- "If Egyptians could see this, they'd start crying!"
- — Eric Corton (translated from Dutch)
Pyramid of Chaos was a robot which entered Series 1 of Dutch Robot Wars. It lost both of its battles; the first round to Twisted Metal, and the subsequent Losers' Melee to Scraptosaur.
Design[]
The remains of Pyramid of Chaos in the Swedish Dub
Pyramid of Chaos in the arena before the first round
It was a very large pyramid-shaped robot, similar to Tut's Revenge, with a swinging sword for a weapon. It featured a four-wheel actuated drive system, similar to that of Milly-Ann Bug. Its armour was flimsy, but its shape was somewhat effective in deflecting attacks, and the robots internals were housed quite far from the body-shell.
Robot History[]
Dutch Series 1[]
Twisted Metal charges at the immobile Pyramid of Chaos
In the first round, Pyramid of Chaos was drawn against Twisted Metal. 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.
Refbot counts out Pyramid of Chaos
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.
- 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)
It then had to fight Scraptosaur and RCC in the Losers' Melee.
Scraptosaur drives into an immobile Pyramid of Chaos
Pyramid of Chaos being shredded
Prior to the battle, RCC was forced to retire due to electrical problems. 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)
Shunt pulls Pyramid of Chaos over
Shunt puts Pyramid of Chaos on the 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.
- Haarm in de Betouw: "Well, I’m actually still proud of it. But it has indeed turned into pure havoc.” “We lost control of it again, we made a mistake somewhere."
- Rob Kamphues: "What will you be bringing next year? No more pyramids, right?"
- Haarm in de Betouw: "Haha, a hunebed perhaps."
- — Post-match interview with Rob Kamphues, making reference to hunebeds, prehistoric grave constructions found in various places in the northern Netherlands (translated from Dutch)
Results[]
| PYRAMID OF CHAOS - RESULTS | ||
| Series 1 | ||
| Dutch Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat B, Round 1 | vs. Twisted Metal | Lost |
| Heat B, Losers Melee | vs. Scraptosaur, RCC | Lost |
| NOTE: Before the battle had started, technical problems forced RCC out of the competition, leaving Pyramid of Chaos and Scraptosaur to fight alone. | ||
Wins/Losses[]
The underbelly of Pyramid of Chaos
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 2
Series Record[]
| Dutch Series | Pyramid of Chaos Series Record |
|---|---|
| Series 1 | Heat, Round 1 |
| Series 2 | Did not enter |
Trivia[]
- Pyramid of Chaos made a cameo appearance in the Swedish dub of Heat I of Series 4, where co-presenter Micke Dubois interacted with the beaten machine in the Pits.[1]
- The Pyramid of Chaos team were the only team in Heat B of the Dutch Robot Wars that didn't appear in any other series.
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