BattleBots: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of BattleBots Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Gears Awaken
May 10, 2016
Twelve robots face off in a series of matches to earn the final four spots in the championship.
Robots Activate: Qualifying Round Begins
Jun 23, 2016
The first round of next-generation robots go head-to-head as 32 teams (out of 48) converge in an arena full of hazards for the chance to advance out of the qualifying round in purs
There Will Be Bot Blood: The Qualifying Round Concludes
Jun 30, 2016
The first round of next-generation robots go head to head, as the remaining 16 teams (out of 48) converge in an arena full of hazards for the chance to advance out of the qualifyin
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bracket: The Round of 32, Part 1
Jul 7, 2016
The next-generation robots continue to go head to head as the first half of the 32 remaining teams battle on in pursuit of the championship. This round consists of 24 teams that wo
Shake, Battle, and Roll: The Round of 32, Part 2
Jul 21, 2016
The next-generation robots continue to go head to head as the last half of the 32 remaining teams battle on in pursuit of the championship. This round consists of 24 teams that won
The Good, the Bot, and the Ugly: The Round of 32 Concludes
Jul 28, 2016
The next-generation robots continue to go head to head as the last of the 32 remaining teams battle on in pursuit of the championship. This round consists of 24 teams that won thei
Not So Sweet 16: The Round of 16 Part 1
Aug 4, 2016
The first 8 of the remaining 16 teams battle on in pursuit of the championship. YouTube persona Michael Stevens (Vsauce) serves as guest judge.
Rise of the Machines: The Round of 16 Part 2
Aug 25, 2016
The last 8 of the remaining 16 teams battle on in pursuit of the championship. YouTube persona Michael Stevens (Vsauce) serves as guest judge.
Gr8 Expectations: The Quarterfinals
Sep 1, 2016
The Quarter finals. Any one of these bots could take the championship, but who will be?
One Shining Bot: The Championship
Sep 1, 2016
On the night of champions, 2 semifinal matches start things off, followed by a 3-team rumble, and then the championship fight. Who will win the Giant Nut?