Dr. Inferno Jr. (stamp)

*For the Infernolab bot that appears in the anime, see Dr. Inferno Jr. (anime) .*

## Dr. Inferno Jr.

* Dragoma Exivus
* Dragoma Inferno

### Effect

Defeat Samhain RIFT in a Golden Booth Battle

### Ragnavatar Guardian

Samhain RIFT

>
> "*A 60lb powerhouse, skirts 'n' saws sure flare it's perfection!*"
> — in game stamp description, Dragoma Inferno.
>

**Dr. Inferno Jr.** *(インフェルノジュニア博士 Inferunojunia hakase)* is one of the 45 Infernolab stamps to be collected throughout Dragoma Exivus.

## How to Obtain

The sketch of Dr. Inferno Jr. can be found in Fort Cordova, scribbled on the walls of the bunker. The stamp will be rewarded once the player has defeated Samhain RIFT in a Golden Booth battle.

## Team Info

### BB Seasons

* Season 1.0
* Season 2.0
* Season 3.0
* Season 4.0
* Season 5.0

### Other Events

* UCSB BotBQ
* Robotica S1 (as Mini Inferno)

## Robot Info

### Weapons

* Reciprocating saw

(Season 1.0-3.0)

* Red Tri-hook saws

(Season 4.0-5.0)

>
> "*I used cheap, cheap power drills for the drive, batteries left over from a previous BattleBot, and a carbon fiber structure I made myself in my lab at UCSB.*"
> — Jason Bardis on Dr. Inferno Jr.
>

The stamp is highly based off of Jason's 3 time lightweight champion Battlebot, *Dr. Inferno Jr.*

**Dr. Inferno Jr.** *(インフェルノジュニア博士 Inferuno Junia Hakase)* was a lightweight robot built by Jason Bardis of the Infernolab.

It was a flat box with carbon fiber skirts on all sides with a model of a robot on top. It replaced The Missing Link, Infernolab's lightweight entry in Season 1.0 and Long Beach 1999. The robot model was a Tomy Omnibot 5402 with arms modified to hold interchangeable weapons.

>
> "*All I know is that it's the S4/S5 Dr. Inferno Jr. b/c the skirts are polycarbonate instead of carbon fiber. And because the plastic torso shell is gone, it was probably after S4, b/c he still has both of his arms, 1 of which was lost in S5.*"
> — Jason elaborating the bots' season appearance.
>

The robot's weapons originally consisted of a circular saw and a reciprocating saw that had multiple attachments, along with an extended carbon fiber flap to even out the doctor's drivetrain balance after the Season 3.0 lightweight rumble. In Season 4.0 they were replaced with a pair of custom-cut triangular trihook saws attached to circular saw tools. In Season 5.0, the skirts were upgraded with Kevlar, along with new sponsorships while the trihook saws remained.

Dr. Inferno Jr. was intended to be a novelty entry but proved a fierce competitor thanks to its untouchable ground clearance and precision driving. In addition, its four-wheel drive (4 x 18V drills) gave it unparalleled pushing power in the lightweight class. Despite its top-heavy appearance, Dr. Inferno Jr. was only flipped once in its entire career (in an untelevised match against *The Crusher*). Surprisingly, the Omnibot was only damaged a few times in combat; the body was shattered by Toe Crusher in Season 3.0, and one arm was snapped off by *Afterburner* in Season 5.0 (Bardis didn't have a replacement arm, so he covered the stump in red paint-stained gauze for the televised rounds) The doctor was heavily damaged in an untelevised Season 3.0 rumble by Backlash, it's inner aluminum skeleton majorly exposed. In every match, he sportingly let the other roboteers keep the broken pieces. It enjoyed a successful run in *BattleBots* due to its pushing power, winning two championships, and one royal rumble.

Its predecessor, **Dr. Inferno**, competed at the original *BattleBots* event at Long Beach. It partnered with another robot named **Air Burial** to create the multibot *Hot Air*. Dr. Inferno weighed only 17 pounds, which was the reason behind the pairing. However, Dr. Inferno was much less successful than its successor.

Dr. Inferno Jr.'s base competed on Robotica & in Steel Conflict under the name **Mini Inferno**.

"*Michael Mauldin has one of the Omnibot shells. I'm sure the rest was thrown in the trash decades ago. I didn't have much space or incentive to save scrapped parts.*"
— Jason's comment on Dr. Inferno Jr.'s retirement.

