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"A two-weaponed robot, a surrounding rotating twenty-five kilo disc forms the bodywork, the overhanging high-powered flipper is also a srimech. It's brutal, it's raw!"
Jonathan Pearce introduces Revenge of Trouble & Strife in Series 6

Revenge of Trouble & Strife was a robot that competed in Series 6 and 7 of Robot Wars, and the Annihilator in the second series of Robot Wars Extreme. It fell in the first round of Series 6, but reached the second round in Series 7, and the third round of the Extreme 2 Annihilator. Revenge of Trouble & Strife was the successor to Trouble 'n' Strife, and predecessor to M.R. Speed Squared.

Design[]

Revenge of Trouble & Strife Arena

Revenge of Trouble & Strife in the arena during Series 6

Revenge of Trouble and Strife was an unusual circular-shaped robot with a petrol engine and two weapons - a high pressure CO2 flipping arm which doubled as a srimech, and a large 25kg toothed ring spinner which spun at 500rpm and encircled the robot's outer circumference. While the weapons were potent, the robot was potentially flammable due to its petrol-driven engine, easily flipped due to a 1.5 cm ground clearance, and the flipping arm often failed to work as a result of CO2 leaks that depleted the gas supply necessary for it to self-right. The Series 6/Extreme 2 version of the robot had two 1000 Watt modified engines, giving it a top speed of 8mph[1]. A smokescreen was listed as one of the robots strengths on the statistics board in Series 6 and Extreme 2, but was not seen in action, and it is not listed on the statistics board in Series 7.

Peter Forsey: "We have a disc, which is the outside body of the robot, which spins around, driven by a petrol engine."
Jayne Middlemiss: "Oh, a petrol engine!"
Peter Forsey: "A petrol engine, yeah. Bit unreliable, but when it's going, it's pretty formidable! And we also have a flipper, which is the front bit, which is run straight off the gas tank, so a high-pressure flipper."
Jayne Middlemiss: "Petrol engines can be unreliable though, cant they, and can't they blow up when there's fire around?"
Peter Forsey: "Well, if your careful, you can probably be safe, but there is a risk of massive combustion, yeah!"
— Discussing Revenge of Trouble & Strife's weaponry in Series 7
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Revenge of Trouble & Strife while spinning in Series 7

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Front view of Revenge of Trouble & Strife in Series 7

For Series 7, Revenge of Trouble & Strife featured improved weaponry; the spinning body was reinforced, much lower and lighter than the previous version, and featured sharper teeth, and the flipping arms was made more powerful. The robot was 6 kg lighter than the Series 6/Extreme 2 version, and the robots internals were improved; the drive was changed to 200 Watt golf caddy motors to save weight[2], and a 1n electric start was added to the petrol engine, to improve the petrol engine's reliability[3].

A common issue for both models of Revenge of Trouble & Strife was that impacts from the disc caused damage to the disc and bent it out of its perfect circle shape. When bent, friction increased on the wheels and made the ring slow down considerably[4].

Etymology[]

Trouble & Strife is slang for "the wife", inspiring the name of the robot's predecessor, which carried over to Revenge of Trouble & Strife. Notably, said predecessor was spelled as Trouble 'n' Strife, while the successor is Revenge of Trouble & Strife.

The Team[]

Main article: Team Forsey
Team Forsey EX2

The team in the first round of the Extreme 2 Annihilator

Team Forsey S7

The team in Series 7

Revenge of Trouble & Strife was entered into Robot Wars by the Worcestershire-based Team Forsey, captained by Peter Forsey, a cardiologist by trade. Peter Forsey was the lead builder of the machine, and drove the robot in battle, also being responsible for its repairs. He was joined on the team by his two young sons, Jake and Sam. Mike Stokes was also present on the team for the opening stages of the Annihilator in Extreme 2, before Sam Forsey took his place. The team had previously competed in Series 5 with Trouble 'n' Strife, and would later compete in the reboot with M.R. Speed Squared, during Series 8 and 9.

