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Mesmer 2 was an invertible antweight robot which competed in the Antweight Championship of 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 previous series' championship with the clusterbot, Legion. They had also previously attempted to qualify for Series 3-5 with heavyweight robot UFO.

Design

Mesmer 2 front aws — 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.

Etymology

Mesmer 2's name may have been derived from a shortened version of 'mesmerise', which means to 'hypnotise or fascinate', or may have been a reference to the 1994 film, Mesmer.

Robot History

Extreme 2

Mesmer 2 competed exclusively in the Antweight Championship, broadcast as part of the Robot Rampage episode. In its heat - which was only partially shown as a recap - it faced Hades, Chroma, Anty B, Anty Geddon and reigning champion Combatant.

Chroma vs mesmer2 — Chroma topples Mesmer 2 immediately

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.

"Mesmer 2 was spinning... out of control and going nowhere."

— Jonathan Pearce summarises Mesmer 2's performance in his recap

Results

MESMER 2 - RESULTS
Extreme Series 2
Antweight Championship Heats
Round 1	vs. Anty B, Anty Geddon, Chroma, Combatant, Hades	Eliminated

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 1

Series Record

Main Series	Mesmer 2 Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Super Heavyweight Championship with UFO (event cancelled)
The Fourth Wars	Failed to qualify with UFO
The Fifth Wars	Failed to qualify with UFO 2
The Sixth Wars	Did not enter
The Seventh Wars	Did not enter
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme	Appearances
Series 1	Entered with Legion
Series 2	Antweight Championship, Round 1 Entered with Buzzant

Outside Robot Wars

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.

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-|caption=Mesmer 2
 |series=Extreme 2
 |other_names=
 |team=Team MadScientists
 |team_members=Richard Thompson<br/>Alex Timniy
+|from=West Yorkshire
-|other_entries=
+|other_entries=[[Buzzant]]<br><small>(Extreme 2)</small>
-|weight=
+|weight= 154g
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 |weapons=Double-Toothed Vertical Flywheel
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-'''Mesmer 2''' was an invertible [[Weight Classes|antweight]] robot that took part in the [[Antweight Championship]] of [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2|Extreme Series 2]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was armed with a vertically mounted spinning flywheel, but didn't get to cause much damage, as it was swiftly finished off in the first round after it hit [[Chroma]]. Its design was vaguely similar to the Series 2 Dutch champion [[PulverizeR]] and the twice UK Semi-finalist [[S3]].
+'''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]].
-Its name may be a shortened version of mesmerize, which means to ''hypnotize or fascinate'', or it may be named after the 1994 film, ''Mesmer''.
+==Design==
-It is unknown if there was a predecessor to this robot.
+[[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.
+=== Etymology ===
+Mesmer 2's name may have been derived from a shortened version of 'mesmerise', which means to 'hypnotise or fascinate', or may have been a reference to the 1994 film, ''Mesmer''.
 ==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]], [[Anty B]], [[Anty Geddon]] and reigning champion [[Combatant]].
-[[File:Mesmer_2.jpg|thumb|Mesmer 2 on its side]]
+[[File:Chroma vs mesmer2.png|thumb|left|Chroma topples Mesmer 2 immediately]]
-Mesmer 2 was placed up against [[Hades (Antweight)|Hades]], [[Chroma]], [[Anty B]], [[Anty Geddon]] and the reigning champions [[Combat Ant]] in the heats of the Antweight Championship. At the start of the battle, Mesmer 2 attacked Chroma, but the impact turned it on its side. It never recovered, despite its desperate attempts to right itself. Unfortunately, these attempts were pretty much it spinning around on its side aimlessly, as Hades sunk into the pit.
+[[File:Mesmer 2.jpg|thumb|Mesmer 2 on its side]]
-{{quote|Mesmer 2 was spinning- out of control and going nowhere...|Jonathan Pearce sums up Mesmer 2's poor performance in the recap.}}
+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.
-Mesmer 2 was left alone after this and was eliminated in Round One, with Anty B and Combat Ant going through after Chroma was side-stranded and Anty Geddon was absolutely destroyed.
+{{quote|Mesmer 2 was spinning... out of control and going nowhere.|[[Jonathan Pearce]] summarises Mesmer 2's performance in his recap}}
 ==Results==
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 {{Show|Extreme Series 2}}
 {{Competition|[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Antweight Championship|Antweight Championship]]|Heats}}
-{{Battle|Round 1|[[Hades (Antweight)|Hades]], [[Chroma]], [[Combat Ant]]<br/> [[Anty B]], [[Anty Geddon]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|Round 1|[[Anty B]], [[Anty Geddon]], [[Chroma]], [[Combatant]], [[Hades]]|Eliminated}}
 |}
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 *Losses: 1
+==Series Record==
+{{Series Record EX|Mesmer 2|Did not enter|Did not enter|Super Heavyweight Championship with [[UFO (Series 3)|UFO]]<br>(event cancelled)|Failed to qualify with [[UFO (Series 3)|UFO]]|Failed to qualify with [[UFO (Series 3)|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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-[[Category:Robots that debuted in Extreme 2]]
 [[Category:Robots with Vertical Flywheels]]
 [[Category:Invertible Robots]]
 [[Category:Axlebots]]
+[[Category:Robots from West Yorkshire]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Extreme 2]]
+[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
+[[Category:Robots which only fought in Extreme 2]]