Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/International Inferno

"An international clash of the most extreme fighting machines ever."

— Craig Charles

The International Inferno was a single battle event in the third episode of Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1. The battle took place between representatives of the four countries to host domestic Robot Wars championships.

• Jonathan Pearce, Craig Charles and Julia Reed all referred to the competitors as "champions". In reality, Panic Attack had finished the most recent UK Championship in the second round of the semi-finals, whilst Manta had lost in the semi-finals of the US Championship. Meanwhile, the first Dutch Series and the only series of German Robot Wars had yet to be filmed, but Maximill and Flensburger Power would not be successful in those wars (Flensburger Power did not even enter).

Competing Robots

	Flensburger Power
	Weight	92kg
	Dimensions	1m x 0.5m x 0.3m
	Power	Electric Motor
	Weapons	Wheel Cutters & Spear
	Strengths	Low Ground Clearance
	Weaknesses	Slow & Sluggish
From: Germany
Team Members: Michael Schnoor, Anita Jensen, Andre Bruske

	Manta
	Weight	84kg
	Dimensions	1.12m x 0.95m x 0.32m
	Power	24v Motors
	Weapons	Spinning Steel Blade
	Strengths	Very Fast & Powerful
	Weaknesses	Effectiveness Of Weapon
From: United States of America
Team Members: Jeff Cesnik, Billy Boden, Chris Tyson

	Maximill
	Weight	77kg
	Dimensions	0.86m x 0.6m x 0.33m
	Power	24v Wheelchair Motor
	Weapons	Rotating Windmill Blade
	Strengths	Quick & Agile
	Weaknesses	Comparatively Light
From: Holland
Team Members: Frank Van Corschot, Bram Verhaegen, Ab Dekker

	Panic Attack
	Weight	98kg
	Dimensions	1m x 0.7m x 0.16m
	Power	24v Motor
	Weapons	Lifting Forks
	Strengths	Impenetrable Armour
	Weaknesses	Reliability of Weapon
From: Thornhill in Cwmbran, Gwent
Team Members: Kim Davis, Michael Davis, Christian Bridge

The Inferno

Manta sends Maximill flying

Panic Attack lifts Manta

The four robots moved off their starting positions - both Maximill and Flensburger Power were slow, but Manta sped around and rammed into Maximill. Maximill's weapon had charged, but Manta's was not spinning at all. Manta was not hindered by this and quickly reversed Maximill onto the flame pit. Maximill was spinning on the flames until Manta rammed it into the side wall. Meanwhile, Panic Attack had been pushing Flensburger Power around, and the now unoccupied Manta rammed it onto the flames as well. Flensburger Power appeared to have broken down, but Maximill came back to life and re-entered the battle. Manta pushed into it again, ramming it into an unoccupied CPZ. Maximill moved out to escape, but was immediately boxed in by Shunt and Matilda, the latter of who pushed it into the CPZ and struck with its heavy flywheel. Manta and Panic Attack turned to each other, but Panic Attack was the successful attacker, lifting Manta up with its forks and slipping into a position beneath Manta's disc.

"And Manta - a ray of hope for the USA - I think not! You are now impaled on those forks and there is no way out from there."

— Jonathan Pearce

Panic Attack pits Manta

Matilda herds together the broken Germans and Dutch

Panic Attack dragged Manta around and into the pit release as Refbot counted out Flensburger Power. Panic Attack almost lost its grip on Manta when it drove over the closed pit, then eventually lowered Manta back down. Manta charged into Panic Attack, slamming it aside, but with its disc still not working, it was unable to do any damage. Meanwhile, Refbot moved over and counted out Maximill, who had broken down after being attacked by Shunt and Matilda. Shunt placed Maximill on the floor flipper, and it was hurled through the air, its disc breaking off on impact with the floor. Panic Attack then got beneath Manta again, lifting it completely up. Matilda then pressed the pit release, and Manta, who was resting on the pit, began to descend with it. Panic Attack briefly got stuck with Manta on top, but used its srimech panel to shrug Manta off and into the pit properly.

"Manta is right on the lip of defeat here! On the very edge - how on earth are they holding on? They're not holding on any longer, they're in the pit. And Panic Attack, and Kim Davis, have triumphed in the International Inferno."

— Jonathan Pearce

Flensburger Power was hurled by the floor flipper, and Shunt and Matilda pushed it into Maximill. Cease was called.

Winner: Panic Attack

"Well they came to Britain with their suntan cream. But they got tanned, on Robot Wars Extreme."

— Craig Charles' signoff