Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars (also referred to as Series 6) was the sixth series of the British television game show Robot Wars. It was originally broadcast in 2002 on BBC Choice (with a special episode shown a few months later in 2003) and repeated from 2002 to 2003 on BBC Two. The Sixth Wars was more recently repeated on Challenge from 6 - 27 January 2016 and on Sky2 in March 2016. The series was hosted by Craig Charles, the pit reporter was Philippa Forrester and commentary was provided by Jonathan Pearce.
Along with the rest of the Classic Series, The Sixth Wars is available to stream in its entirety on Mech+ as of 2024.
Format[]
The series consisted of twelve heats featuring eight robots each. In a departure from Series 5, the first rounds of each heat consisted of two four-way melees, similar to the eliminators of Series 4, with two robots from each melee progressing to the second round, consisting of one-on-one battles. The two second-round winners would face each other in the Heat Final, the winner of which would progress to the Semi-Finals.
The Semi-Finals followed the same format as in Series 5, each beginning with three one-on-one battles between the heat winners. The three-way 'Losers Melee' returned, where one of the robots which lost in the first round would be reinstated and join the Round 1 winners in the second round. Two winning robots from the second round of each Semi-Final would go through to the Grand Final, where they were paired off and fought in two one-on-one 'Eliminators'. The winners of each 'Eliminator' would face each other in a final battle to determine the series champion. As with Series 5, third and fourth place finishes were determined by a 'play-off' between the losing robots from each 'Eliminator'.
Seeded robots[]
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1. Razer |
7. S3 |
Qualifying[]
Gyrobot, Scrap Dragon, The Stag and Shell Shock in a Series 6 qualifying battle
- Main article: Qualifiers#Series 6
Qualifying for the Sixth Wars took place prior to June 8th 2002 at RAF Newton. Battles generally consisted of four-way melees, with winners guaranteed automatic qualification for Series 6, while some losers received discretionary places. As with Series 4 and 5, the twelve seeds qualified automatically and thus did not need to compete in qualifying battles.
Some robots returned having failed to qualify for the previous wars. These included Aggrobot, Comengetorix and Judge Shred 2½. Team Knightmare and Team Scorpion returned with Raging Reality and Spirit of Scorpion respectively, having failed to qualify for Series 5 with Spirit of Knightmare and Scorpion. Disc-O-Inferno also returned, the team having decided not to enter Series 5. Meanwhile, Dantomkia successfully qualified for the first time, having previously failed to qualify for Series 4 under a different design.
Notable robots that failed to qualify included Series 2 semi-finalist and Series 4 Tag Team Terror champion King B Powerworks, Series 4 semi-finalist Splinter (Team Ivanhoe's first failure to qualify since Series 3 when Ivanhoe 2 was not selected), Mini Morg, Mute and future Series 7 champion Typhoon 2. Velocirippa qualified but was withdrawn by Team Mouse in favour of Mighty Mouse as the team was only allowed to compete in the televised show with one robot. Atomic would successfully qualify for the series, but had to withdraw afterwards due to the team being unable to attend the filming dates.[2]
Heats[]
Heat A[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat A
Robots Competing: Brutus Maximus, Raging Reality, W.A.S.P., Razer, Cyrax, Ruf Ruf Dougal, Tetanus 2, Weld-Dor 3
Round 1
- Brutus Maximus vs W.A.S.P vs Razer vs Raging Reality: Raging Reality & Razer qualified
- Ruf Ruf Dougal vs Weld-Dor 3 vs Tetanus 2 vs Cyrax: Cyrax & Tetanus 2 qualified
Round 2
- Razer vs Cyrax: Razer won
- Tetanus 2 vs Raging Reality: Raging Reality won
Final
- Razer vs Raging Reality: Razer won
Heat B[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat B
