Most destructive World Championship fight ever? Depth Charge v Knock Off White

[@ewetoo]

Every time Depth Charge fights, the cage loses 😆

[@matt6260]

Deep six: thats mah boi!!

[@Idkwholmao]

@@matt6260 Triton: He’s just like me for real

[@bloxsclaymation]

Should have taken notes from the og English robot wars for stadium design, I think the floor was metal on the uk robot wars

[@isweartofuckinggod]

lmao

[@ashedtogether]

You could say that about either in this fight 😛

[@teamgetwreckedcombatrobots776]

This fight is proof we need more walker vs walker matches. Also, I love how even though this fight took place in the 30lb division, neither of these bots were 30 pounds.

[@baalfgames5318]

I didn't even notice that either were walkers.

[@lastwymsi]

​@@baalfgames5318 Depth just kinda... vibrates to move. It can chsnge direction by changing how fast one of the blades is spinning. White has *tiny* little legs, to shuffle!

[@wupme]

Depth charge is NOT a walker, its a bristle bot. And they should simply not be allowed. The only reason depth charge wins is by the sheer force of its weapon, and luck. There is no control over that thing.

[@noahjacoby-twigg6488]

@@wupme and that is why we love Depth Charge

[@goldenarmour7975]

​@@wupmeeven if you ban it in some way madmen will find a way to bring him back thats the thing.

[@Leto_0]

While everyone was watching Depth charge, foam bot managed to score 84 hits on the mini bot. Mini bot was utterly helpless against the foam

[@mothmanafterdark5924]

Give it up for foam bot!

[@razer259]

Depth Charge with a 50% kill rate against the box after that fight, Knock Off White displaying Terrorhurtz-esque motion with its weapon, and so many pieces littering the floor! Just another day in the office for NHRL.

[@Koopaperson]

Oh, Depth Charge is part of the same team as Deep Six and Triton? This team must really despise floors. Can’t wait for Triton’s debut panel destruction.

[@dubstepdoshe]

Deep six is currently banned for being to destructive.

[@hyperspacestorm]

Oh really now?

[@adiuntesserande6893]

I wonder if they don't hold stock in a lumber company somewhere with the rate at which they force the NHRL and Battlebots to replace floors....

[@fulomtheavali]

​@@adiuntesserande6893 Thankfully, plywood isn't that expensive. Or at least not where I live.

[@MrPinguinzz]

Triton, deep six, depth charge I see a pattern in this team robots 90% weapon, 10% robot

[@ericwrigley7622]

This was an exciting sequel to Shatter! vs Deep Six. At least we didn't get knocked out this time!

[@teamgetwreckedcombatrobots776]

I legitimately want to see Shatter! fight Triton now just because I know things would get crazy.

[@BigFatWedge]

At least you didn't punch the glass this time

[@ericwrigley7622]

@BigFatWedge A lot of cursing this fight though lol.

[@DarkestVampire92]

I can't believe Depth Charge isn't banned after wrecking the Lexan AGAIN.

[@gwoswald]

And this is why NHRL is 👌

[@wupme]

It should be banned for simply not being possible to control its movement.

[@ashtonbray2337]

@@wupme na where the fun in that

[@lunatheluma3804]

​@@wupmeits possible to control the movement, it isnt easy but it definitely is possible

[@the_undead]

​@@wupmethere are certain parts of this video where it actually seems like they have quite a bit of control over depth charge, The problem is the easiest way to control it is to not have that weapon spinning at such a speed where it will cause significant damage to anything that comes in contact with it, and seeing as that's kind of the whole point, they usually leave it in a mostly uncontrollable

[@amberkatanimations6585]

NHRL bot names are so funny to me. Like, you have Depth Charge and Sea Dragon's Roar, and then you've got Uh... Foot

[@WotDogLikeGo]

New watcher for this league, all I can say is I LOVE how terrified the announcers are every time depth charge fights

[@RedStar441]

It wants to be free

[@DarkKnightofIT]

I love the chaos and destruction that Depth Charge causes, but kiiiinda dislike the lack of control it has. If it had _some_ way of moving beyond *shuffles aggressively* and *I HAVE ACHIEVED FLIGHT* I'd like it a lot more.

