Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1/Heat B

	Pyramid of Chaos
Weight	100kg
Dimensions	1.23 x 1.26 x 1.13m
Power	2 x Wheelchair motors
Weapons	Sword
Strengths	Strong weapon
Weaknesses	No self-righting mechanism
	Team Members: Harm in de Betouw, Jaap in de Betouw Snr & Jaap in de Betouw Jr

	PullverizeR
Weight	100kg
Dimensions	0.65 x 0.97 x 0.69m
Power	2 x 24V wheelchair motors
Weapons	Vertical rotating flywheel
Strengths	Strong weapon
Weaknesses	Vulnerable tyres
	From: Anna Paulowna
	Team Members: Mischa de Graaf, Ruud van Buren & Remco Doffer

	Alien Destructor
Weight	99kg
Dimensions	3.12 x 0.84 x 0.26m
Power	2 x 36V electric motors
Weapons	Armoured tail
Strengths	Agility
Weaknesses	Vulnerable weapon
	From: Heemskerk
	Team Members: Kees Sicking & Frank Laan

"Welcome to the arena, where mercy doesn't exist. Where compassion is punished with your own demise. Here destruction, chaos and total mechanical rage rule. A hell for machines. A heaven for Robot Wars fans. Is your stomach strong enough? Can you handle wheel amputations without anesthesia [sic]? Can you look at circular saws going through aluminum underbellies? Great! Hammers versus saws. Axes versus grinding discs! One is big, the other is small. And that is so unfair. But so wonderful to experience!"

— Rob Kamphues' introduction (Mech+ subtitles)

Heat B of Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1 was the second of five heats which determined the Grand Finalists of Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1. This was the second televised heat of the Dutch Battles, and was originally broadcast by BNN on Nederland 2 on 7 January 2002.

Competing Robots[]


	RCC
	Weight	100kg
	Dimensions	1.04 x 0.82 x 0.59m
	Power	2 x Starter motors
	Weapons	Pneumatic axe and 'scissors'
	Strengths	Self-righting mechanism
	Weaknesses	Reliability of electronics
From: Rosendaal
Team Members: Leo van Miert, Eric-Jan van Boxsel & Barry van Hees


	Scraptosaur
	Weight	99kg
	Dimensions	1.82 x 0.86 x 0.39m
	Power	2 x Wheelchair motors
	Weapons	Pneumatic lifting arm
	Strengths	Armament
	Weaknesses	Speed
From: Capelle aan den Ijssel
Team Members: Marien van der Meer, Edwin Koene & Michel Brabander


	Twisted Metal
	Weight	100kg
	Dimensions	1.24 x 0.99 x 0.42m
	Power	36V electric motor
	Weapons	Flywheel & spikes
	Strengths	Strong weapon
	Weaknesses	Easily flipped
Team Members: Willem Kiers, Harjo Everts & Chris Mennenga

Round 1[]

PullverizeR vs RCC[]

Bridget Maasland: "Of course, the big question is: can you handle Pullverizer with this mohawk? Is it enough?"

Leo van Miert: "It will be interesting. Absolutely. I think it, ehm... it will be one of the most fun battles I will do."

Bridget Maasland: "Why?"

Leo van Miert: "The other teams are great. Absolutely. I have seen many other teams that are doing great, but I respect Pullverizer most in this... If you talk to Pullverizer's team, they'll say the same about our robot."

— Pre-battle interview with Bridget Maasland and Team RCC (Mech+ subtitles)

PullRCCside — PullverizeR hits the side of RCC

PullverizeR held back at the beginning, allowing its flywheel to get up to speed, whilst RCC drove towards it. As RCC got close, PullverizeR drove forwards, hitting RCC with the flywheel, but PullverizeR merely bounced off. RCC fired the axe as PullverizeR hit it, but missed because PullverizeR bounced off. RCC turned around to try and use its pincers, but PullverizeR got at the side, hitting the wheelguard with its flywheel. As RCC reversed, PullverizeR turned away and drove around for another attack. PullverizeR drove at RCC, which turned around to use its axe. As PullverizeR hit the front of RCC, RCC fired the axe, but this had no effect.

