Doom

Unrelated to the featherweight of the same name which fought in the 2004 NPC Charity Open event.
DOOM, sometimes stylized as D.O.O.M., is a heavyweight robot designed by Team APT which applied for BattleBots World Championship VI, and was an alternate for World Championship VII.
It is a four-wheel drive, largely pyramid-shaped robot armed with a large bar spinner attached to an articulating arm, designed to function like a hammer saw. Team captain Alejandro Pina began designing Doom in January 2021, where it originally sported a triangular disc measuring two feet in diameter. Much like Glitch and Shatter!, Each of its CAD models showed DOOM sporting omniwheels for mobility, though this idea had to be scrapped for the final build. 
A scaled-down prototype was built to prove its functionality and the team applied for the 2021 BattleBots season, but were not selected to compete. Undeterred, Team APT began designing a third iteration of the robot. Titled DOOM MK3, it was revealed in February 2022 with its color scheme and typography inspired by the video game franchise of the same name.https://alejandro-pina.com/2022/02/21/doom-mk3/ In May 2022, the team uploaded their official application video, confirming their intention to compete in World Championship VII.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y6janZb2pISeveral months later, Alejandro Pina shared an updated render, showcasing a predominantly white design with burgundy-colored blade. However, the robot underwent another aesthetic overhaul, dropping the Doom inspired look but maintaining its matte black and burgundy color scheme. The reveal video heavily inferred that DOOM would be competing in the upcoming seventh reboot season, which was backed up by the team.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhBNALI3BMI DOOM made a brief appearance in a video uploaded by the Skorpios team, where its chassis was separate from its weapon and armor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcu2mHuuFb4 
On October 18, 2022, it was confirmed by team member Joshua Maros that DOOM had failed to pass safety, with a spin-up video uploaded on October 25, 2022.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKl-TUOio4E As a result of this, DOOM was demoted from being a full competitor in the main competition to being an alternate and was replaced by Big Dill, who adopted DOOM's intended full Fight Night schedule. Despite Team APT's intentions to get their robot ready for the second half of filming, DOOM didn't receive a battle during the Fight Night rounds. It is as yet unknown whether DOOM will compete exclusively in BattleBots: Champions II, or at all.
==Outside BattleBots ==
In April 2023, DOOM was a late addition to the heavyweight roster for RoboGames 2023 following many withdrawals.
It received a bye in the first round before facing HexaDecimator, where its batteries fell out of the robot and began smoking, resulting in a loss by knockout. In the loser's bracket, it took on Whomper, entered by the Vazquez family, but was flipped over almost immediately and could not self-right. Due to this, DOOM was eliminated from the tournament. DOOM returned for a three-way rumble, where it picked up its first ever win over Bullion and Khaos 3.
Doom 2022.png|DOOM's final submitted CAD.
Doommk3.png|DOOM in mid-2022, prior to its change in typography.
DOOM S7 August 2022 teaser.png|left|thumb|A teaser photo of DOOM's alternative look.
Doom2021.png|CAD of DOOM MK2 in 2021.
==Robot History==
===BattleBots: Champions II===
DOOM vs. Gruff
It is most likely that DOOM might compete exclusively in BattleBots: Champions II as it didn't receive a fight in World Championship VII at all.
==Results==
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===Wins/Losses===
*Wins: 0
*Losses: 1
Competition 	Wins	Losses
World Championship VII	None	Gruff
==References==
Category:Heavyweight Robots
Category:Robots armed with unique weapons
Category:Robots which debuted in World Championship VII
Category:Reboot competitors
Category:Robots from California
Category:Robots armed with spinning weapons
Category:RoboGames 2023 Competitors
Robots that have never won a battle