What Makes A BATTLEBOTS HAMMER-SAW Elite? [SPOILERS]

Zach went on a trip this week to visit Jamison Go and Sawblaze! This is the post fight aftermath of the Skorpios vs Sawblaze Battle! #battlebots #blog #behindthescenes
Zach's trip to Connecticut involves a hilarious moment with the TSA, the gifting and inspection of the Overkill blade used in our fight, and comparing and contrasting Skorpios and Sawblaze for what makes the Best Battlebot Hammersaws!
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[@Wddh4410]

What I love the most about SawBlaze is how Jamison specifically cites S.O.B as the impetus for Sawblaze. I love that Sawblaze has taken a niche, but effective design from the Comedy Central era and made it absolutely phenomenal.

[@Borscheful]

This guy said what I would. SOB and TDD are examples of designs that not only went out of the norm, but actually did well. And Sawblaze did the same! Although I guess you could technically say Sawblaze is still a vert spinner with wedges lol

[@necromancer0616]

Hey Zack and Diana, sorry about that loss with the blade. The theory sounded good but in the end not so much :( What I like most about SAWBLAZE is his flame Thrower + Hammersaw combo, plus Jamison's cute little Ready-Stance!

[@paytonjameshorn3642]

The thing I like most about sawblaze is the amazing driving, mechanics and effort/total control. What sawblaze brings to the game is absolute awesomeness its a saw, hammer, and even a flame thower. Since I really like battlebots Ive been working on a Lego hammer saw model for a bot that I wish to build in the far future. One thing That would be amazing on sawblaze if they could mount the over kill blades in to their front spikes. And happy late birthday Jamison GO!!!!!!!!

[@lvengshun]

What I like about Sawblaze is his creator. Sawblaze was created by a master in the bot world. His work with shuffling bots is amazing! Sawblaze’s creator ,Jamison Go, has done so much to move the bot community forward with his work especially with NHRL. He also makes the Chinese community proud!! Keep up the great work JG!

[@wristofkings]

What I love most about Sawblaze is the commitment to performing better every year, and looking amazing while doing it. Watching it dominate and cut up the legend that is SOW back in Season 4 was a real passing of the torch moment and I've been glued to the screen for every Sawblaze fight ever since, win or lose.

[@levicharles996]

I love the way sawblaze was described as a dustpan with a hammer. Which is a great because it scoops up competitors and beats them to dust 👍

[@left4newbz]

Funny seeing all the conspiracy theories on Reddit when everything involving why you did what you did is all here.

[@breaking4u]

I love Sawblaze as a character. Much like a cartoon it has a recognizable silhouette, and feels like a unique and essential member of a cast. Gigabyte, lock jaw and huge have that same vibe

[@I_aint_active_no_more]

Sawblaze should’ve had a sword too, plain and simple. Never bring a spinner to a sword fight, it’s just unfair

[@TastyBusiness]

My favorite thing about Sawblaze is... everything? I tried to pick a thing: the weapon (and how destructive it is), the green fire, the shape (including the dustpan era -- I miss dustpan Sawblaze), but really it's the whole package deal. It's a contender of a robot in a color scheme with focus. No gimmicks, just awesome.

[@StanleyV64]

What I like most about Jasmison Go and Sawblaze is the extreme development each year. Alongside RotatoR, I think that Sawblaze is one of the most improved robots from their rookie season, with updates, tweaks and fixes each year to make the robot as competitive as possible. An example of this is of course with Megatron - updating a smaller weight class design to gain tips for the heavyweight is genius! The difference from current Sawblaze to original Sawblaze is striking, and not only has the team been able to keep up with the level of competition, but also advance to world class standard. Few teams can boast this incredible curve of performance and this is why I love Sawblaze.

[@redwingcharlie1]

Jamison might be the best part of SawBlaze. He was running Silent Spring last year at the first NHRL tourney of 2022 and he took a moment right before his match to wave at my step son who was holding a big sign he made. It made my son's day. Jamison took a close loss to Tothik that match but came all the back in the losers bracket to win the 3-lb tourney that day. Good for him.

