Greedy Snake

* Season 2
* 2019
* S1.5
* S1

**贪吃蛇** (romanized as **tān chī shé**, meaning **Snake**, also translated as **Greedy Snake**, **Gluttonous Snake** or **Hungry Snake**) was a heavyweight robot from Shijiazhuang, China, which competed in the first season of *King of Bots*, the 2018 spin-off *This is Fighting Robots*, and *King of Bots II*.

In Season 1, Greedy Snake reached the Top 8 of the competition. After defeating Nuclear Bomb in the first round, it then dominated the British robot Suspension to reach the third round, yet in spite of dominating the proceedings against Chiyung Jinlun, it broke down towards the end of its third-round battle. Although it was initially eliminated at this stage, the withdrawal of Rust Boar allowed Greedy Snake to progress to the Top 8, where it lost to Thunder and Lightning after being overturned by the floor flipper. Greedy Snake also fought in a Tag Team battle alongside Saber, but lost to Tánshè and Vulcan.

For *This is Fighting Robots*, team captain Wang Xi was enlisted as a technical consultant, but Greedy Snake still competed in the main series. It was indirectly responsible for the immobilization of Spike Head in its preliminary battle, where Zhang Yishan added Greedy Snake to his team of robots to secure its place in the main competition. Under Yishan's captaincy, Greedy Snake enjoyed mixed fortunes; it was immobilized by Mr Hippo in its Freestyle Combat melee, but later won an Alliance War 2v2 match against Vulcan and Xiake while paired with Scottish competitor 008. It would proceed to defeat Xiake again in a celebrity-led melee also featuring Shrederator Tiger Claw, having automatically qualified for the final thirteen in the process. Despite losing its Quarter-Final Qualification melee to Blue, Greedy Snake reached the Top 8 of the competition, where it was eliminated by Tánshè.

A new version of Greedy Snake, **Snake 2.0**, also took part in the 2019 Opening Battle, featuring a heavily-revised design and a large front plough/lifter weapon. Snake 2.0 fought in one head-to-head battle as part of the red team, against American shell spinner Megabyte, which it won by knockout after deflecting, flipping and causing Megabyte's spinner to malfunction while the latter was inverted.

Another new version of Snake competed in the main competition of *King of Bots II*, based on Snake 2.0, while the original Snake 2.0 competed under a new team as Drift. However, it suffered a loss to Agate in its first battle, and was forced to defeat The Doctor in the redemption round to join Zhu Zheng Ting's team. On this team, however, Snake won two consecutive 2v2 battles, with assistance from partners Tánshè and Switch, before suffering an unfortunate loss to Megabyte when Snake became stuck under the arena spikes, which ultimately eliminated it from the competition.

## Versions of Greedy Snake

### Greedy Snake (Season 1, *This is Fighting Robots*)

"*I didn't receive an education in robotics. I only went to high school. I taught myself to build robots with my passion for this. My robot is Gluttonous Snake. It's a new snatching robot. It can easily lift an opponent doubly heavier and toss it out of the arena.*"
— Wang Xi introduces the original Greedy Snake (Mech+ subtitles)

Greedy Snake was a black and green, box-shaped robot with a four-wheel drive system and a 'snatch' weapon. The weapon itself combined a set of electric lifting forks with a top-mounted clamping jaw. These enabled Greedy Snake to grab, lift and throw opponents over itself with a maximum 'snatch force' of 200kg, in a similar manner to the original incarnation of three-time *BattleBots* champion Bite Force.

Unlike other weapons of its kind, the 'snatch' weapon on Greedy Snake employed a unique mechanism, using one motor and a set of individual gears fixed to each part. In normal operation, the top jaw would lower as the smaller gear was being driven counter-clockwise. Upon reaching the end of its travel or grabbing an opponent, the smaller gear would be pulled by the bigger gear for the lifting forks, allowing the entire weapon to lift in a clockwise arch in tandem with the bigger gear. Team captain Wang Xi took inspiration for the 'snatch' weapon upon seeing a brick-clamping device at a construction site.

Greedy Snake used four high-powered brushed electric motors for its drive system, giving a top speed of 5 meters per second (18km/h or approximately 11.1mph). Meanwhile, its chassis and weapon were made out of 7075 aircraft-grade aluminum alloy and TC4 titanium. To help get underneath other robots, the robot also featured a set of smaller front wedges with large spiked tips, one on each side of the forks. Made out of NM500 wear-resistant steel, these wedges also offered Greedy Snake considerable protection against high-powered spinning weapons.

In *This is Fighting Robots*, Greedy Snake received a revised color scheme and held an on-board camera, which provided footage used in the show's broadcast. An interchangeable solid wedge and 'snake head' lifter were both introduced in Episode 7, the latter also doubling as a clamp. This weapon configuration was intended to offer Greedy Snake extra defence against powerful horizontal or full-body spinners, which it successfully demonstrated against Shrederator Tiger Claw.

