Captain Shrederator

## Overview

**Captain Shrederator** is a heavyweight robot which competed in every season of the *BattleBots* reboot, as well as the 2005 *BattleBots Rochester R3* event. It was built by Brian Nave of Team LOGICOM. Its weapon, like most of Nave's robots, was a full-body spinning shell. It was painted in the colors of the American flag to pay homage to his entry in Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors, The Revolutionist (which was a repainted Phrizbee). The main perk of Captain Shrederator was its interchangeable weapon teeth: Depending on its opponent, it could use different shapes and sizes of weapon teeth in order to get a better bite. However, Captain Shrederator also had a large bar which could be mounted instead of the shell for certain opponents. In Season 2, Captain Shrederator was originally an alternate for the show, but was allowed in due to one of the many drop-outs which occurred at Season 2.

## Robot History

### BattleBots World Championship I

   Captain Shrederator's first and only match was against Stinger: The Killer Bee. Captain Shrederator spun up at the beginning and managed to attack towards the side, sending itself into the air and damaging Stinger's front tire. However, Stinger seemed unaffected by the hit and Captain Shrederator's heavy shell was giving it traction issues. Stinger managed to use its lifter to get under Captain Shrederator and flip it upside down where Captain Shrederator could not self right. Captain Shrederator was knocked out at 1:12 and didn't get the wild card.

### BattleBots World Championship II

   Captain Shrederator's first match was against Death Roll. The match started in Captain Shrederators favor, with it ripping pieces off the side and top of Death Roll. Death Roll continued to fight and Captain Shrederator eventually tore off Death Roll's tail. Captain Shrederator continued to attack and tore off one of Death Roll's wheels. Death Roll eventually stopped moving and was sent flying by Captain Shrederator, only to land on a piece of its own head armor. Death Roll was counted out giving Captain Shrederator the win by KO at 2:04. This win put Captain Shrederator to the round of 32 with its No.20 seeding, where it faced the No.13 seed Chomp.

Both robots approached and started attacking without doing much damage. This continued until Chomp toppled over from one of its attacks and allowed Captain Shrederator to hit. Chomp self-righted and attacked back, leaving Captain Shrederator spinning down and not moving. Chomp continued to attack and managed to get Captain Shrederator going again. However, this was short-lived and Captain Shrederator stopped moving. Chomp managed to once again restart Captain Shrederator but this time held back when Captain Shrederator stopped moving again as one of the axe blows from Chomp punctured the top, causing the power cable to come out when the shell came around. Captain Shrederator was counted out and Chomp won by KO at 2:08. This meant that Captain Shrederator was eliminated from the tournament again.

### BattleBots World Championship III

    Captain Shrederator's first opponent was against End Game. The match was off to a good start for Captain Shrederator as it was able to start getting its weapon up to speed while End Game found itself struggling to advance forward. However, Captain Shrederator was not at full speed and took a hit from End Game that knocked out the spinning shell's ability to rotate. Still, Captain Shrederator continued to attack, even though it was under the pulverizer and took a hit. Unfortunately, it was unable to defend itself and was launched by End Game onto its top on the edge of the screws and unable to move. Captain Shrederator was counted out and earned its first loss of the competition.

Captain Shrederator's next opponent was SubZero. Due to damage sustained against End Game, Captain Shrederator swapped out its shell from that fight with a 2nd one and exchanged pretty much all the electronics in an effort to fix the problems it had against End Game. When the match began, things were off to a good start as Captain Shrederator was dealing damage on the back of SubZero, whom was trying to absorb the impacts that way. After multiple collisions, SubZero was tossed over and self-righted. However, the last hit caused Captain Shrederator to fly into the arena barrier and bounce off to land upright without any drive. As a result, Captain Shrederator was counted out, giving SubZero the win by KO.

