Probably THE Most Legendary Bot In Battlebots

Tombstone is a heavyweight (formerly superheavyweight) robot built by Hardcore Robotics, which competed in the 2004 NPC Charity Open, 2009 Pro Championship and numerous televised BattleBots competitions from World Championship I up until the 2022 re:MARS all:STARS event.Every iteration of Tombstone has been a two-wheel drive, box-shaped robot armed with a large horizontally-spinning bar which weighs between 65-75lbs.

The design is an evolution of Ray's previous robots Shin Splitter and Last Rites.Originally a superheavyweight robot, Tombstone won the 2004 NPC Charity Open after twice beating The Judge. It returned for the 2009 Pro Championship, finishing fourth overall. One of the only parts from the original 2004 design to be reused in its heavyweight design was the black spinning blade.?Tombstone as a superheavyweight in 2004.The second Tombstone was a new version of the team's flagship heavyweight, Last Rites, as Ray Billings did not want to contractually tie up Last Rites to compete in BattleBots, so he built a new Last Rites specifically for the show. Its name was taken from the team's retired superheavyweight version. Last Rites to this day remains one of the most vicious robots on the robotic combat circuit and holds a spot in the Combat Robot Hall of Fame.

The design of Last Rites was inspired by Comedy Central BattleBots competitor M.O.E., but with Ray Billings wondering how it could work with two wheels instead of four. With one of the most destructive weapons in the field, former champion Tombstone remains one of the most successful robots in the BattleBots reboot, winning many of its fights by knockout. The robot became synonymous with the idea of using its large, exposed tires as bait for opponents to attack, and turning the robot in such a way as to deal an attack with its spinning bar instead. Tombstone's name comes from computer networking term 'tombstoning', meaning to kill something and have it stay