Number 25 - Tantrum

Tantrum is one of my favorite designs ever. It has an arm that kind of shoots out and punches the opponent with a vertical spinner that has actually caused massive damage to opponents. It has competed in each of the last three seasons, 3-5, and made it all the way to the semifinals last season. Tantrum debuted in 2018 with a flipper and won its debut match. It lost its second fight and wasn't given the opportunity to fight on. That season, Tombstone, seeded 1st in the final 16, lost out to 16th seed Bombshell (which shouldn't have been anywhere near the top 16 to begin with). Tombstone was scheduled to fight a exhibition battle on championship night, as tradition had it. Tantrum was the only volunteer to face the "King of Kinetic Energy", and it was mauled in spectacular fashion by the former champion. In season 4, Tantrum sported its new weapon and had a strong showing. It started out 2-0, including a win over Uppercut and Jasper in a rumble, but lost its next two fights to two beasts in Yeti and Skorpios. In an exhibition fight after the season, Tantrum beat Lucky in a judges' decision that occurred when both robots were declared immobile. In season 5, Tantrum started off against Valkyrie and it was looking good until it simply stopped moving at the end, giving Valkyrie a lucky win. Tantrum won its next two fights to earn a spot in the final 32 as the 18th seed, where it faced 15th seed Fusion (who was far overseeded). Not surprisingly, Tantrum won by knockout, and Fusion ended up exploding at the end. In the round of 16, Tantrum faced 2nd seed Bloodsport, a very dangerous full body spinner. The fight was rather dull, and in the end the judges awarded a split decision to Tantrum, sending it to the quarterfinals. Next up for Tantrum was the  heavily favored SawBlaze, and Tantrum proved how good its driving skills and speed were as it dominated the heavy hitter (as seen above). In the final four, Tantrum finally met its match against eventual champion End Game. Tantrum is planning to enter in season 6 along with a new robot called Blip. Tantrum's record is 9-6 (.600) with four knockouts. For a semifinal run, wins over Uppercut, Bloodsport, and SawBlaze, unique weapon, and its amazing driving skills, Tantrum lays fair claim to the top half of my top 50 Battlebots of all time.