Qualification[]

At the Series 6 qualifiers, Revenge of Trouble & Strife had its spinning weapon ripped off by an unknown robot with a spinner, and was badly damaged. Despite this, it was given a discretionary place to qualify.

"...original deep disc got absolutely mullered by the vertical lynch motor spinner in qualifiers, cant remember its name, but it ripped ring right off, so I thought, f*** it we are out, so we kept going at it with no ring. Got horribly mangled. Then few days later got a call to say they wanted us, so had to frantically repair. The ring out of round so didn’t run as well."
— Peter Forsey on Facebook[5]

To qualify for Series 7, Revenge of Trouble & Strife fought Kat 3 (which it had previously fought in Series 6), and an unknown spinner. The result of the battle is unknown, but both Kat 3 and Revenge of Trouble & Strife qualified.

Robot History[]

Series 6[]

"But, will it be wedded to winning ways I wonder?"
Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife enters the arena

In Round 1 of its first appearance, Revenge of Trouble & Strife faced two very experienced machines, Bulldog Breed and Kat 3, along with newcomer Spin Doctor.

Philippa Forrester: "Any of the opposition you're most worried about?"
Peter Forsey: "In this group, it's gott to be Hypno-Disc, but otherwise, the guys over there, Kat 3, with the long spiky disc {sic}, could find our vitals in here and give us a bit of trouble."
— Peter Forsey on the opposition before the fight
Bulldog Breed vs Revenge of Trouble and Strife

Bulldog Breed overturns Revenge of Trouble & Strife

Bulldog Breed vs ROTAS

Revenge of Trouble & Strife proves unable to self-right

Revenge of Trouble & Strife went straight for Kat 3, which turned as Revenge of Trouble & Strife charged at it. However, Kat 3 turned too far, missing Revenge of Trouble & Strife with its axe, which became stuck in the fired position. Revenge of Trouble & Strife got its flipper under the side of Kat 3, but Kat 3 quickly reversed. Revenge of Trouble & Strife chased after it, getting the flipper under the side again, but Kat 3 kept reversing, causing Revenge of Trouble & Strife to miss with the flipper. Bulldog Breed then chased after Revenge of Trouble & Strife, which drove down the arena to avoid it, but Bulldog Breed soon caught up with it. As Bulldog Breed caught up with Revenge of Trouble & Strife and got the flipper underneath, Kat 3 rushed over to the other side of Revenge of Trouble & Strife, blocking its escape as Bulldog Breed flipped it over. Revenge of Trouble & Strife fired the flipper to try and right itself, but the flipper didn't have enough power to flip it back onto its wheels, and the robot fell back onto Kat 3.

"They say that the weaponry, the pneumatic flipper there, acts as a srimech. I'm not too sure, Refbot go and have a look."
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife sits motionless on its back
Spin Doctor vs ROTAS

Bulldog Breed drives under Revenge of Trouble & Strife which has its flipper up

Revenge of Trouble & Strife could not right itself, and Refbot came over to count it out. Revenge of Trouble & Strife tried firing the flipper to right itself, but did not have enough power. In the last few seconds of Refbot's count, Kat 3 drove past, pushing past Revenge of Trouble & Strife, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife tried one last flip to right itself. However, the robot landed on its side, and the count reached 10.

"There goes the Trouble & Strife! You never could count on it, could you? Oh dear, that's me in trouble when I get home!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife is counted out
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Revenge of Trouble & Strife having driven into the pit

Kat 3 pushed past Revenge of Trouble & Strife again, and Sir Killalot] came over to attack. The pit opened, and Sir Killalot reversed into Revenge of Trouble & Strife, knocking it back onto its wheels. Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed straight for the pit, missing initially, then turning itself in. It would later be joined in the pit by Kat 3, which had been flipped by Bulldog Breed, but because Spin Doctor had been flipped over and counted out first, Spin Doctor went out along with Revenge of Trouble & Strife.

