BattleBots Proving Ground

BattleBots Reborn Cup Season 6 (also known as Discovery Season 5 and the 2020 season) was the sixth season of BattleBots Reborn Cup Season Series, since its return to television in 2015, and the third season since the Discovery network picked the show up from ABC.
In August 2021, The Hollywood Reporter that announced BattleBots Reborn Cup Season Series would remain on Discovery for at least another two seasons, following the success of World Championship V. Several teams who opted out of applying for or were not selected for the 2020-2021 season of the show expressed their desire to enter the seventh season, notably international teams who were largely absent from the previous two seasons as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was again filmed at Caesars Entertainment Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, which became the new and permanent venue for BattleBots in 2019.
On August 26, 2019, the BattleBots Reborn Cup Season 6 Twitter account inferred "mid-October" as a filming date for BattleBots World Championship V, responding to a tweet from a fan. This was later confirmed on the BattleBots Reborn Cup Season Series website, specifically stating filming sessions running from October 18 until October 30. A trailer was also uploaded to their YouTube channel to promote ticket sales. Tickets were made available to Facebook Supporters on September 9, 2020 before being released to the general public on September 12, 2019 at 10am PT.
BattleBots World Championship V saw a total of 64 competing robots, including teams from the UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands. Relaxation to international travel restrictions meant teams from those countries could make the journey without travel bans or NIE Visa restrictions which plagued teams in the last two seasons.
The seventh season saw an increase from 40 to 54 total hours ordered by Discovery, which paved the way for BattleBots to be able to provide a builder stipend - a monetary amount set aside to financially support teams for their investment each season. This amount included space for several special episodes which aired alongside the main competition, two of which aired on July 20 and August 2, 2020. A third special aired on February 16, 2019 - a compilation of Main Events involving World Championship II champion Tombstone.
The Fight Night format returned to four fights per robot for the first time since World Championship V. Teams which are able to fulfill their four Fight Night battles are rewarded the full builder stipend, and were made aware of all four opponents in their schedule ahead of their opening battle. In spite of the change in the Fight Night format, the Top 32 single elimination Championship bracket remained.
While Chris Rose, Kenny Florian, Faruq Tauheed, judges Derek Young and Lisa Winter and referees John Remar and David Sanfilippo all returned to their respective roles, pit reporter Jenny Taft was once again absent following the birth of her daughter in March 2020. Judge Jason Bardis, who had been present since the judging panel was made permanent in 2018, was also no longer present. His replacement was later discovered to be former guest judge and Mouser Mecha-Catbot builder Fon Davis, who returned to the panel for the first time since the 2015 competition. While he was still present doing his usual duties as a behind-the-scenes producer, Pete Abrahamson no longer appeared on camera as a fight analyst. He still produced content for the BattleBots YouTube channel, however, conducting in-depth interviews with teams and technical talk about their robots. The first of these videos, titled Bot Whisperings, was with Team Bronco and uploaded on September 2, 2020.
During the World Championship bracket, Chris and Kenny debuted a televised post-fight segment called Road to the Giant Nut. Here, they spoke to various team captains about their most recent fight, as well as seeing the robot up close to analyse damage and tactics.
This season also saw the introduction of an official Match Steward, as confirmed in the 2020 season Tournament Rules, acting as a middleman between the judges and competing teams. The Match Steward was later revealed to be former Bombshell captain Mike Jeffries. In addition to this, a new female referee, Kathryn Godfrey, joined the team to further assist with the enforcement of rules before, during and after fights.
The season was won by Mark Demers and Lucky, who advanced through the Fight Night rounds with a 3-1 record before taking out No.17 seed Little Sister, surprise package Son Of Whyachi and the 3-1 Gigabyte in order to claim its first Giant Nut trophy.
Best in show awards were not given out during the regular season, and were instead presented parallel to the second installment of BattleBots: Holiday Special. While the Excellence in Sportsmanship Award was given to Rory Mangles of Team Monsoon, the Most Destructive Robot Award was won by World Championship V runner-up Gigabyte. The Grant Imahara Award for Best Design was presented to newcomer P1. and the Founder's Award was won by season 3 champion Yeti.