[@blinkdagger4393]

Back when I was watching season 4, Sawblaze caught my attention on how that robot competes like I love how the introduce the powerful hammer saw the idea of how it works. Aside from the destructive weapon, Sawblaze is also a one of the best control bot because of its dustpan wedge and low ground forks. In addition, the fire-breathing weapon also caught my attention. Today, Sawblaze keep improving, become for powerful and more control and aggressive just like the fight between Sawblaze and Hypershock. Overall, back to that season Jamison Go (best driver for me) and Sawblaze become my top 1 seed. Until now, they are still my top 1 robot and team in combat robotics and hoping and rooting that in this season World Championship 7 they win the giant nut. Jamison Go and Sawblaze inspired me a lot to build my first robot combat and today I built 5 robot combats. Thank you for being my inspiration. Keep inspiring people Jamison. Best of luck to you, to your team and to Sawblaze this season. Slash and Burn💚🔥.

[@SantiHRod]

After last night, I wonder how did Jamie manage to not flex about his achievement.

[@SkorpiosBattlebot]

Give it two weeks we have a big Sawblaze episode coming

[@nremtken]

Jamison Go is not only a phenomenal driver and competitor, but he is also a very genuine person. Seeing him interact with other builders is such a treat! One of the most humble guys in the pit!

[@sarajweeks]

We love Sawblaze’s driver. My 4yo son’s name is also Jameson, and he LOVES to cheer on his namesake and “Sawbaze”

[@NifesTheCat]

I thought y'all had it for sure after how excited you were about having the extra weight for the magnets. Now knowing you just had magnet powder instead, well, that'll do it.

[@wiresmith2398]

Ughhhhhh, they haven't invented enough profanity for me to describe the TSA

[@attackrobotics7009]

Well, I have been a huge fan of Sawblaze since season 2, and it won me over with all the sparks that it caused in its fights, it is exciting and intense in the driving. But I think the thing I like the most is the team. They have CONSTANTLY redesigned the bot, changed so many things about it, with the new chassis in Season 3, the hammersaw in season 4, the improved ground game in season 5, the new forks and side armor in season 6, and all the ways it was refined and improved this season. And win or lose, they always want to improve. It is just a mentality that really makes Sawblaze the way it is, Jamo the way he is, and the team the way they are. Thanks both of you!

[@SkorpiosBattlebot]

Congratulations Jamison has pick you to win the autographed HexBug Sawblaze. Please email us your shipping address so we can send the toy to you. Please email us at [e-mail] to claim your prize

[@TOSkwar22]

Oh geez, there's so much to like about Sawblaze! Jamison himself and his driving skills are of course contenders, the crazy amount of power in that saw (carving through Minotaur, getting so embedded in Hypershock that the match had to be called, all that stuff is incredible! But I think it's the little things I love the most. Specifically, even after the cataclysmic explosion from the Uppercut fight, keeping that flamethrower on there. After all, is it really Sawblaze if it doesn't Saw AND Blaze? Love the bot, hoping to keep seeing great things this season and many more in the future!

[@BitzTeamHeatwave]

I think my favorite thing about sawblaze is is the power , and or Jamison’s pre fight stance. The reason why I love the power is is just how it can get stuck In robots like how it did with Hypershock, and the pushing power. The reason why I like Jamison’s pre fight stance is because he looks like he’s about to jump in there jd fight the bots himself

[@zhuofanzhang9974]

Two team captains in one office? Boston really is a boss town...

[@deanadema1329]

One of the best episodes yet! Love what y'all are doin for the community

[@lisandrob.leopatri3324]

Another problem in the fight is that you can see how the weight off the sword makes Skorpios unable to move when it was on its side, and i think that cause the robot to get stuck. i dont know if i was able to explain myself properly, english is not my first language. Regardless is cool see how you guys learn from eachother and the fights.

