Number 13 - Son of Whyachi

Son of Whyachi is one of the longest lived and most destructive Battlebots ever created. Its modern design features a 120 pound propeller blade with a hammer on each side, making it one of the most devastating weapons in Battlebots history. Only two robots have scored 100 on the weapons rating - Son of Whyachi and Tombstone. Son of Whyachi competed in classic Battlebots, debuting in season 3.0. That season it went 7-0 and won the giant nut in the heavyweight weight class, taking out four of the toughest robots in the competition (Nightmare, Mechavore, Hexadecimator, and Biohazard). Its fight with Nightmare ended after one hit. Son of Whyachi came back in seasons 4.0 and 5.0, but wasn't nearly as successful, going a combined 1-2 (although its loss to No Apologies was a bad judges' decision, in my opinion), plus a loss in a heavyweight consolation rumble. Son of Whyachi returned in season 2 of modern Battlebots, but had trouble entering the competition. First, it had to beat Ultraviolent and Creepy Crawlies in a rumble to face a season 1 semifinalist in the qualifying round. Son of Whyachi easily won the rumble, and its opening round opponent was Ghost Raptor. Son of Whyachi's captain, Terry Ewert, was eliminated from the previous tournament by Ghost Raptor, so he brough back a new version of his old robot for his revenge. Son of Whyachi clobbered Ghost Raptor, completely destroying it in 1:05. This performance put Son of Whyachi in the round of 32 as the sixth seed, and its opponent was 27th seed Poison Arrow. Poison Arrow delivered a surprising upset, dishing out the biggest hit in Battlebots history to advance to the round of 16. In season 3, Son of Whyachi lost its first battle of the season to Brutus, but won its next two in a row to face another 2-1 robot, End Game, for a spot in the top 16. You should see the fight. A shot almost as big as the Poison Arrow hit sent Son of Whyachi flying and rendered both robots incapacitated. When Son of Whyachi landed back on Earth, it moved for about four inches before it completely stopped moving. The referees counted out End Game, but refused to count out Son of Whyachi. By the time they started the countout on End Game, Son of Whyachi was done moving for good, and therefore the fight should have been a double knockout, which would result in a judges' decision. Since End Game sent Son of Whyachi flying through the air, the judges probably would have awarded it the decision. Alas, they didn't, and End Game has been robbed ever since. At any rate, Son of Whyachi was officially 3-1, which placed it in the round of 16 as the 8th seed. Its opponent, 9th seed Lock Jaw, won a judges' decision to eliminate Son of Whyachi from the tournament. In season 4, Son of Whyachi started out 3-1 again, losing only to Whiplash, but since each of its three victims realistically had no shot of winning, it had to win another fight to make it into the top 16. Its opponent, Copperhead, was made by the same builder who had built Poison Arrow. After a great match with many epic hits (as seen above), Son of Whyachi won and was seeded 10th. Its opponent, SawBlaze, was 3-1 and didn't need to play in (again, the seeding system in season 4 was not very well thought out, in my opinion). SawBlaze started before the buzzer sounded and didn't stop attacking until after it sounded, but it did so much in the legal three minutes that the judges awarded it a unanimous decision anyway. Son of Whyachi didn't enter in season 5. Son of Whyachi's Battlebots tournament record is 17-7 (.708) with 15 knockouts. Sheesh, a .708 winning percentage, 15 knockouts, and a giant nut? You've got to be kidding me!