Hardest Blows in BattleBots History? Hypershock vs. Gigabyte! | BattleBots

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[@emolgana]

What I absolutely love about this fight is that it doesn't instantly snap in half or anything. There's just so much energy in this bot that it rips itself to shreds midair. It's beautiful :')

[@katytinder]

Hey Ana, you're not alone, when I first saw that fight, I thought that IT'S ABSOLUTELY INSANITY!!!! I mean I was laughing, but shocked so hard that I almost damn near pissed on myself.

[@grantharriman284]

It was broken loose from the hit, but it's a donut, with the self righting bar stuck through the middle, which then flung the shell across the box.

[@supra1jzed]

@@katytinder We could say you were....Hypershocked. Oof, couldn't resist it

[@freya002YT]

Wow

[@jaymorrison2419]

Shows HOW tough Hypershock really is. The hit didn’t destroy the body on the spinner, it just sheared all the studs and bolts holding it to the chassis. Insane!

[@tesscrelli783]

Insanely enough, Gigabyte's strategy of "get into the middle of the arena and get up to top speed" contributed to their undoing- the bot was spinning so fast when it got launched that the joints couldn't handle the pressure and it just took itself apart.

[@lorumipsum1129]

That and the previous hits seemed too have done internal damage. You can see quite a bit of wobble as it spun before the final hit

[@dr.chalmers7923]

They had several openings and didn’t take it before they were beheaded, I was disappointed in Gigabyte’s decisions but ooo that hit by hyper shock was impressive

[@GetHypedandShocked]

@@dr.chalmers7923 I wouldn't be suprised if they had a bit of damage from all the previous hits that wasn't letting them move properly

[@deathbyirony7035]

@@dr.chalmers7923 I think the team saw the imbalance in Gigabyte's spin and knew they were in trouble. Good odds that they could have torn themselves apart inflicting a big hit.

[@hjpev6469]

That last hit from hypershock is quite possibly the greatest hit I have ever seen on this show

[@MechaTailsMK2]

Greater than S.O.W.'s 1-hit K.O. on EndGame.

[@FahrenheitMusic21]

It was. Truly the most insane, biggest hit EVER.

[@residentfacehead3465]

My favorite is 2019 Bite force VS Tombstone personally

[@mrnathanv01]

My favorite is uppercut vs free shipping.The last 2 seasons free shipping ignited and exploded into a fireball.

[@wechidna.]

Y’all forgetting about Copperhead vs Gigabyte, but this was AWESOME.

[@jerretringler1462]

Definitely the biggest OMG moment in Battlebots history. Will Bales’ face says it all.

[@masternoob9673]

I don’t know what’s more insane, Hypershock actually being good, or Gigabyte just taking that Ass Whoopin 😨

[@rogerdouglas2306]

i mean if your only counting like the past month. theres been way more epic hits than this. actually kinda disappointed with this one.

[@jerretringler1462]

@@rogerdouglas2306 excuse me? How is this disappointing? It’s the #1 greatest KO in Battlebots history for a reason! You are delusional.

[@Leatherface123.]

@@jerretringler1462 it’s not Nightmare vs Slamjob Ziggo vs Scrap Daddy Hazard vs Complete Control T-Minus Vs Hazard

[@jerretringler1462]

@@Leatherface123. BS! The old Comedy Central matches will never rival Hypershock and Gigabyte. You and your fake news can screw off

[@mas8705]

Nice to see even the driver was shocked and horrified at what he did to the opponent. Good on him.

[@clckc]

Not horrified - just amazed.

[@Dylan9]

I made the same face

[@plantfeeder6677]

Horrified. Na only you😐

[@clckc]

@@plantfeeder6677 Nope. You’re SUPPOSED to destroy the bots in this game.

[@leriamleyva3065]

He got Hyper shocked

[@lese39]

The fact that the official channels are uploading the current fights, warms my heart.

[@FxsX24]

This is from last year

[@Weirdpoe]

@@FxsX24 That's besides the point when considering how old other battlebot shows are on KZbin.

[@ronleddy5131]

LMFAO!! Beautifully said!!

[@Asertix357]

Ah it warms my heart to see Hypershock win a match. Gigabyte is excellent, but Hypershock with the rake is what got me into BattleBots.

[@IronValiant2000]

Ah yes the famous hypershock rake.

[@iowaredneck9416]

Drone with a flamethrower you say? No match for a $10 rake. Definitely one of the most memorable highlights in battle bots

[@novadestroyerthesundestroy890]

Also my heart... When I see so much destruction!!!!

