Changes: Destruct-A-Bubble

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"You will get in trouble, if you mess with the bubble!"

— On a fan's banner

One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was a ball shaped robot made of carbon fibre and kevlar with a flat bottom which competed in Robot Wars. In Series 4, it had a two foot long pneumatic lance weapon (nicknamed "the mother-in-law's tongue") and was painted yellow with red hair and a cartoon style face complete with titanium eyebrows and occasionally a "hairnet" to snag spinning weapons. Some parts came from a tractor, the robot had a steel chassis and it was bottom heavy which made it difficult to flip over. It was redesigned for Series 5 with an overhead spike weapon powered by an old industrial floor strummer motor, and new shock activated electronic eyes, making it past the first round, but then lost to Rick.

One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was changed again and attempted to qualify for Series 6. At the qualifiers, it appeared with two different designs, for reasons unknown. At the qualifiers, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles fought Dantomkia, Maximus, and Iron-Awe 2. At the start of the battle, Maximus attacked One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles, cutting off a part of its swinging arm, whilst Dantomika flipped over Iron-Awe. Dantomkia came in and flipped over Maximus, and attacked One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles. The two continued battling until the end of the battle, with both surviving to the end. Dantomkia was judged to be the winner, Iron-Awe was given a discretionary place to qualify, but One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles failed to qualify and the robot was subsequently retired.

One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was originally named Millennium Doom, but the team changed its name at the last moment. The cause for the name change is unknown.

Robot History

Series 4

"Here we have something that doesn't really look like a robot."

— Julia Reed

File:One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles.jpg

Series 4 appearance

Destruct a bubble axed — Killerhurtz axes the top of One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles

One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles's first round battle saw it go up against the number 16 seeds Killerhurtz and Eric. During the battle, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was initially unable to get up to speed to launch an attack on either of its opponents, who attacked each other. Eric later attacked One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles, trying to flip it, but the Bubble was able to shift away. Killerhurtz then intercepted a One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles attack on Eric and slammed into into the arena wall a few times, without firing the axe. One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles then got away as Killerhurtz and Eric returned to attack each other again. As Killerhurtz then axed Eric, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles tried to deploy its tongue weapon on Eric, before Eric was released. Killerhurtz then attacked One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles again, breaking through the bubble with its axe. Killerhurtz was then able to get one more axe blow in on One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles before cease was called for a judges' decision. One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was eliminated, mainly due to a lack of aggression.

"A little bit of plastic surgery will do for One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles. A bit like the mother-in-law actually."

— Jonathan Pearce

One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles also fought in the Sumo Basho competition of the Fourth Wars, it survived for 11.91 seconds in the ring against Shunt before driving straight off, placing it 7th on the leaderboard overall out of 16.

Series 5

"One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles's back, as ridiculous as ever"

— Philippa Forrester

BubbleAxeCDent — One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles and Axe-C-Dent lock weapons

In the first round, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was drawn up against newcomers Axe-C-Dent. From the off, the two robots collided, with One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles's weaponry trying to clamp down on Axe-C-Dent, but instead getting trapped with the latter's spinning hammer weapon. The two then separated, with One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles then bumping into the Refbot, before attacking Axe-C-Dent again. One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles then reversed away and slammed into the arena wall, but then it became apparent that Axe-C-Dent had been immobilised. Axe-C-Dent was subsequently counted out, and One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was through to Round 2.

Craig Charles: "How far do you think you can go in this competition? There's a lot of big boys."

Peter Richards: "We'll go all the way"

— Post-battle interview

This glory did not last long, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was then due to fight the 21st seeds Suicidal Tendencies, but after the latter broke down and retired, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles found itself pitted against the reinstated Rick.

RickBubble — One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles punctured and pitted

In the battle, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was flicked up by Rick's flipper a few times before soon afterwards coming to a halt. Shunt came out and axed it, before Rick came in and flipped it right over. Shunt came out again, axing One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles and righting it in the process, but also getting red-carded by the Refbot. As the Refbot began counting out One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles, Rick came in again to flip it down the pit before the count was up, eliminating the Bubble from the competition.

"Your bubble's burst"

— Craig Charles to the defeated One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles team

Results

One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles - RESULTS
Series 4
The Fourth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1
Heat I, Eliminator	vs. Killerhurtz (16), Eric	Eliminated
Sumo Basho 7th
Sumo	11.91 seconds	7th
Series 5
The Fifth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 2
Heat K, Eliminator	vs. Axe-C-Dent	Won
Heat K, Semi-Final	vs. Rick	Lost

Wins/Losses

One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles's name misspelled on the leaderboard
One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles as it entered the Sixth wars qualifier
One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles (with a different design) at the Sixth Wars qualifiers
One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles after failing the qualifier.

Wins: 1
Losses: 2

Series Record

Series 1-3: Did not enter
Series 4: Heat, Round 1
Series 5: Heat, Round 2
Series 6: Failed to qualify
Series 7: Did not enter

Trivia

One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was one of six robots to be a figurine for the Robot Wars Board Game.
In Series 4, the team intended to use a "hairnet" to snag spinning devices, but this was a prohibited entanglement weapon and thus wasn't used.
On the leaderboard for the Sumo Basho, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was mistakenly named Distruct-A-Bubble.

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+|caption=One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles in Series 5
 |series=4-5
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-|team=Team Destruct-A-Bubble
+|team=Team One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles
 |team_members=Bill Cozens<br/>Lawrence Cozens<br/>Malcolm Burrells<br/><small>(Series 4)</small><br/>Peter Richards<br/><small>(Series 5)</small>
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 {{quote|You will get in trouble, if you mess with the bubble!|On a fan's banner}}
-'''Destruct-A-Bubble''' was a ball shaped robot made of carbon fibre and kevlar with a flat bottom which competed in ''[[Robot Wars]]''. In Series 4, it had a two foot long pneumatic lance weapon (nicknamed "the mother-in-law's tongue") and was painted yellow with red hair and a cartoon style face complete with titanium eyebrows and occasionally a "hairnet" to snag spinning weapons. Some parts came from a tractor, the robot had a steel chassis and it was bottom heavy which made it difficult to flip over. It was redesigned for Series 5 with an overhead spike weapon powered by an old industrial floor strummer motor, and new shock activated electronic eyes, making it past the first round, but then lost to [[Rick]].
+'''One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles''' was a ball shaped robot made of carbon fibre and kevlar with a flat bottom which competed in ''[[Robot Wars]]''. In Series 4, it had a two foot long pneumatic lance weapon (nicknamed "the mother-in-law's tongue") and was painted yellow with red hair and a cartoon style face complete with titanium eyebrows and occasionally a "hairnet" to snag spinning weapons. Some parts came from a tractor, the robot had a steel chassis and it was bottom heavy which made it difficult to flip over. It was redesigned for Series 5 with an overhead spike weapon powered by an old industrial floor strummer motor, and new shock activated electronic eyes, making it past the first round, but then lost to [[Rick]].
-Destruct-A-Bubble was changed again and attempted to qualify for Series 6. At the qualifiers, it appeared with two different designs, for reasons unknown. At the qualifiers, Destruct-A-Bubble fought [[Dantomkia]], [[Maximus]], and [[Iron-Awe|Iron-Awe 2]]. At the start of the battle, Maximus attacked Destruct-A-Bubble, cutting off a part of its swinging arm, whilst Dantomika flipped over Iron-Awe. Dantomkia came in and flipped over Maximus, and attacked Destruct-A-Bubble. The two continued battling until the end of the battle, with both surviving to the end. Dantomkia was judged to be the winner, Iron-Awe was given a discretionary place to qualify, but Destruct-A-Bubble failed to qualify and the robot was subsequently retired.
+One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was changed again and attempted to qualify for Series 6. At the qualifiers, it appeared with two different designs, for reasons unknown. At the qualifiers, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles fought [[Dantomkia]], [[Maximus]], and [[Iron-Awe|Iron-Awe 2]]. At the start of the battle, Maximus attacked One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles, cutting off a part of its swinging arm, whilst Dantomika flipped over Iron-Awe. Dantomkia came in and flipped over Maximus, and attacked One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles. The two continued battling until the end of the battle, with both surviving to the end. Dantomkia was judged to be the winner, Iron-Awe was given a discretionary place to qualify, but One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles failed to qualify and the robot was subsequently retired.