### Snake 2.0 (2019 Opening Battle)

Debuting at the 2019 Opening Battle, Snake 2.0 featured a substantially revised design, incorporating an electric front-hinged flipper, a 10mm welded HARDOX 500 front plough and machined HDPE sides. Team Unknown Son cited Amnesia as a major inspiration for the new design, which was optimized to offer improved protection against spinning weapons.

Snake 2.0 would later be given to another team for *King of Bots II*, who called the robot Drift.

### Snake (Season 2)

The design of Snake 2.0 was revised in a complete rebuild of the machine, which appeared in *King of Bots II*. This boasted a wider flipper than Snake 2.0, which could now function as a front-hinged flipper (like Snake 2.0), or as a rear-hinged lifter (like Greedy Snake). When used in combination, Snake could fire its flipper forwards to hook an opponent's armor, and then raise the lifting mechanism up along with its opponent. However, Snake suffered from reliability issues in its opening fight.

## Robot History

### King of Bots (Season 1)

"*I have dreamed of participating in a robot combat contest for 18 years. King of Bots has offered me a chance. I must seize this chance.*"
— Wang Xi, ahead of his and Greedy Snake's debut battle (Mech+ subtitles)

Greedy Snake debuted in Episode 1, where it fought Nuclear Bomb in its first-round battle.

It moved tentatively from the blue square in the opening seconds, while Nuclear Bomb quickly got stuck on a floor flipper due to its electromagnetic downforce system. Greedy Snake lifted its weapon and shuffled back and forth across the arena before attempting to grab Nuclear Bomb over the flipper. However, the electromagnets held Nuclear Bomb in place, until a push and a small lift were able to prise Wang Chao's machine off and allow it to move properly again.

Eventually, the two robots met again in the center of the arena, with Greedy Snake getting its wedges underneath Nuclear Bomb. As before, it struggled to lift or grab its opponent from the side due to the electromagnets being in use.

"*My bot couldn't stick into the bottom of the opponent at all. That's why it couldn't do the lifting. I was quite confused then.*"
— Wang Xi, concerning Greedy Snake's initial struggles to use its weaponry (Mech+ subtitles)

Greedy Snake proceeded to ram Nuclear Bomb a few more times, before finally getting underneath, grabbing and lifting it onto its back following a front-on charge. Following this 'suplex' attack, it pushed the inverted Nuclear Bomb into the wall and threw it back upright, before pushing it into the spikes. Greedy Snake attempted to grab Nuclear Bomb again, but could not gain any purchase, and backed away as Nuclear Bomb slammed into its side in response. With both robots still mobile, the battle went to a Judges' decision. Based on its more aggressive display throughout, with the usage of its 'snatch' weapon strongly emphasized, the decision ruled in Greedy Snake's favor.

In the second round, Greedy Snake faced British school entry Suspension.

Immediately, it darted out of the red square and rammed into Suspension at high speed, launching it into the air. Dodging its opponent, Greedy Snake attempted to grab Suspension by its wedge, but initially failed to do so before both machines reversed away from the grinders. Greedy Snake rammed Suspension head-on a second time, getting underneath it, but was again unable to gain purchase with its claw. After briefly hesitating, it drove underneath Suspension again, finally clamping and lifting Suspension into the air – the attack prompted the Brentwood School team to throw Suspension over in an effort to break free. As soon as Suspension self-righted, Greedy Snake charged in, grabbed and hoisted it aloft, immediately throwing it over itself and pushing it back across the arena. The two competitors separated, with Greedy Snake proceeding to dodge Suspension before again pushing, clamping and lifting it by the wedge. It bumped into the wall trying to force Suspension over the top, before dragging it back and lowering it.

Greedy Snake followed this attack by chasing a fleeing Suspension; again, it grabbed, lifted and rammed it into the wall spikes, almost turning it over using its lower forks. It proceeded to repeat this tactic immediately, this time while pushing Suspension into one of the grinders. For the next few moments, Greedy Snake continued to chase and bump into Suspension, eventually cornering it close to another grinder. The two robots met by the floor rods, with Greedy Snake briefly hesitating as it lowered its weapon. Eventually, it pursued Suspension again, until finally grabbing, lifting and throwing it over itself.

"*Oh, suplex!*"
— Commentary over replays of Greedy Snake’s knockout flip on Suspension

Suspension’s self-righting arm had stopped working, rendering it inverted and immobile; Greedy Snake nudged Suspension during the count-out before retreating to the red square, and was declared victorious via knockout.

The third round saw Greedy Snake face drum spinner Chiyung Jinlun, whose team had previously fought Team Unknown Son in the *Fighting My Bots* featherweight championships.

Immediately, Greedy Snake drove into Chiyung Jinlun, launching the latter off the floor, before continuously dodging and pursuing it across the arena. Both teams activated smokescreens in each other’s control areas, with Greedy Snake’s wedges causing Chiyung Jinlun to lift off the floor twice as the former tried to get underneath it. The two competitors rammed each other at high speed, with Greedy Snake initially unable to use its snatch weapon to good effect. Nevertheless, it continued to chase and steer Chiyung Jinlun towards the grinders; once again, it got underneath Chiyung Jinlun, but was unable to grab it. Moments later, after dodging the floor rods, Greedy Snake drove into and grabbed Chiyung Jinlun from the side, before throwing it over itself. Greedy Snake pursued Chiyung Jinlun again immediately, but suddenly hesitated; this allowed the inverted Chiyung Jinlun to slam into Greedy Snake several times before pushing it over the flame jets.

