#battlebots meme

[snoleopard7]

[cru5h-cascades]

POV: you're a Battlebots fan waiting on news about the next season

Y'all remember when I actually posted about Battlebots?? Pretty sure only 1 or 2 of you guys remember but whatever. I kinda lost interest in the show some time ago so I just stopped posting about fight schedules and such because of that.

[the-lron-maiden]

Phi Huge, Phi Huge

[cendrillon567]

Jsyk…

Everybody wish tombstone a happy Passover, he will need it 👍

[steviesmarigold]

M’s Week on AO3

3/23/25

First Reads

The Good Morrow: 75k words

Every night, Steve falls asleep and finds himself dreaming about a diner, and every night he finds Bucky waiting for him there. But in the waking world, Bucky has disappeared, gone on the run after the fall of the Triskelion and Project Insight, and the strange dream that they share may be the only way that Steve has to bring him home.

Never Like This: 76k words

The Winter Soldier thrashed, drowning. It was taking forever. His mask seemed to be stuck. He pulled on it, struggling to draw breath, sinking and resurfacing, clawing at his face, the panic in his eyes terrible.

Steve's would-be killer. The very worst HYDRA had ever conjured. A symbol of death and everything he stood against. And Steve just couldn't bear it. He was ready to go, but this guy clearly wasn't.

Bait and Switch: 2.6k words

"Post-action tacos?” Tony suggested. “I’m thinking that place by Fordham. BattleBot, you in?”

“Can’t,” the Soldier said, typing something into his phone. “I have a date.”

Tony stopped talking for an entire three seconds. “You. Have a date.”

The Soldier looked up and blinked, clearly nonplussed to find Sam and Tony both staring at him. “Yes.”

“With who?”

“My boyfriend.”

“You have a boyfriend. You have a boyfriend?” Tony looked like he’d just walked into a lamppost, and then the lamppost had handed him a birthday present.

I’m Not Sick (But I’m Not Well): 29k words

Steve Rogers doesn’t meet Bucky Barnes in the 1930’s. Instead, Steve meets him April 17th, 2012.

Well…sort of meets him.

In actuality, Bucky had almost hit him with his truck.

Or: The fic where millennial Bucky Barnes nearly runs over a freshly thawed national treasure, and what Steve Rogers did to adjust to modern NYC during those two weeks before the events of The Avengers.

watch them rolling back: 16k words

Bucky was just here, he was right here. This can’t be all that’s left.

Well, it’s not all that’s left, not quite. There, in the pile of ash that used to be Bucky Barnes, already drifting to scatter across the soil of Wakanda, to dissipate in the air, to be nothing but dust on Steve’s hands and in his gasping mouth and in his lungs—left there, in that ash and dirt, are his gun, and his left arm, gleaming dully in the sunshine.

I Saw You Yesterday: 9k words

Bruce counts down from five, but Steve never reappears on the platform.

And all of a sudden Bucky starts seeing him everywhere.

ReReads

Incredible! 100 Year Old Man Finds Love: 2.4k words

After Steve finds an article poking fun at his internet usage he tracks down the author's Twitter to give him a piece of his mind. Steve Rogers is not a meme and it's imperative Bucky Barnes knows that.

Captain of Death: 105k words

*Discontinued*

They call him the Captain of Death.

That’s because he’s never lost a fight.

Being forced into the ring every week was as shitty a life as any could have, but it was fight or die, and Steve was not going to die. It was his life; earning loads of money from bets, and never seeing any penny himself, getting punched and kicked on the regular, and beating others half to death. A miserable life.

Then enter James Barnes, head of the infamous Sevastyanov family. He’s heard of this fighter they call the Captain, and he’s interested. It’s not the first time some rich asshole showed interest, but Steve can’t help but feel that this is different somehow. He just doesn’t understand why Barnes looks so familiar. Like a friend of his youth he had long forgotten about, or perhaps a part of a future that has not yet been.

Ain’t Gotta Hide This Heart of Mine: 3.8k words

“Uh, so listen, Steve,” Rebecca says. She seems nervous now and she’s biting her lip, “I don’t want to, uh, come across as rude or anything, but I don’t think a relationship between us would work out,” Rebecca fiddles with the straw wrapper from her cranberry juice, “Mr. Stark sort of sprung this on me and I agreed because I was sort of startled,” she makes eye contact with him, “but I’m actually pretty gay, so…”

Steve can’t stop the sigh of relief that makes its way out of his mouth.