[@SkorpiosBattlebot]

Our front fork was caught in the screws. The robot can self write with the sword on that was shown in my sword video.

[@NeonDeion109]

Did he say hundreds of thousands of dollars?

[@CorbinNR]

What I love most has to be Just Jameson as a builder. I watch Norwalk and when he's there he's always answering questions and he's actually very approachable. Just like a lot of other builders are, including you and Diana.

[@beenoc]

The thing I like the most about Sawblaze is Jamison's and the team's constant hunt for perfection, without getting too "stick-up-the-butt" if you know what I mean. The way that he often points out all the mistakes he makes in post-fight interviews, even after he has a dominant win, and constantly thinks "I can do better than that," without being too aggro and "imperfection is shameful and weak." It kind of reminds me of Paul Ventimiglia.

[@matthewmiller7207]

Speaking of Paul, it's kind of a bummer we never got to see him and Jamo duke it out. SawBlaze/Bite Force would've been a slobberknocker for sure.

[@GrumpleBots]

It's Hamshake! It wrecked my bot at January NHRL and it was a blast! My favorite thing about SawBlaze is that Jamison is a great competitor but also a genuinely nice person. We got to chat and laugh about our silly bots before our fight, and the fight was just as much fun.

[@HyperspeedMedia]

Sawblade Green Flame is the best part, Right? Mr. James?

[@absolarix]

Jameson. Zack. DO IT. Hammer-saw sword fight. Hammer-saw sword fight. Hammer-saw SWORD FIGHT. HAMMER-SAW SWORD FIGHT!!!

[@mariocastanares2011]

Luv the Dish Pan Design...of SawBlaze.....It's hard to escape the Dish Pan Master!!! 🐉🐉🐲🐲🐲 Thanks for sharing the Overhead Saw Family of Bots Lineage T-shirt...Jamo...

[@TheInvertedFollicle507]

Ha first comment here! Anyway I'm really looking forward to this!! Should be a great one can't wait to see it.

[@a2b2lax67]

Loved how Zach brought Megatron's arch nemesis Optimus Prime. Very funny since a new transformers movie is coming out. I honestly love the catch phrase about Sawblaze, slash and burn. But my favorite thing about Sawblaze is the way it can blow up when hit by an Uppercut. 😉

[@Zach_pitre]

The thing I love about Sawblaze is the driving style of Jameson Go, he's just so relentless with every single attack. As soon as you hear "Let the bot battle begin" Jameson will never give you a second to catch your breath, he'll sweep you up as if you weigh nothing. Plus, not many bots have a catch phrase as good and catchy has Slash and Burn! Keeping up amazing us and getting better and better every season.

[@breecheese]

Sawblaze is class. Sawblaze is power. Sawblaze is DESTRUCTION. But what I like most about sawblaze? Well the color of course. Lime green is the best color.

[@webdeck]

The Sawblaze team is always learning, iterating, and improving, which is a great lesson for living your best life.

[@deanadema1329]

My favorite thing about Sawblaze and Jamison Go is the impact they made once they entered the BattleBots world; long **barbed** forks that captured bots and a flame to roast them (reminiscing Complete Control), PLUS a hammer saw (sheer force is awesome). Also, all the cool new things Go is introducing to the Combat Robotics world outside of BB; I love the experimentation with shuffle bots, and Silent Spring is *chef's kiss*.

[@trofl]

I see a lot of things I like about Sawblaze already in the comments, so I'll add an additional thing that I like about Sawblaze which is, even when things go wrong, the fights still are usually very exciting... like in the Uppercut fight 🔥🔥🔥! And I would love to see shuffle drive make it to BattleBots!

