The Las Vegas 1999 competition was the second of its kind sanctioned by BattleBots. It was broadcast on Pay-Per-View and taped for the BattleBots 1999 World Championship VHS and DVD home release.
The popular Gigabot class returned (later simply called Heavyweights) and the brand-new Superheavyweight class which debuted at this tournament. This was the first competition to run a single-elimination format.
The event served to pitch BattleBots as a concept to various networks, and Comedy Central ultimately picked up on the idea to produce televised series.
| Weight | Type of Robot | |
|---|---|---|
| Wheeled Robots | Walkers | |
| Heavyweight | 116lbs - 210lbs | 174lbs - 315lbs |
| Superheavyweight | 211lbs - 325lbs | 316lbs - 488lbs |
The heavyweight class was ultimately won by Gage Cauchois and Vlad the Impaler, who defeated Voltarc in the final to win their first BattleBots championship. The heavyweight rumble at the end of the event was won by Carlo Bertocchini and BioHazard.
Christian Carlberg's Minion took home the first ever superheavyweight Giant Nut after defeating Ricon in the final. World Peace won the superheavyweight rumble.
| Heavyweight Rumble |
|---|
| BioHazard vs. Tazbot vs. KillerHurtz vs. Rhino vs. Mortis vs. Razer vs. Blendo vs. Kill-O-Amp 2 vs. Monster vs. Slugger vs. Blunt Force Trauma vs. Ronin vs. frenZy vs. The Annihilator vs. Malicious Mischief vs. Namreko 3000 |
| Superheavyweight Rumble |
|---|
| Minion vs. Ricon vs. Ginsu vs. World Peace vs. S.L.A.M. |
Heavyweight Bracket[]
| Round 1 |
|---|
| BioHazard vs. Bye |
| frenZy vs. Annihilator |
| Vlad the Impaler vs. Bye |
| Kill-O-Amp vs. Blunt Force Trauma |
| Rhino vs. Bye |
| Ronin vs. Mjollnir |
| Nightmare vs. Bye |
| Namreko 3000 vs. Minotaur |
| Blendo vs. Bye |
| Punjar vs. Tatar |
| KillerHurtz vs. Bye |
| Malicious Mischief vs. Mr. Bonestripper |
| Razer vs. Bye |
| Voltarc vs. Slugger |
| Tazbot vs. Bye |
| Mortis vs. Monster |
| Round 2 |
| BioHazard vs. frenZy |
| Vlad the Impaler vs. Kill-O-Amp |
| Rhino vs. Ronin |
| Nightmare vs. Namreko 3000 |
| Blendo vs. Punjar |
| KillerHurtz vs. Malicious Mischief |
| Razer vs. Voltarc |
| Tazbot vs. Mortis |
| Quarter-Finals |
| BioHazard vs. Vlad the Impaler |
| Rhino vs. Nightmare |
| Punjar vs. KillerHurtz |
| Voltarc vs. Mortis |
| Semi-Finals |
| Vlad the Impaler vs. Rhino |
| Punjar vs. Voltarc |
| Finals |
Superheavyweight Bracket[]
| Quarter-Finals |
|---|
| Minion vs. S.L.A.M. |
| World Peace vs. DooAll |
| Ricon vs. Abbatoir |
| Mechadon vs. Ginsu |
| Semi-Finals |
| Minion vs. World Peace |
| Ricon vs. Mechadon |
| Finals |
Awards[]
- Best Design Award: Mechadon
- Best Engineering Award: Mechadon
- Best Driver Award: Ramiro Mallari - Punjar
- Most Aggressive Robot Award: Mortis