[@yeet5109]

Tombstone will always be my favorite

[@frenchfrey65]

and it was just a rake! it's made for leaves! XD

[@grantharriman284]

I love the look on the Hypershock team's faces. Even they are stunned by what they just did.

[@SimonASNG]

Yea, they thought they were almost done for... The only thing they could really do is drive straight forward, but then Giga stepped right in front of them and that was all they needed.

[@whatta7793]

@@SimonASNG they turned around right before the finale hit?

[@SimonASNG]

@@whatta7793 no, they were just sitting there unable to steer while moving forward. They couldn't chase anymore. They could just ram forward. Then the opponent just went and moved right into the cross hairs...

[@Kalancodragon]

Whether or not this is "The greatest hit ever" in the series, I think we should take a moment and consider that this bot, which weighs in the hundreds of lbs, got straight up thrown several feet into the air, looks like possibly over the heads of the competitors, so 5 to 6 feet. That is a terrifying amount of force that went into that hit, even if it was GB's own internal forces that ultimately disassembled it.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

combination of the two put it in the air and its own energy ripped itself apart. Id imagine the multiple high tosses helped the shell come off that last toss up.

[@gnarghhfps3239]

Was thinking the same....that's alot of weight to just get launched like that

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@gnarghhfps3239 a lot of weight and even more energy.

[@gnarghhfps3239]

@@crisnmaryfam7344 alot of crazy too

[@jonathanf2392]

Discovery themselves are finally uploading the fights? Amazing!!!!!!!

[@ExplosiveRobotics]

I hope they upload Jackpot vs. Skorpios. r/BattlebotsRaw didn’t include Jackpot catching on fire after the fight.

[@Tayl0r_]

They gotta cash in on that IP

[@what-fw5vk]

@@ExplosiveRobotics because that was *_after_* the fight

[@bennyperez2388]

Fight starts at 4:45 and the final blow at 6:04 . This is one-of-a kind fight I would repeatedly watch since Hypershock was “hyper” with the Mad Catter fight, Will’s face is just stunning and the commentators’ reactions were priceless, lol

[@arvurebantra7639]

Anouncers: "It's all over!" Gigabyte is literally all over the place lol

[@compilationguy]

Let's hope Gigabyte learns from this mistake, if there is an opening take it, Robot combat is a spectacle for the audience, make them enjoy the carnage. Of course if they didn't hesitate for 20 seconds we wouldn't have this awesome KO so...maybe stop learning?

[@gregorymoore2877]

I thought everybody involved did exactly what they needed to in this match.

[@2109917162]

You can't just attack mercilessly without thinking. Gigabyte hung back expecting a countdown. I'm sure they weren't expecting to get hit at the end but then once they did it was lights out.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

@@gregorymoore2877well hypershock did but definitely not gigabyte

[@jsvice]

@@2109917162 but see what being nice and cautious got them.. head on one side body on the other. there was an opening and they waited for a countdown instead of going for the kill. and it lost them the match

[@GoatedAtNFS]

“how tough is gigabyte” proceeds to get hit afterwards and completely discombobulates itself

[@MaxBrix]

Discovery has been doing such a good job striking down videos that I almost forgot this existed.

[@rdreynoldsbanana]

Luckily this is Battlebots' official channel. The only one that could never get a strike. The show doesn't need Discovery anymore and the network knows this, thereby allowing Battlebots to do what they feel with the content.

[@myblacklab7]

Same here. I've also almost forgot that Discovery existed.

[@mitchellfowler2293]

@@myblacklab7 You rediscovered discovery?

[@myblacklab7]

@@mitchellfowler2293 LoL - I suppose so, although I'm quickly forgetting it again.

[@JafarChou]

When was this aired? I remember watching on Tech TV, not Discovery

[@erthenmusic]

Easily my favorite fight I've seen on the show. It was nuts watching this on tv for the first time last year.

[@ThePopeII]

Gigabyte is one of my favorite bots...it takes so many big hits and keeps spinning somehow. The result is always an entertaining fight, win or lose. As entertaining as that last hit was...Gigabyte really missed an opportunity to win this match. They should have gone for one of Hypershock's wheels when it was having drive issues. Could have further immobilized it and won the match.

[@johncochran8497]

Perhaps. But at that time, Gigabyte was having definite balance issues as well. Notice how it was wobbling back and forth like a badly balanced washing machine on spin.

