Changes: Shockwave (Extreme 1)

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For the Series 8 competitor, see Shockwave.

"A robo-bobby hits the beat!"

— Jonathan Pearce

Shockwave was a robot which was entered by and represented the Police in the Forces Special of Robot Wars Extreme. It lost in its only battle in the first round, falling into the pit despite its potent weapon and sound design.

Shockwave was teamed by the Peter family, who previously entered Flirty Skirty in Series 2 and Miss Ile in Series 3, and represented the Police as Albert Peter is a senior crime officer.

Design

"Dial 999 these days and look what rushes out at 15mph! An electric paddywagon with a 22 inch, 12 kilo, vertically mounted cutting disc!"

— Jonathan Pearce introduces Shockwave

Shockwave was a roughly hexagonal shaped robot armed with a 22', 12 kg, vertical spinning steel blade, similar to that of The Alien's. It also featured a pair of ramming spikes at the front, had a top speed of 15 mph and was painted black, white and blue with flames, lightning bolts and Police stripes and badges.

Robot History

Extreme 1

Albert Peter: "Our robot is so dangerous, so devious, so down right deadly, it's almost criminal, that's why we have to keep it locked up in a cell, isn't that right son?"

Richard Peter: "That's right Dad, and as the driver, I'm about to go down for dangerous driving!"

— The team's introduction

In its first round battle, the Police representative Shockwave faced Anvil of the RAF, and Sub-Version of the Royal Navy.

Shockwave vs Anvil — Shockwave uses its front spikes on Anvil

Anvil vs Shockwave — Shockwave is pushed onto the pit

Shockwave vs Sub-Version — Shockwave is pitted by Sub-Version

Shockwave started by charging and missing Sub-Version. It tried to get its weapon into position, but just spun around on the spot instead. All three robots met near a CPZ and rammed into each other, but Anvil was too low for Shockwave's weapon to cause any damage, and it only made light contact with Sub-Version. Shockwave abandoned its efforts using its bar spinner, and used its front spikes to push Anvil sideways, while Sub-Version activated the Pit. As the Pit descended, Shockwave was pushing Anvil near it but got stuck on the lip of the Pit, gradually slipping in until Anvil pushed it over the surface, and Sub-Version finished it off, sending the Police out of the competition.

"Straight to our own magistrates court for Shockwave, and the sentence: you are out!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Shockwave is pitted

Results

SHOCKWAVE - RESULTS
Extreme Series 1
Forces Special Round 1
Round 1	vs. Sub-Version, Anvil	Eliminated

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 1

Series Record

Main Series	Shockwave Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Entered with Flirty Skirty
The Third Wars	Entered with Miss Ile
The Fourth Wars	Did not enter
The Fifth Wars	Did not enter
The Sixth Wars	Did not enter
The Seventh Wars	Did not enter
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme	Appearances
Series 1	Forces Special, Round 1
Series 2	Did not enter

Outside Robot Wars

QuadseyTG — Shockwave as Quadsey in Techno Games

Shockwave also entered spin-off show Techno Games in 2002, under the name Quadsey. It competed in the Assault Course, where it lost to Smash and Grab in Round 1.

Trivia

Shockwave was the only robot in its lone battle to not represent the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.