Philippa Forrester: "Anyone would think you were on a nice afternoon out here!"
Peter Forsey: "Well we were until shortly in, until our engine stalled immediately, and left us in a spot of bother!"
— Post-battle interview

Extreme 2[]

Stuart McDonald: "From Harbourne in Birmingham, Revenge of Trouble & Strife"
Jonathan Pearce: "Doesn't that sound just like Hell?"
— Revenge of Trouble & Strife's introduction

Revenge of Trouble & Strife competed in the Annihilator, where it fought Kan-Opener, Thermidor 2, Typhoon 2, Major Tom and Raging Reality.

Philippa Forrester: "Who are you going for first?"
Mike Stokes: "We're gonna go for Kan-Opener first. We think it should be opened!"
Philippa Forrester: "You think that's the weak one, do you?"
Mike Stokes: "Yeah."
— Pre-Round 1 interview
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Revenge of Trouble & Strife remains out of the action

In Round 1, it started by keeping away from the other competitors, driving down the arena. After Raging Reality flipped Thermidor 2 over, Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove at Kan-Opener and Thermidor 2, but Kan-Opener drove at Major Tom, and Thermidor 2 turned away. Raging Reality drove at Revenge of Trouble & Strife, so Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed. Revenge of Trouble & Strife kept its distance from the others, driving up the arena towards Typhoon 2, but Typhoon 2 drove up the arena to avoid Revenge of Trouble & Strife and Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned. Whilst Typhoon 2 attacked Kan-Opener, whose claws pierced the shell, stopping it from spinning, Revenge of Trouble & Strife went after Major Tom, hitting it a couple of times with its spinning body, then went after Thermidor 2, which tried to get underneath and flip Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but missed. Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed, so Thermidor 2 drove at Kan-Opener and flipped it, whilst Revenge of Trouble & Strife held back to get its spinner up to speed.

"It's all fairly tentative stuff,"
— Jonathan Pearce
ROTASThermidor2

Thermidor 2 drives after Revenge of Trouble & Strife

Raging Reality flipped Typhoon 2 over, and as Raging Reality drove past Typhoon 2, Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove at it, hitting it with its spinning ring, knocking Raging Reality spinning aside. Revenge of Trouble & Strife bumped into the overturned Typhoon 2, then turned and drove up the arena, keeping away from the other competitors. Thermidor 2 drove after Revenge of Trouble & Strife, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned away, nearly driving onto the flame pit. As it turned away from the flame pit, Kan-Opener drove at it, but turned away after driving into it. Kan-Opener drove back at the front of Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but quickly reversed, causing Revenge of Trouble & Strife to miss its flip. Whilst Typhoon 2 was being counted out, Revenge of Trouble & Strife stayed away from where Thermidor 2, Kan-Opener and Raging Reality were fighting, then hit Major Tom again with its spinning body. Refbot finished counting Typhoon 2 out, putting Revenge of Trouble & Strife and the other four through to Round 2.

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Revenge of Trouble & Strife drives at Thermidor 2

At the start of the second round, Revenge of Trouble & Strife slowly approached the other competitors as the others rushed together to fight towards the bottom of the arena. Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove past the back of Raging Reality, then hit the back of Major Tom, ripping off a part of the back armour, sending it flying away. Thermidor 2 rushed under the front of Major Tom, flipping it away from Revenge of Trouble & Strife. Thermidor 2 drove into Raging Reality, then reversed into Kan-Opener. Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove at the side of Thermidor 2, but as Revenge of Trouble & Strife tried to get the flipper under the side, Thermidor 2 drove forwards, causing Revenge of Trouble & Strife to miss with the flipper.

