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 * ...that in all three of its non-seeded appearances, Sir Chromalot was in Heat D, and lost in the second round to the eventual winner of that heat?


 * ...that only in Series 4 did the eventual champion win its heat in the previous war?


 * ...that Dominator 2 was meant to enter Series 7, but withdrew because of technical difficulties which resulted in Ming Dienasty being seeded instead?


 * ...that Vader and IG-88 were both flipped out of the arena in Series 7?


 * ...that four out of the six robots in The First Wars that had a pickaxe or hammer weapon lost in their heat finals, and that Killertron and Wedgehog were the only two to have their hammer functioning in that battle?


 * ...that both of Iron Awe 2's losses were due to being flipped out of the arena, and that robots from Team Iron Awe have been flipped out the arena three times in total?


 * ...that the 23rd and 24th Out of the Arena flips were both against S3 in battles that included Firestorm?


 * ...that Heat N of Series 3 was comprised of three World Championship competitors, none of whom represented England?


 * ...that Disc-O-Inferno and Hassocks Hog 2 were in the same qualifier for Series 7, along with Sabre Tooth, who failed to qualify after being destroyed by Disc-O-Inferno?


 * ...that both Vader and IG-88 fought The Stag in the first round of their respective Heat Final-reaching wars?


 * ...that all robots that reached the Arena Stage of Heat L in the Second Wars lost in the first round of Series 3?


 * ...that in Series 5, 6 and 7, the top seed and the bottom seed faced each other?


 * ...that every house robot apart from Sir Killalot was flipped over by a flipping or lifting device?


 * ...that robots from the same team in Series 7 (Velocirippa and Mighty Mouse, Zorro and Ming Dienasty, and IG-88 and Vader) could not meet before the Grand Final due to their placings in the heats?


 * ...that General Carnage 2 was the only machine to flip a robot out of the arena and not reach at least the heat final?


 * ...that Scraptosaur defeated both Gravity and Tough As Nails in its heat in the second series of Dutch Robot Wars?


 * ...that Chaos 2's final OotA flip was against Iron Awe 2, and Dantomkia's first OotA flip was against Mighty Mouse, in the very next battle?


 * ...that the Series 7 All-Stars only allowed robots in if they had fought in 5 or more wars, but Dantomkia was put in because Spawn Again, Thermidor 2, Ming Dienasty, S.M.I.D.S.Y., Supernova, X-Terminator and Bulldog Breed were unavailable?


 * ...that all five of Barber-Ous's defeats resulted in it being pitted?


 * ...that the Ming team always lost in the first round of odd-numbered series, and in the second round of even-numbered series?


 * ...that Kan Opener and 13 Black were in the same qualifier for Series 6, along with Boudicca and Retribution, with 13 Black winning and Kan Opener receiving a discretionary place?


 * ...that only once out of five times did the machine that finished third in the previous series get seeded number 3?


 * ...that the first and last machines to be thrown by the arena floor flipper were Behemoth and Crushtacean respectively, who met in the heats of Series 5 and 7?


 * ...that nine of the twelve robots that lost in their heat finals in the Sixth Wars either did not enter or lost in Round 1 of the Seventh Wars?


 * ...that out of all the eleven robots equipped with a flipper in the Semi-Finals of the Seventh Wars, none of them reached the Grand Final?


 * ...that the machine seeded eighth never went on to win its heat?


 * ...that all of the odd-numbered annihilators lasted for the full five rounds, but all the even-numbered annihilators skipped rounds due to robots dropping out?


 * ...that Dantomkia holds the record for the most flips out of the arena at 9?


 * ...that every Tag Team Terror reigning champion was defeated in the first round by the eventual winners?


 * ...that three times out of five, Bulldog Breed and Team Kat were in the same heat of the main UK series?


 * ...that Suicidal Tendencies lost in the third round of everything it fought it except a forfeited appearance?


 * ...that the S.M.I.D.S.Y. team met and designed their robot over the internet?


 * ...that every battle The Grim Reaper was in ended in a judges decision?


 * ...that in the Sumo, the S.M.I.D.S.Y. team put salt in their robots jaws so that they could spread it like real sumo wrestlers?