Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2 was the second series of Dutch Robot Wars. It was originally broadcast by BNN on Nederland 2 in 2003. The series was presented by Rob Kamphues, the pit reporter was Bridget Maasland, and commentary was provided by Eric Corton.
The first episode was originally broadcast on 17 March 2003 but the series was postponed soon after due to the war in Iraq. The series returned with two repeats of the first episode on 16 and 23 June, and the breaking news of Prince Johan Friso's engagement pre-empted the 30 June broadcast. The second episode was finally aired on 7 July, with the remaining episodes being shown every week until the Grand Final on 4 August.
As of May 2023, Dutch Series 2 is considered to be partially-lost media, with the majority of footage from Heats C and E, plus the Grand Final, yet to publicly resurface.
Format[]
The series was split into five heats, each featuring eight robots in a straight knock-out to decide the heat champion. The Grand Final was made up of the five heat winners and three "wildcards", chosen from the defeated robots by the show's producers. The eight Grand Finalists battled each other in a straight knock-out to decide the champion.
Heats[]
Heat A[]
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat A
| Blackdevil Warzone | Hard | Lizzard | Meshuggah |
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| NAMAZU | Neater | Project Two: Hex'em | The Lethal Swan |
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Round 1
- Lizzard vs Project Two: Hex'em: Lizzard won
- Meshuggah vs The Lethal Swan: Meshuggah won
- Blackdevil Warzone vs NAMAZU: Blackdevil Warzone won
- Hard vs Neater: Neater won
Semi-Finals
- Lizzard vs Meshuggah: Lizzard won
- Blackdevil Warzone vs Neater: Neater won
Final
- Lizzard vs Neater: Lizzard won
Heat B[]
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat B
| Beaverbot | Impact | Philipper 2 | Shapeshifter |
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| Tartarus | The Black Beast | Trazmaniac | Twister |
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Round 1
- Twister vs The Black Beast: Twister won
- Shapeshifter vs Philipper 2: Philipper 2
- Beaverbot vs Impact: Impact won
- Trazmaniac vs Tartarus: Trazmaniac won
Semi-Finals
- Twister vs Impact: Twister won
- Philipper 2 vs Trazmaniac: Philipper 2 won
Final
- Philipper 2 vs Twister: Philipper 2 won
Heat C[]
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat C
| Alien Destructor 2 | Bamm Bamm | Flepser | Hammerhead 2 |
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| IDO | Krab-Bot | Slamtilt | Twisted Metal EVO |
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Round 1
- Bamm Bamm vs Flepser: Flepser won
- Slamtilt vs Twisted Metal EVO: Twisted Metal EVO won
- Hammerhead 2 vs IDO: Hammerhead 2 won
- Alien Destructor 2 vs Krab-Bot: Krab-Bot won
Semi-Finals
- Flepser vs Twisted Metal EVO: Twisted Metal EVO won
- Hammerhead 2 vs Krab-Bot: Krab-Bot won
Final
- Krab-Bot vs Twisted Metal EVO: Krab-Bot won
Heat D[]
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat D
| Amok | Bloody Murder Weapon |
Cyclone | Das Gepäck |
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| Gravity | Infinity | Scrap-2-Saur | Tough as Nails |
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Round 1
- Amok vs Cyclone: Cyclone won
- Scrap-2-Saur vs Tough as Nails: Scrap-2-Saur won
- Bloody Murder Weapon vs Infinity: Bloody Murder Weapon won
- Das Gepäck vs Gravity: Gravity won
Semi-Finals
- Cyclone vs Scrap-2-Saur: Scrap-2-Saur won
- Bloody Murder Weapon vs Gravity: Gravity won
Final
- Gravity vs Scrap-2-Saur: Scrap-2-Saur won
Heat E[]
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat E
| √3² | Bluemax | Hoot | ODT-Zero |
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| Pika 3 | PulverizeR | Scarab | Vortex Inducer |
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Round 1
- Scarab vs Vortex Inducer: Scarab won
- Hoot vs Pika 3: Pika 3 won
- Bluemax vs PulverizeR: PulverizeR won
- √3² vs ODT-Zero: √3² won
Semi-Finals
- √3² vs Pika 3: √3² won
- PulverizeR vs Scarab: PulverizeR won
Final
- √3² vs PulverizeR: PulverizeR won
Grand Final[]
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Grand Final
Competing robots
| Bamm Bamm (wildcard) |
Krab-Bot | Lizzard | Meshuggah (wildcard) |
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| Philipper 2 | PulverizeR | Scrap-2-Saur | Twister (wildcard) |
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Round 1
- Philipper 2 vs Krab-Bot: Philipper 2 won
- PulverizeR vs Twister: PulverizeR won
- Lizzard vs Bamm Bamm: Bamm Bamm won
- Meshuggah vs Scrap-2-Saur: Scrap-2-Saur won
Semi-Finals
- Philipper 2 vs Bamm Bamm: Philipper 2 won
- Scrap-2-Saur vs PulverizeR: PulverizeR won
Final
- Philipper 2 vs PulverizeR: PulverizeR won
Trivia[]
- Heat E competitor Hoot was a loanerbot, one of two reserves present. It replaced Reflex, which withdrew for unknown reasons[1].
- Rather than 'Let the wars begin', Rob Kamphues introduced each episode's battles with the phrase 'Oog om oog, tandwiel om tandwiel', roughly meaning 'An eye for an eye, a cogwheel for a cogwheel'.
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