit hole...a phrase as unconventional as porcupine hoodie

[@admiralprince7925]

3:03 This THIS is how i wish almost every battlebot fight ended, with the losing bot destroyed and engulfed in flames.

[@off.tha.h00k]

Yeah but then it would be like a few episodes per season cause it would take ages to repair

[@joetroutt7425]

Then you would love the tombstone and rotator fight just recently.

[@francescodallorso561]

Damn yes!

[@152mmenjoyer4]

@@joetroutt7425 We do not speak of that here. We have written in the Battlebots Gospel that "The reaper will come upon thee to kill, and may you avoid the Reaper, even attempt to kill it, he will find a way to kill you."

[@joetroutt7425]

@@152mmenjoyer4 🤣

[@OculusGame]

This is much beter than any human combat sport.

[@WakeSideLife]

come on now...

[@zachpurcell8119]

Lol if you don't think this is scripted

[@zolikoff]

Well, to be fair, human combat sports used to also be entertaining just like this... back in antiquity when they consisted of human opponents actually hurting and killing each other.

[@kameradkapitalbra9300]

are you for real???? :D :D this is a good sport, but nothing like mma or ufc, or dog fights

[@InfectedAdri]

zolikoff, I agree with you.

[@Aiur]

Years from now, our robotic overlords will use this video as evidence of torture porn on their race.

[@mikheilpapuashvili4199]

lol

[@ericbergfield6451]

You should start training to be a lawyer, to create a case for our AI Overlords.

[@hueykruthas5005]

+Acid Snow Oh silly, robots are all about efficiency. The legal system isn't efficient at all. Now, genocide on the other hand. That's efficient.

[@originalbradcock]

they will remember them more like gladiators sir

[@wivictor21]

Rights against robots!!! :v

[@roboninja565]

Minotaur, or more accurately Minotaur's pilot, has a real talent for sniffing out weakness and exploiting it. Minotaur fights by targeting the weakest points of armor and weapons and breaking them down with pinpoint precision; its incredibly accurate with its weapon, which is more than powerful enough despite its size, and the driver knows exactly how to put its momentum exactly where he wants it. I always find its matches more interesting than something like the HUGE spinners which are basically rocket tag. idk, maybe thats just me

[@bignasty389]

I agree. The pilot's skill is always on full display. Might be the best in the game.

[@BenjaminQ23]

Blacksmith: **gets up and transforms into a Mech** "okay....my turn."

[@four7685]

With what parts would he transform with?

[@rattandragon9104]

@@four7685 he magnents the broken parts lmao

[@ishigami4622]

*turns into robot Pro wrestling ring * (real stuff Btw)

[@Yabuturtle]

I don't know why stuff like this isn't more popular.

[@glacierfruits5350]

Did you not see the drivers' face? I can't even imagine the amount of B.O in that room

[@gauss_wyo]

20 M views : am i a joke to you?

[@Narcan885]

Because it's too random

[@petarmarjanovic4607]

Kinda expensive, need a big brain and lots of engineering and work, after the fight one goes down and repairs are too high, after all, after few fights, we all know those very expensive, very heavy and big robots will just sit in peoples basements and garages. That are mostly the reasons why is it such a small community

[@flightlessboy4040]

@@petarmarjanovic4607 I think they are asking why as a spectator why isn't this as popular. It has all the elements but there's something missing.

[@ProtoMario]

Love these robot fights!

[@mr.snaplles5964]

ProtoMario never wouldve thought you would be here

[@daveblueballz6659]

obviously that's why everyone's here genius...

[@pixlyJolt]

Proto?..

[@RocKnight11]

Whoa.... ProtoMario? You still salty that gay people could get married? And do you think it's possible for pokemon to have gay relationships?

[@kwekiejekie3820]

@@daveblueballz6659 shut the fuok up

[@HumanityAsCode]

Me watching without context: "I wonder which one is driving minotaur?" 2:50 "Oh, definitely that guy" lol

[@trg618911]

Yea minotaur is going to be nerfed in the next patch for sure.

[@TheGrandmaster1]

And it was. This season they put a bigger, heavier drum on Minotaur...but then it didn't spin anywhere near as fast, took forever to spin up, and was basically useless. Old Minotaur is so much better.

[@arkchaos3517]

Hes getting a nerf soon I can feel it.

[@11e213131]

Actually, the competition got improvements

[@Romax-pg2is]

Michel Schweinsberg They simply got the gear ratio wrong. It was geared way too much for torque against Whiplash, and the drum was digging the floor against Gigabyte. They finally got these issues ironed out in the latter half of the season.

[@PaulSebert]

"If he dies... he dies...."

