- "One of the most devastating axes of all time adorns this highly effective robot. Check out the lacerations the vicious axe can inflict on even the toughest body armour"
- — Extreme 2 Programme
Dominator 2 was a robot that competed in Series 4, 5 and 6 of Robot Wars, as well as both series of Robot Wars Extreme. It was one of the most consistent robots in the main competition, reaching the top eight on all three occasions and collecting eighteen combat victories in a short window.
Dominator 2 was well known for its bi-wedge design and its powerful spiked axe, which it retained for all appearances. Its most famous moments include its record-setting quick immobilisation of Henry 2 and its dominance in the Northern Annihilator, in which it defeated recently crowned champion Chaos 2 and third place Stinger before uncharacteristically breaking down against Spikasaurus in the final round.
The robot made its debut in the Pinball competition of Series 3 as the original Dominator.
Versions of Dominator[]
Dominator[]
Dominator in the Pinball arena
The team entered the original Dominator in the Series 3 Pinball competition. It was a 79 kg box-shaped robot with a titanium tipped spike at the front, within a large cosmetic jaw, and a wedge at the rear. The eyes on top of the robot illuminated, and were designed and built by team captain Peter Halloway[1]. It was very quick and controllable, contributing to its 160 point score, even if its armour proved thin.
- "Dominator 1 was our first attempt at a robot, and with hindsight, we started from completely the wrong place, which was the gearboxes. These are needed to achieve about an 8:1 reduction from the motors. We were not initially at all weight conscious (80 kilos sounds a lot) and the superbly over-engineered gearboxes (much admired at Elstree) mopped up most of the weight which should have gone into WEAPONS!"
- — Dominator 2 website[2]
Dominator 2[]
Dominator 2 in Series 4
Dominator 2 with its shell removed
Dominator 2, also styled by the team as Dominator II, was a wedged double-V shaped robot with a strong aircraft-grade aluminium axe powered by a 150PSI pneumatic ram producing 1.5 tonnes (12 kg) of pressure, at a speed of 10 metres a second on impact, from an acceleration linkage and 20 mph top speed propelled by two industrial 1HP motors. The axe was powerful enough to pierce most robots' shells and doubled as a self-righting mechanism with the spikes on the sides while the shaft was hollowed out with several holes to reduce weight. However, the nature of the axe meant that the target needed to be directly in front of the robot for it to be effective. Early designs showcased Dominator 2 with a spiked mace weapon, but this was changed to a spiked axe before the robot was completed. In all of its appearances, Dominator 2's weapon was powered by a pair of 24 Volt, 750 Watt Bosch industrial motors, which gave the robot a high top speed of 20mph.[3] Dominator 2 used a large amount of CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining in its design, as pointed out by Paul Tolliday in the team's Series 5 interview, with the work being done by Hurco Europe.[4]
- "A Meccano set belonging to Paul Tolliday's children, Simon and Ben, provided him with the inspiration for the axe mechanism. It's designed so small changes in the pivot points provide large changes in the overall movement of the arm. This causes an increase in the acceleration of the arm in the last third of the movement. But this does bring about another problem. "We're forever creating new weak spots" says Paul. For example, the recoil of the arm was then so strong than a damping device was needed on the backstop. The cross-section of the arm was also vital to its strength. Originally, the axe arm was a length of titanium tubing, but it was found to bend on impact. A cross-section shaped like a capital "I" was found to give an eight-fold increase to the strength of the aluminium arm."
- — Ultimate Real Robots on the axe mechanism[5]
The robot was armoured with plasma nitride-coated titanium, using the same titanium as used on Russian nuclear submarine. The titanium was provided by one of the team's sponsors, Titanium International, cut by Rowley Engineering, and welded by TWI[6]. The armour was originally 1.8mm thick (6.5mm at the front and back), and was increased to 3.5mm around the sides and back and 7mm at the front in 2001. Plasma nitride-coating is a process where an an object is heated in a very hot furnace, then bombarded with nitrogen, forming a nitride plasma coating, which made the shell stronger, smoother and more resistant to cutting blades. The process gave the armour a golden hue[7], and a red and yellow flame was painted on each side, though the paint and gold covering were removed and replaced with a silver polish finish for Series 6. The robot had a 12mm polycarbonate base.
The robot had two-wheel drive, with foam-filled tyres from go-karts[8]. Its wheels were originally exposed, and modified during the Series 4 Semi-Finals for more grip and pushing power, but were enclosed in wheelguards in subsequent series, after Pussycat almost managed to pull Dominator 2's armour off by attacking the wheels in Series 4, and Wild Thing damaged the tyres in Dominator 2's first round fight in the Extreme 1 All-Stars. The wheelguards had several indents in them which made them angled at various points and this in turn would aid the robot in self-righting as the exposed wheels were no longer able to assist with the leverage.
Dominator 2 in Extreme 1
Dominator 2 in Series 5
For Series 5, Dominator 2 had a gyro added for better control[9]. Aviation Metals Ltd, part of the Apollo Group, provided sheets of 3.25 thick titanium for this S5 shell[10]. The welding was done by The Welding Institute.
- "Once again we turned to Brian Bartlet of TWI to weld the shell up. This time Paul had simplified the shape to need less welding, which was quite a relief to Brian! We incorporated blocks welded to the shell to fix it to the base securely, so there is no chance of Pussycat lifting our skirts this year."
- — Elliott Smart on the Dominator 2 website [11]
Due to the damage its axe was doing to its own base and cylinder with each blow, the axe arm was soft mounted to help it cope with return shock.
- "We have soft mounted the axe arm, which should help isolate it, and to cope with return stroke, we have to thank Edward Abbott and Paul Constable of Ace Controls International, who provided the mother of all shock absorbers to decelerate the axe (in time for another devastating blow!"
- — Dominator 2 website [12]
Dominator 2 in Series 6
For Series 6, Dominator 2's shell was thickened, with doubled titanium critical areas.[13] The axe had increased gas size, gas flow and had a bigger regulator, making it a lot faster and more powerful. The robot lost its golden paint-scheme and its flame decals, in favour of a silver coat.
- "The Robot has been constantly resprayed to keep up appearances at all sorts of events, and was now carrying over half a kilo of excess paint! This led to the paint being stripped, and because it did not move, Paul polished it!"
- — Dominator 2 website [14]
Etymology[]
Dominator's name was inspired the company the team members worked at, Domino Printing Sciences PLC.[15]
The Team[]
The team with Dominator 2 in 2000
Team Dominator was formed by workers at Domino Printing Sciences PLC in Cambridge.[16] The company helped with the building of Dominator 2, with the team constructing some of the robot's components using the companies' equipment.[17]
The captain of Team Dominator was Peter Halloway, an electronics engineer[18], who was present in all of the team's appearances apart from Dominator 2's Heat in Series 6, where he was absent, but he returned for the Semi-Finals.
Peter was joined by Elliott Smart in Series 3. Elliott was a mechanical engineer who designed and built the gearboxes and drive train for Dominator.[19] He appeared sporadically throughout the team's appearances, appearing in the two Extreme series following Series 3, but none of the UK Championships, apart from a one-off appearance in the Heats of Series 6, when he was made the team captain, filling in for Peter, but was not present in the Semi-Finals. Despite this, Elliott was credited on the statistics board for Series 5, in which he did not appear. Electronics engineer, Bruce Benson was the other team member in Series 3. Bruce designed the FPGA (field-programmable gate array) which controlled Dominator's tank steering and failsafes.[20] He was also involved in the making of Dominator 2, having built the motor drive boards and the FPGA.[21] Bruce was only present in Series 3, though he was also part of the team at the Series 4 qualifiers and would attend various live events[22].
Chris Hall joined the team in Series 4 and remained a member until the team's final outing. Also an electronics engineer, Chris designed the speed controllers and motors for the original Dominator,[23] and designed the motor drives for Dominator 2.[24]
Paul Tolliday was the final team member, joining in Series 4. Paul was a graphics artist who designed and built the chassis and body of Dominator,[25] and did the CAD for Dominator 2.[26] Paul was present in all of Dominator 2's main series campaigns, but Elliott Smart took his place for the two Extreme series. Despite being a prominent speaker on the team, Paul was almost never credited on the statistics board, even when he was on the televised team.
- "We are lucky enough to have a really good graphic artist on our team, so what would otherwise remain a few pencil scribbles gets turned into computer generated artwork before we have even finished kicking the scribbles around!"
- — Dominator 2 website
Qualification[]
The original Dominator attempted to qualify for Series 3. At the auditions it was unpainted and unfinished[27] and thus was not selected for the main competition of Series 3, being given a place in the Pinball side event instead.
Dominator 2 at rehearsals for the Fourth Wars qualifiers
To qualify for Series 4, Dominator 2 competed at the Robot Mayhem live event. It is known to have been present at the 22 July rehearsals with an unfinished paintjob, not yet sporting its axe head or signature flame graphics. The opportunity was also taken to modify the robot to use a removable link, in place of its originally-installed key switch mechanism.[28]
Dominator 2 fought two head-to-head qualifiers during the main 29 July shows, the first against Rattus Rattus. Here, it punched straight through the rear armour of Rattus Rattus in their first contact, and the second axe blow from Dominator 2 allowed it to pierce Rattus Rattus, and push it towards the Pit. However, in the process of pitting its opponent, Dominator 2's removable link fell out, and Rattus Rattus was declared the winner of the battle.
- "Chris & I received the thumbs up, and a shout that they were on second, as we went to our seats in the audience. We waited & waited, but no Dominator arrived, and in the interval Pete came through from the pits to say that the manual control on the gas dump solenoid had given a problem, and with 10 seconds left, they had to drop out until a later show. Thanks to Jo Barker, Chris & I were squeezed into the 1pm show, to watch Dominator II V Rattus Rattus. The compere made a mention of the incredible power of our axe, and you had to feel a bit sorry for the defenceless Rattus Rattus. After a quick dance around and around the arena, Dominator's axe buried itself 8 inches deep in the back of RR, (missing the aerial by 1/2 an inch!) Another short dance, and the axe struck again, with Dominator poised to push the impaled RR into the pit, when the removable link jumped out, and Dominator was powerless, forfeiting the bout to RR! However, with a bit of leading from the compere, the audience voted that Dominator II should be eligible to go through to the next stage as well!"
- — The Dominator 2 website on the Series 4 qualifier battle[29] (edited)
Dominator 2's axe covered in Evolution's green paint
Due to a lack of available robots, Dominator 2 was drafted in to fight in a second qualifier battle against Evolution. Dominator 2 repeatedly axed the MDF weaponry of Evolution and commanded the battle until the shock of its own axe usage knocked Dominator 2's removable link out once again. Evolution therefore won the battle, but the audience applauded the performance of Dominator 2.
- "We were invited to appear in the later show as well. Our next victim was called Evolution, and looked rather like a green tank with a rotating top turret, (which turned out to be made of MDF!) Once again it was a one sided bout, and once again the removable link jumped out due to the shock from our axe, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Again the audience came to our rescue."
- — Dominator 2 Website[30]
Due to its positive audience reception, and strong performances prior to its removable link falling out in both battles, Dominator 2 was awarded a discretionary place in the Fourth Wars. After qualifying, the link was changed to a larger 175amp model and was repositioned at the rear of the robot. The dump solenoid was also removed and replaced by a manual ballvalve[31]. These changes prevented the axe handle bending made the robot more reliable in televised combat.
- "The other problem that was dogging us was the titanium axe shaft kept bending on the return stroke, after getting stuck in an opponent. The problem was caused by the return of the axe being delayed, allowing the cushion of gas to escape past the restricted exhaust, so that when the axe released itself, it returned at full force, slamming into the endstop, and bending the shaft! ... We learnt a few lessons at Robot Mayhem, and the link has been changed to a larger 175amp model & is repositioned at the rear of the robot. The dump solenoid is out and replaced by a manual ballvalve. This means that we have to cut an access hole in the backend of the robot, something We had been trying to avoid, as it creates a weak point in the shell."
- — Dominator 2 website on the changes made after the Series 4 qualifiers[32]
At the qualifiers, Dominator 2 did not have the flame graphics on the side, which were added after the team qualified at the suggestion of Bill Hobbins to add visual appeal to the robot, as well as some aerosol paint to make the gold nitride finish under the studio lights.
- "We fancied some eyes but everything Paul tried made it look a bit naf {sic}, detracting from the Killer Machine we have built. Finally we opt for continuing the flames theme from Dominator I, and the result is superb!"
- — The Dominator 2 website on painting the robot[33]
Dominator 2 did not have to go through the qualifiers in Series 5 or 6, having been seeded. Dominator 2 was also due to enter Series 7, and was to be given the 4th seed placing according to a Robot Wars Club newsletter (originally 5th when Razer and other veterans were presumed to be returning). Dominator 2 was the only seeded robot in the newsletter which did not appear in the televised series, which opened up a seeding position for Ming Dienasty. According to the now inactive Official Robot Wars Forums, Dominator 2 withdrew from Series 7 due to mechanical problems, although Team Dominator could not recall the circumstances of their absence from Series 7 when asked in 2020.[34] Dominator 2 was still credited as a seeded machine in the official Series 7 programme, as their withdrawal came late on after the programme had been published.[35]
Robot History[]
Series 3[]
Dominator opens the multiball release with a stray barrel
Dominator competed in the Pinball Competition of The Third Wars, where it was the first competitor to run the course. Dominator started by turning and driving at the left-hand set of barrels, spinning around into them, knocking over 5 before driving away. Dominator drove around the edge of the see-saw, then drove around the see-saw, pushing past the barrels, then drove at Sgt. Bash, pushing against the House Robot. Sgt. Bash turned and pushed Dominator back, against the see-saw. Sgt. Bash reversed, but as Dominator turned around and tried to get away, it became caught under the see-saw. Sir Killalot came over and pushed down on the end of the see-saw using his lance, pinning Dominator down. Sir Killalot let go and reversed, and Dominator drove away, swerving around, hitting one of the barrels it had knocked over earlier, and knocking it over to the multi-ball release, releasing the balls.
- "Oh look at that, it's released the multi-ball! ... Magnificent stuff!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator opens the multi-ball release with a barrel
Sir Killalot pins Dominator against the wall and pinches the front
As Dominator turned, it drove through Sgt. Bash's zone, driving around Sgt. Bash and clipping his target. However, when Dominator turned around, it drove straight into the back of Sgt. Bash. It managed to get around him, but as it drove down the arena, Sir Killalot drove at its side, blocking it with his claw and bulldozed it against the multi-ball release, and Dead Metal drove in front of it to help Sir Killalot corner it. The two House Robots kept Dominator trapped, until Sir Killalot reversed. Dead Metal got his arms around Dominator as it reversed away from the mulit-ball release, and although he reversed a little, Dominator was still caught under one of the arms. Sir Killalot prevented it from getting away, pushing it against the bottom arena wall, but as he did so, he pushed it against the 75 point target. Dominator tried to get free, but Sir Killalot blocked it and cut through the front armour with his claw.
- "Oh dear, dear, dear! Imagine having your rear end pinched by Killalot! Ooh, now there's a thought!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Sir Killalot cuts through Dominator's front
Dominator is caught in the corner by the House Robots
Eventually, Sir Killalot reversed, and Dominator turned away. It drove into the frame of the car doors, then reversed to try and drive through them, but drove back into the frame. It tried to turn to drive through the middle and hit the doors, but appeared to be having control problems, as it couldn't turn. After a couple of failed attempts to turn, it reversed to try again, but this time drove into the other side of the frame. It reversed, backing into the frame again, then drove into the arena wall. It reversed, turned and tried to drive at Shunt's target, but Shunt was ready, charging at Dominator, ramming it into the corner and axing Dominator's top repeatedly. Shunt kept Dominator pinned in the corner, lifting it up and down with his scoop and axing it, and Dead Metal also came over to help trap Dominator, and cut into the top with his saw.
- "Dominator, trying to get to the 50 points. Couldn't get in there, and the House Robots now exacting revenge! Dead Metal and also Shunt. Damage limitation exercises for the Dominator team, after picking up good points."
- — Jonathan Pearce as the House Robots trap Dominator in the corner
The House Robots kept Dominator trapped until time ran out, and Dominator had scored an impressive 160 points, setting a high standard for the other competitors to beat.
- "Will anyone beat that?"
- — Craig Charles after the run
This score remained unbeaten through the duration of nearly the whole series, with no true competition excluding Six Pac, which scored 135 points. But in the penultimate heat, it was to lose its lead when Razer scored an incredibly impressive 210 points. Dominator finished second in the Pinball overall.
- "The truth of the trashing was that all systems were still working afterwards, despite some awesome body damage!"
- — Elliot Smart on the Team Dominator website [36]
Series 4[]
- "With 20mph speeds, this could dominate the arena! Powered by two industrial motors. A plasma-nitride coated titanium shell for protection and pneumatic axe. Today they plan to dominate Robot Wars!"
- — Jonathan Pearce introduces Dominator 2
Dominator 2 qualified for the main competition, and its first appearance brought it up against the number 9 seed 101 and Henry 2 in the first round of Heat E.
- "Last time around, they were first to go in the Pinball. Showed good control, steering, and looked menacing. But how flimsy was that outer shell when under pressure from the robots, the House Robots that is! And all that style and control meant nothing under attack like this. They'll have to be stronger this time around!"
- — Jonathan Pearce reviews Dominator's previous performance in the Pinball
Henry 2 gets immobilised by Dominator 2 in 2.6 seconds
Dominator 2 instantly immobilises Henry 2
On the activate, Dominator 2 and 101 moved straight away, but Henry 2 paused on its starting position before moving forwards, and the delay was enough for Dominator 2 to drive straight at its side. As Henry 2 tried to drive away, Dominator 2 fired the axe at it, piercing the top of its wedge. This knocked out Henry 2 immediately, as the axe had hit its carburettor cable, cutting off the fuel line to the engine[37], and the blue robot rolled to a gentle stop.
- "Dominator on the left making the first move. Oh! Look at that, a slam immediately from the axe down on Henry 2 which is a petrol driven robot don't forget, and I think the drive motors are there or thereabouts. The axe has gone in and I think that's destroyed Henry 2's chances straight away! Look, immobilised! What an attack from Dominator 2!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
101 rams Dominator 2 about
As Dominator 2 pushed the immobile Henry 2, 101 charged at its side, pushing against Dominator 2, forcing it to let of of Henry 2. 101 pushed at Dominator 2's side, so Dominator 2 reversed and turned to get side on against 101, then reversed. Dominator 2 drove after 101, and tried to axe it, but 101 managed to turn and drive past Dominator 2, causing Dominator 2 to miss with the axe. 101 drove up the arena, then turned and rammed the immobile Henry 2. This allowed Dominator 2 to get beside 101 and fire the axe, but 101 reversed as the axe came down, so the axe merely glanced off as it hit 101's top. 101 drove down the arena, and Dominator 2 drove after it, but 101 turned around and drove up the arena as Dominator 2 got close. Dominator 2 turned and chased 101 as it drove up the arena. 101 turned to face Dominator 2, and as Dominator 2 hit 101's front, 101 turned to get at Dominator 2's side, causing it to miss with the axe.
- "Dominator 2, with the strange double-V shape, trying to cause problems for 101 as well. Denting, but not penetrating."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 chases 101
101 drove around Dominator 2's front to get to get at its other side. Dominator 2 tried to turn and use its axe, but 101 turned with it, then managed to get behind it. Dominator 2 drove away before 101 could attack the back, driving at the long-immobile Henry 2. 101 rammed into the back of Dominator 2, but the spike did not work, and Dominator 2 drove away. Sir Killalot and Shunt came out to attack Henry 2, with Killalot trying unsuccessfully to lift Henry 2 with his pincer, then Shunt pushed it towards the Pit with very little effort. 101 had been tipped on its side off-screen, but was righted off-screen as Shunt pushed Henry 2. Meanwhile, Dominator 2 stayed still, having successfully won the battle. 101 charged into Henry 2, trying to push it into the Pit, but found it difficult, having caught Henry 2 side-on. Dominator 2 drove at 101 as it tried to push Henry 2, but held back from attacking. Shunt finished the battle by getting behind Henry 2 and pushing it into the Pit, with some help from 101.
- "Well, Henry immobilised. Our seed gets taught a lesson from the newcomer. 101 and Dominator 2 go through."
- — Craig Charles
In the second round of the heat, Dominator 2 fought the twenty-fifth seed Shadow of Napalm.
- Julia Reed: "You've got the fastest robot in the heat, that's for sure."
- Paul Tolliday: "Yes."
- Julia Reed: "You raced it against your motorbike, didn't you?"
- Paul Tolliday: "Yes, I've got a ZX9 that's race duty, and we done a drag race down the car park, and the robot out-accelerated me!"
- — Pre-Round 2 interview
Dominator 2 axes Shadow of Napalm
Shadow of Napalm was very slow to start, so Dominator 2 quickly drove towards it and turned around to its opponent's side, and brought its axe crashing down onto the seed's wedge, puncturing it. Dominator 2 pushed it a few feet, and as it let go, Shadow of Napalm failed to move away, so Dominator 2 hit the front with its axe again, this time hitting the other side of the lifter and puncturing the armour again. Shadow of Napalm still appeared to be immobile, so Dominator 2 got under the side and fired the axe again, then pushed past Shadow of Napalm. A weak attempt at escape was made by Shadow of Napalm, but it could do nothing as Dominator 2 drove back at its side, and fired the axe again, hitting the side.
