The Challenge Belt (sometimes referred to as the WAR Challenge Belt) was a winner-stays-on competition held in both series of Robot Wars Extreme, as well as in Nickelodeon Robot Wars. The rules were that anyone could challenge the holder for the belt and if they declined, they lost by default. Three successful defences and they would keep the belt and be given another one to defend.
Extreme 1[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Challenge Belt
| First Holder: | Behemoth (2x wins) |
Second Holder: | Tornado (5x wins) |
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Behemoth, original holders of the Challenge Belt
At the start of Extreme 1, the belt was awarded to Behemoth by the fictional 'World Association of Robotics' or 'WAR' because of the teams' claim that it was unbeatable and the first challenge was the main event of the first episode. Behemoth defeated The Steel Avenger and Stinger before losing to Tornado. Tornado went on to defeat Comengetorix and Wild Thing to take the first belt and was awarded another one to defend. It beat Chaos 2 and Pussycat, but no third challenge came.
Challenges
- Behemoth vs The Steel Avenger: Behemoth won
- Behemoth vs Stinger: Behemoth won
- Behemoth vs Tornado: Tornado won
- Tornado vs Comengetorix: Tornado won
- Tornado vs Wild Thing: Tornado won
- Tornado vs Chaos 2: Tornado won
- Tornado vs Pussycat: Tornado won
Extreme 2[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Challenge Belt
| Dantomkia | Hypno-Disc | Sir Chromalot | S.M.I.D.S.Y. |
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| Barber-ous 2 | Iron-Awe 2 | Terrorhurtz | Vader |
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Terrorhurtz is defeated by Tornado
The format of the Challenge Belt changed drastically for Extreme 2, because Tornado needed a third challenge. It was now a knockout tournament between eight robots, the winner of which would get to give Tornado its third challenge. Terrorhurtz defeated Dantomkia to win the knockout competition, only to be defeated by Tornado in under 20 seconds, the shortest battle in Extreme 2.
Round 1
- Dantomkia vs Hypno-Disc vs Sir Chromalot vs S.M.I.D.S.Y.: Dantomkia & S.M.I.D.S.Y. qualified
- Barber-ous 2 vs Iron-Awe 2 vs Terrorhurtz vs Vader: Iron-Awe 2 & Terrorhurtz qualified
Round 2
- Dantomkia vs Iron-Awe 2: Dantomkia won
- S.M.I.D.S.Y. vs Terrorhurtz: Terrorhurtz won
Round 3
- Dantomkia vs Terrorhurtz: Terrorhurtz won
Final
- Tornado vs Terrorhurtz: Tornado won
Nickelodeon[]
- Main article: Nickelodeon Robot Wars/Challenge Belt
Tut Tut battles Rosie The Riveter 2
Following the same rules and format as the Extreme 1 iteration, the Nickelodeon Challenge Belt was awarded to Tyranabot in Episode 3 following its title victory in the US Championship. However, it lost to Tut Tut in the first challenge, aired as the Main Event of this episode. Tut Tut would beat rival hopefuls Rosie the Riveter 2 and Probophobia in Episodes 4 and Episode 5 to win the belt - the only one it would receive.
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- Tyranabot vs Tut Tut: Tut Tut won
- Tut Tut vs Rosie the Riveter 2: Tut Tut won
- Tut Tut vs Probophobia: Tut Tut won
Trivia[]
- In the Italian dub of Extreme 1, the Challenge Belt was referred to as La Cintura del Potere, directly translating to "The Belt of Power".[1]
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