-Destruct-A-Bubble was originally named '''Millennium Doom''', but the team changed its name at the last moment. The cause for the name change is unknown.
+One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was originally named '''Millennium Doom''', but the team changed its name at the last moment. The cause for the name change is unknown.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 4===
 {{Quote|Here we have something that doesn't really look like a robot.|[[Julia Reed]]}}
-[[File:Destruct-a-bubble.jpg|thumb|left|Series 4 appearance]]
+[[File:One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles.jpg|thumb|left|Series 4 appearance]]
-[[File:Destruct_a_bubble_axed.png|thumb|Killerhurtz axes the top of Destruct-a-Bubble]] Destruct-A-Bubble's first round battle saw it go up against the number 16 seeds [[Killerhurtz]] and [[Eric]]. During the battle, Destruct-A-Bubble was initially unable to get up to speed to launch an attack on either of its opponents, who attacked each other. Eric later attacked Destruct-A-Bubble, trying to flip it, but the Bubble was able to shift away. Killerhurtz then intercepted a Destruct-A-Bubble attack on Eric and slammed into into the arena wall a few times, without firing the axe. Destruct-A-Bubble then got away as Killerhurtz and Eric returned to attack each other again. As Killerhurtz then axed Eric, Destruct-A-Bubble tried to deploy its tongue weapon on Eric, before Eric was released. Killerhurtz then attacked Destruct-A-Bubble again, breaking through the bubble with its axe. Killerhurtz was then able to get one more axe blow in on Destruct-A-Bubble before cease was called for a judges' decision. Destruct-A-Bubble was eliminated, mainly due to a lack of aggression.
+[[File:Destruct_a_bubble_axed.png|thumb|Killerhurtz axes the top of One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles]] One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles's first round battle saw it go up against the number 16 seeds [[Killerhurtz]] and [[Eric]]. During the battle, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was initially unable to get up to speed to launch an attack on either of its opponents, who attacked each other. Eric later attacked One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles, trying to flip it, but the Bubble was able to shift away. Killerhurtz then intercepted a One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles attack on Eric and slammed into into the arena wall a few times, without firing the axe. One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles then got away as Killerhurtz and Eric returned to attack each other again. As Killerhurtz then axed Eric, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles tried to deploy its tongue weapon on Eric, before Eric was released. Killerhurtz then attacked One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles again, breaking through the bubble with its axe. Killerhurtz was then able to get one more axe blow in on One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles before cease was called for a judges' decision. One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was eliminated, mainly due to a lack of aggression.
-{{quote|A little bit of plastic surgery will do for Destruct-A-Bubble. A bit like the mother-in-law actually.|Jonathan Pearce}}
+{{quote|A little bit of plastic surgery will do for One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles. A bit like the mother-in-law actually.|Jonathan Pearce}}
-Destruct-A-Bubble also fought in the ''Sumo Basho'' competition of the Fourth Wars, it survived for 11.91 seconds in the ring against [[Shunt]] before driving straight off, placing it 7th on the leaderboard overall out of 16.
+One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles also fought in the ''Sumo Basho'' competition of the Fourth Wars, it survived for 11.91 seconds in the ring against [[Shunt]] before driving straight off, placing it 7th on the leaderboard overall out of 16.
 ===Series 5===
-{{Quote|Destruct-A-Bubble's back, as ridiculous as ever|[[Philippa Forrester]]}}
+{{Quote|One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles's back, as ridiculous as ever|[[Philippa Forrester]]}}
-[[File:BubbleAxeCDent.jpg|thumb|left|Destruct-A-Bubble and Axe-C-Dent lock weapons]]
+[[File:BubbleAxeCDent.jpg|thumb|left|One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles and Axe-C-Dent lock weapons]]
-In the first round, Destruct-A-Bubble was drawn up against newcomers [[Axe-C-Dent]]. From the off, the two robots collided, with Destruct-A-Bubble's weaponry trying to clamp down on Axe-C-Dent, but instead getting trapped with the latter's spinning hammer weapon. The two then separated, with Destruct-A-Bubble then bumping into the Refbot, before attacking Axe-C-Dent again. Destruct-A-Bubble then reversed away and slammed into the arena wall, but then it became apparent that Axe-C-Dent had been immobilised. Axe-C-Dent was subsequently counted out, and Destruct-A-Bubble was through to Round 2.