Next for Captain Shrederator was Petunia. The match began rather poorly for Captain Shrederator as their first attack wasn't able to cause any major damage and the blow was deflected away. Captain Shrederator attack again, this time, spinning its opponent nearly 360 degrees. However, the third attack caused Captain Shrederator to bounce off of Petunia and into the arena barrier, where it stopped moving. Making matters worse, its opponent bit down with its beak and caused smoke and flames to pour out. Captain Shrederator was counted out, giving Petunia the win by KO.

Captain Shrederator's next match was in the special "USA vs The World" where it was pitted against Vanquish which had been previously ripped in half by Icewave. The match started fairly evenly as Captain Shrederator was causing lots of sparks, but the only damage was the removal of the googly eyes Vanquish had added for the fight. Captain Shrederator ended up in the corner and bounced off the walls before escaping to get back up to speed. Once again, Captain Shrederator was on the attack, but not really dealing much damage. However, Captain Shrederator eventually sent Vanquish flying, tearing off a wheel in the process. Vanquish was no longer moving after this hit and was counted out, giving Captain Shrederator the win by KO after 2:30.

### BattleBots World Championship IV

    Up first for Captain Shrederator was newcomer from China Wan Hoo. As a result, Captain Shrederator went with its shell that was more cylindrical with lots of teeth around the perimeter. When the match began, Captain Shrederator was able to deliver big hits to Wan Hoo, tearing off part of the defensive shields Wan Hoo added for the fight. Additionally, Wan Hoo didn't have the same amount of maneuverability so Captain Shrederator moved in for another hit. As the match continued, Captain Shrederator delivered another hit and then stopped showing translational movement. With its shell spinning at top speed, Captain Shrederator was counted out, giving Wan Hoo the win by KO.

Captain Shrederator next went up against veteran Witch Doctor. Captain Shrederator stuck with the shell used against Wan Hoo but when the match began, Captain Shrederator was the one to take the hits and flew into each wall of the arena. Worse still, their directional indicators kept shutting off at times, making it difficult to make proper attacks. Captain Shrederator got its weapon back up to speed and again collided with Witch Doctor to hit the arena sides. On the third hit, Captain Shrederator's weapon wasn't reaching top speed, which left it vulnerable. Unfortunately, Witch Doctor took advantage and Captain Shrederator was flipped over near the screw casing. Worse still, Captain Shrederator had no way to prevent Witch Doctor from shoving them under the pulverizer as they were counted out, giving Witch Doctor the win by KO.

Because Captain Shrederator was currently at 0-2, they entered the Desperado Tournament to try and make the Top 16 bracket. Entered in as the sixth seed, this put them in a match against Team Ua!rrior and third seeds, Black Dragon. In response, Captain Shrederator went with the shell used in its previous two matches. As the match began, both robots got their weapons up to full speed. Captain Shrederator dished out two minor hits that didn't do much, but then dished out a big hit that sent both robots flying to opposite ends of the arena with Black Dragon ending up with a gash on the left side of its wedge and getting flipped upside down. Black Dragon got back over and Captain Shrederator was having drive issues, but was still able to spin the shell. Captain Shrederator took a hit from Black Dragon that slammed it into the wall and knocked some of its teeth off, leaving it with very little life mobility and having its weapon stopped completely. This left them pretty much defenseless as they took a final hit that knocked them out. Captain Shrederator was counted out, giving Black Dragon the win by KO.

Still winless after the Desperado Tournament, Captain Shrederator was next placed against Al Kindle and Blacksmith. Captain Shrederator went in with its flat shell that had many embedded teeth around the perimeter. In addition, two large triangular teeth were added to shield the robot's top from Blacksmith's hammer along with thicker lexan. Things were pretty even to start as Captain Shrederator was dishing out the hits but neither robot was taking any damage. Captain Shrederator was then pushed into the arena barrier and taking fire from Blacksmith's hammer. Captain Shrederator escaped but Blacksmith was on them and pushed them to the screws, which briefly trapped them. Captain Shrederator soon lost the use of its spinning shell after being pushed under the pulverizer. With little offense and defense, Captain Shrederator was at the mercy of Blacksmith and was eventually taken back to the screws and flipped over. Captain Shrederator got off the screws, but was still upside down and was counted out, giving Blacksmith the win by KO.

