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* DropTheHammer: The only bot this season using solely a hammer, which it used to great effect against Sub-Zero and Pain Train.
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* TooPowerfulToLive: This season would be its last as it was rejected from Season 7 due to how destructive it was to the arena, however the team is planning on entering a horizontal called Triton in its place, the spinner in question being just as big as Deep Six.

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* TooPowerfulToLive: This season would be its last as it was rejected from Season 7 due to how destructive it was to the arena, arena[[labelnote:*]]When it spun up to full speed in the Test Box, the gyroscopic forces involved lifted Deep Six off the ground, bringing its weapon into contact with the floor, whereupon it ''completely ripped itself apart.''[[/labelnote]], however the team is planning on entering a horizontal called Triton in its place, the spinner in question being just as big as Deep Six.
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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: In a roundabout away for this trope, [=MadCatter=] defeated Triple Crown by literally just ''moving'' as the latter, ironically, could not do anything due to a communications issue between it and its controller. Since [=MadCatter=] could move and Triple Crown couldn't, the former easily won by knockout.

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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: In a roundabout away for this trope, [=MadCatter=] defeated Triple Crown via knockout by literally just ''moving'' as the latter, ironically, could not do anything due to a communications issue between it and its controller. Since [=MadCatter=] could move and Triple Crown couldn't, the former easily won by knockout.controller.

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* OhCrap: Will Bales has one of these after booting Lock Jaw out of the arena because he was afraid he was about to be [[NonStandardGameOver disqualified]] due to a quirk in the [[labelnote:rules]]Lock Jaw landed in a door buffer zone, part of the 'tunnel' used when a team is walking their bot out to the arena. Putting a bot in the door buffer zone ''intentionally'' (7.5.9b) is a disqualification for the bot that put them there. Fortunately Hypershock was ruled to have done so unintentionally (7.5.9c) and was granted the win. While the reason for this rule isn't explained, it's generally thought that a running bot in the door buffer zone is a major safety hazard[[/labelnote]].

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* OhCrap: Will Bales has one of these after booting Lock Jaw out of the arena because he was afraid he was about to be [[NonStandardGameOver disqualified]] due to a quirk in the [[labelnote:rules]]Lock Jaw landed in a door buffer zone, part of the 'tunnel' used when a team is walking their bot out to the arena. Putting a bot in the door buffer zone ''intentionally'' (7.5.9b) is a disqualification for the bot that put them there. Fortunately Fortunately, Hypershock was ruled to have done so unintentionally (7.5.9c) and was granted the win. While the reason for this rule isn't explained, it's generally thought that a running bot in the door buffer zone is a major safety hazard[[/labelnote]].



->'''Matches (Golden Bolt Qualifiers):''' Triple Crown (W/KO), Claw Viper (W/KO), Hypershock (L/KO)

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->'''Matches (Golden Bolt Qualifiers):''' Triple Crown (W/KO), Claw Viper (W/KO), Hypershock [=HyperShock=] (L/KO)



* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: In a roundabout away for this trope, [=MadCatter=] defeated Triple Crown by literally just ''moving'' as the latter, ironically, could not do anything due to a communications issue between it and its controller. Since [=MadCatter=] could move and Triple Crown couldn't, the former easily won by knockout.



* GlassCannon: Its aluminium bar is this, thanks to being much heavier, it hits much harder, but since it’s aluminium, it breaks if it hits something too hard.

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* GlassCannon: Its aluminium bar is this, thanks to being much heavier, it hits much harder, but since it’s it's aluminium, it breaks if it hits something too hard.



* {{Fragile Speedster}}: Blindingly fast, wiffing multiple box rushes due to its own speed
* {{Technical Pacifist}}: Is equipped with only its grappling claws.
* {{Wrestler in All of Us}}: Defeated Pardon My French by suplexing and grappling it around the box until it could no longer move, not even its minibot was safe.

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* {{Fragile Speedster}}: FragileSpeedster: Blindingly fast, wiffing multiple box rushes due to its own speed
* {{Technical Pacifist}}: TechnicalPacifist: Is equipped with only its grappling claws.
* {{Wrestler in All of Us}}: WrestlerInAllOfUs: Defeated Pardon My French by suplexing and grappling it around the box until it could no longer move, not even its minibot was safe.



* CriticalFailure: Its fight with [=MadCatter=] ended before it could begin due to a communications link issue that happened right as the countdown started, which prevented the bot from receiving any commands to move at all and thus leading to an immediate kncokout. Todd Mendenhall addresses what happened before the fight in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmqd9muaGuI this video.]]



!!Did not compete in regular season

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!!Did not compete in the regular season

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