Nevertheless, Greedy Snake recovered, driving underneath Chiyung Jinlun a few more times before maneuvering it towards one of the hammers. It attempted to grab its opponent from the front, but was unable to do so, and continued to chase and dodge Chiyung Jinlun before getting underneath and twice ramming the latter into one of the grinders. Greedy Snake made no further attacks until Chiyung Jinlun re-righted itself by driving over one of the circular saws –after driving itself into one of the grinders, it continued pursuing a damaged Chiyung Jinlun before grabbing, pushing and lifting it onto its back beside one of the hammers. Greedy Snake reversed rapidly – however, with 32 seconds to go, it suddenly stopped over the flame jets, the BEC of its speed controller having burnt out. Immobilized, Greedy Snake was rammed by Chiyung Jinlun again, whose charge resulted in its wheels being lifted off the floor; as a result, the attack left both competitors stuck together as they burned over the flame jets. With the battle drawing to a close, Team Unknown Son requested that both robots required separation. However, after being informed by the team and discussing the battle's outcome with the referee, the Judges ultimately decided to eliminate Greedy Snake, as a result of it having lost mobility before Chiyung Jinlun’s final attack.

Although Greedy Snake was initially eliminated at this stage, the drum spinner Rust Boar forfeited its place in the top eight of the competition due to a damaged weapon shaft. Greedy Snake was selected to rejoin the competition, where it fought a multibot, Thunder and Lightning.

Greedy Snake initially drove beyond Thunder (red), and rammed into Lightning (blue), the team also activating the smokescreen in front of the multibot drivers. Greedy Snake then edged Thunder backwards, and overturned Lightning with a powerful drive. Lightning quickly self-righted through gyro-dancing, but landed in the grip of Greedy Snake. Lightning was able to free, and delivered a direct blow to Greedy Snake's lifter, throwing it up. Greedy Snake drove into the front of Lightning again, swiftly turning it over, but Lightning righted itself within seconds. While trying to attack Greedy Snake, Thunder was deflected into the air by Greedy Snake's shape, and on its next attack, Greedy Snake rammed Thunder into the corner of the arena, stranding it on its side.

Thunder was a considerable distance from its partner, and so it was left idle while Lightning fought Greedy Snake alone, and the lighter robot was cast into the air. While Greedy Snake attempted to grab Lightning with its weaponry, the multibot landed a decisive blow, and ripped away one of Greedy Snake's forks using its discs. Greedy Snake was still able to hound Lightning into the wall, but Lightning used the entire arena to flee, and eventually draw Greedy Snake onto the floor flipper, where both robots were turned over together. While Lightning landed perfectly on its side, Greedy Snake was stuck on its side, and Lightning pressured it to prevent Greedy Snake from self-righting effectively.

Greedy Snake was able to wriggle onto its flat top, and used its lifter in an effort to self-right, but despite standing perfectly on its end, gravity forced Greedy Snake to toppled back onto its top armour. Lightning left Greedy Snake alone and finally righted its teammate, while the referee started to count Greedy Snake out of the battle. Greedy Snake continued to make attempts at self-righting, but was unable to turn itself over in time, and the battle was awarded to Thunder and Lightning via knockout.

Greedy Snake had been eliminated from the competition once and for all, but it still fought in a 2v2 exhibition battle. Teaming with the flipper of Saber, Greedy Snake fought two British robots at once, Tánshè and Vulcan.

While the four robots gathered, Greedy Snake backed into the arena wall, and a sandwiched Saber fired its flipper at thin air. Tánshè then launched Greedy Snake into the plexiglass wall, and then flipped Saber in the same manner. In doing so, Tánshè exposed its back end to Greedy Snake, which picked it up and held it aloft. Tánshè fired its flipper in an effort to escape, but Greedy Snake maintained its balance and carried Tánshè into a Grinder. Vulcan fought a private battle with Saber, while Greedy Snake turned Tánshè over and released it, forcing Tánshè to self-right powerfully.

Greedy Snake was briefly pressured by Vulcan, before Tánshè caught Saber from behind and threw it over, where it slid towards the wall. Greedy Snake charged in to assist it, but Tánshè and Vulcan both trapped the Chinese team there. Vulcan landed two axe blows on the chassis of Saber, while Greedy Snake once again grabbed Tánshè, prompting Vulcan to pound the top of Greedy Snake, including its weapon system, throwing sparks. Greedy Snake was able to pick up Tánshè and turn it over, but Vulcan prevented Saber's self-righting by trapping it under the spikes on the arena wall. Vulcan pinned Greedy Snake against the arena wall, but while Saber struggled its way out of its current position, Tánshè launched it into the corner of the arena and trapped it there. Vulcan slammed into Greedy Snake, and the Chinese robot responded by driving it across the arena, towards the Grinder. Greedy Snake drove under Vulcan's wedge again and edged it backwards, eventually taking it to the arena wall where its threatened teammate Saber was being pinned. After this, Tánshè threw Greedy Snake into the air powerfully.

