BYOB Flipper

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Overview
The BYOB flipper is the stock blue flipper attachment on a blue chassis from the Hexbug Battlebots Arena Pro. The BYOB Flipper has done well throughout its career, routinely throwing bots out of the arena and always placing high in competition due to its effectiveness. It first appeared in Hexbug Hell season 1 where it KOed the BYOB Orange drum and Lumaside before it lost a close JD to Bite Force, after that it threw Minotaur out of the arena and KOed Lumaside again to fight the BYOB Disc in the Loser's Bracket final where it lost and placed 3rd. The BYOB Flipper returned for the Hexbug Hell sportsman tourney where it placed 2nd after losing a close JD to the BYOB Axe after the final match. It then returned for Hexbug Hell Quarantine Edition where, despite its pedigree, it was only selected for one fight which it lost. It then returned for the Hexbug Hell Quarantine Annihilator where it placed 4th after it was thrown out of the arena by Bronco.

BYOB Flipper vs BYOB Orange drum
The fight started with the drum spinning up and bullying the flipper around the arena. Most of the fight was the drum pushing the flipper around until one of the drum's treads fell off. After the tread fell off, the flipper was able to get under one of the passive "wheels" and flip it, getting the win by KO.

BYOB Flipper vs Lumaside (1)
The fight started with Lumaside spinning up, and losing it's blade. Lumaside then proceeded to push the flipper around the arena. The flipper managed to take off one of Lumaside's panels and then flipped it. The flipper won by KO and advanced to the next round.

BYOB Flipper vs Bite Force
Bite Force started with a box rush that turned around the flipper. The flipper then retaliated with a flip attempt to which Bite Force answered to by taking off both side panels. After a series of strong pushes from Bite Force, the flipper managed to flip it over and gain some wiggle room. There were several times when Bite Force was on the scoop, but the flipper didn't fire. It was clear that the flipper was going for the OOTA. The flipper was eventually forced to flip Bite Force back over (removing the top panel in the process) because it got stuck on the scoop and neither bot wanted an unstick. The rest of the fight was Bite Force slamming the flipper into the walls. The fight went to a judges decision where Bite Force won.

BYOB Flipper vs Minotaur
The fight started with Minotaur rushing the flipper and taking off an armor panel. Minotaur then took of the remaining panel while also losing its top panel. The flipper then flipped Minotaur after several failed attempts. The flipper then flipped Minotaur out of the arena and out of the competition.

BYOB Flipper vs Lumaside (2)
Lumaside spun up and lost its blade in the first hit. That same hit also took off both armor panels from the flipper. After a strong push, Lumaside managed to flip the flipper. The flipper then self righted and kept fighting. After a few back and forth pushes, the flipper did what it did last time to Lumaside and flipped it. Lumaside was counted out and the flipper advanced.

BYOB Flipper vs BYOB Disc
Before the fight started, the disc module was transferred over to the Silver Chassis (this was before Lumaside had its bar secured to the chassis) due to there only being one Blue Chassis. The disc started by taking off one of the flipper's panels. The entire fight was the disc dominating the flipper. The fight went to a judges decision where the disc won. The flipper was now out.

BYOB Flipper vs Blacksmith
The fight started with both robots charging at each other and the flipper getting in a flip attempt. Blacksmith fired the hammer trying to hit the flipper, but the flipper was too quick for Blacksmith. The flipper then flipped Blacksmith, but Blacksmith then self righted. Eventually the flipper pinned Blacksmith in a way that made it hard to self right. Blacksmith kept firing its hammer while it was being counted out and managed to escape and survive until the judges decision where the flipper won. This tournament was a round robin so Blacksmith was NOT eliminated.

BYOB Flipper vs BYOB Axe (1)
The fight started with the flipper getting in a flip attempt but it didn't succeed because the axe had it's anti flip panels on at the time. However, the axe landing caused the panel of the side the flipper was targeting to fall off. The flipper then got in another flip attempt, but barely missed. The axe and the flipper then got stuck together after the third flip attempt. After the unstick, the flipper flipped the axe which then self righted which was something it's season 1 version could not do. The axe then lost its other panel, but it didn't matter because the flipper had already lost both of theirs. The rest of the fight was the flipper trying to flip the axe out of the arena and the axe self righting. The fight went to a judges decision where the axe won due to damage and aggression.

BYOB Flipper vs Beta
The fight started with the flipper charging at Beta and missing. Beta capitalized and started whacking it with the hammer. The flipper then got under the front of Beta and tried to flip it, but failed. Then Beta and the flipper both lost pieces trying to come in for an attack. The flipper then pinned Beta against the corner and flipped it out of the arena.

BYOB Flipper vs BYOB Axe (2)
(A/N: Looking back I realize that Blacksmith should've been in this fight because he was also at 2-1 with the flipper and axe. I am very stupid.)

