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|robot_name = 6 Million Dollar Mouse
 
|robot_name = 6 Million Dollar Mouse
 
|image = [[File:6_Mouse.JPG|200px]]
 
|image = [[File:6_Mouse.JPG|200px]]
|caption = 6 Million Dollar Mouse
 
 
|us_series = 1
 
|us_series = 1
 
|team = Team Litewav
 
|team = Team Litewav
 
|team_members = Chris Hannold<br>Greg Hannold<br>Richard Hannold
 
|team_members = Chris Hannold<br>Greg Hannold<br>Richard Hannold
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|from = Linwood, North Carolina
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|weight = 220lbs
 
|weight = 220lbs
 
|dimensions = 36" x 26" x 23"
 
|dimensions = 36" x 26" x 23"
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'''6 Million Dollar Mouse''' (alternatively spelt as '''$6 Million Mouse'''), was a robot from North Carolina that competed in Season 1 of ''[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors]]''. Despite being considered a comedy entry, as reinforced numerous times by [[Stefan Frank]], it finished runners-up in the Civil War, although it lost in the first round in the War of Independence and the US Championship.
 
'''6 Million Dollar Mouse''' (alternatively spelt as '''$6 Million Mouse'''), was a robot from North Carolina that competed in Season 1 of ''[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors]]''. Despite being considered a comedy entry, as reinforced numerous times by [[Stefan Frank]], it finished runners-up in the Civil War, although it lost in the first round in the War of Independence and the US Championship.
   
Its name was a pun on the American television show, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man The Six Million Dollar Man].
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Its name was a pun on the American television show, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man The Six Million Dollar Man]''.
   
 
==Design==
 
==Design==
 
[[File:6 Million Dollar Mouse.jpg|thumb|left|6 Million Dollar Mouse in the arena]]
6 Million Dollar Mouse was a box shaped robot themed around a bionic mouse, with eyes, fur and fluffy ears on its top panels. It was armed with a spinning lawnmower blade as its weapon, which was designed to resemble the mouse's 'nose' and proved effecive in causing damage to other robots. However, despite being aggressive and potent, 6 Million Dollar Mouse did not have a self-righting mechanism, and its armor proved fragile, as demonstrated in the War of Independence against UK series regulars [[Pussycat]].
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6 Million Dollar Mouse was a box shaped robot themed around a bionic mouse, with eyes, fur and fluffy ears on its top panels. It was armed with a spinning lawnmower blade as its weapon, which was designed to resemble the mouse's 'nose' and proved effective in causing damage to other robots. It also had a large tail used for self righting. However, despite being aggressive and potent, 6 Million Dollar Mouse had an unreliable self-righting mechanism and its armor proved fragile, as demonstrated in the War of Independence against UK series regulars [[Pussycat]].
   
 
==Robot History==
 
==Robot History==
 
===Season 1===
 
===Season 1===
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6 Million Dollar Mouse first fought in the Civil War representing the Confederacy. In the first round, it faced Union representatives [[Falcon]].
[[File:6million$mousevsfalcon_RWEW.jpg|thumb|190px|left|6 Million Dollar Mouse nearly gets flipped by Falcon]]6 Million Dollar Mouse first fought in the Civil War representing the Confederacy. In the first round, it faced Union representatives [[Falcon]], and began by hitting the rear of Falcon with its lawnmower blade, ripping into its rear panel. 6 Million Dollar Mouse pushed Falcon across the Flame Pit, but Falcon fought back, getting underneath 6 Million Dollar Mouse with its wedge and tipping it onto its side, but not being able to flip it over. 6 Million Dollar Mouse recovered, pushing Falcon near the pit, but failed to do so, so pushed Falcon into Shunt, who landed some axe blows. The fight went to the judges, who ruled in favor of 6 Million Dollar Mouse.
 
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[[File:Falconvs$6millionmouse CW.jpg|thumb|left|6 Million Dollar Mouse nearly gets flipped by Falcon]]
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[[File:6 Million Dollar Mouse vs Falcon.jpg|thumb|6 Million Dollar Mouse backs Falcon into the wall]]
 
6 Million Dollar Mouse began by hitting the rear of Falcon with its lawnmower blade, ripping into its rear panel. 6 Million Dollar Mouse pushed Falcon across the Flame Pit, but Falcon fought back, getting underneath 6 Million Dollar Mouse with its wedge and tipping it onto its side, but not being able to flip it over. 6 Million Dollar Mouse recovered, pushing Falcon near the pit, but failed to do so, so pushed Falcon into Shunt, who landed some axe blows. The fight went to the judges, who ruled in favor of 6 Million Dollar Mouse.
 