...

Steve has been dating Bucky Barnes, an ER nurse, for over a year. None of the Avengers (excluding Sam) know about this. It leads to the Avengers (mainly Tony) trying to set Steve up on dates.

might never be normal again (but who cares): 51k words

The beginnings of a plan took shape in Steve’s mind, as clear and simple as a tactical frontal assault. He’d prove to Bucky that this was it, he was staying: Steve was retired from the fighting game, Steve wasn’t going to let anything keep pulling them apart. Maybe then when Steve finally told him he loved him, Bucky would believe him.

All things considered, Steve thought he’d handled the whole Thanos killing half the universe thing and the ensuing bitter, desperate quest to defeat him pretty well. Sacrificing his super soldier serum to use one of the Infinity Stones wasn't a problem either, not when it meant getting back the half of the universe they'd lost, and especially not when it meant getting Bucky back. But retirement and finally confessing his feelings for Bucky? Those were proving to be more challenging.

This is the Perfect Time to Panic: 8.7k words

James, the golden voice says. We can’t tell you where you are. But we can tell you that you’re dead.

Fuck his entire life. Except he doesn’t have a life to fuck anymore, apparently. So he can’t really do himself any harm by back-talking the Infinity Stones, can he?

��No shit,” he says.

or: Finding the infinity stones and restoring half the universe is the boring part. The fun part comes next.

Endless War: 27k words

There is always something more to lose.

(Which means all is not lost.)

thot through the heart (and you’re to blame): 9.8k words

"You look like shit," Steve says, and that breaks the spell a little because fuck you, Steve, he looks good. Steve's nostrils flare. "Is that—is that blood on your mouth?"

Oh, fuck. Bucky needs to work on not being a sloppy eater. He wipes his mouth hastily, and without thinking, licks his hand clean. Steve stares.

*

In which Bucky is a baby vampire, a disaster, out to have a good time, and hopelessly in love with his roomate; and in which Steve has a few secrets of his own.

Effects of Obliteration: 25k words

“I watched a documentary on the bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima a while ago. In the blast radius, sometimes a… a person blocked the bleaching effect of the radiation. So the person was vaporized, but a shadow was left behind, on a bridge or a wall – their shape, their outline, when they were completely gone," Steve said. "It’s called a nuclear shadow.”

“If you’re implying the Soldier is like a nuclear shadow, then that is seriously fucking dark, man,” Sam said dryly.

OR

Before the fall of the Soviet Union, the Winter Soldier was sent to the American arm of Hydra - only there was a malfunction in the cryo-unit that meant it couldn't be opened, and it was left, powered but abandoned, in an underground base.

25 years later, the Avengers find it.

[dirtysenner]

Intro Post!

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I’m prolly overdue for one lol.

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-sharing my developing urban sci-fi fantasy story as it develops

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[pint-o-beans]

okay so drones are kind of a meme at BattleBots because they can't really do anything to a 250 lb robot other than be vaguely distracting, they're going to lose if they actually collide with the bot and the flamethrowers they're usually equipped with are ineffective against like 1/4 AR500

however, Spitfire, a drone used by Lockjaw and SubZero at BattleBots, is fighting today at NHRL in the 3 lb division, which is incredible because it's so fucking large compared to every bot it's fighting and takes up a really solid portion of the box, flames are actually effective at 3 lb, and nobody really has a plan for how to deal with it. I can't link a time because livestream and on my phone, but they're 1-1 so far today I think

[snoleopard7]

[monstersofsilence]

in other news my twitter has been flooded with that and the super bowl stuff

along with taylor swift memes and whatever

I'm gonns be honest, I could care less for thr super bowl and football in general

used to at point in my life and then I stopped caring. same for any sport minus baseball for at least... giving 5% excitement for the White Sox. and even then I am not fully into it

sports are meh

unless it is Battlebots. bring that back and I will be watching that in a heart beat. GIVE ME NIGHTMARE, TOMBSTONE, MINOTAUR, WITCH DOCTOR, BRONCO, BLACKSMITH

I miss old Battlebots ;;

[fand0mswithbunny]

okay what.

just. look at him.

u guys forgot about the ghost raptor fight so quick what.

he deserves better.

