Semi-Final 2 of Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars was the second of two Semi-Finals which determined the Grand Finalists of Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars. Each Semi-Final had three initial battles, with a Losers' Melee to decide which defeated robot would receive a second chance. The three first round winners and the winner of the Losers' Melee would then pair off to decide which two robots would progress to the Grand Final. The episode featuring Semi-Final 2 was originally broadcast on 3 October 2002 on BBC Choice and repeated on 28 February 2003 on BBC Two.
Competitors[]
Veterans[]
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| Bigger Brother (seeded 2nd, winner of Heat L) | ||
| Weight | 96kg | |
| Dimensions | 0.50 x 0.73 x 0.93m | |
| Power | 2 x 750W electric motors | |
| Weapons | Spiked CO2 gas ram flipper | |
| Strengths | Indestructable | |
| Weaknesses | None! | |
| From: Brighton, East Sussex | ||
| Team Members: Joe Watts, Ian Watts & Ellie Watts | ||
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| Hypno-Disc (seeded 4th, winner of Heat K) | ||
| Weight | 100kg | |
| Dimensions | 0.47 x 1.22 x 0.74m | |
| Power | 2 x 750W electric motors | |
| Weapons | Flywheel | |
| Strengths | Destructive weapon | |
| Weaknesses | Low pushing power | |
| From: Banbury, Oxfordshire | ||
| Team Members: Dave Rose, Derek Rose & Ken Rose | ||
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| Dominator 2 (seeded 6th, winner of Heat J) | ||
| Weight | 100kg | |
| Dimensions | 0.60 x 1.30 x 0.80m | |
| Power | 2 x 750W motors | |
| Weapons | Axe | |
| Strengths | Powerful axe | |
| Weaknesses | Uni-directional weaponry | |
| From: Deal, Kent | ||
| Team Members: Peter Halloway, Chris Hall & Paul Tolliday | ||
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| Spawn Again (seeded 10th, winner of Heat H) | ||
| Weight | 92kg | |
| Dimensions | 0.60 x 1.16 x 0.80m | |
| Power | 1 x 1.4KW motor | |
| Weapons | Giant flipper | |
| Strengths | Speed & power | |
| Weaknesses | Slow responses | |
| From: East Tilbury, Essex | ||
| Team Members: Darren Hayden-Ball & Luke Jackman | ||
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| Tornado (seeded 12th, winner of Heat G) | ||
| Weight | 98kg | |
| Dimensions | 0.41 x 1.93 x 1.38m | |
| Power | 2 x 750W electric motors | |
| Weapons | Interchangeable | |
| Strengths | Interchangeable weaponry | |
| Weaknesses | Unreliable | |
| From: Sawtry, Cambridgeshire | ||
| Team Members: Andrew Marchant, David Gamble & Bryan Moss | ||
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| Terrorhurtz (winner of Heat I) | ||
| Weight | 99kg | |
| Dimensions | 0.50 x 1.25 x 1.05m | |
| Power | 2 x 1000W electric motors | |
| Weapons | Double-headed axe | |
| Strengths | Strong armour | |
| Weaknesses | Unpredictable | |
| From: Oxford, Oxfordshire | ||
| Team Members: John Reid, Dominic Parkinson & Iona Parkinson | ||
Round 1[]
Hypno-Disc (4) vs Tornado (12)[]
Tornado rams Hypno-Disc into the side wall
Tornado went on the attack immediately and rammed into Hypno-Disc, before pushing it into the CPZ, but neither house robot came in to attack. Tornado pushed Hypno-Disc across the arena again, this time ramming it continuously into the arena wall. Hypno-Disc escaped and Dead Metal came in to attack Tornado, but Tornado quickly pursued its opponent and rammed it into the wall again and again.
- "One of the most persistent little dogged nuisances in that arena we have ever seen, Tornado. And Hypno-Disc is in massive trouble here, Tornado once again is whipping up a storm!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Fine margins, as Tornado and Hypno-Disc skirt on the lip of the Pit
Tornado then activated the pit release button and Hypno-Disc launched an attack, but caused no significant damage to Tornado's outer shell. Tornado tried many times to push Hypno-Disc into the pit, with both robots going perilously close to the edge on two separate occasions.