"Unfortunately for RCC they had electrical problems and their robot stopt [sic] in about one minute. We gave them a few hits that did not do them as much damage as we had hoped. PullverizeR only got a few scratches from that fight. We were relieved that first fight was easy, because we all were very nervous for that first action."

— Mischa de Graaf on the fight with RCC^[1]

RCC vs Pullverizer — RCC in the claws of Sir Killalot

RCCSirKPit — RCC is carried to the pit by Sir Killalot

After this hit from the flywheel, RCC broke down due to electrical problems^[2], and PullverizeR hit the side with its flywheel, then drove away. Refbot came over to count RCC out, and after it was counted out, Sir Killalot picked it up by the axe and carried it to the arena flipper. RCC was thrown across the arena, landing on its back, and PullverizeR landed another hit, this time on the rear. Sir Killalot picked RCC up again and help it up for Sgt. Bash to toast with his flamethrower, then carried it to the pit and dropped it in.

Bridget Maasland: "It's still possible, right?"

Team RCC: "Absolutely."

Bridget Maasland: "But... I had a good look. It's very damaged."

Team RCC: "The House Robot did that."

— Losers' Melee pre-match interview with Team RCC, reflecting on their machine's defeat against PullverizeR (Mech+ subtitles)

Winner: PullverizeR

Alien Destructor vs Scraptosaur[]

AlienDestructorSirK — Sir Killalot grabs Alien Destructor

AlienDestructorSgtBash — Sgt. Bash drags Alien Destructor back by the tail

Alien Destructor tried to drive around and attack the side of Scraptosaur, but Scraptosaur drove past. Alien Destructor turned and tried to attack with the spike, but Scraptosaur swerved to avoid it. The two robots turned and charged at each other, with Alien Destructor hitting the side of Scraptosaur with its spike, but it merely glanced off. Both robots turned around again, with Alien Destructor driving into the side of Scraptosaur, but Scraptosaur merely turned away. Scraptosaur got at the side of Alien Destructor, but Alien Destructor drove away up the arena. However, as it turned, its tail hit the wall, and it drove forwards, straight into Sir Killalot's claw. Sir Killalot lifted it up as Sgt. Bash came over, and although Sir Killalot dropped Alien Destructor, Sgt. Bash grabbed it by the tail with his jaw, and pulled it away from the wall. After pushing and pulling Alien Destructor around for a while and blasting it with his flamethrower, Sgt. Bash let it go. Alien Destructor drove around, charging at the side of Scraptosaur, but the spike went over the rear wedge.

AlienDestructorScraptosaurSgtBash — Alien Destructor rams Scraptosaur into the arena wall

Alien Destructor vs Scraptosaur — Scraptosaur spikes the side of Alien Destructor

Alien Destructor drove around, then charged at the front of Scraptosaur, pushing it across the arena, into the side wall, with Scraptosaur getting caught on an angle grinder. The two robots were stuck there, until Sgt. Bash grabbed Alien Destructor by the tail and pulled it away. Refbot gave Scraptosaur a push, freeing it. Both competitors drove around each other for a while, trying to get in a good position to attack, and Alien Destructor hit the pit release button. Scraptosaur got at the side of Alien Destructor, but Alien Destructor reversed away. Scraptosaur chased it up the arena, and Alien Destructor rammed into the side of Scraptosaur. As the battle went into the last few seconds, the two robots appeared to have stopped, and the House Robots came out to attack, with Sir Killalot grabbing Alien Destructor's tail. Time ran out and the Judges were called upon to make a decision, which went in favour of Alien Destructor.

Winner: Alien Destructor

Twisted Metal vs Pyramid of Chaos[]

POCimmobile — Twisted Metal charges at the immobile Pyramid of Chaos

Twisted Metal got its disc up to speed before activate was called, and both robots charged at each other, but Twisted Metal's disc failed to do any damage to Pyramid of Chaos. Twisted Metal reversed, getting its disc up to speed, then drove around and tried to turn into the side of Pyramid of Chaos. After missing once, Twisted Metal hit the side of Pyramid of Chaos, causing a small cut. Pyramid of Chaos tried to reverse away, but Twisted Metal kept chasing after it, hitting the side. As Twisted Metal backed off to get its disc back up to speed, Pyramid of Chaos stopped moving.