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

It does every now and then lean its weapon onto the floor and gain unmatched speed. If the main body could twist, it could probably intentionally utilize that to at least work as an agitator even if probably not all that directable.

[@VoltageTripwire]

Honestly, you guys need to Depth Charge proof the box a little more. I'd say add more lexan but it eats through that stuff like a fat man in a McDonalds. And I should know, I am that fat man.

[@NovaKnight]

As a fellow fat man, I support this message.

[@WE_DONT_LIE]

As a skinny guy who orders 10 taco avenge i do support this

[@StoneBox_761a]

As a hungry teenager, I support this message.

[@marian2581]

Everty other robot fights because it is what they live for, Depth Charge fights for its fucking life, that's the difference

[@dandischinosvarietyhour1655]

By far the best Depth Charge has looked in a fight so far, at least to me

[@BigFatWedge]

To everyone.

[@peterreber7671]

If a bot has a 2 level horizontal disc has anyone ever used counter rotating discs to balance out the gyroscopic forces and so improve handling characteristics?

[@Living_Murphys_Law]

They're trying that this year.

[@samuelrudy1776]

There is a bot like that called droopy

[@Leto_0]

Don't they rely on that to move?

[@leighbesstoad]

The best part for me was the high-pitched squeal (and I couldn't tell if it was Luke or Chris) at 1:34 just as KOW climbed on top of Depth Charge knowing what was about to happen. That was everything. Can't wait to get back to Norwalk next year. Great tournament guys.

[@NortherlyUser85]

Depth charge may have no control over movement, but it appears to have full control over the situation

[@Kojima93]

Depth charge is a terrifying death machine with the soul purpose of absolute destruction 😂

[@Twotwentytwoproductions]

I was next to the box when this happened. Shit was insane.

[@Runix1]

5:22 I see you've got a "you break it, you buy it" policy. I love it, very happy they got a souveneir.

[@dione4849]

Depth charge has about the same mobility as a vibrating Nokia, but the same damage output as an ICBM

[@Mister_Clean]

It wouldn't be a Depth Charge match if the audience wasn't recoiling every time it tips onto its side while the spinner is at full power

[@MadManMaloney]

Saw this happen in person. Absolute insanity in that match. Love it.

[@Acefdiamonds]

Depth charge pretty much broke knock off white's leg and it still went after depth

[@KlLLERROBOT99]

Cage maintenance when they hear it's Depth Charge or Steel Mountain: OH GOD NO!

[@KuDastardly]

lol Makes me wonder how long until these types of sports can afford to cover the entire arena wall with ALON.

[@stonefish98]

Alon Belkin's already a judge and a builder. You want him to pull triple duty as an ablative wall covering?

[@KuDastardly]

@@stonefish98 lol that'd be one helluva site to see. Whodathunk aluminum oxynitride be named after him? XD

[@ShiroArctic]

Depth Charge has to be the most destructive bot, specifically because of what it does to the cage every time it fights.

[@BotsFC]

Exactly as planned 👍

[@I_A-c1x]

Knock off White be like: ⛏️ "I'm comin'!" ⛏️"gonna 💥 💥 get ya!" ⛏️"almost there!" ⛏️ 💥 💥

[@Koopa126]

Imagine if Depth Charge is a heavyweight in Battlebots. Scary.

[@mahjonglover3614]

Depth charge is such a cool name, menacing, and really describes what this bot is 😂

[@jeffmitchell5244]

How are those photographers not deathly terrified of having their face by that plexiglass lol

[@justaguy577]

Two plexiglasses. If one broke, the other one holds the pieces

[@Captian_Brownie]

Imagine if depth charge lost it would explode like a depth charge

[@baalfgames5318]

The brick and the wedge exist so they still can technically be considered the winner once their stupid spinner dies, lol.