- "We could be seeing another seed go out here, because I fear for Shadow of Napalm from that axe! The pneumatic powered axe driving in and already piercing the shell of Shadow of Napalm!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 axes Shadow of Napalm early on
Refbot pushes Shadow of Napalm and Dominator 2 apart
However, Dominator 2 then drove onto the tip of Shadow of Napalm's front wedge, which lifted its wheels off the ground, beaching it. Shadow of Napalm could also not move away, so Refbot had to come over and push Dominator 2 free of Shadow of Napalm. Dominator 2 rammed straight into the side of Shadow of Napalm, but Shadow of Napalm slid down Dominator 2's wedges, so Dominator 2 missed with the axe. As Dominator 2 reversed for another charge, Shadow of Napalm trundled away down the arena, and Dominator 2 charged after it, soon catching up and getting under Shadow of Napalm's side. However, it turned, drove past Shadow of Napalm, then turned around to get at Shadow of Napalm's front. Dominator 2 brought its axe down onto the seeded machine's front lifter, and kept its opponent pinned down. Shadow of Napalm pushed against Dominator 2 a little, but could not get free, until Refbot came over and pushed against Dominator 2's side, forcing it to let go of its opponent.
- "And there the two, just grappling together. In comes the Refbot, with the camera, to have a closer look."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Refbot comes in to separate Dominator 2 and Shadow of Napalm
Dominator 2's axe buckles Shadow of Napalm
Refbot accidentally pushed Dominator 2 onto Shadow of Napalm's front wedge, but instead of trying to used its lifter, Shadow of Napalm reversed out from under its opponent. Dominator 2 pushed against Shadow of Napalm, but in doing so drove dangerously close to Sir Killalot's CPZ, and Shadow of Napalm managed to push it in, unwittingly helped by Refbot, who came over to try and push the two apart. Dominator 2 quickly reversed out of the CPZ, so Sir Killalot grabbed Shadow of Napalm by its lifter and pulled it into the CPZ. Dominator 2 drove up to the centre of the arena, and after Sir Killalot let it go, Shadow of Napalm turned and drove up the arena to face it. As Shadow of Napalm got close to Dominator 2, Dominator 2 rammed into its front, but didn't line up its charge correctly, so missed with the axe. Shadow of Napalm tried to drive past Dominator 2, but this merely allowed Dominator 2 to get under its side and hit the top with its axe. With Shadow of Napalm in its grasp, Dominator 2 pushed it down towards the Pit, and left it there.
- "The axe crashes down, once, twice, into the very belly of Shadow of Napalm. No, a shake of the head, he [David Crosby] fears the worst here, he thinks they're dead."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 and Sir Killalot pit Shadow of Napalm
Shadow of Napalm was now immobile on one side, and Sir Killalot came out of his CPZ to attack. Shadow of Napalm tried turning away, but Dominator 2 got behind it. Dominator 2 tried to push Shadow of Napalm into the Pit, but got under one of its corners, causing Shadow of Napalm to slip over its side as it pushed. This was only a temporary stay of execution however, as Shadow of Napalm could only turn back and forth on one wheel, and Dominator 2 gave it another push, nudging it closer to the Pit. Dominator 2 pushed Shadow of Napalm over the edge of the Pit, but its wide frame prevented it from falling in. Dominator 2 backed off to let the House Robots give the seeded robot the final push. Matilda tried to nudge Shadow of Napalm in with her tusks, but failed, so Sir Killalot pushed it in with his lance. As the seeded robot fell in, the shell broke away from the rest of the robot, shattering Shadow of Napalm.
- Craig Charles: "That axe is fairly mean, isn't it?"
- Peter Halloway: "It's awesome, isn't it?"
- Craig Charles: "It kinda turned that into a teabag! 2000 perforations in every robot! What was your game plan, because it didn't really seem as though it was a hard fight for you?"
- Paul Tolliday: "Basically; ram it, hit it and push it, as much as we possibly could!"
- — Post-battle interview
Dominator 2 was then through to the Heat Final, where it fought 101 again.
- Julia Reed: "Let me tell you now, if you're hard on Amy, you'll have her mum to contend with!"
- Peter Holloway: "Oh no, what do we do then?"
- Julia Reed: "I don't know, just make it look good, but don't do too much damage! Just win gracefully boys! I shouldn't say that, that's a bit biased, isn't it?"
- — Pre-battle interview
101 drags Dominator 2
101 started quicker, turning and driving around towards Dominator 2's side. After initially staying still, Dominator 2 turned to face 101, so 101 turned away and drove around to the front of Dominator 2. 101 turned to face Dominator 2 as Dominator 2 drove at it, driving around to its side. 101 pushed against Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 reversed. 101 drove past Dominator 2, and as it turned for another attack, Dominator 2 slammed the axe down, puncturing its top. 101 tried to get away, and dragged Dominator 2 across the arena. However, as it tried too drag Dominator 2 down the arena, Dominator 2 pushed it against the arena wall. 101 quickly reversed, turning away from the wall and pulling Dominator 2 with it as it backed to the arena centre.
- "Now that's interesting. Mike Franklin may well be able to use that tactic again; draw Dominator 2 on, get the axe caught on top of the shell, drag it towards the Pit!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
101 caught between Dead Metal and Dominator 2. Note the many axe holes in 101
Dominator 2 retracted its axe, releasing 101, and turned away from Dominator 2. Dominator 2 blocked 101 as it tried driving up the arena, but as 101 drove up Dominator 2's side, the bottom of its tracks were still touching the floor, and it was able to push Dominator 2 against the arena wall. Dominator 2 struggled against it to try and get free, but 101 pushed harder, pinning it against the wall just outside Matilda's CPZ. 101 reversed off as Matilda came out of her CPZ and pushed Dominator 2 against an arena spike. Dominator 2 pushed past Matilda, then reversed to the arena centre. 101 drove up the arena, driving around Dominator 2, which missed an axe blow as it drove around it. 101 drove at Dominator 2's side, but Dominator 2 turned to get at 101's side. It fired the axe, but narrowly missed, the axe falling beside 101. Dominator 2 reversed a little, and 101 turned around, pushing against Dominator 2's side. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but the axe wasn't facing 101 so it missed. 101 turned around and drove over the edge of Dominator 2's wedges. Doiminator 2 fired the axe, but fired too late and missed.
- "Dominator 2, madly flailing away with that axe. Do not try this at home, children, with a toothpick on your brother's favourite model car. Wait until Christmas Day and do it then!!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
101 runs up Dominator 2
101 reversed a little, then charged straight at Domiantor 2, but drove up the front wedges, allowing Dominator 2 to slam the axe down, pinning 101 down, and pushed it down the arena to Matilda's CPZ. Dominator 2 reversed away, but despite being briefly blocked by Matilda, 101 managed to escape the CPZ without any damage. 101 drove across the arena, and Dominator 2 got at its side, hitting the top with the axe, puncturing it again. 101 tried to get away as Dominator 2 pulled back the axe, but drove straight into the arena wall. Domiantor 2 got at its side, but 101 managed to reverse away before it attacked.
- "There you see, now it didn't puncture the top of 101 on that occasion, but look at it! Look at the top! Could pour salt out of that!"
- — Jonathan Pearce notes the many holes in the top of 101 as it gets away from Dominator 2
Shunt attacks 101 despite it not being anywhere near the CPZ
101 drove back at Dominator 2, but drove onto its front wedges again, and Dominator 2 grabbed it with the axe again and pushed it over to Dead Metal. Dead Metal tried to grip 101, but 101 was on top of its pincers, so it couldn't get hold. 101 pushed back against Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 managed to push it back against Dead Metal, then let go with the axe. Dominator 2 get away from Dead Metal, then drove at 101, which reversed away. Dominator 2 drove after it, and 101 drove at it, this time driving over one of Dominator 2's wedges, and turned onto its side, avoiding Dominator 2's axe blow. 101 drove up Dominator 2's side, turning itself over. It drove away from Dominator 2, and as Dominator 2 chased it, 101 reversed at its side, riding up the sloped side.
- "The tracks trundle, but all the aggression from Dominator 2 should it go to the Judges!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Domiantor 2 reversed, and drove up the arena past 101. 101 drove after it, and got at Dominator 2's side again, riding up the side and pushing Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 reversed to get out from under 101, causing 101 to charge forwards, straight into an Arena Spike, which it became caught under. Dead Metal pushed it free, and it reversed at Dominator 2 as it closed in. 101 got at Dominator 2's side and pushed it against the arena wall as it tried to get away. However, Shunt came out of his CPZ and got behind 101, despite it being nowhere near the CPZ. Shunt punctured the top of 101 with his axe and lifted it with his scoop, so 101 reversed away. Dominator 2 chased after it, catching up with it by the Floor Flipper. Just before the battle ended, Dominator 2 tried to axe 101, but 101 dodged the axe. 'Cease' was called, and the battle later went to a Judges' decision.
- "How close is that, by the way? What a good battle! ... while they deliberate, let's look at the key moments. There's the axe of Dominator 2, straight into the play, and caught on the top of 101. 101 brave enough to come back onto the attack, but denied its own weapon. It hasn't worked throughout this Heat, that could be key as the Judges ponder. Dominator 2's axe, bang once again! 101 pushed across the arena floor into the CPZ, which again will count in Dominator 2's favour. 101 surviving, but it was a battle of survival for 101, and I think in my mind that edges it towards Dominator 2, just, but we'll see what the Judges have to say!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as the battle ends, then reviewing the highlights
The Judges unanimously went in favour of the newcomer Dominator 2, mostly based on the damage.
- Craig Charles: "You've got a place in the series Semi-Finals! That is quite a tough robot that, but it doesn't seem to have a weapon like yours!"
- Paul Tolliday: "Well no, but like you say, it's a very tenacious robot. He just kept climbing up on us, and we knew we were in for a tough time, so we just went for it!"
- Craig Charles: "How do you think you're going to progress then?"
- Peter Holloway: "Well, we've just got to go for it now, haven't we?"
- — Craig Charles asks Team Dominator how they think they will do in the Semi-Finals
In the Series Semi-Finals, Dominator 2 met the number five seed Firestorm 2 in the first round. For the Semi-Finals, the team changed Dominator 2's tyres to give extra grip and pushing power, the axe head was grounded and polished to prevent it becoming stuck in opponents, and one of the main control PCBs was moved between the gearboxes, as it was nearly hit by a spike during the Heats.
- "Welcome to Dominator. Previous battle, we put the axe through 101. In the tracks, all over the casing - we're looking forward to doing it again! Modifications: these tyres! Plenty of grip, plenty of pushing power. We're not only going to axe 'em, we're gonna push 'em!"
- — Peter Holloway's introduction for the Semi-Finals
Firestorm 2 flips Dominator 2
Dominator 2 started cautiously, turning away from Firestorm 2 as it charged at it, but Firestorm 2 slammed into its side before it could get away. Firestorm 2 pushed against Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned around to Firestorm 2's side to prevent it getting underneath and turned away. As Firestorm 2 turned and drove down the arena, Dominator 2 got at its side and hit the front with its axe, but the axe merely glanced off. Firestorm 2 turned around and got under the front of Dominator 2, then flipped it up on its back. Dominiator 2 rolled back to its side, and managed to self-right after a couple of swings of its axe.
- "Can they right themselves? Very impressively done, very quickly done!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 self-rights
Dominator 2 axes Firestorm 2
Firestorm 2 tried to get under Dominator 2 again, driving at its front, but Dominator 2 turned away. Firestorm 2 drove around Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 got beside it, and hit the flipper with its axe, puncturing it. Firestorm 2 drove around Dominator 2, pulling its opponent with it, but could not get free of the axe, and Dominator 2 pushed it across the arena. Firestorm 2 fired its flipper a couple of times to try and shake the axe head out, but couldn't shake the axe loose. Dominator 2 tried to push Firestorm 2 into a CPZ, but Firestorm 2 struggled against it, reversing around Dominator 2.
- "Look at the blade - oh! Lifting, plucking at the powerful flipping arm of Firestorm 2!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 holds Firestorm 2 with its axe
Firestorm flips and pushes Dominator 2 about
Dominator 2 let Firestorm 2 go, and turned away for another attack. However, Firestorm 2 drove under its front and tipped Firestorm onto its side. Before it could self-right, Firestorm 2 pushed Dominator 2 so it was resting on its back. As Firestorm 2 turned away, Dominator 2 fired the axe, causing it to fall onto its side, but as it tried to self-right using the axe, Firestorm 2 rushed in, getting under the axe and pushing Dominator 2. Dominator 2 managed to turn itself over as Firestorm 2 pushed it when the axe pulled back, pushing it off of Firestorm 2. The two competitors turned around to face each other, and as Firestorm 2 got under Dominator 2's front, Dominator 2 hit Firestorm 2 with its axe, puncturing its top. Firestorm 2 fired the flipper, pushing the axe free, though Dominator 2 was not flipped over, merely sliding off the flipper. As Firestorm 2 drove away, Dominator 2 chased after it, soon catching up and getting under the side.
- "Dominator 2 now on the attack, chasing them down across the arena floor. Can get up to 20 miles an hour Dominator 2."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 manages to clamp Firestorm down
Dominator 2 hit the back of Firestorm 2 with its axe, and tried to push it across the arena, but Firestorm 2 used its one wheel that was touching the floor to push against Dominator 2. Eventually, Dominator 2 let go of Firestorm 2, and reversed down the arena. Firestorm 2 charged at it, but Dominator 2 drove over Firestorm 2's front. Firestorm 2 kept chasing after Dominator 2, and as Dominator 2 turned to face it, Firestorm 2 got under the front, quickly getting underneath Dominator 2 and flipping it over, leaving Dominator 2 standing upright on its back. Firestorm 2 gave Dominator 2 a little push as it fired its axe to try get down onto its side and right itself, and Dominator 2 fell onto its side. Firestorm 2 pushed Dominator 2 across the arena as it fired the axe to try and right itself, but the axe still managed to hit the floor and help turn Dominator 2 back over.
- "Dominator 2 upended! Comes crashing down! Perhaps where Firestorm 2 could have done perhaps with an axe-type weapon to get in on the vulnerable underbelly of Dominator 2."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Firestorm 2 flips Dominator 2 up onto its back
Firestorm 2 lifts Dominator 2 at the end
Dominator 2 got at Firestorm 2's side and blocked it as it tried to drive away, but then reversed. Firestorm 2 drove after it, and Dominator 2 got behind Firestorm 2. Dominator 2 pushed, but Firestorm 2 drove away, and Dominator 2 turned too far as it fired the axe, so it missed with the axe. Firestorm 2 turned around and charged under Dominator 2's side, flipping it over and pushing it onto the flame jet. Dominator 2 fired the axe, pushing it away from the flame jet, but the axe didn't right it, and as the axe closed, it pushed Dominator 2 up onto its back.
- "This first Semi-Final has been markedly close! Really has been highlighted by some very tense close battles, and this is another one!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Both robots become wedged on the arena side wall
Firestorm 2 pushed Dominator 2 so it was resting against the arena wall. It fired the flipper, but it barely had power to lift Dominator 2, so it kept Dominator 2 pinned there. Refbot came over, driving between the two competitors to try and force Firestorm 2 to let go, but Firestorm 2 did not reversed, and as Refbot reversed away, Firestorm 2 pushed Dominator 2 back against the wall, and flipped it against the wall, leaving its front wedges resting on top of the wall. However, in doing so, its front also got caught on the wall. As 'Cease' was called, Dominator 2 used its axe to shake itself free of the wall, and Firestorm 2 did the same with its flipper.
- "Chaps, the decision is through. It's the closest decision ever in the war. The judges have gone - 2 to 1 - and it's only by one point - in favour...of Dominator 2!"
- — Craig Charles announces the result
The Judges went for Dominator 2 for the second successive time, putting Dominator 2 through to Round 2 of the Semi-Finals.
- Craig Charles: "I can't believe you did it!"
- Peter Holloway: "Nor can we!"
- Craig Charles: "'Cause we were out back whilst the Judges were deciding, and you, Mr. Pessimistic, were going "Nah, we've lost it, we've lost it! I can't see it, I can't see it! We've lost it, we've lost it!" And you come through - 2 to 1, one point in it!"
- Paul Tolliday: "It's good, it was a good fight!"
- — Post-battle interview
Dominator 2 was through to the second round of the Semi-Finals, where it fought 19th seed Pussycat for a place in the Grand Final. However, one of Dominator 2's batteries had destroyed itself right at the end of the battle with Firestorm 2[38] . A lot of work was needed to get Dominator 2 ready for the battle, and the robot was still being fixed when Julia Reed came over to interview the team shortly before the battle.
- Julia Reed: "Team, your opponents have just called you a rust heap! What do we think about that then?"
- Peter Holloway: "They've got some nice material to axe on their robot, haven't they?"
- Julia Reed: "I think they have! You've got about two minutes!"
- Peter Holloway: "Two minutes? We've got loads of time then!"
- — Julia Reed interviews the Dominator 2 team, still working on the robot
Pussycat targets Dominator 2's wheels
Pussycat drove up the arena, and Dominator 2 drove after it, turning around and reversed against Pussycat's side, avoiding the disc and pushing Pussycat back, but Pussycat turned, getting at Dominator 2's side, cutting into the armour with its disc and trying to attack the exposed wheel. Pussycat's blade briefly became stuck in Dominator 2's armour, and Dominator 2 reversed free of the disc. Pussycat charged at Dominator 2, but rode up the front wedges, and Dominator 2 tipped Pussycat onto its side.
- "Look at that, very, very simple tactics - go for the new tyres, shred them, and Dominator 2 would be out!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Pussycat attacks Dominator 2's side
Dominator 2 axes Pussycat
Dominator 2 then tried to use the axe, but narrowly missed. Pussycat managed to right itself, and Dominator 2 drove into it and tried to axe it, but Pussycat drove away, causing Dominator 2 to miss with the axe. Dominator 2 drove past Pussycat, driving into the arena centre, where it turned around, but Pussycat got at its side, clipping the armour with its disc, then got side-on to Dominator 2 to avoid the axe. Dominator 2 turned around, pushing Pussycat, and Pussycat turned away from Dominator 2, hitting the front with its disc. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but missed as Pussycat was not in front of it. Dominator 2 rammed into Pussycat as it tried to pull its axe back, but Pussycat turned around and hit Dominator 2's side with its disc again, riding up the sloping side of Dominator 2 so it was standing upright. Dominator 2 kept pushing Pussycat, which cut into the side with its disc, and tried to cut the tyre.
- "What they {the Dominator 2 team} can do is drive that bi-wedge in underneath Pussycat. Try and force the cat back, onto the arena wall, but Pussycat holding the centre of the arena at the moment and again trying to get the blade in play!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 slams Pussycat into Matilda's CPZ
Dominator 2 pulled back its axe and reversed for another attack, but Pussycat drove up its front wedge, and turned away before Dominator 2 fired the axe. As Pussycat turned away, it fell backwards onto its disc, which dug into the floor, and Dominator 2 turned around and rammed into it, pushing the disc free. Dominator 2 hit Pussycat with its axe, but failed to puncture. As Dominator 2 hit it with the axe, Pussycat turned around, and continued to grind against the side with its disc. This allowed Dominator 2 to push Pussycat against the arena wall, then forced it into Matilda's CPZ. Dominator 2 pushed Pussycat straight into Matilda, who lifted Dominator 2 with her tusks, lifting Pussycat up against the wall, nearly lifting it out of the arena.
- "...Dominator 2, on top at the moment, perhaps, after the bright start by Pussycat."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 rams Pussycat into Matilda's CPZ
Pussycat's blade digs under Dominator 2's damaged shell
Matilda reversed, and Dominator 2 pushed Pussycat, causing it to fall onto its side. Dominator 2 reversed a little, and as Pussycat tried turning to try and right itself, it turned straight into Dominator 2, which pushed it back against the arena wall, and fired the axe, but the axe handle glanced off of Pussycat's bottom. Matilda and Dominator 2 rammed Pussycat against the arena wall, with Dominator 2 firing the axe again but missing. Pussycat eventually managed to turn away from the wall and right itself, and Dominator 2 drove around it to get out of the CPZ, driving into Matilda's side. Pussycat drove up the arena, and Dominator 2 charged up the arena after it. Pussycat turned to face Dominator 2 as it closed in, and rammed into its side, riding up the sloping side. Dominator 2 turned around, and hit Pussycat's top again, but the axe failed to puncture. Dominator 2 tried pushing Pussycat, which continued to grind against Dominator 2's side with its disc, and got at one of Dominator 2's exposed tyres as it pushed.
- "Well it was a broadside attack, and whatever the shell, plasma-nitride coated titanium, rust, doesn't matter! At the moment it's withstanding any kind of pressure from Pussycat!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 withstands more attacks from Pussycat's disc
Pussycat attacks Dominator 2's tyre
Dominator 2 reversed for another charge, and when it charged at Pussycat to try and axe it, Pussycat turned away, causing it to miss, and Dominator 2's shell was now loosely connected to its baseplate. Pussycat drove back at Dominator 2, hitting just behind one of the tyres, then reversed for another charge, hitting just in front of the tyre, hitting the gap in the armour with its disc and lifting the whole shell up.
