- "Man, the awesome spinner of Humdrum, at 220 pounds. He's got two maces on a spinning drum, that you better stay out of the way of!"
- — Stefan Frank introduces Humdrum
Humdrum was a loanerbot which appeared briefly in Nickelodeon Robot Wars under the captaincy of Team Robot Dojo. It competed exclusively in the House Robot Rebellion alongside Squirmin Vermin, but lost after becoming immobilized, taking considerable damage from the House Robots and being placed on The Drop Zone.
The robot had previously competed in Season 1 of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors as the first incarnation of Joker, used to replace the original robot of the same name entered by Sylvan Lake Robot Warriors which became lost during shipment.[1]
Design[]

Humdrum in the arena
Humdrum was a tall, silver robot with a cylindrically-shaped shell, which functioned as a full-body spinner. The shell featured two maces attached to the rim with chains, as well as several pictures depicting a juggling jester. The spinner was relatively capable, landing a heavy hit on Shunt and previously immobilised Spawn Again in one hit under its previous identity as Joker, although the weapon tended to break after carrying out a number of attacks. The armour was also relatively thin like other loanerbots, and Humdrum lacked a firm baseplate.
Robot History[]
Nickelodeon[]
Humdrum participated in the House Robot Rebellion, where it partnered with fellow loanerbot Squirmin Vermin to challenge the House Robots Shunt and Dead Metal.

Humdrum slams into Shunt's scoop

Humdrum is ganged up upon
Humdrum got its full-body spinner up to speed, ricocheting off Shunt when the House Robot approached it. However, Humdrum had trouble getting its weapon spinning again, and Shunt punctured its top armor. Shunt then hit the Pit release button, and pushed Humdrum around the arena. Dead Metal grabbed Humdrum with his pincers, easily slicing through Humdrum's body several times with its saw. Sir K then entered the arena, dumping Squirmin Vermin out of the arena before picking up the immobilized Humdrum and crumpling its shell. Humdrum was finally put on the Drop Zone, where it had a pile of scrap metal dropped onto it.
Results[]
HUMDRUM - RESULTS | ||
Nickelodeon | ||
House Robot Rebellion Competing with Squirmin Vermin, Lost | ||
House Robot Rebellion | vs. Shunt & Dead Metal (later joined by Sir K) | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 1
Series Record[]
US Series | Humdrum Series Record |
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Season 1 | Did not enter |
Season 2 | Entered with Diskotek and Propeller-Head |
Nickelodeon | House Robot Rebellion Entered with Diskotek and Propeller-Head |
NOTE: The loanerbot Humdrum competed in the first season of Extreme Warriors as Joker.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Humdrum and Squirmin Vermin are the only robots which debuted outside of the first two UK series to compete on the show without battling another competitor robot, although both of their previous identities did.
- A clip of Humdrum being attacked by the House Robots was used in the show's opening in Series 6, 7, Extreme 2, Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2 and Nickelodeon Robot Wars.
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