[@Tenny_RW]

The bit that really strikes out to me about Sawblaze, is how "distinctive" they are even tho there's identical robots (like Skorpios), Sawblaze can stick out visually, especially with it's mean looking green and black colour scheme, along with the sort of "dragon" spinner, it gives a very unique style which is what I enjoy about it a lot also I'm gonna design a vert called "Autobot" to take down Megatron so uh, just note that Jamison, Autobot is coming.

[@H3rn3n00]

what I like most about SawBlaze is the phrase "slash and burn" and how much effort Jamison Go put into this robot. Sawblaze is definitely a top contender for the giant nut. (P.S Sawblaze 🤝 Skorpios

[@alexanderreid5812]

Hi Team Bot Bash Party Crew, My favorite thing about SawBlaze is its weapon synergy. The interaction between the hammer saw, interchangeable forks/wedge, and green flames is mechanically beautiful! I also think SawBlaze should win the “Coolest Loss Award” when its gas tank exploded in the Battlebox (i.e., SawBlaze vs. Uppercut).

[@Chris-bg8mk]

"We tested in the test box with the saw, and the magnets worked great, so we're really confused about the magnets working poorly in the match WITHOUT the saw with this giant mass way outside our test CG". FACEPALM! Should have fought with the damn SAW!!!!

[@robertchan3083]

what i like about SAWBLAZE the most is the spectacular fire ball vs UPPERCUT and also the take no prisoners way Jamison drives.

[@AlexGaskell-y5u]

OMG ALWAYS WANTED THAT TOY my fave parts are the colors and the design of the blade

[@inthegreensquare]

Lots of the my favorite battlebots are favorites because the team is entertaining. My favorite part about Sawblaze is just that as I've always been very entertained by Jamison Go's. His battle stance when going into a match as well as some of the trash talk during a match especially from way back when Sawblaze first participated in Battlebots was so much fun. Will never forget comments such as "Bring me Tombstone" and from your recent match, the "I want a new sword baby" from Jamison, a few of my favorite Sawblaze moments.

[@OverlordZeroULTIMA]

I felt bad that the announcers said "The fans wanted a hammer saw vs hammer saw fight, this was a huge disappointment". I would love to point them toward your Sword vs Fork poll video and show the comments because clearly people were PUMPED to see this happen! :P I really enjoyed seeing Swordios in action! As a fan of both of you guys and your Bots, I was NOT disappointed in the change of weapon! And omg, you actually put that sword through airline security! I have a gear from SubZero and after being told it could be confiscated, left it in my backpack in the vehicle before going through airline security. Think it was a good idea for me to leave it behind because we even went through American Airlines(?) and due to 911, they were SUPER careful regarding this stuff! Re: The question... Tbh, I always really liked SawBlaze's color combo! It's a simple answer, but I really love bright green on black. I also loved when it used the green flames, I like to call it "Nuclear Flame" due to the bright green color. I can personally see the Bot as sharp-tongued, but also a smooth taker as well. Maybe that's how Hyper Blaze came to be. ;) And let's be real, JG is quite the looker himself, haha! ;D

[@iDontGiveaFett]

SawBlaze is SUCH an amazing and important bot to me, since it was the one that got me into both BattleBots and combat robotics as a whole. The first match I ever saw was their WCIV opening bout against ROTATOЯ, and I was HOOKED the moment I saw your brother in saw bring its diamond tipped saw down onto ROTATOЯ. I spent that whole weekend marathoning WCIV and Savage Builds until I passed out on the couch! Easily some of the most fun I've ever had watching TV. So I have Jamison Go and his team, as well as Victor Soto and his team and everybody else in this amazing community to thank for getting me into the sport and encouraging me to further pursue a career in electronics and robotics. I wouldn't be who I am today if it weren't for you all. I was at the first two days of WCVII's filming and it was the most fun I've had in years!!! It was SO exciting to finally get to see so many of the bots that got me into it all in person, and SawBlaze in particular is an absolutely gorgeous looking machine! When I eventually meet Jamison Go in person, I would absolutely love to personally thank him. He's one of my biggest inspirations for competing with my own bots sometime in the future, or even just being part of a pre-existing team that already has their own bot. SawBlaze is BestBlaze!!! 😄🔥💚🖤

[@razer259]

What I really like about Sawblaze is the way it explodes! 💥🤣 Seriously though, it really is da bomb. 💣 Uppercut just happened to detonate it!