POCcountedout — Refbot counts out Pyramid of Chaos

POCpickedupbySirK — Sir Killalot picks up Pyramid of Chaos

Twisted Metal slammed into the side, but only caused a small cut. Twisted Metal tried again a couple of times, but the disc merely bounced off the sloping sides. As Refbot began to count Pyramid of Chaos out, Twisted Metal hit one of the corners of the armour, tearing a hole in it. Refbot finished its count, and Sir Killalot came over, skewering Pyramid of Chaos with his lance and carrying it to the floor flipper, where Pyramid of Chaos was flipped over. Sgt. Bash torched it, and Twisted Metal was through.

Winner: Twisted Metal

Losers Melee[]

Pyramid of Chaos vs Scraptosaur vs RCC[]

Bridget Maasland: "This totally sucks, right?"

Team RCC: "This totally suck[s], yeah."

Bridget Maasland: "What the hell happened?"

Team RCC: "Well, our electronics actually stopped working when we wanted to enter the arena. Now we have been busy for an hour, an hour and a half trying to fix it. And yeah... [w]e still haven't quite figured out what the problem is. And at some point, you'll just have to admit that it won't work out, so we'll just quit."

— Team RCC withdraw from the competition (Mech+ subtitles)

Prior to the battle, RCC was forced to retire due to electrical problems.

Bridget Maasland: "... I don't want to be very mean, but there's absolutely nothing left."

Haarm in de Betouw: "It has improved."

Bridget Maasland: "Really?"

Haarm in de Betouw: "Yeah."

Bridget Maasland: "How?"

Haarm in de Betouw: "More flexible. And that is necessary here."

Bridget Maasland: "The hood will come off sooner?"

Haarm in de Betouw: "Absolutely, it will fly."

— Pre-battle interview with Bridget Maasland and the Pyramid of Chaos team before the Losers' Melee (Mech+ subtitles)

Scraptosaur vs Pyramid of Chaos — Scraptosaur drives into an immobile Pyramid of Chaos

HeatBLosersMelee — Pyramid of Chaos being shredded

At the start of the battle, both robots charged at each other, but neither could get an advantage in pushing the other, so they both reversed for another charge. Pyramid of Chaos drove at Scraptosaur, but drove at the wrong angle, so it completely missed with its sword. Scraptosaur reversed away, then turned and drove down the arena to open the pit, whilst Pyramid of Chaos turned around at the top of the arena. Pyramid of Chaos stopped moving beside the angle grinders, and Scraptosaur drove back up the arena and rammed Pyramid of Chaos, pushing it against an angle grinder. As Refbot came over, Scraptosaur turned around and reversed under Pyramid of Chaos, but could barely lift it because Pyramid of Chaos had no baseplate. Shunt came out of his CPZ and tried to axe Pyramid of Chaos, but the axe failed to puncture. Shunt lifted the shell, then reversed back into his CPZ.

"Shunt's axe cut through it like a knife through warm butter on a Sunday morning!"

— Eric Corton (translated from Dutch)

PullingPOCover — Shunt pulls Pyramid of Chaos over

ShuntPyramidChaosFlipper — Shunt puts Pyramid of Chaos on the Floor Flipper

Refbot counted Pyramid of Chaos out, and with Pyramid of Chaos officially immobile, the House Robots closed in. Shunt missed an axe blow, and Matilda reversed into Pyramid of Chaos, hitting the shell with her flywheel, nearly ripping it free from the rest of the robot. Shunt pushed the immobile competitor onto the flame pit, where the shell caught fire. Shunt then axed it, puncturing the shell. As Shunt pulled back, he nearly toppled the whole robot over. Shunt axed it again, piercing the shell, and this time he managed to pull the whole robot over as he pulled back. Shunt axed Pyramid of Chaos again, pulling it back with his axe, then pushed it onto the floor flipper, which threw it across the arena, straight into Matilda's flywheel. Shunt finally finished Pyramid of Chaos off by pushing it into the pit.

Rob Kamphues: "Well, to say "Gosh, what an aggressive lethal weapon...""

Marien van der Meer: "Well, it wasn't necessary. Look, we have one strength, and that is our armour. That worked miracles."