All four robots bumped into one another, until Tánshè threw Saber over, this time leaving it idle, as Saber lacked the power to self-right. Vulcan drove over the arena saws, and Tánshè mistimed a flip to throw itself over, while the clock displayed the final ten seconds. Greedy Snake held Tánshè against the arena floor as the battle timer elapsed, and the battle was sent to a Judges' decision. Despite a strong performance from Greedy Snake, the immobility of Saber at the very end of the battle proved costly, and the Judges awarded the win to Tánshè and Vulcan.

"*He's a big fan of Beta!*"
— Ling Zhou on the youngest team member of Greedy Snake, who was a fan of John Reid

### This is Fighting Robots (Season 1.5)

Despite its *King of Bots* pedigree, Greedy Snake was not initially chosen by any of the celebrity team managers at the start of *This is Fighting Robots*. This required Wang Xi's machine to fight a preliminary group battle in order to impress the managers and potentially secure its place in the main competition. The battle itself - shown in parts across the first two episodes - drew Greedy Snake against international newcomers Cat King and Spike Head, along with the redesigned Whirlwind Cut.

Greedy Snake first rammed Cat King, before in turn getting rammed by the Brazilian Spike Head. The collision briefly toppled Spike Head over, though it was able to quickly re-right itself. Greedy Snake's grabbing claw made contact with Cat King's spinning blade, releasing the American machine from its wedge. Suddenly, Spike Head drove into Greedy Snake and threw itself over again, this time landing on its back. Zhang Yishan credited Greedy Snake for this attack, which was enough to convince him to add it to the Blue team. Greedy Snake thus qualified for the main competition, while Spike Head was knocked out after being unable to self-right from a fully-inverted position.

Regardles, Greedy Snake fought on, driving straight under Cat King to drive it backwards. After its escape, Greedy Snake pushed Cat King back into the wall, and Cat King sustained another direct blow from Whirlwind Cut, sending it straight back into Greedy Snake's grip. While pushing it back, Greedy Snake clamped down on Cat King and lifted it up, to the delight of Zhang Yishan. Greedy Snake released its grip, dropping Cat King, which suffered from another Whirlwind Cut attack, although Cat King immobilized Whirlwind Cut after this.

With only Cat King and Greedy Snake remaining, Cat King struck the weaponry of Greedy Snake, but the Chinese entry pushed the American robot into the Grinder. Pinning Cat King in the corner of the arena, Greedy Snake grabbed it once again, and lifted it into the air. At this point in Episode 1, the battle was cut early, creating a cliffhanger which was resolved at the start of Episode 2. There, Greedy Snake successfully threw Cat King onto its back, further impressing Zhang Yishan who had already secured its place in the main competition. Greedy Snake would comfortably advance as the only robot of the four to be initially chosen.

"*Zhang Yishan's combat team. The team he has built was actually the weakest link. Never giving up hope.*"
— Wang Xi light-heartedly comments on Zhang Yishan's initial Blue team line-up

In its first fight as a member of the Blue team, Greedy Snake found itself drawn against Tungsten, Lieutenant Bam and Mr Hippo in the Freestyle Combat rounds.

As soon as the battle started, Greedy Snake charged at Tungsten and shoved it against a wall in an attempt to lift it, but a lack of grip meant that the UK robot managed to escape. After spending a few seconds chasing down Tungsten again, Greedy Snake once again managed to get underneath the UK machine and finally succeeded in lifting it off the ground. But, before it had any chance to throw Tungsten over, Mr Hippo came in and hit the side of Greedy Snake with its drum, throwing it up over the side wall spikes. This left Greedy Snake stranded off the floor, rendering it immobile and resulting in it being knocked out of the battle according to the broadcast edit.

Greedy Snake remained on Yishan's team for the Alliance War stages, where it was partnered with Sa Beining's Scottish machine 008 for a 2v2 match. There, the duo fought Vulcan - the second time in which Greedy Snake fought the Team Robots Live! entry in these types of fights - and Xiake, the successor to fellow former *King of Bots* adversary Chiyung Jinlun.

Both teammates initially hesitated in the opening seconds, before Greedy Snake suddenly turned and drove into 008’s disc, to Sa Beining’s frustration. It briefly pursued Vulcan and clattered into 008 a second time, bumping into Xiake as it reversed. Greedy Snake hesitated as Xiake landed numerous attacks on 008, before proceeding to drive into Vulcan and push it back into the corner. With its teammate on fire and showing limited mobility, Greedy Snake was left to fight Xiake and Vulcan alone, pushing the former back. However, it was nearly pushed into the pit by Vulcan, and accidentally drove in itself while trying to evade the British machine.

