Changes: A-Kill (Middleweight)

Revision as of 17:57, 16 May 2020

For the heavyweight of the same name, see A-Kill.

"The main weapons for this are the front and rear crushing ability of these two arms."

— Chris Delph on the weaponry

A-Kill was a middleweight robot that competed in two side events during Series 3 of Robot Wars. It was initially entered into that series' Middleweight Championship, but the championship was cancelled due to a behind-the-scenes accident in The Pits, so it fought in the Middleweight Melee exhibition match, where it finished as joint winner with Tentoumushi. It also later fought Tentoumushi in the War of Independence, a side battle held during the International League Championship, but lost after being pushed into the pit.

Design

"A middleweight robot, cost 200 pounds to build, front and rear spikes the weapons, very low ground clearance here."

— Jonathan Pearce describes A-Kill

A-Kill was a two-wheeled box-shaped robot made out of a homemade model tank, powered by wheelchair motors and armed with sets of front and rear serrated spikes intended to ram, lift and crush opponents. It cost £200 to build, and was painted green with small Union Jacks and the robot's name on its sides and top armour.

Robot History

Series 3

Following the cancellation of the Middleweight Championship, A-Kill fought in the Middleweight Melee, facing Ripper's Revenge, Grinder, American competitor Tentoumushi, and reigning middleweight champion Hard Cheese.

Grinder shunt — A-Kill (bottom), backs away as Grinder is lifted by Shunt

A-Kill started sluggishly, driving over the grilles before being briefly nudged by Grinder as it approached Hard Cheese and Tentoumushi. It drove alongside Hard Cheese as it became immobilised by Tentoumushi, before pushing the also-immobilised Grinder into Shunt, who axed Grinder and pushed it back towards the middle of the arena. A-Kill continued to nudge Grinder as Dead Metal attacked it, before driving close to Tentoumushi and Ripper's Revenge and nudging Ripper's Revenge towards an arena spike. Sir Killalot pushed it, Grinder and Ripper's Revenge back, causing the latter to be flipped over by the spike, and stayed out of the remaining action before Tentoumushi nudged it and Dead Metal caught it in his pincers. Both it and Tentoumushi survived to the end, however, and were declared joint winners of the Middleweight Melee.

Representing England, A-Kill also fought Tentoumushi in the War of Independence, a side battle held during the International League Championship.

Tento akill — Tentoumushi and A-Kill lock together in the War of Independence

It was chosen to replace Hard Cheese, as the producers wanted a fairer draw against Tentoumushi, which was technically a lightweight competitor. While the battle was filmed before the Middleweight Melee, it was billed as a grudge match, and A-Kill started by approaching Tentoumushi as it raised its smothering shell and caught it between its chassis. Tentoumushi lowered its shell as A-Kill pushed it round in circles, before both robots separated close to the pit. Again, both robots came together, with A-Kill getting caught under Tentoumushi's shell as it tried to ram the American representative twice. However, A-Kill then drove and spun towards the pit, getting its bottom castor stuck on the edge, allowing Tentoumushi to push it fully in and win the War of Independence for the USA.

Results

A-KILL - RESULTS
Series 3
Middleweight Melee Joint Champion
Middleweight Melee	vs. Tentoumushi, Hard Cheese, Grinder, Ripper's Revenge	Joint Winner
International League Championship War of Independence, Representing England
War of Independence	vs. Tentoumushi (USA)	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 1 (joint victory with Tentoumushi)
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 Melee winner
The Fourth Wars	Failed to qualify
The Fifth Wars	Did not enter
The Sixth Wars	Entered with A-Kill (Heavyweight) 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 was the first UK robot to lose to an American competitor in the UK version of Robot Wars.