Rob Kamphues: "Do you see my disappointment?"

Marien van der Meer: "I can't do much about that."

Rob Kamphues: "Somebody telling me: "Yeah, at Robot Wars, you don't need a weapon." Hello. Hey, hello!"

Marien van der Meer: "Hello."

Rob Kamphues: "Whack it with that thing, right?"

Marien van der Meer: "Yeah, we'll do that next time."

— Post-match interview between Rob Kamphues and the Scraptosaur team (Mech+ subtitles)

Winner: Scraptosaur

Semi-Finals[]

Alien Destructor vs Twisted Metal[]

TwistedMetalhitsAlienDestructor — Twisted Metal hits the side of Alien Destructor

AlienDestructorgetsunderTwistedMetal — Alien Destructor gets under Twisted Metal

Twisted Metal started off by charging at Alien Destructor, but Alien Destructor drove to avoid the disc and pushed its opponent back. Both robots reversed, and charged back at each other, with Twisted Metal's disc ripping off some pieces of Alien Destructor's armour. Alien Destructor drove away, but drove into Sir Killalot's corner patrol zone. Alien Destructor quickly escaped the corner patrol zone, and drove back at Twisted Metal, which was waiting for it by the flame pit. Alien Destructor drove onto the flame pit, then reversed away. Alien Destructor turned and reversed into Twisted Metal, which ripped off some pieces from the tail. Alien Destructor drove into the centre of the arena, and Twisted Metal drove into it, but the disc did no damage. Alien Destructor drove forwards, straight into Sir Killalot's claw, but Alien Destructor reversed away before Sir Killalot could grab it. Alien Destructor reversed down to the bottom of the arena, then drove back at Twisted Metal, reversing into it and trying to push it with its tail, but could not move its opponent, so drove away for another charge.

"Alien Destructor is not afraid, you have to give her that!"

— Eric Corton (BNN broadcast, translated from Dutch)

TwistedMetalhitsAlienDestructoragain — Twisted Metal rips more pieces off the side of Alien Destructor

TwistedMetalstuckonAlienDestructor — Twisted Metal becomes stuck on Alien Destructor

Alien Destructor tried again, and this time it managed to get under Twisted Metal. Alien Destructor tried to push Twisted Metal backwards, but Twisted Metal slipped off the top. Alien Destructor tried driving at the side of Twisted Metal, but Twisted Metal turned, and Alien Destructor drove forwards to avoid the flywheel. After driving to the edge of an empty CPZ, Alien Destructor reversed, but reversed straight into Twisted Metal's flywheel, which ripped off many chips of Alien Destructor's armour. As Alien Destructor reversed, it drove into Shunt, which for some reason had left his CPZ. Shunt reversed back to his CPZ, and Alien Destructor drove away from Twisted Metal, but Twisted Metal drove after it, hitting the tail. Alien Destructor reversed against Twisted Metal, but Twisted Metal turned away. Twisted Metal turned back and hit Alien Destructor again, but the disc became stuck on top of Alien Destructor.

"Killalot tries to help, but meanwhile he breaks the tail off of Alien Destructor! I don't know what the judges will say of that..."

— Eric Corton (BNN broadcast, translated from Dutch)

SirKripsoffAlienDestructorstail — Sir Killalot rips off Alien Destructor's tail

Alien Destructor vs Twisted Metal — Twisted Metal nearly catches out Alien Destructor over the pit

The two robots struggled to move away, and Sir Killalot came out of his CPZ to help them. The House Robot grabbed Alien Destructor by the tail, lifting it up. This allowed Twisted Metal to get free, and the tail was ripped off of Alien Destructor. In the closing seconds, Alien Destructor was lying on the pit, and Twisted Metal drove into the pit released button, ripping off the front of it with its flywheel, but Alien Destructor was able to move off the pit just as it began to descend, driving into Shunt, who had left his CPZ again.

"Two robots fought to the death. The judges are struggling. It's not a unanimous vote. It's two against one. [looks at both teams] For Twisted Metal!"

— Rob Kamphues announces the Jury's verdict (Mech+ subtitles)

Time ran out, and the battle went to a Judge's decision. This resulted in a split decision - but with the backing of two votes to one, Twisted Metal won the decision.