[@Bring3rOfRain]

ol dolf

[@friesguy5467]

"People die if they are killed"

[@rajivsporkslede7860]

hahahaa yeah yeah, good one (y)

[@Albanus35]

FIGHT TO THE DEATH!

[@jota1games]

if it bleeds, we can kill it

[@MrTigerlore]

Yet another useless hammer-bot.

[@chrisward3161]

Well heat can mabey do something considering minotaurs armour aint that thick on its top so it could

[@Bringmedejuice]

Tiger H. Lore then how about the stupid flame sprayed from the robot

[@b8ne569]

If they could get through there oponents armor they could do wonders

[@b8ne569]

I miss razor

[@harrymcgrory2531]

B8Ne Razer was only ever effective against poor quality armour. Today, it would be useless.

[@Janred05]

STILL NEVER GETS OLD 🔥🔥🔥

[@mrkingwooms4894]

3:16 “a xbox just endend my career”

[@cinemamovies1916]

I don’t get it

[@troyherrmann235]

@@cinemamovies1916 late but minotaur is shaped like a Xbox 360, thats the joke

[@cinemamovies1916]

troy herrmann oh

[@cinemamovies1916]

troy herrmann wow after 2 months I finally get the joke

[@cinemamovies1916]

troy herrmann thanks

[@leobrun0moura]

its a huge pleasure see my university in this show! Lets go RioBotz Puc Rio Brazil!

[@Luna_LU6546]

BRASIL IL IL IL

[@WesleiMB]

BIRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLL

[@Patrick-rm2ny]

+Matheus Mariano merda traduz isso BRASIL

[@poisongodmachine3]

Já vi esses caras andando pelo Leme várias vezes

[@danilojr.196]

A melhor batalha de todas!!

[@bamzerdaniel1997]

i cant wait when boston dynamics enter their robot in here

[@joseccastrojr]

WooWW!!

[@lightfreak999]

*steps on minotaur*

[@joseccastrojr]

Will see! Minotaur is the best!

[@rhysjones8506]

+TehGiantSlayer the top 5 team in the world riobotz. not much can compete with them, there trophy cabinet is full

[@walterbirdwell3675]

Have they said that they will? Also, are those the people who made the robotic "dogs"?

[@elatrocidad5953]

I forgot how much I loved BattleBots. So many good memories of watching that as a kid

[@journeymanproject1756]

That’s because the original version on Comedy Central did it right with multiple weight classes and enough entries to be worthy of running as long as it did, and it should have lasted a lot longer. The ABC remake, by comparison, is a travesty and borderline unwatchable for us purists. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never seen a decisive finisher Ike that before or since, though.

[@mukteshchourasia2371]

Blacksmith: best. Minotaur : better than best. Respect to the genuine craftsmanship behind them.

[@carmelo12]

Salve pros engenheiros do Brasil, lek

[@linus8105]

I can’t imagine how bad it feels when you see your robot get demolished

[@Narcan885]

People that build hammer robots seem to enjoy that

[@ScampiTheSighted]

You go into the competition knowing it can happen, and repairing damage is part of the fun, so it's not as bad as it seems. It sucks when your bot catches on fire though and you know the electronics are lost

[@InsaniumZ]

@@ScampiTheSighted fire is the worst to repair

[@swarz08]

Imagine this getting an anime adaptation.

[@actionman9451]

Yes that would be awesome 🤩

[@kalebrooks6833]

At this time Crush Gear is the closest one we got

[@nome9752]

i am no weeb but i would watch that ngl

[@hailghidorah2536]

If I was good at drawing, and could animate, and could make quality videos, I would do that.

[@Nikarus2370]

I mean, World of Tanks got popular enough that Girls Und Panzer became a thing. So it's not entirely unreasonable. But BB would need to surge in popularity.

[@arishem007]

2:51 You know when he gives that expression and Minotaur starts humming, it's game over

[@Coder-zx4nb]

Can't tell if blacksmith had a really shitty offensive hammer or minotaur have really good armor.

[@davefish2280]

Blacksmith was utter garbage. Ineffective weapon, high center of gravity, poor construction, weak design, weak materials. Deserved to burn. Thanks to the fuel for that stupid flamethrower that was for looks only and did nothing, the expensive radio gear and servos are all ruined. Whereas Minotaur had a really great design and very effective weapon, no frills.

[@MrTurdFurgeson]

Blacksmith was an Episode 1 qualifier bot... I would venture to say that since they had to do an additional introductory battle, that whomever runs the tournament felt that it wasn't that great of a bot (although SoW was in those matches as well, it easily destroyed the competition in a matter of seconds). On the other hand, it at least had great armor. Maybe the idea was to outlast the opponent and score enough good-looking hits to win in a judges decision.Having said all of that, I also question how Mintotaur will do against a higher end control or spinner bot with more experience in Battlebots like a Bronco, Tombstone, or Complete Control.