"There's Revenge of Trouble & Strife, right in the middle of the arena, no-one's going to touch that spinning disc!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife tries to flip Thermidor 2
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Revenge of Trouble & Strife hits Major Tom with its spinning body

Revenge of Trouble & Strife held back from the others for a moment, then drove into Major Tom, hitting it with its spinning body, knocking it away. Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove up the arena, then turned around and drove at Raging Reality, trying to get its flipper under Raging Reality's side, but as it tried to flip, Kan-Opener reversed into Raging Reality, so Revenge of Trouble & Strife only lifted Raging Reality a little. Kan-Opener rammed Raging Reality into the wall, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove between Thermidor 2 and Kan-Opener. Kan-Opener turned away and Thermidor 2 rushed across the arena, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove after them, getting its spinning body up to speed. After waiting near the arena centre, Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove at Thermidor 2, getting a glancing blow on one of the wheels, but Thermidor 2 quickly reversed away.

"There's Revenge of Trouble & Strife, I think that looks mean and merciless, and Thermidor 2 did too, and got out of the way of that spinning weaponry just in time!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife hits Thermidor 2
RoTaS lifts Dead Metal

Revenge of Trouble & Strife hoists Dead Metal

Kan-Opener Revenge of Trouble & Strife Annihilator Round 2

Revenge of Trouble & Strife is pitted by Kan-Opener but survives

Thermidor 2 then drove at Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife got its flipper under one of Thermidor 2's claws, lifting the robot up. Thermidor 2 fell off the flipper and turned around, then tried to get its flipper under Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but it couldn't get the flipper underneath and missed with the flipper. Revenge of Trouble & Strife pushed Thermidor 2 against Dead Metal, but Thermidor 2 pushed Revenge of Trouble & Strife, pushing it onto the flame pit. Thermidor 2 reversed away, driving into Dead Metal, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove around Dead Metal as it grabbed Thermidor 2, getting its flipper under the side, lifting the House Robot up. After holding Dead Metal, Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed, dropping him, then drove at the back of Kan-Opener, which was gripping Raging Reality. However. Revenge of Trouble & Strife's flipper had not fully closed, so it reversed as Thermidor 2 drove at Kan-Opener and flipped it. By now, Revenge of Trouble & Strife's spinning body was no longer spinning, and whilst Refbot counted out Raging Reality, Kan-Opener got its pincers around Revenge of Trouble & Strife and pushed it towards the wall. Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed against Kan-Opener, but Kan-Opener began to push Revenge of Trouble & Strife towards the pit. Fortunately for Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Raging Reality was counted out before Kan-Opener pushed it in, so it went through regardless.

"And Raging Reality, so impressive early on in this particular battle, is immobile. And Raging Reality, with the flipper and the ramming spikes is about to go, or will ... oh, it is counted out! I just thought for a moment Revenge of Trouble & Strife might have been pitted beforehand! But it is Raging Reality that goes out, just before Revenge of Trouble & Strife is pitted"
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife is pushed into the pit by Kan-Opener just after Raging Reality is pitted

As Kan-Opener pitted Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Revenge of Trouble & Strife was stuck on one of Kan-Opener's pincers, not falling off the end, so Kan-Opener could not move away from the pit.

Philippa Forrester: "Now who are you going to go for next, or have you not even had time to think about that?"
Peter Forsey: "We've thought about it. We were thinking, we want to protect the king, Major Tom over there, but there's Kan-Opener and other people we can..."
Philippa Forrester: "Who's scaring you so far? Thermidor? Kan-Opener?"
Peter Forsey: "Thermidor probably is our main worry, 'cause he's tough and he's nimble and he's got a good flipper, but we have a good flipper!"
Philippa Forrester: "Can you win this?"
Peter Forsey: "Hmm, yeah we could! Well, if you let me tinker, yeah!"
— Pre-Round 3 interview

In Round 3, the team intended to protect Major Tom and aim for Thermidor 2. [6]

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Thermidor 2 flips Revenge of Trouble & Strife