### BattleBots World Championship V

    After receiving its internal upgrades, Captain Shrederator's first fight was against former Desperado champion and semi-finalist, Lock-Jaw. The match was off to a good start as Captain Shrederator quickly took off the right corner of Lock-Jaw's anti-spinner plow. However, Lock-Jaw spun up its weapon and Captain Shrederator started to take big hits, including one that sent it high into the air and into the screws. Captain Shrederator recovered and tried to spin back up, but smoke began to pour out due to the pin for the brake coming out, locking it and preventing the shell from spinning. Due to it being near the arena barrier, this allowed Lock-Jaw to move in. Captain Shrederator was let out of the corner, but without its shell spinning, it was totally at the mercy of Lock-Jaw. However, Lock-Jaw had also lost the use of its weapon, but still had control with its front forks, leaving Captain Shrederator to take more punishment. After some quick maneuvering to avoid being controlled by Lock-Jaw, Captain Shrederator was taken to the screws, where it became stuck and its drive wheels were off the arena floor. Captain Shrederator was counted out, giving Lock-Jaw the win by KO.

After repairing the damage, Captain Shrederator was next up against fellow Floridian full-body drum spinner, Axe Backwards. Captain Shrederator spun up and attacked, doing only minor damage. Captain Shrederator launched Axe Backwards into the screws, then had to face its opponent's wedge configuration several times before it was able to dig into its opponent's tires a bit. After going basically up and over its opponent, Captain Shrederator was able to start attacking the wheels more definitively. Finally, Captain Shrederator was able to rip off one of Axe Backwards' wheels and Axe Backwards stopped moving. Axe Backwrds was counted out, giving Captain Shrederator the win by KO. Afterwards, Captain Shrederator's shell continued spinning for 40 minutes due to an identical problem Invader had in 2016, forcing everyone to wait until the battery ran down before the robot could safely be turned off.

Captain Shrederator was in its third and final match of the Fight Night season, where it went up against Adam Wrigley and Shatter!. Captain Shrederator started off strongly, tearing off bits of Shatter! and sending them flying across the arena. After a particularly big collision that affected both robots, Captain Shrederator wasn't dishing out the big hits it was known for and ended up hitting the casing for the screws. Afterwards, Captain Shrederator began to emit smoke and its shell spun down. This left them very vulnerable and they started to take hits from Shatter!'s hammer. There was little for Captain Shrederator to do but drive around and hope for Shatter! to stop working. Time ran out with Captain Shrederator's top damaged and Captain Shrederator barely working and the judges awarded Shatter! a unanimous 3-0 decision.

### BattleBots: Bounty Hunters

Alongside competing in the fifth season, Captain Shrederator also took part in one of the six Bounty Hunter tournaments, with the potential to face off against Bronco in the bracket it was placed in. To do that, their first battle took place against the remodeled Sharkoprion, better known as Sharko by this point. Captain Shrederator went in and delivered a hit to Sharko's front. After delivering a big hit that sent both bots to opposite ends of the box, Captain Shrederator tore off Sharko's tail fin and completely disabled its opponent. With Sharko motionless, Captain Shrederator went in once more to cause more havoc. Sharko was counted out, giving Captain Shrederator the win by KO.

For the next round of the tournament, Captain Shrederator was up against Victor Soto and Rotator. Immediately, Captain Shrederator was box-rushed by Rotator, but managed to evade the attack. As both weapons got up to speed, Captain Shrederator was charged by Rotator and sent crashing into the screws, losing a tooth in the process and becoming slightly destabilized. Captain Shrederator continued to hang on and go in for weapon-to-weapon collisions with Rotator, sending each bot flying across the BattleBox. Shrederator managed to strike and almost flip Rotator, then landed another shot which almost knocked over Rotator again. Both bots continued to trade shots as Captain Shrederator was pressured and sent into the screws by Rotator. Continuing to show its durability, Captain Shrederator caught the wheel guard of Rotator and sent it wobbling across the arena floor. Captain Shrederator rushed forward, bashing into Rotator and sending it flipping high into the air, but miraculously landing upright again. As the match drew on, Captain Shrederator started smoking and its shell powered down with one minute left in the fight. Captain Shrederator continued to take shot after shot as Rotator began chipping away at Shrederator's shell, but it remained standing. At the end of the fight, Victor Soto stated he could see smoke coming from Rotator, which he predicted might've come from the weapon belt. Both robots managed to survive to a judges' decision, which was ruled unanimously in Rotator's favor, eliminating Captain Shrederator from the tournament.

