Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2 was the second series of the UK Robot Wars spin-off Robot Wars Extreme. It was originally broadcast in early 2003 on BBC Choice and repeated later in 2003 on BBC Two. However, as Five bought the rights to the show while the series was running, the final three episodes were never shown on BBC Two. The series was hosted by Craig Charles, the pit reporter was Philippa Forrester and commentary was provided by Jonathan Pearce.
The series was re-run on various TV channels in the UK and abroad, including the British network Dave during the summer and winter of 2011. This succeeded repeats of Extreme Series 1 which had run between the summer and winter months of 2010. Dave owned the rights to both series for a time, repeating both series on occasions. Repeats of Extreme 2 on Challenge began between 28 January and 18 February 2016, a few weeks following the announcement of the Revival Series.
As of 2024, Extreme Series 2 is available to stream in its entirety on Mech+, alongside the first series plus the main Classic, Revival and Dutch runs.
Format[]
Unlike the first series of Extreme, which featured a variety of battles and tournaments spread over several episodes, the second series primarily focused on episodes dedicated to smaller tournaments. The sole exception to this was Robot Rampage, which featured a variety of championships and one-off battles for lower weight classes.
Fourteen separate competitions took place throughout the 16-episode series, each with their own themes and formats. These included staples from past series such as the All-Stars, Challenge Belt and Tag Team Terror, as well as new tournaments such as the European Championship and the New Blood Championship. The latter held particular importance to the main UK Series, as it involved newcomers to Robot Wars fighting for an automatic entry into The Seventh Wars.
All-Stars[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/All-Stars
Like the previous tournament, held in the previous Extreme series, the All-Stars tournament featured the "best of the best". This year, the competing robots were all the Semi-Finalists from Series 6, except Wild Thing did not compete in this series, so was replaced by Chaos 2.
This year's format was of two heats, with the two heat winners meeting in the Grand Final.
Heat A[]
| Dantomkia | Terrorhurtz | Tornado | |
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| Bigger Brother | Firestorm 4 | S3 | |
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Round 1
- Tornado vs Dantomkia vs Terrorhurtz: Terrorhurtz eliminated
- Bigger Brother vs Firestorm 4 vs S3: S3 eliminated
Round 2
- Firestorm 4 vs Dantomkia: Firestorm 4 won
- Tornado vs Bigger Brother: Bigger Brother won
Final
- Firestorm 4 vs Bigger Brother: Firestorm 4 won
Heat B[]
| 13 Black | Chaos 2 | Razer | |
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| Dominator 2 | Hypno-Disc | Spawn Again | |
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Round 1
- Razer vs Chaos 2 vs 13 Black: Chaos 2 eliminated
- Hypno-Disc vs Spawn Again vs Dominator 2: Hypno-Disc eliminated
Round 2
- Razer vs Spawn Again: Razer won
- 13 Black vs Dominator 2: 13 Black won
Final
- 13 Black vs Razer: Razer won
Grand Final[]
| Firestorm 4 | Razer |
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- Firestorm 4 vs Razer: Razer won
Annihilator[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Annihilator
The Annihilator featured six robots in the arena, with one robot being eliminated in each round until only one was left standing.
| Kan-Opener | Major Tom | Raging Reality | |
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| Revenge of Trouble & Strife |
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- Sixth: Typhoon 2
- Fifth: Raging Reality
- Fourth: Revenge of Trouble & Strife
- Third: Major Tom
- Runner-Up: Thermidor 2
- Winner: Kan-Opener
Minor Meltdown[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Minor Meltdown
In this special episode, the six competing robots were being driven by the children in their teams.
| Bigger Brother | Lambsy | Saw Point | |
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| Killer Carrot 2 | Rick | Tetanus 2 | |
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Round 1
- Bigger Brother vs Lambsy vs Saw Point: Saw Point eliminated
- Killer Carrot 2 vs Rick vs Tetanus 2: Tetanus 2 eliminated
Round 2
- Killer Carrot 2 vs Lambsy: Lambsy won
- Bigger Brother vs Rick: Bigger Brother won
Final
- Bigger Brother vs Lambsy: Bigger Brother won
Tag Team Terror[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Tag Team Terror
In this tournament, first seen in the Fourth Wars, robots were paired up into teams to fight each other. Only one robot from each team was allowed in the arena at a time and the teams could switch robots by 'tagging' them.
