Carnage Raptor

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Carnage Raptor

Season 4.0 & 5.0
Season 3.0

Participation Information

Comedy Central Seasons

Season 3.0
Season 4.0
Season 5.0

Other Names

Carnage
(Season 5.0)

Team Information

Team

Team Raptor

Team Members

Chris Harriman

Robert "Bob" Pitzer
Chuck Pitzer
Wayne Wraye
James Wilkinson
Kelly Walterscheid
Joel Meine
Judy Harriman
Judy Gorman
Kim Wilkinson
Norma Pitzer
Jon Kiddlesrud

From

Phoenix, AZ

Other Entries

Pack Raptors, Alpha Raptor, Tripulta Raptor, W.L.O.W., Ghost Raptor

Robot Statistics

Weapons

Thwackbot

Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Carnage Raptor was a lightweight robot built by Team Raptor which competed in the final three seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots.

It was a two-wheeled robot armed with a static axe on an arm. This arm was swung at a speed of over 100mph to cause damage. It did well in BattleBots, ending with a career-best semi-final finish in Season 4.0. Its name was shortened to Carnage for Season 5.0, marking a rare occurrence where a Team Raptor robot competed without "Raptor" in its name (except for W.L.O.W.).

Outside BattleBots[]

Carnagebotbash 00 — Carnage at *BotBash* 2000.

As well as BattleBots, Carnage Raptor also appeared in BotBash events. In the 2000 competition, it is known to have fought and beaten a fellow BattleBots competitor in The Missing Link.^[1]

Robot History[]

Season 3.0[]

Carnage Raptor vs. A Bot Named Sue

Carnage Raptor's first match in Season 3.0 was against A Bot Named Sue. Carnage Raptor won the fight on a 38-7 judges' decision.

Carnage Raptor vs. Botilla the Hun

Carnage Raptor advanced to the final preliminary round, where it faced Botilla the Hun. Carnage Raptor won the fight on a 39-6 judges' decision and advanced to the TV rounds in its first season.

Carnage Raptor vs. Malice

In its first televised battle, Carnage Raptor fought Malice. Carnage Raptor won the fight by KO and advanced to the Round of 32.

Carnage Raptor vs. Sallad

SalladvsCarnage sf01 — Carnage Raptor being attacked by Sallad.

In the Round of 32 match, Carnage Raptor fought Sallad. Carnage Raptor managed to hit Sallad multiple times during the fight. Sallad retaliated by almost flipping Carnage Raptor soon after. Sallad later drove over the killsaws, and one sliced through a tire of Sallad. Carnage Raptor also suffered from the traps, finding itself pinned by its axe against the screws. This proved fatal, as Carnage Raptor was counted out. Sallad won by knockout and Carnage Raptor was eliminated from the tournament.

Lightweight Consolation Rumble

Carnage Raptor then participated the Lightweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. However, it lost overall to The Crusher and Reaper.

Season 4.0[]

Carnage Raptor vs. Whirligig

Carnagevswhirligig 2 sf01b — Carnage Raptor pushes Whirligig under the pulverizer.

Due to its seeding, Carnage Raptor was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0 and first faced Whirligig. Both robots were hesitant in approaching one another early on and Carnage Raptor nudged Whirligig with its axe head. After both bots drove around without much intent, Carnage Raptor delivered a strong blow to Whirligig. Carnage Raptor then attacked Whirligig's flail with its axe, but caused minimal damage to its opponent. Carnage Raptor pushed Whirligig towards the killsaws. Whirligig drove itself over the killsaws and retreated to the blue square. Carnage Raptor opted to use its axe head as a wedge and pushed Whirligig onto the entrance ramp. Whirligig escaped by driving over the spike wall and into the pulverizer, but was returned to the BattleBox hazard. The pulverizer landed on its body and Whirligig stopped moving. Carnage Raptor backed off and Whirligig's wheel was pounded by the pulverizer. At this point, Jeremy Franklin of Team Nightmare was tapping out and the referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the fight. However, Peter Lambertson was unaware of this and continued to fire the pulverizer on the defeated Whirligig, which now had a flat tire. The buzzer finally sounded and Carnage Raptor won the fight by knockout.

Carnage Raptor vs. Low Blow

This win put Carnage Raptor to the Round of 16, where it faced Low Blow. Carnage Raptor won on a 32-13 judges' decision and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time.

Carnage Raptor vs. Hexy Jr.

Carnagevshexyjr sfb01 — Hexy Jr. flips itself onto its front by Carnage Raptor.

Next up for Carnage Raptor was Hexy Jr.. In the match, Hexy Jr. couldn't get underneath Carnage Raptor because of its invertible shape and so it kept taking damage from Carnage Raptor's axe. Eventually, Carnage Raptor got its axe wedged underneath Hexy Jr. and it managed to topple it onto its front with the flipper jammed open so it could not self-right. This was due to a valve necessary to drive the arm downwards had been omitted to save weight. Hexy Jr. was counted out and Carnage Raptor won the fight by KO. This win put Carnage Raptor to the semi-finals.

Carnage Raptor vs. The Big B

Bigbvscarange sfb01 — The Big B pushes Carnage Raptor against the spikestrip.

Carnage Raptor moved into the final four, and faced The Big B. After The Big B pushed Carnage Raptor against the spikestrip and then under the pulverizer, the time ran out and The Big B won the fight on a 26-19 judges' decision. This meant that Carnage Raptor was eliminated from the tournament again.

Carnage Raptor did not return for any post-tournament rumbles.

Season 5.0[]

Carnage vs. The Prosecutor

Now simply named Carnage, the team returned for the Season 5.0 middleweight competition. Due to its seeding, Carnage was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds and its first opponent was The Prosecutor. Carnage won the fight on a close 25-20 judges' decision and advanced to the Round of 16.

Carnage vs. Death By Monkeys

In the Round of 16, Carnage fought Death By Monkeys. The fight went the distance, but Death By Monkeys won the fight on a close 24-21 judges' decision and Carnage was eliminated from the tournament once again.