Creeping Death was a heavyweight robot that competed in the 1995 US Robot Wars competition where it lost in the first round against DooMore.
Design[]
Creeping Death was a tracked robot, appearing similar to a grey tank with a toy cannon on the top. The robot was heavily armoured around the sides with spikes all over and it was decorated with a red flame decal.
Its name was likely a reference to the 1984 Metallica song Creeping Death.
Builder Josh Buchbinder is a well known hacker going by the name Sir Dystic.[1]
Robot History[]
1995 Championship[]
In the first round of the Heavyweight championship, Creeping Death faced DooMore. An incredibly slow start with Creeping Death seemingly immobile from the start and DooMore taking over fifteen seconds to travel from one end of the arena to the other. Upon getting to Creeping Death, DooMore carefully positioned itself with the pneumatic spike to stab Creeping Death. After a few attempts, DooMore backed away before speeding towards Creeping Death and attempting to use the spike again, narrowly missing its opponent.
Creeping Death wasn't finished as it fought in a Heavyweight Melee to qualify for the final melee. Here it fought The Master and Namreko 2000. The Master was equipped with an unusual thin thwacking panel which had two chains at the end of it. The match began with all three robots clashing in the centre, with The Master thwacking Namreko 2000 on the top of its body as Creeping Death slowly smashing in on Namreko's side as The Master backed away. As Creeping Death, aimlessly drove away from the fight, The Master started thrashing Namreko 2000 on the top and against the sides. Meanwhile, Creeping Death, seemingly suffering from mobility issues, struggled to navigate around the arena and as it aimlessly drove near one of the arena mousetraps, the swinging ball hazard ended up smashing the side of the robot, knocking Creeping Death out.
Results[]
| CREEPING DEATH - RESULTS | ||
| Robot Wars: 1995 Championship | ||
| Heavyweight Championship First Round | ||
| Round 1 | vs. DooMore | Lost |
| Heavyweight Melee Melee 1,Lost | ||
| Heavyweight Melee 1 | vs. The Master, Namreko 2000 | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 2
Series Record[]
| Events | Creeping Death Event Record |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Did Not Enter |
| 1995 | Heavyweight Round 1 |
| 1996 | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter |
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