This fight happened because the flipper and axe were tied for wins at 2-1 each. The fight started with the flipper charging at the axe and pinning it to a wall. It almost did the same trick it did with Beta, but the axe escaped. Twice. The flipper lost both its panels before the axe did. The rest of the fight was the flipper flipping the axe and the axe hammering down on the flipper. The fight went to a judges decision where the axe won on damage since aggresion was split, control went to the flipper, and damage is weighted, making the BYOB Axe the champion of the Hexbug Hell sportsman tourney.

Rumble 4
The fight started with everyone priming their weapons. Mr. Shellshock made the mistake of trying to rush Bronco head on and was flipped in its debeut fight. The BYOB Axe went after Blacksmith while Bronco tried to flip SOKhaos. Bronco then flipped the BYOB Flipper which then self righted. Both the BYOB Axe and Bronco went after SOKhaos which was flipped, but able to drive inverted. Blacksmith then got under Bronco, but didn't fire the hammer. Bronco then got in position to throw Mr. Shellshock out. Mr. Shellshock was then thrown out of the arena in its debeut fight. Bronco then tried to flip the BYOB Flipper again, but missed and changed its target to SOKhaos and tried to throw it out but failed due to mistiming the flip. While this was happening, Blacksmith was lifted by the BYOB Flipper and reversed into Mr. Shellshock's corpse. Blacksmith hooked its hammer into Mr. Shellshock's cup which detached it from the chassis while simultaneously getting stuck on the wall of the arena. Bronco then went after the BYOB Axe, but failed to flip it and went after the BYOB Axe instead. Bronco almost managed to flip the Golden Nut holder out of the arena, getting it stuck on top of the wall, but it managed to escape due to the axe swinging. Bronco then flipped Blacksmith who instantly self righted and continued fighting. It was the final 10 seconds and everyone got desperate. Bronco decided to pull a double and flip SOKhaos out of the arena in its debeut fight. The fight went to a judges decision where Bronco won due to the amount of KOs it got during the fight.

Round 1
(18 robots)

The fight started with everyone either spinning up or priming their weapon. When they met in the middle, panels flew everywhere from multiple weapons hitting them at the same time. When the group split, Thunder and Lightning were pressurizing Minotaur and Lumaside while Thunder was rammed from behind by Witch Doctor V3. While this was happening, The Berg's side panel was compromised and hanging by a thread. When the groups split, Bronco flipped Beta who then self righted. Tombstone then attacked Bronco as its flipper was retracting from a flip attempt on Mr. Shellshock, this resulted in Bronco clamping down onto Tombstone's bar which prompted an unstick. After the unstick, Blacksmith started Targeting Bronco. Bronco was then boxed into the wall by Witch Doctor V1 who Bronco then targeted. Witch Doctor V3 tried to save Witch Doctor V1 by ramming Bronco as it was flipping Witch Doctor V1, but it was too late as Bronco had already pinned Witch Doctor V1 on top of the wall. Bronco then flipped Witch Doctor V1 onto its back as it was being pushed away by Witch Doctor V3. The now immobile Witch Doctor V1 was then targeted by the BYOB Flipper in an attempt to throw it out of the arena. While this was happening, Bronco then targeted and flipped Mr. Shellshock as time ran out. The fight went to a judges decision where Witch Doctor V1 was eliminated due to being immobilized first. Witch Doctor V1 was now out.

Round 2
(17 robots)

When everyone met in the middle, Bronco flipped Tombstone away. Bronco then started targeting the BYOB Silver drum while a large group was slugging it out by the red square. Soon after that, Bronco tried and failed to flip the BYOB Flipper and the BYOB Orange drum in succession. Bronco and Bite Force then preformed a tag team attack on Gigabyte. After that, Bronco targeted and flipped the BYOB Silver drum. Bronco then threw the BYOB Silver drum out of the arena to seal the deal. The BYOB Silver Drum was now out.

Round 3
(16 robots)

The fight started with everyone trying to get in position for the ideal strike. Bite Force easily took off the BYOB Orange drum's weapon which reduced the BYOB Orange Drum to nothing more than a pusher. Bronco then tried to target Witch Doctor V3, but Minotaur got in the way and pushed Bronco aside. Lumaside's bar then fell off while it was attacking Gigabyte. Bronco then flipped The Berg where it was hung up on its top panel and couldn't self right. The Berg was counted out and eliminated from the competition.

Round 4
(15 robots)

The fight started with Blacksmith losing their front wedge and Bronco trying to pick a target. Bronco then pinned and flipped Witch Doctor V3. That wasn't enough for Bronco as it promptly threw Witch Doctor V3 out of the arena. Witch Doctor V3 was now eliminated.

Round 5
(14 robots)

The fight started with Bronco targeting the BYOB Orange drum. Bronco then managed to flip the BYOB Orange drum within 10 seconds. Bronco also flipped Minotaur because Minotaur was in Bronco's way. Bronco then flipped the BYOB Orange drum out of the arena to add insult to injury. The BYOB Orange drum was now eliminated.