Robots Competing: Spirit of Scorpion, Robochicken, Barbaric Response, X-Terminator, Mega Hurts 2, Cedric Slammer, Firestorm 4, Colossus
Round 1
- Spirit of Scorpion vs Robochicken vs Barbaric Response vs X-Terminator: Barbaric Response & X-Terminator qualified
- Mega Hurts 2 vs Cedric Slammer vs Firestorm 4 vs Colossus: Mega Hurts 2 & Firestorm 4 qualified
Round 2
- Firestorm 4 vs Barbaric Response: Firestorm 4 won
- X-Terminator vs Mega Hurts 2: X-Terminator won
Final
- Firestorm 4 vs X-Terminator: Firestorm 4 won
Heat C[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat C
Robots Competing: Chaos 2, Destructosaur, Iron-Awe 2, Mighty Mouse, Mr Nasty, Doctor Fist, Crushtacean, Dantomkia
Round 1
- Chaos 2 vs Iron-Awe 2 vs Destructosaur vs Mighty Mouse: Chaos 2 & Mighty Mouse qualified
- Dantomkia vs Doctor Fist vs Crushtacean vs Mr Nasty: Crushtacean & Dantomkia qualified
Round 2
- Chaos 2 vs Crushtacean: Chaos 2 won
- Dantomkia vs Mighty Mouse: Dantomkia won
Final
- Chaos 2 vs Dantomkia: Dantomkia won
Heat D[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat D
Robots Competing: Sir Chromalot, GBH 2, ICU, The Alien, Roobarb, Shredder, Armadrillo, S3
Round 1
- Sir Chromalot vs GBH 2 vs ICU vs The Alien: Sir Chromalot & The Alien qualified
- Roobarb vs Shredder vs Armadrillo vs S3: Shredder & S3 qualified
Round 2
- Sir Chromalot vs S3: S3 won
- The Alien vs Shredder: Shredder won
Final
- Shredder vs S3: S3 won
Heat E[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat E
Robots Competing: Aggrobot 3, 259, Infernal Contraption, Infinity, The Stag, Vader, UFO, Wild Thing
Round 1
- Aggrobot 3 vs 259 vs Infernal Contraption vs Infinity: Aggrobot 3 & 259 qualified
- The Stag vs Vader vs UFO vs Wild Thing: Vader & Wild Thing qualified
Round 2
- Vader vs Aggrobot 3: Vader won
- 259 vs Wild Thing: Wild Thing won
Final
- Vader vs Wild Thing: Wild Thing won
Heat F[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat F
Robots Competing: Chompalot, Thermidor 2, Stinger, 13 Black, Fluffy, Kan-Opener, Double Trouble, Demolition Man
Round 1
- Chompalot vs Thermidor 2 vs Stinger vs 13 Black: Stinger & 13 Black qualified
- Fluffy vs Kan-Opener vs Double Trouble vs Demolition Man: Fluffy & Double Trouble qualified
Round 2
- Stinger vs Fluffy: Stinger won
- 13 Black vs Double Trouble: 13 Black won
Final
- Stinger vs 13 Black: 13 Black won
Heat G[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat G
Robots Competing: Tornado, Terror-Bull, Inshredable, Edge Hog, Thor, Revolution 2, Judge Shred 2½, Anarchy
Round 1
- Tornado vs Terror-Bull vs Inshredable vs Edge Hog: Tornado & Inshredable qualified
- Thor vs Revolution 2 vs Judge Shred 2½ vs Anarchy: Thor & Anarchy qualified
Round 2
- Tornado vs Thor: Tornado won
- Inshredable vs Anarchy: Anarchy won
Final
- Tornado vs Anarchy: Tornado won
Heat H[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat H
Robots Competing: Ming 3, Hot Pants, The Hassocks Hog, Spam, Supernova, Short Circuit, Tiberius 3, Spawn Again
Round 1
- Ming 3 vs Hot Pants vs The Hassocks Hog vs Spam: Ming 3 & Spam qualified
- Supernova vs Short Circuit vs Tiberius 3 vs Spawn Again: Supernova & Spawn Again qualified
Round 2
- Ming 3 vs Supernova: Supernova won
- Spam vs Spawn Again: Spawn Again won
Final
- Supernova vs Spawn Again: Spawn Again won
Heat I[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat I
Robots Competing: Panic Attack, R.O.C.S., Corkscrew, Kronic 2, A-Kill, Reptirron The Second, Sabretooth, Terrorhurtz
Round 1
- Panic Attack vs R.O.C.S. vs Corkscrew vs Kronic 2: Panic Attack & Kronic 2 qualified
- A-Kill vs Reptirron the Second vs Sabretooth vs Terrorhurtz: A-Kill & Terrorhurtz qualified
Round 2
- Panic Attack vs A-Kill: Panic Attack won
- Kronic 2 vs Terrorhurtz: Terrorhurtz won
Final
- Panic Attack vs Terrorhurtz: Terrorhurtz won
Heat J[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat J
Robots Competing: Dominator 2, Hydra, Axe-C-Dent 2, Sumpthing, S.M.I.D.S.Y., St. Agro, Comengetorix, Warhog
Round 1
- Dominator 2 vs Hydra vs Axe-C-Dent 2 vs Sumpthing: Dominator 2 & Hydra qualified
