Raging Reality

"Well, a full-pressure flipper and 4 ramming spikes mean high-powered weaponry, built for aggression, highly tested and reliable, they tell me..."

— Jonathan Pearce describes Raging Reality in Extreme 2

Raging Reality was Team Knightmare's entry for Series 6 of Robot Wars, also entering the second series of Extreme. It reached the Heat Final of Series 6, losing only to Razer after throwing two robots out of the arena. Raging Reality, true to the custom of Team Knightmare, fought in an Annihilator, placing fifth, the poorest of the Knightmare team's Annihilator results.

Design[]

It had a slight wedge shape, a triangular full-pressure flipper and four ramming spikes on the front of the machine. It was highly tested, reliable and "built for aggression" according to the team but the armour was lightweight and the flipper was limited to only twenty launches. The flipper opened only a short distance, with the apex of Raging Reality's flips barely passing the arena wall, but this weapon proved powerful enough to flip robots out of the arena. Just like its predecessors, Raging Reality was fully invertible, although it could also use its flipper to self-right. The back end of the robot also featured triangular ridges to prevent the robot from becoming stuck on its back, although its armour was fairly thin. In Series 6, Raging Reality had small metal poles on each side to prevent the robot becoming stuck on its side, which were replaced by larger, triangular frames in Extreme. The robot was driven by 750W electric motors, giving a high top speed of 12.5mph. Many of the internals were taken from the robot's predecessor, Knightmare, but the shell was new.^[1]

Raging Reality from the front during Extreme 2

Raging Reality also had a model of the team's knight mascot, Little Norman, positioned next to the flipper. If the battle became too dangerous for Norman, it could retreat inside Raging Reality as its seat was placed on a turning door. This was only seen in Series 6.

Etymology[]

Raging Reality can be seen as a parallel to Team Knightmare's previous machines. While the two Knightmare robots played on 'nightmare', the word 'reality' being used in Raging Reality's name can refer to it being an opposite, as nightmare (another name for a dream) and reality are two different entities, and Raging Reality plays off this. The robot still used the knight drawing however, which was now the team's mascot

The Team[]

Main article: Team Knightmare

Raging Reality was entered into Robot Wars by Team Knightmare, veterans of the wars who had previously entered Series 4 with Knightmare, and the first series of Extreme with Spirit of Knightmare. Team Knightmare would also later enter the Seventh Wars with Raging Knightmare. The team were based in Coalville, Leicestershire, although they were billed as coming from Hugglescote in Series 6. The roster of teammates consisted of Nigel Paget, Malcolm Summers and Lee Summers. As with Knightmare, Lee Summers drove the robot while Nigel Paget operated the weapons.

Qualification[]

Raging Reality fought Lambsy, Reactor 3 and an unknown third opponent at the Series 6 qualifiers. It won on a Judges' decision, which guaranteed them a place in the series^[2].

"Raging Reality immobilised one bot, we immobilised Reactor 3, and the last three minutes was spent slugging it out with Raging Reality. We lost on a judges decision even though we were the only robot out of the four who could drive out of the arena. No hard feelings though, they flipped us a bit more than we did to them."

— Ian Lockhart on the Series 6 qualifier battle

Robot History[]

Series 6[]

"Experience, they'll need it!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Reality enters the arena

Raging Reality made its televised debut in the first heat of The Sixth Wars. In its first battle, Raging Reality took on the reigning champion Razer, and two newcomers in W.A.S.P. and Brutus Maximus.

Philippa Forrester: "You're about to go in with Razer, amongst others of course! How do you feel about that?"

Malcolm Summers: "Well not too badly because we've got one small advantage over him!"

Philippa Forrester: "What's your small advantage, is it your pneumatics?"

Malcolm Summers: "He's our little fourth member of our team, little Norman!"

