Number 20 - Skorpios

Skorpios is armed with two kinds of saws and a very strong front wedge. Its saw has chopped through Lucky and its wedge has withstood Tombstone. Skorpios has been active since season 2, and many builders probably wish it had't been. Skorpios tried to enter the tournament in season 2, but had to win a play in rumble first. The hazards were turned off to see the robots' own potential, which turned out to be the killer for Skorpios, who was rammed into the nonfunctioning screws by victor Black Ice. It did win a dominant knockout over Bucktooth Burl and Death Roll in a rumble, however, so it didn't have too bad of a season. In season 3, Skorpios sent a shower of sparks upon Lucky for a victory and met Icewave in the main event after that. Skorpios won a highly controversial (and wrong) split decision. After all this, it was pitted against a 2-1 Rotator. Going the distance, Rotator won by unanimous decision, having removed Skorpios's saw arm. With this damage, team Skorpios had to buy a $40 angle grinder for its next opponent, crowd favorite HyperShock. Skorpios won another split decision and, at 3-1, was chosen for the final 16, but had to withdraw on account of a shortage of parts (probably the saw). In season 4, Skorpios won its first three battles against Copperhead, Sidewinder (probably the most damage it's ever done), and Tantrum, but fell to Uppercut in their fourth. Since there were more than 16 robots at 3-1 or 4-0, Skorpios had to beat fellow 3-1 competitor and returning semifinalist Lock Jaw for a spot in the top 16. Lock Jaw, which shouldn't have had to play in, won a dominant knockout. After this, Skorpios lost a decision to Black Dragon (one of Lock Jaw's many victims) in an exhibition. In 2019, there was a special ten robot event in Las Vegas. The winner took home a giant bolt award. Skorpios was one of the ten competing robots, and it went 2-0 in the miniature tournament against Chomp and Lock Jaw (as a result of a bad decision). In season 5, Skorpios faced full body spinner Bloodsport, which had also barely missed the top 16 in season 4, and was knocked out. It then battled another full body spinner, 1-0 rookie Perfect Phoenix, and won by knockout. After this win, Skorpios was chosen to battle Tombstone in the main event. As seen above, Skorpios pulled off a monumental upset with a knockout win that propelled it into the round of 32 as the 10th seed. Its opponent was 23rd seed and season 4 runner up Witch Doctor, which was having a tough season. They fought to a close judges' decision, but in the end Witch Doctor came out on top. Skorpios's Battlebots record is 11-7 (.611) with four knockouts. Skorpios makes my top 20 Battlebots of all time on account of its reputation as a giant killer (Icewave, HyperShock, Copperhead, Tantrum, Lock Jaw, Tombstone) and for its winning percentage.