The Ringmaster was a full body spinner that competed in season 2 of modern Battlebots. It is so far the only invertible full body spinner in modern competitions, and one of the most powerful as well. Its debut fight was against Ultimo Destructo, which was the same design and built by the same builder as the legendary classic, superheavyweight flipper Techno Destructo, and was advertised as an upgrade. The Ringmaster took it out in three big hits and won by knockout at 1:48. This win put it into the round of 32 as the 29th seed, an uncharacteristically low seeding for such an impressive performance, when it faced off against returning champion and fourth seed Bite Force, which was sporting a new vertical spinner weapon. Bite Force won by a unanimous decision, but The Ringmaster caused enough damage to shut down Bite Force's spinner, which was what caused Bite Force to go out in the next round of competition, marking the only modern season in which it didn't win the championship. After the tournament, The Ringmaster competed in a three team rumble against vertical spinners OverDrive and Bad Kitty. This it won by knockout in quick and dramatic fashion. Since the team came back in season 3 with Duck! and in season 4 with bot Duck! and Marvin, The Ringmaster has been inactive ever since. The Ringmaster's overall record is 2-1 (.667) with two knockouts. For its revolutionary design and for its powerful knockout punch, The Ringmaster makes my top 50 Battlebots of all time.
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