| This article's name is a rough translation from Chinese, and the team have yet to specify the robot's official name. As such, the article's title may not be entirely accurate. |
旋风斩 (translated as Whirlwind) was a robot from Zhengzhou, China, which competed in the first season of King of Bots. It progressed to the second round in its debut appearance, after immobilizing both parts of Stegodon α and Stegodon β in its first battle, only to be eliminated via knockout by Spectre.
Design
Whirlwind with its team
Whirlwind is a black and blue, octagonal box-shaped robot armed with an overhead horizontal spinner. This weapon consisted of three double-ended hammers connected together to form a triangular frame, which encircled the robot's body in a similar manner to a typical full-body spinner, and enabled Whirlwind to concuss and tear into opponents. In addition to this armament, Whirlwind also featured a front three-grooved wedge to lead opponents into its spinner and push them around if the spinner stopped rotating. The robot’s overall design gave it a striking resemblance to former BattleBots heavyweight champion Son of Whyachi, which also featured interconnected spinning hammers as its main weapon.
Robot History
Season 1
Whirlwind tears Stegodon β's side open, resulting in the latter's immobilization
Whirlwind made its King of Bots debut in Episode 3, where it fought Stegodon α and Stegodon β in the first round. It initially avoided the multibot to get its spinner up to speed, before smashing into the side of Stegodon β, buckling part of the latter’s armor and causing several bolts to shear off. As both Stegodon segments drove slowly around in its vicinity, Whirlwind slammed into Stegodon β again, tearing its left-hand side clean open and causing it to stop moving seconds later. It left Stegodon β to smoke while it rammed into Stegodon α, immobilizing and causing the latter to roll into the grinders. With this, Stegodon α and Stegodon β forfeited the battle via tap-out, allowing Whirlwind to win by knockout and progress to the second round.
Whirlwind is dragged over the flame jets by Spectre
There, it faced British entry Spectre. Whirlwind turned away in the opening seconds to try and get its weapon up to speed – however, Spectre immediately rammed, grabbed and pinned it against the wall spikes, before maneuvring it towards a nearby hammer. Despite breaking free, Whirlwind was pushed fully under the hammer by Spectre, sustaining damage to its weapon frame as a result. Seconds later, Spectre dragged it over the flame jets and rammed it into one of the grinders; several more slams into the grinders and walls resulted in Whirlwind’s weapon frame buckling. Whirlwind’s top armor was also pierced by Spectre; in response, the Shiny team activated a smokescreen in Team Robo Challenge’s control area, but to no avail as Spectre lifted and shuffled Whirlwind back and forth.
Spectre lifts Whirlwind off the floor
Whirlwind is left wedged between a grinder and the wall
Before Whirlwind could evade, Spectre grabbed it by the weapon frame and rammed it into the wall again. Seconds later, it was lifted off the floor by Spectre’s crusher and carried towards one of the grinders. The grinder made contact with Whirlwind’s underside, tearing its front wedge off and carrying it over onto the upper wall. Whirlwind fell into the gap between the grinder and its mount as a result, leaving it permanently wedged behind the hazard. With this, it instantly lost the battle and was eliminated from the competition, to the team’s dismay.
Results
| WHIRLWIND - RESULTS | ||
| Season 1 | ||
| Main Championship Second Round | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Stegodon α and Stegodon β | Won |
| Round 2 | vs. Spectre | Lost |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 1
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