- "Again they try the tyres, it's an awfully "tyre-ing" Semi-Final battle so far, and the shell very nearly lifted off Dominator 2! And that was significant, and you can hear the slamming! And that could be the telling assault that earns Pussycat a place in the series final!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Pussycat lifts Dominator 2's shell up
Pussycat disrobes Dominator 2
Pussycat's blade gets stuck within the armour of Dominator 2
Dominator 2 turned away, but Pussycat kept right beside, and continued to cut into Dominator 2's side, and hit the tyre again. Dominator 2 reversed, but Pussycat slammed into its side again, causing sparks as its disc ripped into the side again. Pussycat reversed, then rammed back into the side again and hit Dominator 2's tyre. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but it fell beside Pussycat. It turned away, but before it could drive away, Pussycat charged at the back, and the cutting disc pierced the rear armour. Dominator 2 reversed against Pussycat, pushing it around, and Refbot came over, pushing against Dominator 2's side, which eventually freed Pussycat's disc from the back of Dominator 2, just as the battle ended.
The battle went to a Judges' decision, who voted for Pussycat on damage alone.
- Craig Charles: "Guys, it was close again, just on damage alone! They {Dominator 2} almost had your casing off really, your shell off! And one of the Judges commented, this is why the Judges are not comedians, they said you've gotta get your "axe" together! Apparently they don't believe that your axe is penetrating enough!"
- Paul Tolliday: "No, we lost power in this battle for some reason, don't know why, gas leak probably."
- Craig Charles: "You came so far though, you got further than you expected!"
- Peter Halloway: "Absolutely did!"
- — Post-battle interview
The Dominator 2 team managed to find the cause of the axe's loss of power, and fixed it before its appearance in the Northern Annihilator.
- "Well the truth is that for a lot of the time, it was only running at half power due to a blockage in the regulator, caused by liquid CO2 getting inside the regulator, and turning a fine copper gauze filter into a sludge coated bottleneck. We discovered the problem before appearing in "The Annihilator""
- — Elliott Smart describes the problem with the axe on the Dominator 2 website[39]
Dominator 2 also entered in the Northern Annihilator, where it fought Chaos 2, Stinger, Spikasaurus, Killerhurtz and Suicidal Tendencies.
- "...this one, I've had dreams about, it's Dominator! Plasma-nitride coated titanium, that, which makes it very durable indeed. They've also got a pneumatic axe, which will come down with about a tonne of pressure. That's like a Land Rover coming down on your foot!"
- — Julia Reed on Dominator 2, whist reviewing the competitors
Suicidal Tendencies flips Dominator 2
In the first round, Dominator 2 started slower than its opponents, and approached Killerhurtz as it fought with Spikasaurus, only for Chaos 2 to slam into it in reverse. In doing so, Chaos 2 drove onto Dominator 2's front wedge, and Dominator 2 tried to axe the reigning champion, but Chaos 2 turned itself off Dominator 2's wedge, and as Dominator 2 missed its axe blow, Suicidal Tendencies got behind it and turned it over using the front forks. Suicidal Tendencies drove up the base of Dominator 2, then drove over the back and fell off, and Dominator 2 quickly righted itself with one swing of the axe.
- "Dominator 2 in there with the big axe, and Dominator 2, flipped up on its side, by Suicidal Tendencies! Suicidal Tendencies nearly went over at the same time!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 axes Chaos 2 while Killerhurtz axes Spikasaurus
Dominator 2 moved over to the other side of the arena, where Chaos 2, Killerhurtz and Spikasaurus were fighting, but appeared indecisive about which robot it was to attack, turning back and forth between Killerhurtz and Chaos 2. Chaos 2 tried to get under Dominator 2's side, but Dominator 2 reversed and turned, missing an axe blow on Chaos 2 as it turned around. Chaos 2 tried to get under Dominator 2's side, but Dominator 2 reversed, so Chaos 2 turned on Suicidal Tendencies, trying unsuccessfully to get under and flip it, then drove down the arena. As it did so, Dominator 2 held back, watching Chaos 2's attack on Suicidal Tendencies, then followed it down the arena. Dominator 2 drove at Chaos 2 as it reached the bottom of the arena, but Chaos 2 turned around and darted past Dominator 2, then drove up to the top of the arena, where the other robots were fighting. Dominator 2 chased after it, and caught up with it at the top of the arena, getting beside George Francis' machine and hitting the top with the axe. Dominator 2 pinned Chaos 2 down with the axe and turned it away from the other competitors, but Stinger drove into Chaos 2, trying to hit it with its mace, then turned into Dominator 2's side as it pushed Chaos 2, which allowed Chaos 2 to escape, and it quickly reversed away. Dominator 2 reversed away from Stinger as it spun on the spot, and stayed out of the action for a short time, staying away from its opponents and driving down the arena. It soon came back up the arena, driving behind Chaos 2, which was flipping Stinger. Dominator 2 drove around Chaos 2, but before it could attack Stinger, Stinger span on the spot, hitting Dominator 2 with its mace, so Dominator 2 drove away. Meanwhile, Killerhurtz had axed the back of Spikasaurus, and Spikasaurus was pulling Killerhurtz around in a circle. Dominator 2 drove at Killerhurtz, and Spikasaurus pulled it into Dominator 2. Killerhurtz rode up its wedge and was turned off, its axe slipping off Spikasaurus.
- "Axe to axe, metal to metal, bash and crash! Smash! What is happening out there? The hopes and dreams about to be scuppered of one in the annihilator!"
- — Jonathan Pearce on the frantic action as Killerhurtz is turned over
Dominator 2 attacks Chaos 2
Dominator 2 tried to attack Killerhurtz's underbelly whilst it was overturned, but Spikasaurus reversed into Dominator 2, and Dominator 2 reversed a little, causing it to miss with the axe, hitting the back of Killerhurtz's axe instead. Killerhurtz tried to self-right, but as Dominator 2's axe was holding the axe down, the axe slipped as it tried to push Killerhurtz over, causing Killerhurtz to fall onto its side. Chaos 2 flipped Suicidal Tendencies 2 onto Dominator 2, and Spikasaurus rammed Killerhurtz behind Dominator 2, so Dominator 2 drove away. After Killerhurtz self-righted, Dominator 2 tried to axe it, but Killerhurtz slipped away in time, driving around Suicidal Tendencies and Spikasaurus. Chaos 2 got under Killerhurtz and flipped it up, but as it tried to flip it towards the arena wall, Killerhurtz went over the top of Chaos 2. Dominator 2 axed Killerhurtz, but the axe merely glanced off, meanwhile Chaos 2 drove into the wall, with its flipper in the fired position. Dominator 2 took advantage, axing the reigning champion, but as Dominator 2 tried to push Chaos 2 into the CPZ, Chaos 2 was able to escape.
- "Chaos 2 against the arena wall, and is impaled, is it? Can George Francis get that flipper off? Well Dominator 2, a little nudge, helped out! The object, boys, is to destroy each other! I wonder if Dominator 2 will rue that little bit of friendship."
- — Jonathan Pearce questions Dominator 2's tactics
Killerhurtz and Dominator 2 axe Chaos 2
Spikasaurus impales Suicidal Tendencies as Dominator 2 axes it from behind
However, it reversed straight into Killerhurtz, and Dominator 2 was able to axe it again, axing the flipper of Chaos 2, but Chaos 2 got under Dominator 2 and flipped it up, freeing its flipper from the axe. Chaos 2 tried to get under Dominator 2's side, so Dominator 2 drove up the arena before it could, driving to the arena centre, where it turned around, then drove back at Chaos 2 after it had flipped Killerhurtz. Dominator 2 drove at Chaos 2's side, but Chaos 2 pushed Dominator 2, causing the two to get side-on to each other, so Dominator 2 missed with the axe. Dominator 2 turned and drove away from Chaos 2, and whilst Chaos 2 tried to flip Killerhurtz out of the arena, Dominator 2 went after Spikasaurus, which had its front spikes caught in Suicidal Tendencies. Dominator 2 drove behind Spikasaurus, but when it turned to try and use the axe, it reversed too far and missed. Dominator 2 drove behind Spikasaurus to try again, but as its axe pulled back, Spikasaurus turned away. Stinger drove into Spikasaurus, and Sgt. Bash turned so it was behind Dominator 2, so Dominator 2 drove away before he fired his flamethrower. Dominator 2 drove around Stinger, then reversed into Suicidal Tendencies, before driving towards Chaos 2. Chaos 2 turned to face Dominator 2, and the two charged into each other. Chaos 2 got under the side of one of Dominator 2's front wedges and pushed it, so Dominator 2 missed as it fired the axe. The two of them turned around for another attack, but Killerhurtz suddenly charged at Chaos 2, so Chaos 2 turned to face it. Killerhurtz drove at Chaos 2's front and pushed it back, and Dominator 2 drove besides Killerhurtz and tried to axe Chaos 2, but missed. Killerhurtz and Dominator 2 pushed Chaos 2 against the arena side wall, and whilst Killerhurtz kept Chaos 2 pinned and axed into its flipper, Dominator 2 turned around for another attack. Dominator 2 axed Killerhurtz whilst its axe was caught in Chaos 2's flipper, then turned and tried to axe Chaos 2, but the axe head fell onto the back of Killerhurtz's axe head. Dominator 2 turned a little, and managed to hit the top of Chaos 2 properly.
- "Chaos 2 takes punishment, right through the front flipper there, from Dominator 2! The wheels of the Dominator spin, but Chaos 2 is in all sorts of problems now!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Killerhurtz and Dominator 2 axe Chaos 2
Dominator 2 removes the back panel of Chaos 2 as Killerhurtz punctures a hole through the flipper
Meanwhile, Spikasaurus rammed Suicidal Tendencies into the nearby CPZ, having punctured the side with its front spears, and Stinger chased after Spikasaurus, hitting it with its mace. Dominator 2 reversed for another attack, and drove behind Chaos 2, hitting the top with the axe again. Stinger swung at Dominator 2 with its mace, but missed, and Dominator 2 reversed around Stinger, then drove into the back of Spikasaurus, puncturing the top with its axe. Killerhurtz pushed Chaos 2 into Spikasaurus and Dominator 2, and Dominator 2 reversed away, then turned back. It initially turned at Spikasaurus, but reversed without firing the axe, then got behind Choas 2, but turned incorrectly and missed with the axe. It managed to turn and hit the back of Chaos 2, puncturing the back panel and ripping it off.
- "Dominator 2 lifts that perspex lid up like some grizzly scalp trophy. Chaos 2, they're all after the reigning UK champions, it seems. They're ganging up! Get rid of the strongest machine! Get rid of the favourite! We'll gang up and we'll see who goes through!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 axes Suicidal Tendencies while Shunt attacks Killerhurtz
Dominator 2 axes Stinger in the closing seconds as Chaos 2 lays immobile
Dominator 2 hit Chaos 2's top again, but the axe glanced off. It turned, and hit the top of Chaos 2 again, this time piercing. Dominator 2 reversed, and as it drove back at the other competitors, Spikasaurus reversed against it, preventing it from getting at Chaos 2. Dominator 2 waited to get a clear shot at Chaos 2, and as Killerhurtz pushed Chaos 2 against Suicidal Tendencies, Dominator 2 fired the axe, but missed as it was not close enough. It turned and fired again, but the axe head fell between Chaos 2 and Suicidal Tendencies. Stinger charged at Dominator 2, so Dominator 2 reversed. It drove at the side of Suicidal Tendencies, but failed to puncture the top, and as it turned and axed Spikasaurus, Sgt. Bash rushed over, driving between the two. Dominator 2 reversed, and after bumping into Sgt. Bash, stayed out of the action, waiting at one side the bottom of the arena, whilst Stinger and Shunt battered the immobile Chaos 2 on the opposite side. As Shunt pushed the immobile Chaos 2 up the arena, Dominator 2 drove into the arena centre, and axed Stinger, getting the axe caught in one of the wheels, and time ran out. As Chaos 2 was immobile first due to its relays being broken, it was eliminated.
- "We are vulnerable to axes and we got hit by just about every axe in the house!"
- — George Francis after the first round
Dominator 2 strikes Stinger as Killerhurtz and Suicidal Tendencies battle each other
Killerhurtz, Dominator 2, Spikasaurus and Suicidal Tendencies battle together
In Round 2, Dominator 2 started strangely, driving towards Suicidal Tendencies, then turning away, then turning back to Suicidal Tendencies, then turning away again. Spikasaurus rammed into its side, getting the spikes stuck in Dominator 2's armour. Spikasaurus pushed Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned against it. Suicidal Tendencies drove over to Spikasaurus, and Spikasaurus reversed, pulling its spears out of Dominator 2. Spikasaurus turned around, driving into Stinger, and Dominator 2 drove at Spikasaurus' side, but Spikasaurus reversed before Dominator 2 could fire the axe, causing it to miss. Dominator 2 drove at Stinger, hitting one of the wheels. It pulled the axe back and fired again, but this time the axe fell just over the wheels. Dominator 2 held onto Stinger as it struggled to get free, but soon let go of Stinger, landing a glancing blow on one of the tyres. Dominator 2 reversed, then turned and drove up the arena. After staying away from its opponents for a short time, turning around and driving back down the arena, Dominator 2 drove at Killerhurtz, which was fighting with Spikasaurus. Dominator 2 drove beside Killerhurtz, but narrowly missed with the axe, which fell beside Killerhurtz.
- "This is Killerhurtz, under pressure from Dominator 2, with the bi-wedge shape. Impressive so far."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Killerhurtz almost topples Dominator 2 as Suicidal Tendencies lifts Killerhurtz
Killerhurtz drove away up the arena, and Dominator 2 chased after it, but as it got close and tried to use the axe again, Killerhurtz turned away, and quickly drove around Dominator 2 to attack Spikasaurus. Killerhurtz rammed into Spikasaurus, which turned and drove away, and Dominator 2 drove behind Killerhurtz. It got at Killerhurtz's side, but when it fired the axe, it narrowly missed again. Killerhurtz drove away, and Dominator 2 drove across the arena after it, but as Killerhurtz axed Spikasaurus and rammed it into the bottom arena wall, Dominator 2 stopped chasing it. It then seemed indecisive as to which robot to attack next, as it turned towards Stinger, but then turned away, then turned back towards Spikasaurus and Killerhurtz, driving at Spikasaurus' side, then fired the axe at Killerhurtz, puncturing the top armour.
- "...the others have sensed here, that Killerhurtz could again be in trouble! Look at the axe! It's smacked straight down through the split in the, well, see-through shell of Killerhurtz, and you can see all in there now! In grizzly detail!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 punctures Killerhurtz
Dominator 2 axes Killerhurtz as it pushes Sgt. Bash onto the Flame Pit
Dominator 2 dragged Killerhurtz and Spikasaurus back, then released Killerhurtz. It hit Suicidal Tendencies, which had been pushing against Killerhurtz, but the axe failed to puncture. Killerhurtz pushed against Dominator 2's wheel and fired the axe, but the axe fell harmlessly between Dominator 2's bi-wedges, and as it tried to pull its axe back, Dominator 2 pulled its own axe back, causing the two axes to get caught together. Killerhurtz pulled against Dominator 2, nearly pulling it over, until Dominator 2 separated the two robots by firing its axe, causing it to fall on top of Killerhurtz. Killerhurtz drove out from under Dominator 2 as Spikasaurus rammed into Dominator 2. Dominator 2 drove into the arena centre, where Stinger was spinning around. Dominator 2 pushed against it, but Stinger turned away, getting at Dominator 2 side. Dominator 2 drove past, then turned and drove up the arena. Meanwhile, Killerhurtz drove into Sgt. Bash's CPZ, so Dominator 2 drove back down the arena, waiting for the right moment to attack. Killerhurtz axed Sgt. Bash, getting its axe caught in the top of the House Robot, and as Killerhurtz pushed Sgt. Bash, Dominator 2 got besides Killerhurtz and punctured the top with its axe. not using its axe. Stinger was spinning on the spot, so Dominator 2 left it and axed Killerhurtz whilst it was axing Sgt. Bash.
- "Dominator 2 gives it {Killerhurtz} a little shunt and a bash, but Stinger, do you see there? I think Stinger going round in circles!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
An immobile Stinger tries to attack Dominator 2
Dominator 2 let go of Killerhurtz, and landed a glancing blow on the armour as it pushed Sgt. Bash towards the Flame Pit. Dominator 2 turned a little to try and axe Killerhurtz again, but turned too far and missed. Matilda came out of her CPZ to try and help her fellow House Robot, getting under the back of Killerhurtz with her tusks and lifting it up, pushing it against Dominator 2, and Dominator 2 reversed away as Sgt. Bash pushed Killerhurtz onto the flame pit. Suicidal Tendencies drove at the back of Sgt. Bash, and as it pushed, Dominator 2 drove besides it, but Stinger turned and hit its side, so Dominator 2 turned and tried to axe it, but missed. It turned back at Suicidal Tendencies and fired the axe, but failed to puncture it again, despite axing the top twice. Dominator 2 reversed, and after holding back a moment, drove past Stinger, which was still spinning around on one wheel, and charged at Spikasaurus. Spikasaurus quickly fled up the arena, but Dominator 2 chased after it, getting at its front. Dominator 2 hit the front of Spikasaurus with its axe, puncturing the armour and ripping off a panel. Dominator 2 reversed for another attack, and Spikasaurus turned away, but Dominator 2 got behind it and pushed it into the CPZ. Time ran out, and with no robot officially deemed immobile, the battle to went to a Judges' decision. Stinger was eliminated, having lost drive on one wheel, so Dominator 2 was through to Round 3.
- "Very good so far."
- — Jonathan Pearce on Dominator 2 before Round 3
Killerhurtz drives up Dominator 2's slope as Spikasaurus charges from behind
At the start, Dominator 2 drove forwards a little, and Killerhurtz drove towards it, so Dominator 2 turned to get side-on with Killerhurtz. The two competitors reversed, and as Dominator 2 tried to drive at Killerhurtz, Spikasaurus charged at Killerhurtz. Dominator 2 got at Killerhurtz's side as Spikasaurus turned away, but Killerhurtz drove around Dominator 2. Holding back as Spikasaurus drove past, Dominator 2 drove at Killerhurtz, which turned around as Dominator 2 closed in. Killerhurtz charged at Dominator 2, riding up the front wedge and slipping off the side, but Spikasaurus rammed it into Dominator 2.
- "More room now on that arena floor. Now, I wonder if the tactics will change."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Killerhurtz misses an axe blow, but pushes Dominator 2 onto the flame jet
Killerhurtz was briefly stuck on top of Dominator 2's wheel after being pushed against Dominator 2's side, but Dominator 2 turned and Killerhurtz fell off. Suicidal Tendencies came in and lifted Killerhurtz up, and after backing away for a charge, Dominator 2 drove at its side and axed Killerhurtz's top, pulling it over Suicidal Tendencies' top. Killerhurtz reversed against Dominator 2, so Dominator 2 pulled back the axe and let it go. Whilst Spikasaurus punctured Suicidal Tendencies' left side and rammed it in the arena wall, Killerhurtz turned around, but as it drove at Dominator 2, Dominator 2 drove around to its side. Killerhurtz at Dominator 2's side, but the axe landed between the wedges of Dominator 2's bi-wedge design. Dominator 2 reversed as Killerhurtz pulled back its axe, and when Killerhurtz drove after it, Dominator 2 drove around it and escaped across the arena. Killerhurtz chased after it, and got at its side, but Dominator 2 got out of the way as it fired the axe, causing it to narrowly miss. Killerhurtz pushed it onto the nearby flame jet, whilst Spikasaurus got its spears free of Suicidal Tendencies' side and reversed up the arena. Spikasaurus rammed into the back of Dominator 2, and Dominator 2 turned around, driving down the arena.
- "In comes Spikasaurus again, dodging around the two more dangerous, certainly higher rated machines, with the axes."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 slams into Suicidal Tendencies as Spikasaurus reverses into Killerhurtz
Killerhurtz followed, getting behind it, but Dominator 2 drove forwards before it could fire the axe. Killerhurtz got at its side, but Dominator 2 turned and reversed away. Killerhurtz turned to face it, but drove up on its wedge. Dominator 2 axed it, but the axe landed on Killerhurtz's axe, and Spikasaurus rammed in between the two, pushing them apart. Dominator 2 turned around and drove up the arena after Killerhurtz, which had fled up to the top of the arena. Dominator 2 drove past Suicidal Tendencies and Spikasaurus, and had an advantage as Killerhurtz's axe had become stuck in the fired position after missing an axe blow at Spikasaurus, but as Dominator 2 got close to Killerhurtz, Killerhurtz rammed into its side and pushed past. However, as it did, Spikasaurus punctured the side with its front spears, and pushed it against Suicidal Tendencies. As Suicidal Tendencies and Spikasaurus pushed Killerhurtz, Dominator 2 held back, first driving behind Spikasaurus, but not attacking, then driving by Killerhurtz, but Spikasaurus pushed it away before Dominator 2 could fire, causing it to miss with the axe. Spikasaurus pushed Killerhurtz up to the top of the arena, then turned around and pushed it into Dominator 2, pushing it over its front wedge, after which it slipped off the front spears. Killerhurtz drove down to the bottom of the arena, and Dominator 2 drove after it, catching up with it as it turned around, but Killerhurtz drove away up the arena before Dominator 2 could fire the axe. Dominator 2 chased it up the arena, and Killerhurtz turned around and drove back down the arena, turning towards Dominator 2. Spikasaurus rammed into Dominator 2, then backed away and Killerhurtz rammed into its other side.