Round 1
- Mini Morg & X-Terminator vs S.M.I.D.S.Y. & Sumpthing: Mini Morg & X-Terminator won
- Barbaric Response & Hydra vs Mighty Mouse & Velocirippa: Barbaric Response & Hydra won
- Lighting & The Steel Avenger vs Nasty Humphrey & Stinger: Lighting & The Steel Avenger won
- Bulldog Breed & Robochicken vs Diotoir & Pussycat: Bulldog Breed & Robochicken won
Semi Finals
- Barbaric Response & Hydra vs Mini Morg & X-Terminator: Barbaric Response & Hydra won
- Bulldog Breed & Robochicken vs Lightning & The Steel Avenger: Bulldog Breed & Robochicken won
Final
- Barbaric Response & Hydra vs Bulldog Breed & Robochicken: Bulldog Breed & Robochicken won
New Blood Championship[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship
In this tournament, newcomers to the wars competed against one another, alongside robots who had only appeared briefly in The Sixth Wars. The winner would win automatic entry to The Seventh Wars, and it was later determined that said winner would be awarded the 16th seed in Series 7.
Heat A[]
| Mute | Roobarb | Terror Turtle | |
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| Maximus | Mr Nasty | Niterider | |
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Round 1
- Mute vs Roobarb vs Terror Turtle: Terror Turtle eliminated
- Maximus vs Mr Nasty vs Niterider: Niterider eliminated
Round 2
- Maximus vs Roobarb: Roobarb won
- Mr Nasty vs Mute: Mute won
Final
- Mute vs Roobarb: Mute won
Heat B[]
| Hell's Teeth | Night Raider | Thor | |
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| Chip | Edge Hog | RT 81 | |
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Round 1
- Hell's Teeth vs Night Raider vs Thor: Night Raider eliminated
- Chip vs Edge Hog vs RT 81: RT 81 eliminated
Round 2
- Chip vs Thor: Thor won
- Edge Hog vs Hell's Teeth: Edge Hog won
Final
- Edge Hog vs Thor: Thor won
Heat C[]
| Chopper | ICU | Mad Dog | |
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| Direct Action | Revolution 2 | Storm 2 | |
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Round 1
- Chopper vs ICU vs Mad Dog: Mad Dog eliminated
- Direct Action vs Revolution 2 vs Storm 2: Direct Action eliminated
Round 2
- ICU vs Revolution 2: ICU won
- Chopper vs Storm 2: Storm 2 won
Final
- ICU vs Storm 2: Storm 2 won
Heat D[]
| Bash Gordon | Cedric Slammer | Pressure | |
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| Doctor Fist | Fatal Traction | Piranha | |
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Round 1
- Bash Gordon vs Cedric Slammer vs Pressure: Bash Gordon eliminated
- Doctor Fist vs Fatal Traction vs Piranha: Doctor Fist eliminated
Round 2
- Cedric Slammer vs Fatal Traction: Cedric Slammer won
- Piranha vs Pressure: Pressure won
Final
- Cedric Slammer vs Pressure: Cedric Slammer won
Grand Final[]
| Cedric Slammer | Mute | Storm 2 | Thor |
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Eliminators
- Storm 2 vs Thor: Storm 2 won
- Cedric Slammer vs Mute: Mute won
Playoff
- Cedric Slammer vs Thor: Thor won
Grand Final
- Mute vs Storm 2: Storm 2 won
Robot Rampage[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Robot Rampage
This episode featured robots from the other weight categories.
