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"MechaVore's disk is screaming death. Ask anyone at arena-side."
MechaVore was a heavyweight competitor built by Team Shrapnel, which competed in the final three seasons of Comedy CentralBattleBots.
A very early prototype of MechaVore.
It was a silver four-wheeled robot that had rectangular sides and a triangular shaped front. Its motors each produced 1.6hp each with four-wheel drive for additional power. MechaVore was armored in aircraft-grade aluminum and sported a blue top casing made of stainless steel mesh and Kevlar composite to protect its 6.5hp, 2-stroke gas internal combustion engine made by Marztech Inc. that powered its primary weapon - an aluminum blade spinning at 2000rpm, measuring 24 inches in diameter and half an inch thick.
The blade featured two large, hardened-steel teeth weighing 33lbs. Its motor and disc combination made MechaVore a very damaging robot. MechaVore's disc was vulnerable to cutting out if it suffered from too much recoil and its lack of invertibility and self-righting mechanism proved a common weakness.
MechaVore in 2022.
MechaVore was capable of mass destruction, evident from the start of its campaign. It was able to cause severe damage to its opponents, even against seasoned veterans. In its rookie season, MechaVore was able to cause unparalleled damage to former two-time heavyweight champion Vlad the Impaler in its first televised appearance. The damage it caused was so severe that the original Vlad the Impaler was forced to retire.
Mechavore in 2010.
Despite an early exit in Season 4.0 to OverKill, MechaVore left its mark on the BattleBox during the Heavyweight Royal Rumble, with both the Lexan layers being sliced by MechaVore's weapon.
In Season 5.0, MechaVore won a second fight against El Diablo Grande before taking out Mauler 51-50. Although it lost out to BioHazard in the quarter-finals, it became one of the only robots to cause major damage to the multi-time champion, ripping its iconic lifter clean off despite losing the battle.
Team Shrapnel also built a middleweight version of MechaVore called MicroVore, which was rather unsuccessful, losing both its battles in the middleweight championships that it entered. MechaVore remains under ownership of Team Shrapnel.
MechaVore's first ever match in BattleBots was against El Diablo Grande. MechaVore won the fight on a close 23-22 judges' decision.
MechaVore vs. Technofool (Forfeit)
MechaVore advanced to face Technofool. However, Technofool had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. MechaVore won by default and advanced to the Round of 32.
MechaVore vs. Vlad the Imapler
A heavily damaged Vlad the Impaler lifts MechaVore.
Next up for MechaVore was Vlad the Impaler. Vlad the Imapler started strongly, lifting MechaVore and carrying it around the BattleBox. MechaVore escaped and sliced through the rear of Vlad, before being lifted again and slammed into the screws. As Vlad the Imapler was reversing, MechaVore attacked it again, creating a huge gash in the side armor of Vlad. MechaVore continued to attack Vlad, tearing pieces of its armor off and its own rear wedge skirt, but was lifted again and driven into the spikestrip. MechaVore was freed, damaging a spike in the process, before attacking Vlad the Imapler once again. At this point, Vlad's lifting forks jammed in the "upright" position thanks to the earlier damage to the armor, and its self righting piston activated, leaving it weaponless for the rest of the fight. MechaVore continued to rip pieces of Vlad the Imapler's armor off before the battle ended. MechaVore in an upset won on a close 24-21 judges' decision and advanced to the Round of 16, where it faced Surgeon General.
MechaVore vs. Surgeon General
MechaVore rips into the front of Surgeon General.
Both robots used their flywheels to great effect, but MechaVore won by KO after tearing into Surgeon General twice and damaging its internal components, rendering it immobile. MechaVore won by KO and advanced to the quarter-finals, where it faced Son of Whyachi.
MechaVore vs. Son of Whyachi
Son of Whyachi tears the extra panel off of MechaVore.
MechaVore had an extra panel, a Barbie doll, to please the show's producers and a slam cam used to document the carnage added to it for this fight. After both robots got their weapons up to speed, MechaVore slowly approached Son of Whyachi, only to have its added panel ripped off and the doll sent flying. After taking another hit, MechaVore managed to hit Son of Whyachi with its own weapon, sending both itself and Son of Whyachi across the BattleBox. It did this again and managed to stop Son of Whyachi's spinning hammers but this had also sheared off one of the teeth for its flywheel, prompting its driver to turn off the weapon. It then pushed Son of Whyachi towards the pulverizer, performing a sharp turn to line itself up with Son of Whyachi, but hit the spikestrip and stopped moving as the impact pulled out the receiver. As Son of Whyachi was still mobile, MechaVore lost the fight by KO.