### BattleBots World Championship VI

Returning for the 2021 season, Captain Shrederator's first opponent was against former Giant Nut winner Ray Billings and Tombstone, a fight Brian Nave had wanted for several years. Both bots spun up to begin the fight as Captain Shrederator ducked away before landing a glancing shot on Tombstone's front. With the next few shots, part of Tombstone's blade had come away and it began emitting sparks from its left-side drive. With the next impact, Tombstone popped up and started smoking, which quickly turned to fire after a barrage of quick impacts. Unbalanced, another coming together disabled the blade of Ray Billings' bot. However, despite the additional redundancy on Captain Shrederator's weapon, it too had now come to a halt. With a well-documented history of unreliability in fights they were often on top of, Ray Billings sensed the fight had evened out and continued to attack, despite still being on fire. It appeared to stop in the middle of the BattleBox momentarily, prompting Ray to question its mobility, but escaped a count. As Tombstone rode over Captain Shrederator one last time, it suddenly stopped. Much to the delight of Team LOGICOM, Tombstone was immobile and was counted out, earning Captain Shrederator a statement KO victory.

"*So, now you're probably wondering why we stopped spinning? Well, the shock from one of the weapon to weapon hits actually blew up one of our receivers. All robots are programmed to have a failsafe if the robot loses signal to the transmitter - so, failsafe turns on and tells the speed controllers to turn spin off.*"
— Team LOGICOM's explanation behind Captain Shrederator's weapon failure.
Fresh off a shock win over a former *BattleBots* champion, Captain Shrederator's second opponent was fellow full-body spinner Gigabyte. For this fight, Brian Nave's team opted for the "Wings of Freedom", consisting of a sloped shell and two large square teeth high up on the bot. Captain Shrederator appeared to be getting the best of the early exchanges as a few glancing shots from Gigabyte saw John Mladenik's machine pop into the air, while Captain Shrederator remained grounded. With both bots spinning at full speed, Gigabyte recovered and it became apparent that Captain Shrederator was no longer able to drive. Gigabyte landed a hit on its stationary opponent which saw it ricochet off the arena barrier and into the Upper Deck. Its shell ground to a halt and Captain Shrederator was counted out, putting both robots to 1-1 for the season.

In a televised post-match interview for the losing team, Brian Nave revealed that the issues causing his bot to stop dead concerned a faulty receiver.

Last up for Captain Shrederator was an untelevised fight against Jäger. For this fight, Team LOGICOM again opted for their Wings of Freedom configuration. In the opening seconds, Captain Shrederator danced around both halves of Jäger before delivering a hit which sent Toe Kicker flying across the BattleBox and separating its undercutting bar. Arm Muscle then got underneath the shell of Captain Shrederator, biting down with its articulated saw but only slicing into their opponent's UMHW plastic top armor. Arm Muscle backed off, allowing Captain Shrederator to escape. However, it found itself coerced into the corner and unable to spin up to any great speed, taking a shot from the Jäger team's pulverizer. Captain Shrederator was then allowed the time to spin in the center of the arena and punted the weaponless Toe Kicker around before turning its attention to Arm Muscle, who had one side of its drive disabled. Captain Shrederator remained aggressive and hit Toe Kicker again, which knocked it into the wall and killed it completely. With the remaining half of Jäger unable to show translational movement, it was counted out, and Captain Shrederator delivered one final hit to leave its mark on the match. Captain Shrederator won by knockout, advancing to 2-1 and finishing Fight Night with a positive record for the first time in its modern *BattleBots* career.