[@alwaysonyourtail2563]

@@johncochran8497 i feel like gigabyte driver got overconfident and let hyper get oriented on a straight-line crash course that finished them at the end. if he was going to hang back and wait then he should have.

[@henrysawyer3262]

@@alwaysonyourtail2563 yea seemed fishy too

[@supergatorhator]

@@alwaysonyourtail2563I think he was waiting on the ref to call it rather than risk moving in when he was already hit so hard. It looked like it was over when hypershock was barely capable of driving, but that weapon was still spinning and I get the logic. I don't think anyone expected that list hit out of nowhere.

[@richardtibbitts3841]

But it didn't. Game over!

[@Xenosthewatcher]

That is as clean a knock out as you're going to get in combat robotics.

[@gregorymoore2877]

Clean, ha ha! I don't know about that. The floor was littered with robot parts. 😉

[@Xenosthewatcher]

@@gregorymoore2877 Fair enough lol.

[@MJPowers-xk4dw]

After watching this as the end of the first episode for the Golden Bolt tournament last year, not remotely surprised this is the top of the list. Not just for the fight itself, but the build-up to the qualifier through the entire episode. For anyone new to the sport, Will Bales has been a crowd favorite for several years now is spite of Hypershock having serious reliability issues, because his attitude and dedication IMO speaks to why people love Battebots as a competition. Watching him and his team pull-off a slam-dunk like this was for me a major catharsis, and this episode alone was worth the $8 I spent to buy the tournament online.

[@kindablue1959]

It's nice to have official HD versions of these fights.

[@DAMusic-qu2ec]

Battlebots has come a long way. These bots are phenomenal. Can’t believe gigabyte survived those hits.

[@AlbinoMutant]

I think the Gigabyte driver knew something was wrong with his bot and might have had only one or two real hits left in it. so it was good strategy to just wait and see if Hypershock was going to get counted out because of drive issues. Of course when the last hit came it was over, but it might have happened the same way if Gigabyte went on the attack.

[@gt_beltran42]

I feel like the biggest issue with full body spinners like Gigabyte and Captain Shredderator, as opposed to horizontal spinners like Tombstone and Rotator, is that the when facing against vertical spinners like hypershock, and have that chance of being launched in the air, the fast spinning body heavily shakes the mechanics of the bot which could eventually rip itself apart as we see here. Gigabyte wasn’t instantly dismantled when it was hit by Hypershock, you can see how much it’s shaking in the air until it tears itself apart.

[@killert_7759]

Yeah shell spinners haven’t been the most reliable. I wish Son of Whyachi would return and show them how full body spinners are REALLY done.

[@justinankar]

Yeah, it seems the vertical spinners are the weak point of the full body spinner. The full body spinner is so powerful they just get so disrupted by getting launched by a vertical spinner.

[@nuraby_9228]

Gigabyte had a massive opening and for some reason got scared to take it

[@wmden1]

With the full body rotator, when it gets launched in the air, the drive part of it wants to rotate in the opposite direction of the rotator. The balance of the whole bot becomes almost non existent. That last, long flight was a killer. What a hard shot, from the vertical spinner.

[@drewigi]

I love the look on Will's face

[@Jenisonc]

I read a comments but saw some hype and didn't want to spoil what was apparently coming up... But I was NOT prepared for that finish!!!! WOW!!!!

[@TheMrMused]

Someone wasn't paying attention during physics class. Doubling the angular velocity quadruples the kinetic energy. ..or as the kids say, double yer rotation speed and quadruple your self-yeeting capability!

[@lakobause]

Gigabyte: "They're done. We got this guys." Hypershock: "Nope."

[@ejtamayo5317]

"This is weird oh my transmitter got changed!" Love it 😂

[@paulybeefs8588]

Advances in material sciences, teams of engineers, 10's of thousands of dollars poured into every competetion... and *still* nobody can hit with anything as crushing as the time Johnny5 called your mother a snowblower almost 40 years ago.

[@Slickulusioso]

Dang that’s crazy that last one caught me off guard

[@wristofkings]

What a brilliant performance by Hypershock, even Will looks shocked at what it can do here. They finally made it Suck Less! XD Also, thank you for posting this one. More of these please!

[@connergoessupersonic]

Hypershock became our favorite fighter in this season

[@HaroldLogan-hq5ov]

Gigabyte was like a true example of durability, but Hyper shock has the blunt force power to rip buts like Gigabyte in the air.

