Number 36 - Brutus

 

Brutus is a fine example of the ideal Battlebot - one with great armor, a great weapon, and great speed and driving skills. It hasn't had the best success but it has played .500 and put up great fights in most of its losses. It started out in 2016's season 2, destroying a full body spinner called Moebius in its debut match. Since it won, it made the bracket of 32 as the 16th seed. This seeding pitted Brutus against the legendary Lock Jaw, which had lost to another legend, Yeti, and gotten a wildcard. The fight went to a split decision, and Brutus came out on top. In the round of 16, Brutus drew the number 1 seed, horizontal spinner Tombstone, and came out with a lot of preparation. Even though it lost by knockout, Brutus did deliver some huge hits to Tombstone before getting counted out. It returned in 2018 for season 3 and drew a robot called Red Devil, which was the 30th seed in season 2 and upset the third seed, Witch Doctor, before losing in the round of 16. Brutus was certainly the aggressor in the battle but it experienced drive failure and lost by knockout. Its next fight was a deadly full body spinner called Son of Whyachi (which was the only Battlebot to get a 100 rating in weaponry other than Tombstone) and Brutus was expected to get bludgeoned to death. Instead, Brutus landed "SOW" on its head for a quick knockout. It then faced a 1-0 WAR Hawk and though it took some damage, it won by knockout. It then drew a 1-2 GIGABYTE, a deadly full body spinner, and dominated the entire match, disabling GIGABYTE'S spinner, but it simply got flipped over. Eventually, it was counted out, finishing off a frustrating match. Since it went 2-2 and impressed against GIGABYTE, Brutus was given a chance to fight two other vertical spinners in similar situations, WAR Hawk and End Game, to earn a slot in the final 16 as the 15th seed. Unfortunately, it lost, eliminating it from the competition. It did not return for season 4. Brutus's all time record is 4-4 (.500) with three knockouts. Because it took down some absolute legends and fought really well in most of its losses, Brutus makes my top 50.