Megabyte

Megabyte as it appeared in King of Bots Season 1

Megabyte (Simplified Chinese: 极速代码), also known as Invader in ABC BattleBots Season 2, and originally Megabite when it first debuted during BattleBots Season 5.0, is an American heavyweight robot, which has also competed as a Superheavyweight.

Originally it was an overhead bar spinner like the team's lightweight Rambite, but is most famously known as a shell spinner. It is The Robotic Death Company's longest competing robot competing in multiple events from the original run of Battlebots, as well as competing in several different RFL events, and also entered into King of Bots.

Thanks to its excellent combat record consisting of numerous major championships across two seperate weight categories, long history, and audience popularity, Megabyte was inducted into the Combat Robot Hall of Fame in 2005.

Robot History

King of Bots Season 1

Megabyte fought Russian robot StingRay in the first round. This match started with both robots spinning up, StingRay then attempted to slam Megabyte before it got up to speed but missed. Both robots then went weapon to weapon, this sent both bots flying, and took out one half of StingRay's drive, and sent Megabyte careening around the arena, nearly flipping itself over.

Megabyte then spun back up, and delivered a blow to the front of StingRay's drum, completely ripping it out of its bracket, and flinging it across the arena floor. Megabyte then came back in, and ripped a complete side panel off of the now totally helpless Russian machine. Now unable to show translational movement, and only able to drive in a circle, StingRay was counted out, giving Megabyte the KO, and its first ever televised win.

In the round of 24, Megabyte fought Chiyang Jinlun. Megabyte's shell had been slung too low to the ground in this fight and it was unable to control itself. Eventually Chiyang Jinlun managed to get Megabyte's self-righting pole stuck on the arena wall, immobilizing Megabyte in a shocking upset.

However, Megabyte received one of the four wildcards, and advanced to the round of 16, where it faced fellow wildcard recipient Shake to Cattle. Megabyte won this fight and advanced.

Wins/Losses

Series	Event	Opponent(s)	Round	Results
BattleBots Season 5.0	Heavyweight Division	Heart of Gold	Round of 256	Lost
Steel Conflict 3	Heavyweight Division	Primate Transportation	Round of 20	Won
		Lone Shark	Round of 16	Won
		Tornado Mer	Quarter-Finals	Won
		Compressor	Semi-Finals	Won
		Tornado Mer	Final	Won
North Carolina Robot Street Fight 4	Heavyweight Division	Decapitator	Round of 24	Won
		Shiver	Round of 16	Won (forfeit)
		Guil-T	Round of 12	Won
		Breath of Fire	Quarter-Finals	Won
		Shrederator	Semi-Finals	Won
		Bambulance	Final	Lost
Steel Conflict 4	Heavyweight Division	SHANK	Round of 16	Won
		Sewer Snake		Lost
		Tillah	Quarter-Finals	Won
		Shin Splitter		Lost
Triangle Series Nationals	Heavyweight Division	bye	Round of 12	bye
		Sewer Snake		Won
		Tekka Maki	Quarter-Finals	Won
		Tornado Mer	Semi-Finals	Won
		Shrederator	Final	Won
Mechwars 7	Superheavyweight Division	Bad Dawg	Round Robin	Won
		Mer Madd		Lost
		Wild Child		Won (forfeit)
		Paralyzer Pete		Won
		Ashley		Won (forfeit)
		Stump Grinder		Won
		Mer Madd	Final	Won
ROBOLympics 2004	120lb Combat	SJ	Round of 12	Won
		Evelyn a modified dawg		Won
		Shin Splitter	Quarter-Finals	Won
		Vicious Circle	Semi-Finals	Won
		SJ	Final	Won
Southwest Division Championships	Superheavyweight Division	Star Hawk	Round of 12	Won
		Little Blue Engine		Won
		SHOVELHEAD	Quarter-Finals	Won
		Little Blue Engine	Semi-Finals	Won
		SHOVELHEAD	Final	Won
2004 NPC Charity Open	Heavyweight Division	Warrior	Round of 12	Won
		Corporal Punishment	Quarter-Finals	Won
		Karcas 2	Semi-Finals	Lost
		Verbal Abuse	Consolation Final	Lost
2004 RFL Nationals	Heavyweight Division	SJ	Semi-Finals	Lost
		bye		bye
		Shiva		Won
		CycloneBot	Loser's Final	Won
		Vicious Circle	Consolation Final	Won
		SJ	Final	Lost
RoboGames 2005	120lb Combat	TAZ-BOT	Round of 16	Won
		Wedgebot	Round of 12	Won
		Xitium	Quarter-Finals	Won
		Sewer Snake	Semi-Finals	Lost
		Typhoon 2	Consolation Final	Lost
Mechwars 8	Heavyweight Division	Ty	Round Robin	Won
		Vivisector		Won
		Thunder Child		Won
		Vivisector		Won
		Ty	Final	Won
Robotic Revolution - New Orleans	Heavyweight Division	Bambulance	Round of 12	Won
		Warrior	Quarter-Finals	Lost
		Bambulance	Semi-Finals	Won
		Shrederator	Loser's Final	Won
		Warrior	Consolation Final	Won
		Sewer Snake	Final	Lost
ComBots Cup I	120lb Combat	Biohazard	Round of 16	Won
		Eugene	Round of 12	Won
		Sewer Snake	Quarter-Finals	Lost
		Brutality	Semi-Finals	Won
		SJ	Loser's Final	Won
		Karcas 2	Consolation Final	Lost
RoboGames 2006	120lb Combat	SJ	Round of 16	Won
		Devil's Plunger	Round of 12	Won
		Original Sin	Quarter-Finals	Lost
		SJ	Semi-Finals	Lost
RoboGames 2007	120lb Combat	Enforcer X	Round of 16	Won
		Original Sin II	Round of 12	Won
		Original Sin	Quarter-Finals	Lost
		SJ	Semi-Finals	Lost
2009 Professional Championship	N/A	Mudhole Bullfrog	Round of 24	Won
	N/A	Bender	Round of 16	Won
	N/A	Eugene	Round of 12	Won
	N/A	Brutality	Quarter-Finals	Lost
	N/A	Emily		Won (forfeit)
	N/A	Tombstone	Semi-Finals	Lost
RoboGames 2017	120lb Combat	bye	Round of 32	bye
		Polar Vortex	Round of 24	Won
		Original Sin	Round of 16	Lost
		Crash 'n Burn	Round of 12	Lost
King of Bots Season 1	Episode 1	StingRay	Round of 48	Won
	Episode 5	Chiyang Jinlun	Round of 24	Lost
	Episode 6	Shake to Cattle	Round of 16	Won

• Wins: 64?
• Losses: 24?

Trivia

• As Chinese broadcast regulations forbade the usage of the word "death" on television, Megabyte's team was introduced as the "Robotic Destruction Company" on King of Bots.
• Megabyte is the only single robot to ever win championships in two weight categories: the heavyweight and superheavyweight divisions.