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Black Widow was an American competitor robot that fought in Season 2 of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors. While it lost in the second round of the US Championship to Conquering Clown on a judges' decision, it won the Tag Team Terror paired with Top Secret Robotics' fellow Season 2 entry, Rocky-Bot-Boa.

The robot was driven by Tonya Bingham, the wife of Rocky-Bot-Boa's driver Douan Bingham, making her one of the few female drivers in the original run of Robot Wars.

Design

Black Widow was an invertible four-wheel drive robot armed with a front wedge and two milling cutters at the front, as well as a rear mounted steel spike. The robot was painted black and red after the colors of the black widow spider, considered one of the most venomous in the world, which also gave it its name. Despite its decidedly basic appearance, high ground clearance and exposed tires, Black Widow proved resilient and durable throughout its appearances, contributing towards its reasonable run of success in Extreme Warriors.

Robot History

Season 2

In the US Championship, Black Widow competed in Heat C, and faced Texas Tornado and Unibite 2.0 in its first round battle.

Black Widow vs Unibite — Black Widow is caught by Sir Killalot in the opening melee

It initially rammed into Texas Tornado, driving over its low box-shaped body, before ramming into Sir Killalot and backing away over a CO₂ jet. After this, Black Widow stayed out of most of the action as Texas Tornado and Unibite 2.0 proceeded to attack each other. It nudged Unibite 2.0, before helping Texas Tornado to pin Unibite 2.0 against the wall and over a flame jet. Black Widow attempted another charge at Unibite, but missed, and drove wedge-first into Sir Killalot's jaws, having one of its milling cutters bent by the House Robot as he grabbed hold of it and pushed it across the arena. Black Widow escaped, and progressed to the next round along with Unibite 2.0 after the latter immobilized Texas Tornado.

In the second round, Black Widow met Conquering Clown 2.

Black Widow vs Conquering Clown 2 — Black Widow pushes Conquering Clown 2 back

Both robots began by nudging each other in the middle of the arena, before Black Widow slammed into Conquering Clown 2's blade, sending sparks flying and causing the two machines to become stuck to each other. They separated with assistance from Sir Killalot, before Conquering Clown 2 got underneath Black Widow and pushed it into the wall and an empty CPZ, where Sgt. Bash came in and set Conquering Clown 2's head alight.

"The Conquering Clown has been conquered, but not by who you thought! Black Widow was just an innocent bystander, as Bash came in there and torched him."

— Stefan Frank notes Black Widow's lack of aggression after Conquering Clown 2's head is torched

Conquering Clown 2 vs Black Widow — Black Widow is pushed into the wall

Sgt. Bash's intervention allowed Black Widow to push Conquering Clown 2 around the arena, before Conquering Clown 2 responded by ramming it into the Disc of Doom button and the wall. Conquering Clown 2 was slammed side-on by Sgt. Bash, while Black Widow rolled itself over after clipping Sir Killalot, who came in to grab Conquering Clown 2 by its blade and hoist it into the air. Sir Killalot let go of Conquering Clown 2, who lost its afro during the attack and proceeded to follow and push Black Widow around the arena, eventually rolling it back upright. The two robots proceeded to ram each other until 'cease' was called, and the battle went to a judges' decision. The judges voted unanimously for Conquering Clown 2, eliminating Black Widow from the US Championship.

"You mentioned in the last episode that you were ready to take on any man, right? Apparently you were not ready to take on any clown."

— Mick Foley

Black Widow also fought in the Tag Team Terror competition alongside fellow Top Secret Robotics machine Rocky-Bot-Boa, driven by Tonya Bingham's husband Douan. Their first round battle saw them facing Joker and The Falcon Mark 2, with Black Widow and Joker fighting first.

Black Widow immediately slammed into Joker and pushed it across the arena, withstanding blows from Joker's disc and flails in the process before activating the Disc of Doom. As the two robots backed away, Rocky-Bot-Boa came out of its corner to assist Black Widow, as did The Falcon Mark 2, with all four robots engaging in their separate battles before Black Widow drove between The Falcon Mark 2 and Joker at one point. Joker rammed Rocky-Bot-Boa, who drove over The Falcon Mark 2's wedge and pressed the pit release button, before Black Widow hit Joker again and was pushed back, eventually getting wedged under an angle grinder. Black Widow escaped, slamming into The Falcon Mark 2 before ramming Shunt and Joker again, but was pushed onto its side by Joker as all four robots converged and were attacked by Dead Metal, though immediately landing back on its wheels. It finished the battle by pushing The Falcon into Dead Metal, with it and Rocky-Bot-Boa winning the subsequent judges' decision.