[@michaelcraig7766]

Hi guys! I'm still over the moon with the signed and battle hardened t shirt 👕 (still not washed by the way!) So please disqualify me if necessary... but my favourite part of Scorp-I MEAN- Sawblaze is the dragon head weapon profile. Such a bad ass design, it really gives sawblaze personality and brings the machine as a being to life. 🐲 Big love to D n Z x

[@msim93]

I love how Sawblaze is able to have quick iteration thanks to smaller scale testing on MegatRON. It allows for quicker iteration and maturation of any changes/improvements than a large chunk of the robots in the field, giving them a definitive competitive edge.

[@Mawral]

The Sawblaze vs Whiplash fight from Season 5 is what got me back on board with robot combat, and is the whole reason I started building one of my own. I think I've enjoyed watching its evolution more than any other bot. Jamison makes huge refinements to it every year, yet they hit the mark every time. Makes me wonder if Sawblaze and hammersaws have even more untapped potential left to find.

[@LiveLaughLuke]

Sawblaze, a brother in saw. Oh how the season will Go (Jamison). With the saw of hammer Swinging in the air Killing bots at will. The only thing left for Sawblaze Is to slash and burn to the Giant Nut.

[@sar0jam]

the best thing about sawbalze is probably the configuration/ strategy game, never have i seen it not perfectly make armoring decisions jus right for their opponents or know just when to form the saw or when to leave their opponent strategically

[@ashley.m_rn]

I love everything about Sawblaze (and Skorpios!) 💚💙. But if I had to pick a favorite part, it would have to be the green flame. So unique and such a fun addition to Battlebots! 💚🔥

[@mallenwho]

The other hammer saws feel like spinners on an articulating servo arm. Beep boop, back and forth. Sawblaze actually FEELS like a "KaChao!" attack! The arm just swings so suddenly and so fully, the entire attack feels like one fluid motion. Is it faster than shatter? It almost feels faster than shatter! I'm certain it also gives sawblaze a much better bite, and contributes to those devastating hits! Sawblaze is best overhead attack robot, because the overhead attacks FEEL so good!!

[@Krufs]

SawBlaze is one of my favourite bots! I love how it has stayed true to its vision despite a vert meta and actually kicked ass while doing so. And the Green Flame is glorious making for a spectacular show :)

[@timjamesmackenzie]

My son James says sawblaze is like an angry dino-bot. A fire breathing, triceratops with a spinning euoplocephalus tail.

[@chuckwhite3176]

Thanks for the great video Zach. My favorite thing about Sawblaze is Jamison Go's driving, honestly. Just relentless and intense, never halfway, just full out after the win, every time.

[@Kandorr617]

The SawBlaze team is relentless and aggressive in the box. Never a boring fight. Also, GREEEEEEN FIRRRREEEEEE

[@Akhaliis]

What do I like most about SawBlaze? Oh god, that's a tough one. He's one of my favorites, there are so many things... Well, I can start by talking about what I really think is amazing: The fact that SawBlaze is such a strong and feared robot even without following the Vert 4W meta. Of course there are other powerful robots that aren't Vert 4, like Minotaur or Huge, but man... SawBlaze is another level. Another thing that makes me love this robot is its team. There is someone, a person who stays every fight, the whole fight, endlessly twirling a shirt. This is funny and unique, it certainly deserves my mention.

[@petermiddelkoop110]

My favorite part of Sawblaze has a tinge of what I like the least of combat robotics. There are really cool looking and destructive robots, (Sawblaze) driven by some really cool and fun people, (Jamison) that make you interested in robotics, (Not just for combat, but anything you'd like) ending with watching people you admire on T.v.- that don't always do well; and then you're a little sad, because you end up liking everyone, (Or at least most of them) wanting all of them to do well, even though that's literally not how competitions work.