Advancing to the knockout tournament for the very first time, Captain Shrederator was given the No.27 seed and faced off against No.6 seed ROTATOR in a rematch from *BattleBots: Bounty Hunters* in 2020. Captain Shrederator used its traditional shell for this fight and tanked the first few impacts with ROTATOR's new plow. ROTATOR then showed its undercutter to Captain Shrederator and popped it into the air before switching back to their plow. After tanking a few more hits in the hope of destroying Captain Shrederator with its own weapon, one of the shell's teeth was torn away, leaving Brian Nave's bot unstable. After ROTATOR came back in with the undercutter, Captain Shrederator bounced backwards into the Upper Deck, tearing the housing for the screws and losing its second tooth. Captain Shrederator ricocheted towards the pulverizer powered by Victor Soto's team but was no longer mobile. As ROTATOR positioned its opponent beneath the hammer, Captain Shrederator was counted out, putting an end to a much improved tournament run from Team LOGICOM.

Captain Shrederator would fight once more in the 2021 season, in an exhibition fight against HUGE. For this battle, Team LOGICOM fitted the robot with its "Wings of Freedom" shell to hit higher up on HUGE's Tegris wheels. Captain Shrederator got its new shell up to speed as HUGE gingerly approached, spinning its own weapon downwards. Early on, it could only land glancing blows on HUGE's wheels before sending it spinning away. HUGE balanced on one wheel momentarily, which flexed as Jonathan Schultz's bot struggled to correct itself. HUGE eventually landed and quickly switched the direction of its spinning blade. Captain Shrederator attacked again and HUGE deflected into the wall, but was largely unharmed. HUGE then landed an uppercut to Captain Shrederator which sent it to the Upper Deck. On impact with the hazard, one of Captain Shrederator's UMHW top panels buckled upwards, and the subsequent attack on HUGE's right wheel saw one of its square teeth tear away. This left Captain Shrederator unbalanced as it shed more parts, though it was still able to peel some of HUGE's tread away from the wheel. Captain Shrederator suddenly unbalanced as it approached HUGE, emulating the move commonly attributed to Mauler from Comedy Central *BattleBots*. Upon slowing down its weapon, Captain Shrederator landed upright and evaded its opponent, throwing HUGE towards the corner of the BattleBox as it narrowly avoided the pulverizer. HUGE continued to reign blows upon Brian Nave's bot, which had to be careful not to unbalance itself again. HUGE delivered a big shot which sent both robots to different ends of the arena, though it was Captain Shrederator who appeared to have come off worse as it was no longer driving. The referee began a count on Captain Shrederator, who was still spinning in place but showing no signs of translational movement. Captain Shrederator unbalanced again with four seconds left, almost flipping itself over in the process. Referee David Sanfilippo paused his count, continuing once it was evident that the robot had not regained drive power. HUGE took the win by knockout and Captain Shrederator's season ended with a loss.

### BattleBots: Champions I

Returning for *BattleBots: Champions*, Captain Shrederator faced a fellow veteran in Team Raptor and Ghost Raptor, who had miraculously repaired the robot after its devastating loss to Cobalt earlier in the competition. In the first minute, Ghost Raptor rammed Captain Shrederator with its wedge, effectively preventing it from spinning up. However, an attack from Ghost Raptor saw its own weapon bar fly away. Unfazed, Ghost Raptor continued with the aggression, pushing Captain Shrederator into the path of the pulverizer and not letting it spin up, Captain Shrederator did get out of the short corner before spinning up for a hit, landing a blow on Ghost Raptor's wedge before being stopped by Chuck Pitzer's bot again. Ghost Raptor ran Captain Shrederator onto the killsaws for the last few seconds having dictated much of the fight, leaving it in the hands of the judges. Despite losing its primary weapon, all three judges voted in favor of Ghost Raptor, and Captain Shrederator fell at the first hurdle.

### BattleBots World Championship VII

Captain Shrederator opened its World Championship VII campaign with a fight against the returning Quantum. For this encounter, Captain Shrederator was fitted with a wedge attachment at the front.

