Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat M

Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars - Heat M
The Robot Wars logo from the introduction titles
Series	The Seventh Wars
Winner(s)	Tough As Nails
Special Event	Featherweight Championship
First Broadcast	January 25th 2004
Original channel	Five
Preceded by	Heat L
Succeeded by	Heat N

"Tonight, sees the return of a Robot Wars legend, oh yes, champion of the Second Wars, who's here to see Panic Attack?!"

— Craig Charles

Heat M of Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars was the thirteenth of sixteen heats which determined the Semi-Finalists of Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars. The episode featuring Heat M was originally broadcast on January 25, 2004 on Five.

• This episode featured the last appearance of a robot sporting the famous Diotoir fur, a tradition dating back to Roadblock during the First Wars, as a small piece of it was on Mega Morg.
• This marked Panic Attack's worst performance in Robot Wars, falling in the 2nd round of the Heat and following the Eighth seed curse.
• This episode was the last appearance of Disc-O-Inferno.
• B.O.D. was the only true newcomer, as Tough as Nails competed previously I a Dutch Series.

Competing robots

Newcomers

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	B.O.D.
	Weight	100kg
	Dimensions	0.30 x 1.34 x 0.80m
	Power	750W electric motors
	Weapons	Rotating blades
	Strengths	Destructive weaponry
	Weaknesses	Plastic shell
From: Blackburn, Lancashire
Team Members: Trevor Holden, Richard Sagan & George Toweld

	Tough As Nails
	Weight	98kg
	Dimensions	0.37 x 1.25 x 1.15m
	Power	2 x 1600W electric motors
	Weapons	Horizontal crushers
	Strengths	Strong armour
	Weaknesses	Electrical problems
From: Haren, The Netherlands
Team Members: Jeroen van der Loo, Stefan J. Raaijmakers & Niels R. Schotten

Veterans

	Disc-O-Inferno
	Weight	99kg
	Dimensions	0.30 x 1.20 x 0.80m
	Power	Electric motor
	Weapons	Spinning disc
	Strengths	Invertible
	Weaknesses	High ground clearance
From: Cambridge
Team Members: Mark Marshall, Nick Bullock & Oliver Reid-Smith

	Edge Hog
	Weight	100kg
	Dimensions	0.87 x 0.95 x 0.80m
	Power	2 x 750W electric motors
	Weapons	Pneumatic axe
	Strengths	Strong weapon
	Weaknesses	Breaking down
From: Macclesfield, Cheshire
Team Members: Stephen Egerton & James Steele

	Mega Morg
	Weight	99kg
	Dimensions	0.40 x 1.16 x 0.60m
	Power	2 x 800W electric motors
	Weapons	Flipper
	Strengths	Bright colour, dangerous
	Weaknesses	Bright colour, easily seen
From: Penclawdd, Swansea
Team Members: Dorian Caudy & Mark Hooper

	Panic Attack (seeded 8th)
	Weight	99kg
	Dimensions	0.33 x 1.36 x 0.93m
	Power	750W electric motor
	Weapons	Lifter & ramming spikes
	Strengths	Battle experience
	Weaknesses	New driver
From: Roath, Cardiff
Team Members: Kevin Pritchard, Jamie McGarry & Paul Wier

	Robochicken
	Weight	99kg
	Dimensions	0.74 x 1.35 x 0.95m
	Power	750W electric motor
	Weapons	Flipper & spinning disc
	Strengths	Weaponry
	Weaknesses	The team!
From: Tiverton, Devon
Team Members: Jason Snow, Farren White & Alec Dick

	Spin Doctor
	Weight	100kg
	Dimensions	0.90 x 0.98 x 0.74m
	Power	3 x 24V electric motors
	Weapons	Rotating body with blades
	Strengths	Strong armour
	Weaknesses	Vulnerable underside
From: Bradninch, Devon
Team Members: Alastair Harlow & Tim Harlow

Round 1

Panic Attack (8) vs Mega Morg vs Edge Hog vs Spin Doctor

"Luckily, we were in a booth with the Mega Morg team, a friendly bunch, who were welsh, and yellow. Obviously we were going to work together, but they tried not to mention it at all in the programme."

— Panic Attack Website

The Welsh team up on Edge Hog

Cassius Chrome punches Spin Doctor

Panic Attack immediately attacked Spin Doctor, causing it to topple around on the arena floor. As Mega Morg and Edge Hog engaged in battle, Panic Attack continued to attack Spin Doctor and flipped it over against the arena wall, activating the pit release button in the process. As Spin Doctor was left stranded, Panic Attack and Mega Morg attacked Edge Hog with Mega Morg getting underneath and flipping Edge Hog onto its back, but it quickly self-righted. As Spin Doctor was counted out, Panic Attack lifted Edge Hog up with its lifting spikes and pushed it towards the flame pit, but Edge Hog escaped. The two yellow Welsh robots then teamed up to lift Edge Hog and together they pushed it into the pit of oblivion.

