Changes: Anorakaphobia

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"Our main weapon is this lethal axe-type thing, which goes at four beats a second, and our secondary weapon's these chainsaw chains, which are designed to pull our opponents up on top of the robot, and then we can flip it over with the axe."

— Jonathan Metcalf on the weaponry

Anorakaphobia was a competitor that only appeared in the third series of Robot Wars. It reached the second round of its Heat, before losing to The Big Cheese there.

Anorakaphobia's unique design also earned it a nomination for the Best Design Award in Series 3, but it lost out to Razer.

Design

"The five motors can generate 20 miles per hour, power for the two chainsaws and hammer too, the bodyshell is made from aluminium with two fiberglass-moulded pods. It cost £3000 to buil over two months."

— Jonathan Pearce describes Anorakophobia

The Series 3 Anorakaphobia was a long, curved wedge-shaped robot made out of aluminium with two fibreglass moulded wheel pods, and armed with a quick-firing spiked hammer and two chainsaw chains which travelled all the way up the wedge. The chains were designed to snag opponents and drag them over its body, with the spiked hammer also doubling as a flipper which intended to overturn opponents once they were on top of its wedge. Anorakaphobia was painted black and yellow, had a top speed of 20mph, and cost £3000 to build over two months. It was notable as one of the fastest robots in Series 3, as well as having one of the fastest axe/hammer weapons in the show, its hammer firing at four hits per second.

Qualification

Anorakaphobia qualified for Series 3 after attending the auditions, and performing adequately in the obstacle course, leading to its selection for the Third Wars.

A brand-new version of Anorakaphobia was built for Series 4, shaped like a World War I tank, driven by tracks which doubled as cutting weaponry. Anorakaphobia fought a qualifier battle against Dantomkia, but lost the battle. As the battle was also deemed "boring", neither robot would go on to qualify for the Fourth Wars.

Robot History

Series 3

In its first round battle of Heat E, Anorakaphobia was drawn up against Miss Ile.

Anorakaphobia vs ms ile — Anorakaphobia bashes Miss lle

Anorakaphobia started the more aggressive robot, driving up Miss Ile's scoop and pushing it into the wall while Sergeant Bash popped its opponent's eyes. It used its hammer to pound on Miss Ile's fibreglass shell, before pushing it around the middle of the arena. During the battle, Miles Kingsbury took over the controls from his son, David, while Anorakaphobia drove onto the arena spikes shortly afterwards. Anorakaphobia recovered, pushing Miss Ile onto the edge of the pit and allowing Matilda to nudge Miss Ile in. In the post-match interview with Philippa Forrester, it was revealed that David Kingsbury had felt ill and needed to be sick in the control booth during the fight, resulting in the driver change mid-bout.

In the second round, Anorakaphobia fought The Big Cheese.

Both robots started tentatively, with Anorakaphobia carefully avoiding The Big Cheese's lifting arm, preventing the larger yellow machine from getting under it. Eventually, The Big Cheese used its lifting arm to clamp Anorakaphobia's hammer, before dragging it into the pit, eliminating Anorakaphobia from the competition.

At the end of the Third Wars, Anorakaphobia was nominated for the Best Design Award; however, it lost out to Razer, who won the award for the second consecutive series.

Results

ANORAKAPHOBIA - RESULTS
Series 3
The Third Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 2
Heat E, Round 1	vs. Miss Ile	Won
Heat E, Round 2	vs. The Big Cheese	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 1
Losses: 1

Series Record

AnorakophobiaTeam — The team with Anorakaphobia

Series	Anorakaphobia Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Heat, Round 2
The Fourth Wars	Failed to qualify
The Fifth Wars	Did not enter
The Sixth Wars	Did not enter
The Seventh Wars	Did not enter
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter

Honours

Nominations

Best Design Award - Robot Wars: The Third Wars

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+{{quote|Our main weapon is this lethal axe-type thing, which goes at four beats a second, and our secondary weapon's these chainsaw chains, which are designed to pull our opponents up on top of the robot, and then we can flip it over with the axe.|Jonathan Metcalf on the weaponry}}
-'''Anorakaphobia''' was a one-time competitor in the third season of Robot Wars. It was a very fast robot, one of the fastest in the wars. It was a long, curved, black and yellow wedge, with a hammer as its weapon, and with two chainsaw chains that travelled alongside the weapon that were designed to entangle opponents and drag them up and over its body. This unique design got it a nomination for Best Design, but it missed out to Razer.
+'''Anorakaphobia''' was a competitor that only appeared in the third series of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It reached the second round of its Heat, before losing to [[The Big Cheese]] there.
+Anorakaphobia's unique design also earned it a nomination for the Best Design Award in Series 3, but it lost out to [[Razer]].
-Anorakaphobia also attempted to qualify for Series 4, but lost to [[Dantomkia|Dantomkia 1.0]] after a long and boring battle, which ultimately resulted in neither robot qualifing (despite the latter having a second, more interesting qualifier later).
+==Design==
+{{quote|The five motors can generate 20 miles per hour, power for the two chainsaws and hammer too, the bodyshell is made from aluminium with two fiberglass-moulded pods. It cost £3000 to buil over two months.|[[Jonathan Pearce]] describes Anorakophobia}}
+The Series 3 Anorakaphobia was a long, curved wedge-shaped robot made out of aluminium with two fibreglass moulded wheel pods, and armed with a quick-firing spiked hammer and two chainsaw chains which travelled all the way up the wedge. The chains were designed to snag opponents and drag them over its body, with the spiked hammer also doubling as a flipper which intended to overturn opponents once they were on top of its wedge. Anorakaphobia was painted black and yellow, had a top speed of 20mph, and cost £3000 to build over two months. It was notable as one of the fastest robots in Series 3, as well as having one of the fastest axe/hammer weapons in the show, its hammer firing at four hits per second.
+==Qualification==
+Anorakaphobia qualified for Series 3 after attending the auditions, and performing adequately in the obstacle course, leading to its selection for the Third Wars.
+A brand-new version of Anorakaphobia was built for Series 4, shaped like a World War I tank, driven by tracks which doubled as cutting weaponry. Anorakaphobia fought a qualifier battle against [[Dantomkia]], but lost the battle. As the battle was also deemed "boring", neither robot would go on to qualify for the Fourth Wars.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 3===
+In its first round battle of Heat E, Anorakaphobia was drawn up against [[Miss Ile]].
-Anorakaphobia drove up Miss Ile's scoop, pushing it onto the flame pit. Anorakophobia started to use its extremely speedy hammer, and Miss Ile lost its other eye. Anorakaphobia pushed Miss Ile and used its hammer, before pushing it into the pit. In the second round, both robots had a slow start, with Anorakaphobia carefully avoiding The Big Cheese's lifting arm - The Big Cheese could not get under Anorakaphobia.  Eventually Anorakaphobia got trapped between The Big Cheese's arm and wedge, and was put in the pit.
+[[File:Anorakaphobia_vs_ms_ile.png|thumb|left|Anorakaphobia bashes Miss lle]]
+Anorakaphobia started the more aggressive robot, driving up Miss Ile's scoop and pushing it into the wall while [[Sergeant Bash]] popped its opponent's eyes. It used its hammer to pound on Miss Ile's fibreglass shell, before pushing it around the middle of the arena. During the battle, Miles Kingsbury took over the controls from his son, David, while Anorakaphobia drove onto the arena spikes shortly afterwards. Anorakaphobia recovered, pushing Miss Ile onto the edge of the pit and allowing Matilda to nudge Miss Ile in. In the post-match interview with [[Philippa Forrester]], it was revealed that David Kingsbury had felt ill and needed to be sick in the control booth during the fight, resulting in the driver change mid-bout.
+In the second round, Anorakaphobia fought [[The Big Cheese]].
+[[File:Big_Cheese_pits_Anorakaphobia.jpg|thumb|The Big Cheese pits Anorakaphobia]]
+Both robots started tentatively, with Anorakaphobia carefully avoiding The Big Cheese's lifting arm, preventing the larger yellow machine from getting under it. Eventually, The Big Cheese used its lifting arm to clamp Anorakaphobia's hammer, before dragging it into the pit, eliminating Anorakaphobia from the competition.
+At the end of the Third Wars, Anorakaphobia was nominated for the Best Design Award; however, it lost out to [[Razer]], who won the award for the second consecutive series.
 ==Results==
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 {{Show|Series 3}}
 {{Competition|The Third Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 2}}
-{{Battle|Heat E, Round 1|[[Miss Ile]]|Won}}
+{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Heat E|Heat E]], Round 1|[[Miss Ile]]|Won}}
 {{Battle|Heat E, Round 2|[[The Big Cheese]]|Lost}}
 |}
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 ==Series Record==
+[[File:AnorakophobiaTeam.jpg|thumb|The team with Anorakaphobia]]
-*Series 1-2: Did not enter
-*Series 3: Heat, Round 2
+{{Series Record|Anorakaphobia|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Heat, Round 2'''|''Failed to qualify''}}
-*Series 4: Failed to qualify
+==Honours==
-*Series 5-7: Did not enter
+'''Nominations'''
+*'''Best Design Award''' - [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars]]
+{{Series 3 Competitors}}
 [[Category:UK Series competitors]]
 [[Category:Best Design Nominees]]
-[[Category:Robots that debuted in Series 3]]
-[[Category:Robots with equal amount of Losses and Wins]]
 [[Category:Robots with Hammers]]
 [[Category:Robots from Oxfordshire]]
 [[Category:Robots with puns for names]]
+[[Category:Robots with Conveyor Belts]]
+[[Category:Robots with an equal amount of Wins and Losses]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 3]]
+[[Category:Robots which only fought in Series 3]]