I genuinely think they use ghost raptor in the same way the WWE used certain wrestlers, to set someone else up with some confidence so a newer or less reliable bot can work out some bugs in the arena. We saw him in the latest season basically tip someone back on their belly to be able to continue a fight, whereas a fighter out for a win would have just left them
What did Chuck plan to do when "spinning up" had worked? SoW was spinning, so going weapon to weapon probably would have torn Ghost Raptor's flimsy blade right off without even harming SoW.
If there's anything I've learned from these videos, it's that a box with wheels and a spinner will beat more complicated design pretty much every time.
I would love to see a capable version of Ghost Raptor. He looks cool, but that is all he got going for him. Really sad to see such a cool bot being that useless
I think ghost raptor needs a solid wedge or dozer shield on the front. Those essentially bolted on arm arrangements are just too vulnerable to impacts like that. On another note having the spinner be mobile is nice but the mechanisms involved take up substantial weight that could probably be better served elsewhere
They made a deal to show Season 3 on ITV4 this Easter. If the interest is there I'd expect more seasons to come. Who knows maybe in a few years the UK will get the show at the same time as the US.
Wyachi: don't fight me,look what i did to u Ghost raptor : ( self harm) ..u were saying something (Just beside ghost raptor) Tombstone: yaa,u need to go long way pal to reach us
I think ghost raptor's weapon system has problem. Not only they are not fast and cannot inflict heavy damage unlike other horizontal spinners, it is not hard locked(Imagine other horizontal spinners like tombstone, Orby Blade, and hijinx, etc. Their weapons never change their angle, they are fixed, just spin.)It changes it's angle, and it is basically sloped. That decreases robot's stability(Imagine a vertical robot hitting tombstone's weapon, it tombstone's weapon was full speed, and intact, it won't flip. Other horizontal spinners too. Watch hydra vs gigabyte. When hydra threw gigabyte into the air, gigabyte just went up, and fall on the arena floor, not flipped, actually, their weapon's axis of rotation didn't change a lot. Some other bots move their spinning weapon, like tantrum, or hammersaw(Sawblaze and Scorpios.), their weapons' axis do not change. Tl;dr, sloped horizontal spinner isn't good. I hope they make new and better robots!
All the brilliant things about ghost raptor happen (like the de-icer) after the spinner is completely rekt and unrepairable and they have to improvise something, so usually starting at the 2nd or 3rd fight of a season. This was their first fight of that season.
It's quite strange to me that Battlebots feel the need with these recent (excellent) videos from the archives to put a little 5s teaser at the start. If you're posting it, I'll believe it's probably worth watching. I've already clicked on it. Stop trying to lure me in with a 5s tease after the fact.
{spoilers} I've always thought Ghost Raptor looked far too fragile and some spinner is going to actually rip it in half. Well, Cobalt went and did just that, split Ghost Raptor right down the middle all the way through.
Ghost raptor used to be good, but in these newer seasons, they really need to overhaul that thing. Its not made to win anymore, its a punching bag these days.
Ghost Raptor's been doing much worse recently. Chuck Pitzer has had some very successful bots in the past, and Ghost Raptor in the 2015 season took down Icewave, but he's probably gotta break out something new soon, or at least make GR more reliable.
Its funny, so many comments are about ghost raptor being useless, yet so many of you are too useless to understand just how insane it is to make a bot that complex work enough to even qualify to get into the battlebots arena. When the vast majority of spinners, flippers, grabbers and push bots have just one moving part (plus the wheels obviously) GR articulates in 3 ways, while having floor dragging wedges PLUS the weapon spinning with massive centrifugal force and wheels in completely separate units. 🤯 Meanwhile it has to fight a spinning hammer piloted by hillbillies 😑
please stop showing clips before they start of the battle you don't get all the scores shown in sport before the start of the match so why would you do it here?? its completely idiotic
As always Ghost Raptor never disappoints us in its uselessness.
I genuinely think they use ghost raptor in the same way the WWE used certain wrestlers, to set someone else up with some confidence so a newer or less reliable bot can work out some bugs in the arena. We saw him in the latest season basically tip someone back on their belly to be able to continue a fight, whereas a fighter out for a win would have just left them
Ghost Raptor was legitimately good in 2015. Then it somehow got cursed and became a disaster on wheels.