— Malcom Summers shows off Raging Reality's mascot to Philippa Forrester

Raging Reality flips W.A.S.P. onto Razer

At the start of the battle, Raging Reality drove across the arena towards the two newcomers - W.A.S.P. was struggling to move by the CPZ, and Brutus Maximus reversed at it with its saws. However, as Raging Reality closed in on Brutus Maximus, Razer also drove across the arena, so Raging Reality turned to face it, then backed away as Razer drove at Brutus Maximus. Raging Reality rammed into Razer's side as it tried to get under Brutus Maximus, pushing Razer against Brutus Maximus' wedge, and Brutus Maximus drove past.

"What a dramatic way to start Heat 1, with the reigning champions Razer, there at bottom of your picture! Turning to have a go at Brutus Maximus, but chased into the corner by Raging Reality."

— Jonathan Pearce in the early moments of the battle

Raging Reality reversed as Razer turned around, and Brutus Maximus drove past Razer. Raging Reality drove beside Brutus Maximus and tried to get its flipper under the side, but Brutus Maximus drove away. Brutus Maximus drove at W.A.S.P., and as Razer crushed into Brutus Maximus, Raging Reality got under W.A.S.P. and pushed it against Razer, flipping it up against the reigning champion. Razer continued to crush into Brutus Maximus, not trying to shake W.A.S.P. free, and Raging Reality tried to get under W.A.S.P. again, but Sir Killalot reversed towards it, so it reversed for another charge. It drove back at W.A.S.P. as Razer let Brutus Maximus go. Razer reversed, and W.A.S.P. fell off its side, allowing Raging Reality to flip it up against Sir Killalot's claw. Razer drove at Raging Reality, which turned to face it, and backed against the arena wall. Razer tried to get under Raging Reality's front, but Brutus Maximus rammed into its back, pushing the top seed against the wall, allowing Raging Reality to reverse. Raging Reality fired the flipper, but the edge was not under Razer, so it missed. Sgt. Bash drove over to the CPZ, getting behind Raging Reality and preventing it from reversing away. Razer turned and got at Raging Reality's front, pushing it and the House Robot back.

"Razer pushing against Raging Reality, which is now caught between a rock and a hard place, in other words, between Razer and Sgt. Bash! But is still trying to gain momentum."

— Jonathan Pearce

Razer pushes Raging Reality against Sgt. Bash

With Raging Reality pinned against Sgt. Bash, Razer tried to get its crusher in a good position to do damage, and it got its crusher beside one of Raging Reality's wheels, crushing through the armour. Razer pushed Team Knightmare's machine up against the top arena wall, and tried to crush it again, but missed with the crusher, which scraped against the front of Raging Reality, and Razer reversed as Raging Reality fired the flipper.

"Razer has control, and a clutch on Raging Reality, and once again going for the vulnerable spot, the tyres, with the crushing beak!"

— Jonthan Pearce as Razer crushes into Raging Reality's front

Razer backed towards the bottom of the arena, and Brutus Maximus reversed at it, and whilst Razer crushed it, Raging Reality drove back at W.A.S.P., which was still by Sir Killalot's CPZ, and Raging Reality flipped it over, with it landing on Sir Killalot's lance. Sir Killalot attacked W.A.S.P., and Raging Reality drove down the arena to where Razer was pushing Brutus Maximus. Raging Reality flipped Brutus Maximus over, getting it briefly away from Razer, with bits of wood falling off the chassis. Razer turned on Raging Reality, and Brutus Maximus reversed up the arena.

"Now there's Raging Reality, and a little flip from them on Brutus Maximus! Razer had a look."

— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Reality flips Brutus Maximus away from Razer

Raging Reality gets beside Razer as it crushes Brutus Maximus

Razer grabbed Raging Reality, crushing into the armour by its other wheel, and pushed it against the Pit Release Button, opening the Pit. Razer let go and went back after Brutus Maximus, pushing it into an empty CPZ and crushing it, ripping the side armour open and ripping one of the wheels loose. As it did so, Raging Reality got beside Razer and gave Brutus Maximus a little flip, then reversed out of the CPZ as Sir Killalot came over to the CPZ. Razer continued to crush Brutus Maximus, with Sir Killalot pushing them away from the CPZ. One of Brutus Maximus' bicycle wheels was caught around Razer's crusher, and Raging Reality flipped Brutus Maximus, getting it free of Razer, and sending the ripped wheel rolling away into the Pit.

