Minion was piloted by the legendary builder Christian Carlberg, who competed in modern Battlebots with Overdrive and Mecha Rampage. Minion sported a vertical spinner and a rear wedge that has been described as "indestructible". It competed in the 1999 Las Vegas Tournament and in seasons 1.0 through 5.0 in Classic Battlebots. In the Las Vegas 1999 competition, Minion went 3-0 with a knockout win over S.L.A.M. to win the championship, but couldn't win the Superheavyweight Royal Rumble. In season 1.0, Minion went 4-0 to again win the championship and finished off the season with the Royal Rumble crown. In season 2.0, however, it lost in the first round of competition against Atomic Wedgie. It did compete in the Superheavyweight Consolation Rumble, however, and won with another Battlebot called Liquid Lunch. The Royal Rumble was won by Toro, to Minion's dismay. Minion went all the way to the championship again in season 3.0, knocking out Tortoise and beating Toro in the semifinals, but it fell to Vladiator, which, I'm sure, will get a lot of complaints for not being on this top 50 list. In season 4.0, because it was the season 3.0 runner up, Minion was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds, and it faced the tough ax Battlebot No Apologies, which is also one of the greatest classic Battlebots ever built. Minion suffered another stunning loss, and additionally lost the Superheavyweight Consolation Rumble. Minion went 1-1 in season 5.0 but couldn't compete in the Superheavyweight Royal Rumble on account of immense damage caused to the Battlebox by heavyweight Nightmare in the Heavyweight Royal Rumble. Ass it now stands, Minion's tournament record is 12-4 (.750) with three knockouts. Because it was a two time champion and beat some of the biggest names in classic Battlebots history, Minion gets a spot in my top 50 Battlebots of all time.
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