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Joker (alternatively referred to as The Joker) was a competitor robot from Rome City, Indiana which entered both seasons of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors and the one-off series Nickelodeon Robot Wars.

It entered Season 1 as a loanerbot, after the team lost their own robot in travel. This version of Joker collected a victory over Spawn Again in the War of Independence before losing in the second round to General Chompsalot, also teaming up with Falcon to enter the Tag Team Terror, winning no fights in this tournament.

Joker competed in Season 2 and Nickelodeon Robot Wars as an original design built by the team, but lost all five of its battles in this form, including another US Championship campaign, Tag Team partnership with The Falcon Mark 2, Mayhem and Vengeance battle.

Versions of Joker[]

Joker (Loanerbot)[]

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Joker in the pits during Extreme Warriors Season 1

The loanerbot entered as Joker was a tall, silver full-bodied spinner armed with two maces and had its name on one side and a jester on the other. In the War of Independence, it was decorated with stickers of the American flag, stars on top and hazard stripes.

Joker[]

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Overhead view of Joker

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The rear of Joker before the Nickelodeon Mayhem. Note the exposed removable link

Joker was a black two-wheeled wedge-shaped robot armed with a spinning disk mounted on the front, and had excellent pushing power. The disk only spun at 230 rpm and featured a variety of hooks and chains attached to it, but did not cause significant damage throughout its appearances. Additionally, Joker's removable link was left exposed, making it prone to becoming dislodged and immobilizing the robot. Joker also had no self-righting mechanism and its wheels were exposed.

Robot History[]

Season 1[]

Joker, in the form of a loanerbot, competed in the Tag Team Terror alongside Falcon. In the first round, they faced General Chompsalot and Run Away. Falcon started with General Chompsalot.

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Joker is wedged by Run Away

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General Chompsalot and Run Away push Joker onto the Flame Pit together

Both robots quickly tagged the others and Joker attacked Run Away, but then the wedge shaped machine got under Joker's full-body spinner and lifted it up. General Chompsalot came in without being tagged and lifted Joker onto the Flame Pit. Strangely, Falcon didn't come out to help Joker. Dead Metal rescued Joker from the flames and Run Away pressed the Pit release button. Sir Killalot suddenly picked up Run Away without reason and carried it around the arena, leaving it on the Floor Flipper where it was flipped back onto its wheels. Cease was called after this, with the Judges putting General Chompsalot and Run Away through due to Sir Killalot's unfair intervention.

In the third place playoff, Joker and Falcon faced Rosie the Riveter and Tricerabot, the two entries from Team Juggerbot. Here, Falcon and Rosie the Riveter started.

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Joker is pushed back by Rosie the Riveter

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Joker is counted out

The two robots clashed, then Joker and Tricerabot came out of their CPZs to join them. Team Juggerbot's robots attacked Falcon, and Joker was only able to inflict more damage to its teammate by hitting Falcon with its maces. Joker then lost its ability to spin, and it and Falcon were constantly shoved around by the opposing team. Joker and Falcon were both immobilized after this brutal assault. Sgt. Bash set Tricerabot on fire, but it was able to pit both Falcon and Joker (and itself in the process), although the latter had already been counted out.

Joker was also one of the four robots representing the US in the War of Independence event. First, it faced UK representative Spawn Again. A new machine built by Team Scutterbots.

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Joker spins Spawn Again away

Spawn Again was suffering from a faulty kill switch, meaning that just one attack from the spinning shell of Joker immobilized it. It drove around the arena in victory while the House Robots pushed Spawn Again into the Pit. This was the Sylvan Lake Robot Warriors' only ever victory in any series of Robot Wars.

In the second round, Joker faced General Chompsalot once again.