Champion	Runner-Up	Semi-Finalists	Quarter-Finalists
Lucky 	Gigabyte 	Son of Whiyachi
Y Pout	HyperShock
Little Sister
M.O.E
Razer
== Reveals And Trailers ==
Official Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWtkWPaaoW0&list=PLC_YVle0Z2JiwX3G4vKpJ4B2okOG3JTWM&index=1
Teaser Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7vyMr2nWtw&list=PLC_YVle0Z2JiwX3G4vKpJ4B2okOG3JTWM&index=3
In anticipation of the new season, several key producers of BattleBots Reborn Cup Season 6, namely Pete Abrahamson, Greg Munson, Chris Cowan and Aaron Catling, attended the LA Comic Con event on March 2, 2020 at 7pm to answer fan questions as well as provide a sneak peek for a few episodes of the upcoming season. In addition, Martin Mason and Matt Vasquez showcased their respective bots at the event. Several robots had their full Fight Night schedule revealed with a view for every robot's schedule to be made public at a later date. The entire first episode's fight card was shown too, although this information was not made public for another month.
On December 15, 2022, three weeks before the season premiere, BattleBots released a thirty-second official trailer for the upcoming season on their Facebook account. The trailer featured shots of Las Vegas, followed by brief clips exclusively from 2021 season battles, all of which were narrated by Faruq. The trailer closed with Faruq saying his catchphrase "It's robot fighting time!" as the January premiere date was confirmed, with the same black and gold color scheme seen in the trailer for BattleBots: Champions.
Facebook Supporters then received another trailer on March 22, 2020 showcasing clips from World Championship V, and every robot's Fight Night schedule was also shown to the Supporters. The second trailer was released publicly on March 25. Every robot's full Fight Night schedule was publicly revealed on July 20, 2020, just hours before the season premiere.
== Broadcasts ==
The season was confirmed to be premiering in July 2020 by judge Lisa Winter on Instagram, as was estimated by Greg Munson in a Behind the Bots podcast previously. The premiere date was later confirmed to be 8pm EST on July 20, 2020 by Discovery on social media. For the first time also, episodes premiered simultaneously in the United States and Canada. Following the airing of Episode 20, World Championship V went on a two week hiatus due to March Madness.
Facebook Supporters were also granted a sneak peak to BattleBots: Nastiest Knockouts on March 28, 2022, and it premiered on Discovery immediately after Episode 1 of World Championship V. A second special episode titled BattleBots: Most Outrageous Moments aired after the fourth episode of the main season.
== Rule Changes ==
Mobility
In response to several fights that were won under highly controversial circumstances during the 2019 season, BattleBots stated their intention to revise the rules regarding controlled movement as well as unsticks and avoidance of engagement for future seasons. This was confirmed by Greg Munson, who stated that "controlled movement" as a concept would no longer be enforced, and a count-out would only occur if a robot was totally immobile. This rule was first trialed at the 2020 re:MARS all:STARS event, and was well-received by teams.
: "We don't care if you're crab-walking, we don't care if you're using your weapon to gyro yourself to different parts of the arena. That's not a knockout anymore... It's basically a duel to the death now."
: — Greg Munson on the Behind the Bots podcast
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=== Post-Match Functionality ===
In addition to this, post-match functionality checks were now an option for teams who wished to prove to the judges that they could still function as intended ahead of a judges' decision. These were only done if deemed safe, and demonstrations were to last no more than ten seconds before the robots were removed from the BattleBox. This addition to the rules was added to clear up ambiguity over whether a primary weapon had been disabled during the course of the fight, or simply powered down to preserve it or for any other tactical reason. Similarly, big hits late in a fight could sometimes make it unclear how damaged the recipient's drive was in the closing seconds, so the post-match functionality option allows teams to prove or debunk this ahead of a decision.
=== Engagement and Unsticks ===
Referees now also held the right to warn teams who refuse to engage during battles with the possibility of fights being called and ending as a double knockout, instead going to the judges. This first happened in Episode 9 when a double knockout was declared during the fight between Little Sister and Spitfire as both bots were unable to engage due to mobility issues. Unsticks are only to occur if two or more robots are stuck to each other, as opposed to any part of the BattleBox. This rule was brought into play twice during the second episode; Deep Six and Hellachopper became stuck together in the opening battle and could not be separated, so the fight went to the judges. Little Sister and P1 also became stuck, but were separated and the episode was edited to mask this off-screen effort. The successful unstick between Brutus and Mortis, by contrast, was not edited out.
=== Judges' Decisions and Appeals ===
The 11-point judging system (5 points for Damage, 3 points for Aggression and 3 points for Control) as well as the Matrix system introduced in 2019 remained. In response to controversial fights such as the World Championship IV semi-final match between Bite Force and Y Pout, clarification was provided to ensure less ambiguity over what constituted a showing of aggression. The 2020 Judges Guide states "actively moving around searching for an attack angle is considered more aggressive" than remaining largely stationary while keeping your weapon pointed towards the opponent.