- "...Spikasaurus could yet spring a surprise here in the Annihilator, to the right-hand side now, cagey as it watches Dominator 2 go on the attack, and then comes in for a side slam on the plasma-nitride coated titanium shield of Dominator 2!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Spikasaurus rams into Dominator 2
Suicidal Tendencies lays immobile as the others continue fighting
Killerhurtz pushed Dominator 2, which turned against Killerhurtz, and Spikasaurus rammed into Killerhurtz, puncturing the side. Dominator 2 took advantage, turning around and hitting Killerhurtz with the axe. Killerhurtz pushed past Dominator 2 and forced Spikasaurus back. Dominator 2 got behind Killerhurtz, and Spikasaurus pushed Killerhurtz onto Dominator 2's front wedge, and Dominator 2 hit Killerhurtz with its axe. Meanwhile, Suicidal Tendencies had broken down on the other side of the arena. Dominator 2 and Spikasaurus pushed Killerhurtz onto the Flame Pit together and held it there until Refbot came over.
- "And it's Spikasaurus doing the work, until the great power axe of Dominator 2 comes down again on Killerhurtz! How long can Killerhurtz and John Reid survive this punishment? Throughout the three battles that we've seen, it's all about "Take on Killerhurtz"!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Killerhurtz comes under pressure again
Killerhurtz is pressured by Spikasaurus and Dominator 2
Spikasaurus pulled its spikes free, and Dominator 2 pulled its axe free as Refbot pushed into its back. Killerhurtz reversed against Dominator 2, which reversed a little and tried to hit Killerhurtz with its axe, but narrowly missed, the axe falling just behind Killerhurtz. Killerhurtz reversed to the bottom of the arena, where it turned to face Dominator 2. The two competitors charged at each other, and Killerhurtz rammed into Dominator 2's side. Dominator 2 drove to the bottom of the arena to get away, but as it turned around, it drove dangerously close to Matilda's CPZ, and Killerhurtz rammed it into the House Robot, who flipped Dominator 2 up onto its back with her tusks, pushing it up against the wall, then letting it fall onto is side. Matilda backed off from Dominator 2, which righted itself with one swing of the axe. Dominator 2 reversed away from the CPZ, and the battle, with Suicidal Tendencies being eliminated.
- Julia Reed: "Now you've got to go home, boys, but is there anybody you'd like to come back and have a pop at?"
- Charles Binns: "Dominator, definitely."
- Julia Reed: "Watch out, Dominator, it could be a grudge match!"
- — After the battle
Dominator 2 axes Killerhurtz as it rams into Spikasaurus
Dominator 2 had survived to Round 4. All three robots had a quick start, with Killerhurtz ramming into Spikasaurus' side, and Dominator 2 driving up the arena and hitting getting at Killerhurtz's side and axing it, puncturing the top armour.
- "The axes, again, will be favourites, and will they try to knock each other out? Dominator 2 doing what it has done for most of the Annihilator."
- — Jonathan Pearce in the early stages
Dominator 2 axes Killerhurtz, causing it to start smoking
Killerhurtz drove forwards, but Dominator 2 held on, so Killerhurtz reversed, pulling Dominator 2 with it. Dominator 2 pushed Killerhurtz, then raised the axe, then landed two hits in quick succession, the second puncturing Killerhurtz's gas canister, rendering its own axe inoperable. Spikasaurus rammed into Killerhurtz as Dominator 2 held it, then quickly drove away, and Dominator 2 pushed Killerhurtz onto a flame jet. Dominator 2 had to let go with its axe, but managed to hit the back before Killerhurtz could get away. Spikasaurus rammed into Dominator 2's side, and Dominator 2 let go of Killerhurtz with its axe. Dominator 2 reversed, but Killerhurtz could only slowly turn away. Dominator 2 drove to Killerhurtz's front, but when it tried to line its axe up, it turned too far and missed. Dominator 2 drove at Killerhurtz as it turned around the flame jet. Dominator 2 punctured Killerhurtz's armour, but had to let go quickly, as it had driven onto the flame jet. Spikasaurus rammed into the back of Killerhurtz, puncturing it with its spears. Spikasaurus pulled and pushed Killerhurtz, and Dominator 2 drove beside Killerhurtz and hit it with its axe, but failed to puncture the armour. Dominator 2 hit Killerhurtz, managing to break off a small piece of armour.
- "Poor old Killerhurtz. Throughout this great heave-ho upheaval of a contest, everyone seems to have had it in for poor old Killerhurtz!"
- — A sympathetic Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 takes off a panel from Killerhurtz
Dominator 2 punctures through Killerhurtz's CO2 tank again
Dominator 2 held back as Spikasaurus and Killerhurtz struggled together, then gave Killerhurtz's side, and Spikasaurus got the advantage and pushed Killerhurtz into Sir Killalot's CPZ. Dominator 2 got behind Killerhurtz to trap it and landed another axe blow as Sir Killalot grabbed Killerhurtz with his claw. Sir Killalot pushed Spikasaurus and Killerhurtz away, and Dominator 2 reversed, but Spikasaurus' weapon was too deeply embedded in Killerhurtz's armour, so the two competitors were caught together. Dominator 2 got at Killerhurtz's side and landed another axe blow on Killerhurtz's top, causing more CO2 to pour out. Sir Killalot came out of his CPZ and used his claw to try and pull Killerhurtz free, but couldn't get hold of its axe head, so reversed. Matilda pushed Spikasaurus and Killerhurtz away from the wall, with Dominator 2 still holding onto Killerhurtz with its axe. Dominator 2 let go as Sir Killalot crushed the front of Spikasaurus, then pinched between Killerhurtz and Spikasaurus, which separated the two. Killerhurtz had little drive power left, and was stuck in forwards drive. It drove into Sir Killalot, who turned away, and Killerhurtz drove up the arena, bumping into Refbot, before driving into the middle arena entry gate. Killerhurtz was immobile, and 'cease' was called before the House Robots could do much damage. Dominator 2 was through to the Final, but at the end of the battle, it appeared to only be turning back and forth.
- "Killerhurtz, turned into a teabag by Dominator 2, Killerhurtz annihilated!"
- — Craig Charles post battle
In the Final, Dominator 2 went in as the favourite.
- Julia Reed: "Now, you've done incredibly well, you've really smashed some other robots to bits! What's it like, being in an Annihilator? How does it differ from the normal battles?"
- Paul Tolliday: "It's far less pressure, more fun, more things to smash up, basically."
- Julia Reed: "Which is perfect for a robot like yours, which is literally designed for destruction."
- Paul Tolliday: "Yes."
- Julia Reed: "And why is your axe shining?"
- Paul Tolliday: "We've coated it in silicone grease, to stop it sticking into the opponent, and comes out a lot easier, more hits per minute."
- Julia Reed: "Ah! I'd like to say this one more time: that is plasma-nitride coated titanium. It's the toughest thing we've seen on Robot Wars, and it could lead them to victory!"
- — Pre-Final interview
Dominator 2 hooks onto Spikasaurus' rollbar
The two robots got off to a fairly quick start, although Spikasaurus seemed slightly more sluggish than in previous rounds. As Dominator 2 drove at Spikasaurus, Spikasaurus drove down the arena. As Dominator 2 closed in, driving at Spikasaurus' front, Spikasaurus reversed away. Dominator 2 drove after it, but as Dominator 2 got at Spikasaurus' side and tried to line up the axe, Spikasaurus reversed past Dominator 2, turned and drove away to the arena centre. Dominator 2 drove after it, but Spikasaurus turned away. Dominator 2 followed, but Spikasaurus rushed past it, driving to the other side of the arena.
- "Now that's very, very interesting tactics by Dominator 2 immediately, because they know they cannot allow Spikasaurus to have a clean run against their flanks!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Spikasaurus impaled in the side wall as Dead Metal attacks Dominator 2
Both competitors turned around, but before Dominator 2 could charge at it, Spikasaurus charged to the other side of the arena. Dominator 2 turned around in a large circle, and Spikasaurus drove close to it, which allowed Dominator 2 to fire the axe, but the axe landed on top of the roll bars. Spikasaurus tried to reverse away, but Dominator 2's axe was between the two front roll bars, so as it reversed, it pulled Dominator 2 with it, and caused the front roll bar to become bent. Spikasaurus rammed Dominator 2 up the arena, slamming it into Dead Metal. Dead Metal grabbed Dominator 2 in his arms, but Spikasaurus kept driving forwards, and drove into the arena wall, its front spears piercing the wall. Dominator 2 managed to hit Spikasaurus as Dead Metal held it, puncturing the armour, but Dead Metal pushed it away from the CPZ, forcing it to let go. Dead Metal pushed Dominator 2 over the flame jet, and let go of it in the arena centre, revealing a puncture in the rear from where his pincers had gone.
- "They may be spinning, they may be grinning, but who has sustained punishment there? Who is in trouble? Dominator 2 just waiting to see if Spikasaurus can come out to play. Come out, come out, wherever you are!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 spins on the spot, whilst Spikasurus' spears are caught in the wall
Spikasaurus goes up Dominator 2's wedge
Dominator 2 axes Spikasaurus just prior to its immobilisation
Meanwhile, Spikasaurus tried unsuccessfully to pull its spikes free, and Refbot gave its spike a push to free it. Dominator 2 was waiting for Spikasaurus by the Floor Flipper, and Spikasaurus sluggishly drove towards it. The two competitors charged at each other, and Spikasaurus managed to get at Dominator 2's side, avoiding its axe blow. Spikasaurus turned and drove down the arena, with Dominator 2 chasing after it. Dominator 2 got behind Spikasaurus and fired the axe, but Spikasaurus drove away, dodging the axe. Spikasaurus drove to the arena centre, where it turned to face Dominator 2 as it drove towards it. Spikasaurus slowly reversed, and Dominator 2 soon caught up, but mistakenly drove beside Spikasaurus and missed with the axe. Spikasaurus tried to drive around Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned, and pushed Spikasaurus up to the arena centre. Dominator 2 reversed for another attack, but as it drove at Spikasaurus, Spikasaurus turned, then reversed away towards Shunt's CPZ.
- "Spikasaurus the slower, but not by much, the heavier, but not by much, and certainly it seems to be the weaponry of Dominator 2 is the more effective! Will they win the Northern Annihilator?"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 axes Spikasaurus
Spikasaurus gets away as Dominator 2 lays immobile
Sir Killalot crushes down on Dominator 2 axe as Shunt closes in
Dominator 2 chased after it, and when Spikasaurus tried a weak charge at Dominator 2, Dominator 2 punctured the front armour with its axe. Spikasaurus reversed a little, with Dominator 2 hitting the front roll bar with its axe. Spikasaurus found itself cornered, backed against the wall with Shunt beside it and Dominator 2 in front, and Dominator 2 axed into the front armour again. Dominator 2 pulled its axe back, but Spikasaurus didn't have enough power to get away, so Dominator 2 hit the top with its axe, then pushed it towards the arena wall. Spikasaurus tried to drive away, but couldn't get away fast enough, and Dominator 2 axed another hole in the front. Spikasaurus reversed, but backed beside Shunt's CPZ, and Shunt axed through its top and lifted it with his scoop. Shunt let go, but as Spikasaurus drove away, Dominator 2 got beside it and axed into the top again. Spikasaurus managed to drive around Dominator 2 and drive into the arena centre, and Dominator 2 chased after it, puncturing the top again. Dominator 2 got its front wedges under Spikasaurus and held it down with the axe, but as it pushed Spikasaurus over the closed Pit, it suddenly stopped.
- "Have they been immobilised here, Dominator 2? It would be a major surprise!"
- — Jonathan Pearce on the shock turnaround
The House Robots finish Dominator 2 off
Spikasaurus struggled back and forth to try and get off of Dominator 2's front wedge, eventually managing to slide off, and reversed away. Spikasaurus had almost run out of battery power, and was only capable of driving back and forth, but it did not matter as Dominator 2 was fully immobile[40]. Refbot backed Dominator 2 off the pit, and the House Robots quickly came out to attack the immobile Dominator 2, with Dead Metal cutting into its rear with his saw and pushing it around in a circle. Sir Killalot took over, puncturing one of its tyres with his claw, then picked Dominator 2 up by its axe and spun it around, then carried it over to the Floor Flipper. The Flipper threw Dominator 2 across the arena, and Dominator 2 bounced over, hitting Shunt as it landed on its side. Dead Metal was also waiting, and as the Pit opened, Dead Metal cut into the base of Dominator 2 and push it against Sir Killalot.
- "I must admit it's taken me totally by surprise. I thought this would win it, Dominator 2, but not when you've got Killalot, and not when you've got Shunt and not when you've got some problem with the mechanics!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as the Annihilator concludes
Sir Killalot grabbed Dominator 2 by the axe and carried it down to the pit, but turned too far as he reached the edge of the Pit, so dropped it at the top of the Pit. Shunt rushed over, and as Sir Killalot grabbed Dominator 2's axe, Shunt pushed it over the edge of the Pit, and Sir Killalot dropped it in, leaving the battered Spikasaurus as the unexpected victor.
- Craig Charles: "I bet you're gutted, aren't you?"
- Peter Halloway: "Yeah, just a bit!"
- Craig Charles: "What happened?"
- Peter Halloway: "Uh... we died!"
- Craig Charles: "You certainly did die, but you were on top! You were winning! It looked like it was your trophy!"
- Peter Halloway: "Yeah, we backed off, we thought they were dead!"
- Craig Charles: "And they weren't!"
- — In the post-Final interview
According to the Team Dominator website, the reason why Dominator 2 broke down suddenly was due to shock-induced battery failure[41].
- "Unfortunately for us, in what should have been our finest hour, the plates inside one of the two batterys decided to part company with the battery terminals, and left us high and dry, the trophy going to Spikesaurus!"
- — Elliott Smart explains Dominator 2's breakdown on the Dominator 2 website[42]
Extreme 1[]
Dominator 2 made two appearances in Robot Wars Extreme. It first fought Wild Thing in the first round of the All-Stars tournament.
- Julia Reed: "As we know, Dominator 2 with their ferocious axe, destroyed the reigning champions Chaos 2 in the Annihilators, so we think you boys are in with a chance of being the top player, what do you reckon?"
- Team Dominator (Together): "No Problem!"
- Julia Reed: "Oh, confident! Now what's your strategy going to be?"
- Chris Hall: "Drive straight in, axe through the disc."
- — Pre-battle interview
Dominator 2 axes Wild Thing
Both robots started quickly, as Dominator 2 charged at Wild Thing, but Wild Thing drove straight past, driving down the arena as Dominator 2 charged at it, causing Dominator 2 to miss with the axe as it missed its charge at Wild Thing. Wild Thing turned around, and Dominator 2 turned to face it, but Wild Thing quickly drove away, causing Dominator 2 to miss with the axe again. Dominator 2 turned to face Wild Thing as it turned around, but Wild Thing drove around to its side. Dominator 2 tried to get around to Wild Thing's side to use the axe, but Wild Thing drove against Dominator 2's side, trying to attack the exposed tyres. Dominator 2 managed to get its front wedges under Wild Thing, preventing it from hitting the tyres, and pushed Wild Thing around in a circle, but Wild Thing managed to reverse and slip off the wedges, then turned to avoid Dominator 2's axe blow. Dominator 2 reversed for another attack, but Wild Thing got at one of its tyres and started pushing. Dominator 2 reversed before Wild Thing could get its disc up to speed, then turned to try and get at Wild Thing's side, but missed with the axe, with Wild Thing turning around it. Wild Thing tried turning around to get at Dominator 2's tyres, but Dominator 2 turned with it and reversed and turned when Wild Thing got close.
- "No prob we thought, until we saw the spinning disk that was now fitted to it, with blades that were 3 times the size of Hypno-disk's! {sic}"
- — Elliott Smart on the Dominator 2 website[43]
Dominator 2 tried to axe Wild Thing as it turned, but fired too late and missed. Wild Thing drove past the front of Dominator 2, and Dominator 2 landed a blow with the axe on Wild Thing's top, but it merely slid over the top as Wild Thing drove past. Wild Thing turned and charged back at Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 drove into it, deflected it off its side. Wild Thing drove back at Dominator 2's wheel, but Dominator 2 turned, and as Wild Thing turned to try and attack the tyre, Dominator 2 turned with it. The two span around together, then Dominator 2 reversed.
- "There at the controls of Dominator 2, Peter Halloway, a development engineer by trade, he's developed a fine engine out there, with the bi shape, and as long as it goes side-by-side with Wild Thing it'll dodge that flywheel mechanism."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 pins Wild Thing on its wedge
Wild Thing drove after it, hitting the front with its spinning disc, which allowed it to get at Dominator 2's side. Wild Thing pushed, and though Dominator 2 reversed, Wild Thing soon got back at the side. Dominator 2 turned against it, then tried to hit it with its axe, but Wild Thing turned to avoid the axe. Wild Thing nearly hit one of Dominator 2's tyres with the spinning disc, but Dominator 2 turned to avoid it, then drove around Wild Thing to get away, driving into the arena centre, bumping into Refbot. Dominator 2 turned around as Wild Thing drove after it, and got its front wedges under Wild Thing's front corner. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but due to the way it was facing, it missed, and Dominator 2 managed to use its one wheel that was touching the floor to turn and slip off the side. Dominator 2 pushed against Wild Thing, then reversed and turned around to avoid the flywheel, and as Wild Thing drove after it, Dominator 2 got under its side using the front wedges. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but it merely glanced off the side, and the impact caused Wild Thing to slip off of Dominator 2's wedge.
- "Dominator 2 slowly turning, I think what they're trying to do here is get a side-on attack as well there, to get the axe down on the wheels! The wheels of Wild Thing are vulnerable, I thought they might be!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 axes Wild Thing
Wild Thing pins Dominator 2 against the arena wall
Wild Thing tried attacking Dominator 2's side, and Dominator 2 turned away. Wild Thing chased Dominator 2 over to the side of the arena, where Dominator 2 reversed away from it, but as it turned, it backed onto the flame pit, and Wild Thing caught up with it, hitting the side with its flywheel. Dominator 2 drove off the flame pit, firing its axe at thin air, but then stopped, which allowed Wild Thing to hit the back with its flywheel. Dominator 2 turned around and finally managed to make a meaningful attack on Wild Thing with its axe, hitting the top. Getting its front wedges under Wild Thing's side, Dominator 2 pinned Wild Thing down and pushed it across the arena, pushing it into the arena wall, but this caused the axe to slip off the top of Wild Thing, hooking over the arena wall. Wild Thing rode up Dominator 2's side and onto the right tyre, which had been slashed by Wild Thing's spinning disc.
- "Ooh, and there seems to be some damage there on one of the wheels of Dominator 2! It's the right wheel now, and it looks to be tattered! So that weapon on Wild Thing has caused damage to Dominator 2! Who will be left standing at the end of this one? Suddenly Dominator 2 is on the defensive, and Wild Thing is doing all the work!"
- — Jonathan Pearce discovers the damaged tyre
Dominator 2 turned away from the wall, and Wild Thing fell off the side. Wild Thing rammed into Dominator 2's rear as it drove away from the wall, and Dominator 2 turned to face Wild Thing. It hit Wild Thing with the axe, but the axe failed to puncture, and Wild Thing turned and pushed past Dominator 2's front wedges. As Wild Thing drove around Dominator 2, aiming for the other wheel, Dominator 2 turned and pushed against it, then reversed. Dominator 2 fired the axe, which slammed into the arena floor, piercing it. This allowed Wild Thing to hit Dominator 2's side, which knocked the axe free. Dominator 2 turned around, and fired the axe, but missed as it was not close enough to Wild Thing. Wild Thing turned around Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned away before it could attack. Dominator 2 turned around and started driving down the arena, and as Wild Thing drove after it, Dominator 2 turned around, getting under Wild Thing's side. Dominator 2 pushed Wild Thing around in a circle, but Wild Thing managed to get off the wedges.
- "Dominator 2, progressive now, getting in underneath Wild Thing, little bit of reverse gear, then turns away."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Wild Thing attacks Dominator 2's tyres
Dominator 2 turned, backing into Wild Thing's side, and when Wild Thing turned to try and hit its rear with the flywheel, Dominator 2 drove away. Wild Thing drove after it, but Dominator 2 turned away, driving near the arena wall. Wild Thing turned and got under Dominator 2's front, pushing it against the arena wall. Dominator 2 fired its axe, but the axe fell onto the srimech arm, the axe head not hitting. Wild Thing let Dominator 2 go, and Dominator 2 got at Wild Thing's side, but Wild Thing turned away, then turned and drove into Dominator 2's side, before turning and driving down the arena. Dominator 2 chased after it, but as it got close, Wild Thing turned to get at its side and avoid the axe, so Dominator 2 missed. Wild Thing drove around Dominator 2's front, and Dominator 2 hit it with the axe but did no do any damage. Wild Thing tried to attack Dominator 2's tyre, but Dominator 2 turned around it, then turned away, so Wild Thing turned and drove up the arena. Dominator 2 chased it, catching up with it in the top half of the arena, getting under the side with its front wedges and hitting it with its axe.
- "Both robots have sustained damage, that's for sure, but both are still in there, tigerish at the end!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 grabs Wild Thing with the axe
Dominator 2 held Wild Thing and tried to push, but Wild Thing slipped free, and Dominator 2's axe slipped free of Wild Thing, hitting the floor and hitting the floor. Wild Thing turned back at Dominator 2, driving up the wedges, and Dominator 2 fired the axe, but it fell beside Wild Thing. Wild Thing turned off of Dominator 2's side, then the two competitors drove to other sides of the arena for another charge. The two competitors charged at each other, and Wild Thing got at Dominator 2's side, hitting the other tyre, and CO2 could be seen venting from the inside of Dominator 2 as it fired its axe. Wild Thing reversed, then rammed back into Dominator 2's side as it turned around. Dominator 2 turned, but Wild Thing kept grinding at its side. Dominator 2 reversed, and fired the axe, but wasn't close enough to Wild Thing, so the axe hit the arena floor, becoming stuck until Wild Thing drove into its side. Wild Thing turned away, then turned around and drove back up onto Dominator 2's side as the battle ended.