[@sumyschick]

What I like? I don’t see Sawblaze being Sawblaze without Jamison Go driving it!

[@RiderLeangle2]

My favorite thing about SawBlaze (aside from the fact it always puts on a great show win or lose) has to be its captain, Jamo perfectly encapsulates everything this sport is about, he's willing to help others to get their bots improved, he's always learning and iterating his bots win or lose so it can be a better bot next comp, he's also about having fun and not just being ultra competitive all the time (If you haven't seen bots like Tale of Three Hams or Hamshake, you should look them up, it's an experience lol), and he just seems like a nice guy from everything I've seen and in servers I'm in with him like NHRL's.

[@Koda89]

The list of reasons why I love SawBlaze is so numerous, it is legit my second favorite reboot bot, immediately right behind Skorpios. I love the green. I love the fire. I love the dragon. My favorite overall thing, however, has to be the aggressive control it gets over the opponents. The way SawBlaze will keep just jamming themselves at the opponent even with the weapon down. It reminds me so damn much of how SOB was driven it is amazing finals run in 5.0, and that run is what made dustpan saws, and what later would evolve into hammersaws, my favorite type of robot to see. Slash and Burn, Jamison! Slash and Burn!

[@seanpeterson830]

I love that I think about sawblaze everytime I have to sweep my floors and like I get rid of the dirt and dust that piles up in my house with my broom and dustpan, sawblaze too get rid of the scrap it produced from its dominateing drive style and the bashing of its hammersaw it still manages to keep the box clean with its built in dustpan. Plus that GREEN IS FIRE!!!!

[@jonathanf2392]

If only the magnets weren't shattered. Still very disappointing since these two are well capable of putting on a really good show, and we didn't get that. I don't think a rematch is necessary but I hope Skorpios can recover from this

[@caelestio]

My favorite thing about Saw Blaze. *Queues the music* *Its Hammer Saw Time*

[@KimAbraham]

What I love most about sawblaze? Sawblaze == entertaining fight. It doesn't do dull pushing matches and also does not go for these anticlimactic one hit your guts are on the floor knockouts. Just epic brawls. It brings a relatively rare strategy (that is apparently gaining in popularity 🙂) to the game that is probably (I'm not a builder) hard to prepare for, which keeps the other teams on their toes. And I don't know how they do it, but that green flame is gorgeous.

[@BellyLover06]

Aside from SawBlaze, there were bots back in the day that cut through that blade like Surgeon General.

[@stephendufort2141]

They best part of GO’bius was when he said “IT’S GO’BIN TIME” and he GOed all over those guys.

[@罗俣宸]

I like Sawblaze because you never know when Jamison will make a big mistake and present a big firework. It's really fun to watch him counterwork his own hard-to-drive robot

[@ericvonhellens8822]

What I love about Sawblaze is the agility the bot has and the skill Jamison has driving Sawblaze. Too bad the magnets failed. It really through the balance off when raising and lowering the blade on Skorpios.

[@101rotarypower]

What I like about SawBlaze is the focus and intensity of the team, while the bot is both beautiful and capable, without the driver it would lacks the character and effectiveness that makes SawBlaze, SawBlaze! With no hesitation these would go directly to my nephews that Love BB possibly more than I do. We watch together and even make lego facsimiles of their favorites with them.

[@ToastGhost]

My favourite thing about Sawblaze would have to be it overall presence in the arena, while a lot bots try to look like animals or racecars Sawblaze just looks like a straight up killing machine and I love that.

[@NYC-Gardener]

The thing I have always liked about Sawblaze is that green fire. I know it is mostly for looks, but it is awesome. Does Sawblaze get it green by having some kind of copper tip on the flamethrower?