Kan-Opener vs RoTaS

Kan-Opener grips the overturned Revenge of Trouble & Strife

In Round Three, Revenge of Trouble & Strife started by driving at Kan-Opener, trying to get its flipper underneath, but Thermidor 2 drove behind Revenge of Trouble & Strife. Thermidor 2 did not get its flipper underneath, so missed its flip, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife tried to turn away, but Kan-Opener was blocking it, and it reversed, driving into the arena wall. Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove at Thermidor 2 as it drove into the arena wall nearby, but couldn't get the flipper underneath because of Thermidor 2's claws. Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed, and Major Tom suddenly rushed between it and Thermidor 2. Thermidor 2 fired its flipper at Major Tom, an although it missed, Major Tom reversed away. Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove at Thermidor 2, but drove straight onto the flipper, and Thermidor 2. Revenge of Trouble & Strife went upright on its back, then fell back to its wheels. Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove away across the arena, and Thermidor 2 chased after it. Thermidor 2 quickly caught up and tried to flip it again, but didn't get the flipper underneath properly, so only managed to flick it up a little. Revenge of Trouble & Strife tried to get its flipper under Thermidor 2, but this merely allowed Thermidor 2 to get its flipper under Revenge of Trouble & Strife and flip it again, this time flipping it onto its back. Before Revenge of Trouble & Strife even attempted to self-right, Kan-Opener rushed at it, getting it between its pincers and pushing it.

"Thermidor has flipped Revenge of Trouble of Strife! Now, will they be able to self-right with the flipper? ... Revenge of Trouble & Strife being kept down by Kan-Opener's claws. They can't self-right! Now, will Kan-Opener drag them towards the flame pit, because don't forget, the weaponry is petrol-driven, you know what that means in Robot Wars!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Kan-Opener grabs Revenge of Trouble & Strife
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Revenge of Trouble & Strife on the edge of the pit as it descends

Kan-Opener Revenge of Trouble & Strife Annihilator Round 3

Kan-Opener pits Revenge of Trouble & Strife for a second time, this time for good

Kan-Opener then pulled Revenge of Trouble & Strife back to beside the pit, and let go, then reversed into the pit release button. As the pit started to open, Thermidor 2 drove beside Revenge of Trouble & Strife, pushing it so it was dangling on the edge. Thermidor 2 did not push it in as Major Tom drove into its back, and Thermidor 2 turned to fight Major Tom, so Kan-Opener rushed over to give Revenge of Trouble & Strife the final push, eliminating it.

"...it's going to be pit for Revenge of Trouble & Strife, and I think this is a surprise! They looked good in this Annihilator to me, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife, the team from Worcestershire, about to go out! A simple push from Kan-Opener, and then there were three!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife is pitted

Just as Kan-Opener pitted Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Major Tom drove at Kan-Opener, hitting it with its disc. Kan-Opener turned and reversed against Major Tom, and Major Tom tried reversing away, but reversed straight into the pit, on top of Revenge of Trouble & Strife. Nevertheless, Major Tom went through to the next round, with Revenge of Trouble & Strife having been immobile first. After the battle, the team revealed that neither of Revenge of Trouble & Strife's weapons had been working, because of a gas leak that caused the flipper to lose power, and a nut that was tightened too hard, preventing the spinning body from spinning.

Peter Forsey: "Well, we were doing well in the last couple of battles, did a lot of damage to other robots, had to repair a lot. We had a bit of work to do, and we didn't have much time, and I didn't quite get it right."
Philippa Forrester: "So how come the gas leaked?"
Peter Forsey: "Well I think what happened was, it got a bit bent in our previous fight, but I didn't have time to check it. I thought it was just loose, so I tightened it, but it wasn't right. And I tightened the nut up to tight on the spinning thing so our disc wouldn't go, so we were dead in the water, which was great for the other guys, 'cause they really wanted to get their bits into us!"
— Post-battle interview

Series 7[]

"Back for a third series. Never out of the heats though."
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife enters for its first battle of Series 7

Revenge of Trouble & Strife fought the sixth seed Spawn Again, New Blood competitor Chip, and Dutch Robot Wars and Second World Championship veteran NEATer Machine in Round 1 of the Seventh Wars.

"A CO2 flipper. A twenty-five kilo body spinning at 500rpm. But the petrol engine slightly combustible. It's an understatement."
— Jonathan Pearce giving his review of Revenge of Trouble & Strife
NEATer Machine vs Revenge of Trouble & Strife

NEATer Machine loses its axe head

At the start of the battle, as Revenge of Trouble & Strife got its spinner up to speed, NEATer Machine drove at Revenge of Trouble & Strife. Revenge of Trouble & Strife tried turning away, but NEATer Machine got close and fired the axe, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned, causing NEATer Machine to miss. In doing so, Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned into Mr. Psycho, who fired his hammer, but the hammer barely hit Revenge of Trouble & Strife. NEATer Machine tried getting its front lifter under Revenge of Trouble & Strife, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned and tried to get away, but NEATer Machine drove after it. NEAT Machine caught up, but before it could get its lifter underneath, Spawn Again pushed into its back, giving Revenge of Trouble & Strife a moment to turn away. NEATer Machine spun around, and drove after Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but as it got close, it overturned, causing it to miss with the axe. Whilst Spawn Again flipped Chip out of the arena, Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed into the front of NEATer machine. It hit the lifter, causing sparks but no real damage. NEATer Machine tried firing the axe, but instead of hitting the top of Revenge of Trouble & Strife, it landed just by the spinning body, causing the axe head to be ripped off. Revenge of Trouble & Strife pushed past NEATer Machine, which lost mobility completely.

"Oh, and look in the front there, NEATer Machines' axe went as well, on Revenge of Trouble & Strife's blade!... but Revenge of Trouble & Strife very quietly wrecked NEATer Machine's bid as well."
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife knocks off NEATer Machine's axe head
Spawn Again Revenge of Trouble and Strife

Revenge of Trouble & Strife is thrown into the pit release button

Spawn Again drove at it, trying to get its flipper under the side. Spawn Again couldn't get under the side as the body was still spinning, but after being pushed aside by the spinner, Spawn Again kept trying, trying to get the flipper under the front. Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed, driving near the flame pit, and Spawn Again darted after it, trying to get underneath. It wasn't able to Revenge of Trouble & Strife prematurely fired the flipper, which wasn't under Spawn Again. This allowed Spawn Again to get underneath and flip it across the flames and onto its back. Revenge of Trouble & Strife fired the flipper, but this failed to right it, and Spawn Again began pushing it to the arena wall. Having pushed Revenge of Trouble & Strife close to the arena side wall, Spawn Again tried to flip it out, but because the flipper wasn't fully underneath, Revenge of Trouble & Strife was only flipped onto the arena wall, then fell back into the arena. Revenge of Trouble & Strife was hanging from the arena wall, and fired its flipper to get down. After a couple of attempts, Revenge of Trouble & Strife fell back to the arena floor. It drove over the flame pit and Spawn Again drove at it, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned away, and drove across the arena, driving close to the bottom arena wall. Spawn Again chased after it, getting the flipper underneath and flipping it, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife fell back on its wheels.

"Where's NEATer Machine? In the arena centre, and the Refbot's having a look, I think they're going to be counted out. Which means Spawn Again could well be causing damage to Revenge of Trouble & Strife for later on in the contest..."
— Jonathan Pearce as Spawn Again chases Revenge of Trouble & Strife
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Revenge of Trouble & Strife, unable to self right

Whilst NEATer Machine was counted out, Spawn Again continued chasing Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but each time it got close, Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed. Revenge of Trouble & Strife's spinning body stopped spinning. Eventually, Spawn Again caught up with Revenge of Trouble & Strife close to the bottom arena wall and flipped it over into the pit release button, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife self-righted straight away. Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned, driving into the arena wall, and Spawn Again got underneath and flipped it again, but only managed to flip it against the wall, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife immediately flipped itself off the wall. Spawn Again tried getting under Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but turned incorrectly and missed. Revenge of Trouble & Strife tried reversing away, but turned into the wall, allowing Spawn Again to pin it against the wall and flip it over. Revenge of Trouble & Strife tried to right itself, but the flipper didn't have enough power left, but this did not matter as Chip and NEATer Machine had both been immobilised first. NEATer Machine was attacked by the House Robots, put on the floor flipper, and after it was thrown, pushed into the pit, and Revenge of Trouble & Strife and Spawn Again went through.

