Number 12 - Yeti

Yeti is an absolute beast, always worried about offense and never about defense. It also has one of the greatest stories of any Battlebot ever built. Yeti debuted in season 2 as one of the many alternates, meaning that it was only allowed to compete because another team had to pull out of the tournament. Its first matchup was a tough one in Lock Jaw, but Yeti ended up winning and earned the 12th seed in the round of 32. It easily dispatched of its next two opponents, but had a harder time knocking out Chomp in the quarterfinals. It faced the first seed, Tombstone, in the semifinals, and fought to a very close fight, even disabling Tombstone's massive spinning bar. In the end, Tombstone won, eliminating Yeti. Yeti made it all the way to the final four as an alternate? That's interesting. In season 3, Yeti went 3-1 in the opening round of play, beating Witch Doctor and Bombshell and losing only to Icewave, before it made the top 16 as the 7th seed. It faced 10th seed Whiplash and fought to a close judges' decision that ruled for Whiplash. In season 4, Yeti lost its opening fight to defending champion Bite Force. However, Yeti won its next four fights in a row against some really tough opponents (including Tantrum and DUCK!) to make the top 16 as the 11th seed. Its opponent, 4-0 vertical spinner Death Roll, knocked Yeti out of the competition. Yeti did not return in season 5. Its all time record is 11-5 (.688) with seven knockouts. For its winning percentage, damaging weapon, and the fact that it never had a bad season, Yeti is included among my top dozen Battlebots of all time.