[@seanauter657]

For sawblaze I first fell in love with their "W" shaped wedge now fork design. I felt it was awesome new design that I haven't really seen before and I thought it worked out really well. Plus the paint scheme is just so beautiful I love the bright green and black color combo and then you throw in the flame thrower and wow a green flame thrower!! I love it!! But I absolutely love seeing you two together. This is what I love so much about battlebots is watching the teams get along and help each other out. It really brought me a lot of joy watching this and you two interacting. Also love seeing hammer saws grow in the sport it's a nice change up for sure!!! Originally I wasn't sure about saw bots but seeing scorpios and sawblaze and how much the teams believed in their bots made me a believer and quickly became my favorites.

[@criticalskitical4100]

Genuinely think the best aspect of sawblaze is it’s skillful driving and the effort you guys take to practice and gain experience. Even in lower weight classes, megatron kicked ass!

[@joshsimpson6856]

I like sawblaze because it is a great combination of great driving, speed, power, and durability. Sawblaze and Scorpios have both been in my top 5 favorite bots for years.

[@timo1672]

What i like about saw blaze is that impressive cool looking bot. It literally got me into battlebots, it has so much control and such a good driver in jameson. The idea of a spinner mounted onto a hammer makes it so precise. Same for scorpios btw!!! Much love from hamburg germany! I really love your videos. I had no clue about electrics or how anything of those cool looking robots work but you guys are make it possible for me to at least try to understand whats happening inside those machines. Thank yall so much!! Oh and one last thing. You guys show us how much love and sportsmanship in this sport is. Its like a huge family. Thats something i love to see

[@UnkillableMrStake]

I'm not going to lie I'm really disappointed that y'all went with the overkill sword and not your usual hammer saw set up. This is the only fight I've ever heard you guys take such a negative outlook on. It seemed like you guys decided it would be a bad fight well in advance which just doesn't feel right for team Skorpios. I feel like this could have been a very interesting tactical driving battle that put the driving skill of Zack up versus the driving skill of Jamison. That's what I like most about Sawblaze btw It's the methodical method with which Jamison Go drives it and the precision of its weapon. Regardless, I don't think this would have hurt as much if you guys had full and obvious confidence in the overkill weapon. If y'all really thought that was your best course of action, I wish you had been the ones to decide to use it rather than leaving that up to a vote from others. I know y'all don't want the fight but the selfish side of me is still really hoping we see the real hammer saw vs. hammer saw fight in the future for real this time. No mobility issues from busted magnets no self righting issues and no meme swords.

[@tylerz932]

The thing I love about SawBlaze is the relationship between driver and robot. Many bots strategies can just be ground game and always point weapon at bot. But I like that SawBlaze has this control element needed to be able to deal serious damage. It allows so much strategy into taking on each opponent. Also, it feels like the bot has everything to gain from an amazing driver being able to use its precision effectively. And Jamison Go does this to a T, showing off all this bot can do. That is why SawBlaze is my favorite Battlebot.

[@SoBeGoldSven]

I'm just patiently awaiting the full-scaled arrival of Tale of Three Hams to BattleBots.

[@wyrmh0le]

Edit: My actual favorite thing about Sawblaze in the broader sense is when 6yo pretends to be PugBlaze from the show SnuggleBots. :) What I love about Sawblaze is that it's a control bot in disguise with a *really good idea* what to do once it gains control, and the commitment to the Blaze with green color and all which speaks to the commitment of the team to putting on the best show possible.

[@lalligood]

Sawblaze brings leading edge ideas to the battlebox but with industry (competition) leading execution.

