- "That weapon's a vertical 20kg spinning disc, but they have other problems, exposed wheels, light armour and the fist could be a little limp-wristed."
- — Jonathan Pearce in Series 6
Doctor Fist was a competitor robot in Series 6 and Extreme Series 2 of Robot Wars. Doctor Fist was eliminated in the first round of both Series 6 and the New Blood Championship in Extreme Series 2.
Design[]
Doctor Fist in the arena during Series 6
Doctor Fist in Extreme 2
Doctor Fist was a silver axle-shaped robot, which was compact and invertible. The machine was armoured with a 3mm welded aluminium chassis. It was armed with a 20kg vertical spinning disc at 2000rpm at the front powered by two 5HP petrol engines. Unlike the majority of discs, the weapon spun downwards when the robot was the right way up. However, not only did Doctor Fist suffer from having exposed wheels and light armour, it was beset with problems in Series 6 as one of the engines did not work to drive the disc. The drives would also prove to be unreliable in its New Blood heat, ultimately costing it the battle.
The Team[]
Doctor Fist was entered by a team from East Yorkshire, one of only three teams in the whole run of Robot Wars to come from said county. Paul Clark was the team captain and lead speaker for the interviews, as well as the driver of Doctor Fist. Kal Almuktar joined Paul for both of Doctor Fist's appearances, serving as the weapons operator. In Series 6, Chris Clark was credited on the statistics board, but never appeared on-screen.
Robot History[]
Series 6[]
Doctor Fist competed in Heat C of the Sixth Wars, where it was drawn against a returning Heat Finalist Crushtacean, and two fellow newcomers, Dantomkia and Mr Nasty.
Doctor Fist is slammed against the arena wall by Dantomkia
Doctor Fist is stranded on its side
Doctor Fist is counted out
Doctor Fist is pitted alongside Mr Nasty by the House Robots
In its one and only battle in the main competition, it barely moved at all. It was pushed to the side of the arena by Dantomkia and then broke down immediately. Dantomkia then came in and rammed it a couple of times, tipping it onto its side. Little happened to Doctor Fist after this as Mr. Nasty had also lost its aerial and Dantomkia was focusing on Crushtacean. Eventually Refbot counted Doctor Fist out and Dantomkia flipped it back onto its wheels. Sir Killalot then came over and tried to pick Doctor Fist up, but failed to do so. Instead, Sir Killalot pushed Doctor Fist into the pit just as Mr. Nasty was pushed down by Sgt. Bash.
- "They didn't make much of a fist of it at all, did they? We thought they were limp-wristed, and indeed they were."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Extreme 2[]
Doctor Fist fought in the last of four New Blood heats in Extreme 2. In its first round, it faced Piranha and Fatal Traction who were both new to the show.
Mr. Psycho accidentally hammers Matilda after missing Doctor Fist
Doctor Fist is held over the flame pit
While the other two robots attacked each other, Doctor Fist was busy losing the drive in one of its wheels and spinning round in circles by Refbot. The House Robot pushed it back into the action, where it continued to spin in circles. This was all it did for a while, until it was shoved onto the flame pit by Refbot. Its petrol engine burned, and Mr. Psycho suddenly approached it and hit it with his hammer before ripping its drive wheel completely off. Matilda then hit it with her flywheel twice. Mr. Psycho picked Doctor Fist up and dropped it onto the flame pit, igniting the petrol engine and ripping off its drive wheel in the process. Mr. Psycho hammered it one final time before cease was called.
- "Doctor Fist - burned and hammered - they go out of the competition!"
- — Craig Charles
Results[]
| DOCTOR FIST - RESULTS | ||
| Series 6 | ||
| The Sixth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat C, Round 1 | vs. Crushtacean, Dantomkia, Mr Nasty | Eliminated |
| Extreme Series 2 | ||
| New Blood Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat D, Round 1 | vs. Fatal Traction, Piranha | Eliminated |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 2
Series Record[]
| Main Series | Doctor Fist Series Record |
|---|---|
| The First Wars | Did not enter |
| The Second Wars | Did not enter |
| The Third Wars | Did not enter |
| The Fourth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Fifth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Sixth Wars | Heat, Round 1 |
| The Seventh Wars | Did not enter |
| Series 8 | Did not enter |
| Series 9 | Did not enter |
| Series 10 | Did not enter |
| Robot Wars Extreme | Appearances |
| Series 1 | Did not enter |
| Series 2 | New Blood Championship, Round 1 |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Doctor Fist was one of eight competitors from The Sixth Wars to enter the New Blood Championship, alongside Mr Nasty, Cedric Slammer, Revolution 2, ICU, Thor, Edge Hog and Roobarb.
- It was the only one of these robots to lose in the first round on both occasions.
- Doctor Fist and Mr Nasty were both eliminated in the same battle in The Sixth Wars.
- Doctor Fist never made contact with any of its opponents before being counted out, and only made contact with Dantomkia after it was already immobilised.
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