{{Quote|I take it all back, I said they were the comedy entry but they're the ones left laughing|Stefan Frank after the mouse's win over Falcon}}
 
{{Quote|I take it all back, I said they were the comedy entry but they're the ones left laughing|Stefan Frank after the mouse's win over Falcon}}
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[[File:Sixmilliondollarmousevssobek_RWEW.jpg|right|thumb|6 Million Dollar Mouse rips off one of Sobek's self-righting arms]]
 
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In the second round, 6 Million Dollar Mouse faced [[Sobek]] of the Union.
In the second round, 6 Million Dollar Mouse faced [[Sobek]]. Sobek spent the early stages of the match pushing 6 Million Dollar Mouse around, but 6 Million Dollar Mouse retaliated, slamming into Sobek several times with its its blade. The sustained attacks ripped off one of Sobek's self-righting arms and wheels, immobilizing it, with Sobek being counted out by [[Refbot]] and pitted.
 
 
[[File:Sixmilliondollarmousevssobek_RWEW.jpg|left|thumb|6 Million Dollar Mouse rips off one of Sobek's self-righting arms]]
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[[File:6mdm_vs_sobek.png|thumb|Sobek loses a wheel as 6 Million Dollar Mouse comes in for another attack]]
 
Sobek spent the early stages of the match pushing 6 Million Dollar Mouse around, but 6 Million Dollar Mouse retaliated, slamming into Sobek several times with its its blade. The sustained attacks ripped off one of Sobek's self-righting arms and wheels, immobilizing it, with Sobek being counted out by [[Refbot]] and pitted, thus eliminating the Union from the competition.
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In the Civil War final, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against [[Manta]], where both teams represented the Confederacy.
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[[File:Mantavssixmilliondollarmouse_RWEW.jpg|thumb|left|Manta flips 6 Million Dollar Mouse with its blade]]
 
[[File:Mantavssixmilliondollarmouse_RWEW.jpg|thumb|left|Manta flips 6 Million Dollar Mouse with its blade]]
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[[File:Manta_pits_6mdm.png|thumb|Manta pits 6 million Dollar Mouse]]
In the Civil War final, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against [[Manta]]. Within seconds of the battle starting, [[Manta]] got in underneath 6 Million Dollar Mouse and turned it on its side, rendering it immobile as 6 Million Dollar Mouse could not self-right. [[Sir Killalot]] picked 6 Million Dollar Mouse up, holding it over the Flame Pit before placing it on the Floor Flipper. 6 Million Dollar Mouse was thrown back on its wheels, only to be pushed into the pit by Manta.
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Within seconds of the battle starting, [[Manta]] got in underneath 6 Million Dollar Mouse and turned it on its side, rendering it immobile as 6 Million Dollar Mouse could not self-right. [[Sir Killalot]] picked 6 Million Dollar Mouse up, holding it over the Flame Pit before placing it on the Floor Flipper. 6 Million Dollar Mouse was thrown back on its wheels, only to be pushed into the pit by Manta.
{{Dialogue a-b|Rebecca Grant|They're calling you rodents!|Chris Hannold|I saw that, but that's all you can expect from a British pussy(cat).|Trash talking before the War of Independence battle with Pussycat}}
 
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[[File:SirKillalotMouse..jpg|thumb|left|Sir Killalot carries the defeated 6 Million Dollar Mouse]]
 
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In the first round of the War of Independence, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against UK representatives and Series 4 runners-up [[Pussycat]].
In the first round of the War of Independence, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against UK representatives and Series 4 runners-up [[Pussycat]]. The two robots made contact with their spinning weapons at first, causing damage to each other's armor, but 6 Million Dollar Mouse bumped into the arena wall, causing its nose to fall off. Pussycat bent the blade of 6 Million Dollar Mouse into its own chassis, rendering it useless, before immobilizing the American representative with another slam. 6 Million Dollar Mouse was counted out by Refbot, despite moving again just after Refbot's counter hit ten, and was attacked by [[Dead Metal]] and Sir Killalot. Sir Killalot snapped off the American flag that 6 Million Dollar Mouse was brandishing, and waved it across the arena, while Dead Metal disposed of 6 Million Dollar Mouse by pushing it into the pit.
 
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Rebecca Grant|They're calling you rodents!|Chris Hannold|I saw that, but that's all you can expect from a British pussy.|Trash talking before the War of Independence battle with Pussycat}}
{{quote|It's a mouse without a country, but it's got a pit!|Stefan Frank}}
 
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[[File:Pussycat vs $6 million mouse.jpg|thumb|left|The spinning blades of 6 Million Dollar Mouse and Pussycat clash]]
In the US Championship, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against [[Falcon]], [[The Brute]], [[Red Virus]], [[Shuriken]] and [[Medusa Oblongata]] for a place in the second round. It stayed out of the early action until it hit Shuriken with its blade, then attacked Medusa Oblongata later on. However, it lost the subsequent judges' decision, which went in favor of The Brute.
 
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[[File:SirKillalotMouse..jpg|thumb|Sir Killalot carries the defeated 6 Million Dollar Mouse]]
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The two robots made contact with their spinning weapons at first, causing damage to each other's armor, but 6 Million Dollar Mouse bumped into the arena wall, causing its nose to fall off. Pussycat bent the blade of 6 Million Dollar Mouse into its own chassis, rendering it useless, before immobilizing the American representative with another slam.
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{{Quote|The 6 Million Dollar Mouse is looking more like the 6 Dollar Mouse right now! Is he immobilized or what?|Stefan Frank as Pussycat attacks the immobilized 6 Million Dollar Mouse}}6 Million Dollar Mouse was counted out by Refbot, despite moving again just after Refbot's counter hit ten, and was attacked by [[Dead Metal]] and Sir Killalot. Sir Killalot snapped off the American flag that 6 Million Dollar Mouse was brandishing, and waved it across the arena, while Dead Metal disposed of 6 Million Dollar Mouse by pushing it into the pit.
 
{{quote|The 6 Million Dollar Mouse is a mouse without a country. But it's got a pit!|Stefan Frank}}
 
In the US Championship, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against [[Falcon]], [[The Brute]], [[Red Virus]], [[Shuriken]] and [[Medusa Oblongotta|Medusa Oblongata]], all in a single battle for a place in the second round.
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{{dialogue a-b|Rebecca Grant|One whisker hit with that, and you're outta there, right?|Chris Hannold|Your head's coming off!|Interview before the US Championship}}
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[[File:The Brute vs 6 Million Dollar Mouse.jpg|thumb|left|6 Million Dollar Mouse is rammed by The Brute]]
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[[File:6 Dollar Mouse.jpg|thumb|6 Million Dollar Mouse is left immobile. Note the bent blade]]
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6 Million Dollar Mouse immediately spun its blade up to speed, and struck Medusa Oblongata in the first few seconds of the battle, although it was later slammed by The Brute. 6 Million Dollar Mouse next attacked Shuriken, which had seemingly lost mobility. 6 Million Dollar Mouse gradually lost the use of its weapon due to it bending, although it rammed into Medusa Oblongata. However, as the end of the battle drew near, 6 Million Dollar Mouse lost mobility in the center of the arena, and so the resulting Judges' decision at the end of the battle was awarded to The Brute.
   
 
==Results==
 
==Results==
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{{Show|Season 1}}
 
{{Show|Season 1}}
 
{{Competition|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/Civil War|Civil War]]|Representing the Confederacy, Runner-up}}
 
{{Competition|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/Civil War|Civil War]]|Representing the Confederacy, Runner-up}}
{{Battle|Eliminator|[[Falcon]]|Won}}
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{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/Civil War|Eliminator]]|[[Falcon]]|Won}}
{{Battle|Semi-Final|[[Sobek]]|Won}}
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{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/Civil War|Semi-Final]]|[[Sobek]]|Won}}
{{Battle|Final|[[Manta]]|Lost}}
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{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/Civil War|Final]]|[[Manta]]|Lost}}
 
{{Competition|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/War of Independence|War of Independence]]|Representing USA, Eliminator}}
 
{{Competition|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/War of Independence|War of Independence]]|Representing USA, Eliminator}}
{{Battle|Round 1|[[Pussycat]] (UK)|Lost}}
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{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/War of Independence|Round 1]]|[[Pussycat]] (UK)|Lost}}
 
{{Competition|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/US Championship|US Championship]]|Eliminated in Heats}}
 
{{Competition|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/US Championship|US Championship]]|Eliminated in Heats}}
{{Battle|Heat|[[Medusa Oblongata]], [[The Brute]], [[Falcon]], [[Shuriken]], [[Red Virus]]|Eliminated}}
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{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 1/US Championship|Heat]]|[[Falcon]], [[Medusa Oblongotta|Medusa Oblongata]], [[Red Virus]], [[Shuriken]], [[The Brute]]|Eliminated}}
 