- "Dominator 2 the more aggressive, but look, missing its target with the axe. Wild Thing meanwhile was steadily, side-by-side, grinding away damage and mounting up the points."
- — Jonathan Pearce reviewing the highlights
The Judges decided to put Wild Thing through, based on aggression.
- Julia Reed: "Was it a bit frustrating for you, because we didn't see much of the axe action? It seemed to be missing all the time, why was that?"
- Peter Holloway: "Yeah, we're disappointed. We thought 'four out of ten, could try harder'."
- Julia Reed: "Yeah, so what do you think about the Judges' decision, then?"
- Peter Holloway: "It was the right decision."
- — Post-battle interview
After this battle, the team added wheel guards to Dominator 2.
- "Needles{sic} to say, our tyres were a little bit vulnerable, even though they were foamed...It was a lesson learned! nuff said! Robot Wars Extreme was actually filmed in two parts, the first at Earls Court, during Tomorrows World Live, and then the rest was done quite some time later at Elstree during Series V. Team Dominator did not waste that time, and that is how we managed to completely enclose our wheels, apparently in between bouts! If you look closely, you will spot many robots with modifications done in the same period of time."
- — Elliott Smart on the Dominator 2 website[44]
Dominator 2 also fought in a Wild Card Warriors battle against newcomer The Executioner. This was the first appearance of Dominator 2 with its wheel guards.
- Julia Reed: "Now team, what do you think the secret of your success so far? Why are you such a nails robot?"
- Peter Holloway: "Well, it's a good design, it's reliable, fast, and it's got the axe of doom!"
- Julia Reed: "Ooh, confident?"
- Peter Holloway: "We are."
- Julia Reed: "Well I've been having a little snoop around the pits, and I have met your opposition, and they say that you keep banging on about your plasma-nitride coated titanium protection, which apparently, is nothing more than paint!"
- Peter Holloway: "Well, if that's what they think, let's get in that arena now!"
- — Pre-battle interview
Dominator 2 guides The Executioner into pitting itself
The Executioner started by turning away from Dominator 2 and driving down towards the Pit release button. Dominator 2 charged at it, but despite clipping the back of The Executioner, The Executioner kept driving down the arena. The Executioner drove into the bottom arena wall, just beside the Pit button. Whilst Dominator 2 turned around and reversed, The Execution reversed and tried to line up another drive at the button, but missed again, hitting the other side of the wall. Dominator 2 held back, then closed in as The Executioner managed to hit the Pit button. Dominator 2 got under The Executioner with its front wedges, but The Executioner turned reversed over the wedges and onto Dominator 2's side, narrowly avoiding the axe as it came down. Dominator 2 turned, allowing The Executioner to fall back to the arena floor, but as it tried to drive away, Dominator 2 was right behind it, and pushed past its opponent as the two robots drove by the Pit. This caused The Executioner to change direction, and it drove straight into the Pit. Therefore, Dominator 2 won after barely attacking its opponent.
- Craig Charles: "No point talking to you, is there?"
- Team Dominator (together): "No!"
- Craig Charles: "You didn't do anything!"
- — The very brief post-battle interview
Series 5[]
- "An axe that's four times more powerful than last wars, made of aircraft-grade aluminium, lot of CNC work done. Last year we were Semi-Finalists, this year - we'll win!"
- — Paul Tolliday in the team's introduction
For the Fifth Wars, Dominator 2 was seeded eleventh for the main competition. In its first round battle of Heat F, Dominator 2 was drawn against a newcomer in Derek!.
- "Dominator 2, will start as the favourite for this battle, because of the experience and the might of that pneumatic axe!"
- — Jonathan Pearce at the start of the battle
Derek!'s lifter digs into the arena floor as Dominator gets underneath it
At the start of the battle, Dominator 2 charged at Derek, which drove to the arena centre to avoid it. Both machines stopped and turned to face each other, then drove at each other. Dominator 2 got at Derek's side, but before it could fire the axe, Derek! turned around to Dominator 2's front and got its front lifter under Dominator 2's front. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but Derek! turned and pushed against side of one of Dominator 2's front wedges, causing the axe to miss. Dominator 2 turned and reversed against Derek's side, so Derek! reversed away. Dominator 2 turned around and drove at the back of Derek! but Derek! drove forwards to avoid it. Dominator 2 drove towards the side of the arena and turned around before driving back at Derek, which turned and drove forwards to avoid Dominator 2, then turned to face Dominator 2. Derek! tried to get its lifter under Dominator 2's front, but couldn't get underneath. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but Derek! turned and pushed against Dominator 2's front, causing it to miss. Dominator 2 turned around, whilst Derek! turned and reversed towards an empty CPZ, and the two competitors charged at each other. Dominator 2 got at Derek's side, but as it tried to line up the axe, Sgt. Bash drove up the arena to the empty CPZ, pushing past Dominator 2, which gave Derek! the chance to drive away. Dominator 2 chased after it and quickly caught up, getting under Derek and firing the axe, but Derek's shape meant the axe handle hit the top of the robot then slid off the side. As Dominator 2 pushed Derek, Derek's forklift weapon dug into the wooden floor and ripped the panel.
- "Derek, digging into the arena floor. Well, we don't take kindly to that Derek!, with your little fangs, cutting up our lovely carpet as it were! Dominator 2, you are now on a mission for us then! To tidy things up!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 takes out Derek! in the first round
Dominator 2 could not push Derek as its forklift was dug into the floor, so it pushed past, letting Derek slide off the front wedge. Dominator 2 got at Derek's side as it drove around it, but before it could fire the axe, Derek turned to get at Dominator 2's side and try and use its rear disc. Dominator 2 reversed and struck Derek! with the axe. Shunt came over to the CPZ and drove into Dominator 2's side, but Dominator 2 got away before he could attack, pushing Derek! into the top arena wall. Derek turned and reversed away, but Dominator 2 kept chasing it, and soon caught up, getting beside it. Dominator 2 drove around Derek, dodging the lifter and trying to get in a good position to axe it. Dominator 2 tried to get behind Derek, but Derek turned, and the two span around together. Dominator got side-by-side with Derek! and tried pushing it, but in doing so, it drove into Shunt, giving Derek! a chance to get away. Derek turned, and Dominator 2 reversed into it, avoiding the lifter, and backed Derek into the arena side wall by Shunt's CPZ, where Derek broke down completely, as the battery connectors had overheated when the spinning disc hit the floor (when Derek drove up Dominator 2's wedge, which was cut from the televised version) and caused a surge of current; this ultimately led to its immobilisation.[45] Shunt got beside Derek and axed it, and Dominator 2 got in front and also hit it with the axe.
- "Derek needs to get out of there, can't get out, it's pinned in on the side wall! Dominator 2 doing all the work, all the pressing, all the aggressive work, and Shunt just barring the way out for Derek!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Derek is immobilised by the side wall
Dominator 2's first few blows landed in the top gap for the lifter and did no damage, but it did manage to hit Derek's top armour and puncture it. Dominator 2 drove to the arena centre and span around in victory as Refbot closed in and counted out the immobilised Derek!, eliminating it from the competition.
- Craig Charles: "How do you think you're going to do this year?"
- Peter Halloway: "All the way!"
- — The team announce their ambition
In the second round, the seeded machine faced King B Powerworks, the fourth version of King Buxton.
- "Very good battle, this. Dominator 2 possibly more impressive in its earlier fight, King B Powerworks needed a Judges' decision to separate it from Kronic."
- — Jonathan Pearce at the start of the battle
Dominator 2 wedges under King B Powerworks
Dominator 2 drove straight at King B Powerworks, but King B Powerworks turned away and drove towards the bottom of the arena. Dominator 2 drove after it, and King B Powerworks turned around and drove up Dominator 2's wedge. This allowed Dominator 2 to axe it, pinning it down, and it pushed King B Powerworks down the arena, into an empty CPZ. When Dominator 2 raised the axe, King B Powerworks drove up the side of Dominator 2, then turned to get off of Dominator 2. Dominator 2 blocked King B Powerworks from driving out of the CPZ, so King B Powerworks reversed and turned, slamming into the arena wall, then drove out of the CPZ. Dominator 2 chased after it, getting at its side, but both competitors drove into Sir Killalot, who was coming over to the bottom CPZ, and Dominator 2 missed with the axe as King B Powerworks reversed away. King B Powerworks reversed straight into the path of Shunt, who pushed it into the CPZ, but King B Powerworks quickly turned away and drove around the House Robot.
- "And its Dominator 2's axe dominating the proceedings early on, and King B Powerworks, chased into the CPZ there by Shunt."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 penetrates King B Powerworks above the forks
However, as it tried to get out of the CPZ, Dominator 2 blocked its escape. King B Powerworks turned to face Dominator 2, and drove around it before it could use the axe, driving between it and Shunt. However, as Dominator 2 turned after King B Powerworks, King B Powerworks accidentally turned back into the CPZ. It quickly reversed out, backing along the bottom arena wall, and Dominator 2 drove after it, but King B Powerworks turned and drove away up the arena. King B Powerworks drove to the centre of the arena, and Dominator 2 drove after it, driving around it. As Dominator 2 charged at its opponent, King B Powerworks reversed at it with its rear disc, but King B Powerworks backed up the front wedge, and Dominator 2 struck the back with its axe, pinning it down. Dominator 2 pulled back the axe and kept pushing King B Powerworks, and hit the top with the axe again.
- "Down comes the axe once again, with the force of 12 kilos, trying to penetrate that sort of plexiglass armament {sic} on top of King B Powerworks, but not managing to do so."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 axes King B Powerworks
King B Powerworks turned and used it rear saw on Dominator 2's side, causing some sparks, but no real damage. Dominator 2 tried to turn around to use its axe, but King B Powerworks turned with it to stay at its side. Dominator 2 reversed, and as King B Powerworks reversed at it, hitting the front with the saw. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but the axe head fell over King B Powerworks' side. King B Powerworks turned off of Dominator 2's front wedge and drove to the bottom of the arena, and Dominator 2 drove after it. King B Powerworks reversed at Dominator 2, driving up the side of its front wedges, and rode up on Dominator 2's side. Dominator 2 pushed King B Powerworks around in a circle, and when it fired the axe, this shook King B Powerworks off its side.
- "How can it {King B Powerworks} damage Dominator 2, though? It's a major problem. Side by side, no place to duck or hide!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as King B Powerworks gets up on Dominator 2's side
The robots after 'cease'
King B Powerworks reversed away, and it reversed to the arena centre, turning around to use its saw as Dominator 2 charged after it. Dominator 2 got under King B Powerworks, but it slipped off and drove away before it could use the axe. King B Powerworks drove to the top of the arena, and turned to face Dominator 2 as it charged after it. Dominator 2 got under King B Powerworks' front and axed into its front lifter, getting the axe in the gap between the lifter and the body. With King B Powerworks pinned, Dominator 2 pushed it around the arena, pushing it down the arena, then back up to the Floor Flipper. Dominator 2 pulled the axe back, and King B Powerworks reversed away, and Dominator 2 charged into the back, hitting the top, but failing to puncture. King B Powerworks turned around to Dominator 2's side to avoid the axe, and drove down to the bottom of the arena. Dominator 2 chased after it, and King B Powerworks tried to use its rear saw, but Dominator 2 axed it and pushed it against the bottom arena wall. King B Powerworks reversed against Dominator 2, but couldn't push it back far as Dominator 2 was pushing against it. In the last few seconds, Dominator 2 kept King B Powerworks pinned down. Sir Killalot came out of his CPZ and drove over to try and break the deadlock, but time ran out.
- "Now Craig, Dominator 2 had the axe, and I think that was the decisive difference between the two machines. Slamming, banging, finally piercing, and that for me was the telling moment in the battle. King B Powerworks nagged away, but Dominator 2 was the more aggressive and caused the more punishment."
- — Jonathan Pearce reviews the highlights
The fight went to the Judges, who unanimously voted for Dominator 2.
- Craig Charles: "Now, I said your axe is the best in the business, is it?"
- Paul Tolliday: "Yes, without a shadow of a doubt!"
- Craig Charles: "It is so hard!"
- Paul Tolliday: "It's the axe of doom!"
- Craig Charles: "Where do you think you're going to go from here?"
- Paul Tolliday: "All the way!"
- — Post-battle interview
There, it faced the Scottish newcomer Corkscrew. Dominator 2 had an advantage going into the fight, as Corkscrew's engine had stopped the night before, and though the team rebuilt it for the Heat Final, it failed to work[46].
- Philippa Forrester: "And what did they do earlier?"
- Lewis Heatlie: "Called our kilts skirts!"
- Philippa Forrester: "That's enough to make them angry! And enough to give us a very good fight!"
- — Pre battle with the Corkscrew team
Dominator 2 axes Corkscrew
Dominator 2 charged straight at Corkscrew, but Corkscrew drove down the arena to avoid it. Dominator 2 turned and chased after it, and soon caught up with it, but as it tried to use the axe, it turned too far and missed. Corkscrew drove away, driving by an empty CPZ, and tried to start spinning. Dominator 2 drove at it, and Corkscrew tried to get away, but drove into the arena wall. Corkscrew managed to get away as Domiantor 2 rushed over to try and pin it against the wall. Corkscrew drove around the empty CPZ, but drove into the arena wall.
- "Busy night for the Judges so far, will the Heat Final be that close, or will Dominator 2, the favourite for this battle, use that mighty axe to win it and go through to the Robot Wars series Semi-Final?"
- — Jonathan Pearce early in the battle
Dominator 2 closed in, and Corkscrew drove into the CPZ. Dominator 2 blocked its escape, and drove into Corkscrew as it tried to drive out of the CPZ. Dominator 2 hit Corkscrew's top, but failed to puncture. Corkscrew turned away, but drove into the corner. Shunt and Sir Killalot rushed over to the CPZ, with Shunt pinning Corkscrew in the corner, and Sir Killalot drove into Dominator 2 as it turned away. Dominator 2 was able to turn away and escape from Sir Killalot, whilst Corkscrew was trapped in the corner between the two House Robots. Dominator 2 held back as Corkscrew eventually managed to escape as Shunt reversed and Sir Killalot turned around, allowing Corkscrew to turn around Sir Killalot and escape the CPZ. Corkscrew charged up the arena away from Dominator 2, which followed it, but as it closed in, it turned too far, getting side-by-side with Corkscrew and missing an axe blow. Corkscrew drove past Dominator 2, which turned around and drove after Corkscrew, but drove at its side again, and this allowed Corkscrew to drive past it. Corkscrew drove down the arena, across to the other side, and Dominator 2 chased after it.
- "Well, it's cat-and-mouse, catch me if you can! Corkscrew, off and away. Some might say this is just running away for safety! Others might say it's a tactical ruse, a ploy..."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 tips Corkscrew over
When Dominator 2 got close and turned to face Corkscrew, Corkscrew turned and drove away, driving across the arena. Dominator 2 chased after it, and caught up with it as it drove near the Pit release button. Dominator 2 failed to get under Corkscrew's ground clearance again, getting beside Corkscrew. Dominator 2 reversed as Corkscrew pushed it, and Corkscrew hit the Pit release. Dominator 2 drove beside Corkscrew, and Corkscrew pushed against its side. Dominator 2 turned, and Corkscrew reversed, then rushed away to the arena centre, bumping into Refbot. Dominator 2 chased after it, and Corkscrew charged into Dominator 2, but this proved to be a fatal mistake, as it drove onto Dominator 2's front wedges. This allowed Dominator 2 to tip Corkscrew onto its side, immobilising it.
- "Certainly, Dominator is the heavier, the more cumbersome, the more thoughtful, but the more potent! Corkscrew, on its side!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 nudged Corkscrew towards the Pit, and Refbot counted it out. Dominator 2 stood off as Sir Killalot and Shunt punished Corkscrew, and Dominator 2 was through to the Semi-Finals again.
- Craig Charles: "You're through to the series Semi-Finals!"
- Paul Tolliday: "That's the good bit!"
- Craig Charles: "With "The axe of doom"!"
- Paul Tolliday: "Absolutely!"
- Craig Charles: "How do you feel? You see, these are little lads, there's some big boys in the series Semi-Finals!"
- Paul Tolliday: "Come on, bring it on! Let's have some fun!"
- Craig Charles: "That's what we like to hear, that's what we want; mayhem, carnage, wanton destruction, all on Robot Wars!"
- — Post-battle interview
There, Dominator 2 faced the tenth seed Wheely Big Cheese in the first round.
- "Beaten by Pussycat at this stage last time,...top speeds of 20mph make this the fastest robot in the Semi-Final!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 flipped by Wheely Big Cheese
Wheely Big Cheese charged straight at Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 drove forwards, dodging it as it got close. Both competitors turned around to face each other, and as Wheely Big Cheese drove at Dominator 2, Dominator 2 drove past it, driving by the Flame Pit. Dominator 2 turned around, and drove away as Wheely Big Cheese chased after it, driving over the Flame Pit. Dominator 2 drove down the arena, towards the Pit release, with Wheely Big Cheese following close behind, but Dominator 2 turned away before Wheely Big Cheese could get under it, so Wheely Big Cheese pressed the Pit release button.
- "Dominator 2 has the heavy axe, but doesn't want to get involved with Wheely Big Cheese's flipper."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 retreats early on
Wheely Big Cheese launches Dominator 2 through the air
Dominator 2 drove by the Pit before it opened, waiting for its opponent. Wheely Big Cheese tried to get under its side, but Dominator 2 turned, getting under Wheely Big Cheese with its front wedges, so Wheely Big Cheese drove up and over the wedge with one wheel. Dominator 2 fired its axe, but the handle axe struck Wheely Big Cheese's wheel as Dominator 2 was too close, with the axe point hanging over it. Wheely Big Cheese drove up the arena, and Dominator 2 chased after it, firing the axe again, but it completely missed its target. Wheely Big Cheese turned towards the arena side wall, turning to face Dominator 2, and Dominator 2 drove straight up onto its flipper, which fired, throwing Dominator 2 upwards, sailing very high into the air, and it landed with a huge crash, rolling over and landing on its side.
- "That must have sailed eight feet into the air!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 is sent airborne
Dominator 2 strikes Wheely Big Cheese with its axe
Dominator 2 quickly righted itself with one swing of the axe. Dominator 2 was still moving freely, not damaged by the impact, and it charged at Wheely Big Cheese, but drove onto the flipper again. Wheely Big Cheese flipped Dominator 2, but the flipper was only slotted slightly underneath Dominator 2, so Dominator 2 was turned over rather than being launched over the arena wall. Wheely Big Cheese spun in circles with its flipper still open, as Dominator 2 was inverted, perfectly inverted, held up by its front wedges and its axe. Dominator 2 tried to right itself, but the axe didn't have enough strength, and Dominator 2 slipped back down again. After two failed attempts, Dominator 2 overturned itself, digging into the arena floor with its axe point. Wheely Big Cheese lingered over the flame jet, only making mere turns, rather than driving away. Dominator 2 came to axe it, striking the front of Wheely Big Cheese's wedge.
- "They've got to get some damage in on that Wheely Big Cheese flipper and stop it operating. Otherwise, you get the sense that Roger Plant is going to line up a broadside attack and come in and flip Dominator once again."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Wheely Big Cheese fled to the opposite side of the arena, having regained drive in both wheels and Dominator 2 chased after it, driving around behind it, but when it tried to use its axe, it turned too far and missed. Wheely Big Cheese drove up the arena, with Dominator 2 chasing after it, and Wheely Big Cheese accidentally drove under the front of Refbot. Wheely Big Cheese and Dominator 2 turned to face each other, but Dominator 2 steered away from the flipper before Wheely Big Cheese could get under it. Wheely Big Cheese chased after Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned away and Wheely Big Cheese missed its charge, driving under Refbot again. Dominator 2 took advantage, getting underneath Wheely Big Cheese's side as it reversed away from Refbot, but the axe head fell over Wheely Big Cheese's side. Dominator 2 turned away as Wheely Big Cheese tried to get its flipper under it, driving into the arena side wall, as Wheely Big Cheese appeared to be slowing down.
- "Thought about an attack on Wheely Big Cheese, which momentarily...has stopped! What has happened to Wheely Big Cheese? It has stopped!"
- — Jonathan Pearce on Dominator 2, right before realising Wheely Big Cheese's immobility
Wheely Big Cheese had completely stopped, and Dominator 2 got behind Wheely Big Cheese, axed it, and pushed it down the arena, close to the Pit. Dominator 2 axed Wheely Big Cheese six times whilst Refbot came over to count it out, but couldn't damage the titanium armour. As Wheely Big Cheese was being counted out, Dominator 2 struck Wheely Big Cheese with its axe another two times, breaking off a small part from the top and getting the axe into the shell, before pushing it into Dead Metal's CPZ. Refbot finished its count, and Dead Metal cut into Wheely Big Cheese's wheels, and Dominator 2 axed Wheely Big Cheese again. Dominator 2 was through to the second round of the Semi-Finals for the second time.