As the fight began, it was Quantum who attempted the box-rush, forcing Captain Shrederator to drive into the wall as it escaped. Although the shell was spinning, Brian Nave's bot was cornered and bounced into the barriers again, halting its weapon. This allowed Quantum the opportunity to attack, and the British bot slid its front wedge under Captain Shrederator. It carried the shell spinner to the pulverizer, which landed several blows, and clamped down again. Quantum drove Captain Shrederator across the BattleBox this time, using its speed to chase down its opponent as Brian Nave attempted to drive his robot away from danger. However, it found itself in the same corner as before. Quantum bit down again, sinking its fangs through the UMHW cover as well as its aluminum frame underneath. Captain Shrederator was picked up and driven across the length of the arena once more, as Quantum took it to the screws and then the short corner. Its dominance continued, ramming Captain Shrederator into the barrier nearest the drivers' booths before sending it to the screws of the Upper Deck.

From then, it became evident that Captain Shrederator's primary weapon had been disabled from its opponent's repeated attacks. Keen to win by knockout, Quantum bit down, sinking its fangs into the top of Team LOGICOM's bot once again. As it charged across the BattleBox, Quantum raised its head and lifted Captain Shrederator off the floor, allowing the screws on the opposite end of the arena to chew against its baseplate. With little offense of its own, Brian Nave was unable to drive away before Quantum gripped it, its teeth crushing vital internal components. As the teeth pieced the shell on this occasion, it caused an audible popping sound. Quantum dashed across the arena, ramming Captain Shrederator into the arena again as a fire began to erupt from within the shell spinner, suggesting heavy damage to its internals. With one final clamp, smoke began to emit from Captain Shrederator and it was mercifully counted out.

Nick Nave confirmed via Reddit that Captain Shrederator's speed controllers prevented it from spinning up to full capacity, as they did not provide sufficient torque.

Captain Shrederator's second fight came against HiJinx, and it was armed with a four-toothed shell for this bout.

Initially the match was not going smoothly for Team LOGICOM. In trying to evade the bar of HiJinx, Captain Shrederator drove straight into the screws on the Upper Deck, and they stopped spinning. Though it quickly recovered and drove back to the middle, its opponent was able to land a hit on them with the bar, which in turn also ceased function. Dazed from the blow, Captain Shrederator crashed into the near right corner next to the opponent's pulverizer before getting pinned by the tail of HiJinx on the far right corner. HiJinx tried to spin its bar again but failed, so it released Captain Shrederator. The two robots met back in the middle, where Captain Shrederator all of a sudden spun back up and landed critical hits on HiJinx. Soon after, the opposing team lost mobility and was counted out, with less than a minute left on the clock.

Captain Shrederator achieved the KO and strode into the next match with a 1-1 record.

Captain Shrederator's third Fight Night opponent was the previous season's co-Rookie of the Year, Riptide.

"*In order to win this fight, we've got to stay away long enough to build up momentum. If he hits us with his weapon, it's possible we're gonna go flyin'. Hopefully we'll be spinning fast enough to stay flat, because of gyroscopic procession. If we’re spinnin', as we go up in the air, we'll go straight up and straight down. If we're not spinnin', we'll flip over and flop on our back, or spin a thousand times, who knows, but it won't be pretty! So hopefully we'll be spinnin', and if we're spinnin', we're winnin'!*"
— Brian Nave
Immediately, Captain Shrederator darted out of the blue square to the top-left corner. After a moment's hesitation, it dodged Riptide, only to bump into a nearby Upper Deck screw in the process. Captain Shrederator, recovering, attempted to outdrive Riptide while rebuilding momentum for its shell spinner. However, it was catapulted across the BattleBox by the first hit from Riptide's eggbeater, landing opposite the control booth. Sparks flew as Captain Shrederator clipped the front-right wedge of Riptide in its escape.