Sexiest Battlebot Tournament (2023 season) Round 2 - Match 5

[sundermunder]

"Detonation... Detonation... Detonation... Wielder of the most glorious, powerful, and grand explosion magic, My name is Uppercut. The blow that I am given to strike turns a blind eye to the fate of my kindred, rendering all hope of rebirth and anguish, and the model by which all forces are judged! Pitiful creature... Synchronize yourself with the red smoke, and atone in a surge of blood!"

EXPLOSION!

[hypershocked]

We put your boyfriend into the battlebox. Yeah he's going up against Tombstone. Sorry I don't think he's running his wedge configuration. Yeah he's getting smashed to pieces sorry. He's stuck on the upper deck yeah ://

[sayoriduck]

Valkyrie and Boomerang [fusion!]

Valkerang.

[thestarmaker]

Well end game is in the finals now, we're closing in on my vision aaaaaa

[overheard-at-kickoff]

@cofystudies Figured I’d answer this in a separate post!

First off, you’re going to have to figure out if there are any robotics teams near you. The best way to do this is to ask around! See if your school has any clubs of that nature, or if there are any teams not affiliated with a school (there are plenty of those!) Speaking for FIRST Robotics specifically, since that’s what I was a part of, this link shows you teams nearby! Since you’re a sophomore, FRC and FTC are the divisions for your age bracket. Different regions of America have different numbers of teams. If you live in Michigan, there’s almost certainly an FRC team near you (Michigan is an absolute hotbed for teams for... no apparent reason?). New England and the Silicon Valley region are also pretty big areas. But if you’re somewhere like, uh, Louisiana or Colorado, there are fewer teams there, far as I know.

Of course, there are other robotics programs out there besides FIRST; there’s VEX (:P) and BattleBots (the one on TV), and there are probably more that I don’t know about. So, the only way you can find this stuff, it’s to look for it. Only you can know what’s near you!

Once you’ve found a team, you’ve gotta join it! But keep this in mind before you do: Robotics can be very time-consuming, especially if you get highly invested in the team. There will almost certainly be competitions and meetings that you’ll have to attend. So, make sure you have time available to you! Don’t try both robotics and, say, marching band; that’s a death sentence at my highschool!

Joining the team, well, it depends on the team. Some teams need you to apply (my team does that cuz it’s so big). Others will let you just walk in the door and you’re hired on the spot. So, again, just ask around. It’s all very dependent on the team.

Well, uh, what else? Uh, what will help you on the team? [thinks] Well, engineering experience is always a huge asset! You’re sure to learn a lot about fabrication and/or software, but a bit of background definitely helps! If you’re taking any tech ed classes, that’s useful, but any experience is good. And mentors like it if you take initiative. Robotics is kind of like a business; being independent and doing leaderlike stuff (not just bossing people around!) will help you to learn more and get places. Oh, and, the mentors are there to help you. Be nice to them! And be nice to your teammates and people from other teams! They could very well be valuable networking opportunities for you down the road! Plus, it’s nice to be nice! :3

It’s nice that you’re joining as a sophomore; the more time you get with your team, the more you’ll be able to learn from them. Ofc, it’s totally okay to join later. Or earlier! One of my friends was in 8th grade when she joined up! (well, it was kind of an unusual circumstance but yeah)

If you’re in college or beyond, though, it’s still not too late for you to participate in robotics! BattleBots accepts all ages, I think, and your college might have a college-level program. Colleges, especially tech schools, are likely to be sites for robotics competitions because of their large facilities. (WPI even has dedicated robot pits!) But, for FIRST specifically, there are two ways to get involved: volunteering or mentorship.

Volunteering is great if you have little to no engineering experience, or even if you do! You go to a competition and perform a certain task there. It’s a long day (or two, or three) but it’s a ton of fun! FRC competitions are like a mix of NASCAR and Comic-Con. Of course, you’d have to find an event near you first, but the link I posted above also lets you search for events! And you have to register, but that’s not overly challenging.

Mentoring is best if you have more engineering experience, but you can take on a non-engineering role if you want! You join a team as basically an authority figure. You’re more of a demonstrator than a doer, but you also do behind-the-scenes work to keep the team running. It’s a huge time commitment and I don’t recommend it if you’re a college student (I tried but did NOT have the time!), but it’s certainly enjoyable!

Anyway, this post got super long, but I hope it helps you (and others) out nevertheless!

[snoleopard7]

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