Number 16 - Icewave

Icewave is one of the most ferocious full body spinners in robotic combat history. Its 47 pound blade can spin up to 300 miles per hour, making it one of the top few weapons in the game's history. Icewave has some weaknesses, however. Its drive and weapon motors don't always work, and its weapon is a gasoline powered engine, making it susceptible to an attack from a flamethrower. Still, Icewave has knocked out some of the best Battlebots ever, so as long as it holds up, look out. It started its heavyweight career in season 1. It won its first two fights by dominant knockouts but lost a stunning upset to Ghost Raptor in the quarterfinals. After the tournament, Icewave knocked out HyperShock in a grudge match. In season 2, Icewave battled SubZero in the qualifying round in a rematch from the middleweight championship about a decade in the making. Icewave pretty much destroyed SubZero, but its blade stopped working. To make matters worse, its opponent in the round of 32 was a legend in Nightmare. Icewave started out pretty dominant, but its drive failed, giving Nightmare the win. In season 3, Icewave's first opponent was a newcomer in Vanquish. Icewave split it in half and won by knockout in 56 seconds. Next for Icewave was returning semifinalist, a 1-0 Yeti. Icewave promptly knocked Yeti out in 35 seconds. At 2-0, Icewave looked like a threat to win it all (it had a faster knockout time than Tombstone), and it faced off against Skorpios next. The fight went the distance, and in one of the worst decisions in Battlebots history, Skorpios won. The selection committee knew that Icewave was obviously cheated, so they put it up against a 3-0 HUGE in a highly anticipated battle. It didn't turn out all that well for HUGE, as it became the second robot to be split in half by Icewave in 2018. Icewave easily made the top 16 as the sixth seed - a really low seeding, by the way - and it drew Rotator in the tournament. They went the full three minutes and Rotator won, eliminating Icewave again. In 2019, Icewave competed in a challenge in Las Vegas, and drew two time returning champion Bite Force for its first battle. Icewave's blade wouldn't work correctly, so Bite Force won an easy judges' decision. Icewave did not compete in seasons 4 or 5, but is planning to come back in season 6 with a more reliable weapon. Icewave's record is 7-5 (.583) with six knockouts. For a weapon capable of such destruction and for its great victories over great robots, Icewave is a member of my top 50 Battlebots of all time.