Several seconds later, the pit raised to let Greedy Snake rejoin the battle, with both of its opponents waiting on opposite sides of the arena. Immediately after it was released, Greedy Snake clamped, lifted and pushed Vulcan into the wall spikes, almost turning Vulcan over. It reversed, turned and drove away swiftly as Vulcan shook itself free, bumping into Xiake and Vulcan as they tried to pursue it. Eventually, Xiake caught up with Greedy Snake and threw it over with its drum; Greedy Snake self-righted, although not without getting knocked against the wall spikes by Xiake. It sustained a few axe blows from Vulcan while pushing the latter against the corner, and tried to push and grab Xiake from the side, albeit without success. Greedy Snake drove away and turned over the circular saw area as Xiake gave chase. The two Chinese machines rammed each other head-on, the collision enabling Greedy Snake to throw Xiake upwards and into the pit, to an ecstatic response from Zhang Yishan.

Amidst cheers from Yishan and Sa Beining, Greedy Snake survived an attempted axe blow from Vulcan to grab and throw the latter over the flame jets; as Vulcan self-righted, it proceeded to get underneath and nudge the British entry a few times before sustaining a few axe blows to its clamping jaw. Nevertheless, Greedy Snake grabbed and pushed Vulcan back again, proceeding to lift, drag and steer it into the corner. Weathering more attacks from Vulcan, Greedy Snake pushed its remaining opponent into the wall spikes one final time before the battle concluded – its performance prompting further celebrations from Yishan and Beining. The ensuing Judges’ decision ruled in favor of Greedy Snake and 008, enabling both robots to remain in the competition – in effect, this victory also resulted in Greedy Snake avenging its losses to Vulcan and the Xiake team in *King of Bots*.

For the Battle of Protection and Resurrection - shown in Episode 7 - Zhang Yishan chose Greedy Snake to be 'saved', thus allowing it to bypass the 1v1 Fights stage. Yishan himself would get to control the machine in a three-way melee, which saw Greedy Snake fight Xiake again alongside Shrederator Tiger Claw. To counter the latter's shell spinner, Greedy Snake was equipped with its 'shovel' wedge and solid lifer, the former intended to deflect and absorb blows from the Team LOGICOM machine.

Greedy Snake was initially cautious due to Yishan's nervous disposition, but then edged towards the spinning Shrederator Tiger Claw, resisting the weaponry to slam the American machine into the wall, damaging the arena spikes. While Greedy Snake was distracted, Xiake (controlled by Wu Chun) charged into the side of it, grinding at its underside while further destroying the spikes on the arena wall. Greedy Snake and Shrederator Tiger Claw eyed each other up, and eventually Shrederator Tiger Claw drove into one of Greedy Snake's wedgelets, rebounding into the air after throwing sparks. Greedy Snake edged towards the rotating Shrederator Tiger Claw, and completely resisted the spinning weapon, pressing it into the arena wall despite a constant shower of sparks being thrown from Greedy Snake's wedge. Xiake drove onto Greedy Snake's wedge, and Greedy Snake pushed it into the corner of the arena, briefly stranding it on debris.

When free, Xiake drove into the back of Greedy Snake and pushed it into the spinner of Shrederator Tiger Claw, also carrying Greedy Snake into the arena wall to slam it high into the air. Greedy Snake slowly edged towards Shrederator Tiger Claw, which reversed away, but Greedy Snake eventually caught up to destablize the spinner. In response, Shrederator Tiger Claw hit the side of Greedy Snake, and also threw more sparks from its wedge. Shrederator Tiger Claw attacked the front of Greedy Snake again, but was cast aside by a forward push from Greedy Snake. Suddenly, Xiake charged in and clashed with the spinner of Shrederator Tiger Claw, throwing it into a Grinder, where it recoiled straight back into the side of Greedy Snake, and Xiake also drove under Greedy Snake to hit its base. Greedy Snake shepherded Shrederator Tiger Claw back, damaging the arena wall again, but a hit from Xiake's drum threw the American machine into the air, and directly into Greedy Snake's grappling weapon, bending it.

Greedy Snake closed in within the final ten seconds, and drove under Shrederator Tiger Claw, placing it atop Xiake's drum, and then gripped it using its snatch mechanism, holding it in the corner of the arena when time expired on the match. The battle was sent to a judges' decision, with Shrederator Tiger Claw relatively out of contention, but the decision was close between Greedy Snake and Xiake. The winner of the battle was revealed to be Greedy Snake, awarding it a second consecutive win over Xiake. Due to the nature of this celebrity melee, all three competitors automatically secured places in the final thirteen.

In its next appearance, Greedy Snake fought a Quarter-Final Qualification melee against Blue and Formula, for the chance to score points for Yishan once again. By then, it had reverted to the 'snatch' weapon, albeit with the unpainted *King of Bots* Season 1 claw.

Greedy Snake initially pushed Formula back gently, and avoided the swinging Blue, which constantly overturned itself. Greedy Snake charged Formula and briefly tilted it onto its back, but failed to grab it on two attempts. Eventually, Greedy Snake drove under Formula, clamped down on it and lifted the British machine, but Blue intercepted with a hammer blow and separated the two machines, then directly struck Greedy Snake. After a brief hiatus from combat while Formula and Blue fought privately, Greedy Snake wedged under Blue, but it became stuck near the arena wall, and Blue landed three direct hits on Greedy Snake before Formula wedged under both machines.