- Craig Charles: "That was more luck than judgement, wasn't it?"
- Paul Tolliday: "Oh no, no, game plan! (They both laugh) Very lucky!"
- Craig Charles: "You're one fight away... from the Robot Wars Final! Think you're gonna get it? Think you're gonna go there?"
- Paul Tolliday: "All the way, yeah!"
- Craig Charles: "All the way? You've been saying it, and I've not been believing you, I'm starting to believe now!"
- — Post-battle interview
Dominator 2 faced the 3rd seed Hypno-Disc for a place in the Grand Final.
- Philippa Forrester: "We want to see that decimation that Hypno-Disc is so good at!"
- Dave Rose: "We'll try our best!"
- Philippa Forrester: "Good, and we wanna see that Dominator 2 is so good at!"
- Chris Hall: "That disc is going to be history!"
- — Pre-battle interview
Dominator 2 is hit from behind
Dominator 2 charged straight at Hypno-Disc, which slowly moved forwards, but Dominator 2 narrowly avoided driving straight into the flywheel, swerving just in time and driving past Hypno-Disc. Both competitors turned to face each other, and Dominator 2 charged back at Hypno-Disc, getting at the side, but Hypno-Disc drove over the front wedges before Dominator 2 could attack.
- "Dominator 2... trying to buffet Hypno-Disc up onto its side. We've seen that tactic work in the past."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 gets under Hypno-Disc
Dominator 2 fails to leave its own circumference
Both competitors turned to face each other again, and Dominator 2 drove back at Hypno-Disc, trying to get at the side, but as it got close, it turned to far, turning into the disc, causing sparks. Dominator 2 turned away, and Hypno-Disc reversed for another attack. Dominator 2 was only turning around on the spot, and as it turned around, exposing its back to Hypno-Disc, Hypno-Disc hit the back, grazing it. Hypno-Disc hit the back of Dominator 2 again, cutting into the armour, with the impact knocking both competitors apart. With Dominator 2 still only able to turn back and forth, Hypno-Disc drove back at Dominator 2, driving in front of it, but held back from attacking. This indecision allowed Dominator 2 to fire its axe, but it merely bounced off the disc as Hypno-Disc reversed. Hypno-Disc charged back at Dominator 2, hitting the side, ripping a hole in the wheel guard and sending Dominator 2 spinning away.
- "Down comes the weight, 12 kilos of force behind that Dominator 2 pneumatic axe, but again, the whole machine was buffeted and now torn by Hypno-Disc! It's ripped the sides of Dominator 2!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Hypno-Disc hits Hypno-Disc's side
Dominator 2 tried to turn, but Hypno-Disc charged into its side again. Hypno-Disc backed off, then drove into the arena centre, as Dominator 2 was immobile on one side, and could only turn back and forth. Dominator 2 drove down the arena, turned around, then slowly approached Dominator 2. Hypno-Disc drove in front of Dominator 2, but quickly drove away as Dominator 2 fired the axe, which narrowly missed, falling just behind Hypno-Disc as it drove past. Hypno-Disc turned around and drove back towards Dominator 2, but held back from attacking, driving back and forth in front of Dominator 2, and waving its srimech. Dominator 2 continued to turn back and forth, and Hypno-Disc continued held back. Dominator 2 span around, and manage to turn closer to Hypno-Disc, but Hypno-Disc reversed. Despite the fact that Dominator 2 was immobile on one side, Refbot did not come in to count it out for unknown reasons. Hypno-Disc had its disc spinning at full speed, but did not go in for another attack.
- "Do you know what I think's happening here; Hypno-Disc think they've won it and they don't want to sustain any damage, so they're staying out of harms reach from Dominator 2!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Hypno-Disc holds back from Dominator 2
Dominator 2 could only spin around the spot, whilst Hypno-Disc drove across the arena, staying away from its opponent. The audience chanted for the competitors to fight, and chanted "Boring! Boring!", but despite briefly driving close to Dominator 2, Hypno-Disc backed away and did not attack, as the Hypno-Disc team did not want to risk receiving any more damage that could compromise their chances in the Grand Final, as stated by the Rose brothers in the post-battle interview.
- "Well, it's not spectacular, but it is cagey, canny by the Hypno-Disc boys! The Rose family, you're not blooming, but you have presented a thorny problem for Dominator 2, which doesn't seem to be able to come back into this fight! Maybe Dominator is lacking some sort of forward power, as the clock ticks down to the Judges' decision, which I think inevitably, will give it to the Roses and Hypno-Disc!"
- — Jonathan Pearce in the last few seconds
After a long wait, 'cease' was called after five minutes had passed, sending the match to a Judges' decision. The battle was followed by boos from the audience, and the Judges declared it the most boring fight they'd ever witnessed on Robot Wars. This battle has also been criticised for inconsistency with immobilisation, as Dominator 2 was clearly unable to drive away, but as it was still mobile on one wheel, Dominator 2 was considered mobile at all, when other robots in the same situation had been counted out by Refbot. Despite the controversy, Hypno-Disc was the clear winner of the battle.
- Craig Charles: "I know it's not just a spectacle, shall I say, I know tactics are involved, what was going through your head there?"
- Peter Halloway: "Well, we came here to fight, and they didn't want to fight!"
- Craig Charles: "Well what happened is, looking from their point of view, they get in, bang, they hit ya, they obviously wanna go on and win it, your axe could do some serious damage to them, you know, you could just go straight through that disc and stop it spinning! So, once they'd had the first knock-on, it was up to you then! It was up to you then to go and get them - but you didn't! You just kept waiting for them to come in at you, and they'd already scored the point!"
- Peter Halloway: "It was good tactics, but boring!"
- Craig Charles: "And you'd lost drive in one wheel, hadn't you?"
- Peter Halloway: "We did, yeah."
- — Post-battle interview
At the end of the series, Dominator 2 was nominated for the Best Engineered Robot Award but lost out to Derek!, the first robot it knocked out of the competition.
Series 6[]
- Philippa Forrester: "You have completely rebuilt it?"
- Paul Tolliday: "We have! It's stronger, better and tougher than ever before!"
- Philippa Forrester: "Why, what have you done?"
- Paul Tolliday: "Basically, the titanium that's on the shell now is made of the same grade as used on Russian Nuclear Submarines! We were gonna say it's got built-in satellite navigation, but the batteries went flat on that, but the rest of it is much, much more powerful!"
- Philippa Forrester: "What about your weapon?"
- Paul Tolliday: "The weapon, we've increased the gas size, increased the flow on the gas, bigger regulator - lot faster, a lot more power, last year {sic}"
- Philippa Forrester: "And it's very pretty!"
- — Pre-Round 1 interview
Dominator 2 was seeded sixth in Series 6 and its first battle was against Axe-C-Dent 2, Sumpthing and Hydra in Heat J.
- "Dominator 2, the number 6 seeds, and certainly favourites here, and on the attack straight away..."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 charges at Hydra at the start of the battle
Dominator 2 is flipped by Hydra
Dominator 2 started quickly, charging at Hydra and getting behind it, but before Dominator 2 could attack, Hydra drove at Axe-C-Dent 2 and flipped it over. Dominator 2 chased after Hydra and swerved around to its front, but it turned just a little too far and missed with the axe. Hydra tried to get at Dominator 2's side, and though Dominator 2 tried to reverse away, Hydra kept right by it. Dominator 2 tried to turn away, but Hydra got its flipper under the side, and flicked Dominator 2 up, though it only managed to flick Dominator 2 up a little as the flipper wasn't properly under the side. Sumpthing drove into the front of Dominator 2 as Hydra flipped it, and Dominator 2 reversed. Dominator 2 started turning back and forth on the spot, having lost drive on one side after Hydra's flip. Hydra took advantage, getting at the side, pushing it into Refbot and flipping it over. Dominator 2 quickly self-righted whilst Hydra attacked Sumpthing, but it was suffering from drive issues, as it was only able to spin around. Hydra then went back after Dominator 2, charging across the arena at it as it spun on the spot, but as Hydra came close, Dominator 2 turned and hit its side, deflecting Hydra's charge and causing it to miss its hammer blow. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but it narrowly missed, glancing off Hydra's side. Hydra reversed past Dominator 2, bumping into Sumpthing, then drove past the front. Dominator 2 tried to axe it as it passed, but Hydra was too fast, causing it to miss. As Dominator 2 continued to turn back and forth, Hydra went after Sumpthing, chasing it down the arena and pushing it into a CPZ. Dominator 2 reversed into Hydra and turned around, but missed with the axe again as Hydra turned away. As Sumpthing was axed by Shunt and Axe-C-Dent 2 was counted out by Refbot, Hydra drove into the arena centre, and Dominator 2 reversed after it, having to turn as it drove due to having lost drive on one side. Hydra reversed away from Dominator 2, and Dominator 2 could not drive after it due to having lost drive on one side, so it turned away, and Hydra charged under the side again and flipped Dominator 2 over. Dominator 2 quickly righted itself again, but Hydra pushed it into the top left CPZ, hammering it as it pinned it in the corner.
- "We're seeing Dominator 2 thrust aside as well by Hydra. Good driving by young Andrew!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Hydra pushes Dominator 2 into the corner
Dominator 2 is held in the CPZ by Hydra
The hammer hooked between Dominator 2's bi-wedges, and as Hydra reversed, it pulled Dominator 2, but Hydra pulled back the hammer and reversed out of the CPZ. Dominator 2 was unable to drive out of the CPZ, so Hydra rammed into it again and hit it with the hammer again. Hydra reversed away, and Dominator 2 was able to turn out of the CPZ. It clumsily drove after Hydra, but as it got close and tried to turn and use the axe, Hydra reversed, causing it to miss. Hydra drove at Dominator 2's front, trying to get underneath, and though Dominator 2 managed to hit Hydra with the axe, it merely bounced off. Hydra drove away from Dominator 2, driving at Growler, who was carrying the immobile Axe-C-Dent 2 in his jaws. Meanwhile, Sumpthing got behind Dominator 2 and tried pushing it, but only moved it a little. Dominator 2 axed the immobile Axe-C-Dent 2, puncturing the armour. Hydra flipped Axe-C-Dent 2 onto its back again, and Dominator 2 continued axing it, breaking off the spinning axe.
- "Dominator hasn't... dominated, as we thought that team would, being number 6 seeds. ... Now Dominator finally gets its mighty hydraulic axe working, as Growler looks on, but Dominator's attack was on a beaten robot in Axe-C-Dent..."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 axes Axe-C-Dent 2
Sumpthing pushes Dominator 2
Dominator 2 reversed around Axe-C-Dent 2, backing into Sumpthing, which was driving away from Hydra. Sumpthing reversed, and Dominator 2 reversed, but backed onto the Flame Pit. Instead of trying to get off, Dominator 2 fired its axe at Sumpthing, but missed as it wasn't close enough, and Hydra drove in to block Dominator 2's escape. Dominator 2 turned to try and use its axe on Hydra, but Hydra reversed away causing it to miss with the axe. Dominator 2 was still on the flame pit, and Sumpthing was blocking its escape as it tried reversing off the flame pit. Hydra drove back at Dominator 2, and though Dominator 2 turned around to axe it, it narrowly missed, the axe falling between Sumpthing and Hydra.
- "Sumpthing and Hydra, beginning to team up on Dominator 2, and the Judges would have taken note!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 earns a lucky escape when Sumpthing loses mobility
Hydra reversed away from Dominator 2. Hydra reversed, and Dominator 2 turned off the Flame Pit, turning into Sumpthing, then turning the other way away from it. Hydra got under the back and flipped it up on its side, but Dominator 2 self-righted quickly. Meanwhile, Axe-C-Dent 2 was thrown across the arena by the floor flipper, and Sumpthing had broken down on one wheel, leaving it only able to drive in circles. Dominator 2 continued to pursue Hydra, having seemingly regained drive in both wheels. Hydra reversed down the arena, and Dominator 2 drove after it, axing the flipper and forcing Hydra back against the pit release button, but Hydra used the flipper to free itself from the axe, and drove around Dominator 2. Dominator 2 and Hydra continued to fight as Sumpthing was grabbed by Growler and pushed into the pit, and Shunt pitted the remains of Axe-C-Dent 2. This put Dominator 2 and Hydra through to the second round, despite Dominator 2 fighting against its own mobility issues throughout the fight.
In the second round, Dominator 2 came up against the experienced S.M.I.D.S.Y. machine. In the pre-battle interview, Dominator 2 was shown in the pits with no armour or weapon.
- Philippa Forrester: "Are you ready?"
- Elliott Smart: "Yeah, we're ready!"
- Philippa Forrester: "You're nowhere near ready, are you?"
- Chris Hall: "No!"
- Philippa Forrester: "Thanks, someone gives me an honest answer!"
- — Pre-battle interview
S.M.I.D.S.Y. pushes Dominator 2 against the arena wall
The battle started quickly, with both robots charging at each other. Dominator 2 tried to axe S.M.I.D.S.Y., but it used its greater agility to dodge the axe. S.M.I.D.S.Y. pushed against the side of Dominator 2, and Dominator 2 fired the axe, but missed again. Dominator 2 tried turning to get in a position to attack S.M.I.D.S.Y. with the axe, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. kept at Dominator 2's side, driving up the sloping side as Dominator 2 fired the axe couple of times, missing both times. S.M.I.D.S.Y. then got under the side of Dominator 2 and pushed it into the arena wall, though in doing so, it drove onto the flame pit. Dominator 2 managed to turn away from the wall, getting at S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s side and pushing towards the wall, but narrowly missed an axe blow, which fell besides S.M.I.D.S.Y.. S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned away, and Dominator 2 tried to axe it again, but it fell by the other side. S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove Dominator 2 and charged up the arena, then turned around and drove back at at Dominator 2. Although S.M.I.D.S.Y. got under Dominator 2's front, Dominator 2 axed into one of S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s front tyres.
- "I would say it is the more fearful weapon here, and its got straight through there, into one of the tyres!"
- — Jonathan Pearce on the axe of Dominator 2
S.M.I.D.S.Y. was still pushing, so Dominator 2 raised the axe, and spun on the spot to get off S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s front. Dominator 2 got at S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s side as it turned, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove into the arena wall to dodge the axe, so Dominator 2 missed with the axe again. S.M.I.D.S.Y. reversed and tried to get under the side of Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned against it, and the two spin together, trying to get in a position to attack the other. S.M.I.D.S.Y. reversed, then drove past Dominator 2 to get out of the spin, and Dominator 2 got behind S.M.I.D.S.Y. and tried to axe it, but missed. S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove around Dominator 2, and as Dominator 2 turned after it, S.M.I.D.S.Y. got under its side, then pushed it down into the bottom arena wall.
- "S.M.I.D.S.Y., slamming Dominator 2 into the side wall, and for me, at this moment in time, S.M.I.D.S.Y. would be on top!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Sparks fly when Dominator 2's armour is attacked
Dominator 2 reversed away, then followed S.M.I.D.S.Y. as it drove away from the wall. The two robots got side-on at each other again, but when Dominator 2 reversed a little, S.M.I.D.S.Y. was able to get at its side. Dominator 2 fired the axe at thin air, allowing S.M.I.D.S.Y. to get underneath and push Dominator 2 across the arena and into the Disc of Doom button. Dominator 2 slid off of S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s front and turned around, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned and drove past it as Dominator 2 got at its side. Dominator 2 drove after it, driving over the Disc of doom, and used the force of the Disc to turn around so it was facing S.M.I.D.S.Y., which turned around to use its disc. Dominator 2 drove behind S.M.I.D.S.Y., but turned too far and missed. S.M.I.D.S.Y. reversed into Dominator 2's side with the disc, then pushed past. Dominator 2 drove after it, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. got at the side of Dominator 2 and pushed, and when Dominator 2 fired the axe, this allowed S.M.I.D.S.Y. to get under and push Dominator 2. Dominator 2 slipped off S.M.I.D.S.Y's jaws as S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove over the disc of doom, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. still pushed, pushing it into Growler, then into the top arena wall. Dominator 2 slipped off of S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s jaws as it reversed for another attack, and managed to reverse away as Growler approached it. S.M.I.D.S.Y. tried to use its disc on Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned around and got against S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s side, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. dodged its axe blow. Dominator 2 chased after S.M.I.D.S.Y., but when it caught up, S.M.I.D.S.Y. was able to turn away from the front as Dominator 2 pushed against it. The two robots spun over the Flame Pit together, and Dominator 2 fired the axe. However this time, the axe hit S.M.I.D.S.Y., grappling one of the holes for the wheel.
- "Now Dominator 2 gets that axe to work. The target needs to be in front of Dominator 2 for that axe to have any effect! S.M.I.D.S.Y. in flames! Away from the flame pit. Again Dominator 2 gets that axe in, but it was a little tentative nudge wasn't it?"
- — Jonathan Pearce
S.M.I.D.S.Y. dragged Dominator 2 across the arena, driving over the disc of doom, and Dominator 2 raised the axe. S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned against the side of Dominator 2 as it turned to avoid Dominator 2's axe, but as S.M.I.D.S.Y. tried to get away, Dominator 2 got beside it and hit the top with the axe. However, the axe failed to puncture, and Dominator 2 missed its next axe blow. S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned and reversed away, and when Dominator 2 drove after it, S.M.I.D.S.Y. used the flywheel on the wheel guard of Dominator 2, causing lots of sparks but no major damage. Dominator 2 fired the axe, which hit its target but did no damage, then missed with the axe. Dominator 2 got behind S.M.I.D.S.Y. and axed it, this time managing to hit one of the rear tyres and pin S.M.I.D.S.Y. down. Dominator 2 tried to push it towards a CPZ, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned away, so Dominator 2 released its opponent.
- "Maybe the tactic, they think enough blows will render the electronics of S.M.I.D.S.Y. immobile, I don't know."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Growler rams into Dominator 2 and S.M.I.D.S.Y.
S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove to the arena centre, and Dominator 2 drove down the arena, driving around to the back of S.M.I.D.S.Y.. S.M.I.D.S.Y. seemed to have slowed down, so it couldn't get away as got at its side and axed it, then pushed it into the CPZ. Growler came smashing into both robots. Dominator 2 was able to quickly turn and escape the CPZ, but S.M.I.D.S.Y was cornered by Growler, which drove up its front lifter to get on top of it. Growler reversed off, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. escaped the CPZ, but was moving even slower now, and Dominator 2 got behind it. As S.M.I.D.S.Y. tried to turn away, Dominator 2 pushed it onto the Flame Pit, and managed to puncture one of S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s tyres with the axe.
- "S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s taken the worst of that, and I think this second round has been turned on its head. I think that damage sustained by S.M.I.D.S.Y. has cut its power and pace, and Dominator 2 can now grapple, and the whole thing's changed for me. S.M.I.D.S.Y. is in trouble, and they were well on top"
- — Jonathan Pearce towards the end of the battle
Dominator 2 punctures one of S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s tyres
S.M.I.D.S.Y. was able to turn and push Dominator 2 into the wall, but the side of S.M.I.D.S.Y. was on fire. Dominator 2 raised the axe and drove towards the arena centre so it could turn around for another attack. S.M.I.D.S.Y. could not get away, and reversed onto the Flame Pit as Dominator 2 caught up. Dominator 2 missed an axe blow, and although S.M.I.D.S.Y. was able to weakly turn off the Flame Pit, the top of S.M.I.D.S.Y. had now caught fire as well. Time ran out, and the fight went to the Judges.
- "S.M.I.D.S.Y. on top early on, in underneath Dominator, worrying, nagging, stylish and aggressive, causing damage, down came the Dominator axe but not with any great effect, but that's where it all turned! Into the CPZ, good driving by Dominator 2, driving S.M.I.D.S.Y. in there and from there on, for me Dominator was on top!"
- — Jonathan Pearce reviews the highlights
The Judges chose to put the seeded robot through to the Heat Final.
- Paul Tolliday: "All I can say is that is a fantastic robot, I mean the armour is incredible, you took us all the way, we were really worried throughout the fight, and top marks to you guys, that could have gone either way, well done."
- Craig Charles: "Although the axe is an awesome weapon, it didn't really penetrate them."
- Paul Tolliday: "No, I mean as I say, they've got pretty tough armour on the top of that, and also the way they've mounted it, we were discussing in the pits, is quite bouncy so it actually takes some shock out of the axe, so yeah, they've got it really sussed for being a tough robot to beat, just lucky you had tyres exposed for us really!"
- Craig Charles: "How far do you think you're gonna go?"
- Paul Tolliday: "We're gonna do our best to go all the way, but we'll enjoy doing it!"
- Craig Charles: "Ok, well we enjoy watching ya!"
- — Post-battle interview
Before the Heat Final, it was revealed that Growler's onslaught on Dominator 2 had broken the polycarbonate base in half. The base plate of Dominator 2 was repaired in time for its next battle, where it went up against Hydra again for a place in the Semi-Finals.
- Philippa Forrester: "Now what about Hydra, is that like being hit by a Land Rover, do you think?"
- Paul Tolliday: "No."
- Philippa Forrester: "Or worse?"
- Paul Tolliday: "No, Hydra'll be alright"
- — Peter Tolliday on how he felt about the Heat Final
Hydra overturns Dominator 2
At the start, Dominator 2 charged straight at Hydra, getting at its side, but Hydra reversed away and Dominator 2 turned too far, so it missed with the axe. Dominator 2 turned around to face Hydra, and tried axing it again, but Hydra reversed again, dodging Dominator 2's axe blow.
