Turbo was a middleweight robot built by Eddy Ampuero for Team Loki that competed in the last 4 seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots. It was a silver full-body spinner, armed with various blades, nicknamed the "Sweet Knockers". It performed decently in BattleBots, reaching the televised rounds in Seasons 2.0 & 3.0, but never went further than the Round of 16.
A replica of Turbo was built by the Carrolton School (with assistance from Team Loki member Nola Garcia) for the 2011 BotsIQ High School Tournament, under the name Choo-Choo Bacca. The team that operated Choo-Choo Bacca also built Watson.
As of 2015, Turbo Remains under the ownership of Team Loki.
Robot History[]
Season 2.0[] |
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Turbo vs. Space Operations Force   Turbo hits Space Operations Force. |
Turbo vs. Buddy Lee Don't Play in the Street   Turbo hits Buddy Lee. Turbo was rammed by Buddy Lee and caused some damage, ripping off multiple pieces and caused the stuffed dalmatians to spill out onto the BattleBox. The fight continued in this fashion until Turbo lost power to its weapon and its drive went out as a result of its wheels falling off from the repeated attacks, allowing Buddy Lee to show some aggression. The time ran out and Buddy Lee won the fight on a 28-17 judges' decision. This meant that Turbo was eliminated from the tournament. |
Middleweight Royal Rumble Turbo also participated the Middleweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. |
Season 3.0[] |
Turbo vs. Double Agent   Turbo tears into Double Agent.   Turbo's spinning shell gets ripped off by the killsaws.   a shell-less Turbo gets pushed into the pulverizer by Double Agent. |
Middleweight Consolation Rumble   Turbo hits Ankle Biter. Turbo also participated the middleweight consolation rumble at the end of the tournament. Turbo started off well, hitting several robots with it's weapon and tearing pieces off Instigator's rear wedge. However, Turbo stopped moving later in the rumble, and it lost out to Alabama Slammer and Instigator. |
Season 4.0[] |
Turbo vs. Mongus Turbo, unfortunately, was no longer seeded for this tournament and therefore had to go through the qualifiers again. It first met up against Mongus. Mongus was having a hard time maneuvering, never making it far from its square. Its flailing "legs" looked cool and pounded the floor, but didn't really move it very efficiently. Turbo however, had control problems and couldn't move and was counted out. The match ended without either bot touching each other. Mongus won the fight by TKO and Turbo was eliminated from the tournament. |
Season 5.0[] |
Turbo vs. G-Bot Turbo's first match in Season 5.0 was against G-Bot. Turbo won the fight by KO and advanced to the next round, where it faced Pentazmo Destructo. |
Turbo vs. Pentazmo Destructo   Turbo hits Pentazmo Destructo's wheel. After Turbo delivers some good hits to Pentazmo Destructo, Turbo won the fight by KO and advanced to the final preliminary round, where it faced Darkness. |
Turbo vs. Darkness Turbo won the fight by KO and advanced to the TV rounds, where it faced Wrath Jr.. |
Turbo vs. Wrath Jr.   Turbo getting pushed by Wrath Jr. Wrath Jr. won the fight by TKO and Turbo was eliminated from the tournament once again. |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 4
- Losses: 4
Team Loki with Turbo at Season 4.0
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Season 2.0 | Space Operations Force | Buddy Lee Don't Play in the Street |
| Season 3.0 | None | Double Agent |
| Season 4.0 | None | Mongus |
| Season 5.0 | Wrath Jr. |
Mark Beiro Introductions[]
"With a bad attitude that can't be measured by conventional instruments, here is TURBO!" (Turbo vs. Buddy Lee Don't Play in the Street)
"It's impenetrable titanium outer shell is only surpassed by it's creamy nugget center. Kick Back! It's TURBO!" (Turbo vs. Double Agent)
Merchandise[]
Any appearance of Turbo in BattleBots merchandise is listed below:
