- "...A-Kill was built entirely from discarded materials and spare parts. Apparently the most expensive element of the robot is the paintwork! … A-Kill has a number of weapons, and is "tough as old boots", according to Chris."
- — Robot Wars: The Official Magazine[1]
A-Kill was a competitor robot that fought in Series 6 of Robot Wars. It reached the second round of its heat before being defeated by former champion Panic Attack.
The robot was based on Team A-Kill's middleweight of the same name, which competed in the Middleweight Melee and War of Independence in Series 3.
Design[]
A-Kill was a two-wheeled robot made out of 2mm plate steel, and featuring a varied arsenal of weapons. These weapons included a spiked hammer which Team A-Kill claimed would 'crush a strawberry', a lifter capable of lifting 'the skin off a rice pudding', and a horizontal spinning disc which was described by Jonathan Pearce as looking like 'two dustbin lids squashed together'. None of A-Kill's parts cost more than £10, with Pearce joking that the robot's most expensive component was its silver paint.
Qualification[]
A-Kill first competed in Series 3 as a middleweight of the same name, ultimately being the joint winner of the Middleweight Melee.
Keeping a similar design to the Series 3 variation, A-Kill attempted to enter Series 4 by attending the 2000 Robot Mayhem event. Here, it fought the newcomer Griffon, unrelated to the machine built by Oliver Steeples. In the battle, A-Kill was repeatedly pushed around by Griffon before being pushed into the Pit by Shunt, only for the House Robot to also fall in himself. Despite its opponent's victory, neither robot would qualify for the televised Series 4[2].
A-Kill successfully qualified for Series 6. Team A-Kill also attempted to qualify for the same series with Saw Point, which subsequently entered Series 7 and the second series of Robot Wars Extreme.
Robot History[]
Series 6[]
- "Their mission - to boldly go where no robot has gone before."
- — Jonathan Pearce
A-Kill competed in Heat I, and faced Terrorhurtz, Sabretooth and Reptirron The Second in its first round battle.
It trundled straight into Terrorhurtz, failing to lift it or cause damage with its disc as Terrorhurtz swung its axe and landed a few blows on its decidedly fragile body. A-Kill lost one of its wheel covers while spinning in circles, before attacking Reptirron the Second with its disc as Terrorhurtz switched its attention to immobilising Sabretooth. Reptirron the Second became immobilised as well following this attack and a subsequent series of blows from Terrorhurtz, who dragged Reptirron the Second onto the Flame Pit while Refbot counted Sabretooth out. A-Kill continued to be chased and axed by Terrorhurtz until the end of the battle, with both robots progressing to the second round.
- "A-Kill didn't do much, but along with the big-hitting Terrorhurtz, it lives to fight another day."
- — Craig Charles
There, A-Kill was drawn against the eighth seed, and former series champion, Panic Attack.
It circled round Panic Attack as both robots met in the centre of the arena, and hit Panic Attack's forks as it was lifted, but causing little damage. A-Kill drove straight onto Panic Attack's forks on its second charge, and was lifted, with Panic Attack wedging itself onto and pushing A-Kill forwards until both robots separated. It responded by trying to lift and hit Panic Attack with its lifter and hammer respectively, but again without inflicting any damage to Panic Attack.
- "Uh, tha-that's not a weapon... I'm sorry! Eh, what is that? What is this on top, A-Kill? Is that a... oh, a mighty mace? No, err... a heavy horrendous hammer? No, no, no! Err... ooh! A... stupendous, slicing cutty-thing, no. It's... nothing, boys... really, is it?"
- — Jonathan Pearce expresses his disbelief at A-Kill's exceptionally ineffective and fragile-looking hammer
Panic Attack pushed A-Kill into the arena wall, before lifting it onto its side after the latter escaped. As A-Kill was lowered, its disc locked up against Panic Attack's forks again as Panic Attack pushed it towards the Flame Pit, lifted it again and carried it into Shunt's CPZ. A-Kill escaped, only to be lifted by Panic Attack again, pushed into the Pit release button and lowered on the edge of the opened Pit. Panic Attack then bumped A-Kill in, eliminating it from the Sixth Wars.
Results[]
A-KILL - RESULTS | ||
Series 6 | ||
The Sixth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 2 | ||
Heat I, Round 1 | vs. Reptirron The Second, Sabretooth, Terrorhurtz | Qualified |
Heat I, Round 2 | vs. Panic Attack (8) | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 1
Series Record[]
Main Series | A-Kill Series Record |
---|---|
The First Wars | Did not enter |
The Second Wars | Did not enter |
The Third Wars | Middleweight Competition with A-Kill (Middleweight) |
The Fourth Wars | Failed to qualify |
The Fifth Wars | Did not enter |
The Sixth Wars | Heat, Round 2 Failed to qualify with Saw Point |
The Seventh Wars | Entered with Sawpoint 2 |
Series 8 | Did not enter |
Series 9 | Did not enter |
Series 10 | Did not enter |
Robot Wars Extreme | Appearances |
Series 1 | Did not enter |
Series 2 | Entered with Saw Point |
Trivia[]
- A-Kill's captain, Chris Delph, notably confused Terrorhurtz with Mega Hurts while being interviewed by Craig Charles after A-Kill's loss to Panic Attack.