- "Dominator 2's mighty axe comes down, but as Mat was saying, it has a poor hit and miss ratio."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 misses with the axe
Hydra backed against the arena wall, then drove back at Dominator 2's side, only to reverse before Dominator 2 could turn and use the axe. Dominator 2 turned to face Hydra, but turned a bit too far, and Hydra drove at its side, getting the flipper underneath and turned Dominator 2 over. Hydra rammed Dominator 2 across the arena, using its flipper to hold Dominator 2 down, and pushed it against an angle grinder. Hydra reversed, and Dominator 2 self-righted with one swing of the axe. Hydra charged back at Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned around, getting at Hydra's side and pushing it against an angle grinder. Dominator 2 turned to try and use the axe, but Hydra shot away from the wall, and though Dominator 2 tried to hit it as it drove away, it narrowly missed. Dominator 2 drove after Hydra, but Hydra drove past it as it got close, then reversed as Dominator 2 turned and drove at it. Dominator 2 and Hydra drove head-on into each other, and Hydra was able to get the advantage as they pushed against each other, forcing Dominator 2 against an angle grinder. Hydra reversed, allowing Dominator 2 to get away from the arena wall, and it drove around Hydra. Hydra reversed into Dominator 2 as it turned around, and backed it across the arena. Dominator 2 tried to get away, but Hydra turned, and backed Dominator 2 down the arena, until Dominator 2 getting and Hydra's side. As Hydra turned around, Dominator 2 got at its side, but turned too far as it tried to use the axe, completely missing. Hydra drove towards the arena centre, then turned to drive back at Dominator 2, getting at its side to avoid the axe. Hydra got away from Dominator 2, driving up the arena, then charged back at Dominator 2, getting at the side and flipping it over again. This time, it took Dominator 2 two fires of the axe to right itself, but it was back on its wheels seconds after being flipped.
- "Dominator 2, can they self-right? Yes they can, and very quickly and very stylishly too!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 spikes the top of Hydra
Hydra reversed up the arena, but Dominator 2 followed it closely, getting at the side. Hydra managed to reverse away from Dominator 2, but as it drove back at Dominator 2, Dominator 2 got at its side and axed it, puncturing the top. The two robots then engaged in a tug of war, pushing and pulling each other. Dominator 2 nearly forced Hydra over the flame jet, but Hydra was able to turn away, then pushed against Dominator 2, and started pulling it, so Dominator 2 raised the axe, letting Hydra go. Dominator 2 tried to axe Hydra, but turned the wrong way and missed. Hydra got away, driving across the arena. Dominator 2 chased after it, and as it got close, Hydra turned and drove down the arena. Dominator 2 turned and followed, and Hydra turned around when it reached the middle of the arena. Dominator 2 caught up with Hydra, driving into its side, but it missed with the axe due to the angle it was facing it. Hydra tried to get away, but Dominator 2 kept at its side, and managed to hit it with the axe, hitting the top. Hydra reversed and tried turning away, but before it could drive away, Dominator 2 hit the top again with its axe, puncturing it. Hydra dragged Dominator 2 around in a circle, and Dominator 2 let go. Dominator 2 tired to axe Hydra again as it reversed, but narrowly missed. Hydra pushed against Dominator 2's side, so Dominator 2 turned around. Dominator 2 got at Hydra's side and axed it, but the axe fell between the hammer and the flipper, so Dominator 2 lifted the axe, then axed the top armour.
- "Dominator 2, great rhythm with the axe, but what damage is it causing the Hydra team? Is it superficial, or are they puncturing, and getting through to the very heart of the matter?"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 comes back into the battle
Hydra pulled Dominator 2 down the arena, so Dominator 2 raised the axe to let it go. Hydra opened the Pit, and Dominator 2 drove into the back of Hydra, but this knocked it askew, causing it to miss with the axe. Dominator 2 reversed up the arena, whilst Hydra turned away from the Pit release button, but seemed to be much slower than before. Dominator 2 charged down the arena at Hydra, and Hydra turned to avoid its charge. Dominator 2 closed in, but before it could fire the axe, Hydra got at its side and pushed against it, causing Dominator 2 to miss with the axe. Hydra tried flipping Dominator 2, but the flipper was not under its opponent properly, so this failed. Dominator 2 turned and drove up the arena, nearly driving into Refbot, then turned around, driving in front of Shunt as it did so, before charging at Hydra, which had driven after it. Dominator 2 axed the top of Hydra, puncturing it and pushed Hydra down the arena.
- "Hydra, all of a sudden, does look a little battle-weary, trying once again to get the pneumatic flipper under Dominator 2, but there is a spring in the step of Dominator 2 now, or is that just my imagination?"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 causes more damage to Hydra
Dominator 2 raised the axe, but missed with its next axe blow because Hydra reversed. Hydra tried to get at Dominator 2's side as it turned around, but Dominator 2 turned away from Hydra, causing Hydra to miss with the flipper. Dominator 2 drove up the arena, and Hydra slowly drove down the arena. Dominator 2 drove back down the arena at Hydra, which drove straight at Dominator 2. Dominator 2 hit Hydra's top with the axe, but failed to puncture it, and Hydra pushed against Dominator 2, forcing it back onto the flame pit. Dominator 2 landed a couple more axe blows on Hydra, the first failing to puncture, but the second one pierced Hydra's armour. Dominator 2 pushed Hydra back, driving off the flame pit, and Hydra no longer had the pushing power to force it back onto the flames. Hydra fired the hammer repeatedly, but it merely glanced off of Dominator 2's side. Hydra tried to push Dominator 2 back onto the flames, but as it pushed back a little, Dominator 2 resisted, then let go with the axe. The two competitors reversed away from each other, with Hydra reversing to the other side of the arena, and Dominator 2 reversing up the arena. Dominator 2 charged across the arena, which could only limp down the arena. Dominator 2 got beside it, and hit the top again, puncturing another hole.
- "You just sort of sensed it had turned when Hydra came out of that attack moments ago, and looked sluggish for the first time in this entire Heat! It has slowed, I would say, the control response has been diminished, the weaponry looks less effective. Dominator 2 is well on top now! There is a gleam in their eyes, they know it!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 axed the limping Hydra
Dominator 2 drove around Hydra, and as it passed, Hydra hit it with its hammer. The hammer caught between the bi-wedges, so Dominator 2 turned, causing the hammer to slide off the side. Dominator 2 drove up the arena, then turned to face Hydra, which could barely move forwards at its opponent. Dominator 2 cautiously approached Hydra, which fired both of its weapons at Dominator 2, but missed with both of them, the flipper being between the two bi-wedge tips. Dominator 2 backed off, and time ran out. The battle went to a Judges' decision, and the Judges went for Dominator 2, putting them through to the Semi-Finals for a third consecutive year.
- Craig Charles: "Were you worried about Hydra, or did you think you had them beaten?"
- Peter Tolliday: "No, we were actually quite worried, it's quite a tough robot, and they've got a lot of pushing power."
- Craig Charles: "In the early stages, they had you flipped and flipped and flipped!"
- Peter Tolliday: "Yeah, there was a little bit of um, what's the word? Panic, shall we say, going on!"
- Craig Charles: "What about the series Semis? I mean, who would you rather not fight, and who would you like to come up against?"
- Peter Tolliday: "Oh, I'd love to have a crack at Razer!"
- — Post-battle interview
In the Series Semi-Finals, Dominator 2 came up against second seed Bigger Brother in the first round.
- "That's going to be interesting, we might be flying later tonight!"
- — Chris Hall of the Dominator 2 team afraid of Bigger Brother before the battle
Bigger Brother flips Dominator 2 onto its back
Both robots cautiously approached their opponent, driving forwards, then stopping. Bigger Brother tried turning around Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 turned to face it. Bigger Brother reversed a little, and the two competitors held back for a moment, then Bigger Brother turned and drove at Dominator 2's front. Dominator 2 fired the axe at it, but Bigger Brother reversed to avoid the axe. Bigger Brother drove around to Dominator 2's side, but Dominator 2 turned to face it before it had a chance to get under the side. Dominator 2 hit Bigger Brother with its axe, but it merely glanced off the side. Bigger Brother tried to get under Dominator 2's side, but Dominator 2 turned away. Bigger Brother drove at Dominator 2's side, and Dominator 2 fired the axe but missed. Bigger Brother reversed a little, and Dominator 2 turned to face it. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but it merely glanced off the flipper, and Bigger Brother got under the front of Dominator 2 and flipped it up on its back. Dominator 2 fired its axe to fall down onto its side, but Bigger Brother rammed it across the arena as it tried to right itself. Dominator 2 fired the axe again, and this time managed to right itself, pushing itself away from Bigger Brother.
- "Now it can only effectively self-right if it uses the axe or gets a nudge from a helping friend. Bigger Brother becomes friend, Dominator 2 becomes foe instantly!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 gets its axe between the spikes on Bigger Brother's flipper
Dominator 2 reversed over the flame pit and up the arena, nearly backing into an angle grinder. Dominator 2 turned around, and Bigger Brother charged at it, trying to get its flipper under the front, but Dominator 2 turned and fired the axe, so Bigger Brother reversed. The two competitors drove at each other, with Dominator 2 getting under Bigger Brother's flipper and firing the axe, which fell between the spikes of Bigger Brother's flipper, helping Dominator 2 grip Bigger Brother and push it across the arena into Sir Killalot's CPZ. Bigger Brother drove away from the House Robot before he could attack, and drove around Dominator 2. Dominator 2 turned, but Bigger Brother got at its side and flipped it over. Dominator 2 fired the axe to right itself, but as it did so, Bigger Brother drove underneath it with its flipper raised, holding Dominator 2. However, Bigger Brother could not take advantage, as it turned, allowing Dominator 2 to slip off its front. Dominator 2 tried to reverse, but Bigger Brother kept at its side. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but it merely glanced off the side.
- "This is a very good battle developing here, very even. Bigger Brother can't get the flipper in offensively. Down comes the axe but missing, of Dominator 2, the judges will have taken note. Down comes the axe, but missing, of Dominator 2. The Judges will have taken note!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 axes the second seeds
Bigger Brother pushed at Dominator 2's side and tried to flip, but failed to get underneath. Dominator 2 turned away, then turned back, trying to get at the side. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but Bigger Brother turned away. Dominator 2 turned and tried to get behind Bigger Brother, but Bigger Brother turned with it, and managed to get the edge of its flipper under Dominator 2's side and flick it up. Dominator 2 fell back down, reversed and turned away. Dominator 2 turned around and drove back at Bigger Brother, which was now only working on one wheel. Bigger Brother turned away, then turned back at Dominator 2, getting at its side and flicking it up again. Dominator 2 fell back and turned, firing the axe, but fired too early and missed its opponent. Dominator 2 turned and managed to hit Bigger Brother, but the axe hit the top of the flipper and did no damage. Dominator 2 fired the axe again, but Bigger Brother turned a little, getting the edge of the flipper under Dominator 2's front and flicked it up a little, shrugging off the axe. Dominator 2 turned, getting behind Bigger Brother, and pushed it towards Sir Killalot's CPZ. Bigger Brother turned to face Dominator 2, who fired the axe onto Bigger Brother's flipper and pushed it over the edge of the CPZ, despite Bigger Brother firing the flipper, holding the front of Dominator 2 up. Bigger Brother dropped Dominator 2, and Sir Killalot came up, forcing Bigger Brother into the CPZ using his claw. Dominator 2 turned away, and Sir Killalot grabbed Bigger Brother with his claw, picking it up off the floor and carrying it to the arena centre, where he held it higher and span around with it. Sir Killalot carried Bigger Brother down the arena and dropped it on its back, and it self-righted with one flip. However, with one wheel not working, Bigger Brother could do nothing but turn back and forth.
- "Ian Watts driving, a lecturer by trade, and I'll tell you what, this has been a lesson he's learned from Dominator 2! And Bigger Brother is teetering on the edge of another CPZ."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 pushes the limping Bigger Brother into Sir Killalot's CPZ
Dominator 2 closed in, cautiously approaching it to avoid the flipper, and got under Bigger Brother's side and pushed it over the edge of Sir Killalot's CPZ. Sir Killalot blocked its escape, then grabbed it with his claw and pulled it over to the centre of the arena as the battle ended.
- "Before the fight, I'd have gone Bigger Brother. Down came the axe of Dominator 2 and they were aggressive all the way through - not too much damage caused! Style from Bigger Brother, will have counted in its favour, and over went Dominator 2, so this was a good spell for Bigger Brother. Dominator 2 fought their way on top with persistence, good aggression, Bigger Brother got themselves trapped, and from them on it was Dominator's fight for me."
- — Jonathan Pearce reviews the highlights
'Cease' was called and for the third time in Series 6, Dominator 2 went through on a Judges' decision.
- Craig Charles: "They're the second seeds man! You just whacked them! If you can beat Bigger Brother, you can beat anyone, can't you?"
- Paul Tolliday: "We're gonna give it our best shot, yes!"
- Craig Charles: "Ooh, do you think you can do it, all the way, all the way to the Final?"
- Peter Halloway: "We've gotta do it! We must do it, we must!"
- — Post-battle interview
In the next round, Dominator 2 faced the twelfth seed Tornado, which was equipped with its scoop weapon that it previously used when it fought Hypno-Disc.
- Philippa Forrester: "How do you feel about the upcoming bout?"
- Peter Tolliday: "Pretty good! It's gonna be a good bout!"
- Philippa Forrester: "I mean, them against Hypno-Disc..."
- Peter Tolliday: "That was impressive, yeah."
- Philippa Forrester: "That was so impressive! They didn't have a moment to breathe! ... What if they do that to you? Are you prepared for that?"
- Peter Tolliday: "Oh yeah, we'll just stick the axe in 'em, that'll slow 'em down!"
- Philippa Forrester: "But you wouldn't have had time to stick the axe in!"
- Peter Tolliday: "Ah, but if they're ramming us, they're gonna meet at us straight on! The axe, straight in!"
- Philippa Forrester: "What if they come in on the side or at the back?"
- Peter Tolliday: "They won't have a chance! Nah, we'll have a laugh, whatever they do!"
- — Pre-battle interview
Matilda throws Tornado into the air
The two competitors charged together, but Tornado swerved to avoid Dominator 2, driving past it. Dominator 2 turned to face Tornado, but but as it drove at Tornado, Tornado got at its side. The two competitors span around together, and though Tornado managed to get at Dominator 2's side with its scoop and started pushing, Dominator 2 turned off of the scoop. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but Tornado drove around Dominator 2's side, so the axe missed. Tornado reversed, and Dominator 2 drove towards the arena centre, then turned to face Tornado as it drove after it. Dominator 2 tried to turn away, but this allowed Tornado to get under Dominator 2's side and push it down the arena, until Dominator 2 was able to turn away to get off the scoop. Dominator 2 turned around and drove after Tornado as it reversed, but Tornado turned around and drove away as Dominator 2 got close. Tornado drove to the side of the arena, with Dominator 2 chasing it, and Tornado turned around, bumping into Dominator 2's side as it closed in, then driving around Dominator 2. Tornado turned around as it neared a CPZ, and Dominator 2 drove at it, but Tornado drove around the side of Dominator 2, then charged down the arena, slamming into the pit release button.
- "Dominator 2, slams down that mighty axe. Tornado, look at them already, what great pushing power that little 98 kilos machine seems to have!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 misses with the axe, and Tornado rams it down the arena
Dominator 2 falls into the Pit
Tornado sped up the arena, getting at Dominator 2's side, and rammed it down the arena, pushing it by the Pit. It was unable to push Dominator 2 into the Pit because of Dominator 2 struggling against it, so Tornado left it by Matilda's CPZ. Dominator 2 drove into the arena wall, then turned to face Tornado as it charged at it. Tornado got under the front of Dominator 2, pushing it against Matilda, and Dominator 2 fired the axe to slip off of Tornado. Tornado pushed Dominator 2 to the edge of the CPZ, and Dominator 2 turned around. Before it could escape the CPZ, Tornado charged at it again, but in doing so drove into Matilda's flywheel, which flipped it into the air, colliding with Dominator 2 as it was thrown. This caused Dominator 2 to spin around, and when it turned around to face Tornado, it drove too close to the Pit and fell in.
- "Dominator 2 is on the end of a Tornado push. Matilda awaits. Dominator 2 is teetering...Oh, goodness me, I thought Tornado was going down...down the Pit, but Dominator 2 ends up in there instead! Oh dear, oh dear! They [Team Dominator] look actually shattered, and why not?"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 drives into the pit
Dominator 2 was therefore eliminated at the second round of the Semi-Finals for the third time.
- Craig Charles: "What happened?"
- Paul Tolliday: "Just lost it in the corner, drove in. Well, just couldn't control it."
- Craig Charles: "You got your axe in about once, he's a very fast robot, and any time you [swings his arm to indicate firing the axe], he's gone!"
- — Post-battle interview
Extreme 2[]
- "Fast at 20 miles an hour, a 12 millimetre polycarb base, the titanium armour is thicker, the axe has been sharpened, but can only hit targets immediately in front of them!"
- — Jonathan Pearce describes Dominator 2
In Extreme Series 2, Dominator 2 singularly fought in the All-Stars tournament, it faced Hypno-Disc (who it lost to in Series 5) and Spawn Again in its first round battle of Heat B.
- Philippa Forrester: "Is it true, the rumour that your chopper's bigger than it was before?"
- Peter Halloway: "(After a pause) It is! (They both laugh)"
- Philippa Forrester: "That's some axe!"
- Peter Halloway: "Oh, it's just awesome, there's probably a tonne and a half pressure on the tip! Loads of titanium, 6-and-a-half mil at the front and back, nothing's gonna go through!"
- Philippa Forrester: "That's what's gonna ward off Hypno-Disc, is it?"
- Peter Halloway: "It is."
- — Innuendo in the pre-Round 1 interview
Dominator 2 seeks revenge on Hypno-Disc
Dominator 2 started by charging at the side of Hypno-Disc, withstanding a blow from the disc with the front wedges, the impact tipping Hypno-Disc up on its side. Hypno-Disc landed on its wheels, and Dominator 2 continued to chase it, keeping behind it as Hypno-Disc drove around Spawn Again. Spawn Again got at Dominator 2's side as it drove around, but Dominator 2 turned, so Spawn Again turned away. Hypno-Disc drove to the other side of the arena and turned around as Spawn Again charged straight at it, with Dominator 2 also driving at Hypno-Disc, the two forming a pincer movement on the Rose family machine. Hypno-Disc turned to face Dominator 2, and slammed into the side with its disc spinning. Hypno-Disc bounced off, doing no damage, and Dominator 2 bumped into the arena wall, but turned around. Spawn Again drove under Hypno-Disc and flipped it up into the air, but Hypno-Disc fell over the back of Spawn Again, landing back on its wheels. Hypno-Disc reversed away down the arena, and Dominator 2 and Spawn Again chased after it together. Dominator 2 got at Hypno-Disc's side, driving into the flywheel, which tore a hole in one of Dominator 2's front wedges. Hypno-Disc hit Spawn Again's side, but Dominator 2 kept after Hypno-Disc, getting at the side whilst hanging back from the disc. Dominator 2 pushed Hypno-Disc, then Spawn Again charged in under the back of Hypno-Disc and flipped it up.
- "Dominator 2 goes after the Hypno-Disc blade, with the mighty sharpened weaponry. Remember I told you, it can only attack using that weapon if an opponent is directly in front of them, and you see Hypno-Disc was quick to get out of the way there, of the Dominator 2 machine."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Spawn Again flips Hypno-Disc away from Dominator 2
Dominator 2 hit Spawn Again with the axe as it flipped Hypno-Disc, but the axe merely glanced off. Dominator 2 and Spawn Again both reversed in opposite directions as Hypno-Disc turned around and drove back at them, with Dominator 2 reversing down the arena. Hypno-Disc drove up the arena, with its opponents following. Dominator 2 drove at Hypno-Disc, and turned to try and drive around it, but this allowed Hypno-Disc to hit Dominator 2's side, but despite causing sparks, no damage was done, and Hypno-Disc bounced off into Spawn Again. After driving into the arena side wall, Dominator 2 reversed into the side of Hypno-Disc. Hypno-Disc drove away, and Dominator 2 turned to face it, but as Dominator 2 drove at it, trying to get at the back, Hypno-Disc turned around. Dominator 2 fired the axe, which hit the disc, but didn't puncture, not even slowing the disc's spinning.
- "We're not seeing great destructive force unleashed, well the blade has nothing to Hypno-Disc's spinning weapon!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Hypno-Disc clipped the side of Dominator 2 with the disc, causing more sparks. Dominator 2 reversed, then charged at the disc, knocking Hypno-Disc upwards. As Dominator 2 reversed, Spawn Again drove at Hypno-Disc, but Hypno-Disc hit its side, then drove past. Dominator 2 charged at it as it drove past Spawn Again, getting behind it, but Dominator 2 turned too far and missed with the axe. Hypno-Disc drove to the other side of the arena, turning around and waiting by the arena wall. Dominator 2 drove at it, withstanding the impact of the disc, and the impact flipped Hypno-Disc up and tossed it aside.
- "So we know that Hypno-Disc can survive against Dominator 2, unless it's flipped, maybe - like that!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
As Hypno-Disc landed, Dominator 2 reversed into it, creating more sparks as Hypno-Disc bounced off the back of Dominator 2. Dominator 2 continued reversing against Hypno-Disc's, pushing it. Hypno-Disc tried reversing away, but Spawn Again blocked its escape, and Dominator 2 axed the disc again, though this had no effect.