[@aspiring.creative.person6092]

THAT WAS CRAZY!! First time seeing this kind of thing and I want more!!

[@jrfoleyjr]

Wow Over the top action. I was not sure what to expect but this exceeded it. I want MORE!

[@Durwood71]

I guess Gigabyte's team held back out of a sense of fair play, but that turned out to be a significant tactical error.

[@dezznutz3743]

When your opponent is wounded is when you take your final shot. Complete gutlessness and their machine is now toast because of it. Go strong or go home!

[@tonyunderwood6972]

@@dezznutz3743 yep, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. so many opportunities to hit them from the side or behind and just sat there until they got back up to speed.

[@toxicdragon323]

A mistake that often proves costly. Just like other fights where one had the advantage before losing the match for the same reason. Endgame vs Bite Force is another example of this kind of thing happening.

[@punbug4721]

I thought the rules were changed this season to "any movement is enough to avoid being counted out." Attacking should have been the no-brainer decision.

[@chiefkeef74]

They knew a full on send would've ended up in the wall and a self KO had Hypershock regained function. It's not cowardice but risk assessment.

[@SixSilverStones]

Gigabyte literally just exploded

[@nelson-haha89]

The durability of gigabyte here was crazy. A lot of bots would have been done on that first hit, or at least their weapon would have been.

[@Riverrat720]

I'm sold on robot battles especially now say after seeing him that knockout punch at the end

[@toxicdragon323]

Good lord, both Hypershock and Gigabyte have improved so much over the years. I'm impressed by Gigabyte's durability! It was working and kept working up to the moment it was split in two. It took quite a few good hits to split Gigabyte in half too. Earlier versions of Gigabyte would've been knocked out faster, and the weapon would've been finished a lot sooner.

[@goronimus304]

That flight was so majestic. I wish someone got a high quality slo mo of that. That KO was on some anime.

[@punbug4721]

Hypershock was throwing Gigabyte so far and so hard that even BattleBots's own camera crew were struggling to track it lmao

[@bliglum]

One for the ages. The way that bot came apart in midair.. Pure brutalist art.

[@sylasDC]

I've never seen this battle before holy buckets two pieces of one bot not including the self-righter insane 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 DANM first time I've even heard of this the name does not do Justice to this video. The old WTF look is just hilarious.

[@roonkolos]

Bot: *explodes into a hundred pieces, clearly no way it can even dream of continuing* Ref: *TEN!!!!!*

[@krogdog]

That was right up there with Son of Whyachi’s one-punch KO of Nightmare.

[@deetrixreed8961]

At first I was very dissapointed it was taking 5 minutes to get into ONE bot battle on the hardest hitS video... But then it was all worthwhile.

[@FulcrumMW]

Absolutely amazing. Hypershock wasn't about to quit!

[@halfduplexmedia6395]

So nice to see this show has so much hype. I remember watching this as a kid. That final move on Gigabyte! hOLY CRAP!

[@jakethegamer9998]

That was one of the most brutal hit ever seen in battle bots and the most brutal I've seen

[@mzoe12]

Poetry in motion. This is one of the best robot fights.

[@chrispycritters123]

The fact they were still trying to control gigabyte after that final blow is golden 😂 One of the best matches.

[@albertperson4013]

Best bot battle I've ever seen. Sick!

[@robertreilly4946]

What a great bit of driving by Will. He could only crab walk, but got that wedge in front of Gig at just the right time.

[@colinhawley8050]

As close as Battle Bots will get to “that man just exploded”. Amazing hits by Hypershock

[@sweetrocks610]

Fast forward 3 months and Riptide completely OBLITERATES Hypershock and throws it 25 feet in the air, man I love this show

[@gregorymoore2877]

Hypershock: What direction do you want to go after I hit you? Gigabyte: Yes.

[@alexgomez6723]

Blast from the past. Used to be obsessed with this show as a kid.

[@randomikey5678]

Good thing the ref counted, who would've known what Gigabyte could've done after that.

[@punbug4721]

"Stay down. Final warning."

[@theniceones1613]

*I LOVE how HYPERSHOCK reminds me of an old TYCO RC car*

[@FloridaManRacer]

As someone who's seen multiple generations of Battle Bot competitions all the way back to the first in 2000, I have NEVER seen a more brutal strike than the final one in this battle. That was EPIC!