[@ALloydRH]

Please upload the fight where Eruption and Project Liftoff wrecked 2 light fittings :D

[@Jaxdrill]

Depth charge just has the biggest beef with the boxes.

[@KevinDuan7]

Ok, THIS is a brawl for the ages

[@ajabacan1886]

depth charge amazing aggression makes opponents terrified. good control, high dmg. perfect bot❤❤

[@ProjectMalywix]

That's a lethal beyblade right there DEPTH CHARGE, LET IT RIP!

[@HardTimeBluesCafe]

What are the other robots in the match for?

[@upgrade1015]

That’s sassy announcer is so flamboyant

[@ianik1984]

depth charge try to escape the cage again

[@beratsbuilds]

Wait, which robot did win that one? I'm confused

[@Living_Murphys_Law]

Depth Charge, the big spinner bot.

[@beratsbuilds]

@@Living_Murphys_Law thank you :-)

[@MalrusOSC]

If I was there with depth charge in the cage, I would be fearing for my life

[@FBI8625]

0:00 Dipth charrrrgeeee

[@free6754]

There should be a rule that every bot needs to do at least as much damage as depth charge

[@TheAgamemnon911]

At this point I am surprised they DIDN'T break the box the other two times.

[@KMeyer93]

What's the 2 smaller weight bots? Just like team mates?

[@absolarix]

Yeah, basically. They're known as Multibots, and each one is a team mate for one of the big bots. Different competitions have different rules, but with NHRL's 30lb class if you have a multibot (one competitor with multiple idependantly operated bots) you get an 8lb weight bonus. So long as the total weight of all the robots meets a maximum of 38lbs, you're good. However, there's another component at play here too, which is an unconventional form of locomotion (basically, anything other than wheels or tracks) Having an odd movement form also gives you a weight bonus of 15lbs, which stacks with the multibot 8lbs. So for example, Depth Charge (the weird white bot with the massive spinning discs) with a companion bot can weigh up to 41.8lbs on its own, with the second bot weighing up to 11.2lbs, for a total between them of up to 53lbs.

[@matt6260]

Deep Six: I'm proud of you Boi

[@Floydeye9]

WAIT... who lost? the box!

[@heartofdawnlight]

i dont get how Depth charge wins these fights.... kinda like to see the score cards on it.... Cause ive yet to see depth charge with a second of control among any of its fights. and hard to be agressive when you cant move towards your oponent..?

[@jfoster8624]

He controlled this fight via his mini bots and he won in damage

[@RikoShea]

Moved towards the opponent pretty well this time :)

[@anorouch]

@@jfoster8624 Seems kinda lol-worthy that both bots where 50% overweight AND had room for mini-bots. Depth charge is physically incapable of closing with other robots except through luck, and spent the first two minutes of a three minute fight chasing his own tail, only winning because of weight advantage min-maxing

[@Leto_0]

There was at least one point here where DC was clearly inching forward. As the announcer said, they need time to spin up so they can start moving

[@Leto_0]

1:20 ish and 1:30ish-1:40 especially

[@DrFouFou]

Of course the flat flimsy pickaxe is gonna lose to the machine with enough power that it literally becomes a gyroscope

[@askylibrarianoftheoceans4102]

Was NHRL before or after Battlebots filming? 'cause if it was after, I feel like the brothers Wrigley had some pent-up frustration

[@dippyfresh1116]

This event happened after filming

[@StupBot]

depth charge's true enemy is the cage

[@BrentWelch-z8i]

Man these robots would be awesome for home defense.

[@cambad9900]

There is literally a cat that is just walking on the controls for depth charge.

[@skylerjr2648]

I like how depth charge is known for being able to destroy the box. Few bots have that power. Yet almost 0 mobility. And still they decided to target depth charge. Lol

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

Poor baby Shatter 😅 that's one of my favorite bots. I love depth charge too, though.

