BattleBots: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Return of the Bots
Dec 3, 2020
Hard-hitting, steel-splitting combat returns as 60 teams converge for a tournament of all-out robotic carnage! Jack Barker from End Game finally gets the match he's been waiting fo
Stop! Hammer Time!
Dec 17, 2020
Legendary hammer-bot Beta returns to face off with Rotator, one of the deadliest horizontal spinners on the planet. Later, two rising stars attempt to stake their claim in the cont
Blood, Sweat and Gears
Dec 24, 2020
Former Giant Nut winner Tombstone takes on rookie Slap Box and the part-frog, part-killer robot Ribbot takes on the feline-inspired MadCatter. Giant walker-bot Chomp makes its debu
Sin City Slasher
Jan 7, 2021
Giant Nut runner up Witch Doctor faces off against Kraken and both are desperate to not go 0-2. Vegas newcomer Jackpot rolls the dice against the veteran Ghost Raptor and veteran f
Battle of the Undefeated
Jan 14, 2021
Sparks are flying at the midpoint of the season as Valkyrie and Rotator square off in a battle of hard-hitting horizontal spinners. Undefeated bots Malice and MadCatter duke it out
Turning Up the Heat
Jan 21, 2021
Slick-driving Whiplash looks to get its championship aspirations back on track against Gruff's menacing flamethrowers. Underdog Rusty tries attempts to upset veteran Beta, and Hype
Hit the Jackpot!
Jan 28, 2021
Desperate to avoid a winless season, Huge faces Kraken. Its veteran vs. rookie as Lock-Jaw fights Jackpot -- only one can go 3-0.
Now or Never
Feb 4, 2021
Tonight every fight has Championship consequences. In the Main Event, Copperhead and Black Dragon battle for high seedings; all the rest are fighting for survival. A win means life
Qualify! Or Wave Goodbye!
Feb 11, 2021
The World Championship qualifiers reach their climax, with Hydra facing Uppercut and Whiplash against Valkyrie in two ferocious final battles. Only then can the top 32 finalists fi
Survive and Advance
Feb 18, 2021
The 2020 BattleBots World Championship kicks off with the Round of 32.
We're Beast Slayin' Tonight!
Feb 25, 2021
The 2020 BattleBots World Championship continues with the second half of the Round of 32.
Shock and Awe
Mar 4, 2021
It's the penultimate episode of the season. Just 16 bots remain -- and eight will die in the BattleBox tonight. For the victors, they'll be just two fights away from getting their
The World Championship Finals
Mar 11, 2021
The BattleBots World Championship Tournament reaches its climax as the remaining eight bots battle to hoist The Giant Nut. Who will be crowned champion of the world?