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Meshuggah was a competitor robot that fought in both series of Dutch Robot Wars. It lost in the Heats in both of its appearances, but received a wildcard into the Series 2 Grand Final, where it was defeated by Scrap-2-Saur despite causing severe damage to it.

The team were good friends with the Twisted Metal team. Two of Twisted Metal's team members humorously acted as Meshuggah's "bodyguards" in the Grand Final, and blocked the camera in the control booth after Meshuggah's humiliating loss.

Design

Meshuggah DS2 — Top view of Meshuggah in Dutch Series 2

Meshuggah Arena — Meshuggah in the arena in Dutch Series 2

Meshuggah was a large invertible robot which was similar in design and build to the Series 6 incarnation of UK competitor Wild Thing, with two-wheel invertible drive and a vertical spinning disc made out of titanium from a fighter jet. The team claimed that it could spin up to 2000rpm. The disc was unreliable and prone to failure, even failing to work before its first ever match. However, when it did work, it was capable of causing major damage and flipping other robots over.

In Dutch Series 2, Meshuggah featured a pair of wheelguards either side of its chassis, in order to protect the wheels from being damaged. Its top armour also received a new design, sporting a larger skull in place of the robot's name.

Etymology

Meshuggah was named after the popular Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. It is also a word from the Yiddish language that roughly translates to "crazy" or "ridiculous".

Robot History

Series 1

Meshuggah vs XBot — Meshuggah pushes X-Bot sideways

In its first round battle, Meshuggah faced X-Bot. Its disc was not working prior to the fight, so the team kept its locking pin in place to prevent it from being damaged. Both robots got off to a slow start. Weaponless, Meshuggah was briefly wedged under by X-Bot, but it managed to reverse away, unharmed. It tried to push X-Bot side-on, and edged it towards the closed pit, but broke down in the process and was counted out by Refbot. Meshuggah was placed on the Floor Flipper and thrown, before Dead Metal grabbed it and pushed it into the pit, driving in itself.

"3...2...1...Flyyyyy like an eagle! Yeehaw!"

— Eric Corton, as Meshuggah flies on the floor flipper

After the battle, Meshuggah had technical problems, and was forced to withdraw from the Losers' Melee, leaving Maximum Torque and Pika 2 to fight alone. As a result, Meshuggah exited the competition after only one battle.

Series 2

Meshuggah The Lethal Swan — Meshuggah rips away The Lethal Swan's tail

Lethal Swan vs Meshuggah — Meshuggah throws The Lethal Swan over

Meshuggah returned for Series 2, and faced The Lethal Swan in its first round battle. It started more impressively here, using its flywheel to tear into The Lethal Swan's front armour and rip its tail off. Another couple of hits resulted in Meshuggah flipping The Lethal Swan over, before tearing off one of its self-righting wings in the process. The Lethal Swan could not self-right using its axe, so Meshuggah advanced to the second round.

Meshuggah vs Lizzard — Meshuggah and Lizzard in a battle of strength

Lizzard Meshuggah — Lizzard pushes Meshuggah towards the CPZ

There, it met Lizzard, the unofficial first seed. Meshuggah came in with its flywheel spinning, and managed to tear Lizzard's tail off. However, the impact caused its flywheel to stop spinning, leaving it defenseless. Meshuggah spent the rest of the match being pushed around by Lizzard and whacked by its tail, until the battle ended and went to the jury's decision. The jury ruled that Lizzard won, with Meshuggah temporarily eliminated.

Scrap-2-saur vs meshuggah — Meshuggah is attacked by Scrap-2-Saur

Meshuggah vs Scrap-2-Saur — The pit descends below Meshuggah.

Despite this defeat, Meshuggah was reinstated in the Grand Final after being given a wildcard. In its first Grand Final battle against Scrap-2-Saur, Meshuggah used its flywheel to shred away at Scrap-2-Saur while flipping it over. Scrap-2-Saur self-righted, and managed to flip Meshuggah, but Meshuggah was not affected and continued tearing away at Scrap-2-Saur, catching it each time Scrap-2-Saur tried to flip it. Successive attacks forced Scrap-2-Saur's polycarbonate panels loose, before Scrap-2-Saur pressed the pit release button just as Meshuggah drove over the pit square. The pit descended, and Meshuggah descended with it, eliminating it from the championship once again.