[@XGD]

Minotaur doesn't truly have a "really great design". It can barely control itself when its weapon is spinning. Look at how it instantly leaves the ground while trying to turn at 0:22 . Minotaur can't compensate for the gyroscopic effect and almost loses control.

[@jalenbarnes7888]

Even if Minotaur were to flip over, the wheels are on both bottom and top, so something like that wouldn't take him out of the match (unlike with Nightmare's design). But still, it could cause him being vulnerable to attacks, which that in itself could be fatal; especially against bots like Bronco or Tombstone. Heck, even Icewave could do some damage if that were to happen.

[@somerandom1615]

+Benjamin Schlichter the team that has minotaur is a very experienced team even more so than some of the teams you mentioned.

[@bobbyadams3010]

“Looks like Michael Strahans’s smile...” Im dying 😂 0:53

[@chiffoncakeandtea]

At first I was like : "That small cube with a tazer has nothing against a fire hammer" But then it was like "Holy sh*t that hammer bot is fu*king dead"

[@arkchaos3517]

Why does everyone first look at Minotaur an then is all like:LIItTLE TazER hAS No CHANcE

[@DiamondHoe]

Then you realize that the fire hammer doesn’t do shit

[@davidj3841]

It's not even a taser, that's a spinner.

[@mhplayer]

@@davidj3841 someone who's not into battlebots could easily take it for a tazer: a big, solid yellow cylinder (when spinning obviously).

[@savagex466-qt1io]

My boss who is like alot older then me just loves this show ! I miss going to work at his house ( make shift office in house lol ) drinking coffee smokeing pot and watching this. I never interrupted him as this is like your teacher telling you a story. Its called Moral and thats what drives good workers.

[@bretdouglas9407]

Love how blacksmith can use his hammer to right himself

[@SteveGamesFTW]

It's basically Beta, but weaker.

[@nousername8162]

That's about the only thing that hammer could do lol

[@wthismetatron2263]

my favorite fight in the ABC battlebots

[@Orhan6125]

Minotaur is a goddamn monster. Nobody's getting through the Labyrinth with him on guard.

[@XDrang93]

Minotaur might be one of my favorite robots this season.

[@xHiyami]

Complete control might be able to do it.

[@kenmartinez227]

+Brandon MacDougall like with the grapple it put on Bombshell but it has to avoid having Minotaur face him because that drum spinner COULD wreck that grappler.

[@xHiyami]

Ken Martinez Not Unless complete control picks it up first.

[@Christoffski]

He'll need to be quick about it!

[@gianmarco9370]

Did I search this? No Am I currently in a loophole of videos about Battlebots? Hell yeah

[@LanceCampeau]

This looks SO much better in 60fps

[@FikriKawakibi]

LanceCampeau ikr, was about to say that...

[@sazrocks6]

Hypnotic Moai please be joking

[@DesiTech9]

lol i have to watch this video again after your comment hehe nice Suggetion by the way thanx

[@Noobymanfire]

LanceCampeau warhead setting a bot on fire and then hitting hit with a breakdance attack will always be the best.

[@dub273]

Yes it does!

[@Schattengewaechs99]

Humanity: „Gladiator battles are immoral, we should stop organizing them.“ **robots get invented** Humanity: „Actually...“

[@user-fz9uf5jf5v]

At this moment used battle robots have no neurons or neuron analogs so they can not feel pain or hopelessness or sadness. If/when they will use neuron analogs, however...

[@catwithshades7577]

Boxing, MMA, Wrestling: Hi.

[@carlosdu3507]

Quando vejo uma maquina dessas, representando o Brasil, destruindo o adversário, e uma equipe maravilhosa dessas, me da orgulho demais de ser tupiniquim!!!!

[@lucascardoso9516]

O minotauro perdeu uma, não lembro de que ano. Quase chorei quando vi ele sem andar :,(

[@theexterminator9626]

@@lucascardoso9516 kkkk

[@ivanisoares5255]

@@lucascardoso9516 acho que foi na fonal do campeonato tava torcendo pra ele

[@Echoes3333]

É brasileiro? Po, aí sim

[@lucascardoso9516]

@@Echoes3333 Ele era considerado um dos mais apelões de toda a história do battle bots, muitos copiaram o modelo dele, mas ele acabou perdendo a final por vacilo

[@fonsales5373]

This is like from movie. Blacksmith is beating Minotaur like it's nothing, but Minotaur is getting under its layers, broke its hammer and grilled it into the fire and before that, he was waiting on its right time. Seriously. I wanna see it as a mini movie.