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

[@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

[@TheQueerLeaf]

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.

[@SethiozProject]

that's not what happened .. you even understand physics? reason why it fell apart, is because of the hypershocks' vertical spinner directly ripping the top off. vertical spinner spins upwards and that's what ripped it apart, not its own spinner .... learn basic physics.

[@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.

[@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...

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@Malibu1515]

Horrified. Na only you😐

[@clckc]

@@Malibu1515 Nope. You’re SUPPOSED to destroy the bots in this game.

[@leriamleyva3065]

He got Hyper shocked

[@GoatedAtNFS]

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

[@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

[@jonathanf2392]

@cskyymusic it gets blocked in the U.S., so international viewers can watch battlebots fight on their own official channel, even some full episodes as well

[@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

[@lancecurry7538]

"THE HEAD'S ON ONE END, THE BODY'S ON THE OTHER!"

[@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

[@Megahedron]

@@2109917162 It was more than just that--one of the blades on their shell came loose (you can see the grey metal bit coming off at 5:26) and unbalanced their shell so that they could barely move because it was wobbling so badly.

[@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!

[@Spinny1999]

for those unaware of what happened apparently hypershock's steering and throttle controls swapped somehow and once they figured that out they literally floored it right into gigabyte

[@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

[@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.

[@DAMusic-qu2ec]

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

[@kindabluejazz]

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

[@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.

[@vicroc4]

I'm not sure, but I think both bots were having control issues right before the end there. And Gigabyte was distinctly unbalanced. I don't think its driver wanted to go on the attack unless he could be sure of an OHKO, just in case Gigabyte quit working on him.

[@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.

[@ejtamayo5317]

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

[@lakobause]

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

[@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.

[@nuraby_9228]

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

[@vicroc4]

I suspect that both bots were having control issues towards the end. Gigabyte was also wobbling like an unbalanced washer on spin cycle. So I can't say I'm surprised that they didn't go in for the attack - Gigabyte probably only had one or two good hits in it, and there was no guarantee that Hypershock would be knocked out in one hit. I mean, it was likely, but you want it to be a sure thing when the championship's on the line.

[@roonkolos]

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

[@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!!!!

[@drewigi]

I love the look on Will's face

[@anhilliator1]

One of those moments that makes you remember "oh right, these things are 250 pounds"

[@Slickulusioso]

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

[@gregorymoore2877]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@bliglum]

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

[@chadpickens8500]

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

[@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!"

[@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.

[@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.

[@mossyproductions7451]

What I like to think is if this fight were taken from a dnd perspective. The driver of hypershock has to roll with disdvantage to make that final attack on gigabyte but rolled 2 nat 20's

[@SixSilverStones]

Gigabyte literally just exploded

[@colinhawley8050]

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

[@bryangintora9541]

That honestly reminds me like a Beyblade burst beyblade and he said the they hit just right for all the bolts to screw off of Gigabyte. Honestly one of the best knockouts I’ve seen.

[@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.

[@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

[@AlyxForest]

Hypershock: Call an ambulance, call an ambulance! But not for me.

[@techarm7351]

Gigabyte just straight up turned from a BattleBot to a UFO in this match!

[@sweetrocks610]

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

[@chrispycritters123]

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

[@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

[@VJ87G]

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

[@randomikey5678]

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

[@punbug4721]

"Stay down. Final warning."

[@Kayden-p1d]

I like how gigabyte was so durable in this fight and befro.that.last hit he was gonna go for hypershoch but out of know where hyper shock got control of itself again and luged at gigabyte abousulty beautiful

[@gusthegrinch7390]

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

[@zottffss]

3:10

[@AGXCI91]

Hypershock absolutely annihilated gigabyte

[@forrestdevine2336]

Spontaneous Unplanned Midflight Disassembly.

[@aspiring.creative.person6092]

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

[@jakethegamer9998]

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

[@jrfoleyjr]

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

[@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

[@mzoe12]

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

[@stevena105]

Hypershock had 'em in the first half. I really thought once it couldn't move well, Gigabyte would move in and dominate the rest of the fight. I definitely did not see the shrapnel airburst coming.

[@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

[@cola081]

Only true battlebots fans remember when Hypershock had a rake

[@Razuki5]

Gigabyte: why do I hear the dark souls theme?

[@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

[@hope-mania]

Bro disintegrated that thing like he was thanos

[@agallstarfilms7583]

Definitely was NOT expecting that. Just found my new favorite content to watch

[@steverefer]

action starts at 4: 50

[@noahboat580]

Someone better kept that destroyed Battlebots logo that got slammed by gigabyte's top half. That would be quite the wallhanger

[@Egryn]

I’ve seen a lot of battles in the past but I have never watched a bot literally dismantle its opponent for a clutch victory.

[@theniceones1613]

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

[@expertdesperado6]

This takes DAYUM to a whole new level

[@ronleddy5131]

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

[@RioTheHitman]

Damn that was actual cool to watch

[@Connor-zl8gi]

The guy on Team Hypershock's look was priceless. It was as if he had the look of "Did I do that?"

[@RoskoNFriends]

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

[@innerfire-graham9016]

Can we get some more of this?!

[@krogdog]

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

[@yomeyo6622]

Gigabyte's pilot didn't know how to take the opportunity to strike when Hypershock was having issues. He stayed back, watching, rather than striking.

[@Smidgebomb]

Kenny probably put in the best commentary I've ever heard

[@22vx]

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

[@FilmaticProductions]

That was pretty much a Mortal Kombat fatality

[@cardguys]

Best fight in battle bots by far

[@ronleddy5131]

WOW!!! In the words of Mortal Combat....FATALITY!!!

[@Kneecaptain]

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

[@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.

[@FupaDoncic]

I’m glad hypershock won. His story is amazing. Single mom, from the a bad area, first yellow bot to do it.

[@dhelsel89]

What an awesome KO!

[@KashPowell741]

Gigabyte turned in to a ufo

[@robertgilliam5255]

clearly it was in it's beta phase cause that thing crashed and.... well it crashed that's for sure.

[@Spirit_Yoshino]

That hit from Hypershock would make Blendo blush XD

[@FulcrumMW]

Absolutely amazing. Hypershock wasn't about to quit!

[@arvurebantra7639]

Those hits looked like a Power Rangers fight...

[@AnomalocarisIsStillHere]

“Gigabyte testing the waters” Moments before disaster