- S.M.I.D.S.Y. vs St. Agro vs Comengetorix vs Warhog: S.M.I.D.S.Y. & Comengetorix qualified
Round 2
- S.M.I.D.S.Y. vs Dominator 2: Dominator 2 won
- Comengetorix vs Hydra: Hydra won
Final
- Hydra vs Dominator 2: Dominator 2 won
Heat K[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat K
Robots Competing: Hypno-Disc, Granny's Revenge 2, 4x4, Barber-ous 2, Bulldog Breed, Kat 3, Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Spin Doctor
Round 1
- Hypno-Disc vs Granny's Revenge 2 vs 4x4 vs Barber-ous 2: Hypno-Disc & Barber-ous 2 qualified
- Bulldog Breed vs Kat 3 vs Revenge Of Trouble & Strife vs Spin Doctor: Bulldog Breed & Kat 3 qualified
Round 2
- Hypno-Disc vs Bulldog Breed: Hypno-Disc won
- Barber-ous 2 vs Kat 3: Barber-ous 2 won
Final
- Hypno-Disc vs Barber-ous 2: Hypno-Disc won
Heat L[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat L
Robots Competing: Bigger Brother, Killer Carrot 2, Major Tom, Riptilion, Derek 2, Behemoth, Tridentate, Disc-O-Inferno
Round 1
- Bigger Brother vs Killer Carrot 2 vs Major Tom vs Riptilion: Bigger Brother & Killer Carrot 2 qualified
- Derek 2 vs Behemoth vs Tridentate vs Disc-O-Inferno: Behemoth & Disc-O-Inferno qualified
Round 2
- Behemoth vs Bigger Brother: Bigger Brother won
- Killer Carrot 2 vs Disc-O-Inferno: Disc-O-Inferno won
Final
- Bigger Brother vs Disc-O-Inferno: Bigger Brother won
Semi-Finals[]
Semi-Final 1[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Semi-Final 1
Round 1
- Razer vs Wild Thing: Razer won
- Firestorm 4 vs 13 Black: Firestorm 4 won
- S3 vs Dantomkia: S3 won
Losers Melee
Round 2
- Firestorm 4 vs S3: Firestorm 4 won
- Razer vs Dantomkia: Razer won
Semi-Final 2[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Semi-Final 2
Round 1
- Tornado vs Hypno-Disc: Tornado won
- Bigger Brother vs Dominator 2: Dominator 2 won
- Spawn Again vs Terrorhurtz: Terrorhurtz won
Losers Melee
- Hypno-Disc vs Bigger Brother vs Spawn Again: Bigger Brother won
Round 2
- Tornado vs Dominator 2: Tornado won
- Terrorhurtz vs Bigger Brother: Terrorhurtz won
Grand Final[]
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Grand Final
Eliminators
- Razer vs Terrorhurtz: Razer won
- Firestorm 4 vs Tornado: Tornado won
Playoff
- Firestorm 4 vs Terrorhurtz: Firestorm 4 won
Final
Awards[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Awards
These are the winners of the various awards given out at the end of the series:
- Best Design: 259
- Best Engineered: Anarchy
- Most Original Entry: Crushtacean
- Sportsmanship Award: Kat 3
- Most Promising Newcomer: Dantomkia
UK vs Germany Special[]
- Main article: UK vs Germany Special
After Series 6, a special competition was held where robots from the UK competed against robots from Germany to see which country had the better robots.
Robots Competing:
- UK: 259, Judge Shred 2½, Corkscrew, Fluffy.
- Germany: Delldog, Dynamite, Das Gepäck, Ansgar's Revenge.
Round 1
- Judge Shred 2½ (UK) vs 259{UK} : 259 won
- Delldog (GER) vs Dynamite (GER): Delldog won
- Corkscrew (UK) vs Fluffy (UK): Fluffy won
- Das Gepäck (GER) vs Ansgar's Revenge (GER): Das Gepäck won
Round 2
- 259 (UK) vs Fluffy (UK): Fluffy won
- Delldog (GER) vs Das Gepäck (GER): Das Gepäck won
Final
- Fluffy (UK) vs Das Gepäck (GER): Draw
Trivia[]
- This was the only series where no seeded robots were eliminated in the first round. All twelve of them made at least the heat final, with nine of them progressing to the semi-finals.
- This was the only series not to have at least one episode with a battle lasting thirty seconds or less.
- This was the only series along with Series 1 where no robots had to pull out.
- Only six newcomers won a battle in The Sixth Wars (counting A-Kill as a newcomer, plus Barbaric Response, Dantomkia, Vader, Inshredable and Killer Carrot 2). Of those six, only Vader and Dantomkia reached the heat final.
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021114155933/http://www.robotmayhem.com/forum/messages/49/8831.html?1023798486
- ↑ Private correspondence between RobotManiac and David Bebb of Team Atomic in March 2021
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