Who's Your Daddy

* Who's Your Daddy Now?
* Who's Your Daddy

Who's Your Daddy
**Who's Your Daddy** was a Middleweight built by **Team RoboMaster** that competed in ROBOLympics 2004-RoboGames 2005, as well as ComBots Cup I. It was a Red robot armed with a spinning Titanium Drum. Who's Your Daddy did well in the competition, never failing to win at least two fights per competition, and placed second in ComBots Cup I. Who's Your Daddy almost came out of retirement in 2007, Registering for RoboGames of that year. However for whatever reasons Who's Your Daddy did not compete, and it has not registered for another RoboGames since. However it would later be rebuilt into a wedge bot called Who's Your Daddy Now for RoboGames 2016 & 17.

## Robot History

### As Who's Your Daddy

#### ROBOLympics 2004

Who's Your Daddy's first match was against the Idaho based flipper of **Botfly**. It lost this match, and was sent to the loser's bracket where it faced **Speed Bump XL**. Who's your Daddy won this match, and advanced to the Round of 16 where it faced **247**. It won this match, and progressed to the Round of 12 where it faced **Whirlwind**, it lost this match, and was eliminated from the competition.

#### 2004 RFL Nationals

"*So Black Mamba, who's your daddy? Lets get it on!*"
— Roy Helen

   Despite failing to qualify for the ComBots LLC hosted 2004 RFL Nationals, Who's Your Daddy attended the event anyway where it participated in a grudge match against **The Black Mamba**. This match started with The Black Mamba charging at Who's Your Daddy, which by this point had already gotten up to speed. This attack resulted in the sheet metal armor on the wedge of The Black Mamba being ripped upwards rendering the wedge useless.

The Black Mamba then lost drive on one side, after driving up onto Who's Your Daddy's drum again. Who's Your Daddy then went on the attack, and popped the side of The Black Mamba but did no real damage, it followed this up by getting behind it, and slamming it into the wall. Following this drive by Who's Your Daddy, The Black Mamba promptly drove itself partially into the pit. It was then shoved completely in by Who's Your Daddy, and was counted out, giving Who's Your Daddy the win by KO.

#### RoboGames 2005

    Who's Your Daddy's first match in RoboGames 2005 was against **Botfly**, this match started with Who's Your Daddy grinding away at Botfly. Who's Your Daddy then got a solid hit with its drum, resulting in it getting under Botfly, and taking it to the wall. Who's Your Daddy then flipped Botfly, and took it to the wall as it was trying to self-right, nearly stranding the Idahoan machine.

Botfly then got away from the wall, and attempted to get under Who's Your Daddy, however this failed, and Who's Your Daddy delivered a large hit to Botfly. This nearly sent Botfly OOTA, however Botfly remained in the ring, and nearly got under Who's Your Daddy. However Who's Your Daddy escaped, and Botfly charged it, getting sent flying by the drum spinner for its troubles.

Who's Your Daddy then got under Botfly, and took it to the arena wall again, however it was unable to pin it, and Botfly escaped. After this, Who's Your Daddy proceeded to grind Botfly with its drum while shoving it around the arena for a while. Unfortunately for Who's Your Daddy, a driving error then allowed Botfly to get behind it, and flip it over. With its invertability compromised due to the pre-fight alterations used to carry Botfly around, Who's Your Daddy was counted out, and lost by KO with less than 30 seconds left in the match.

    This put Who's Your Daddy in the loser's bracket where it faced **Eraser 3**, it won this match, and advanced to the Round of 16 where it faced **Paminator**. It won this as well, and advanced to the Round of 12 where it once again faced **Botfly**. However unlike before Who's Your Daddy had nothing impeding its invertability.

This match started with Botfly charging straight at Who's Your Daddy, and nearly driving itself OOTA, it stated in the arena however, and rammed Who's Your Daddy several times. Who's Your Daddy then got under Botfly, and started shoving it all over the arena, and popping it into the air at several points. Botfly then got under Who's Your Daddy, and delivered a lift to it, but did not flip it.

"*Ohooohh, gnawing at the pneumatics*"
— Roy Helen as Who's Your Daddy attacks Botfly's pneumatic pistons.