As of this competition, teams now hold the right to dispute a judges' decision if they feel they have been wronged, as per the BattleBots Reborn Cup Season Series judging criteria. It is the duty of the Match Steward to liaise with the teams, and then to present the dispute to the judges, who have the right to accept or deny the appeal. If a team loses their appeal, they cannot issue another for the remainder of the tournament. If successful, however, the team are allowed to appeal again. The rule first came into play in Episode 9 when Little Sister captain Ian Watts successfully used her appeal to win the judge's decision against Spitfire after the judges initially declared Little Sister the winner.
=== Minibots ===
One notable rule change concerning robot design saw minibots weighing up to 20lbs no longer being allowed to use lithium polymer batteries, largely due to the tendency for LiPo fires when minibots had been hit by the primary weapon of its considerably larger opponent. This led to some minibots being retired, including HUGE's Surrender, Stinger's Flicker and Witch Doctor's Shaman.
=== Maximum Voltage ===
Another change made for safety reasons concerned the maximum voltage robots could dedicate to their weapon and drive systems. This notably affected former Top 16 and Top 8 finishers Chomp and Ringmaster, whose weapons ran above this cap in previous seasons. Therefore, a custom, low voltage alternative was produced for Poison Arrow's successor, Copperhead.
: "The voltage used for the weapon and motion systems cannot be more than a nominal 60 volts. The maximum voltage allowed for any low-power auxiliary systems anywhere else in the bot is 240 volts. However, if your bot uses any voltages higher than 60 volts, you will have to convince us that you know what you are doing, and we reserve the right to reject your bot's design for failure to meet our safety requirements."
: — BattleBots Reborn Cup Season 6 Design Rules 2020
== Changes to the BattleBox ==
The BattleBox itself remained largely the same as in 2020, with the Upper Deck returning for its second season, albeit with minor aesthetic changes.
: "The Upper Deck is a platform raised several inches off the floor of the Arena... The two other sides of the platform are short barrier step-ups to the platform level."
: — Updated information regarding the Upper Deck, highlighted in blue as a change from the 2021 season
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As seen in panned shots of the BattleBox, the exit areas on either side leading into the short corners were now painted red and blue. The out of the arena zones by the BattleBox doors were now guarded by Lexan doors, making out of the arena knockouts still possible, but now more difficult to achieve.
== Fight Night Schedules ==
Robot 		Fight				
Beta 		0-4 				
Biohazard 		3-1 				
Bite Force 		0-4 				
Black Dragon 		2-2 				
Black Ice 		1-3 				
Blood Sport 		3-1 				
Bombshell 		3-1 				
Bronco 		1-3 				
Brutus 		0-4 				
Chrome Fly 		2-2 				
Cobalt 		2-2 				
Complete Control		2-2 				
Death Roll 		3-1 				
Death Star 		3-1 				
Deep Six 		2-2 				
DUCK! 		3-1 				
End Game 		2-2 				
Extinguisher 		2-2 				
Free Shipping 		2-2 				
Gemini 		1-3 				
Gigabyte 		3-1 				
Ghost Raptor 		2-2 				
Golddigger 		2-2 				
Gruff 		3-1 				
Hellachopper 		3-1 				
Hexadecimator 		2-2 				
HUGE 		4-0 				
Hydra 		2-2 				
HyperShock 		3-1 				
Ice Wave 		2-2 				
Killer B 		3-1 				
Little Sister 		3-1 				
Lock Jaw 		2-2 				
Lucky 		3-1 				
M.O.E 		4-0 				
Mauler 		4-0 				
The Matador 		2-2 				
Mecha Rampage 		1-3 				
Mechavore 		1-3 				
Minotaur 		2-2 				
Monsoon 		0-4 				
Mortis 		1-3 				
Nightmare 		2-2 				
Omega 13 		1-3 				
P1 		1-3 				
Panic Attack 		2-2 				
Razer 		4-0 				
The Ringmaster 		1-3 				
Rotator 		2-2 				
Spitfire 		2-2 				
Son Of Whiyachi 		2-2 				
Stinger 		2-2 				
Surgeon General 		1-3 				
Tantrum 		2-2 				
Tombstone 		1-3 				
Ultraviolent 		1-3 				
Valkyrie 		0-4 				
Vlad The Impaler		3-1 				
Voltronic 		2-2 				
War Hawk 		2-2 				
Warhead 		1-3 				
Witch Doctor 		3-1 				
Y Pout 		3-1 				
Yeti 		1-3 				
== BattleBots: Qualifier ==
=== Round 1 ===
Frost Bite vs Sweet Revenge
Shark Byte vs Moebius
Battle Royale with Cheese vs Razorback
Fusion vs Ghost Raptor
Frost Bite vs Shark Byte
Razorback vs Ghost Raptor
Shark Byte vs Ghost Raptor
=== Round 2 ===
Greenspan vs Golem
Petunia vs P1
Bender vs Ribbot
Overkill vs Red Devil
Greenspan vs P1
Ribbot vs Red Devil
P1 vs Red Devil
=== Round 3 ===
Kill O Amp vs Gemini
Chronos vs Killerhurtz
Copperhead vs Quantum
Malice vs Chomp
Gemini vs Killerhurtz
Quantum vs Chomp
Gemini vs Chomp
=== Round 4 ===
Blacksmith vs DUCK!