The three robots locked together in the center of the arena, with Formula controlling the pushing, while Blue repeatedly hit Greedy Snake, which proved completely incapable of escaping. Formula managed to push both robots towards the wall, but could not use its flipper due to a gas leak, and eventually lost mobility altogether. In the final few seconds, Greedy Snake managed to lift Blue into the air, but still sustained hammer blows, and time expired on the battle before Greedy Snake could complete its attack. After all three robots were sent to a Judges' decision, Blue was declared to be the winner, although Greedy Snake was still awarded one point for its team, after surviving for the duration of the fight.

As Greedy Snake and Vulcan were the only two machines still active on Zhang Yishan's team, both automatically advanced to the Top 8. At this stage, Greedy Snake fought Tánshè.

"*Snake is a very powerful robot. The reasons are, they're very low on the front, he can bite very hard, and he can grab us and turn us over. We knew the way to beat Snake was to get underneath his front wedges, so we put on our long wedges which are very sharp, to try and get underneath him.*"
— Gabriel Stroud on Greedy Snake

Although Tánshè had been outfitted with sharpened wedges to breach the front ground clearance of Greedy Snake, these modifications were not enough, and Tánshè drove straight into the grasp of Greedy Snake. Tánshè was forced to retreat, and both robots kept slipping underneath each other, but without being able to use their weaponry. Eventually, Greedy Snake was able to clamp down on Tánshè, holding it against the arena wall, but could not lift it. Afterwards, Tánshè drove under the side of Greedy Snake and flipped it into the wall, but Greedy Snake landed on its wheels.

On its escape, Tánshè was struck by the arena hammer, but it managed to push Greedy Snake into the arena grinder, where a piece was ripped loose from the rear of the machine. Greedy Snake used this as an opportunity to grab Tánshè, but could not maintain its grip while lifting. Despite this, Greedy Snake used its lifter as a clamp to swing Tánshè into the grinder. After Tánshè continued to ride up the wedge of Greedy Snake, the latter finally made its first successful attack, lifting Tánshè up and over, forcing the British flipper to fire in mid-air, and self-right upon landing.

A ram from Greedy Snake dislodged one of Tánshè's front wedges, but nevertheless, Tánshè drove under the side of Greedy Snake to throw it over, onto the top of the arena spikes. Greedy Snake had landed on top of its lifting mechanism, making it difficult for it to self-right, especially as Tánshè continued to push Greedy Snake around the arena while it was inverted. Greedy Snake managed to stand on its front end, but Tánshè had brought it to the arena wall and almost flipped it out of the arena - instead, Greedy Snake landed back on its wheels.

While lining up a follow-up attack, Tánshè flipped Greedy Snake again, which barrel-rolled through the air. After a few head-to-head collisions, Tánshè was finally able to drive under the front of Greedy Snake, tossing it over and into the grinder, despite Tánshè losing the remains of its wedges in the process. Greedy Snake was inverted again, and stood on its back end while trying to self-right. Tánshè sat back and watched, believing it had won by knockout, but on its fourth attempt, Greedy Snake propped itself onto its back wheels, and then drove forwards in order to self-right. Greedy Snake drove back under Tánshè, but was thrown over by the British flipper again, landing on its wheels. Both robots collided, but Greedy Snake missed its chance to lift Tánshè. At the very end of the match, Tánshè drove into Greedy Snake in a position where both robots' wedges were underneath different parts of each other, and Tánshè overturned Greedy Snake again, just as time expired on the battle. The Judges were required to declare a winner, and they unanimously voted for Tánshè. Greedy Snake was eliminated from the competition as a result, leaving only Vulcan to represent its team.

"*It's always very difficult fighting your friends, and Snake are our friends. We have to beat him, but it's a terrible thing to do so.*"
— Gabriel Stroud

### 2019 Opening Battle

Snake 2.0 was one of ten heavyweight robots which attended the 2019 Opening Battle, competing as part of the red team. Appearing in the first battle of the event, it fought American shell spinner – and Season 1 third-place finisher – Megabyte.

Immediately, Snake 2.0 approached and drove into Megabyte on the far side of the arena, getting underneath and steering it into the nearby wall spikes. This attack caused Megabyte to ricochet across the arena; Snake 2.0 drove back towards the red corner, where Megabyte had briefly landed on another set of spikes. Snake 2.0 approached and tentatively drove underneath Megabyte as the Robotic Destruction Company machine wobbled and retreated to the center of the arena. It proceeded to shuttle back and forth along the arena perimeter, before slamming into and sending Megabyte recoiling into the wall spikes a second time.

Unfazed, Snake 2.0 approached Megabyte, taking another hit to its plough, before slamming head-on into Megabyte once again as the American machine turned round and charged into it. This collision caused Megabyte to be thrown into the wall, where it was flipped over and send skidding back towards the center of the arena. At this point, Megabyte’s shell spinner stopped working properly, leaving it unable to self-right. With this, Snake 2.0 spun round and raised its flipper in celebration, having secured the red team’s first victory.