Middleweight[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Middleweight Championship
This tournament featured robots weighing no more than 54kg.
| Broadsword | Malc 1.5 | Steel Sandwich | Typhoon |
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| 259 | Doom Too | Mammoth | Typhoon Twins |
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Round 1
- Broadsword vs Malc 1.5 vs Steel Sandwich vs Typhoon: Steel Sandwich & Typhoon qualified
- 259 vs Doom Too vs Mammoth vs Typhoon Twins: Typhoon Twins & 259 qualified
Final
- 259 vs Steel Sandwich vs Typhoon vs Typhoon Twins: Typhoon won
Lightweight[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Lightweight Championship
This battle featured two robots weighing no more than 27kg.
| Ellie's Little Pink-Bot | Typhoon Thunder |
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- Ellie's Little Pink-Bot vs Typhoon Thunder: Typhoon Thunder won
Featherweight[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Featherweight Championship
This tournament featured robots weighing no more than 12kg.
| AM CVn | Argh! | Bernard | Cutlet |
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| Dragon | Eddy Evolution | Flybot | Gi-Ant-O |
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| Gladiator | Katnip | Kitty | Micro Mute |
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Round 1
- AM CVn vs Argh! vs Bernard vs Eddy Evolution vs Gi-Ant-O vs Katnip vs Neoteric: Argh!, Bernard & Katnip qualified
- Cutlet vs Dragon vs Flybot vs Gladiator vs Kitty vs Micro Mute: Cutlet, Gladiator & Micro Mute qualified
Final
- Argh! vs Bernard vs Cutlet vs Gladiator vs Katnip vs Micro Mute: Argh! won
Antweight[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Antweight Championship
This tournament featured robots weighing no more than 150g fighting in their own especially designed arena.
| Anty B | Anty Geddon | Buzzant | Combatant |
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| Chroma | Hades | Lower | Mesmer 2 |
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| Militant | Minimalistic | Pants | Serpant |
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Heats
- Buzzant vs Lower vs Militant vs Minimalistic vs Pants vs Serpant: Lower and Pants qualified
- Anty B vs Anty Geddon vs Chroma vs Combatant vs Hades vs Mesmer 2: Anty B and Combatant qualified
Final
- Anty B vs Combatant vs Lower vs Pants: Anty B won
Challenge Belt[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Challenge Belt
After the last Challenge Belt competition, Tornado had only won two of the three battles it needed to keep its second belt outright. This tournament featured eight robots fighting for the right to take it on at the end of the show. To get to Tornado, they first had to get past each other.
| Dantomkia | Hypno-Disc | Sir Chromalot | S.M.I.D.S.Y. |
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| Barber-ous 2 | Iron-Awe 2 | Terrorhurtz | Vader |
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Round 1
- Dantomkia vs Hypno-Disc vs Sir Chromalot vs S.M.I.D.S.Y.: Dantomkia & S.M.I.D.S.Y. qualified
- Barber-ous 2 vs Iron-Awe 2 vs Terrorhurtz vs Vader: Iron-Awe 2 & Terrorhurtz qualified
Round 2
- Dantomkia vs Iron-Awe 2: Dantomkia won
- S.M.I.D.S.Y. vs Terrorhurtz: Terrorhurtz won
Round 3
- Dantomkia vs Terrorhurtz: Terrorhurtz won
Final
- Tornado vs Terrorhurtz: Tornado won
Iron Maidens[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Iron Maidens
Similar to the Minor Meltdown tournament, the wives, girlfriends and mothers of six teams drove their robots.
| Chompalot | Pussycat | Spin Doctor | |
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| Behemoth | Kat 3 | Riptilion | |
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Round 1
- Chompalot vs Pussycat vs Spin Doctor: Spin Doctor eliminated
- Behemoth vs Kat 3 vs Riptilion: Riptilion eliminated
Round 2
- Kat 3 vs Pussycat: Pussycat won
- Behemoth vs Chompalot: Chompalot won
Final
- Chompalot vs Pussycat: Chompalot won
University Challenge[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/University Challenge
This special episode featured six teams from universities and colleges competing with their robots.
| Behemoth | CV | Infernal Contraption | |
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| Fluffy | Infinity | Tiberius 3 | |
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Round 1
- Behemoth vs CV vs Infernal Contraption: Behemoth eliminated
- Fluffy vs Infinity vs Tiberius 3: Fluffy eliminated
Round 2
- Infernal Contraption vs Infinity: Infinity won
- CV vs Tiberius 3: Tiberius 3 won
Final
- Infinity vs Tiberius 3: Tiberius 3 won
Commonwealth Carnage[]
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Commonwealth Carnage
This tournament featured eight robots from the former British Commonwealth representing their respective countries.