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|}
   
 
===Wins/Losses===
 
===Wins/Losses===
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[[File:6mdm_chassis.jpg|thumb|The chassis of 6 Million Dollar Mouse]]
<gallery type="slideshow">
 
HandsOFF!.jpg|HandsOFF!, the team's first Robotica entry
 
Ripoffoffcial.jpg|Ripoff, the team's Battlebots entry
 
</gallery>
 
 
*Wins: 2
 
*Wins: 2
 
*Losses: 3
 
*Losses: 3
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==Outside Robot Wars==
 
==Outside Robot Wars==
 
<gallery type="slideshow">
The team competed in ''Robotica'', entering the first season with '''HandsOFF!''', the third season with '''Mini Rip''' and in ''BattleBots'' with '''Ripoff'''.
 
 
HandsOFF!.jpg|HandsOFF!, the team's first ''Robotica'' entry
 
Ripoffoffcial.jpg|Ripoff, the team's ''BattleBots'' entry
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RipOff BB.jpg|Ripoff at ''BattleBots''
 
</gallery>
 
The team competed in ''Robotica'', entering the first season with '''HandsOFF!''', which would later become 6 Million Dollar Mouse. The team also competed in the third season with '''Mini Rip'''. Aside from this, the team competed in ''BattleBots'' with '''Ripoff''', a robot armed with a large blue vertical saw.
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Team captain Chris Hannold also published two books in 2003, ''Combat Robot Weapons'' and ''Combat Robots Complete'', providing information on the build process of a combat robot.
   
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[[Category:Robots from teams that entered Robotica]]
 
[[Category:Robots from teams that entered Robotica]]
 
[[Category:Side Competition Runners Up]]
 
[[Category:Side Competition Runners Up]]
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[[Category:Robots based on rodents]]

Revision as of 15:42, 9 May 2020

"It's going to make all the other robots go "squeak"!"
— The team's introduction

6 Million Dollar Mouse (alternatively spelt as $6 Million Mouse), was a robot from North Carolina that competed in Season 1 of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors. Despite being considered a comedy entry, as reinforced numerous times by Stefan Frank, it finished runners-up in the Civil War, although it lost in the first round in the War of Independence and the US Championship.

Its name was a pun on the American television show, The Six Million Dollar Man.

Design

6 Million Dollar Mouse

6 Million Dollar Mouse in the arena

6 Million Dollar Mouse was a box shaped robot themed around a bionic mouse, with eyes, fur and fluffy ears on its top panels. It was armed with a spinning lawnmower blade as its weapon, which was designed to resemble the mouse's 'nose' and proved effective in causing damage to other robots. It also had a large tail used for self righting. However, despite being aggressive and potent, 6 Million Dollar Mouse had an unreliable self-righting mechanism and its armor proved fragile, as demonstrated in the War of Independence against UK series regulars Pussycat.

Robot History

Season 1

6 Million Dollar Mouse first fought in the Civil War representing the Confederacy. In the first round, it faced Union representatives Falcon.

Falconvs$6millionmouse CW

6 Million Dollar Mouse nearly gets flipped by Falcon

6 Million Dollar Mouse vs Falcon

6 Million Dollar Mouse backs Falcon into the wall

6 Million Dollar Mouse began by hitting the rear of Falcon with its lawnmower blade, ripping into its rear panel. 6 Million Dollar Mouse pushed Falcon across the Flame Pit, but Falcon fought back, getting underneath 6 Million Dollar Mouse with its wedge and tipping it onto its side, but not being able to flip it over. 6 Million Dollar Mouse recovered, pushing Falcon near the pit, but failed to do so, so pushed Falcon into Shunt, who landed some axe blows. The fight went to the judges, who ruled in favor of 6 Million Dollar Mouse.

"I take it all back, I said they were the comedy entry but they're the ones left laughing"
— Stefan Frank after the mouse's win over Falcon

In the second round, 6 Million Dollar Mouse faced Sobek of the Union.

Sixmilliondollarmousevssobek RWEW

6 Million Dollar Mouse rips off one of Sobek's self-righting arms

6mdm vs sobek

Sobek loses a wheel as 6 Million Dollar Mouse comes in for another attack

Sobek spent the early stages of the match pushing 6 Million Dollar Mouse around, but 6 Million Dollar Mouse retaliated, slamming into Sobek several times with its its blade. The sustained attacks ripped off one of Sobek's self-righting arms and wheels, immobilizing it, with Sobek being counted out by Refbot and pitted, thus eliminating the Union from the competition.