[@NHRL]

Maybe Shatter is a bigger Knock Off White?

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

@@NHRL the chicken or the egg?

[@GunnersInTheHouse]

What show is this?

[@dippyfresh1116]

Norwalk Havoc Robot League

[@Nn-3]

Foam bot in the background 😂

[@HiGlowie]

Can someone explain to a noob why they’re 4 robots in the cage, yet only two are billed to fight?

[@sandtall1]

Anyone else getting Tombstone V Beta vibes? It’s beautiful!

[@Kiever_Sloane]

Was there like a rule they couldn't hit that one bot till it spun up? 😂 this was like anime fight rules had to let it finish its power up sequence that took half the fight.

[@genoedcknifecollecter1538]

I love depth charge

[@aspopulvera9130]

Man... Everyone is after each others' metallic butt except depth charge cause no one dares to set off the charge

[@eclipse_stxrr]

Depth charge has the potential to be an amazing robot but they are really off balance and that leads to them destroying themselves

[@MakinMoneyISeasy]

Most flimsy could definitely lead to the most destruction.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

I wish Depth Charge could move a lil better.

[@iancanuckistan2244]

Most used word: wow. Second most used word: wow. Third most used word......

[@UnofficialCyane]

Take a shot every time the commentator says "Chris"

[@attoboi9763]

so... who won?

[@samudrajs5409]

who won?

[@dippyfresh1116]

Depth charge, double knockout

[@Doodmeister0]

WHO WON ???

[@boardmike82]

It missed a spot haha

[@thedman1696]

Feels weird that a robot that can't move can claim a win Even if their "drive" system was something cheeky like having the minobot move the main robot around, it would still be move of a valid entry than just being a static landmine

[@imnotoriginal8980]

It does move actually, the weapon is slightly off balance which allows it to vibrate forwards

[@thedman1696]

@@imnotoriginal8980yeah I've heard what it's meant to do Never seen it though

[@imnotoriginal8980]

@@thedman1696 I can see how you missed it as the cameras seemed more focused on Knock Off White messing with the minibot than Depth Charge, but you can see it working at 1:20 and after pretty well

[@anorouch]

@@imnotoriginal8980 Sarcasm goes Woosh.

[@Leto_0]

​@@anorouch that wasn't sarcasm, wannabe. Do you also not understand that the robot can move? You sure you wanna try and point out relative intelligences?

[@lasvista2tech]

Is NHRL is PG rated version of barttlebots?

[@4DCResinSmoker]

Foam bot wins!

[@biggestcomplainer]

Should be a minimum speed you have to travel in a straight line in X amount of time. Like 1 meter in 15-20 seconds

[@jeffburch5903]

Larry Lisper

[@robotnikkkk001]

...WELL,DEPTH CHARGE IS HAVING IT'S OWN BATTLE... ...HEHEHEHE

[@buddyy9558]

deph charge should be in battlebots

[@wupme]

It would get taken out rather quickly in battle bots, considering there are drivers like Daniel "Esguerda" Freitas

[@ninetailedfox579121]

​@@wupmeIt would get taken out rather quickly in BattleBots because the weight limit in BattleBots is almost 10 times higher than NHRL's heaviest weight class.

[@table2.0]

“I am delighted, Chris’s 😊☺️” is so fruity /pos

[@yawgmoth6568]

I don't see the point of depth charge it just revs up then sits there. It can't move.

[@WE_DONT_LIE]

1:22

[@evolution_ethos]

I really dislike Depth Charge. It's incredibly odd that a bot that can barely move and is out of control the majority of its fights is allowed to compete in a sport where driving and aggression is part of the main scoring system.