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Dead Metal hangs Joker over the Pit

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Joker's second lucky escape

General Chompsalot straight away went for Joker and tore off one of its maces, then shoved it around the arena. The robots exchanged blows for a while, before Joker activated the Pit release button, only to drive straight into Dead Metal's CPZ. Dead Metal proceeded to attack Joker, grabbing it to pull it backwards while slicing through its shell, before both robots ended up became stuck over the Pit. The hazard had to be raised to free Joker and the House Robot. After escaping, Joker was grabbed by General Chompsalot which pushed it straight back over the Pit, but failed to release. Joker was now smoking as it spun up its shell, but 'cease', and the judges put General Chompsalot through.

Season 2[]

Joker competed in the US Championship for the first time in Season 2. In its first battle it was unfortunate enough to be drawn against the defending champion Panzer Mk4, as well as newcomer Snake Bite.

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Panzer Mk4 slams Joker into an angle grinder

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Panzer Mk4 rams Joker into the clutches of Dead Metal

The defending champions started off by ramming into Joker from behind, while Snake Bite avoided the action. Panzer Mk4 then got underneath Joker and started to push it into the wall. Joker became impaled on top of Panzer Mk4, who carried Joker into the Flame Pit and over the Disc of Doom. Joker finally broke free, but quickly Panzer Mk4 got underneath Joker again and pushed it around some more. Snake Bite then finally joined Panzer Mk4 in attacking Joker. After attacking Snake Bite, Panzer Mk4 charged at Joker, but Joker dodged and Panzer Mk4 hit Snake Bite. Joker avoided the action for a time while its opponents went after each other. Eventually Panzer Mk4 pushed Joker into Dead Metal's CPZ and Sgt. Bash came over to help attack it. Joker escaped the CPZ but got stuck on the Flame Pit. Snake Bite got caught in a CPZ with seconds to go, but all the robots were intact at cease and the judges eliminated Joker.

"It was no laughing matter for the Joker when that disc stopped working!"
Mick Foley

Joker reprised its Tag Team partnership with Falcon, now called The Falcon Mark 2, in the Season 2 Tag Team Terror. In the first round, they faced Rocky-Bot-Boa and the teams wives' machine Black Widow, with Joker and Black Widow being the first to fight.

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Joker is targeted by Black Widow

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Joker briefly gets under Black Widow

Joker slammed its disk into Black Widow, but Black Widow got underneath Joker and pushed it around. Black Widow then hit the Disc of Doom trigger while attacking Joker. The other two robots came in without being tagged, throwing the rulebook out of the window. Joker pushed Rocky-Bot-Boa into the wall and pushed it right up The Falcon Mark 2's wedge, but the silver robot was not able to flip it. Rocky-Bot-Boa then escaped and hit the Pit release, before going after The Falcon Mark 2. Meanwhile, Black Widow was being attacked by Joker. Eventually Rocky-Bot-Boa came in to save Black Widow, and the two robots switched who they were fighting against. Joker shoved Rocky-Bot-Boa into the CPZ where Shunt and Dead Metal attacked it. Rocky-Bot-Boa eventually broke free after sustaining damage. Black Widow was nearly flipped up onto its side, but was able to right itself. Rocky-Bot-Boa charged at Joker, who then attacked Dead Metal to help The Falcon Mark 2. Rocky-Bot-Boa and Joker clashed once more as cease was called. The judges declared Rocky-Bot-Boa and Black Widow the winners.

Joker also competed in the International Championship. In Round 1, it faced Civil War champion Manta.

"Yeah, I think we have a really good shot against the Joker. He's a spinner, he's a tough spinner, the thing's bulletproof, but I think we can still get through it."
— Jeff Cesnik of Manta on his odds against Joker
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Manta pops Joker into the air

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Sir Killalot drops Joker out of the arena

Joker and Manta immediately came to the centre of the arena and Manta popped Joker into the air and bent its disc right away with its blade and pushed it near the Flame Pit. Joker got away and charged at Manta, who drove into Sir Killalot's CPZ, but got away before he could cause any damage. Both robots continued to hit each other with their spinning weapons, but Joker couldn't cause any damage to Manta due to its hooks not capable of causing any damage. Manta struck the rear of Joker several times, bending the metal and one more hit left it immobilized. Manta then pushed Joker, and it rolled into Sir Killalot, who also made Joker roll around the arena. Manta again attacked Joker from the rear and continued to attack it as Refbot begun his ten second count. Joker was counted out, and Sir Killalot pounced, pushing Joker onto the Flame Pit, with licks of flame coming from Joker's hooks. As Sgt. Bash hit the Pit release, Sir Killalot picked it up, and performed his spin trick, throwing Joker into the arena wall. Finally, Joker was picked up again, and thrown out of the arena by Sir Killalot, eliminating Joker in the first round once again.