Winner: Twisted Metal

PullverizeR vs Scraptosaur[]

"Scraptosaur was a machine that we thought could not do us much damage, but it was well armoured, so we could not do them much damage either. We were hoping to win the fight by a jury's decision on damage."

— Mischa de Graaf on fighting Scraptosaur^[3]

ScrappushPull — Scraptosaur pushes PullverizeR

PullflipsScrap — PullverizeR throws Scraptosaur over

At the start, Scraptosaur charged at PullverizeR, which turned away to avoid its charge. PullverizeR started driving across the arena, but Scraptosaur chased after it, prodding it with its front spike. PullverizeR turned away, and with its flywheel now up to speed, turned around and hit the side of Scraptosaur. The force of the flywheel overturned Scraptosaur, and it tried firing its flipper to right itself, but couldn't due to its long shape. Refbot counted it out, and the House Robots closed in.

"There he lies, the poor creature. It almost looks like a rowing boat, lying upside down on it’s little head like that!"

— Eric Corton (BNN broadcast, translated from Dutch)

Scraptosaur vs Pullverizer — Scraptosaur being attacked by the House Robots

Scraptosaur Matilda Bash — Matilda throws Scraptosaur onto Refbot

MatildaScraptosaurGash — Matilda cuts a gash in the side of Scraptosaur

Sgt. Bash grabbed it with his claw and Matilda charged in reversed into Scraptosaur's side, cutting a huge gash in it. Matilda pushed the overturned competitor up the arena to Sgt. Bash's CPZ, who blasted it with his flamethrower as Matilda turned around, then reversed into Scraptosaur, flipping it onto Refbot. Scraptosaur landed on its wheels, but was immobile, and Matilda hit it with her flywheel again, cutting a gash in the other side, before cease was called.

Rob Kamphues: "Scraptosaur... it was one dull blow and you were upside down and it was over."

Marien van der Meer: "It was a little more than we expected, actually. But... it did stay reasonably intact. That's the one thing I can say."

Rob Kamphues: "Hello? We're not here to stay intact. We're here to ruin others. I'll explain it once more."

Marien van der Meer: "Oh yeah."

Rob Kamphues: "You take a robot and you crush it."

Marien van der Meer: "Then we misunderstood."

Rob Kamphues: "Okay."

Marien van der Meer: "We thought defense was best."

Rob Kamphues: "Offense is the best defense."

Marien van der Meer: "Ah, okay, okay. We'll remember that."

— Team Scraptosaur reconsider their design philosophy in the post-match interview (Mech+ subtitles, adapted)

Winner: PullverizeR

Final[]

PullverizeR vs Twisted Metal[]

"So we were in the heat-final, unfortunately against the robot we did not want to meet from the beginning... Twisted Metal, a robot with a horizontal spinner. ... We all feared this would be the last fight for PullverizeR, but we also were convinced this would be one of the most spectacular battles in the Dutch Robotwars: Disc meets disc..."

— Mischa de Graaf on fighting Twisted Metal^[4]

SpinnersCollide — Sparks fly as the two spinners collide

TwistedhitsPull — Twisted Metal hits PullverizeR

PullverizeR did not move as Twisted Metal approached, and Twisted Metal charged across the arena. As it got close however, it turned, as if aiming for one of PullverizeR's wheels. In doing so, it exposed its side, allowing PullverizeR to hit the side. This was only a glancing blow, and PullverizeR turned. Twisted Metal hit one of PullverizeR's wheels, and PullverizeR turned back. The two spinning weapons collided, causing sparks to fly. Twisted Metal reversed, but PullverizeR was merely moving back and forth on one wheel. Twisted Metal's blow to the wheel had caused the drive chain to fall off. Twisted Metal slammed into the front of PullverizeR, knocking it back. PullverizeR continued moving back and forth on just one wheel, and Twisted Metal hit the side. With PullverizeR unable to escape, Twisted Metal turned around and landed another blow, and after turning around, landed another. Twisted Metal hit PullverizeR again, sending it spinning into an angle grinder.

