Number 18 - Valkyrie

Valkyrie is one of the most destructive horizontal spinners that the game has ever known. It has shredded some of the biggest names in Battlebots history like it was nothing. Valkyrie debuted in season 3, dropping its first fight to Ultimo Destructo on account of mechanical failure. It dominated its next two fights but met Lock Jaw after that, dropping its record to 2-2. After this, Valkyrie squared off against a 2-1 Red Devil. The fight was so sad for any Red Devil fans out there. One of the two tank treads was completely torn off and was driving around on its own. At 3-2, Valkyrie wasn't quite top 16 material yet, so it was given an opportunity to win a play in fight, the Last Chance Rumble. Valkyrie didn't win; that honor went to Bombshell. After the tournament, Valkyrie fought season 1 quarterfinalist Overhaul and caused amazing carnage to take home another win. In season 4, Valkyrie lost its opener again, this time to devastating dual vertical spinner robot HyperShock, but rebounded after that with a one hit knockout over Ragnarok. Monsoon, a season 3 quarterfinalist, was Valkyrie's next opponent. It was also 1-1, having beaten Ragnarok and lost to HyperShock as well. In a highly anticipated battle, Valkyrie laid waste to the deadly vertical spinner to improve to 2-1. Valkyrie then added another win over the heavily armored Petunia. In season 4, there were more than 16 robots that had a case to be in the top 16 (a 3-1 record usually meant selection), but Valkyrie wasn't an automatic bid for the tournament. First, it had to beat a 2-2 crusher called Quantum to get in. Valkyrie started off well, removing Quantum's lone tooth, but eventually it was knocked out, eliminating it from the competition. Valkyrie again participated in an exhibition fight after the season, and it destroyed a very tough robot in Ribbot (as seen above). In season 5, Valkyrie started off on a roll, leaving first Tantrum and then Rotator with mass devastation. Valkyrie impressed enough to earn a match with Whiplash in the main event, but lost. Valkyrie was selected for the round of 32 as the ninth seed, where it faced 24th seed SubZero. Valkyrie once again left its opponent almost unrecognizable, and in the round of 16, it had a rematch with Whiplash. This was a much better fight for Valkyrie, but Whiplash took the fight again. Valkyrie's record is 11-7 (.611) with seven knockouts. It's shredded several of the biggest names in the sport, so it's an easy member of my top 50 Battlebots list.