In the second round, Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa fought The Termite and General Chompsalot 2, with Black Widow again starting first and facing General Chompsalot 2 in the arena.

GC2pushesBW — General Chompsalot 2 pushes Black Widow

Robotcongaline — Rocky-Bot-Boa rams General Chompsalot 2 as it pushes Black Widow into Sir Killalot

General Chompsalot 2 immediately grabbed hold of Black Widow in the opening moments, and began pushing it around the arena as Black Widow struggled to get traction. As before, Rocky-Bot-Boa left its corner to intervene, though was unable to stop General Chompsalot 2 from pushing Black Widow into Sir Killalot, who tore a panel off of its front wedge. Meanwhile, The Termite left its corner to open the pit, and after all four robots met, Rocky-Bot-Boa pushed General Chompsalot 2 into the pit, falling in itself in the process. Black Widow and The Termite were left to fight each other alone, with Black Widow using its wedge to get under The Termite, bend one of its wheel covers and dislodge the drive chain for its drum. It momentarily speared The Termite with its spike, before rolling forwards onto the Flame Pit, with both robots appearing to be sluggish as they rammed each other again before time ran out. Again, the battle went to a judges' decision, which went in favor of the Bingham-driven machines.

In the Tag Team final, Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa faced G-Force and Sir Force A Lot. Once again, Black Widow started first along with Sir Force A Lot.

RockyForceWidow — Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa shove Sir Force A Lot into Matilda

The two robots pushed each other in the opening moments as their partners came out of their corners. Black Widow continued to attack Sir Force A Lot while Rocky-Bot-Boa pushed G-Force onto the Flame Pit and into a CPZ, before G-Force escaped and got underneath Black Widow, who appeared to have been flipped over while the cameras focused on its partner's attack. Black Widow again slammed into Sir Force A Lot as it was pushed into Matilda's CPZ by Rocky-Bot-Boa, with Sir Force A Lot retaliating by pushing Black Widow out and re-righting it. While G-Force ended up impaling itself against the arena wall, Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa continued to ram Sir Force A Lot for the remainder of the battle, although Black Widow chose to stay out of the action as the battle drew to a close. For their third consecutive battle, the judges were called to make a decision, and they once again ruled in favor of Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa, making them the Season 2 Tag Team Terror champions.

Results

BLACK WIDOW - RESULTS
Season 2
US Championship Heat, Round 2
Heat C, Round 1	vs. Texas Tornado, Unibite 2.0	Qualified
Heat C, Round 2	vs. Conquering Clown 2	Lost
Tag Team Terror Competing with Rocky-Bot-Boa, Champion
Round 1	vs. Joker & The Falcon Mark 2	Won
Round 2	vs. General Chompsalot 2 & The Termite	Won
Final	vs. G-Force & Sir Force A Lot	Won

Wins/Losses

Wins: 4
Losses: 1

Series Record

US Series	Black Widow Series Record
Season 1	Did not enter
Season 2	Heat, Round 2 Entered with Rocky-Bot-Boa
Nickelodeon	Did not enter

Outside Robot Wars

A modified version of Black Widow competed in Season 3 of Robotica as PSHHHT!, featuring a different paint scheme and a larger mill cutter within its front wedge. PSHHT! fought Scrap 8.2 in the Gauntlet and Labyrinth stages, losing the Gauntlet after getting flipped and immobilized, but winning the Labyrinth to face Mini-Rip in the Fight to the Finish. There, it was flipped by Mini-Rip and lost its front panel, before being rammed against the guard rails and driving itself off the platform as soon as the guard rails were lowered.

Honours

External Links

Team TSR Website (Archive)

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+|team_members=Tonya Bingham<br>Richard Buchan<br>Nancy Gallagher
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-'''Black Widow''' was an American competitor that fought in Season 2 of ''[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors]]''. It was driven by Tanya Bingham, wife of [[Rocky-Bot-Boa]] driver Douan Bingham, making her one of the few female drivers in Robot Wars. The robot was a 4-wheel drive invertible machine armed with a wedge and two milling cutters at the front and a steel spike at the back. It lost in the second round of the US Championships to [[Conquering Clown]] but won the Tag Team Terror competition alongside [[Rocky-Bot-Boa]].
+'''Black Widow''' was an American competitor robot that fought in Season 2 of ''[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors]]''. While it lost in the second round of the US Championship to [[Conquering Clown]] on a judges' decision, it won the Tag Team Terror paired with Top Secret Robotics' fellow Season 2 entry, [[Rocky-Bot-Boa]].
+The robot was driven by Tonya Bingham, the wife of [[Rocky-Bot-Boa]]'s driver Douan Bingham, making her one of the few female drivers in the original run of ''[[Robot Wars]]''.
+==Design==
+[[File:Black Widow.png|thumb|left|Front view of Black Widow]]
+Black Widow was an invertible four-wheel drive robot armed with a front wedge and two milling cutters at the front, as well as a rear mounted steel spike. The robot was painted black and red after the colors of the black widow spider, considered one of the most venomous in the world, which also gave it its name. Despite its decidedly basic appearance, high ground clearance and exposed tires, Black Widow proved resilient and durable throughout its appearances, contributing towards its reasonable run of success in ''Extreme Warriors''.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Season 2===
+In the US Championship, Black Widow competed in Heat C, and faced [[Texas Tornado]] and [[Unibite|Unibite 2.0]] in its first round battle.
-In the US Championship, Black Widow faced Texas Tornado and Unibite.  Aside from the occasional attack, not much of it was seen, as Unibite and Texas Tornado focused on each other.  Black Widow erred into Killalot's CPZ, where the massive house robot bent its cutter.  Unibite then immobilized Texas Tornado, meaning Black Widow was through to the next round.  There, it met Conquering Clown 2.  The two collided at the start, sending up a shower of sparks when their spinning weapons met.  The two were momentarily locked together before Conquering Clown 2 got underneath Black Widow and pushed it into a CPZ, where Sergeant Bash set its head alight.
+[[File:Black Widow vs Unibite.jpg|thumb|Black Widow is caught by Sir Killalot in the opening melee]]
+It initially rammed into Texas Tornado, driving over its low box-shaped body, before ramming into [[Sir Killalot]] and backing away over a CO<sub>2</sub> jet. After this, Black Widow stayed out of most of the action as Texas Tornado and Unibite 2.0 proceeded to attack each other. It nudged Unibite 2.0, before helping Texas Tornado to pin Unibite 2.0 against the wall and over a flame jet. Black Widow attempted another charge at Unibite, but missed, and drove wedge-first into Sir Killalot's jaws, having one of its milling cutters bent by the House Robot as he grabbed hold of it and pushed it across the arena. Black Widow escaped, and progressed to the next round along with Unibite 2.0 after the latter immobilized Texas Tornado.
+In the second round, Black Widow met [[Conquering Clown|Conquering Clown 2]].
-{{Quote|The Conquering Clown has been conquered, but not by who you thought, Black Widow was just an innocent bystander.|Stefan Frank notes Black Widow's lack of aggression in the fight}}
+[[File:Black Widow vs Conquering Clown 2.jpg|thumb|left|Black Widow pushes Conquering Clown 2 back]]
+Both robots began by nudging each other in the middle of the arena, before Black Widow slammed into Conquering Clown 2's blade, sending sparks flying and causing the two machines to become stuck to each other. They separated with assistance from Sir Killalot, before Conquering Clown 2 got underneath Black Widow and pushed it into the wall and an empty CPZ, where [[Sergeant Bash|Sgt. Bash]] came in and set Conquering Clown 2's head alight.
+{{Quote|The Conquering Clown has been conquered, but not by who you thought! Black Widow was just an innocent bystander, as Bash came in there and torched him.|[[Stefan Frank]] notes Black Widow's lack of aggression after Conquering Clown 2's head is torched}}
+[[File:Conquering Clown 2 vs Black Widow.jpg|thumb|Black Widow is pushed into the wall]]