[@jfoster8624]

Technically they drive the weapon into the other bots slowly

[@Narcan885]

I''m not upset that it's allowed to fight. Its an interesting bot, and NHRL is great also because it allows all kind of odd jobs. BUT, Depth Charge is extremely overrated and actually pretty boring. So far it hasn't been more distructive to the opponent bot than classic verticals or horizontals have. It's only been super distructive to itself, the floor and the lexan panels. Depth Charge is mostly a tease, it has near 0 control and mobility. It's scary, but provides very little action. This is its best fight so far, and it's.... meh. The actual superstar is its minibot, that should really be upscaled and fight on its own, that little thing owns.

[@evolution_ethos]

@Jfoster in demolition derby they have a rule where you must make aggressive contact with another car within a time limit. Combat robotics could have a similar rule. I don't think depth charge is even capable of traversing from one side of the bot to the other in the match time limit.

[@jfoster8624]

@@evolution_ethos they've done it but here that startup killed them and I think they were off balance and even then that rule would be difficult to implement who would get aggression? In terms of how you hit them? Or simply because you did it would be tough especially for horizontals because it's kinda hard not to hit people but it's not always aggressive like project liftoff just flings into them uncontrollably sometimes

[@cmachinist]

How is depth charger even allowed to compete with no ability to control its movement?

[@WE_DONT_LIE]

Most meme bots are loved by the crowd, vus he stays

[@anorouch]

@@WE_DONT_LIE Now I want to go to NHRL just to boo robots that can't drive to prove you wrong. I'll bring my own friends and we'll make a point at laughing and jeering in an almost unbecoming manner every time a robot covers more distance in a fight by it's own poor design than on purpose.

[@Leto_0]

​​@@anorouch the next event's in like two days idk if you'll be able to find friends in time

[@anorouch]

Every time Depth Charge fought all i could see was a robot that abused the rules to create what is essentially a brick with weapons that doesn't have controllable motive systems. Brushes, and "passive movement" systems that can't control a robots own motion, should not receive any sort of weight bonuses for unconventional drives. The bonus is that you only have brushes for motion. an extra 15 lbs of weapons just seems like double dipping. And the fight proved NHRL's numbers need adjusting. (They always do, it's just the nature of a growing/changing sport.)

[@schwarzerritter5724]

Depth Charge somehow has less control than Blendo.

[@pelvist]

Depth Charge was given a free pass against James. James was robbed.

[@colonthree]

^w^

[@CREEMkitty7]

Knockoff white could've won cause if he pierced through that motor then ☠️

[@jeffbrownstain]

Maybe I'm just spoiled from only watching battlebots, but this really is just like the learning disabled kids getting in a fight on the playground. I don't get the same joy out of this as I would get watching two grown men beat eachother into the ceiling.

[@stevenfagaly3810]

Depth Charge should be removed from competing. It's simply a disaster waiting to happen.

[@sharksrcbash]

Crappy bots

[@justanotherimperialfist]

Jesus Christ that one Commentator's voice is grating

[@JohnUnsub]

Fr they both kinda are, like at least shut up during the countdown. "Its so loud in here!" Well I couldn't tell cause he won't shut the hell up

[@Deamos33]

Is this like generic Battlebots?

[@jamesallenyz431]

Worst commentators in all of sports currently 🤷🏼 Not only sounding queer as a $2 bill the constant sucking through his teeth and "ummm " ever 3 seconds is annoying

[@durgeshpatil1344]

I know how to defeat depth charge, every spinning thing have a problem of getting trapped by rope ,someone make a bot with that functionality where you can throw a rope to these spinners and jam them just don't hold onto those rope else you are trapping yourself .

[@Squawkinator6514]

That’s what’s known as an Entanglement Device. They are illegal almost everywhere for good reason.

[@Turboy65]

Meh. Baby league.

[@kittyhawk9707]

Depth Charge really is shit .. ok fantastic weapon .. but honestly boring as hell .. no mobility whatsoever...

[@CLOCKCHASER2222]

Absolutely pointless bot, can’t even control it