Except for the internal aluminum torso skeleton and tri foil saws, all parts of Dr. Inferno Jr. has been scrapped. The skeleton, with a smaller Radio Shack Robie Jr. white robot on it, was attached to a 4-wheel-drive box intended for a 15lb division. It was named Dr. Inferno ]I[.

Dr. Inferno Jr. even had its own theme song and CD, written by *BattleBots* music writer Eban Schletter.

Jason Bardis confirmed that Dr. Inferno Jr. was going to return as a heavyweight with a spinning disc in the chest instead of the arms. He posted a photo of his computer on Instagram and a CAD can be seen on the screen. This CAD is very similar to the heavyweight he described. Instead, the remake of Dr. Inferno Jr. eventually became known as "Dr. Inferno IV", an antweight bot similar to the preplanned heavyweight CAD concept. However, Jason Bardis would become a judge on the reboot series of *BattleBots*, so it is unlikely that this will come to fruition.

### Mark Beiro Introductions

"With the molten pressure of imminent disaster about to belch forth and lay waste to all that is sacred, it's DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"The surgeon general warrants overexposure of this bot can be bad for your health. In the red square, here is DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"He signed the hypocritical oath in his opponent's blood. Here is DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"He's got the heart of a champion and now he's going for the liver and spleen of his hated opponent. Scrub dub for major surgery. Here is DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"He does for opponents, what Dr. ??? does for patients, but without all the cool pain relievers. Turn your head and cough for DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"He would make a fine addition to the county corner's office, except for the fact that he conducts autopsies while his subjects are still alive, here is DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"He's got one last lethal dose of some very bad medicine, take it like an iron man from DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"Take away his slick paint job, his trademark flames and his dangerous blade. No seriously, take them away. It's the only way to beat DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"He works in the OR, loves watching ER and he's about to wipe you off the radar. Introducing, DR. INFERNO JR.!"

"He already has one nut and now he's back for number 2. Here is DR. INFERNO JR.!"

## Merchandise

* *Dr. Inferno Jr. / RC Custom series*
* *Dr. Inferno Jr. / Inferno LEGO*
* *Dr. Inferno Jr. / FUNKO POP!*
* *Dr. Inferno Jr. / Loungefly mini backpack*
* *Dr. Inferno Jr. music CD*

Dr. Inferno Jr. was originally released for BattleBots RC Custom series in the early 2000s. Adapting to it's Season 3.0 appearance, it featured several weapons: A silver saw and a repriciating spike. It also came with additional weapons such as a pitchfork and 4 side saws that can be attached to the carbon fiber skirt wedges. The toy is given a lifespan of 3 light identicators during a fight. Once all three are knocked out, the robot will stay immobile. The toy was fairly accurate but lacked any effective way to get underneath the other toys, was much taller than the real robot due to the chassis design and came with additional attachments that the real robot never used. Its pill shaped eyes are also red instead of purple. This was done to avoid copying the appearance of TOMY's Omnibot. *Dr. Inferno Jr.* written in *Freak* font plus the Infernolab Flaming Gear logos, and the classic *BattleBots* logo are already stickered on the wedge skirts. The toy came with additional weapons such as a pitchfork which fit over the reciprocating spike and four sawblades that fit into slots of its wedge skirts. Unfortunately, the saw blade attachment that attaches to the right "shoulder" on the toy does not spin 360 degrees. Instead, it oscillates back and forth as the toy moves.

Dr. Inferno Jr. is soon to be released as a Funko POP, its omnibot head bobbing in action. Appearing after its Season 5.0 design, it's drivetrain does not include any wheels as the figure is supposed to be a shelf display. *Dr. Inferno Jr.* written in *Freak* font along with the Infernolab Flaming Gear logos, *Infernolab.com*. and *Machine Arts Inc.* are already stickered on the wedge skirts. The classic *BattleBots* logo is omitted from the figure in concern with trademark issues.