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+|team_members=Chris Delph<br>Ryan Delph<br>Andy Brasted
+|from=Buckinghamshire
+|stats=[[File:Akill_int_stats.png|thumb]]
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-{{For|the heavyweight|A-Kill}}
+{{For|the heavyweight of the same name|A-Kill}}
+{{quote|The main weapons for this are the front and rear crushing ability of these two arms.|Chris Delph on the weaponry}}
-'''A-Kill''' was a middleweight robot that entered two side events in Series 3 of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was an army green coloured box-shaped robot with two large outer wheels and actuated serrated spikes on the front and the back powered by car seat motors. A-Kill entered the Series 3 [[Middleweight Championship]], but it was later cancelled due to an accident in the pits. However, the robot did compete in the [[Middleweight Melee]], which was an exhibition battle to replace the cancelled championship, finishing as joint winner with [[Tentoumushi]]. The two robots also met in a side battle during the [[International League Championship]], with Tentoumushi coming out on top. The team later entered Series 6 with a heavyweight version of A-Kill, and afterwards, the team entered Series 7 and Extreme 2 with [[Saw Point (Extreme 2)|Saw Point]].
+'''A-Kill''' was a middleweight robot that competed in two side events during Series 3 of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was initially entered into that series' [[Middleweight Championship]], but the championship was cancelled due to [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Controversy#Behind-the-scenes incidents|a behind-the-scenes accident]] in [[The Pits]], so it fought in the [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Middleweight Melee|Middleweight Melee]] exhibition match, where it finished as joint winner with [[Tentoumushi]]. It also later fought Tentoumushi in the [[War of Independence]], a side battle held during the [[International League Championship]], but lost after being pushed into the pit.
+==Design==
-The robot itself originally started out as a homemade model tank, but was then turned into a robot.
+{{quote|A middleweight robot, cost 200 pounds to build, front and rear spikes the weapons, very low ground clearance here.|Jonathan Pearce describes A-Kill}}
+A-Kill was a two-wheeled box-shaped robot made out of a homemade model tank, powered by wheelchair motors and armed with sets of front and rear serrated spikes intended to ram, lift and crush opponents. It cost £200 to build, and was painted green with small Union Jacks and the robot's name on its sides and top armour.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 3===
+Following the cancellation of the Middleweight Championship, A-Kill fought in the Middleweight Melee, facing [[Ripper's Revenge]], [[Grinder]], American competitor [[Tentoumushi]], and reigning middleweight champion [[Hard Cheese]].
-For the middleweight melee, A-Kill was up against [[Ripper's Revenge]], [[Grinder]], [[Tentoumushi]], and the reigning middleweight champion [[Hard Cheese]]. A-Kill moved off rather sluggishly in the Middleweight Melee. It rounded an attack up on Hard Cheese, just as Tentoumushi covered Hard Cheese up. A-Kill backed away and drove off towards Grinder. It then pushed the immobile Grinder into Shunt who axed Grinder's top. A-Kill then remained out of the action as Hard Cheese was skewered by Sir Killalot. A-Kill then pushed Ripper's Revenge, but got caught up with Tentoumushi, as Sir Killalot pushed the latter away and Ripper's Revenge was flipped by the arena spike. The match ended and the judges decided that Tentoumushi and A-Kill were the joint winners of the Middleweight Melee.
+[[File:Grinder_shunt.jpg|thumb|left|A-Kill (bottom), backs away as Grinder is lifted by Shunt]]
+A-Kill started sluggishly, driving over the grilles before being briefly nudged by Grinder as it approached Hard Cheese and Tentoumushi. It drove alongside Hard Cheese as it became immobilised by Tentoumushi, before pushing the also-immobilised Grinder into [[Shunt]], who axed Grinder and pushed it back towards the middle of the arena. A-Kill continued to nudge Grinder as [[Dead Metal]] attacked it, before driving close to Tentoumushi and Ripper's Revenge and nudging Ripper's Revenge towards an arena spike. Sir Killalot pushed it, Grinder and Ripper's Revenge back, causing the latter to be flipped over by the spike, and stayed out of the remaining action before Tentoumushi nudged it and Dead Metal caught it in his pincers. Both it and Tentoumushi survived to the end, however, and were declared joint winners of the Middleweight Melee.
+Representing England, A-Kill also fought Tentoumushi in the War of Independence, a side battle held during the International League Championship.
-The two joint winners also met in the International League Championship's War of Independence battle. A-Kill replaced [[Hard Cheese]] in this battle as the producers thought the fight would be fairer if Tentoumushi fought a smaller robot (Tentoumushi was a lightweight). Although it is often billed as a grudge match, the War of Independence fight was actually filmed before the Middleweight Melee, despite being broadcast afterwards. A-Kill was immediately covered up by Tentoumushi and was pushed straight towards the pit, but A-Kill was able to escape Tentomushi's clutches. But A-Kill then drove towards the pit and got stuck, which meant that Tentoumushi was able to simply push it into the pit of oblivion to win for the United States of America.
+[[File:Tento_akill.jpg|thumb|right|Tentoumushi and A-Kill lock together in the War of Independence]]
+It was chosen to replace Hard Cheese, as the producers wanted a fairer draw against Tentoumushi, which was technically a lightweight competitor. While the battle was filmed before the Middleweight Melee, it was billed as a grudge match, and A-Kill started by approaching Tentoumushi as it raised its smothering shell and caught it between its chassis. Tentoumushi lowered its shell as A-Kill pushed it round in circles, before both robots separated close to the pit. Again, both robots came together, with A-Kill getting caught under Tentoumushi's shell as it tried to ram the American representative twice. However, A-Kill then drove and spun towards the pit, getting its bottom castor stuck on the edge, allowing Tentoumushi to push it fully in and win the War of Independence for the USA.
 ==Results==
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 {{Competition|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Special Events|Middleweight Melee]]|Joint Champion}}
 {{Battle|Middleweight Melee|[[Tentoumushi]], [[Hard Cheese]], [[Grinder]], [[Ripper's Revenge]]|Joint Winner}}
-{{Competition|[[International League Championship]]|War of Independence, Representing the UK}}
+{{Competition|[[International League Championship]]|War of Independence, Representing England}}
 {{Battle|War of Independence|[[Tentoumushi]] (USA)|Lost}}
 |}
 ===Wins/Losses===
-*Wins: 1 (joint with Tentoumushi)
+*Wins: 1 (joint victory with [[Tentoumushi]])
 *Losses 1
+==Series Record==
+{{Series Record EX|A-Kill|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Middleweight Melee winner'''|''Failed to qualify''|Did not enter|Entered with [[A-Kill|A-Kill (Heavyweight)]]<br>Failed to qualify with [[Saw Point (Extreme 2)|Saw Point]]|Entered with [[Saw Point (Extreme 2)|Sawpoint 2]]|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Entered with [[Saw Point (Extreme 2)|Saw Point]]}}
 ==Trivia==
-*A-Kill was the first UK robot to lose to an American Robot on [[Robot Wars|UK Robot Wars]].
+*A-Kill was the first UK robot to lose to an American competitor in the UK version of ''Robot Wars''.
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