Psycho Chicken

Psycho Chicken was one of the Extreme Warriors: Season 2 entries of Team Boltz. It had been converted from the team's original entry, Mad Cow, which took part in Season 1. The machine was decorated with a large chicken's head and was armed with front mounted spinning blades. It could effectively "lay" an egg-shaped remote control car named "Scramble". Psycho Chicken had the misfortune of two back-to-back fights against destructive spinners. Psycho Chicken and Scrambles were both thoroughly destroyed.

Mad Cow was an equally comical entry with a large cow's head as decoration, armed with a rear circular saw and a small wedge at the front. Manta ended the original Mad Cow's sole appearance in the heats of the US Championship.

The team built another machine, Mad Cow Bot, which was lent to their friend Ted Shimoda of Team Think Tank for entry to Season 2. Like Psycho Chicken, it was defeated in the second round of the heats.

Since Robot Wars, the team built a new machine affectionately named "Torch", intended to be the basis for Son of Psycho Chicken.

Season 1
"This is our cash cow. It's no sacrificial cow, so competition, you'd better moo-ve out of the way!"

- Team Boltz explain their robot to Rebecca Grant before giving her a sticker

Mad Cow's only appearance was in the US Championship of Season 1. It started ponderously, bumping into Rosie The Riveter and later Tiger Cat. Manta eventually got underneath Mad Cow with its saw blade but couldn't turn it over, but instead punctured Mad Cow's left tyre, leaving it unable to move. Refbot quickly counted it out, leaving the house robots to put it on the floor flipper and fly straight onto the flame pit. "It's the Mad Cow! The Mad Cow is a dead cow and Shunt going to have a little fun with it now! Moving that beef around the corner..."

- Stefan Frank on Mad Cow's immobilisation

Season 2
Psycho Chicken started smoking as soon as the fight begun, but this didn't hamper its manoeuvrability. After "Scramble" the egg was released, Propeller-Head struck it, making it fly into the arena wall and get destroyed. Psycho Chicken was allowed to continue due to Scramble's insignificant weight contribution. Psycho Chicken was trying to avoid the blades of Propeller-Head, but Sgt. Bash had set its tail on fire. Meanwhile, Snookums had been ripped apart by Propeller-Head, allowing the mobile Psycho Chicken through to the second round. Here it was against heat favourites The Revolutionist. "We kicked their butts before."

- Simon Scott trash-talks Revolutionist to Happy Phak

Psycho Chicken deployed Scramble once again, and like the first battle, it was put out of action swiftly. Not long after, The Revoluionist hit one of Psycho Chicken's wheels, knocking it off completely. The other was ripped off, and the impact thrust Psycho Chicken into the side wall with ease. The Revolutionist set about tearing away Psycho Chicken's caster wheels and drivetrain, then Shunt dragged it onto the flame pit, frying the remains of the Psycho Chicken.

"The Revolutionist still wants a piece of Chicken!"

- Stefan Frank

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 1
 * Losses: 2

Series Record

 * Season 1: Heats
 * Season 2: Heat, Round 2