In Round 2, it faced Raging Knightmare (the successor to Raging Reality) in a rematch from the Extreme 2 Annihilator.

"Very even, this..."
— Jonathan Pearce at the start of the battle
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Revenge of Trouble & Strife narrowly survives a flip from Raging Knightmare

Raging Knightmare charged straight at Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife started its spinner, and Raging Knightmare couldn't get underneath with its first charge, merely bouncing off. Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove around Raging Knightmare and drove towards the side of the arena, but Raging Knightmare charged after it, getting the flipper underneath and flipping it, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife rolled onto its side, then fired the flipper, allowing it to fall back onto its wheels. Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned around, and the two competitors drove straight at each other, trying to get their flippers underneath, and it was Revenge of Trouble & Strife which got its flipper under first and flipped Raging Knighmare over. Raging Knightmare righted itself straight away, and turned around. Raging Knightmare got under Revenge of Trouble & Strife and flipped it, but didn't manage to flip it over. Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove away, and turned around as Raging Knightmare drove after it. As Raging Knightmare got close, Revenge of Trouble & Strife got its flipper underneath and flipped it over, but again, Raging Knightmare immediately righted itself.

"...They are limited to 40 launches, because of the amount of CO2 on board. We can count as we watch, there's another one, look! Now they'll have to self-right! This is all music to the ears of Revenge of Trouble & Strife."
— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Knightmare is turned over again
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Revenge of Trouble & Strife flicks Raging Knightmare over

Raging Knightmare tried getting its flipper under the side, but the spinner knocked the flipper, causing Raging Knightmare to miss its flip. Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed into Raging Knightmare, knocking it aside. Raging Knightmare chased after Revenge of Trouble & Strife and tried to flip, but overturned at the wrong moment, causing it to miss again. Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned to try and use its flipper, and Raging Knightmare got its flipper under Revenge of Trouble & Strife and flipped, but only managed to lift it a little as it did not have the flipper underneath fully. Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed, then turned, and Raging Knightmare tried getting the flipper underneath, but only managed to get it under Revenge of Trouble & Strife's flipper, and was hit by the spinner, so missed with the flipper again.

"They bash... they have respect."
— Jonathan Pearce as both machines exchange attacks
Raging Knightmare Revenge of Trouble and Strife

Raging Knightmare gets a decisive flip in

Raging Knightmare got the flipper under Revenge of Trouble & Strife's side and flipped, but couldn't get it over. Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed, and drove away across the arena as Raging Knightmare drove after it. As Raging Knightmare pursued it, Revenge of Trouble & Strife drove down the arena. Raging Knightmare got close, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife merely drove past before it could flip. However, Revenge of Trouble & Strife nearly drove into Sir Killalot, and as it turned away, Raging Knightmare closed in. Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned to use its spinning body, and Raging Knightmare tried to get its flipper underneath, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife turned, using the spinning body to knock Raging Knightmare aside, causing it to miss with the flipper. In doing so, it drove to the edge of the CPZ, and Sir Killalot pushed it away, pushing Revenge of Trouble & Strife into Raging Knightmare. On impact, the spinning body slowed to a stop, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife quickly got it up to speed again. Raging Knightmare got under the back of Revenge of Trouble & Strife and flipped, but the flipper was not fully underneath, so only managed to flick it up a little.

"They were in underneath Revenge of Trouble & Strife momentarily. 1-and-a-half centimetres of ground clearance there on the Revenge machine, and Raging Knightmare trying to expose that, but they can't lift 93 kilos, and that is a problem for Raging Knightmare! I have to say at the moment, on that battle-scarred arena floor, they look to be the more aggressive"
— Jonathan Pearce as Raging Knightmare tries to flip Revenge of Trouble & Strife
Raging Knightmare vs Revenge of Trouble & Strife

Revenge of Trouble & Strife is pitted

Raging Knightmare tried getting its flipper underneath, but Revenge of Trouble & Strife reversed up the arena. Raging Knightmare opened the pit, and drove at Revenge of Trouble & Strife, getting under its side and flipping it over. Revenge of Trouble & Strife could not use the flipper to self-right, as a CO2 was leaking on the bottom of the arena, leaving the flipper with no power.