[@gravityfuzz]

"This is weird, oh my transmitter got changed" is what I plan to say next time I crash an rc plane, heli or quad.

[@gusthegrinch7390]

The two most exciting words ever spoken. "Robots Activate!"

[@zottffss]

3:10

[@RioTheHitman]

Damn that was actual cool to watch

[@steverefer]

action starts at 4: 50

[@DisgaeaDragoon]

To quote Yu Yu Hakusho's favorite Announcer: "Oh my goodness, it was so beautiful; bones(parts) flying everywhere as if from a busted piñata!"

[@nickc9070]

I love it when ads play right before the action, then I have to rewind because the video doesn't pickup where it left off. Sometimes I miss cable TV. They didn't jerk you around during sports action.

[@MarvelMTs]

I’ve been watching BB since the Comedy Central days and I have *NEVER EVER* seen a bot disintegrate while about 10-15 feet in the air. Will Bales has himself a lifetime residency in the Battlebots Big Hits Hall of Fame

[@ronleddy5131]

For a second I thought some artificial graphics were thrown in the mix. Jaw dropping moment! Unbelievable!! Wow!!

[@Kneecaptain]

Hypershock has some of the best upperattack, but its really unstable and can hurt itself and needs a second set of protection

[@AGXCI91]

Hypershock absolutely annihilated gigabyte

[@deadeye_john]

Please upload more BattleBots clips!

[@innerfire-graham9016]

Can we get some more of this?!

[@dhelsel89]

What an awesome KO!

[@user-dz5ne5vx7l]

This is a perfect match to show starters to the show

[@garygarner482]

There is nothing like having a crazy hard day at work, and come home , have a beer, and watch bots just beat the crap out of one another.

[@rosarioyeen1371]

Me but swap the beer for a leafy green smokable bowl haha, I'm no rocket scientist to ever get in one of these, just a nerd who appreciates it haha

[@masterm2k3]

😮😮😮😮😮 shock came out throwing bombs 💣

[@RoskoNFriends]

One of the signs being held up in the crowd says "Ohh It's getting its BOT kicked!" lol

[@CineGisticMedia]

It's like in a movie. The someone gets hurt and will die but their enemy comes and can't put them down thinking kindness wins hearts and minds but nah it just separates them. Lol

[@forrestdevine2336]

Spontaneous Unplanned Midflight Disassembly.

[@tcobb1948]

For me that was the greatest BattleBot fight i have ever seen.

[@22vx]

I like that there's now a much higher wall to get over in order to throw an opponent out of the arena

[@woodlandcritterpunch]

Even though he lost as a result of hanging back, that was some damn good sportsmanship on the gigabyte team's part

[@ricardiocka]

If nothing else just watch the last battle. I’m glad I looked up from my phone in time to see it lol

[@VJ87G]

Guess Gigabyte can't handle the most electrifying move in BattleBots entertainment, from HyperShock!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@persistentprogress3225]

Bravo 👏 👏 👏 Two or three more shots would have been amazing though

[@ScorpioXXXL]

Man, thank you sooo much!!! I've been looking for these for years..... Idk why everyone in the comment sections are asking all these questions. Just purchase the lights for $40 & figure it all out.

[@billyyank5807]

Whoa that was awesome. That thing flew apart! Good thing for polycarbonate glass lol

[@PurpleRanger]

Serious wheelin' & dealin'!

[@johnzule3634]

Ok that was super kool , I'm hooked

[@masternoob9673]

That Dragonball-like thumbnail tho

[@DawnShinto]

This was awesome

[@TylerdiggerProductions]

This is what I was there for last year!

[@meganbateman5634]

That was Hypershock's best performance, he beat all 4 of those bots from last season and now it's one of my favorites next to Witch Doctor, Minitor, Black Dragon, Uppercut, and Sawblaze.

[@chadpickens8500]

Hypershock: “ Call an ambulance… But not for me.”

[@stevenmichael7577]

This whole episode is one of the best episodes aired. From the Mad Catter to the Hypershock run, it was sick.

[@JS60SIX]

That was AMAZING!

[@joshthemediocre7824]

I think the fact the the one spinning was then getting a lift, that was tossing it so high in the air..i've never seen anything like that..in fairness i have a life..but it was pretty neat.

[@justgames21xd32]

Hypershock is now my Favorite! EPIC.

[@AngelusNielson]

And THAT is what makes Battlebots awesome.

[@andrewfierro3121]

This takes DAYUM to a whole new level