“ | I've been in charge of the Flash Portal here on Newgrounds since...well...since we coined the name and invented the system almost a decade ago! Toot-toot! Anywho, it's my job to ensure that your browsing experience remains as pleasurable as possible, and to make sure the best submissions and authors get the exposure they deserve! | ” |
— P-Bot, Heya! News post
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P-Bot is a character from the Newgrounds series. He is the mascot of the Newgrounds Flash Portal and manages that part of the site. He filters the submissions, and decides if they pass quality standards.
Background[]
P-Bot is the personification of the bot application software that runs the Newgrounds Flash Portal. His duty is to feature Flash Portal winners on the front page, while destroying submissions that ail to pass judgement with his BLAM cannon.
Character Profiles[]
Newgrounds Rumble-Once a civil servant of Newgrounds, P-Bot is ready to become a contender. Tired of being the portal's doorman, he'll show the other brawlers what it really means to have brass balls.
Character Interactions[]
Newgrounds Rumble[]
P-Bot is a playable character in Newgrounds Rumble. In battle, he can spawn different weapons from his body, such as spiked balls, axes, and chainsaws. He has excellent reach and juggles, but slow attacks and is a large target. He has grown tired of being a servant of Newgrounds and wants to show his audacity to the other combatants. He stops Piconjo from submitting spam in the Flash Portal in the first part of the story. A newer model of P-Bot has arrived in Newgrounds in the second story, which is destroyed with Pico's assistance. He brings Samurai Asshole to justice after acts of vigilantism in the third story. Finally, he attacks Tankman for carelessly leaving Newgrounds in ruin from driving through in his tank. In his ending, P-Bot finally caught public attention. He felt empty from his fame, and he discreetly returned to his job of patrolling Newgrounds in secret.
Action/Event | Description | Reference | Origin |
P-Bot's Story part 1: "Blam or Protect" | The description for the first part of P-Bot's story reads: "Piconjo is trying to sneak some more spam submissions through the portal. Blam this piece of crap!" | Newgrounds (2002) | One of the features of the Newgrounds Portal since its launch was the inclusion of a ratings system featuring Pico. After a game or animation was uploaded to the Portal, it is able to be rated on a score from 0 to 5 by Newgrounds Users. Should a new submission be given a certain amount of ratings that are 1.5, it will be deleted, or as Newgrounds refers to it, "blammed". Starting in 2003, Newgrounds' voting system was updated to include new descriptions for the ratings system. A rating of 0 would have Pico say "BLAM THIS PIECE OF CRAP!" |
Gun Powerup | P-Bot shoots his BLAM cannon. | Newgrounds (2002) | The BLAM cannon, of which he uses to delete poorly made flash submissions, is mentioned in P-Bot's profile. |
Meat Boy (map pack)[]
P-Bot makes a cameo appearance in Meat Boy (map pack). In the twelfth level, "NG", P-Bot's face acts as a platform.
River City Ransom: Underground[]
P-Bot makes a cameo appearance in River City Ransom: Underground. A statue of P-Bot can be bought from the Newgrounds store in Ocean Heights Ghetto.
Madness Project Nexus 2[]
P-Bot makes a cameo appearance in Madness Project Nexus 2. Those who backed the project on Kickstarter before September 22nd, 2014 would get a Newgrounds themed costume pack, which included a P-Bot mask.