HoshiNoSenshi

Hey, guys. First, I want to say congrats to both of you for a great showing this year, and to Lock-Jaw for winning the Desperado Tournament! I'm a big fan of both of you, and your bots, and I look forward to seeing what Season 4 brings!

I don't have too much ask, but here goes.

For both of you: - What changes or improvements can we expect to see in Season 4? - Got any good stories from the pits?

For Whiplash: - What sparked the idea to combine a lifting arm with a spinner? - How long has Matt been driving for?

For Lock-Jaw: - A lot of people seem to be asking why Lock-Jaw didn't use its rear plow in the Minotaur fight. I want to know that too, but also, would it have even made any difference in how the fight went down? How much would it have helped or hurt Lock-Jaw to have the plow in that fight? - I've seen a picture floating around on Reddit of Lock-Jaw having an upper jaw replacement for its current iteration. Is that true? - Lastly, thinking about your history in competing on Battlebots back in its former days of glory, where did you come up with the name "Tazbot"?

See you next year!

Hi there! First off, congrats to you guys for a great season! I enjoyed every minute of it, and I hope to see you guys next year!

Bite Force:

-- In an older AMA that ICEwave's team did, they mentioned that ICEwave is based on Brutality, a robot that Paul built in high school. How much credit does Paul actually get for that, if any?

-- How does it feel being the reigning champ again?

-- How surprised were you when HyperShock's back panel came off and all the innards came out? I noticed you were trying to carefully move Bite Force away from the battery that had gotten hung up on the bot's front wedge.

Minotaur:

-- It seems like if ICEwave's thing is splitting bots in half, Minotaur's thing is eating tires. My question though is this: Is that the result of a strategical move, or is it something that just came up out of the blue? I know ICEwave never intended on gaining their reputation; the bot just happened to have the power to do that.

-- Why does Minotaur's drum "hum" when it's spun up? Like, what's making the sound? It's one thing when you're using an engine that makes a lot of noise, like ICEwave, but for Minotaur, that's obviously not the case.

-- Confirm or deny this: "Totally True Trivia™: Every time Minotaur wins a fight Daniel Freitas chugs an entire can of Monster." (I had to ask XD)

And finally, for both of you:

-- What was your first reaction when Tombstone was eliminated early on in the tournament?