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+|team=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Police Staffordshire Police]
 |team_members=Richard Peter<br/>Albert Peter
+|from=Baswich, Stafford
 |other_entries=[[Flirty Skirty]]<br/><small>(Series 2)</small><br/>[[Miss Ile]]<br/><small>(Series 3)</small>
+|stats=Shockwave ext1 stats.png
 |weight=98kg
 |dimensions=1.12m x 1.08m x 0.77m
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 |weapons=Twin Bladed Cutter & Spikes
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+{{for|the Series 8 competitor|Shockwave}}
-{{quote|A robo bobby hits the beat|[[Jonathan Pearce]]}}
+{{quote|A robo-bobby hits the beat!|Jonathan Pearce}}
-'''Shockwave''' was a roughly hexagonal shaped robot that travelled at 15mph and was entered by the Police in the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Forces Special|Forces Special]] of ''[[Robot Wars Extreme]]''. It was armed with a 22', 12kg, vertically mounted, spinning steel blade similar in design to [[The Alien]] and robot itself was refered to as an "''electric paddywagon''" by Jonathan Pearce. It was teamed by the Peter family who also entered [[Flirty Skirty]] and [[Miss Ile]]. However it is unknown if they were just representing the Police or they are actually Police Officers, although it is stated that Albert Peter is a senior crime officer. Shockwave lost its only battle after falling down the pit.
+'''Shockwave''' was a robot which was entered by and represented the Police in the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Forces Special|Forces Special]] of ''[[Robot Wars Extreme]]''. It lost in its only battle in the first round, falling into the pit despite its potent weapon and sound design.
+Shockwave was teamed by the Peter family, who previously entered [[Flirty Skirty]] in Series 2 and [[Miss Ile]] in Series 3, and represented the Police as Albert Peter is a senior crime officer.
+==Design==
+{{quote|Dial 999 these days and look what rushes out at 15mph! An electric paddywagon with a 22 inch, 12 kilo, vertically mounted cutting disc!|[[Jonathan Pearce]] introduces Shockwave}}
+Shockwave was a roughly hexagonal shaped robot armed with a 22', 12&nbsp;kg, vertical spinning steel blade, similar to that of [[The Alien|The Alien's]]. It also featured a pair of ramming spikes at the front, had a top speed of  15&nbsp;mph and was painted black, white and blue with flames, lightning bolts and Police stripes and badges.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Extreme 1===
-{{dialogue a-b|Albert Peter|Our robot is so dangerous, so devious, so down right deadly, it's almost criminal, that's why we have to keep it locked up in a cell, isn't that right son?|Richard Peter|That's right Dad and as the driver, I'm about to go down for dangerous driving.|The team's introduction}}
+{{dialogue a-b|Albert Peter|Our robot is so dangerous, so devious, so down right deadly, it's almost criminal, that's why we have to keep it locked up in a cell, isn't that right son?|Richard Peter|That's right Dad, and as the driver, I'm about to go down for dangerous driving!|The team's introduction}}
+In its first round battle, the Police representative Shockwave faced [[Anvil]] of the RAF, and [[Sub-Version]] of the Royal Navy.
-Shockwave started by charging and missing Sub-Version. It then tried to get its weapon into position, but just spun around instead. All three robots met near a CPZ and rammed into each other, but Anvil was too low for Shockwave's weapon to cause any damage. After some more shoving around, Sub-Version activated the Pit. As it descended Shockwave was pushing Anvil near it and got stuck on the lip of the pit, gradually slipping in until Anvil and Sub-Version finished it off, sending the Police out of the competiton.
+[[File:Shockwave vs Anvil.jpg|thumb|left|Shockwave uses its front spikes on Anvil]]
+[[File:Anvil vs Shockwave.jpg|thumb|Shockwave is pushed onto the pit]]
+[[File:Shockwave vs Sub-Version.JPG|thumb|Shockwave is pitted by Sub-Version]]
+Shockwave started by charging and missing Sub-Version. It tried to get its weapon into position, but just spun around on the spot instead. All three robots met near a CPZ and rammed into each other, but Anvil was too low for Shockwave's weapon to cause any damage, and it only made light contact with Sub-Version. Shockwave abandoned its efforts using its bar spinner, and used its front spikes to push Anvil sideways, while Sub-Version activated the Pit. As the Pit descended, Shockwave was pushing Anvil near it but got stuck on the lip of the Pit, gradually slipping in until Anvil pushed it over the surface, and Sub-Version finished it off, sending the Police out of the competition.
+{{quote|Straight to our own magistrates court for Shockwave, and the sentence: you are out!|Jonathan Pearce as Shockwave is pitted}}
 ==Results==
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 ==Series Record==
+{{Series Record EX|Shockwave|Did not enter|Entered with [[Flirty Skirty]]|Entered with [[Miss Ile]]|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Forces Special, Round 1'''}}
-*Series 1: Did not enter
-*Series 2: Entered with [[Flirty Skirty]]
+==Outside Robot Wars==
-*Series 3: Entered with [[Miss Ile]]
+[[File:QuadseyTG.png|thumb|Shockwave as Quadsey in Techno Games]]
-*Series 4-7: Did not enter
+Shockwave also entered spin-off show ''Techno Games'' in 2002, under the name '''Quadsey'''. It competed in the Assault Course, where it lost to [[Tantrum|Smash and Grab]] in Round 1.
+==See Also==
+*[https://technogames.fandom.com/wiki/Quadsey Quadsey on Techno Games Wiki]
+==Trivia==
+*Shockwave was the only robot in its lone battle to not represent the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.
+{{Extreme 1 Competing Robots}}
 [[Category:UK Series competitors]]
 [[Category:Extreme only competitors]]
-[[Category:Robots that debuted in Extreme 1]]
-[[Category:One-time Losers]]
 [[Category:Robots from Staffordshire]]
 [[Category:Robots with Spikes]]
-[[Category:Robots with heavy rotating blades]]
+[[Category:Robots with Bar Spinners]]
+[[Category:Robots that represented military or emergency services]]
+[[Category:Competitors in Techno Games]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Extreme 1]]
+[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
+[[Category:Robots which only fought in Extreme 1]]