Robot Wars Extreme: The Official Guide

Robot Wars Extreme: The Official Guide is a book published prior to the first series of Robot Wars Extreme. It features information on the main robots taking part and also the formats of the main competitions.

The guide contains a copy of the Robot Wars rules, detailed descriptions of the House Robots, followed by an explaination of the three main tournaments held: the All-Stars, the Tag Team Terror and the Mayhem, each followed by detailed descriptions of the main robots taking part. Also included is a section covering the minor competitions, including an exclusive sneak-peek at the Antweight tournament, two behind-the-scenes write-ups, and the format for the Second World Championships, including descriptions of the robots taking part.

Errors and Omissions
In comparison to the other books, The Official Guide does not feature that many errors. Those it does feature include the following:


 * Seargent Bash's rear cutting disc is mentioned, even though by that series it was no longer active.
 * Behemoth is claimed to have lost on points to Pitbull in the Series 3 Heat Final, when it was actually immobilised.
 * One of the Behemoth team members is mistakingly listed as "Derek Pritchard".
 * On Diotoir's profile, it states that Firestorm flipped it into the pit to win the Heat Final in Series 3. This would not have been possible as the pit was not used for the Heat Final onwards.
 * Panic Attack is listed as coming from Ipswich, when it in fact comes from Cwmbran.
 * On Razer's profile, it is stated that "Only Chaos 2 has ever beaten them outright and that was in a non-championship event". However, the only time Razer fought Chaos 2 in a televised event up until that point, Razer was the victor. The statement actually relates to a live event, when Chaos 2 beat Razer after flipping it around the arena, damaging its srimech. It is not so much an error as an oddity.
 * Stinger is listed with a 0 ground clearance, which is an impossibility cosidering its design.
 * In Bigger Brother's history, it is stated that Big Brother beat Sir Chromalot to win the Heat Final. This actually happened during the second round of the heat. Big Brother actually "beat" Ultor to win the Heat Final, and the guide, as a result, fails to mention the events that took place in that heat.
 * Napalm is listed as being able to go at 20mph, when it has been stated it can only go at 8mph.
 * In Suicidal Tendencies's profile, Raizer Blade is spelt as "Razer Blade".
 * Thermidor 2's predecesor, Thermador, is continuously spelt in the same way the sequel is.
 * S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s guide claims that Rattus Rattus pushed S.M.I.D.S.Y. into the pit, when in fact it was Dead Metal.
 * In the Mayhem section, several robots listed as taking part do not actually appear in the event, including Bigger Brother, 3 Stegs to Heaven, Spawn Again, 101, Mega Morg, Firestorm 3, Suicidal Tendencies and Plunderbird 5. It is possible that these robots were due to take part in the event, but were forced to withdrawn for various reasons. It should be noted that all the Mayhem fights featuring robots not mentioned in the Guide appear to have been filmed during or after Series 5.
 * Ming 3 is listed as coming from Kettering, rather than Somerset.
 * Killertron is listed under the name "Killertron 1". This was presumably to avoid confusion with the new robot the team had made to qualify for Series 5.
 * The guide makes a mention of an event called "The Peoples Challenge", where viewers post their dream fights online, which are then fought out in the arena. The event never took place.
 * Although a picture of the former is used, neither Anty B or Razzler are mentioned in the guide. Instead, a robot named "Close Shave" is listed in the stats. This robot never appeared in the competition.
 * The Revolutionist is listed as coming from Virginia, when it actually comes from Florida.