+Sgt. Bash's intervention allowed Black Widow to push Conquering Clown 2 around the arena, before Conquering Clown 2 responded by ramming it into the Disc of Doom button and the wall. Conquering Clown 2 was slammed side-on by Sgt. Bash, while Black Widow rolled itself over after clipping Sir Killalot, who came in to grab Conquering Clown 2 by its blade and hoist it into the air. Sir Killalot let go of Conquering Clown 2, who lost its afro during the attack and proceeded to follow and push Black Widow around the arena, eventually rolling it back upright. The two robots proceeded to ram each other until 'cease' was called, and the battle went to a judges' decision. The judges voted unanimously for Conquering Clown 2, eliminating Black Widow from the US Championship.
+{{quote|You mentioned in the last episode that you were ready to take on any man, right? Apparently you were not ready to take on any clown.|Mick Foley}}
-The house robots came in to bully Conquering Clown, and Black Widow was flipped in the process.  Inverted, Black Widow could not get under Conquering Clown, so it charged at its opponent to right itself.  As the last few seconds ticked down, Conquering Clown got underneath Black Widow and pushed it around for the rest of the match.  It went to the judges, who ruled against Black Widow.
+Black Widow also fought in the Tag Team Terror competition alongside fellow Top Secret Robotics machine [[Rocky-Bot-Boa]], driven by Tonya Bingham's husband Douan. Their first round battle saw them facing [[Joker]] and [[Falcon|The Falcon Mark 2]], with Black Widow and Joker fighting first.
-Black Widow fought in the Tag Team Terror championship alongside Rocky-Bot-Boa.  Their first match was against Joker and Falcon Mark 2.  Black Widow started out in the arena, against Joker.  Black widow took a few blows from Joker but didn't appear to be damaged. The one-on-one battle between the two ended Rocky-Bot-Boa and Falcon joined the fray only a few seconds in.  Black Widow had a momentary scare when Joker turned it onto its side, however it easily turned itself back onto its wheels.  The match went to a judges' decision, who ruled in favor of Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa.  Pitted against The Termite and General Chompsalot, Black Widow faced the latter in the arena. General Chompsalot immediately grabbed hold of Black Widow, and began pushing it around the arena.  Rocky-Bot-Boa attempted to intervene, but General Chompsalot pushed Black Widow into Sir Killalot, who tore a panel off of Black Widow. The Termite opened the pit, and Rocky-Bot-Boa and General Chompsalot both fell in, leaving Black Widow was left to fight The Termite alone.  Black Widow used its spike to bend The Termite's wheel guards, before driving over the flame pit.  Both robots were moving slowly and uncontrollably, but nevertheless still mobile, so it went to a judges' decision, which was once again awarded to the Binghams' robots.  In the final, they faced G-Force and Sir Force A Lot. Black Widow began the fight opposite G-Force, but once again, their partners immediately flouted the tag rules and came out of their corners.  Neither Black Widow's nor G-Force's weapons were working, so the two engaged in a pushing match, with Black Widow being flipped while off screen. G-Force got underneath Black Widow and shoved it, inadvertently righting it in the process. Black Widow was not seen again in the match, however all four robots were still mobile, so the judges had to choose the winner, and they ruled that Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa were the new Tag Team Terror Champions.
+Black Widow immediately slammed into Joker and pushed it across the arena, withstanding blows from Joker's disc and flails in the process before activating the Disc of Doom. As the two robots backed away, Rocky-Bot-Boa came out of its corner to assist Black Widow, as did The Falcon Mark 2, with all four robots engaging in their separate battles before Black Widow drove between The Falcon Mark 2 and Joker at one point. Joker rammed Rocky-Bot-Boa, who drove over The Falcon Mark 2's wedge and pressed the pit release button, before Black Widow hit Joker again and was pushed back, eventually getting wedged under an angle grinder. Black Widow escaped, slamming into The Falcon Mark 2 before ramming [[Shunt]] and Joker again, but was pushed onto its side by Joker as all four robots converged and were attacked by [[Dead Metal]], though immediately landing back on its wheels. It finished the battle by pushing The Falcon into Dead Metal, with it and Rocky-Bot-Boa winning the subsequent judges' decision.
+In the second round, Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa fought [[The Termite]] and [[General Chompsalot|General Chompsalot 2]], with Black Widow again starting first and facing General Chompsalot 2 in the arena.
+[[File:GC2pushesBW.jpg|thumb|left|General Chompsalot 2 pushes Black Widow]]
+[[File:Robotcongaline.jpg|thumb|Rocky-Bot-Boa rams General Chompsalot 2 as it pushes Black Widow into Sir Killalot]]