- "Oh goodness me they went too near! Oh goodness me they went too near that yawning gap twice!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Tornado spent the rest of the battle slamming Hypno-Disc into the arena walls until cease was called with both robots still mobile, and the judges went for Tornado.
- "The judges have unanimously decided that Tornado won!"
- — Craig Charles announces the judges' decision after the highlights of the battle
Winner: Tornado
Bigger Brother (2) vs Dominator 2 (6)[]
Bigger Brother flips Dominator 2 onto its back.
Bigger Brother started cautiously and avoided early attacks from Dominator 2 before getting underneath the front of its opponent and flipping it over. Bigger Brother tried to push Dominator 2 against the arena wall, but righted its opponent, and soon lost drive on one side. Dominator 2 came in with an axe attack and pushed the struggling Bigger Brother into the CPZ. Bigger Brother quickly escaped and lifted its opponent up a few times, but without managing to flip it over, and Dominator 2 continued to attack with the axe, as Bigger Brother was struggling to get underneath Dominator 2 due to kicking back on a drive, raising its wedge off the ground.
- "This is very good battle developing here, very even."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 axes Bigger Brother
Bigger Brother then went into the CPZ and was picked up and carried around the arena by Sir Killalot, before being dropped upside-down. Bigger Brother self-righted but had clearly lost its mobility, and Sir Killalot picked it up again before cease was called, and the judges went for the more mobile and damaging Dominator 2.
Winner: Dominator 2
Spawn Again (10) vs Terrorhurtz[]
Terrorhurtz jumps around Spawn Again
Terrorhurtz axes Spawn Again
Terrorhurtz immediately came in on the attack and caused damage to Spawn Again with the axe. Spawn Again tried to use the flipper but it didn't lift properly and Terrorhurtz was able to smash it back down with its axe.
- "Terrorhurtz jumping and leaping like a flea out there, to worry and nibble away at Spawn Again."
- — Jonathan Pearce
By this point, Spawn Again's bodywork was covered in dents and gashes, and it was pushed into the CPZ and attacked by Dead Metal. By now Spawn Again had clearly been immobilised and it was counted out. Finally Spawn Again was picked up Mr Psycho and pushed into the pit by Dead Metal.
Mr. Psycho picks Spawn Again up and then takes it to the pit
Winner: Terrorhurtz
Losers Melee[]
Hypno-Disc (4) vs Bigger Brother {2} vs Spawn Again (10)[]
The trio clash in the CPZ
Spawn Again started quickly and tried to get underneath Hypno-Disc, but it was not able to use the flipper and Hypno-Disc was able to attack Spawn Again, causing damage to the outer shell of its opponent. Bigger Brother came in and was attacked by Hypno-Disc, but it easily brushed off the impact, taking no real damage.
- "Now let's see if that Rose family team has a little bit of a thorny attitude."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Spawn Again nearly throws Bigger Brother out of the arena
Then, after another attack on Bigger Brother, Hypno-Disc slammed into the arena wall and immediately broke down, leaving two robots to fight.
- "As they smashed against the arena side wall, something went in the controls, and they are out, Hypno-Disc."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Bigger Brother pushes Spawn Again into the pit.
As Hypno-Disc was paraded around the arena by Sir Killalot, the other two robots had become locked together, but Sir Killalot was able to free them. As Hypno-Disc was counted out, Bigger Brother activated the pit release button, but was immediately flipped against the arena wall by Spawn Again. However, this attack seemed to knock out Spawn Again and Bigger Brother was able to self-right and push Spawn Again into the pit of oblivion. To finish the battle, Hypno-Disc was thrown by the floor flipper.
- "Bigger Brother twirls in delight, and they continue through to meet Terrorhurtz in round 2 of this semi-final."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Winner: Bigger Brother
Round 2[]
Tornado (12) vs Dominator 2 {6][]
- "This for a place in the grand final. It's as simple as that."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Matilda throws Tornado into the air
The two robots came together and Tornado tried to push its opponent around the arena, but Dominator 2 was able to escape quite easily so instead it went for the pit release button. Tornado then pushed Dominator towards Matilda's CPZ, where both machines hit Matilda's flywheel, sending Dominator into a spin and Tornado flying through the air landing right on the edge of the pit.
