- "An international clash of the most extreme fighting machines ever."
- — Craig Charles
The International Inferno was a one-off battle from Episode 3 of Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1. The battle consisted of a four-way melee between representatives of the UK, the USA, the Netherlands and Germany, all of which held domestic Robot Wars championships during the show's original run.
Competing Robots
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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: The Netherlands | ||
| Team Members: Frank Van Corschot, Bram Verhaegen, Ab Dekker | ||
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| 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 Davies, Michael Davies, Christian Bridge | ||
International 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
Refbot counts out the crumpled MaxiMill
Panic Attack pits Manta
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.
Matilda herds together the broken Germans and Dutch
- "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 Davies, 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, and Panic Attack was confirmed as the victor.
Winner: Panic Attack
- "Well they came to Britain with their suntan cream. But they got tanned, on Robot Wars Extreme."
- — Craig Charles' sign-off
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