Drift

Drift
Participation Information
Series	S2 (King of Bots)
Team Information
Associated Robots	Snake 2.0 (original identity)
Robot Statistics
Weapons	Front-hinged flipping panel

Drift was a Chinese competitor robot which fought in the second season of King of Bots. It was originally built by Wang Xi as the newest version of Greedy Snake, and fought in the King of Bots 2019 Opening Battle under the name Snake 2.0, but was passed onto a new team for King of Bots II and rebranded as Drift, while Wang Xi competed with a new version of Snake.

Drift's design impressed Emma Dumont in the first episode, and she selected it for her team, and Drift secured this position by defeating The Doctor in its debut battle.

Design

Drift with its team captain

Snake 2.0, the original basis for Drift

Drift first competed on King of Bots as Snake 2.0, and was functionally still the same robot as Wang Xi's original machine, with the main differences being the change in color scheme to red and black, the addition of five black wedgelets along the front of the robot's broader wedge, and likely some internal differences.

Drift's weapon is a front-hinged electric flipper mounted in the center of the robot, which the original builder Wang Xi confirmed to be inspired by the electric flipper of Amnesia. The electric nature of the weapon allows the weapon to be fired an unlimited number of times in battle, and provides an effective self-righting mechanism, while also being capable of overturning robots in combination with a strong forward drive. The robot's armor provided good protection, and its four-wheel drive system gave the robot a high top speed, and the ability to 'drift' around the arena, hence the name.

Robot History

King of Bots II (Season 2)

Drift made its King of Bots debut in Episode 1 of Season 2, where Emma Dumont selected it to compete for a place on her team. To earn this position, Drift fought a head-to-head battle against The Doctor.

Drift lifts The Doctor against the spikes

Another shove from Drift

The two competitors sized each other up in the opening moments, with Drift quickly getting around the side of The Doctor before pushing and lifting it against the wall spikes. The Doctor eventually broke free, trying to get its clamping spike into action as it briefly targeted Drift’s side. Drift outmaneuvered The Doctor again, proceeding to twice push it into the grinders. The second attack resulted in the tip of The Doctor’s weapon being torn clean off by the grinder itself.

Drift causes The Doctor's baseplate and internals to come loose

The Doctor is thrown by the floor flipper, minus baseplate

At this point, The Doctor lost mobility altogether, with its baseplate noticeably buckled following Drift’s attacks. Drift got underneath and pushed The Doctor into the spikes again, causing The Doctor’s baseplate to detach completely and its internals to come loose. With much of its components left dangling beneath its bodyshell or laying on the arena floor, The Doctor was pushed onto a nearby floor flipper and thrown over, unable to self-right. Drift emerged victorious by knockout, becoming the first robot to secure a place on Emma Dumont’s team.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 0

Series Record

Series	Drift Series Record
Season 1	Did not enter
Season 1.5	Did not enter
Season 2	Selected by celebrity, one victory

NOTE: Drift had competed in the 2019 Opening Battle under its original team, as Snake 2.0.

Trivia

• Drift was the first robot in King of Bots to have previously competed under a different identity and team before debuting under a new team and name.
  • Despite Wang Xi building a third version of Snake for the same season that Drift entered, using much the same design but with further updates, it was Drift which won a battle in Episode 1 of King of Bots II, rather than Snake itself.