Ricochet

Ricochet
Participation Information
Live	2004 NPC Charity Open
Team Information
Team	Team Whyachi
Team Members	Terry Ewert Lisa Ewert Clint Ewert Luke Ewert Jake Ewert Reese Ewert Darin Ewert Seth Runnoe Tyler Paul Tommy Untiedt
From	Dorchester, WI
Other Entries	Son of Whyachi, Whyachi, YU812, Y-Pout, Why Not, Warrior, Hydra, Fusion, Falcon, Warrior Clan, Red Square
Robot Statistics
Weight	12lbs
Power	2x 2600mAh LiPo Ballistic Batteries
Drive	4x Brushed motors
Weapons	Hinged wedge or plow
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Ricochet was a hobbyweight robot built by Team Whyachi which competed exclusively in the 2004 NPC Charity Open.

It was a four-wheel drive, invertible robot with the Team Whyachi Logo on top. Ricochet had no active weapon, instead utilizing its drive power and front-mounted attachments to control opponents.

Inside Ricochet.

Team Whyachi could attach a hinged wedge or a plow depending on its opponent, and also had mounting points on the sides to protect Ricochet's wheels. Ricochet became the first and only BattleBots hobbyweight champion in its only appearance at the 2004 NPC Charity Open.

Outside BattleBots

Ricochet would continue competing until 2006 to mixed success, after which it was retired.

Robot History

NPC Charity Open
Ricochet vs. Another Fierce Weed-Wacker Ricochet with the plow attachment. Ricochet slams into Another Fierce Weed-Wacker. After recieving a bye in the first round, Ricochet's first fight was against Another Fierce Weed-Wacker. This fight started with Another Fierce Weed-Wacker spinning up to speed, and Ricochet attempting to avoid the spinner. However it failed, and Another Fierce Weed-Wacker came in, and ripped the rear left wheel off of Ricochet. Another Fierce Weed-Wacker then delivered a large hit to Ricochet's plow, this hit sent both bots flying, with Another Fierce Weed-Wacker landing upside down. However Another Fierce Weed-Wacker was not as quick upside down, and Ricochet took advantage of this, charging at it and sending it flying with a well placed ram. This righted Another Fierce Weed-Wacker, however it was clear that Another Fierce Weed-Wacker was having problems at this point. Another Fierce Weed-Wacker was still able to move though, and it slowly drove over to Ricochet, and delivered a few more hits to the side of the Team Whyachi robot. After this however Ricochet got away, and Another Fierce Weed-Wacker broke down, and was counted out, meaning that Ricochet had won by KO in 1:44.
Ricochet vs. VBT12 Ricochet was in the quarter-finals where it faced VBT12. This fight started with VBT12 immediately using its flywheel to pop Ricochet, it followed this up by sending Ricochet flying with an even larger hit. After grinding against Ricochet's plow, VBT12 hit Ricochet again, sending it flying once more. By this point Ricochet could only move in circles, and it drove against the wall, VBT12 used this opportunity to deliver a hit that stacked Ricochet against the wall. Unable to move, Ricochet was counted out as VBT12 did a victory dance.
Ricochet vs. Natasha Ricochet slams Natasha. Ricochet was placed into the Loser's Bracket where it faced Natasha. This fight started with both robots immediately slamming into each other, Natasha then hit a seam in the floor before getting under Ricochet. However Ricochet managed to get away, and slammed into Natasha multiple times. This would be a tactic that Ricochet would use to control the fight, for quite a while before Natasha got under Ricochet again. However Ricochet got away once more, and tried to resume its hit, and run tactics by charging at Natasha again. This time however Ricochet charged straight into the wall, it recovered, and got under Natasha and took it into the wall as time ran down on the clock. Ricochet won on a judges' decision, and moved on to the semi-finals.
Ricochet vs. Spatula In the losers' semi-finals, Ricochet took on Spatula. This would prove to be a relatively dull match with both robots being so fast that they missed each other most of the time. Of the two Ricochet was the more aggressive, and mostly came out on top when the two machines did collide. It won the resulting judges decision, and was now in the loser's bracket final where it faced VBT12 again.
Ricochet vs. VBT12 Ricochet advanced to the losers' bracker final and faced VBT12. However this time, VBT12's spinner did not work and Ricochet shoved it around the arena without fear until time ran out. Ricochet won the resulting judges' decision.
Ricochet vs. Chigger Ricochet takes a potshot at Chigger. Ricochet sends Chigger flying. Ricochet was now in the finals where it faced Chigger. This fight started with Ricochet taking a potshot at Chigger, which knocked it back a few feet. However Chigger quickly recovered, and delivered a hit that sent Ricochet flying. Ricochet then charged at Chigger again, this time however Ricochet caught the edge of Chigger's eggbeater and got sent flying once more. Chigger then slammed into Ricochet once more, sending it flying through the air, Chigger followed this up with two more big hits. Riccochet then took two more potshots at Chigger before the powerful Eggbeater spinner sent it flying once again. After this Ricochet rammed Chigger which was starting to suffer drive problems again, flipping it. At this point Chigger was being counted down as it wasn't showing controlled movement. However nine seconds into the countdown Chigger started showing movement again, and Ricochet slammed into it sending it flying. This caused Chigger to stop exhibiting controlled movement again, and it was counted out. This meant that Ricochet was the 2004 NPC Charity Open Hobbyweight champion.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 5
• Losses: 1

Competition	Wins	Losses
NPC Charity Open	Bye Another Fierce Weed-Wacker Natasha Spatula VBT12 Chigger	VBT12