Botfly then got under Who's Your Daddy again, but missed the flip which resulted in its flipper coming down on Who's Your Daddy's drum, which promptly started grinding at Botfly's pneumatic pistons. However Botfly got away, and Who's Your Daddy promptly drove itself into a wall, this knocked something in Who's Your Daddy loose as the weapon then stopped working. Both bots then shoved each other around until time ran out, the judges decided the match in favor of Botfly, meaning that Who's Your Daddy was eliminated from the competition.

#### ComBots Cup I

    Who's Your Daddy's first match in ComBots Cup I was in the Quarter-Finals where it faced **Dolor II**. It won the match, and advanced to the Semi-Finals where it faced **Speed Bump XL**. It won this match as well, and progressed to the winner's final where it faced **Stewie**.

This match started with both bots spinning up, and colliding weapon to weapon, Who's Your Daddy got the better of this exchange, popping Stewie up into the air. Who's Your Daddy then slammed Stewie into the corner, however Stewie then started to rip chunks off of Who's Your Daddy which soon lost half its drive. Stewie then delivered a tap to Who's Your Daddy, which stopped moving entirely before Stewie delivered a massive hit, sending it flying, and causing it to tap out.

This put Who's Your Daddy in the consolation final where it faced **Speed Bump XL** once again. It won, and was now in the final where it faced **Stewie**once more. Once again it lost, and became the Middleweight runner-up of the first ever ComBots Cup.

### As Who's Your Daddy Now

    Who's Your Daddy returned in RoboGames 2016 after being completely rebuilt into **Who's Your Daddy Now?**. The robot no longer possessed a drum, and instead was a smaller version of the team's Heavyweight **Ragin Scotsman.** It was a blue, four-wheeled, invertible, box-shaped robot with a wedge on the front but no active weapon.

Unlike Ragin Scotsman however Who's Your Daddy Now did not have a flamethrower. This version of the robot would not perform as well as either Who's Your Daddy or Ragin Scotsman, and as of 2018 it currently holds a 3-4 Win/Loss record. Despite this it did manage to make the semi-finals of RoboGames 2016 where it eventually lost to Touro.

#### RoboGames 2016

    After receiving a bye in the round of 16, Who's Your Daddy Now? first fought **Touro Classic** in the Round of 12. This match started with Touro Classic spinning up to speed, and delivering a pop to Who's Your Daddy Now. Touro Classic then delivered another blow to it, this time sending it nearly into the ceiling. Who's Your Daddy Now then shoved Touro Classic into the wall where it got stuck, and was counted out.

Who's Your Daddy Now? then advanced to the quarter-finals where it faced **Apolkalipse**, this match started with Apolkalipse spinning up to full speed and riding up on Who's Your Daddy Now?'s wedge. It then drove away, spun back up, and delivered a blow to said wedge, creating a shower of sparks. Apolkalipse then bounced away, and attempted to spin back up, but Who's your Daddy Now? pursued it, and slammed itno it from the side.

Apolkalipse recovered, and delivered a flurry of attacks to the wheels of Who's Your Daddy Now?, this eventually resulted in one of the tires being ripped off of its hub. Now with only three wheels Who's Your Daddy Now? still kept the pressure on the Brazilian machine, which after several more hits to Who's Your Daddy Now?, missed a charge, and slammed its flywheel into the arena wall. This mistake allowed Who's Your Daddy Now? to get under Apolkalipse, and start shoving it around.

    Apolkalipse then launched several more attacks on Who's Your Daddy Now?, eventually getting its wedge locked in place for a brief moment. Once the wedge reset, Apolkalipse charged again, this time the gyroscopic forces of the weapon sent it bouncing skywards off of Who's Your Daddy Now?'s wedge. Apolkalipse landed upside-down as a second tire rolled off the front of Who's Your Daddy Now?.

Apolkalipse then attacked one of the tires that were already off, sending it flying into the lexan, before attacking Who's Your Daddy Now? a few more times until time expired. The judges ruled the match in favor of Apolkalipse, sending Who's Your Daddy Now? to the loser's bracket where it faced **Touro Classic** once again.

This match started with Touro Classic getting up to speed, Who's Your Daddy Now? then slammed it into the wall, but Touro Classic recovered, and sent Who's Your Daddy Now? flying with its drum. After landing Who's Your Daddy Now? got to the side of Touro Classic, and slammed it into the wall once again. Touro Classic then gyroed over while it attempted to escape.

Who's Your Daddy Now? took advatage of this, slamming into Touro Classic while it was attempting to self-right. After a bit more of this Touro Classic got to the side of Who's Your Daddy Now?, and started nibbling at the wheels before attacking the front, and chewing up the plow of Who's Your Daddy Now?.Touro Classic then got under Who's Your Daddy Now?, and slammed it into the wall.

