Episode
BattleBots: Return of the Bots
Overview
Hard-hitting, steel-splitting combat returns as 60 teams converge for a tournament of all-out robotic carnage! Jack Barker from End Game finally gets the match he's been waiting for as he squares off with Ray Billings and his lethal bot Tombstone.
Details
- Series
- BattleBots
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2020-12-03
- Runtime
- 83 min
Episode context
Return of the Bots is Episode 1 in Season 5 of BattleBots. It aired on 2020-12-03. The runtime is 83 min.
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Episode 6: Battle of the Undefeated
Sparks are flying at the midpoint of the season as Valkyrie and Rotator square off in a battle of hard-hitting horizontal spinners. Undefeated bots Malice and MadCatter duke it out and Uppercut takes on bad-bot Sawblaze in an explosive main event.
Episode 7: Turning Up the Heat
Slick-driving Whiplash looks to get its championship aspirations back on track against Gruff's menacing flamethrowers. Underdog Rusty tries attempts to upset veteran Beta, and Hypershock locks horns with Mammoth in a gear-grinding showdown.
Episode 8: Hit the Jackpot!
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Episode 9: Now or Never
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Episode 10: Qualify! Or Wave Goodbye!
The World Championship qualifiers reach their climax, with Hydra facing Uppercut and Whiplash against Valkyrie in two ferocious final battles. Only then can the top 32 finalists finally be revealed. Who will be top seed and who will be out?
Episode 11: Survive and Advance
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Episode 12: We're Beast Slayin' Tonight!
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