"With only one wheel moving we were as much as immoblised {sic}. However they, as later told, did not realize that at that time and thought we were waiting for them to make the moves. With our disc still spinning they repeatedly attacked our weapon. Sparks flew and the sound of the two disc hitting each other was really frightening, but also spectaculair. {sic}"

— Mischa de Graaf on fighting Twisted Metal^[5]

Twisted Metal removes Pullverizer wheel — Twisted Metal rips PullverizeR's right wheel off, while Dead Metal intervenes

Pullverizer vs Twisted Metal — PullverizeR, minus a wheel, shortly after being counted out

PullFloorFlipper — Sir Killalot places PullverizeR on the Floor Flipper

Twisted Metal tried to attack again, but drove into PullverizeR's flywheel. However, by this time, PullverizeR had stopped moving completely. Sir Killalot came out of his CPZ, grabbed it with his claw and dragged it away from the wall, pushing it towards the centre of the arena. Dead Metal proceeded to grab PullverizeR and Twisted Metal slammed into its right-hand wheel, ripping it clean off. PullverizeR was counted out by Refbot, then Sir Killalot picked it up and spun it around. After throwing it into Twisted Metal, Sir Killalot placed it onto the Floor Flipper. It was thrown across the arena, and Twisted Metal won the battle.

Twisted Metal therefore advanced to the Grand Final. PullverizeR would also be offered the wildcard position in the Grand Final, but had to decline due to the amount of damage sustained in this bout.

Rob Kamphues: "[PullverizeR]'s hard, huh? Hard metal."

Willem Kiers: "Us too. But we're also damaged."

Rob Kamphues: "Yeah."

Willem Kiers: "It didn't go so well."

Rob Kamphues: "You couldn't get it into the pit. You needed the House Robots."

Willem Kiers: "We need the House Robots for that. We can't push like that."

Rob Kamphues: "A bit more steering practice."

Willem Kiers: "A couple of rounds in the parking lot."

— Post-match interview as Twisted Metal moves on to the Grand Final (Mech+ subtitles)

Heat Winner: Twisted Metal

Trivia[]

Pyramid of Chaos was the only one of the six robots featured in this heat whose team would not return for Series 2.
PullverizeR's victory against Scraptosaur was the fastest knock-out in the first series of Dutch Robot Wars^[6].
This episode featured multiple background cameos from UK Series competitors; Bigger Brother, Splinter and Panic Attack are among the Series 5/Extreme 1 entries visible in Pits segments.

References[]

Navigation[]

[1] PulverizeR website (archived) - History

[2] PulverizeR website (archived) - Fights

[3] PulverizeR website (archived) - History

[4] PulverizeR website (archived) - History

[5] PulverizeR website (archived) - Fights

[6] Pulverizer website (archived) - Fights

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Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1/Heat B

Contents

Competing Robots[]

Round 1[]

PullverizeR vs RCC[]

Alien Destructor vs Scraptosaur[]

Twisted Metal vs Pyramid of Chaos[]

Losers Melee[]

Pyramid of Chaos vs Scraptosaur vs RCC[]

Semi-Finals[]

Alien Destructor vs Twisted Metal[]

PullverizeR vs Scraptosaur[]

Final[]

PullverizeR vs Twisted Metal[]

Trivia[]

References[]

Navigation[]

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	Alien Destructor
	Weight	99kg
	Dimensions	3.12 x 0.84 x 0.26m
	Power	2 x 36V electric motors
	Weapons	Armoured tail
	Strengths	Agility
	Weaknesses	Vulnerable weapon
From: Heemskerk
Team Members: Kees Sicking & Frank Laan


	PullverizeR
	Weight	100kg
	Dimensions	0.65 x 0.97 x 0.69m
	Power	2 x 24V wheelchair motors
	Weapons	Vertical rotating flywheel
	Strengths	Strong weapon
	Weaknesses	Vulnerable tyres
From: Anna Paulowna
Team Members: Mischa de Graaf, Ruud van Buren & Remco Doffer


	Pyramid of Chaos
	Weight	100kg
	Dimensions	1.23 x 1.26 x 1.13m
	Power	2 x Wheelchair motors
	Weapons	Sword
	Strengths	Strong weapon
	Weaknesses	No self-righting mechanism
Team Members: Harm in de Betouw, Jaap in de Betouw Snr & Jaap in de Betouw Jr