- "Dominator certainly seems to want to take on Hypno-Disc. Spawn Again, wisely keeping out of trouble thus far, having the odd flip or two."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 chases Hypno-Disc
Dominator 2 knocks out Hypno-Disc
Dominator 2 axes the base of Hypno-Disc
Hypno-Disc reversed, clipping Dominator 2's side again, but this merely created some sparks. Hypno-Disc reversed up the arena, but Dominator 2 continued chasing it, staying right by it. Dominator 2 drove around to Hypno-Disc's side, but as it tried to axe it, Spawn Again drove at Hypno-Disc's front and tried to flip it, pushing it aside and causing Dominator 2's axe blow to miss. After this, Hypno-Disc stopped moving, so Dominator 2 got behind it, but its first axe blow just glanced off the back of Hypno-Disc. Dominator 2 turned to try again, but narrowly missed, the axe falling beside Hypno-Disc. Dominator 2 then drove into the disc, stopping it. Dominator 2 tried to axe the disc a couple of times, but both blows just glanced off the edge of the disc. Dominator 2 reversed, then drove around Hypno-Disc to get behind Spawn Again. Dominator 2 hit the back of Spawn Again as it drove at Hypno-Disc, and Dominator 2 drove around to the front of Hypno-Disc. Dominator 2 tried to axe the disc, but failed to line up its attack properly, so missed, and Spawn Again flipped the immobile Hypno-Disc over, with it falling onto Dominator 2's axe. Dominator 2 pushed Hypno-Disc off as Refbot began to count Hypno-Disc off, and Dominator 2 axed the underbelly of Hypno-Disc as Refbot counted it out. However, the axe blows merely caused dents.
- "The axe of Dominator 2 isn't making great purchase, to be honest. That'll be a worry for later on in the competition, for the Dominator team."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Dominator 2 axes the underbelly of Hypno-Disc
As Refbot finished counting Hypno-Disc out, it was flipped back over by Spawn Again, and dumped in the Pit by Growler. Dominator 2 was through, along with Spawn Again.
Before its Round 2 battle with 13 Black, Dominator 2 was shown being worked on in the workshop.
- Philippa Forrester: "You've got a fight coming up with 13 Black, and you're still working on the robot. Why?"
- Peter Halloway: "Well, we had a hard last battle against Hypno, so we're used to spinners now, we wanna make sure we're ready for 13 Black."
- Philippa Forrester: "OK, so are you doing extra work, or are you doing repair work?"
- Peter Halloway: "No, we're fixing it!"
- — Pre-battle interview
Dominator 2 is up-ended by Matilda
Dominator 2 started by chasing after 13 Black, which dodged it, driving down the arena and turning around Dominator 2, whilst getting both its discs up to speed. Dominator 2 turned drove straight into the front disc of 13 Black, the impact knocking it aside. 13 Black turned away and drove to the other side of the arena. Dominator 2 chased after it, but 13 Black turned to face it. Dominator 2 drove into the disc again, but this time 13 Black was knocked upwards. 13 Black drove away up the arena, but drove into an angle grinder, and Dominator 2 got beside it, getting between the discs and pinning 13 Black against the angle grinder. Dominator 2 slowly turned to try and use the axe, but this allowed 13 Black to slip away, and Dominator 2 missed its axe blow.
- "I just worry about the actual effect of that axe, it looks rather grand, doesn't it, but 13 Black, unlucky for some, has dodged away from it."
- — Jonathan Pearce as 13 Black escapes down the arena
Matilda impedes Dominator 2's attempts to self-right
13 Black drove down the arena, and Dominator 2 chased after it, so 13 Black drove into Matilda in her CPZ. Dominator 2 blocked 13 Black's escape, and Matilda clipped the side with her flywheel. Dominator 2 pushed it back into the CPZ, but as it tried to pin 13 Black against the wall, it drove into the CPZ as well, driving beside Matilda, and Matilda flipped it over with her flywheel, whilst 13 Black drove away. Dominator 2 fired the axe in an attempt to right itself, but the axe failed to get enough purchase with the floor to push it back upright, and as it closed, it pushed Dominator 2 up onto its back. Matilda drove beside Dominator 2, pushing it closer to the wall, and when Dominator 2 fired the axe, it could not knock itself down.
- "The spinning flywheel of Matilda, which glances into Dominator 2, turns it onto its side, and now Matilda can come out to play!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Matilda turns Dominator 2 over
Dominator 2 spikes through 13 Black's flywheel
As Dominator 2 continued firing the axe, 13 Black slammed into its rear, knocking it against the wall, then drove around and hit it again, trying to knock it into Matilda's flywheel, but this righted its opponent, and it drove into Matilda. Dominator 2 reversed out of the CPZ, but had lost drive on one side, turning back and forth. 13 Black drove after it, attacking its wheel-guard. Dominator 2 fired the axe, but 13 Black turned away, hitting the Pit release button, ripping off the front. As 13 Black reversed, Dominator 2 axed one of the discs, punching straight through it, and though 13 Black tried to drive away, Dominator 2 held on, preventing 13 Black from driving up the arena. Dominator 2 pushed 13 Black away from the wall, but 13 Black struggled against it, preventing Dominator 2 pushing it towards the Pit. 13 Black turned away from the Pit, pulling Dominator 2 with it. Dominator 2 did not let go with its axe, so 13 Black turned around it again, then turned back the other way.
- "Dominator 2's axe has got a grip on one of the roulette wheels, is holding on! Can they edge it slowly, slowly towards the pit? 13 Black, trying to drive away, away, no! Heave-ho, to and fro, 13 Black holding on."
- — Jonathan Pearce as 13 Black and Dominator 2 struggle to get an advantage
Dominator 2 draws 13 Black towards the Pit
13 Black tried to push, but Dominator 2 swerved, turning 13 Black so it was facing towards the Pit, but as it tried to push, 13 Black had more grip, and was able to drive away from the Pit. Dominator 2 swivelled 13 Black in front of them, but 13 Black went round the side of the Pit instead. 13 Black pushed against Dominator 2, trying to force it into the Pit, but couldn't push it straight due to the axe being in the disc, so 13 Black turned, trying to pull Dominator 2 into the Pit, but Dominator 2 struggled against it. 13 Black reversed, pulling Dominator 2 a little, then turned around Dominator 2, trying to pull it into the Pit again, but Dominator 2 held firm.
- "13 Black, look at this, this is great stuff! Oooh, can they do it this time? It's the immovable against the irresistible!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as 13 Black tries to drag Dominator 2 into the Pit
Dominator 2 loses drive on one side
13 Black dragged Dominator 2 down the arena and slammed into the bottom arena wall, finally managing to shake free of Dominator 2. Dominator was left with its axe in the fired position, and only moving on one wheel, so it could only spin around by the pit. 13 Black got its discs back up to speed, hitting the side of Dominator 2, but Dominator 2 managed to reverse against the disc, forcing it against the arena wall and stopping it. 13 Black reversed away, and Dominator 2 turned forwards, nearly driving into the Pit, but managed to turn away. Dominator 2 could not drive away from the Pit, so it turned around, backing against the edge of the Pit. Dominator 2 stopped itself, but 13 Black drove over and tried to push Dominator 2 into the Pit, but Dominator 2 managed to turn away. As it did so, 13 Black turned, nearly reversing into the Pit itself. Dominator 2 reversed along the edge of the Pit, and turned away from the Pit.
- "Don't go left boys! Move away from the Pit! ... Dominator 2, what is this love affair with the Pit? Not even the 13 Black team can understand Dominator 2's tactics here! Oh, 13 Black! Well, they obviously don't want to go through and meet Razer, either of these two!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as both competitors drive dangerously close to the Pit
Time ran out, and the Judges went in favour of the fully mobile 13 Black, due to Dominator 2 only having drive to one wheel. This was Dominator 2's last appearance.
- Craig Charles: "I think, damage-wise, they caught you a good few wallops, and you had some very limited mobility there as well, it looked like the drive had gone on one side."
- Peter Halloway: "Yeah, yeah, yeah that's it, we lost it on one side."
- Craig Charles: "Disappointed"
- Peter Halloway: "A little bit, yeah, but it was good."
- Craig Charles: "It was a great fight though, wasn't it?"
- Peter Halloway: "Yeah, it was a great fight."
- — Post-battle interview
Results[]
| DOMINATOR - RESULTS | ||
| Series 3 | ||
| Pinball Competition Second Place | ||
| Pinball | 160pts | 2nd |
| DOMINATOR 2 - RESULTS | ||
| Series 4 | ||
| The Fourth Wars - UK Championship Semi-Finals, Round 2 | ||
| Heat E, Eliminator | vs. 101 (9), Henry 2 | Qualified |
| Heat E, Semi-Final | vs. Shadow of Napalm (25) | Won |
| Heat E, Final | vs. 101 (9) | Won |
| Semi-Final 1, Round 1 | vs. Firestorm 2 (5) | Won |
| Semi-Final 1, Round 2 | vs. Pussycat (19) | Lost |
| Northern Annihilator Runner-up | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Chaos 2, Killerhurtz, Spikasaurus, Stinger, Suicidal Tendencies 2 |
Qualified |
| Round 2 | vs. Killerhurtz, Spikasaurus, Stinger, Suicidal Tendencies 2 |
Qualified |
| Round 3 | vs. Killerhurtz, Spikasaurus, Suicidal Tendencies 2 |
Qualified |
| Round 4 | vs. Killerhurtz, Spikasaurus | Qualified |
| Final | vs. Spikasaurus | Lost |
| Extreme Series 1 | ||
| All-Stars Round 1 | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Wild Thing | Lost |
| Single Battle Events Wild Card Warriors | ||
| Wild Card Warriors | vs. The Executioner | Won |
| Series 5 | ||
| The Fifth Wars - UK Championship 11th Seed, Semi-Finals, Round 2 | ||
| Heat F, Eliminator | vs. Derek! | Won |
| Heat F, Semi-Final | vs. King B Powerworks | Won |
| Heat F, Final | vs. Corkscrew | Won |
| Semi-Final 2, Round 1 | vs. Wheely Big Cheese (10) | Won |
| Semi-Final 2, Round 2 | vs. Hypno-Disc (3) | Lost |
| Series 6 | ||
| The Sixth Wars - UK Championship 6th Seed, Semi-Finals, Round 2 | ||
| Heat J, Round 1 | vs. Axe-C-Dent 2, Hydra, Sumpthing | Qualified |
| Heat J, Round 2 | vs. S.M.I.D.S.Y. | Won |
| Heat J, Final | vs. Hydra | Won |
| Semi-Final 2, Round 1 | vs. Bigger Brother (2) | Won |
| Semi-Final 2, Round 2 | vs. Tornado (12) | Lost |
| Extreme Series 2 | ||
| All-Stars Heat, Round 2 | ||
| Heat B, Round 1 | vs. Hypno-Disc, Spawn Again | Qualified |
| Heat B, Round 2 | vs. 13 Black | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 18
- Losses: 6
Series Record[]
| Main Series | Dominator Series Record |
|---|---|
| The First Wars | Did not enter |
| The Second Wars | Did not enter |
| The Third Wars | Pinball Competition |
| The Fourth Wars | Semi-Finals, Round 2 |
| The Fifth Wars | Semi-Finals, Round 2 |
| The Sixth Wars | Semi-Finals, Round 2 |
| The Seventh Wars | Withdrew |
| Series 8 | Did not enter |
| Series 9 | Did not enter |
| Series 10 | Did not enter |
| Robot Wars Extreme | Appearances |
| Series 1 | Entered |
| Series 2 | Entered |
Gallery[]
Outside Robot Wars[]
Dominator 2[]
Dominator 2 is hit by Stinger
Dominator 2 defeats Bigger Brother
Dominator 2 made various appearances on the live circuit throughout the classic run of Robot Wars, starting with the 2000 Debenham Robot Rumble. There, Dominator 2 had a successful event, in the morning session it defeated Toecutter 2 and VenoM but lost to Stinger in the Final after getting stuck in the arena wall despite winning the match until this point. However in the afternoon session, Dominator 2 defeated VenoM once more and then Suicidal Tendencies 2 after puncturing its armour repeatedly. In the Final, Dominator 2 defeated Bigger Brother and won the afternoon session event.[47]
Killer Carrot 2 fights Dominator 2 in 2001
Dominator 2 axes Tiberius 2
Dominator 2 would continue to fight at various live events in 2001. It fought three battles at Debenham Robot Rumble 2001, including a victory against reigning champion Chaos 2, then competed at Robots@War 3 at Wilson's Day 2001, where it beat Killer Carrot 2 and Dantomkia 1.0, but lost to Bigger Brother. After Series 5, Dominator 2 competed at Robot Mania at Brighton, where it fought three battles, winning three of them, but losing its last melee to Tornado and Behemoth. In 2002, Dominator 2 made a third appearance at Debenham Robot Rumble, and it is known to have won four battles, against Wolverine, Axe-Awe, The Stag and M2,[48]. In 2003, Dominator 2 fought at the Red Nose Day Robot Fun Weekend, winning all four of its battles, fighting Raging Knightmare, Corkscrew, HT4WD, M2[49], Cruncher and 51.
Dominator 3[]
- "We spent all day and worked through the night to get Dominator 3 ready and we think it was the next day that we received an email to say that filming had been cancelled, it was a time when they had put ticket prices up (we think) and we’re struggling to get an audience so in summary Dominator 3 was built but never fought, it has fought at a couple of events since."
- — Peter Halloway in 2020 on the creation of Dominator 3 and the cancellation of the World Championships[50]
Dominator 3
Dominator 3 at a live event in 2005
After its withdrawal from The Seventh Wars, the team would start on a new build known as Dominator 3 (styled as Dominator III), which reused many of its predecessors components. Dominator 2's shell was subsequently scrapped following Dominator 3's construction.[51] Dominator 3 retained the silver colour scheme and signature spiked axe, though the bi-wedge design was abandoned in favour of a conventional wedge shape, making it closely resemble the Series 6/Extreme 2 incarnation of Kat 3.
Dominator 3's shell at East Kent College in 2017
Dominator 3 was originally built to compete in the 2004 FRA World Championships scheduled to be held at RAF Newton in August 2004 and was finished only a day before the event. It was due to fight Bigger Brother in the first round bracket in what would have been a rematch from the Series 6 Semi-Finals, but the event was ultimately cancelled.[52] Nevertheless, Dominator 3 would participate at the Roaming Robots Northampton event, which was a replacement show held on the same dates for the robots that were due to enter the World Championships. Here, it battled Splinter and Mighty Mouse, ultimately retiring the former after repeatedly puncturing its top armour[53]
Dominator 3 in its complete form in July 2025
Dominator 3 briefly competed in subsequent Roaming Robots events, with its last appearance being at the Give It Large Robot Weekend event held in Folkestone in November 2005 where it was known to have fought in a melee against Big Nipper, Beast, Pressure, Ripper and Weird Alice 2 which it lost[54], before the team entered retirement after Peter Halloway moved to Deal in Kent, taking Dominator 3 with him[55].
Dominator 3 in July 2025
In 2017, the shell of Dominator 3 appeared at Sci-Fi Land at the East Kent College engineering workshop, now having the front wedge cut shorter. Presently, Dominator 3 itself is still in working condition and is stored at Dover Technical College.[56] Peter Halloway currently works as an engineering lecturer at the college[57] and occasionally brings out Dominator 3 for open days.[58]
- "[Dominator 3 is] currently housed at Dover Technical college in a safe condition. It still runs and was fully functional although the batteries won’t be great and it would benefit with some tinkering"
- — Peter Halloway in 2020 on the current condition of Dominator 3[59]
Dominator 3 appeared at a local event in Deal in August 2025. Peter also has intended plans to build smaller robots with students at the college as part of the course he is teaching.[60]
Appearances in Merchandise[]
- Dominator 2/Minibot
- Dominator 2/Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction
- Dominator 2/Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (GBA)
- Dominator 2/Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox)
Trivia[]
- Dominator 2 is the most successful robot to have never won an award or tournament, having won eighteen battles.
- Dominator 2 reached and went out in Round 2 of the Series Semi-Finals in all three of its appearances in the main competition.
- Dominator 2 is one of only eight robots to fight in more than one UK Championship and never fail to reach the Semi-Finals.
- In the main competition, Dominator 2 always went up against at least one seed in every battle it fought in throughout the Fourth Wars. It shares this pattern with Knightmare, though Dominator 2 fought in more battles.
- Dominator 2 design was built to combat Razer. According to Peter Halloway, Razer and Domiantor 2 were scheduled to fight each other in one series, but the fight was cancelled for unknown reasons. Peter Halloway cannot remember which series it was due to be shown in.[61]
- With its knockout of Henry 2, Dominator 2 set the original record for quickest immobilisation in Robot Wars, a record that was never bested within the original run of UK Robot Wars and was beaten only by Drillzilla in Extreme Warriors and Concussion in the reboot.
- Dominator 2 defeated nine Tag Team Terror competitors, more than any other robot that never fought in a Tag Team Terror itself.
- Only one of the robots that beat Dominator 2 never won a heat at some point (Spikasaurus).
- There were many occasions where Jonathan Pearce got the Dominator 2 team members' names wrong or said the wrong team members were present.
- Dominator 2 was the first of six robots to win a heat by defeating two seeded robots in a single episode. It shares this with fellow Series 4 semi-finalists Thermidor 2, Tornado and Splinter, as well as S3 and Bigger Brother from The Fifth Wars.
- Dominator 2 never appeared in a heat that did not feature a semi-finalist from the previous series.
- Throughout the series that it appeared in, Dominator 2 never shared the arena with Mr. Psycho.
- It also never came face-to-face with Cassius Chrome, who was restricted to Series 7, which Dominator 2 sat out.
- In a couple of articles in local paper the Huntingdon Town Crier, printed in early 2001, Dominator 2 was incorrectly referred to as "Devestator 2". The name Devastator was coincidentally later used by another competitor[62].
- Dominator 2 was the only unseeded Semi-Finalist from Series 4 to not get beaten in the heats in Series 5.
- According to the Extreme 2 programme, Paul Tolliday had an interest in amateur dramatics.
Honours[]
Nominations
- Best Engineered Award - Robot Wars: The Fifth Wars
References[]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20021023224013fw_/http://homepage.ntlworld.com:80/paul.tolliday/pages/page30.htm
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, January 23rd (Archived)
- ↑ Ultimate Real Robots Magazine, Issue 12, Page 12
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Peter Halloway, July 2025
- ↑ Ultimate Real Robots Magazine, Issue 12, Page 12-13
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, Saturday 1st (Archived)
- ↑ Ultimate Real Robots Magazine, Issue 11, Page 14
- ↑ Ultimate Real Robots Magazine, Issue 12, Page 12
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 5 Diary, April 18th (Archived)
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20030108184700fw_/http://homepage.ntlworld.com:80/elliottsmart/pages/page719.htm
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 5 Diary, June 3rd (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 5 Diary, June 3rd (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 6 Diary, November 1st (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 6 Diary, March 5th (Archived)
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Peter Halloway, July 2025
- ↑ Ultimate Real Robots magazine issues 11, page 15.
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Peter Halloway, July 2025
- ↑ Team Dominator website - Team, Peter Halloway (Archived)
- ↑ Team Dominator website - Team, Elliot Smart (Archived)
- ↑ Team Dominator website - Team, Bruce Benson(Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website, Series 4 Diary - March 4th (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, July 29th (Archived)
- ↑ Team Dominator website - Team, Chris Hall (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, March 1st (Archived)
- ↑ Team Dominator website - Team, Paul Tolliday (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, January 23rd (Archived)
- ↑ https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/File:Series_3_audition_images_small_dominator_%2B_king_b.png
- ↑ 'page542', Dominator 2 website (archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, July 29th (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, July 29th (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, July 29th (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, July 29th (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Saturday August 5th (Archived)
- ↑ Private correspondence between ToastUltimatum and Peter Halloway in 2020
- ↑ 'Seeded Robots', Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars Souvenir Programme, pp.28-31 (p.29)
- ↑ Dominator 2 website - Series 4 Diary, Monday January 31st (Archived)
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Tom Moye, December 2020
- ↑ Firestorm website - Results (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 - Series 4, Diary (Archived)
- ↑ Spikasaurus website - Annihilator 2000 (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 Website - Series 5 Diary, June 3rd (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 Website - Series 4 Diary, January 2nd (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 - Series 5 Diary (Archived)
- ↑ Dominator 2 - Series 5 Diary (Archived)
- ↑ Tydraig.Com - About me
- ↑ Team Corkscrew website - Series 5 (archived)
- ↑ Team Tornado website - Debenham Robot Rumble 2000
- ↑ YouTube - M2 vs Dominator 2002
- ↑ YouTube - M2 vs Dominator 2 vs Hells teeth 2003
- ↑ Private correspondence between ToastUltimatum and Peter Halloway
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Peter Halloway, December 2021
- ↑ File:FRA World Championship 2005.jpg
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KLDDjYewXE
- ↑ YouTube - Folkestone 2005 melee
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Peter Halloway, July 2025
- ↑ Private correspondence between ToastUltimatum and Peter Halloway
- ↑ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/peter-halloway-990bb72a
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Peter Halloway, September 2022
- ↑ Private correspondence between ToastUltimatum and Peter Halloway
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Peter Halloway, July 2025
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Peter Halloway, July 2025
- ↑ Team Tornado website, IN THE PRESS
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