Heavyweight Royal Rumble
MechaVore gets flipped by HexaDecimator during the rumble.
MechaVore also entered the Heavyweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. It started out well as it hit both Omega-13 and Sharkbyte. However after taking a hit on Kill-O-Amp, OverKill then hit the top of MechaVore several times. MechaVore somehow lost a tooth on it's blade from one of Overkill's blows and MechaVore was unbalanced for several seconds. HexaDecimator flipped MechaVore and left it in the corner of the arena for the rest of the rumble. Eventually HexaDecimator was the winner.
Season 4.0[]
MechaVore vs. Towering Inferno
MechaVore hits Towering Inferno.
Due to its seeding, MechaVore was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0, where it eventually faced the hammer wielding Towering Inferno. The first hit from MechaVore caused a shower of sparks and tore the head of one of Towering Inferno's hammers clean off. It attacked again, throwing Towering Inferno across the BattleBox and taking a huge part of one of its wheels out. With Towering Inferno all but immobile, MechaVore went after the decapitated part of the wheel, sending it flying. It then rendered Towering Inferno's other hammer useless, MechaVore hit the screws and its engine stalled, but the battle was already won and Towering Inferno was counted out. MechaVore won the fight by KO and advanced to the Round of 16, where it faced OverKill.
MechaVore vs. OverKill
MechaVore fighting OverKill.
Both robots approached each other slowly, but MechaVore managed to hit OverKill's blade with its flywheel twice, damaging it and making sparks fly. MechaVore tried to line up another attack, but drove into the pulverizer. It escaped, but its flywheel stopped spinning. MechaVore chased OverKill around the BattleBox, driving over the killsaws before OverKill got underneath it with its wedge. MechaVore was driven into the killsaws repeatedly and carried around by OverKill throughout the rest of the fight. OverKill won the fight on a 29-16 judges' decision and MechaVore was eliminated from the tournament again.
Heavyweight Royal Rumble
Damage caused to the BattleBox Lexan.
MechaVore also entered the Heavyweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. Here it became the first bot to test the BattleBox. After being left up on the edge spikes, MechaVore's weapon continued to spin up, until a high speed ram from one of the other robots smashed it's weapon into the arena Lexan. It managed to barely penetrate all layers of Lexan, spraying one of the safety crew with debris as he was moving the camera crews away. A temporary pause was called to inspect the box's integrity and it was decided to continue. The rumble was ultimately won by Little Sister.
Season 5.0[]
MechaVore vs. El Diablo Grande
The impact between MechaVore and El Diablo Grande.
Due to its seeding, MechaVore was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 5.0, where it eventually faced El Diablo Grande again. MechaVore won the fight by KO and advanced to the Round of 16.
MechaVore vs. Mauler 51-50
MechaVore and Mauler 51-50 collide.
There, it took on Mauler 51-50. The Tilford family's bot spun up to speed immediately and managed to hit MechaVore, sending both robots flying. The impact was so great that Mauler 51-50 stopped spinning, allowing MechaVore to attack with its flywheel, ripping through Mauler 51-50's shell. After taking damage from the killsaws, smoke started pouring out of MechaVore and its flywheel stopped working. For the rest of the fight, neither robot could effectively push the other around or cause any kind of damage. With 20 seconds remaining, MechaVore's flywheel started working again, cutting into Mauler 51-50 before time ran out. MechaVore won the fight on a 33-12 judges' decision.
MechaVore vs. BioHazard
A weaponless BioHazard watches on as MechaVore is counted out.
MechaVore advanced to the quarter-finals, where it faced the reigning heavyweight champion BioHazard. BioHazard charged straight at MechaVore, causing sparks to fly, before turning MechaVore over. As BioHazard drove away from the defeated MechaVore, its raised lifting arm came into contact with the flywheel of MechaVore and was ripped off. However, as MechaVore could not right itself, it was being counted out. BioHazard won the fight by KO and MechaVore was eliminated from the tournament once again.
"Wait! Did you hear that? It is the sound of a thousand robots screaming horrifically at the mere mention of this guy, MECHAVORE!"
"Bow down before the one you serve, you're gonna get what you deserve, from the magnificent MECHAVORE!"
"Abandoned at birth, raised by wolves, forced to live a life of solitude. Out of the wilderness, it's MECHAVORE!"
"He's scattered so many of his opponents into ashes, into the San Francisco Bay. It's starting to get a little chunky. Your cremation begins now. Courtesy of, MECHAVORE!"
Merchandise[]
Any appearances by MechaVore in merchandise are listed below:
