Editing Mesmer 2

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|image=[[File:Mesmer2.png|150px]]
|series=Extreme 2
|other_names=
|team=Team MadScientists
|team_members=Richard Thompson<br/>Alex Timniy
|from=West Yorkshire
|other_entries=[[Buzzant]]<br><small>(Extreme 2)</small>
|weight= 154g
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|weapons=Double-Toothed Vertical Flywheel
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'''Mesmer 2''' was an invertible [[Weight Classes|antweight]] robot which competed in the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Antweight Championship|Antweight Championship]] of [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2|the second series]] of ''[[Robot Wars Extreme]]''. In its only appearance, it was swiftly eliminated from its heat after getting turned onto its side following a collision with [[Chroma]].

Team MadScientists also entered the same Antweight Championship with the equally unsuccessful [[Buzzant]], and had entered the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Antweight Championship|previous series']] championship with the [[Clusterbots|clusterbot]], [[Legion]]. They had also previously attempted to qualify for Series 3-5 with heavyweight robot [[UFO (Series 3)|UFO]].

==Design==
[[File:Mesmer_2_front_aws.png|thumb|left|The front view of the Extreme 2 Mesmer 2]]
Mesmer 2 was an invertible two-wheeled robot armed with a vertically-mounted, two-toothed spinning flywheel. The robot had an unpainted wooden chassis with top and bottom stabilisers, a curved transparent rear panel and large red wheels with uneven treads; the flat sides of the wheels in particular made it very susceptible to side-stranding.

==Robot History==
===Extreme 2===
Mesmer 2 competed exclusively in the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Antweight Championship|Antweight Championship]], broadcast as part of the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Robot Rampage|Robot Rampage]] episode. In its heat - which was only partially shown as a recap - it faced [[Hades]], [[Chroma]], returning antweight  [[Anty B]], [[Anty Geddon]] and reigning champion [[Combatant]].
[[File:Chroma vs mesmer2.png|thumb|left|Chroma topples Mesmer 2 immediately]]
[[File:Mesmer 2.jpg|thumb|Mesmer 2 on its side]]
At the start of the battle, Mesmer 2 immediately drove forwards and attacked Chroma, but was turned onto its side and left stranded near the Floor Flipper. After Combatant deflected Chroma into it, it stopped and spun its flywheel up a few times in an attempt to re-right itself, but spun around aimlessly on its side as a result. Mesmer 2 played no further part in the battle as it kept spinning in circles next to the Floor Spinner, and was eliminated from the Antweight Championship. Its heat was eventually won by Anty B and Combatant.
{{quote|Mesmer 2 was spinning... out of control and going nowhere.|[[Jonathan Pearce]] summarises Mesmer 2's performance in his recap}}

==Results==
{{Results Top|Red|White|MESMER 2}}
{{Show|Extreme Series 2}}
{{Competition|[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Antweight Championship|Antweight Championship]]|Heats}}
{{Battle|Round 1|[[Anty B]], [[Anty Geddon]], [[Chroma]], [[Combatant]], [[Hades]]|Eliminated}}
|}

===Wins/Losses===
*Wins: 0
*Losses: 1

==Series Record==
{{Series Record EX|Mesmer 2|Did not enter|Did not enter|Not selected for main competition with [[UFO (Series 3)|UFO]]<br>Entered Super Heavyweight Championship with UFO (event cancelled)|Failed to qualify with UFO|Failed to qualify with UFO 2|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Entered with [[Legion]]|'''Antweight Championship, Round 1'''<br>Entered with [[Buzzant]]}}

==Outside Robot Wars==
[[File:Mesmer 2-0.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Mesmer 2.5]]
The original Mesmer was originally meant to enter the Seventh Antweight World Series but did not appear for reasons unknown. Mesmer then became "Mesmer 2.5" which was an invertable horizontal flywheel the debuted in the Eighth Antweight World Series where it was eliminated in the first round. The Mesmer 2 that appeared in Extreme 2 made an appearance in AWS 9. There, it reached the third round before losing to Hades.

== External Links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20030714070139/http://www.madscientists.co.uk/ants/index.htm Team Website (Archive)]
*[https://aws.fandom.com/wiki/Mesmer_2 Mesmer 2 on the AWS wiki]
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