[@danielcase2189]

Tbf One of my favorite things about Sawblaze is Jamison. Yes It is an absolute beast of a bot, but with his driving abilities and his ability to control most fights by his relentless attack style and the way he captures ppl with his forks , it takes the bot to another level. it is like a secondary weapon, in my opinion. My girlfriend and I both have our favorite bots, and Jamison is by far my favorite. It's funny because she loves Skorpios, so last Thursday was epic for us. Good luck on the rest of the season. Ty Skorpiosfor another great video it was definitely a bonus having Jamison on. Ty

[@poncho9587]

There was an additional issue that you missed in that fight. The weapon guard that keeps Skorpios from popping wheelies worked to your detriment. Inversing the weapon guard so the blade drags behind Skorpios gives the ample torque that this kind of blade needs to do some damage. You don't even need to screw around with magnets, that extra weight can be invested in thicker armor. I would say give an Overkill blade a chance, only this time have it tail behind Skorpios.

[@nightking5511]

The thing I like about Saul blaze is the second generation us hammer saws robots. Yes, I grew up with the iconic Comedy Central original robot of nightmare and whiplash the original battle bots of Comedy Central. Thank you guys for all y’all guys who do battle bots and more more destruction to come do you scum thank you and good luck on your new season

[@thestu3315]

I like the design the best about sawblaze. something about having a giant dustpan setup to just bully bots around, and the incredibly powerful hammer saw along with the excellent driving of Jamison and the bot as a whole, not only is it incredibly cool, but it also does very well. And I like how they changes the wheels, and gave Sawblaze wheel guards. A neat fix to a big issue

[@shadyvito]

The think I like the most about Sawblaze is Jamieson himself. I always hear people talking about how great of a driver he is. Problem is battlebots has a lot of great drivers. I watched jamerson fight small robots online and that's when I realized how great of a driver he really is. Those little bots are a pain in the butt to control sometimes. So much speed with so little room. I also like that during a fight. He's leaned over and rocking back and forth with intensity. Amazing to watch.

[@GregoryStark2]

the two things I love most about Sawblaze 1,) watching it explode when it gets punched 2,) seeing the never-ending pursuit of perfection or the closest thing you can possibly get to it

[@DanVarrin]

What I like most about Sawblaze? That it's big MegatRon, the most refined combat robot.

[@ae5532]

Best thing about Sawblaze is the engineering and tenacity of Jamison Go. He's always on the attack and always puts on a good show. Perhaps it comes from his last name? :)

[@metal--babble346]

Kraken's new hammer saw kept tipping over. They gotta work on stabilizing their base. They were target practice in their first season.

[@Max34557]

A handy tip for finding your luggage quickly: Put an Apple AirTag in it!

[@derekk.2263]

What I like about sawblaze is the flamethrower makes green fire, which complements the color scheme and is cool. Also, the saw is shaped like a dragons face, which is cool.

[@RennieAsh]

Scoprios needs an anti-wheeley thing on their arm . Otherwise, enjoy giving the opponent free shots on the underside ;-)

[@JusticeJargon]

What I love about Sawblaze is the ingenuity and the fact that he does amazing each year even though he's not the current Meta. The redesigns have made it better and the fights are outstanding. Although...I'm not going to lie, I kind of hoped the sword would win.

[@funnybones46]

Huh that’s very interesting. One of my favorite fights with saw blaze was against reality You know when saw blaze actually got recognized as a top tier fighter and the idea of the saw just cooking reality like it’s nothing

[@solowingpixy8297]

My favorite thing about Sawblaze isn't even about the bot it's about Jamison himself he's always so funny yet so serious when time comes to get the bot loaded into the box. But getting to the bot the most impressive things about Sawblaze in my opinion are the balance between beauty, and effectiveness. The hammer saw blade itself is a prime example of such it's so beautiful but it has to be machined in such a way that it doesn't throw the bot off balance I have extreme respect for asymmetrical blades on combat robots because It takes a lot of patience and skill to balance them perfectly because if you don't it could very well destroy your whole robot.

[@codyphillips1821]

First off, I love how as soon as both of you were done admiring the blade the next thing you did was look for a place to put it on your bots. What I like the most about sawblaze is how easily it can bully the other bot across the box. Also, that weapon hits hard. I will forever remember you smacking minotaur and batteries going up in flames.