Results

MESHUGGAH - RESULTS
Series 1
Dutch Championship Heats, Round 1
Heat C, Round 1	vs. X-Bot	Lost
Heat C, Losers Melee	vs. Maximum Torque, Pika 2	Withdrew
NOTE: Before the battle had started, technical problems forced Meshuggah out of the competition, leaving Maximum Torque and Pika 2 to fight alone.
Series 2
Dutch Championship Grand Final, Round 1
Heat A, Round 1	vs. The Lethal Swan	Won
Heat A, Semi-Final	vs. Lizzard	Lost
NOTE: Meshuggah received one of three wildcards into the Grand Final
Grand Final, Round 1	vs. Scrap-2-Saur	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 1
Losses: 3

Series Record

Meshuggah top — Top view of Meshuggah in the arena during Dutch Series 2

Dutch Series	Meshuggah Series Record
Series 1	Heat, Round 1
Series 2	Grand Final, Round 1

Trivia

Like Rammstein, Meshuggah shares its name with a metal band.
- This makes Meshuggah one of three robots to be named after a hardcore band, the third being Suicidal Tendencies.
Meshuggah's vertical disc weapon was made of titanium, and originated from an F-16 fighter jet.

External Links

Team Meshuggah website

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+|stats=Meshuggah ds2 stats.png
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-'''Meshuggah''' was a two-time Dutch Series competitor. It was similar in design and build to UK robot [[Infernal Contraption]], with a vertical spinning disc.  The disc was unreliable and prone to failure, but capable of great destruction when it did work. Although it lost in the heats in both its appearances, Meshuggah received a wildcard into the Grand Final of Series 2, where it was defeated in a terrible run of bad luck against [[Scrap-2-Saur]]; despite shredding its opponent and dominating the battle, it fell in the descending pit.
+'''Meshuggah''' was a competitor robot that fought in both series of ''[[Dutch Robot Wars]]''. It lost in the Heats in both of its appearances, but received a wildcard into the Series 2 Grand Final, where it was defeated by [[Scraptosaur|Scrap-2-Saur]] despite causing severe damage to it.
-The team was good friends with the [[Twisted Metal]] team.  Two of Twisted Metal's team members humorously acted as Meshuggah's "bodyguards" in the Grand Final, and blocked the camera in the control booth after Meshuggah's humiliating loss.
+The team were good friends with the [[Twisted Metal]] team. Two of Twisted Metal's team members humorously acted as Meshuggah's "bodyguards" in the Grand Final, and blocked the camera in the control booth after Meshuggah's humiliating loss.
+==Design==
-"Meshuggah" is a word from Yiddish language that roughly translates to "crazy" or "ricidulous".  It is also the name of a popular Swedish avant-garde metal band.
+[[File:Meshuggah DS2.jpg|thumb|left|Top view of Meshuggah in Dutch Series 2]]
-==Robot History==
+[[File:Meshuggah Arena.jpg|thumb|left|Meshuggah in the arena in Dutch Series 2]]
-===Series 1===
+[[File:Meshuggah.jpg|thumb|Meshuggah's appearance in Dutch Series 2]]
-Meshuggah's disc did not work in its battle against X-Bot.  It tried to push X-Bot around, but broke down and was counted out by Refbot.  It was placed on the floor flipper, and thrown, before Dead Metal grabbed it and pushed it into the pit.
+Meshuggah was a large invertible robot which was similar in design and build to the Series 6 incarnation of UK competitor [[Wild Thing]], with two-wheel [[Invertible Robots|invertible]] drive and a vertical spinning disc made out of titanium from a fighter jet. The team claimed that it could spin up to 2000rpm. The disc was unreliable and prone to failure, even failing to work before its first ever match. However, when it did work, it was capable of causing major damage and flipping other robots over.
