Torque of the Devil

"Good weapons, but looks like a rusty old pig out there!"

- Jonathan Pearce commenting on Torque of the Devil's design.

Torque of the Devil is a robot that competed in the first series of Robot Wars. It was a barrel shaped robot painted in red with rotating spikes on the front and a disc on the back. It reached the Arena Semi-Finals, losing to eventual grand finalists Bodyhammer.

Team member Adam Pengilly later joined Team Wharthog for Series 3 with Crusher.

Series 1
Torque of the Devil didn't do too well in the Gauntlet, reaching only a distance of 4.92 metres after being attacked by Sgt Bash, but it was enough to put it through as Wharthog covered less distance. Torque of the Devil made it far enough through the Labyrinth which eliminated Psychosprout. In the Arena Semi-Finals, it was up against Bodyhammer. Torque of the Devil spent the whole fight getting slammed by Bodyhammer. It eventually ended up in the PPZ & got stuck on the side railings. Dead Metal did some damage to its shell. Shunt pulled Torque of the Devil free, only to be pinned on the railings by Bodyhammer one last time.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Series 1: Heat, Arena Semi-Final
 * Series 2-7: Did not enter