Number 17 - Poison Arrow

Poison Arrow has a .750 career winning percentage, a quarterfinal run in its only season, and the single biggest hit in Battlebots history over an undisputed legend, as seen above. The small but deadly drum spinner had many strengths - durability, weapon power, reliability, armor, the ability to drive inverted, and a fire spitting drone - but it had one weakness. Its spinner took 12 seconds to spin up. Despite this, Poison Arrow went 3-1 with wins over some pretty darn successful robots. Poison Arrow debuted in season 2, drawing Mega Tento in the qualifying round. Mega Tento was armed with a plastic sandbox to smother the opponent and hit it with a spinner. Because Mega Tento was so big and plastic-y, Poison Arrow couldn't hit it that hard or far. Poison Arrow dominated and got an easy win, but was seeded 27th in the round of 32, where it faced Son of Whyachi. Son of Whyachi was one of the legends of the classic Battlebots series that came back in season 2 and promptly annihilated a returning semifinalist in Ghost Raptor. Poison Arrow won by knockout in 58 seconds, launching "SOW" with the greatest hit ever. In the round of 16, Poison Arrow drew HyperShock and won again by knockout. In the quarterfinals, however, it met Bombshell and lost. Bombshell would make it all the way to the championship before it was eliminated by Tombstone. Poison Arrow's builder returned in season 4 with Copperhead, which was another potent drum spinner but one that couldn't live up to its predecessor. Poison Arrow's record is 3-1 (.750) with two knockouts. For its wins over Son of Whyachi and HyperShock, a quarterfinal run, and the greatest hit ever, Poison Arrow is 17th among my top 50 Battlebots of all time.