Obwalden Overlord vs Ronin
DUCK! vs Ronin
Stealth Terminator vs Tazbot
Overhaul vs Valkyrie
Stealth Terminator vs Valkyrie
Uppercut vs Texas Twister
Little Sister vs Frenzy
Texas Twister vs Little Sister
=== Round 5 ===
Blendo vs Rail Gun Max
Razer vs Warrior Dragon
Rail Gun Max vs Razer
Double Jeopardy vs Chrome Fly
Overdrive vs SawBlaze
Chrome Fly vs Overdrive
Mega Tento vs Mechavore
Mad Catter vs JackPot
Mechavore vs Mad Catter
=== Round 6 ===
Wrecks vs Hexadecimator
Rusty vs Whiplash
Hexadecimator vs Whiplash
Axe Backwards vs Sharkoprion
Monsoon vs SubZero
Sharkoprion vs Monsoon
Gruff vs I Beam
Plan X vs Punjar
Gruff vs Plan X
=== Round 7 ===
The Disk O Inferno vs Kraken
Vlad The Impaler vs Slam Job
Kraken vs Vlad The Impaler
Mammoth vs Radioactive
Extinguisher vs Captain Shrederator
Mammoth vs Extinguisher
Omega 13 vs Rhino
Perfect Phoenix vs Escape Velocity
Omega 13 vs Escape Velocity
Counter Revolution vs Skorpios
The Ringmaster vs Shatter
Counter Revolution vs The Ringmaster
== BattleBots: Fight Night ==
=== Episode 1: Bite Force Vs Tombstone ===
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Gigabyte vs. Gemini
M.O.E vs. Extinguisher
Gruff vs. Monsoon
Bombshell vs. Ghost Raptor
Hydra vs. Golddigger
Black Dragon vs. The Matador
Vlad The Impaler vs. Hexadecimator
Bite Force vs. Tombstone
=== Episode 2: Bronco Vs Y Pout ===
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Deep Six vs. Hellachopper
Mecha Rampage vs. Mechavore
Stinger vs. Killer B
Tantrum vs. Voltronic
Brutus vs. Lock Jaw
Rotator vs. Valkyrie
Nightmare vs. HUGE
Bronco vs. Y Pout
===Episode 3: Cobalt Vs Surgeon General===
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Complete Control vs. Spitfire
Death Roll vs. Mortis
Razer vs. Free Shipping
Little Sister vs. P1
Beta vs. Mauler
Panic Attack vs. Omega 13
Ice Wave vs. Warhead
Cobalt vs. Surgeon General
===Episode 4: Son Of Whiyachi Vs Yeti===
Minotaur vs. Witch Doctor
Blood Sport vs. War Hawk
Death Star vs. End Game
Chrome Fly vs. Black Ice
HyperShock vs. Ultraviolent
DUCK! vs. The Ringmaster
Lucky vs. Biohazard
Son Of Whiyachi vs. Yeti
===Episode 5: HUGE Vs Tombstone===
Mechavore vs. Cobalt
Ultraviolent vs. Hexadecimator
Stinger vs. Gigabyte
Deep Six vs. DUCK!