+General Chompsalot 2 immediately grabbed hold of Black Widow in the opening moments, and began pushing it around the arena as Black Widow struggled to get traction. As before, Rocky-Bot-Boa left its corner to intervene, though was unable to stop General Chompsalot 2 from pushing Black Widow into Sir Killalot, who tore a panel off of its front wedge. Meanwhile, The Termite left its corner to open the pit, and after all four robots met, Rocky-Bot-Boa pushed General Chompsalot 2 into the pit, falling in itself in the process. Black Widow and The Termite were left to fight each other alone, with Black Widow using its wedge to get under The Termite, bend one of its wheel covers and dislodge the drive chain for its drum. It momentarily speared The Termite with its spike, before rolling forwards onto the Flame Pit, with both robots appearing to be sluggish as they rammed each other again before time ran out. Again, the battle went to a judges' decision, which went in favor of the Bingham-driven machines.
+In the Tag Team final, Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa faced [[G-Force]] and [[Sir Force A Lot]]. Once again, Black Widow started first along with Sir Force A Lot.
+[[File:RockyForceWidow.jpg|thumb|left|Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa shove Sir Force A Lot into Matilda]]
+The two robots pushed each other in the opening moments as their partners came out of their corners. Black Widow continued to attack Sir Force A Lot while Rocky-Bot-Boa pushed G-Force onto the Flame Pit and into a CPZ, before G-Force escaped and got underneath Black Widow, who appeared to have been flipped over while the cameras focused on its partner's attack. Black Widow again slammed into Sir Force A Lot as it was pushed into [[Matilda|Matilda's]] CPZ by Rocky-Bot-Boa, with Sir Force A Lot retaliating by pushing Black Widow out and re-righting it. While G-Force ended up impaling itself against the arena wall, Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa continued to ram Sir Force A Lot for the remainder of the battle, although Black Widow chose to stay out of the action as the battle drew to a close. For their third consecutive battle, the judges were called to make a decision, and they once again ruled in favor of Black Widow and Rocky-Bot-Boa, making them the Season 2  Tag Team Terror champions.
 ==Results==
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 {{Show|Season 2}}
 {{Competition|US Championship|Heat, Round 2}}
-{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Heat C|Heat C]], Round 1|[[Texas Tornado]], [[Unibite|Unibite 2.0]]|Qualified}}
+{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Heat C|Heat C, Round 1]]|[[Texas Tornado]], [[Unibite|Unibite 2.0]]|Qualified}}
-{{Battle|Heat C, Round 2|[[Conquering Clown|Conquering Clown 2]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Heat C|Heat C, Round 2]]|[[Conquering Clown|Conquering Clown 2]]|Lost}}
 {{Competition|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Tag Team Terror|Tag Team Terror]]|Competing with [[Rocky-Bot-Boa]], Champion}}
-{{Battle|Round 1|[[Falcon Mark 2]] & [[Joker]]|Won}}
+{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Tag Team Terror|Round 1]]|[[Joker]] & [[Falcon|The Falcon Mark 2]] |Won}}
-{{Battle|Round 2|[[General Chompsalot|General Chompsalot 2]] & [[The Termite]]|Won}}
+{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Tag Team Terror|Round 2]]|[[General Chompsalot|General Chompsalot 2]] & [[The Termite]]|Won}}
-{{Battle|Final|[[G-Force]] & [[Sir Force A Lot]]|Won}}
+{{Battle|[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Tag Team Terror|Final]]|[[G-Force]] & [[Sir Force A Lot]]|Won}}
 |}
 ===Wins/Losses===
 *Wins: 4
 *Losses: 1
 ==Series Record==
+{{Series Record US|Black Widow|Did not enter|'''Heat, Round 2'''<br>Entered with [[Rocky-Bot-Boa]]}}
-*Season 1: Did not enter
-*Season 2: Heat, Round 2
 ==Outside Robot Wars==
+[[File:PSHHHT!.jpg|thumb|200px|PSHHHT!]]
-A modified version of Black Widow competed in the third season of ''Robotica'', under the name '''PSHHHT!'''.
+A modified version of Black Widow competed in Season 3 of ''Robotica'' as '''PSHHHT!''', featuring a different paint scheme and a larger mill cutter within its front wedge. PSHHT! fought Scrap 8.2 in the Gauntlet and Labyrinth stages, losing the Gauntlet after getting flipped and immobilized, but winning the Labyrinth to face Mini-Rip in the Fight to the Finish. There, it was flipped by Mini-Rip and lost its front panel, before being rammed against the guard rails and driving itself off the platform as soon as the guard rails were lowered.
 ==Honours==
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 }}
 {{End Box}}
-{{American Finalists}}
+== External Links ==
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030511223103/http://home.ec.rr.com/tsrrobotics/tsrrobotics_002.htm Team TSR Website (Archive)]
+{{American Notables}}
 {{Tag Team Terror Finalists}}
 {{Extreme Warriors 2 Competitors}}
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