Touro Classic then ground away at Who's Your Daddy Now?'s plow again, before delivering a large hit that flipped it over. It then delivered two more hits, with the second one sending Who's Your Daddy Now? several feet into the air. Upon landing Who's Your Daddy Now? lost one side of its drive  as the final ten seconds of the match counted down. The judges scored the match in favor of Touro Classic, meaning that Who's Your Daddy Now? waseliminated from the competition.

#### RoboGames 2017

    Stewart's first ever opponent was ****Who's Your Daddy Now?****. This match started with Stewart spinning up to full speed, and popping Who's Your Daddy into the air multiple times. Who's Your Dadddy Now? then attempted to shove Stewart around, but Stewart got away, and hurled Who's Your Daddy into the wall, flipping it.

Then after a few more minor hits, Stewart launched Who's Your Daddy Now? 7 feet into the air, nearly throwing it to the roof. This attack also did some damage to the wheels of Who's Your Daddy Now?. Stewart then spun back up, and repeated the attack, sending Who's Your Daddy Now? 7 feet up once more.

    However Stewart then hit it again, this time sending it at least 5 feet into the air, but also righting Who's Your Daddy Now?. This allowed Who's Your Daddy Now? to turn the tables on the fight, and it started shoving Stewart around the arena before briefly pinning it. This stopped Stewart's drum, and as it was trying to spin up Who's Your Daddy Now? repeatedly slammed it.

This continuous assault by Who's Your Daddy Now? eventually took its toll on Stewart, whose drum stopped working, and started pouring out smoke as Who's Your Daddy Now? continued to shove it around. At this point Stewart also lost drive on one side with 30 seconds remaining on the clock, and Who's Your Daddy Now? shoved it around some more as the final seconds ticked down.

The judges decided the match in favor of Who's Your Daddy Now?, which put it into the Round of 24 where it faced **Danger Zone**. This fight was very short, and consisted of Danger Zone spinning up, and Who's Your Daddy Now? shoving it onto the wall where it was counted out. This put Who's Your Daddy Now into the Round of 12 where it faced **Touro**.

"*Really, presenting the back end to Touro? That's a terrible move!*"
— Mark Elam on Who's your Daddy Now?'s traction issues.

This match started with Touro spinning up to full speed as Who's Your Daddy Now?, suffering from traction issues turned its back to it. However it turned to face Touro just in time, and avoided being sent flying, the traction issues quickly returned however, but Touro was unable to take advantage of it, and just kept grinding on the wedge of Who's Your Daddy Now?.

Touro then got around to the side of Who's Your Daddy Now?, and started chewing up the wheels, causing the to start wobbling. Touro followed this up by delivering a hit that sent Who's Your Daddy Now? soaring into the air. Who's Your Daddy Now? landed upright, and perused Touro, but got its wedge caught on a floor seam. Who's Your Daddy Now? then charged Touro again, this resulted in it hitting the drum, and being sent flying again.

**Scott Robinson**: "*Touro is still on the prowl, another pop in the air.*"
**Mark Elam**: "*Nice 3 Foot Jump.*"
— Commentary as Who's Your Daddy Now? is sent flying.
This time however Who's Your Daddy Now? landed upside-down, rendering its wedge completely useless, thus leaving it at the mercy of Touro. Now Touro moved in again, ramming Who's Your Daddy Now? into the wall before getting two significant hits, with the second one sending Who's Your Daddy Now? flying into the air where it hit an arena light. This also righted Who's Your Daddy Now?, however it was unable to take advantage of this as its front left tire was now so mangled that the robot could only move in circles.

Touro then spun up to full speed, and took a chunk out of another tire before messing up even more of its rims. Now with less than 30 seconds left on the clock, Touro delivered another hit. This time flipping Who's Your Daddy Now? yet again. Touro then got a late hit shortly after time ran out, the judges gave the match to Touro, this meant that Who's Your Daddy Now? was now in the loser's bracket where it faced **NIGHTHAWK**.

## Combat Record

### Wins/Losses

* **Wins:** 11
* **Losses:** 10
* **Byes:** 1

## Outside RoboGames

Who's Your Daddy also competed in Steel Conflicts 4-SDC where it performed well racking up six wins over the course of the two events.