"We played around with him for a little while, and they actually put up a good fight, before Killalot threw them over the side!"
— Jeff Cesnik of Manta on the fight against Joker

Nickelodeon[]

Joker made two appearances in Nickelodeon Robot Wars. It first took part in the Mayhem competition and went up against Techno Trousers and loanerbot Vert-I-Go in the first round.

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Vert-I-Go flicks Joker's link out

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Joker is shoved into Vert-I-Go by Shunt

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Shunt pits Joker

Joker clashed with Vert-I-Go at first and was nearly flipped on a few occasions. It attempted to fight back, but Vert-I-Go resisted its spinning flails and pushed it straight into Dead Metal. Joker was pushed into the CPZ where Dead Metal and Shunt attacked it, stopping its disc. After a while, Joker escaped and attempted to get back into the battle by pushing the largely immobile Techno Trousers, but its attempts were scampered when Vert-I-Go's lifting arm tore its power link right out of its back. Joker was counted out by Refbot before being thrown by the Floor Flipper, and it was pitted by Shunt.

It also competed in a Vengeance match against Xylon, who had previously been defeated in its own Mayhem battle against Propeller-Head, with the Joker team accepting Team Tikos' challenge to fight another robot with a spinner in order to prove that Xylon could beat one.

"We'll take on your challenge, Xylon. We'll see you in the arena, right now!"
— The Joker team accept Team Tikos' challenge
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Joker swerves Xylon into the arena wall

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Joker under the Drop Zone

In the battle itself, the two started rather tentatively. Joker tried to launch an attack, but Xylon's wedge meant it was unable to gain any purchase. After its opponent was briefly stranded and attacked by Shunt, Joker clashed with Xylon again, dislodging one of its side panels. Moments later, however, Xylon counterattacked with a ram to the back of Joker, which was enough to dislodge its power link for a second time. Joker was counted out and, after being thrown by the Floor Flipper off-screen, pushed under the Drop Zone, where it was pelted with scrap metal. Much to the team's anger and frustration, Joker was then thrown by the Floor Flipper again and pushed into the Pit, handing vengeance to Xylon.

Results[]

JOKER - RESULTS
Season 1
Tag Team Terror
Competing with Falcon, Fourth Place
Round 1 vs. General Chompsalot & Run Away Lost
Playoff vs. Rosie the Riveter & Tricerabot Lost
War of Independence
Round 2
Round 1 vs. Spawn Again Won
Round 2 vs. General Chompsalot Lost
Season 2
US Championship
Heats, Round 1
Heat A, Round 1 vs. Panzer Mk4, Snake Bite Eliminated
International Championship
Representing the USA, Round 1
Round 1 vs. Manta Lost
Tag Team Terror
Competing with The Falcon Mark 2, Round 1
Round 1 vs. Black Widow & Rocky-Bot-Boa Lost
Nickelodeon Robot Wars
Mayhem
Round 1
Round 1 vs. Techno Trousers, Vert-I-Go Eliminated
Vengeance
Vengeance vs. Xylon Lost

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 1
  • Losses: 8

NOTE: Joker's win and three of its losses were achieved with a loanerbot.

Series Record[]

US Series Joker Series Record
Season 1 Entered
Season 2 Heat, Round 1
Nickelodeon Entered

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Alongside Velocirippa, the non-loanerbot Joker had the worst win-to-loss ratio in Robot Wars' original run, with five televised combat losses to zero wins.
  • Joker made a cameo appearance in the Series 6 House Robot introduction as a clip of Shunt pushing it is used.

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