### King of Bots II (Season 2)

Snake was chosen to take part in an early battle of the series by Zhu Zheng Ting, impressing him with its innovative lifter weapon. Snake then fought against Agate in its attempt to join Zhu Zheng Ting's team.

Snake was quicker out of the gates, bumping into Agate and then driving underneath it completely, while Agate was left swinging at thin air. Snake fired its flipping panel forward, which hooked under the front armor of Agate, and allowed it to lift its weapon system up, but lost its grip on Agate in the process. Agate swung its hammer towards Snake, but missed and struck the floor - meanwhile, Snake was having difficulty retracting its weapon. Snake pushed Agate over the saw slots, and Snake's raised weapon also clattered into Agate, but remained open. Snake's wedgelets then held Agate in place as Snake swung itself around with Agate still atop it, but a hammer blow from Agate disrupted Snake's attack. The two robots separated, only for Agate to swing at the arena floor, and drive into the spiked wall.

Snake backed away and finally managed to retract its weapon, while Agate's front armor was visibly loose after driving into the wall. However, having comfortably led the match up until this point, Snake swerved into a corner of the arena and stopped moving completely. Agate capitalized, despite missing some swings, by landing a number of hammer blows on the motionless Snake, and backed away as the referee counted Snake out. Snake was defeated by knockout despite its dominant performance, and therefore did not join Zhu Zheng Ting's team at this stage.

Moving into the Redemption Round, Wang Xi was given the opportunity to choose its next opponent, and opted for a believed "easy win" against The Doctor.

The first attack seen in the (largely edited down) battle saw Snake wedge under The Doctor with its weapon already fired, and Snake pressed its lifter down on The Doctor and held it in place for the arena hammer, which smashed onto the top of The Doctor. Snake then drove The Doctor across the arena and rammed it into the Grinder, bending The Doctor's front forks. One of these front forks then caught on the arena floor during The Doctor's escape, popping the robot into the air briefly, and moments later, Snake wedged under The Doctor and delivered it to the Grinder again. Spinning at full speed, the Grinder peeled armor away from The Doctor, and then threw it over entirely, leaving The Doctor overturned and unable to self-right. Despite backing into the Grinder itself, Snake won the battle by knockout, and chose to join Zhu Zheng Ting's team as its reward.

As a member of Zhu Zheng Ting's team, Snake's first battle was a 2v2, partnered with Tánshè. The duo fought against Pixel Hunter and Mr Hippo of Tao Shen's team.

All four robots drove into each other in the opening seconds; Snake and Tánshè simultaneously scooped up Mr Hippo and Pixel Hunter, with the latter being launched into the air as a result. Both of Zhu Zheng Ting's representatives pushed and steered their opponents across different sides of the arena, with Pixel Hunter struggling to get forward momentum as Tánshè tried to line up a flip. Suddenly, Mr Hippo charged into the rear of Tánshè, throwing the Season 1.5 runner-up forwards into a grinder. Tánshè bounced off the grinder, landed on its wheels and drove away, while Snake simultaneously scooped up and pressed Pixel Hunter and Mr Hippo against the grinder mount. As the three robots became separated, Tánshè returned to flip Mr Hippo over, and pressured Mr Hippo further as the brown machine flicked itself up against the wall spikes.

Snake, meanwhile, dragged and pushed Pixel Hunter from the blue corner into a grinder, flicking its yellow and green opponent off itself. Pixel Hunter got its bar spinner up to speed and drove into the front of Snake, only to ride over the top of Unknown Son's machine. Nearby, Tánshè slammed into the front of Mr Hippo, before chasing, getting underneath and throwing the drum spinner over mid-charge. Snake and Tánshè continued to assert dominance over Tao Shen's machines, again pushing Pixel Hunter and Mr Hippo against the spikes. While Tánshè proceeded to push Mr Hippo away from the spikes and towards the red corner, Pixel Hunter sustained a blow from one of the hammers, right on top of one of its drive systems. A light ram from Snake appeared to stun Pixel Hunter, just before Mr Hippo drove into it while dodging a pincer attack from Snake and Tánshè. All four robots gathered in the red corner, before Tánshè pushed Pixel Hunter under the hammer, and Mr Hippo immobilized itself against the spikes. Tánshè proceeded to flip Pixel Hunter and Mr Hippo simultaneously, leaving the former stranded against the wall in the process. During the count-out, Snake and Tánshè celebrated their victory by parading across the arena and performing victory spins respectively.

In the next phase of battles, Snake fought in another two-on-two battle to represent Zhu Zheng Ting's team, partnering with Switch to battle against previous opponent Agate as well as Indian entry Yesaji.