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Well said
Idk how in the Season 1 they manage to reach Semi finals
"Spin up, take em' down!" *immediately breaks self*
Such a classic Ghost Raptor move lol (sorry Chuck)
Lol
What did Chuck plan to do when "spinning up" had worked? SoW was spinning, so going weapon to weapon probably would have torn Ghost Raptor's flimsy blade right off without even harming SoW.
ghost raptor seems to be way too exposed to withstand any kind of spinning bot
Congrats on getting all of your "to/two/too"s grammatically correct
1:32 "Spin up. Take him down" - Chuck telling it to his own bot.
Y'all gotta love Chuck Pitzer for his misguided confidence - talks himself up every time whilst his bot lasts 30 seconds.
1:32 best quote ever
If there's anything I've learned from these videos, it's that a box with wheels and a spinner will beat more complicated design pretty much every time.
They actually have a selection process that denies basic looking boxes with wheels.
"First there was Whyachi, now there's the Son of Whyachi"
If you ever feel useless just remember there is Ghost Rapter horizontal spinner out there !!
I would love to see a capable version of Ghost Raptor. He looks cool, but that is all he got going for him. Really sad to see such a cool bot being that useless
Even when going somewhat ok, Ghost Raptor manages to put itself to self destruction
ghost raptor: spins his nunchucks, hits his face 🤣
Was scrolling through my Instagram reels and saw this, now I'm here lol got me intrigued
Exactly
If you guys want to watch the newest season it's on discovery US at Thursday 8pm et
I think ghost raptor needs a solid wedge or dozer shield on the front. Those essentially bolted on arm arrangements are just too vulnerable to impacts like that. On another note having the spinner be mobile is nice but the mechanisms involved take up substantial weight that could probably be better served elsewhere
Spin up, take'm down!
Ghost Raptor : spins up, takes itself down
Tried to box rush and drove straight past them. Amazing.
02:09
"No mercy for Son Of Whyachi!"
- Kenny Florian 2016
It killed itself; I could watch it over and over.
This Ghost Raptor is meme material... hilarious
I miss SOW, such an absolute beast
I miss Son Of Whyachi:(
I don't know how robot like Ghost Raptor gets registered in battlebots....
I feel like Ghost Raptor is the sport’s punching bag.
Love from IND ❤️✌️
So Battlebots when does the UK get to watch, our only access is by TH-cam and the sites are getting shut down.
They made a deal to show Season 3 on ITV4 this Easter. If the interest is there I'd expect more seasons to come. Who knows maybe in a few years the UK will get the show at the same time as the US.
You need a very durable armor to withstand those hits from SoW or just don't let them get a chance to make it spin.
yea I think the only strategy possible against sow is to have a good armor and charge at it before it gets full speed
Small bots with vertical grinders on the front are good, since SoW has to make sure that doesn't touch the wall or he outspins himself.
Fast, mobile bots are also good. Sawblaze pinned him down and hit him in between.
Whyachi design looks way more effective... or it's just me ?
Nah. It's just bots are becoming more and more durable.
@@cypherbrittainnethegodofsl4988 what's the counter to SOW
@@SpoR8X same counter as with tombstone i suppose
@@SpoR8X drum spinners
@@SpoR8X If SOW flips over he can not recover. Has lost a few fights because of this.
He did look like a Bruce Wayne….he should replace that ghost raptor with bat thingy…he might win the championship 😂
I've never seen a bot turn itself inside out before this fight (and since!) I dunno why Ghost Raptor is still around.
Wyachi: don't fight me,look what i did to u
Ghost raptor : ( self harm) ..u were saying something
(Just beside ghost raptor)
Tombstone: yaa,u need to go long way pal to reach us
A simple spinner using its spinning weapon vs an over-engineered spinner trying to use part of its frame as a wedge. Hmmm....
I think ghost raptor's weapon system has problem. Not only they are not fast and cannot inflict heavy damage unlike other horizontal spinners, it is not hard locked(Imagine other horizontal spinners like tombstone, Orby Blade, and hijinx, etc. Their weapons never change their angle, they are fixed, just spin.)It changes it's angle, and it is basically sloped. That decreases robot's stability(Imagine a vertical robot hitting tombstone's weapon, it tombstone's weapon was full speed, and intact, it won't flip. Other horizontal spinners too. Watch hydra vs gigabyte. When hydra threw gigabyte into the air, gigabyte just went up, and fall on the arena floor, not flipped, actually, their weapon's axis of rotation didn't change a lot. Some other bots move their spinning weapon, like tantrum, or hammersaw(Sawblaze and Scorpios.), their weapons' axis do not change.