+In the first round, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was drawn up against newcomers [[Axe-C-Dent]]. From the off, the two robots collided, with One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles's weaponry trying to clamp down on Axe-C-Dent, but instead getting trapped with the latter's spinning hammer weapon. The two then separated, with One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles then bumping into the Refbot, before attacking Axe-C-Dent again. One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles then reversed away and slammed into the arena wall, but then it became apparent that Axe-C-Dent had been immobilised. Axe-C-Dent was subsequently counted out, and One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was through to Round 2.
 {{Dialogue a-b|[[Craig Charles]]|How far do you think you can go in this competition? There's a lot of big boys.|Peter Richards|We'll go all the way|Post-battle interview}}
-This glory did not last long, Destruct-A-Bubble was then due to fight the 21st seeds [[Suicidal Tendencies]], but after the latter broke down and retired, Destruct-A-Bubble found itself pitted against the reinstated [[Rick]].
+This glory did not last long, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was then due to fight the 21st seeds [[Suicidal Tendencies]], but after the latter broke down and retired, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles found itself pitted against the reinstated [[Rick]].
-[[File:RickBubble.jpg|thumb|Destruct-A-Bubble punctured and pitted]]
+[[File:RickBubble.jpg|thumb|One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles punctured and pitted]]
-In the battle, Destruct-A-Bubble was flicked up by Rick's flipper a few times before soon afterwards coming to a halt. Shunt came out and axed it, before Rick came in and flipped it right over. Shunt came out again, axing Destruct-A-Bubble and righting it in the process, but also getting red-carded by the Refbot. As the Refbot began counting out Destruct-A-Bubble, Rick came in again to flip it down the pit before the count was up, eliminating the Bubble from the competition.
+In the battle, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was flicked up by Rick's flipper a few times before soon afterwards coming to a halt. Shunt came out and axed it, before Rick came in and flipped it right over. Shunt came out again, axing One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles and righting it in the process, but also getting red-carded by the Refbot. As the Refbot began counting out One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles, Rick came in again to flip it down the pit before the count was up, eliminating the Bubble from the competition.
-{{Quote|Your bubble's burst|Craig Charles to the defeated Destruct-A-Bubble team}}
+{{Quote|Your bubble's burst|Craig Charles to the defeated One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles team}}
 ==Results==
-{{Results Top|	#FFCC00|Red|DESTRUCT-A-BUBBLE}}
+{{Results Top|	#FFCC00|Red|One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles}}
 {{Show|Series 4}}
 {{Competition|The Fourth Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 1}}
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 ===Wins/Losses===
 <gallery type="slideshow">
-Distruct.jpg|Destruct-A-Bubble's name misspelled on the leaderboard
+Distruct.jpg|One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles's name misspelled on the leaderboard
-Bubbles6.jpg|Destruct-A-Bubble as it entered the Sixth wars qualifier
+Bubbles6.jpg|One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles as it entered the Sixth wars qualifier
-Destruct a bubble qual.png|Destruct-A-Bubble (with a different design) at the Sixth Wars qualifiers
+Destruct a bubble qual.png|One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles (with a different design) at the Sixth Wars qualifiers
-Quals6 aftermath.jpg|Destruct-A-Bubble after failing the qualifier.
+Quals6 aftermath.jpg|One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles after failing the qualifier.
 </gallery>
 *Wins: 1
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 ==Trivia==
-*Destruct-A-Bubble was one of six robots to be a figurine for the [[Robot Wars Board Game]].
+*One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was one of six robots to be a figurine for the [[Robot Wars Board Game]].
 *In Series 4, the team intended to use a "hairnet" to snag spinning devices, but this was a prohibited entanglement weapon and thus wasn't used.
-*On the leaderboard for the Sumo Basho, Destruct-A-Bubble was mistakenly named '''Distruct-A-Bubble'''.
+*On the leaderboard for the Sumo Basho, One of Alex Valentine's rogue testicles was mistakenly named '''Distruct-A-Bubble'''.
 {{Series 4 Competitors}}