Positioning itself over the killsaws, Captain Shrederator exchanged another weapon-on-weapon blow, momentarily throwing Riptide off balance. Sparks flew from beneath the machine as it maneuvered out of the top-left corner and prepared to face Riptide once more. Through this collision, Captain Shrederator lost a large red tooth from the shell, which was sent clattering against the outer Lexan enclosure and skidding across the floor. Captain Shrederator was sent buffeting across the inner perimeter by two hits from Riptide - a third threw it into the air and onto one of the screw mounts behind the blue square.

Captain Shrederator toppled upon landing, with the Team LOGICOM machine now inverted. Riptide - despite Ethan Kurtz initially stating that he would not do so – kept attacking Captain Shrederator in this position. Captain Shrederator had its baseplate warped and parts of its shell ripped off as it was sent hurling into the bottom-right wall and pulverizer. As the shell kept spinning, it was able to free itself from the wall, but in doing so steered into Riptide's eggbeater. These next two attacks re-righted Captain Shrederator, now effectively high-centered on its own mangled baseplate. Even with this, Captain Shrederator was immediately attacked by Riptide once again, being thrust up against the bumper following two more hits from the latter.

These events prompted members of Team LOGICOM - including Brian Nave and driver Jonathan LaPlain - to try and dissuade Team Break32 from damaging their machine even further. Even so, as Captain Shrederator freed and balanced itself using the gyroscopic forces of its shell, Riptide continued to slam, tear and punt it into the bottom-right corner. Captain Shrederator recoiled upon hitting the top of the inner Lexan shield, having almost been thrown out of the arena in the process. Upon landing, it sustained a final hit which caused electrical sparks to fly from inside the robot. Coming to rest against the spiked bumper, the Team LOGICOM machine was finally left alone as Riptide proceeded to throw a piece of its removed top armor across the BattleBox. A count-out was initiated by Kathryn Godfrey, marking a highly controversial knockout loss for Captain Shrederator after one minute and nine seconds.

**Nick Nave**: "*A lot of unnecessary damage, by the way.*"
**David Sanfilippo**: "*I know. We've warned [Team Break32] already.*"
**Brian Nave**: "*They don't care, they don't care.*"
— Team LOGICOM raise an official complaint concerning Riptide's excessive attacks
Immediately following the fight's conclusion, Team LOGICOM raised a complaint to fellow referee David Sanfilippo, who informed them that a warning had already been issued to Team Break32 for the "unnecessary damage" they caused.

Though clarifying that Captain Shrederator's weapon remained under full control - which in turn convinced Team Break32 members that it was still mobile - they later revealed that Riptide's attacks were enough to leave it with around $10,000 worth of damage. Most of this was found to be irreparable, with Team LOGICOM only having battle-damaged versions from previous seasons as spares.

Now sitting at 1-2, Captain Shrederator's fourth and final Fight Night match saw it being drawn against Las Vegas representative, JackPot. In terms of filming order, this took place only one day after its loss to Riptide. With the existing 2022 build already written off, Team LOGICOM needed to rebuild Captain Shrederator from scratch in order for it to still compete, along with a win to seal a Top 32 place. Such was the damage inflicted to it that the team were almost forced to forfeit the match, with repairs still being carried out by the time JackPot was originally prepared to enter the arena. However, a scheduling change allowed Captain Shrederator to participate in its rebuilt form.

During the first three seconds, Captain Shrederator hesitated to move out of the red square as JackPot charged towards it. It then darted to the right into the bottom-left corner. The Team LOGICOM machine ricocheted off the spiked bumpers into JackPot's spinner, struggling to move clear before taking a second hit to the shell. Captain Shrederator zig-zagged its way out of and back into the corner, with JackPot continuing to give chase. Again, Captain Shrederator hit the bumper, causing the entire shell to stop rotating. This left it vulnerable to more attacks from JackPot, which caught the white, red and blue machine under its wedge while lightly clipping the shell.