- "The pit release button is activated. Which of these machines has a short shelf life left in Robot Wars?"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Dominator 2 falls into the pit
Dominator 2 tried to come in for another assault on Tornado but drove into the pit, and Tornado advanced to the Grand Final.
- "Dominator 2 is on the end of a Tornado push. Matilda awaits. Dominator 2 is teetering... Oh, goodness me, I thought Tornado was going down... down the pit, but Dominator 2 ends up in there instead! Oh dear, oh dear! They [Team Dominator] look actually shattered, and why not? I thought here, Tornado were gonna go straight down. They landed right on the edge and Dominator 2 drove themselves in. Fantastic stuff. The sparks flew. They [Tornado] bounced just on the right side of the pit but Dominator 2 didn't."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Winner: Tornado
Terrorhurtz vs Bigger Brother (2)[]
- "We know that Firestorm and Razer are already through to the grand final. Now Tornado join them. Who will be the last competitor? Bigger Brother of Terrorhurtz?"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Terrorhurtz axes Bigger Brother
The robots came together but Bigger Brother could not get underneath its opponent and Terrorhurtz attacked with its axe several times, before pushing Bigger Brother into the arena wall. This attack looked to have immobilised Bigger Brother and Refbot came in to investigate, but then it suddenly sprung back to life again. Terrorhurtz quickly responded and attacked Bigger Brother again in the CPZ, but both were attacked by Shunt and Sergeant Bash.Terrorhurtz escaped but Bigger Brother had stopped moving again in the CPZ and Terrorhurtz activated the pit release button, as Bigger Brother was counted out.
Terrorhurtz's KO blow
- "Tears at the end of it all for the runners-up in the last series. Bigger Brother go no more."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Bigger Brother is counted out.
To finish the battle, Bigger Brother was thrown by the floor flipper and pitted by Shunt, leaving Terrorhurtz to go through to the Grand Final.
- "Hats off to Terrorhurtz. They have axed the number two seeds."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Winner: Terrorhurtz
- "Terrorhurtz are close to getting their paws, on the UK Championship, of Robot Wars!"
- — Craig Charles' sign-off
Trivia[]
- This Semi-Final marked the only time in which Hypno-Disc failed to qualify for the Grand Final.
- This was the first Semi-Final in which the two highest Seeds in the Semi-Final failed to make the Grand Final. In fact, of all five seeds present, the lowest progressed to the Grand Final, along with the only unseeded robot; with the exception of the Losers' Melee, every battle was won by the machine that was seeded lower or not seeded at all.
- The Losers' Melee of this Semi-Final was technically the only time that Spawn Again defeated another seeded machine (let alone one seeded higher) by taking out Hypno-Disc, although it did not win the battle.
- In this Semi-Final (If one doesn't count Terrorhurtz and Dominator 2), three robots returned to Series 7, and three robots didn't return, which also happened with the other Semi-Final of Series 6.
- An editing error during the Losers' Melee showed Mr. Psycho and Sir Killalot in the same CPZ.
- The losers' melee in this semi-final featured two robots with flippers and one with a spinning weapon, while the other semi-final's losers' melee featured one with a flipper and two with spinners.
- The losers' melee in this semi-final was the only one in Series 5 and 6 not to go to the judges between two robots after one became immobilised.
- The battle between Bigger Brother and Terrorhurtz was the only battle in Series 6 where Sgt. Bash was partnered with Shunt.
- Bigger Brother fought all five other robots in this semi-final at some point and the same went for Dominator 2.
- Bigger Brother, Spawn Again, Tornado and Dominator 2 all previously appeared in Episode 11 of Extreme 1.
- In the battle between Bigger Brother and Terrorhurtz, Shunt was in the top-right CPZ during his introduction but the very next shot showed Growler taking his place in the introduction for Sgt Bash, who was in the top-left CPZ. The shot after that showed Shunt in the top-left CPZ and Sgt Bash in the top-right CPZ.
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