"A wheel goes into the Pit of Oblivion! Three wheels left on their wagon, and they know where their journey is going to end!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Reality sends a wheel flying off Brutus Maximus

Raging Reality flips Brutus Maximus out of the arena

Sir Killalot pushed the immobile Brutus Maximus onto the Flame Pit, and Razer drove up the arena back at W.A.S.P., with Raging Reality following. Whilst Refbot counted Brutus Maximus out, and Razer crushed into W.A.S.P., pushing it across the arena. Raging Reality held back as Razer attacked W.A.S.P., then turned and drove down the arena. As Refbot finished his count, Raging Reality pushed Brutus Maximus against the wall and gave it a little flip. Raging Reality reversed, then drove back at Brutus Maximus, flipping it onto its side against the wall, then flipped it up and over the fence. Meanwhile, W.A.S.P. was counted out by Refbot, and Raging Reality went through to the next round of the heat along with Razer.

"Up close, Brutus Maximus, and they're long gone! Raging Reality tossed them out of the arena! I like Raging Reality's flipper you know."

— Jonathan Pearce after Raging Reality gets rid of Brutus Maximus

In the second round, Raging Reality was drawn up against Tetanus 2.

Philippa Forrester: "I arrive with a message from the front: apparently, you're up against Tetanus."

Malcolm Summers: "Fair enough, that'll do us!"

Philippa Forrester: "Has Norman had his jabs? Because now that he's on the front, he's probably going to get them! You happy with that?"

Malcolm Summers: "Err, we think so, yeah! We've survived the Razer one, we're here to fight another day"

Philippa Forrester: "The thing is, Razer couldn't get hold of you, so really that means Tetanus shouldn't be able get hold of you either."

— Pre-battle interview

Tetanus 2 and Growler team up on Raging Reality

The battle started with Tetanus 2 charging at Raging Reality, which swerved round to its side as Tetanus 2 closed in. Tetanus 2 turned to face Raging Reality, so Raging Reality reversed a little. Tetanus 2 drove to Raging Reality's side, and Raging Reality tried to drive past, but Tetanus 2 got its front prongs under Raging Reality and started pushing it across the arena. Raging Reality reversed, getting off of Tetanus 2's front, but Tetanus 2 chased after it. Raging Reality reversed to the bottom arena wall, and Tetanus 2 got its front prongs under Raging Reality's side, and pushed it against the Pit Release Button, grabbing it with its crusher.

"Driving on against Raging Reality immediately, and driving them, I think against the Pit Release button! That is good driving by schoolboy Conrad!"

— Jonathan Pearce

Raging Reality tries to free itself from Tetanus 2

Tetanus 2 let go of Raging Reality, and it drove away, but drove straight into an empty CPZ. Tetanus 2 followed it, and pinned it in the corner, grabbing it with the crusher. Mr. Psycho and Growler closed in on the CPZ, with Growler ramming the two competitors against the bottom arena wall. Tetanus 2 tried to let go of Raging Reality, and Growler pinned Raging Reality in the corner, grabbing it with his jaw and pulling it back to the edge of the CPZ. Tetanus 2 got at Growler's side, forcing it to let go of Raging Reality, and Raging Reality backed against the bottom arena wall. Tetanus 2 reversed alongside it, and pushed it against Growler. Tetanus 2 brought its crusher down on Raging Reality's flipper, and Growler grabbed Raging Reality's side, pulling it back. Growler let got, and Tetanus 2 turned Raging Reality so it was facing the Pit.

"Raging Reality though, is at this moment in time, very close to defeat. Tetanus 2 knows only a shove is needed to send Malcolm Summers, and 16-year old Lee and Nigel Paget, into that Pit!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Tetanus 2 holds Raging Reality near the Pit

Raging Reality struggled against Tetanus 2, firing the flipper to try and get free of the crusher, and using its one wheel that was touching the floor to struggle against its opponent. Tetanus 2 kept hold, but Raging Reality managed to turn it against the bottom arena wall. As Raging Reality was stuck on Tetanus 2's front prongs, Refbot drove down the arena to try and separate them. He pushed Raging Reality's side, but it was still stuck, so he reversed, then drove against Tetanus 2's side. This also had no effect, so Refbot reversed to try again, but drove over the edge of the Pit, then backed in.

"Where are they gonna go from here, Raging Reality? Slightly the quicker of the two, the Refbot comes in, to see if it can get things moving again. Oh Refbot, what are you doing?! REFBOT!!! That is appalling!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Refbot tries to separate the two competitors, then backs into the Pit

Raging Reality throws Tetanus 2 out as well

Raging Reality managed to shake itself free of Tetanus 2's front prongs by firing its flipper, but Tetanus 2 was stuck by the bottom arena wall. Raging Reality drove up past the Pit, turned around, and drove back at Tetanus 2, flipping it over. Tetanus 2 tried to right itself, but Raging Reality drove back at it whilst its self-righting mechanism slowly activated, got the flipper underneath and flipped Tetanus 2 out of the arena.

"And Raging Reality, from looking on the brink of oblivion, the brink of defeat - HAS TOPPLED TETANUS OUT OF THE ARENA!"

— Jonathan Pearce, as Raging Reality flips Tetanus 2 out of the arena

Raging Reality was therefore through to Heat Final.

Craig Charles: "Well, well, well well, you heard me mention Razer!"

Nigel Paget: "I did, yeah. What can I say?"

Craig Charles: "It kind of deflates the victory in many ways!"

Nigel Paget: "Not really, no, I mean we built it to fight, and that's what we're gonna do!"

Craig Charles: "Yeah? Do you think, if you get the timing right with that flipper, I mean that's two you've flipped out, Round 1 and Round 2, you've flipped robots out of the arena, do you think if you can get the timing right "whoop!", you can get them out of there?"

Nigel Paget: "Quite easily, yes! If we can just get in there first, and quick, we'll have a good chance!"

— Post-battle interview

However, the great run for Raging Reality ended in the Heat Final, when it was put up against the reigning champion Razer once again.

Philippa Forrester: "Raging Reality team, are you ready for your fight against Razer?"

Malcolm Summers: "Yes, definately!"

Philippa Forrester: "Obviously Razer has the one weapon, what if it gets in there again?"

Malcolm Summers: "It's already been in here! {They both laugh} It can come in again, we don't mind! It's a privaledge to fight it."

Philippa Forrester: "Have you got a hope in hell?"

Malcolm Summers: "Yes!"

— Pre-battle interview

The two competitors charged at each other, but Raging Reality drove past Razer's side. Razer turned to face it, and Raging Reality reversed as Razer closed in. As Razer got at the front, Raging Reality fired the flipper, but it was not underneath Razer. The reigning champion got its crusher under Raging Reality's flipper and crushed, ramming Raging Reality against the arena side wall by Matilda's CPZ.

"Razer starts as red-hot favourite, but with the flipper Raging Reality could get lucky, if Razer is overconfident, but it's got a grip already, inside Raging Reality! As the flipper came up, Razer took advantage! Got the beak into the very innards of Raging Reality! That's what the Reality team feared!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Razer quickly grabs Raging Reality

After a little repositioning from Razer, it brought its crusher down on Raing Reality's top armour, then crushed by the left wheel, buckling down the armour. This attack left Raging Reality unable to drive on one side, as the wheel was jammed. As Raging Reality struggled to move, turning back and forth, Razer drove around to its side and crushed into the other side, piercing the robot and lifting the robot up off the floor. Raging Reality fired the flipper to get off of Razer's crusher, but Razer got its crusher under the flipper again, buckling down the armour, and pushed Raging Reality into Matilda's flywheel, which severely damaged Raging Reality's side armour, tearing a huge gash in the side, and ripping the top left armour off.

"There's Matilda's flywheel AND LOOK THE GREAT SPLIT IN THE SIDE OF RAGING REALITY! Matilda's flywheel, wrecking havoc! Razer pushing them to the flywheel, that was crucial, and look at that! Metal shards, ripped off, tossed out of the arena!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Razer pushes Raging Reality into Matilda's flywheel

Razer reversed, leaving Raging Reality propped up against Matilda's flywheel, and Matilda pushed it out of the CPZ, and it fell against the arena wall. Razer drove back at it, grabbing it and pulling it away from the wall, then pushed it onto the currently closed Pit, and then pressed the Pit release button. Raging Reality descended into the Pit with its flipper still firing at thin air, this signified the elimination of Raging Reality from the competition.

"Raging Reality gets a reality check!"

— Craig Charles confirms Raging Reality's elimination from Series 6

This was Team Knightmare's second appearance in a Heat Final, and they fell at the same stage Knightmare had in Series 4.

Craig Charles: "When you were in the Pits, and you were dreaming about how that fight was gonna go, that's not how it was, was it?"

Nigel Paget: "No, didn't go to plan!"

Craig Charles: "What were you trying to do?"

Nigel Paget: "Just initially get underneath him, then give him one good flip, then just push push push and hopefully out, like the previous two! But, skill of the driving and all the rest of it, we couldn't beat the number one seed!"

— Post-battle interview

Extreme 2[]

"They'll hope to rage, opponents will hope reality means an early exit!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Reality enters the arena

Raging Reality also competed in the second series of Extreme, exclusively participating in the Annihilator competition. It was up against Major Tom, Kan-Opener, Thermidor 2, Typhoon 2 and Revenge of Trouble & Strife at the beginning.

Philippa Forrester: "Who's going out first?"

Nigel Paget: "Not us!"

— Pre-first round interview

In the first round, Raging Reality turned to face Thermidor 2, which reversed and drove at Raging Reality, but Raging Reality got its flipper under Thermidor 2's front and flipped it over. Thermidor 2 reversed away as Raging Reality drove after it, driving into Revenge of Trouble & Strife, then turning away. Raging Reality drove at Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but it reversed. Raging Reality drove onto the Pit, then reversed as Major Tom drove at it. Thermidor 2 self-righted, then reversed, pushing past Raging Reality, so Raging Reality turned around, turning away from Major Tom, which was trying to attack with its disc.

"That's Thermidor 2 we're seeing, close in with Raging Reality. Major Tom has a think about things and moves away."

— Jonathan Pearce

Raging Reality flips over Typhoon 2 in the Annihilator

Raging Reality tried to get its flipper under Thermidor 2's side, but Thermidor 2 turned around it. It then drove up towards the top of the arena, chasing after Kan-Opener, but Kan-Opener drove away, charging at Typhoon 2 as it closed in. Kan-Opener punctured Typhoon 2's spinning body, stopping it, and the two struggled together until Typhoon 2 got free. Raging Reality stayed close, Kan-Opener drove away, and Raging Reality got its flipper under Typhoon 2 and flipped it over.

"It's all fairly tentative stuff... Typhoon 2 is on it's side! Will we see the self-destruct button pressed from Typhoon 2?"

— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Reality flips Typhoon 2 over

It drove past, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife charged at it, hitting its side with its spinning body, sending Raging Reality spinning away. Thermidor 2 got at Raging Reality's side and pushed, but Raging Reality got away across the arena. Kan-Opener reversed at Thermidor 2, and as the two fought, Raging Reality drove back across the arena, getting under the back of Kan-Opener and flipping it up on its grabbing arms, driving away down the arena as it fell back. Raging Reality then got under the side of Thermidor 2 and flipped it, with Thermidor 2 doing a somersault. Kan-Opener reversed against Raging Reality's side with its rear ram, pushing it towards the arena wall, before driving after Thermidor 2. Whilst Typhoon 2 was counted out, Raging Reality got under Kan-Opener and flipped it onto Thermidor 2, which flipped it over. Refbot finished counting Typhoon 2 out, and "Cease" was called, which meant that the rest progressed to the next round of the Annihilator.

"Out, Typhoon 2, first machine to go in the Annihilator! The rest can trundle and groan as they like, but they're all through and safe."

— Jonathan Pearce at the end of Round 1

In the second round however, Raging Reality was less fortunate.

"Flipper, ramming spikes, untouched it seems."

— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Reality enters the arena

The previous Heat Finalist immediately targeted Kan-Opener, and though Kan-Opener turned away as Raging Reality drove down the arena at it, Raging Reality got its flipper under the back and flipped, lifting it up a little. Major Tom drove at Raging Reality's side as it flipped Kan-Opener, clipping it with the disc, but the disc was not spinning fast enough to do any damage. Thermidor 2 got under Major Tom's side and flipped it, and Raging Reality reversed, pushing Major Tom, helping it to roll over. Thermidor 2 drove against Raging Reality's front, and it tried to flip Thermidor 2, but Thermidor 2 reversed, so Raging Reality's flip missed. Raging Reality reversed away, then turned and backed against Major Tom, backing it down the arena, onto the Pit. Raging Reality drove forwards to dodge Thermidor 2 as it charged down the arena, slamming into Major Tom, and Raging Reality turned back to try and get under Thermidor 2 with the flipper, but it reversed. Raging Reality avoided Revenge of Trouble & Strife as it charged over with its body spinning, and it slammed into Major Tom, but Thermidor 2 got under Raging Reality's flipper and flipped it over.

"Raging Reality has been a thrusting force so far in this Annihilator! ... Raging Reality is flipped, has a srimech, a self-righting mechanism, and looks good to me!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Reality is flipped over, but quickly self-rights

Raging Reality is attacked by Kan-Opener which results in its elimination

It swiftly self-righted, but fell right onto Major Tom, which was being pushed into the CPZ by Sir Killalot, and Raging Reality was pushed against the wall. With its flipper still raised, Raging Reality pushed against the back of Thermidor 2, which turned away. Raging Reality chased after it, but it missed with the flipper, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove between the two as Thermidor 2 turned away. Revenge of Trouble & Strife got its flipper under the side of Raging Reality and flicked it up a little, and Kan-Opener got underneath it and backed it against the Disc of Doom button. Kan-Opener drove away as Thermidor 2 and Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove at them, dropping Raging Reality, and it reversed up the arena, away from its opponents. Kan-Opener drove at it and attacked, and Raging Reality suddenly stopped moving. Kan-Opener pulled it a little, then let go and drove down the arena.

"Raging Reality and Kan-Opener will survive this stage, I'm sure, and look battle-hardened!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Kan-Opener pulls Raging Reality, not yet away Raging Reality is immobile

The others continued to fight and Refbot drove up the arena to count Raging Reality out. Before he could do, Kan-Opener got behind Raging Reality and got its grabbing arms around it, pulling it away from Refbot, then pushing it up to Sir Killalot. Kan-Opener let it go, and Sir Killalot pushed Raging Reality away from the CPZ. Refbot started counting it out, and Kan-Opener got its arms around Revenge of Trouble & Strife and started pushing it towards the Pit. However, Refbot finished his count before Kan-Opener could push Revenge of Trouble & Strife in (Raging Reality had already been immobile for over 30 seconds anyway), so Revenge of Trouble & Strife would proceed regardless, as Raging Reality was eliminated.

"What's happened to Raging Reality now? The Refbot thinks Raging Reality, so impressive early on in this particular battle, is immobile. And Raging Reality, with the flipper and the ramming spike, is about to go, or will...OH! It is counted out! I just thought for a moment ROTAS might have been pitted beforehand."

— Jonathan Pearce

Sir Killalot came out, grabbing Raging Reality by the flipper and pushing it against Thermidor 2, then lifting it up and carrying it to the Floor Flipper. Refbot helped line Raging Reality up, it was thrown across the arena, and "Cease" was called

"Raging Reality are raging, 'cause the reality is, they're out of the competition!"

— Craig Charles after the fight

Raging Reality was therefore eliminated in Round 2 of the Annihilator, the worst of Team Knightmare's Annihilator performances.

Craig Charles: "I said "Raging Reality, you're raging" and you are! What went wrong!"

Nigel Paget: "We think it's pulled the main power out, gone across the batteries."

Craig Charles: "You've always done so well in past competitions."

Nigel Paget: "We've always got to the Semi-Finals and the Heat Final, but this time it's not our day!"

— Post-battle interview

Results[]

RAGING REALITY - RESULTS
Series 6
The Sixth Wars - UK Championship Heat Final
Heat A, Round 1	vs. Brutus Maximus, Razer (1), W.A.S.P.	Qualified
Heat A, Round 2	vs. Tetanus 2	Won
Heat A, Final	vs. Razer (1)	Lost
Extreme Series 2
Annihilator Fifth
Round 1	vs. Kan-Opener, Major Tom, Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Thermidor 2, Typhoon 2	Qualified
Round 2	vs. Kan-Opener, Major Tom, Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Thermidor 2	Eliminated

Wins/Losses[]

Wins: 3
Losses: 2

Series Record[]

Raging Reality in the pits during Extreme 2

Main Series	Raging Reality Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Did not enter
The Fourth Wars	Entered with Knightmare
The Fifth Wars	Failed to qualify with Spirit of Knightmare
The Sixth Wars	Heat Final
The Seventh Wars	Entered with Raging Knightmare
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme	Appearances
Series 1	Entered with Spirit of Knightmare
Series 2	Annihilator, Round 2

Outside Robot Wars[]

After Extreme 2, many of Raging Reality's parts were salvaged by the team to build its successor Raging Knightmare. The shell of the robot itself was repurposed and remodeled into Raging Knightmare.^[1]

Trivia[]

Raging Reality was the only robot from Team Knightmare not to feature Knightmare in its name.
Raging Reality was the only robot in the Extreme 2 Annihilator that passed the first round of the previous main competition.
Raging Reality was the second robot from Team Knightmare to fall at the Heat Final stage of the main competition.
Raging Reality performed the first out of the arena flip in Series 6, and a third of the total flips out of the arena achieved in the latter series, performing two. Raging Reality shares this trait with Dantomkia.
Raging Reality also has the second-largest proportion of out of the arena flips to how many battles it fought (40%, or 2 out of 5), behind only General Carnage 2.
Raging Reality was one of four Robot Wars competitors to throw an opponent out of the arena during its first televised battle. The others were Combatant, M2 and Eruption.
Raging Reality is the only UK competitor to throw multiple opponents out of the arena but never win a heat (although Tsunami failed to win its heat in UK Series 7, it did win its heat in the German Series).
Raging Reality/Raging Knightmare is one of three robots to lose to the reigning champion in the Heat Final of one series and then make it to the semi-finals in a subsequent series.
All of Raging Reality's battles featured a robot with a crushing weapon; in Series 6 it faced only vertical crushers, and in Extreme 2 only horizontal ones.
Raging Reality's successor Raging Knightmare would meet Revenge of Trouble & Strife and Kan-Opener again in Series 7.

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Lee Summers in October 2021
↑ Series 6 Qualification - Lambsy website (Archived)

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[RMLeeSummers-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Lee Summers in October 2021

[2] Series 6 Qualification - Lambsy website (Archived)

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