The Big the Dill!

Big Dill is a heavyweight robot which built by Team Food Fight which competed in Discovery Seasons 5 and 6 of the BattleBots reboot.
It was originally a two-wheel drive robot armed with a a pair of large serrated forks at the end of a chain-driven lifting arm, which measured over two feet in length and could lift in excess of 300lbs. The chassis itself was made by Martin Mason, who used the same one for the Season 4 version of WAR Hawk. Big Dill features a minibot called Spicy Meatball, which served as a distraction bot during its fights. Spicy Meatball was unique in the fact that its two drive motors were positioned in opposite corners of the robot's chassis with belts connecting the wheels on each side. Although Big Dill was able to pick up two wins against fellow rookie teams, Team Food Fight lost out to Victor Soto's Rotator in its last Fight Night battle, and subsequently fell short of the Round of 32.
Big Dill returned for Discovery Season 6 of BattleBots, now sponsored by Team Malice. It has been redesigned from the ground up, sporting a brand new chassis with upgraded front and side armor. The primary weapon has also seen upgrades, now using Ampflow A28-400 motors paired with a new gearbox to improve its lifting power. Big Dill's new wheels were designed and printed by Emmanuel Carrillo, and the team have a handful of armor and weapon configurations to suit different opponents. In addition to competing with Big Dill, team captain Emmanuel Carrillo assisted with multibot Jäger as a second driver, due to travel issues preventing many of Jäger's teammates to miss filming.
The name Big Dill comes from the robot's pickle theme, as well as being a play on the idiom "big deal", meaning something of great significance or importance. This is reinforced by Team Food Fight's attire for Discovery Season 6, which includes t-shirts with "Dill With It" written across the front.
Prior to its BattleBots debut, Big Dill competed at Robot Ruckus in 2019. It beat non-BattleBots heavyweight Momentum by KO and took P1 and SubZero the distance, but lost to OYES Robotics' Krusty Grab.
 Bananarunt1.jpg|Big Dill as Banana Runt at Robot Ruckus 2021.
Bananarunt2.jpg|Big Dill as Banana Runt at Robot Ruckus 2021.
Emmanuel Carrillo competed at Robot Ruckus in November 2021 with Banana Runt - essentially a repainted Big Dill with a banana theme but remaining functionally identical. It placed 1st overall after beating Extinguisher in the heavyweight final on a judges' decision, going 5-0 for the event.
==Robot History==
===Discovery Season 5===
Big Dill vs. ATOM94
Big Dill's first opponent was against fellow newcomer ATOM94. It was clear from the start that their opponent was suffering from drive and weapon issues. This allowed Big Dill to lift and eventually flip over its opponent. As ATOM94 began to emit some smoke and still wasn't very mobile, Big Dill began to shove it around. Big Dill forced ATOM94 into the arena barrier, causing the two robots to become stuck. The match was paused as attempts were made to try and free the robots. Big Dill's forks were jammed so far behind ATOM94's drum that the two robots could not be separated, so the fight went to the judges. As the aggressor for most of the fight, Big Dill took the unanimous 3-0 judges' decision.
Big Dill vs. Lock-Jaw
This win put Big Dill against veteran heavyweight competitor Donald Hutson and Lock-Jaw. Big Dill started poorly as Lock-Jaw was able to pop it into the air with a few early attacks. Though these hits did not appear to cause much visual damage, it became evident that only one side of Big Dill's drive was now functional. After another exchange, Big Dill's right front fork was bent upwards, rendering its weapon practically useless. Lock-Jaw was inverted at one stage, but this did not affect Donald Hutson's robot. Though a count started on Big Dill as it became stuck, they were able to interupt the count and the fight resumed. Big Dill managed to survive to a judges' decision. However, the judges awarded Lock-Jaw the unanimous 3-0 decision.
Big Dill vs. Rotator
Big Dill's final fight of the regular season was against Rotator. As the match got underway, Rotator avoided a box rush from Big Dill, giving Rotator time to spin its weapon up to full speed. Despite Big Dill getting underneath its opponent several times, Rotator caused serious damage with its weapon as it hit Big Dill around its sides and rear. This bent Big Dill's lifting forks and destroyed one of its wheels. Chasing his first win of the season, Victor Soto kept attacking Big Dill until it could no longer drive. Rotator did a victory dance as Big Dill was counted out, handing Big Dill its second loss of the season.
===BattleBots Bounty Hunters===
Big Dill vs. Perfect Phoenix
Big Dill also participated in the Son of Whyachi Bounty Hunters bracket. Its first fight was against Tyler Nguyen and Perfect Phoenix. As Perfect Phoenix picked their shortest blade ahead of the fight, Big Dill was rarely hit by their primary weapon, and Team Food Fight could attack without fear. Big Dill lifted Perfect Phoenix as it tried to attack, but it managed to get stuck on top of Spicy Meatball. Big Dill took the opportunity to get around to its back, almost flipping Perfect Phoenix over. Once back down, Big Dill wasted no time to lift the front of Perfect Phoenix again, but the spinner slipped off and struck the rear of Big Dill. It then received an immediate shot to the front, spinning it around and bending the forks slightly. Eventually, Big Dill was able to get underneath Perfect Phoenix once more, this time upending it for good. Perfect Phoenix was unable to self-right and was counted out as a result, giving Big Dill the win by KO.
Big Dill vs. Gigabyte
Next up for Big Dill was the highly experienced Gigabyte. For this match, Big Dill swapped out its traditional lifting forks for a lifting spatula. As the fight began, Big Dill successfully box rushed Gigabyte and prevented it from spinning. But after this, it was not able to drive properly and took a glancing blow on its wedge from Gigabyte. Big Dill continued to feed Gigabyte its wedge, only causing minor sparks on the next two hits, but the third hit shot both robots to different corners of the BattleBox. They returned to the center and exchanged glancing attacks before another big hit from Gigabyte had it ricochet into the wall and then the screws. Gigabyte landed a few more hits, which were starting to take their toll on Big Dill. Gigabyte charged into Team Food Fight's robot, ripping a piece away and causing visible damage. Big Dill was attacked once more, and its left-side drive was now suffering. With Big Dill unable to move and now smoking, it was counted out, handing Gigabyte the win by KO.
===Wins/Losses===
*Wins: 3
*Losses: 4
Competition 	Wins 	Losses
Discovery Season 5	ATOM94 (Undercard Match)	Lock-Jaw (Undercard Match)
Rotator (Undercard Match)
Bounty Hunters 	Perfect Phoenix 	Gigabyte
Discovery Season 6	Bloodsport 	Ribbot (Main Event/Undercard Match)
==Faruq Tauheed Introductions==
"From Seattle, Washington, fork out for BIG DILL!"
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