Beta vs. Little Sister
Brutus vs. Mortis
Death Roll vs. Minotaur
HUGE vs. Tombstone
===Episode 6: Mauler Vs Yeti===
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Razer vs. The Matador
Free Shipping vs. Gruff
Death Star vs. Hellachopper
Warhead vs. War Hawk
Black Ice vs. Black Dragon
Lock Jaw vs. End Game
Bite Force vs. M.O.E
Yeti vs. Mauler
===Episode 7: Witch Doctor Vs Y Pout===
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Son Of Whiyachi vs. HyperShock
Biohazard vs. Vlad The Impaler
Bombshell vs. Blood Sport
Chrome Fly vs. Gemini
Bronco vs. Killer B
Spitfire vs. Panic Attack
Hydra vs. Surgeon General
Y Pout vs. Witch Doctor
===Episode 8: Ice Wave Vs Lucky===
Nightmare vs. Voltronic
Omega 13 vs. P1
Complete Control vs. Golddigger
Monsoon vs. Mecha Rampage
Ghost Raptor vs. The Ringmaster
Extinguisher vs. Valkyrie
Tantrum vs. Rotator
Ice Wave vs. Lucky
===Episode 9: Bronco Vs Nightmare===
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Gigabyte vs. HUGE
Little Sister vs. Spitfire
M.O.E vs. Blood Sport
Yeti vs. Black Dragon
Bite Force vs. Minotaur
Stinger vs. Black Ice
Cobalt vs. Witch Doctor
Bronco vs. Nightmare
===Episode 10: Son Of Whiyachi Vs Tombstone===
Y Pout vs. HyperShock
Mortis vs. Biohazard
Death Roll vs. Rotator
Death Star vs. Ultraviolent
Brutus vs. Tantrum
Warhead vs. Deep Six
Razer vs. Hydra
Tombstone vs. Son Of Whiyachi
===Episode 11: Mauler Vs Surgeon General===
Hellachopper vs. Mecha Rampage
Ghost Raptor vs. Extinguisher
Gruff vs. Chrome Fly
Gemini vs. Omega 13
Killer B vs. Lucky
DUCK! vs. The Matador
End Game vs. Bombshell
Surgeon General vs. Mauler
===Episode 12: Ice Wave Vs Mechavore===
Beta vs. Voltronic
Valkyrie vs. Golddigger
War Hawk vs. Free Shipping
Lock Jaw vs. Panic Attack
Vlad The Impaler vs. P1
Monsoon vs. The Ringmaster
Hexadecimator vs. Complete Control
Mechavore vs. Ice Wave
===Episode 13: Biohazard Vs Son Of Whiyachi===
M.O.E vs. Death Roll
Gemini vs. Spitfire
Bronco vs. Bombshell
Death Star vs. Black Dragon
Blood Sport vs. Brutus
HyperShock vs. Voltronic
Black Ice vs. Lock Jaw
Son Of Whiyachi vs. Biohazard
===Episode 14: Gigabyte Vs Tombstone===
Mauler vs. Little Sister
End Game vs. Ghost Raptor
Stinger vs. Free Shipping
Hydra vs. Vlad The Impaler
Yeti vs. Killer B
Beta vs. Hellachopper
Valkyrie vs. Complete Control
Tombstone vs. Gigabyte
===Episode 15: Razer Vs Surgeon General===
Bite Force vs. DUCK!