After both machines separated, Captain Shrederator absorbed two further blows from JackPot's "Heartbreaker" spinner, the impacts sending sparks flying each time. Again, both robots broke free, though Captain Shrederator continued to drive into the bottom-left bumper and paddle, and in turn sustain more hits from JackPot's primary weapon. Once the Las Vegas machine retreated to the center of the BattleBox, it gathered momentum within its spinning shell, using it to exchange a massive weapon-on-weapon blow with JackPot. Recoiling back into the bottom-left corner, Captain Shrederator next attempted to nudge JackPot back as the latter began to initiate another counter-attack.

In this sequence, Captain Shrederator was gingerly maneuvered towards the red square and into the bottom-left bumper, all while taking more blows from JackPot's "Heartbreaker". It found itself pinned against the bumper, during a moment where neither robot's spinners were rotating. Upon being released, Captain Shrederator attempted to escape once again, but was quickly rounded up and attacked by JackPot yet again, as its base chassis experienced major steering problems. JackPot continued to batter Captain Shrederator across the perimeter, with Captain Shrederator also getting hit by the blue team pulverizer at one point.

**Kenny Florian**: "*...and one of those shots might have damaged Shrederator's directional system, Chris. They keep driving themselves into walls, almost like their controls got flipped!*"
**Chris Rose**: "*Well, whatever the case, Jeff Waters has been surgical so far.*"
— As JackPot pressures Captain Shrederator across the lower perimeter of the BattleBox
As the battle approached the 1:30 mark, Captain Shrederator unsuccessfully attempted to escape the bottom-right corner, instead driving into a mount for one of the blue square screws. This allowed JackPot to slam and lift it against the neighboring paddle, while lightly clipping its shell with a second hit. Captain Shrederator, bumping into the mount a second time, took another glancing blow from JackPot while shuffling erratically. This shuffle gave JackPot the opportunity to strike Captain Shrederator once again. Captain Shrederator sat next to the killsaws, before attempting to dodge another charging attack from JackPot. However, it could not avoid this attack, getting lifted up, destabilized and sent recoiling into the screw mount as a result. Captain Shrederator richocheted into the left-hand side of JackPot, though without inflicting any apparent damage, before shuffling across the center of the BattleBox. From that point, it was deflected again by JackPot - this time into an Upper Deck screw - before being steered towards and pinned against the bottom-right bumper.

"*...take a look at JackPot's blade. Something doesn't look right. If they can't get that weapon up to full speed, Shrederator still got more than a puncher's chance here.*"
— Kenny Florian, sensing an opportunity for Captain Shrederator to capitalize on JackPot's weapon issues
Like before, both machines separated, though Captain Shrederator again struggled to move controllably beyond the arena perimeter. However, this moment gave Captain Shrederator the time to spin up the shell, using it to inflict a glancing blow to JackPot's wedge. Seconds later, JackPot responded by hitting and throwing Captain Shrederator into the red square screws, tearing a large chunk out of the shell in the process. Captain Shrederator retreated at first, now wobbling violently as a result of the weight imbalance now present in its damaged weapon. Regardless, it continued to exchange blows with JackPot, while being rounded up and deflected into the bottom-right corner once more.

"*Hit up, hit up, let's go, baby!*"
— Jonathan LaPlain, moments after Captain Shrederator survives a damaging hit from JackPot
Pushing its removed tooth aside, Captain Shrederator flew up JackPot's wedge in the next exchange of attacks, where it continued to survive its opponent's weakening spinner. Even then, it was still deflected, pushed and rammed by JackPot until the final ten seconds, during which it shuffled around across the top-right killsaws and hellraisers. At the last second, it dodged a final charge from JackPot, ultimately surviving to a judges' decision.

"*...JackPot was the more aggressive bot from the get-go. And again, Jeff Waters did a nice job of controlling Shrederator, by pinning it and not letting it get spun up. Now, if the judges believe Shrederator disabled JackPot's weapon, that'll score them big time damage points, but I still think this one goes to the Las Vegas locals.*"
— Kenny Florian shares his assessment of the battle
The decision unanimously ruled in favor of JackPot, ending Captain Shrederator's Fight Night run with a 1-3 record.

## Results

* Wins: 7
* Losses: 19