Panzer Mk

Panzer Mk was the name given to a series of robots that competed in both seasons of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors. Panzer Mk 2 (also spelled Panzer MK2) was the team's entry for the first season, and was closely based on the Panzer, a German tank used in World War II. It was a box-shaped robot in camouflage colours with a large lifting scoop on the front and a turret mounted on the back. Panzer Mk 4 (also spelled Panzer MK4) was the team's entry for the second season, and was very similar in design to its predecessor, but was coloured blue and black and did not feature the turret. The team won the US Championship in both seasons of Extreme Warriors, and also represented the USA in The Second World Championship.

The team also entered the first season of the US robot combat series Robotica with their original design Panzer Mk 1. They returned for the third season with Panzer Mk 3 and won the competition, defeating Juggerbot in the final. By definition, this makes Panzer the only robot to have won two seperate televised robot combat series. It also competed in Battlebots as Wrath, with a 75% win record.

Season 1
Panzer Mk2 took part in the US Championships of Season 1 in the US Robot Wars. In Round 1, it got into a tussle with Cylone and ran around most of the time keeping out of harms reach. It flung Spartacus into the arena wall where it managed to recover, at the end it still managed to keep going on strong meaning the judges had gone for it. Panzer Mk2 in the Semi-Finals got bashed and rammed by Manta in the beginning and somewhat couldn't get its flipper underneath it. Near the end of the fight, Manta started slowing down and this time Panzer Mk 2 rammed and bashed at it. The fight went to the judges again and awarded the win to Panzer Mk 2 leaving the Manta team feeling devastated about the result. In the final, Panzer Mk 2 fought The Revolutionist. Panzer Mk 2 chased The Revolutionist as it got its disc up to speed and then shoved it into the CPZ with Sir Killalot but it managed to get away. Panzer Mk 2 pursued The Revolutionist into the other CPZ where it was grabbed and sliced by Dead Metal. Panzer Mk 2 then chased The Revolutionist around trying in attempts to flip it but couldn't get its flipper into definitive contact with it. Panzer Mk 2 eventually did get under The Revoultionist and flipped it over against the arena wall where it got immobilised for more than 10 seconds before being pitted meaning Panzer Mk 2 had won the US Championships.

Season 2
Panzer faced Joker and Snake Bite in the first fight of its defence and immediately pushed Joker. Snake Bite stayed away before trying to ram Panzer. Panzer pushed Joker into the wall, on the flames, and then into the disc button. Panzer and Snake Bite pushed the Joker on the flames before pushing Snake Bite. Panzer pushed Joker into Dead Metal, who attacked it, before doing the same to Snake Bite. The judges eliminated the Joker, and Panzer faced The Revolutionist's teammate Spin Doctor, chasing it around the arena, before flipping it repeatedly, and then disabling its disc. Spin Doctor drove into the pit. In the heat final against Probophobia, Panzer pushed his adversary into both house robots, around the arena, and eventually into the pit.

In the final, Panzer was up against Rosie The Riveter, and pushed it into the angle grinders and then into Dead Metal. Then Panzer drove brilliantly to lure Rosie into the pit. In the next round, against Destructive Criticism, Panzer pushed its opponent, before flipping it. Destructive Criticism was invertible, but stopped moving and Panzer was in the final again. This match was against Tricerabot. Panzer had a few scares, being nearly flipped, but managed to flip Tricerabot repeatedly, and win on a judges decision. Panzer Mk 4 successfully defended the Robot wars Extreme Warriors championship.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 9
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Season 1: Grand Champion
 * Season 2: Grand Champion