In the Civil War final, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against Manta, where both teams represented the Confederacy.

Mantavssixmilliondollarmouse RWEW

Manta flips 6 Million Dollar Mouse with its blade

Manta pits 6mdm

Manta pits 6 million Dollar Mouse

Within seconds of the battle starting, Manta got in underneath 6 Million Dollar Mouse and turned it on its side, rendering it immobile as 6 Million Dollar Mouse could not self-right. Sir Killalot picked 6 Million Dollar Mouse up, holding it over the Flame Pit before placing it on the Floor Flipper. 6 Million Dollar Mouse was thrown back on its wheels, only to be pushed into the pit by Manta.

In the first round of the War of Independence, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against UK representatives and Series 4 runners-up Pussycat.

Rebecca Grant: "They're calling you rodents!"
Chris Hannold: "I saw that, but that's all you can expect from a British pussy."
— Trash talking before the War of Independence battle with Pussycat
Pussycat vs $6 million mouse

The spinning blades of 6 Million Dollar Mouse and Pussycat clash

SirKillalotMouse.

Sir Killalot carries the defeated 6 Million Dollar Mouse

The two robots made contact with their spinning weapons at first, causing damage to each other's armor, but 6 Million Dollar Mouse bumped into the arena wall, causing its nose to fall off. Pussycat bent the blade of 6 Million Dollar Mouse into its own chassis, rendering it useless, before immobilizing the American representative with another slam.

"The 6 Million Dollar Mouse is looking more like the 6 Dollar Mouse right now! Is he immobilized or what?"
— Stefan Frank as Pussycat attacks the immobilized 6 Million Dollar Mouse

6 Million Dollar Mouse was counted out by Refbot, despite moving again just after Refbot's counter hit ten, and was attacked by Dead Metal and Sir Killalot. Sir Killalot snapped off the American flag that 6 Million Dollar Mouse was brandishing, and waved it across the arena, while Dead Metal disposed of 6 Million Dollar Mouse by pushing it into the pit.

"The 6 Million Dollar Mouse is a mouse without a country. But it's got a pit!"
— Stefan Frank

In the US Championship, 6 Million Dollar Mouse fought against Falcon, The Brute, Red Virus, Shuriken and Medusa Oblongata, all in a single battle for a place in the second round.

Rebecca Grant: "One whisker hit with that, and you're outta there, right?"
Chris Hannold: "Your head's coming off!"
— Interview before the US Championship
The Brute vs 6 Million Dollar Mouse

6 Million Dollar Mouse is rammed by The Brute

6 Dollar Mouse

6 Million Dollar Mouse is left immobile. Note the bent blade

6 Million Dollar Mouse immediately spun its blade up to speed, and struck Medusa Oblongata in the first few seconds of the battle, although it was later slammed by The Brute. 6 Million Dollar Mouse next attacked Shuriken, which had seemingly lost mobility. 6 Million Dollar Mouse gradually lost the use of its weapon due to it bending, although it rammed into Medusa Oblongata. However, as the end of the battle drew near, 6 Million Dollar Mouse lost mobility in the center of the arena, and so the resulting Judges' decision at the end of the battle was awarded to The Brute.

Results

6 MILLION DOLLAR MOUSE - RESULTS
Season 1
Civil War
Representing the Confederacy, Runner-up
Eliminator vs. Falcon Won
Semi-Final vs. Sobek Won
Final vs. Manta Lost
War of Independence
Representing USA, Eliminator
Round 1 vs. Pussycat (UK) Lost
US Championship
Eliminated in Heats
Heat vs. Falcon, Medusa Oblongata, Red Virus, Shuriken, The Brute Eliminated

Wins/Losses

6mdm chassis

The chassis of 6 Million Dollar Mouse

  • Wins: 2
  • Losses: 3

Series Record

US Series 6 Million Dollar Mouse Series Record
Season 1 Heat (Round 1)
Season 2 Did not enter
Nickelodeon Did not enter

Outside Robot Wars

The team competed in Robotica, entering the first season with HandsOFF!, which would later become 6 Million Dollar Mouse. The team also competed in the third season with Mini Rip. Aside from this, the team competed in BattleBots with Ripoff, a robot armed with a large blue vertical saw.

Team captain Chris Hannold also published two books in 2003, Combat Robot Weapons and Combat Robots Complete, providing information on the build process of a combat robot.

External Links