Round 6
(13 robots)

The fight began with everyone being a little tentative, but Bronco had already chosen its target. Bronco flipped Bite Force and left to take on Gigabyte whose weapon functionality was long gone at this point. Bronco and SOKhaos then teamed up in trying to push back Gigabyte who wasn't having any of it. Bronco then targeted Bite Force and threw it out of the arena. The season 1 champ has been eliminated.

Round 7
(12 robots)

The fight started with Bronco flipping Tombstone away and Supernova running on top of Gigabyte's shell. Bronco decided to target Lumaside and take out one of the heavy hitters. Bronco then flipped Lumaside over with help from Thunder, Beta, and Blacksmith. Bronco then decided to try and take on Gigabyte again to try and flip it, but it failed to do anything except drive it into the walls. Bronco then switched targets back to the immobile Lumaside and attempted to throw it out of the arena. With some assistance from other bots to keep Lumaside from spinning up, Bronco was successful in throwing Lumaside out of the arena. Lumaside was now eliminated.

Round 8
(11 robots)

The fight started with Bronco missing a flip attempt on Tombstone, and then backing into Gigabyte. Bronco then unsuccessfully tried to flip Gigabyte before switching targets to Mr. Shellshock. Tombstone then decided to fight Beta, but it wasn't very effective. Lightning then took off Thunder's top panel in a bit of friendly fire, which enabled Bronco to ram into Thunder. By this point, Thunder lost drive completely. Bronco then started targeting Tombstone, but eventually targeted Thunder and threw it out of the arena, however the fight didn't stop because Lightning was still in the arena. Bronco then flipped Supernova on top of Tombstone in the final 10 seconds. The fight went to a judges decision where Thunder and Lightning were eliminated due to Thunder being thrown out.

Round 9
(10 robots)

The fight started with Bronco struggling to pick a target. The camera cut out a small chunk of the fight, but it came back in time to see Bronco throwing Tombstone onto the wall, pinning it. Bronco then flipped the BYOB Flipper who then self righted. Bronco then tried to throw out Tombstone, but failed and freed it instead. Bronco then flipped SOKhaos onto Gigabyte. Supernova was flipped being sandwiched in between Mr. Shellshock and Gigabyte while Bronco went after Tombstone again. After a few attempts, Bronco switched targets back to SOKhaos. Bronco flipped Supernova out of the way, then threw SOKhaos out of the arena. Khaotic Robotics was now out.

Round 10
(9 robots)

The fight started with Bronco flipping Supernova onto the wall. Bronco then flipped Supernova so the spinner was outside the arena, then pushed Supernova out of the arena. Supernova was now eliminated.

Round 11
(8 robots)

The fight started with everyone being tentative. Bronco then flipped Minotaur out of the way as it was going after Tombstone. The BYOB Flipper then tried to lift Bronco while it was going after Gigabyte. Bronco then went after and flipped the BYOB Flipper for some time. After targeting the BYOB Flipper, Bronco then switched targets to Mr. Shellshock and flipped it on its back. Bronco then tried to throw Mr. Shellshock out of the arena, but its shape proved to be too awkward and was righted when it was pushed against the wall. Bronco then re-flipped Mr. Shellshock, but Gigabyte righted it again. Bronco then flipped it onto the wall and got greedy, thinking it was an easy ejection flip. Minotaur saved Mr. Shellshock from being thrown out, then the fight ended. The fight went to a judges decision where Mr. Shellshock was eliminated due to being constantly flipped by Bronco.

Round 12
(7 robots)

The fight started with everyone being a little tentative. Bronco then started trying to flip Beta while the BYOB Flipper and Blacksmith were fighting each other. Soon, Bronco flipped Beta out of the arena.

Round 13
(6 robots)

The fight started with Bronco targeting the BYOB Flipper. Bronco then switched targets to and flipped Minotaur. Bronco then tried and failed multiple times to throw Minotaur out of the arena and eventually just settled on a KO when Minotaur was stranded on its discarded top panel. Minotaur was counted out and eliminated.

Round 14
(5 robots)

The fight started with everyone being tentative before Bronco started trying to flip Gigabyte. Bronco then switched targets to Blacksmith who it then flipped. Bronco then pressurized Blacksmith, who kept self righting, into the corner where it was thrown out of the arena by Bronco.

Round 15
(4 robots)

The fight started with Gigabyte charging at Bronco but not doing much. Bronco then targeted the BYOB Flipper, but no matter what Bronco did, it couldn't flip the BYOB Flipper. Bronco then switched targets to Tombstone and flipped it on the wall. Instead of taking the KO, Bronco tried to throw Tombstone out of the arena, but failed. Bronco then targeted the BYOB Flipper again and threw it out of the arena.

Fight record
Overall record: 20-6