| Bondi Titch (AUS) |
Corkscrew (SCO) |
Firestorm 4 (ENG) |
Weld-Dor 3 (NIR) |
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| Cerberus (CYP) |
Crushtacean (RSA) |
Panic Attack (WAL) |
Terror Turtle (CAN) |
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Round 1
- Bondi Titch (AUS) vs Corkscrew (SCO) vs Firestorm 4 (ENG) vs Weld-Dor 3 (NRI): Corkscrew & Firestorm 4 qualified
- Cerberus (CYP) vs Crushtacean (RSA) vs Panic Attack (WAL) vs Terror Turtle (CAN): Crushtacean & Panic Attack qualified
Round 2
- Firestorm 4 (ENG) vs Panic Attack (WAL): Firestorm 4 won
- Corkscrew (SCO) vs Crushtacean (RSA): Crushtacean won
Final
- Crushtacean (RSA) vs Firestorm 4 (ENG): Firestorm 4 won
European Championship[]
- Main article: European Championship
This tournament featured champions from Europe representing their respective countries in a knock-out tournament.
| Black Hole (GER) |
Philipper 2 (BEL) |
PulverizeR (NED) |
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| Razer (UK) |
Snake Bite (SWZ) |
Tornado (UK) |
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NOTE: Tornado, PulverizeR and Black Hole qualified as the domestic champions of the UK, Dutch and German series. Razer entered as the World Champion, and Philipper 2 became the Belgian champion by making the deepest run in Dutch Series 2 of any Belgian entry. Rawbot and Snake Bite represented Sweden and Switzerland as newcomers.
Round 1
- Razer (UK) vs PulverizeR (NED): Razer won
- Black Hole (GER) vs Zeus (ITA): Black Hole won
- Snake Bite (SUI) vs Tornado (UK): Tornado won
- Philipper 2 (BEL) vs Rawbot (SWE): Philipper 2 won
Round 2
- Black Hole (GER) vs Philipper 2 (BEL): Philipper 2 won
- Razer (UK) vs Tornado (UK): Razer won
- NOTE: Team Razer later handed victory to Tornado, as they believed that Razer had been immobilised (its motors had burnt out very early on in the fight) and did not deserve to continue.
Final
- Philipper 2 (BEL) vs Tornado (UK): Tornado won
Proposed Events[]
According to the original Robot Wars discussion forums, at least three further events were planned for Extreme Series 2, but ultimately never shown:
Demolition Derby[]
- "Eight robots compete in various challenges designed to test their driving ability and control under pressure. A specially designed arena, full of obstacles, skill tests, point scoring challenges and fighting opportunities will be designed to test the roboteers to their very limits."
- — Description on original Robot Wars discussion forum (archived)[2]
Demolition Derby was to be a full episode featuring eight competitors in a series of driving and control-based challenges. Much like the Gauntlet and Trial stages of the first two UK series, these challenges would have consisted of a variety of obstacle courses and points-based stages, as well as 'skill tests' and occasional combat elements. According to the description, the competition would have taken place in a separate arena to that used in regular combat events.
It is unknown whether Demolition Derby was produced or scrapped as a concept, or if any robots were entered. However, the event was referenced in the October 2002 Robot Wars souvenir programme, published just a few weeks prior to filming, though billed as a regular combat event by this time.[3]
Robot Rampage events[]
Two additional events were also planned for the Robot Rampage episode:
- Super Heavyweight Knockdown, a revival of the Super Heavyweight Championship which would have been billed as the main event.[2]
- A 'Walker class' event, dedicated to walking robots in a similar vein to the Series 3 Walker Battles.[2]
Like Demolition Derby, it is unknown whether the Super Heavyweight or Walker events were produced or cancelled, or if any robots were entered into them.
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021114153427/http://www.robotmayhem.com/forum/messages/49/9900.html?1030624362
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20021114155421/http://www.robotmayhem.com/forum/messages/49/10069.html?1031884009
- ↑ 'The Day Ahead', Robot Wars Programme, October 2002 [Extreme 2], p.1
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