Tl;dr, sloped horizontal spinner isn't good. I hope they make new and better robots!
வெறித்தனம் 💥💥
Thambi pazhayathu
These video titles have the same energy as "HOT SINGLE MILFS IN YOUR AREA" ads
great fight but you guys got me a bit weepy with that minotaur fight not going to lie
And why isn't this video available in the US?
Best channel
this is the closest ghost raptor got to being split before cobalt
Amazinng...☺☺
Esto se ve muy bueno
Ooohh that was good hit
Ghost Raptor looks like a robot in agony
Why didn't Ghost Raptor use their De Icer against SOW?
All the brilliant things about ghost raptor happen (like the de-icer) after the spinner is completely rekt and unrepairable and they have to improvise something, so usually starting at the 2nd or 3rd fight of a season.
This was their first fight of that season.
How would it be useful here? There is no ice to grab onto like with icewave
Sow vs bite force 😳
It's quite strange to me that Battlebots feel the need with these recent (excellent) videos from the archives to put a little 5s teaser at the start. If you're posting it, I'll believe it's probably worth watching. I've already clicked on it. Stop trying to lure me in with a 5s tease after the fact.
Search YT for "Simpsons - This is a knife" ... basically Ghost Raptor in a nutshell.
No spoiler at 0:40
Why did they let Son of Whyachi have a massive hit on Ghost Raptor before the green light? 🤫🤔
This was the first season that I officially watched and Son of Whyachi became my favourite horizontal spinner after its first fight then this one! 😁💙
good battle
The humbled face of a defeated "alpha" male would be enough reason to subscribe
Why is this not available to watch in the U.S.? Thankfully vpn fixed it but what gives?
{spoilers}
I've always thought Ghost Raptor looked far too fragile and some spinner is going to actually rip it in half.
Well, Cobalt went and did just that, split Ghost Raptor right down the middle all the way through.
Please do not spoil videos within the first seconds.... This is SO bad.
So should we never ever mention Ghost Raptor then?
I'm OK with that.
Such a shame Ghost Raptor is so useless, its one of the coolest looking
Ghost raptor is the only bot who did more damage to itself than to other bots
Why the spoilers at the start? Let us watch from when the match starts smh
Mantap
Ghost Raptor looks: 10/10
Ghost Raptor ability: 0
op
1:00
1:36
Oops
Hmm... Ghost Raptor's bar should be lower
1:35
The good old days. Ghost Raptor was been wiped out by SOW since 2016. Missed you SOW (Ended in 2020).
Ghost raptor used to be good, but in these newer seasons, they really need to overhaul that thing. Its not made to win anymore, its a punching bag these days.
0:30
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Ghost Raptor's been doing much worse recently. Chuck Pitzer has had some very successful bots in the past, and Ghost Raptor in the 2015 season took down Icewave, but he's probably gotta break out something new soon, or at least make GR more reliable.
Has ghost raptor ever won a fight? I have never see it win... always getting split in half or self owning...
It won a bunch in the first season of the reboot
Ghost raptor didn't know how to spin.
2016
Ghost Raptor- talks over confident smack before the match, gets humbled pretty quickly
(Needs to be a little more respectful with their word choices)
has ghost raptor EVER worked? every fight I've seen, something on it fails. it's so poorly made ..
Make something better then, dweeb
Its funny, so many comments are about ghost raptor being useless, yet so many of you are too useless to understand just how insane it is to make a bot that complex work enough to even qualify to get into the battlebots arena. When the vast majority of spinners, flippers, grabbers and push bots have just one moving part (plus the wheels obviously) GR articulates in 3 ways, while having floor dragging wedges PLUS the weapon spinning with massive centrifugal force and wheels in completely separate units. 🤯
Meanwhile it has to fight a spinning hammer piloted by hillbillies 😑
Yes....but it still is useless. And he lost to the hillbillies. Ghost Raptor, as you put it, is like a chessplayer fighting Mike Tyson on his prime.
Complexity will pretty much always lose to simple brute force. Just look at the time a thousand dollar drone lost to a 20 dollar rake.
Team wyachi arent hillbillies tho they are veterans
Bruh they aren't hillbillies, team whyachi are one of the most legendary teams in the sport
It's not only a very complicated and useless bot, ghost raptor pilots are very bad also
Littefinger lose
please stop showing clips before they start of the battle you don't get all the scores shown in sport before the start of the match so why would you do it here?? its completely idiotic
Like an invalid.