Diesector was the most dominant superheavyweight classic Battlebot of all time. Equipped with clamping jaws and two hammers, Diesector would flip, grab, ram, and slam opponents. A creation of legendary builder Donald Hutson, it competed in seasons 1.0 through 5.0. In season 1.0, Diesector lost its qualifying fight, eliminating it from the tournament, and also failed to win the Superheavyweight Royal Rumble. It returned in season 2.0 to win the championship, taking out such big names as War Machine and Atomic Wedgie. Its performance in the Superheavyweight Royal Rumble was also impressive. For season 3.0, Hutson greatly upgraded Diesector's hammers, and it played well, using them to score another knockout in the qualifying round. It made it all the way to the semifinals, and in an era when knockouts were relatively rare, Diesector had three among its three wins. It was eventually taken out by Vladiator. In the Superheavyweight Royal Rumble, Diesector did very well but failed once again to win as Toro did better. In season 4.0, Diesector once again made it to the semifinals, this time losing to New Cruelty, but accomplished something new by knocking out Techno Destructo. In season 5.0, it went 5-0 with two knockouts to win the championship. Diesector got revenge on Vladiator in the championship, which was one of the more dramatic of all time. One of Vladiator's attacks sent it into the wall, which knocked a panel of lexan to fall out. The Battlebots stopped the match at 1:36 on account of safety concerns and the judges awarded Diesector the win. Altogether, Diesector's tournament record is 16-3 (.842) with eight knockouts. For its sheer dominance, it reaches my top 50. For its design disadvantages and low technological features, it fails to crack my top 40.
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