User:Drop Zone mk2

I discovered Robot Wars early in Series 6. I remember seeing the end of Heat C, and being immediately captivated as Chaos 2 was thrown out of the arena. I became a huge fan of the show, so I was really dissapointed when I found there was no Series 8.

Over the following years, my interest in Robot Wars varied, occasionally picking up, particularly when I found YouTube and watched old episodes on there.

I found this wiki in 2009, and immediately thought "this is great, I have to join in this". I joined that summer, but as I was doing my GCSE's that year, and my A Levels for the following two years, I found I didn't contribute as much as I would have liked, but I have been contributing more regularly since finishing my A-Levels in 2012.

Opinions, Lists and Other Stuff
Will add more in time.

My Awards
Like many users, I disagree with some of the robots that won or were nominated for awards, so I wrote out my own lists. In some cases I agree with the winners from the show, other times I have written completely new lists. I have three rules; firstly, Grand Finalists are exempt from winning awards, as I feel those robots got the recognition they deserved (Series 1 being the only exception because of the lack of competitors), a robot cannot win multiple awards in the same series and also, the same robot (or in the case of the Best Sportsmanship Award the same team) cannot win the same award twice. (Note: I sometimes added a robot that won that award before in the nominees, this is only when I couldn’t think of any others)

The First Wars - In this case, I completely agree with the awards given out, so I just came up with a list of other nominees.
 * Best Design - Plunderbird 1, Mortis, T.R.A.C.I.E
 * Best Engineered - Mortis, Bodyhammer, Recyclopse
 * Most Original Entry - Psychosprout, Elvis, Recyclopse
 * Best Sportsmanship - Nemesis, Plunderbird 1, Recyclopse

The Second Wars - Once Again, I completely agree with the awards given out, so I just changed some of the nominees.
 * Best Design - Razer, Caliban, Robo Doc, Whirling Dervish
 * Best Engineered - The Mule, Chaos, Killerhurtz
 * Most Original Entry - Milly Ann Bug, Elvis, Mega Hurts
 * Best Sportsmanship - Plunderbird 2, Corporal Punishment, Tantrum

The Third Wars - Here's where I started to disagree with the award winners, and thought better nominations could be given. I have given reasoning for each of the winners.
 * Best Design - Mortis: I got this idea from Toon Ganondorf's list about robots who should have won awards. Mortis was a simple design, but done brilliantly, with the powerful axe, strong armour, and now improved with a lifter that also acted as a srimech. Other nominees; Anorakaphobia, Berserk 2, Pitbull
 * Best Engineered - 101: Had rare technology with the automatic spike, but was also very reliable and fast. Tracked robots are hard to engineer as well. Other nominees; Behemoth, The Big Cheese
 * Most Original Entry – Thermador: Whilst basing a robot on an animal was pretty common for this wars, Thermador pulled the design off best, both in terms of looks, and combining two weapons in an invertible design Other nominees; Daisy Chopper, Terrorpin, Triterobot
 * Best Sportsmanship – Ultor – Handing victory over to the robot you beat was unheard of, especially at such a crucial stage. Other nominees; Diotoir, Sir Chromalot

The Fourth Wars - Apart from the Most Promising Newcomer award, I disagree with the winners, and many of the nominees.
 * Best Design – Crusader 2: Another simple design, done very well. An invertible Rambot, with six wheels for extra speed and pushing power, armed with a powerful flipper. What really secures this award is the ingenious “dual chain drive” system, so if the chain breaks another takes its place. Fun fact, I was originally going to give this award to Thermidor 2, but when I did some more research and heard of the dual chain drive, I immediately knew I had to give it to Crusader Other nominees; Dominator 2, Gemini, Thermidor 2
 * Best Engineered - Behemoth: Strong, reliable, resiliant, powerful weapon. Need I say more? Other nominees; Firestorm 2, The Steel Avenger, Tornado
 * Most Original Entry – Robochicken: Although animal-themed robots weren’t very original, basing a robot on a chicken was the last thing you would think of, and they made a great fun robot, while still incorporating two good weapons. Other nominees: Destruct-a-bubble, Gemini, Mousetrap
 * Best Sportsmanship - Sir Chromalot: It really didn’t seem fair to give the same team the trophy for a third time: it took credit away from the other teams. The Class Act deserve credit for their entertainment, comedy and graciousness in defeat. Other nominees: Plunderbird 4, Robochicken, The Morgue
 * Most Promising Newcomer – Tornado: Totally agree with this one. Other nominees: Kronic the Wedgehog, Little Fly

The Fifth Wars - I disagreed with the winners for almost all the awards here, and think better nominees could have been given out.
 * Best Design – S3: A very different design, which combined a very powerful weapon with an invertible design, whilst also reducing the size of the body, making it harder to grab hold of or get underneath. Other nominees; Crushtacean, Reactor 2, Terrorhurtz
 * Best Engineered - Wild Thing: One of the most resiliant robots out there - never broke down despite all the punishment it took. Against Trouble 'n' Strife, Prizephita and Chaos 2, it was thrown over several times, but always came back, and despite all the damage it took from S3 it kept on going. Was also fast, and had an effective weapon and srimech, neither of which ever let the robot down. Other nominees: Clawed Hopper, Stinger, Wheely Big Cheese
 * Most Original Entry – Barber-Ous: It's a spinning drum made from a Barber's pole on wheels! How much more original can you get? Other nominees: Black Widow, Crushtacean, Wowot
 * Best Sportsmanship - Widow's Revenge: One of the most memorable and funniest "comedy teams" on the show, with the whole "pretending to be the Razer team's wives" act, and also entering the machine to raise money for charity. Other nominees: 13 Black, Mini Morg, Pussycat
 * Most Promising Newcomer – Fluffy: Totally agree with this one. Other nominees: Crushtacean, Corkscrew

The Sixth Wars - Most of the award winners I agree with, but I added a list of nominations for each award, and changed a couple of the winners.
 * Best Design – 13 Black: I disagreed with 259 winning this one. True, it had a very powerful weapon, but its body was so frail that I felt it deserved a nomination only. 13 Black had two good weapons and was a great looking, fun design. Other nominees; 259, Anarchy, G.B.H. 2
 * Best Engineered - Anarchy: Agreed with who the producers chose. Other nominees: Behemoth, Stinger
 * Most Original Entry – Revolution 2: The huge spinning blades, a design no one else attempted, and looking so deadly, despite performing poorly in battle. Other nominees; Revenge of Trouble and Strife, Ruf Ruf Dougal
 * Best Sportsmanship - Kat 3: Stuck with the original winner. Other nominees: Ming 3, Sumpthing
 * Most Promising Newcomer – Dantomkia: Does anyone disagree with this one? Other nominee: Vader

To be completed