Emerald entered the battle equipped with a large pole attached to its hammer, potentially to snag the drum spinner of Switch, but Emerald immediately drove onto the wedge of Snake and was briefly suspended there. However, Switch hit the back of its own teammate Snake, and then Yesaji hit the back of Switch in convoy. Snake then managed to drive under the side of Yesaji, and carried it across the arena until it had been delivered to the Grinder. The impact of the Grinder knocked Yesaji further up the wedge of Snake, and off the back end, causing Yesaji to topple over. Switch clipped the hammer of Agate and then drove under its front armor to knock it loose, also ripping bolts and loose pieces out of Agate's body. The inverted Yesaji had moved over to the Grinder, and turned itself into the hazard blade-first in order to throw itself back onto its wheels, also clipping Snake in the process.

Switch had managed to push Agate back towards the wall, inflicting more damage with successive hits from its drum spinner. At the same time, Snake also pushed Yesaji into the arena wall and started lifting it forwards. The repeated attacks from Switch eventually ripped Agate's armor away entirely, and with Agate's internals completely exposed, Switch was free to drive in and attack the innards, ripping away a wheel while throwing Agate onto its back for a knockout blow. Snake continued to hold Yesaji in place, preventing its escape until Switch closed in and directly hit Yesaji from behind, throwing it over. Switch then hit the top armor of Yesaji again, while Snake was momentarily lifted by the floor flipper. Yesaji could only pivot in place slowly, and following another attack from Switch ground to a complete halt and was counted out. Coupled with Agate's earlier defeated, this awarded the win by knockout to Switch and Snake, along with overall victory in this round for Zhu Zheng Ting over Tu Ziya.

In Episode 10, Snake returned to the arena for a rematch with Megabyte, after the two fought at the 2019 Opening Battle. Snake sported its heavier anti-spinner armor, although Megabyte countered this by applying forks lower to the ground than Snake's plough, and a wedge-shaped minibot.

At the start of the battle, Snake made the first move, cruising across the arena while Megabyte remained in place to spin up its shell, and release its minibot. Snake collided with the spinning Megabyte and knocked it straight into the arena wall to completely disrupt its spinning momentum. Megabyte attempted to spin back up, but Snake was already underneath it, and Megabyte's forks pushed it off the surface of Snake and unbalanced it as the shell spinner recoiled away. Snake continued its assault by pressing Megabyte against the arena wall, hoisting it up briefly using its front-hinged lifter, but soon let go.

Megabyte's spinning motion had come to a complete stop from these early attacks, and could not power up its shell spinner for the rest of the battle. It was therefore forced to fight using only its minibot and its partially bent forks, but surprisingly these were still able to wedge under the front of Snake, allowing Megabyte to guide it into the wall. Snake bumped into Megabyte and tried to pin it against the wall, although it again rode up Megabyte's forks. The two robots separated, and Snake charged past Megabyte's minibot to ram into its main target, again riding up the shell spinner slightly, but Snake was nevertheless on top. This lead came to a sudden halt, however, when Snake missed its next charge at Megabyte and pinned itself directly under an arena spike. With Snake's back wheels spinning in the air helplessly, Megabyte backed off and waited for Snake to be counted out, ending the fight abruptly.

This unfortunate loss put Snake's position in the competition at risk, with team manager Zhu Zheng Ting being inclined towards eliminating Switch, while fellow team member Ellis Ware suggested that the losing robot Snake being eliminated was the only fair thing to do, a sentiment Snake's team somewhat agreed with. As such, Snake was eliminated here, with Zhu Zheng Ting's full team later being eliminated following a loss from Black Rabbit to Rhino.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 8
* Losses: 8

*NOTE: Greedy Snake's group battle in This is Fighting Robots is not considered to be a win or a loss.*

## Series Record

 Season 2 | **Zhu Zheng Ting's second cut**(3-2 record)

*NOTE: Snake 2.0 also competed in the King of Bots 2019 Opening Battle.*

## Outside King of Bots

At the inaugural *Fighting My Bots* featherweight championship in 2016, the team's featherweight **Gagu Snake** competed, using the same weapon system as the Season 1-1.5 version of Greedy Snake. It won the competition, defeating Little Beelzebub from Impasse in the final, prior to both teams battling each other in *King of Bots*.

At the *King of Bots* UK featherweight championship, the team built a vertical spinner named **Naughty Snake**, winning a melee against Sabre20 and Mini ACE.

## Trivia

* Due to its fourth round reinstatement and optional involvement in the Tag Team competition, Greedy Snake was the only robot in Season 1 to amount more losses than wins, after completing three straight losses.
* The original robot was built at a cost of 200,000 yuan ($32,000), provided by the show.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/videos/227653704781125
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://qz.com/1219980/chinas-reality-tv-programming-is-being-taken-over-by-robots-and-ai/
3. ↑ Used in English translations of Season 1 by Mech+
4. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/7xqwii/the\_actual\_lifter\_arm\_of\_snake/duadton/
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 KOB Hall of Fame - Snake interview
6. ↑ Correspondence with Adam Hamilton, 18th January 2019.
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncL8i2RidVs#t=23m36s
8. ↑ https://qz.com/1219980/chinas-reality-tv-programming-is-being-taken-over-by-robots-and-ai/

## External Links

* Greedy Snake on the official *King of Bots* website (Chinese, archived)