Qualified: Panic Attack & Mega Morg

Tough As Nails vs B.O.D. vs Disc-O-Inferno vs Robochicken

Tough As Nails pits Disc-O-Inferno

Robochicken takes out BOD

As B.O.D. tried to slice Robochicken's side, not even making a mark, Tough As Nails immediately activated the pit release button. Robochicken then ducked behind the Refbot, as Tough As Nails then grabbed hold of Disc-O-Inferno, as the former annihilator winner made a gash down B.O.D.'s side, and swiftly dumped it into the pit of oblivion. Robochicken, in a desperate attempt to survive the melee, then intercepted B.O.D. and flipped it clean over. Tough As Nails then closed in on Robochicken, but Robochicken managed to ward off Tough As Nails with the flipper, also making the Dutch machine retreat a short distance. However, Tough As Nails then grabbed hold of Robochicken, but couldn't drag it across the arena floor as easily as it did with Disc-O-Inferno. Despite this though, Tough As Nails was nearing Robochicken towards the pit. However, Robochicken was still able to surpass B.O.D. being counted out by the Refbot. 20 seconds passed between B.O.D. being counted out and Tough As Nails finally pitting Robochicken. Tough As Nails finished the battle by snatching B.O.D. away from the flame pit and placing the still overturned machine onto the arena dropzone, where the New Blood Competitors were hit by bowling balls, although there was no visible damage created from this impact. Tough As Nails then finally attempted to pit B.O.D. as well, but the pit was already full with the other two robots, and B.O.D. remained out of the pit as cease was called.

Qualified: Tough As Nails & Robochicken

Round 2

Panic Attack (8) vs Tough As Nails

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Tough As Nails grapples with Panic Attack. Note that Panic Attack's prongs are buckled

Tough As Nails immediately tried to grab hold of Panic Attack and pushed it into the pit release button. Panic Attack then attacked Tough As Nails but the Dutch machine was soon able to grab hold of Panic Attack again, before reversing into the CPZ and being hit by the hammer of Mr. Psycho. Tough As Nails pushed Panic Attack into another CPZ but it escaped before Sergeant Bash was able to reach it. As the two robots engaged again, it became clear that the front spikes of Panic Attack had come loose and were no longer able to lift Tough As Nails. This meant that Tough As Nails was easily able to grab hold of Panic Attack, but the Welsh robot held on and Tough As Nails was struggling push it around the arena. Tough As Nails did eventually push it into Sergeant Bash's CPZ, where it was grabbed by the pincers and hit by Mr. Psycho's hammer. Panic Attack escaped and began to push Tough As Nails around the arena for the last few seconds before cease was called and the judges went for Tough As Nails.

Winner: Tough As Nails

Robochicken vs Mega Morg

Robochicken flips Mega Morg

Robochicken was the first robot to use its flipper, but the attack missed Mega Morg. Mega Morg then launched an attack on Robochicken and missed, getting itself stuck against the arena wall in the process. Mega Morg escaped and the two robots continued to attack each other, but neither was able to use its flipper successfully for a while until Robochicken finally managed to get underneath Mega Morg and flipped it over. Mega Morg was unable to self-right and Robochicken attacked it with its spinning disc for a while before activating the pit release button. Mega Morg was counted out and Mr. Psycho attacked it with his hammer before placing it on the dropzone where a washing machine was dropped on it. Sergeant Bash then attempted to pit Mega Morg, but humorously pitted the washing machine instead.

Winner: Robochicken

Final

Tough As Nails vs Robochicken

Robochicken feels the full force of Shunt's axe

Tough As Nails almost pits its opponent

Robochicken went on the attack straight away, flipping Tough As Nails over several times, but Tough As Nails was able to recover and grabbed hold of Robochicken before slamming it into the arena wall. Robochicken escaped and flipped Tough As Nails once again, before the Dutch machine activated the pit release button. Robochicken continued to attack, flipping and pushing Tough As Nails as it tried to run away. Robochicken pushed Tough As Nails into the arena wall and tried to flip it out, but the flipper didn't have enough power and Tough As Nails survived. Eventually, Tough As Nails was able to grab hold of Robochicken again and pushed it into the angle grinder, but Robochicken escaped. Tough As Nails grabbed hold of Robochicken once again and pushed it into the CPZ where it was attacked by the axe of Shunt. The battle ended with Tough As Nails trying to push Robochicken into the pit, but Robochicken escaped and cease was called. After a long time deliberating, the judges finally gave the decision to Tough As Nails.

The damage on Robochicken that swayed the judges decision.

Heat Winner: Tough As Nails

Special Event

Main article: Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Featherweight Championship

Between Round 1 and Round 2 of each heat (except Heat I), a 'Special Event' was shown. For Heat M, it was a featherweight battle featuring robots weighing no more than 12kg. In the last of three qualifiers, four robots entered the arena, with two qualifying for the final later in the series.

Gi-Ant-O vs Micro-Mute vs Rampage 2 vs Whipper

Qualified: Rampage 2 & Whipper