"I don't know whether Dad, Peter, and the boys can get it moving - I don't think they can, can they? Not by the look of that. That is CO2 venting away! It means there has been a rupture in the CO2 system."
— Jonathan Pearce as Revenge of Trouble & Strife is immobilised

This allowed Raging Knightmare to easily push it towards the pit and flip it in.

Craig Charles: "You've got lots of weapons, it didn't work though, did it?"
Peter Forsey: "Well they both worked, you know, we just were beaten on the day by a good team."
Craig Charles: "It is a good robot, but it just didn't seem to ... get going, did it?"
Peter Forsey: "No, it didn't. For some reason, we weren't getting the Full Monty out the engine, but don't know why. Lumpy petrol!"
— Post-battle interview

Results[]

REVENGE OF TROUBLE & STRIFE - RESULTS
Series 6
The Sixth Wars - UK Championship
Heat, Round 1
Heat K, Round 1 vs. Bulldog Breed, Kat 3, Spin Doctor Eliminated
Extreme Series 2
Annihilator
Fourth
Round 1 vs. Kan-Opener, Major Tom,
Raging Reality, Thermidor 2, Typhoon 2
Qualified
Round 2 vs. Kan-Opener, Major Tom,
Raging Reality, Thermidor 2
Qualified
Round 3 vs. Kan-Opener, Major Tom, Thermidor 2 Eliminated
Series 7
The Seventh Wars - UK Championship
Heat, Round 2
Heat N, Round 1 vs. Chip, NEATer Machine, Spawn Again (6) Qualified
Heat N, Round 2 vs. Raging Knightmare Lost

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 3
  • Losses: 3

Series Record[]

ROTASinsides

The internals of Revenge of Trouble and Strife in Series 7

Main Series Revenge of Trouble & Strife Series Record
The First Wars Did not enter
The Second Wars Did not enter
The Third Wars Did not enter
The Fourth Wars Did not enter
The Fifth Wars Entered with Trouble 'n' Strife
The Sixth Wars Heat, Round 1
The Seventh Wars Heat, Round 2
Series 8 Entered with M.R. Speed Squared
Series 9 Entered with M.R. Speed Squared
Series 10 Not selected with M.R. Speed Squared
Robot Wars Extreme Appearances
Series 1 Did not enter
Series 2 Annihilator, Round 3

Outside Robot Wars[]

According to Team Forsey, they are still in possession of the carcass of Revenge of Trouble & Strife, but it is "in no condition to be photographed", indicating that its role in robot combat is over.[7]

Trivia[]

ROTAS S7

Official Series 7 photo

  • Revenge of Trouble & Strife was the only robot to compete in Robot Wars that combined a full body spinner and a self-righting mechanism into the same design.
    • It was also the only robot armed with a full body spinner to feature more than one weapon.
  • It was the only robot to use "revenge" as a sequel and put it in front of the robot's name, rather than at the end.
  • All three of Revenge of Trouble & Strife's losses saw it fall in the pit, whether it drove in or was pushed.
  • All photographs of battles which featured Revenge of Trouble & Strife in Robot Wars: The Official Magazine featured it on its back.
  • Revenge of Trouble & Strife survived the first two rounds of the Extreme 2 Annihilator after something happened to it which was after another robot had been counted out.
  • All of Revenge of Trouble & Strife's battles featured at least one robot that was armed with a flipper and at least one former or future semi-finalist.
  • The only House Robot which never shared the arena with Revenge of Trouble & Strife was Cassius Chrome.
  • Revenge of Trouble & Strife's statistics board in Series 6 and Extreme 2 did not mention its spinning rim while in Series 7, it was referred to as a disc.

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