+In Dutch Series 2, Meshuggah featured a pair of wheelguards either side of its chassis, in order to protect the wheels from being damaged. Its top armour also received a new design, sporting a larger skull in place of the robot's name.
-{{Quote|3...2...1...Flyyyyy like an eagle! Yeehaw!|Eric Corton, as Mesuggah flies on the floor flipper}}
+===Etymology===
-After the match, Meshuggah had technical problems, and was forced to withdraw from the losers' melee.
+Meshuggah was named after the popular Swedish extreme metal band [[wikipedia:Meshuggah|''Meshuggah'']]. It is also a word from the Yiddish language that roughly translates to "crazy" or "ridiculous".
+==Robot History==
+===Series 1===
+[[File:Meshuggah vs XBot.jpg|thumb|left|Meshuggah pushes X-Bot sideways]]
+[[File:Meshuggah vs X-Bot.jpg|thumb|Meshuggah is cut into by Dead Metal]]
+In its first round battle, Meshuggah faced [[X-Bot]]. Its disc was not working prior to the fight, so the team kept its locking pin in place to prevent it from being damaged. Both robots got off to a slow start. Weaponless, Meshuggah was briefly wedged under by X-Bot, but it managed to reverse away, unharmed. It tried to push X-Bot side-on, and edged it towards the closed pit, but broke down in the process and was counted out by [[Refbot]].  Meshuggah was placed on the Floor Flipper and thrown, before [[Dead Metal]] grabbed it and pushed it into the pit, driving in itself.
+{{Quote|3...2...1...Flyyyyy like an eagle! Yeehaw!|Eric Corton, as Meshuggah flies on the floor flipper}}
+After the battle, Meshuggah had technical problems, and was forced to withdraw from the Losers' Melee, leaving [[Maximum Torque]] and [[Pika 2]] to fight alone. As a result, Meshuggah exited the competition after only one battle.
 ===Series 2===
+[[File:Meshuggah_The_Lethal_Swan.jpg|thumb|left|Meshuggah rips away The Lethal Swan's tail]]
-Meshuggah returned for Series 2 with virtually the same design as before.  It had a much more impressive start this time around, using its flywheel to flip Lethal Swan over, tearing off one of its wings in the process.  Lethal Swan could not self-right from the upisde-down position, so Meshuggah advanced to the second round.  There it met Lizzard, the unofficial #1 seed.  Meshuggah came in with its flywheel spinning, and managed to tear Lizzard's tail.  However, the impact caused its flywheel to stop spinning, leaving it defenseless.  It spent the rest of the match being pushed around by Lizzard and whacked by its tail, until the time ran out.  The jury ruled that Meshuggah was out.
+[[File:Lethal Swan vs Meshuggah.jpg|thumb|Meshuggah throws The Lethal Swan over]]
+Meshuggah returned for Series 2, and faced [[The Lethal Swan]] in its first round battle. It started more impressively here, using its flywheel to tear into The Lethal Swan's front armour and rip its tail off. Another couple of hits resulted in Meshuggah flipping The Lethal Swan over, before tearing off one of its self-righting wings in the process. The Lethal Swan could not self-right using its axe, so Meshuggah advanced to the second round.
-Meshuggah was reinstated in the Grand Final after being given a wildcard.  In its first Grand Final battle against Scrap-2-Saur, Meshuggah used its flywheel to shred away at Scrap-2-Saur while flipping it over.  Scrap-2-Saur self-righted, and managed to flip Meshuggah, but Mesguggah was not affected.  Meshuggah continued to tear away at Scrap-2-Saur, catching it each time Scrap-2-Saur tried to flip it.  It continued its onslaugh, and Scrap-2-Saur's polycarb panels started to come loose.  Suddenly, Scrap-2-Saur went for the pit release and hit it just as Meshuggah was driving over the pit square.  The pit descended, and Meshuggah couldn't escape in time.  It descended into the abyss, and out of the competition.
+[[File:Meshuggah vs Lizzard.jpg|thumb|left|Meshuggah and Lizzard in a battle of strength]]