## Trivia

* Dr. Inferno Jr. was one of the three robots used for the *Lab Rats* episode "Robot Fight Club". Its given name was **The Merchant of Menace**.
* Dr. Inferno Jr. had fought Team Raptor three times, losing to them once (against Alpha Raptor), but conquering them twice (against Gamma Raptor).
* Dr. Inferno Jr. was the number 15 seed during Season 3.0, which references to Jason's birthdate.
* Dr. Inferno Jr. made a brief appearance in TLC's *Movies for Guys Who Like Movies.* It appears in the beginning where it fights against Rick Schwartz's miscellaneous toy robots and halfway through the video in a three way rumble against Lambo and Serial Box Killer.
* A heavyweight incarnation of Dr. Inferno Jr. with a vertical disk in its chest & wide self-righting wings/arms was intended to compete for ABC Season 1 but it never got past it's CAD drawing.
* Dr. Inferno Jr.'s font stickered on the front carbon fiber flap is known as "Freak."
* Much like Donald Hutson with Tazbot and Diesector, builder Jason Dante Bardis would feature this toy with the actual robot during the robot's introductions, then have it nearby while he was fighting.
* Apart from the real robot, its yellow antennae is removed from both versions.
* To make it appear realistic like the actual bot, its sponsor logos can be printed and stickered on the wedge skirts.
* Dr. Inferno Jr. was the only Lightweight to be released as an RC toy.
* Jason still owns 3 copies of the RC toy, where it made appearances at an elementary school presentation and even on the judge's desk during *BattleBots* Season 5.

* Backyard Demo with Dr. Inferno Jr.
* Featured on the thumbnail of a Battlebots special.
* Jason as Dr. Inferno Jr. (BB Magazine Vol 1)
* Jason poses with the doctor (BB Season 1.0)
* Another view of the doctor (Season 4.0)
* The doctor in the pit during BB season 1.0
* Jason with Dr. Inferno Jr. at BB Season 2.0.
* The doctor in the pits.
* The doctor armed with a BAM! kids boxing glove during Season 2.0.
* Dr. Inferno Jr. hacks through Rampage
* The doctor during a fancy photoshoot circa 2006.
* Dr. Inferno before it became Jr.
* Jason's mean game face before season 3.0.
* "Howdy!"
* "Am I surprised to see you here!"
* The doctor chills out.
* Jason poses with Dr. Inferno Jr. for UCSB's Daily Nexus
* "Look devious. Come on, give me your devious face."
* "More devious!"
* "Wanna play ball?"
* Jason's intro with Dr. Inferno Jr. (BB Season 5.0)
* Jason prepares the doctor for BB Season 5.0.
* The doctor relaxing in the pits. (BB Season 5.0)
* Another view of Dr. Inferno Jr. in the pits.
* Dante celebrates with Dr. Inferno Jr. during BB Season 5.0.
* Jason and the doctor as Season 5.0 lightweight winners!
* Dr. Inferno Jr. in storage after BB Season 5.0
* Dr. Inferno Jr.'s Bio on the BattleBots website.
* 2 copies of the doctor during a segment on Robotica.
* The doctor rams through a pile of computers.
* Jason and his bots on the cover story for SBNP.
* Judge Inferno created by Bardis himself.
* LEGO Dante and Dr. Inferno Jr.
* BDB profile for Dr. Inferno Jr.
* BDB profile for Dr. Antferno Jr.
* Dr. Inferno Jr. featured on Lab Rats as Merchant of Menace.
* Close up of the Nova Phoenix insignia.
* Jason guides the doctor during Robo challenge.
* Dr. Inferno Jr. and Hot Air's Rosita.
* DrInfernoJrRCPrototype.jpgThe prototype of the toy. Note the incorrect graphics.
* DrInfernoJrRC.jpgThe finished product out of its packaging.
* DrInfernoJrSingleRelease.jpgDr. Inferno Jr. on its own sealed in its packaging.
* BlendoDrInfernoJrTwoPack.jpgDr. Inferno Jr. released as a two pack during the Tournament Edition part of the toy range.
* Jason at Target, holding the RCs.
* Jason basks in the glow of 6 Dr. Inferno Jrs.
* That's a mountain of RC's right there!
* The team with Dr. Inferno Jr.
* Dr. Inferno Jr. circa 2015.
* Heavyweight CAD concept to Dr. Inferno Jr. for BB Season 1 ABC.
* 2 Dr. Inferno Jrs among other toy robots for kindergarteners to play with.
* The doctor with a banana at Battlebots 2019.
* Robin's birthday card to Jason.
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## External Links

* http://infernolab.com/projectfiles/drijr.html
* https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/Dr.\_Inferno\_Jr.

## References

1. ↑ Private Gmail correspondence between Falco276 and Jason Bardis in Feburary 2023.
2. ↑ Private Gmail conversation between Falco276 and Jason Bardis.