Hexadecimator vs. Minotaur
Monsoon vs. Ultraviolent
The Matador vs. Omega 13
Chrome Fly vs. Mecha Rampage
Panic Attack vs. War Hawk
Golddigger vs. Mortis
Surgeon General vs. Razer
===Episode 16: HUGE Vs Y Pout===
Cobalt vs. Rotator
Mechavore vs. Warhead
Tantrum vs. The Ringmaster
Lucky vs. Witch Doctor
Nightmare vs. Deep Six
Ice Wave vs. Gruff
P1 vs. Extinguisher
HUGE vs. Y Pout
==Top 32==
===Episode 17: World Championship V - Round of 32===
Round of 32
(32) End Game vs. HUGE (1)
(29) Yeti vs. Witch Doctor (4)
(17) Little Sister vs. Bombshell (16)
(20) Stinger vs. Son Of Whiyachi (13)
(24) DUCK! vs. Biohazard (9)
(21) Gruff vs. Death Roll (12)
(25) Ice Wave vs. Lucky (8)
(28) Bronco vs. Razer (5)
===Episode 18: Mauler Vs Tombstone===
Round of 32
(26) Nightmare vs. Gigabyte (7)
(22) Cobalt vs. HyperShock (11)
(23) Hydra vs. Killer B (10)
(31) Free Shipping vs. M.O.E (2)
(19) Vlad The Impaler vs. Hellachopper (14)
(18) Death Star vs. Blood Sport (15)
(30) Deep Six vs. Y Pout (3)
(27) Tombstone vs. Mauler (6)
===Episode 19: World Championship V – Round of 16===
Round of 16
(17) Little Sister vs. HUGE (1)
(21) Gruff vs. Razer (5)
(15) Blood Sport vs. M.O.E (2)
(10) Killer B vs. Gigabyte (7)
(11) HyperShock vs. Mauler (6)
(9) Biohazard vs. Lucky (8)
(14) Hellachopper vs. Y Pout (3)
(13) Son Of Whiyachi vs. Witch Doctor (4)
==Top 8==
===Episode 20: The World Championship V Finals===
Championship Quarter-Finals
(5) Razer vs. Son Of Whiyachi (13)
(11) HyperShock vs. Y Pout (2)
(8) Lucky vs. Little Sister (17)
(7) Gigabyte vs. M.O.E (2)
Championship Semi-Finals
(13) Son Of Whiyachi vs. Lucky (8)
(3) Y Pout vs. Gigabyte (7)
Championship Final
(7) Gigabyte vs. Lucky (8)
==See Also==
*2020 Design Rules
*2020 Tournament Rules
*2020 Judges Guide
==Trivia==
*World Championship V was the first competition to have been announced more than a season in advance, as it was confirmed alongside 2019.
*BattleBots Reborn Cup: Holiday Special was erroneously referred to as 'Season 7' on multiple platforms, including YouTube.
**In line with this, World Championship V was referred to as 'Season 7'.
*World Championship V marked the first BattleBots Reborn Cup competition Poison Arrow would not participate in since the show's revival in 2016.
**It also marked the first season where the previous season's champion lost the first battle of its title defence.
*World Championship V was the first BattleBots Reborn Cup competition since World Championship I to not feature multibot competitors.
*Hydra vs. Golddigger was teased on March 26, 2022, making it the first publicly-confirmed fight of the season.https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmoneJQPuy0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
**This was followed by snippets of Hexadecimator vs. Vlad The Impaler and Ghost Raptor vs. Bombshell ahead of the first episode's premiere.https://www.instagram.com/p/CmtflBmBVZT/https://www.instagram.com/p/CmypKgVpZgT/
*World Championship V was the first season since the introduction of the Fight Night format in World Championship III where every robot's full Fight Night schedule is revealed ahead of a BattleBots season premiere.
*World Championship V was the fifth season in a row to air on the same network, tying the number of seasons aired during the Comedy Central era of the show.
*World Championship V was the first season since World Championship III where Lucky didn't fight in the opening battle of a season.
**Lucky did, however, fight in the opening battle of the fourth episode.
*World Championship VII marked the first time thermal cameras were used during a BattleBots fight, first seen in the fight between Mecha Rampage and Mechavore in Episode 2.
*World Championship VII was also the first time that current BattleBots competitors served as guest commentators alongside Chris and Kenny, first seen in Episode 2 when SawBlaze captain Jamison Go previewed Bronco vs. Y Pout.
*World Championship V was the first season where all of the competing teams are polled on who they think will win fights. The first instance of this came in Episode 1 when teams were asked to predict the outcome of Black Dragon vs. The Matador.
*World Championship V was the first season to feature a fight where both bots were from the same team.
*The fight card of Episode 6 was the first to be officially sponsored.
*World Championship V was the first season to have banners featuring past heavyweight Giant Nut winners across both the classic and reboot eras of BattleBots Reborn Cup.
**There was also a banner honoring La Machine and its US Robot Wars championship win.
*This is the first season where Golddigger lost their first fight and the first one where they won their second.
*World Championship V marked the first time that Black Dragon and Valkyrie lost battles during Fight Night.
*World Championship V marked the first time that Gigabyte and Y Pout made it to the quarter-finals.
**It also marked the first time that Gigabyte, Mauler and HUGE made it past the first fight of a championship bracket.
*World Championship V was the first season since World Championship I where the top four seeds all progressed to the quarter-finals.
**It was also the first time that all top four seeds were eliminated at the quarter-finals stage.
**The title decider was also the first to go to a judges' decision since World Championship I.
*World Championship V marked the first season since World Championship II where the Giant Nut was not won by a four-wheel drive robot armed with a vertical spinner.
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