+[[File:Lizzard_Meshuggah.jpg|thumb|Lizzard pushes Meshuggah towards the CPZ]]
+There, it met [[Lizzard]], the unofficial first seed. Meshuggah came in with its flywheel spinning, and managed to tear Lizzard's tail off. However, the impact caused its flywheel to stop spinning, leaving it defenseless. Meshuggah spent the rest of the match being pushed around by Lizzard and whacked by its tail, until the battle ended and went to the jury's decision. The jury ruled that Lizzard won, with Meshuggah temporarily eliminated.
+[[File:Scrap-2-saur_vs_meshuggah.jpg|thumb|left|Meshuggah is attacked by Scrap-2-Saur]]
+[[File:Meshuggah vs Scrap-2-Saur.jpg|thumb|The pit descends below Meshuggah.]]
+Despite this defeat, Meshuggah was reinstated in the Grand Final after being given a wildcard. In its first Grand Final battle against Scrap-2-Saur, Meshuggah used its flywheel to shred away at Scrap-2-Saur while flipping it over. Scrap-2-Saur self-righted, and managed to flip Meshuggah, but Meshuggah was not affected and continued tearing away at Scrap-2-Saur, catching it each time Scrap-2-Saur tried to flip it. Successive attacks forced Scrap-2-Saur's polycarbonate panels loose, before Scrap-2-Saur pressed the pit release button just as Meshuggah drove over the pit square. The pit descended, and Meshuggah descended with it, eliminating it from the championship once again.
 ==Results==
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 {{Show|Series 1}}
 {{Competition|Dutch Championship|Heats, Round 1}}
-{{Battle|Heat D, Round 1|[[X-Bot]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1/Heat C|Heat C, Round 1]]|[[X-Bot]]|Lost}}
-{{Battle|Heat D, Losers Melee|[[Maximum Torque]], [[Pika|Pika 2]]|Withdrew}}
+{{Battle|[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1/Heat C|Heat C, Losers Melee]]|[[Maximum Torque]], [[Pika|Pika 2]]|Withdrew}}
+{{Note|Before the battle had started, technical problems forced Meshuggah out of the competition, leaving Maximum Torque and Pika 2 to fight alone.}}
 {{Show|Series 2}}
 {{Competition|Dutch Championship|Grand Final, Round 1}}
-{{Battle|Heat A, Round 1|[[The Lethal Swan]]|Won}}
+{{Battle|[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat A|Heat A, Round 1]]|[[The Lethal Swan]]|Won}}
-{{Battle|Heat A, Semi-Final|[[Lizzard]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat A|Heat A, Semi-Final]]|[[Lizzard]]|Lost}}
 {{Note|Meshuggah received one of three wildcards into the Grand Final}}
-{{Battle|Grand Final, Round 1|[[Scrap-2-Saur]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Grand Final|Grand Final, Round 1]]|[[Scrap-2-Saur]]|Lost}}
 |}
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 ==Series Record==
+[[File:Meshuggah top.jpg|thumb|Top view of Meshuggah in the arena during Dutch Series 2]]
-*Series 1: Heat, Round 1
-*Series 2: Grand Final, Round 1
+{{Series Record Dutch|Meshuggah|'''Heat, Round 1'''|'''Grand Final, Round 1'''}}
+==Trivia==
+*Like [[Rammstein]], Meshuggah shares its name with a metal band.
+**This makes Meshuggah one of three robots to be named after a hardcore band, the third being [[Suicidal Tendencies]].
+*Meshuggah's vertical disc weapon was made of titanium, and originated from an [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] fighter jet.
+==External Links==
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20031218030038/http://team-meshuggah.com/ Team Meshuggah website]
 {{Dutch Finalists}}
+{{Dutch Series 1 Competitors}}
+{{Dutch Series 2 Competitors}}
 [[Category:Dutch Series competitors]]
 [[Category:Dutch Grand Finalists]]
 [[Category:Dutch Robots]]
+[[Category:Robots with Vertical Flywheels]]
+[[Category:Invertible Robots]]
+[[Category:Robots with more Losses than Wins]]
+[[Category:Reinstated Robots]]
+[[Category:Robots with names from music]]