Quantum is the best crusher Battlebot ever built. The crusher has always been a very unsuccessful weapon choice, but Quantum won more than half of the fights won in modern Battlebots by crushers. Debuting in 2019's season 4, Quantum won its first ever fight against Blacksmith. Although it passed the inspection and was cleared for battle, Quantum's crusher got stuck in Blacksmith's thick armor for more than the allowed time limit, and the referees stopped the fight at 2:16. The judges gave a unanimous decision to Quantum. It lost its next two fights against ferocious vertical spinners Lock Jaw and Death Roll, both of which made it into my top 10. Its fourth fight ended in a unanimous decision win over DUCK!. At 2-2, it was given a play in fight against the 3-1 Valkyrie, and when Valkyrie chopped off its tooth early on, it looked like Quantum was finished. Quantum was still ale to grab Valkyrie and ended up knocking it out. This win put it into the round of 16 as the 13th seed, meaning that it had to face the fourth seed, the deadly Tombstone. Tombstone knocked Quantum out of the tournament in quick fashion. At the end of the season, it was given the award as the best design in the competition by opposing teams. Quantum did not return for season 5. Overall, Quantum's record is 3-3 (.500) with one knockout. For playing .500 against six robots in my top 50 and for being the very best crusher Battlebot in history by far, Quantum has earned a rightful spot in my top 50 Battlebots of all time.
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