- "It's the Sandwich that bites back!"
- — JJ Frizell
Steel Sandwich (sometimes referred to as Steel Sandwich Junior) was a middleweight robot that entered the Middleweight Championships of the second series of Robot Wars Extreme and Series 7 of Robot Wars. It was notable as one of the lowest competitors in the show to enter the main arena, at 12cm high, and managed to reach the Middleweight final in Extreme 2, losing it and its Series 7 battle to Typhoon.
Design[]
Steel Sandwich in Extreme 2
Steel Sandwich was an exceptionally low robot with a height of 12cm and equipped with a front wedge which it used to ram, get underneath or push other robots around. In Extreme 2, it featured two ramming spikes on the wedge, and was painted dark bluish-green with eyes and a red and white mouth painted on the wedge to resemble a shark. The spikes were removed for Series 7, while the robot was repainted white, black, grey and red.
The Team[]
The team in Extreme 2
- Main article: Team Terror Turtle
Steel Sandwich was built by John Frizell, a keen environmentalist and former Greenpeace director, who was solely responsible for the maintenance of Steel Sandwich in both of its series, and also drove the robot in battle. He was joined in Extreme 2 and Series 7 by his son Jacob (JJ) Frizell, aged 8, and also in Series 7 by his younger son Zacky, aged six.
Robot History[]
Extreme 2[]
Steel Sandwich faced reigning Middleweight Champion Typhoon, alongside Malc 1.5 and Broadsword, in its first round melee.
Steel Sandwich rams one of Malc 1.5's wheels off
At the start, Steel Sandwich was chased by Broadsword, but suffered no damage from its sword weapon. Dead Metal tried to attack Steel Sandwich, but Steel Sandwich's low height enabled it to escape him without suffering any damage. It proceeded to attack both Malc 1.5 and Typhoon, getting hit by the latter, before ramming into Malc 1.5, causing one of its wheels to come off. Steel Sandwich was pushed by Malc 1.5, but retreated as Refbot counted Malc 1.5 out.
Steel Sandwich is swarmed by Typhoon robots
Both Steel Sandwich and Typhoon went through to the final, where they faced Typhoon Twins and the middleweight version of 259. Although it used its wedge shape to initially resist Typhoon, Steel Sandwich did not last much longer, as its side was repeatedly hit by both of Team Typhoon's robots until it became immobilised on one side. It was counted out just before 'cease' was called, with Typhoon winning the Middleweight Championship on a Judges' decision.
Series 7[]
Steel Sandwich fought Phoenix and Typhoon again in the solitary Series 7 Middleweight Championship battle.
Steel Sandwich is pitted by Typhoon
It immediately followed Typhoon and rammed into the defending champion, but was buffeted away by Typhoon's spinning blades. After this, Typhoon hit Steel Sandwich several times, damaging one of its wheels and causing it to lose drive on one side. Steel Sandwich was eventually pitted by Typhoon, and lost the Middleweight Championship once again.
Results[]
| STEEL SANDWICH - RESULTS | ||
| Extreme Series 2 | ||
| Middleweight Championship Final | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Broadsword, Malc 1.5, Typhoon | Qualified |
| Final | vs. Typhoon, Typhoon Twins, 259 | Lost |
| Series 7 | ||
| Middleweight Championship Lost | ||
| Middleweight Final | vs. Phoenix, Typhoon | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 2
Series Record[]
| Main Series | Steel Sandwich Series Record |
|---|---|
| The First Wars | Did not enter |
| The Second Wars | Did not enter |
| The Third Wars | Did not enter |
| The Fourth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Fifth Wars | Failed to qualify with Terror Turtle |
| The Sixth Wars | Failed to qualify with Terror Turtle |
| The Seventh Wars | Middleweight Championship Entered with Terror Turtle |
| Series 8 | Entered with Terror Turtle |
| Series 9 | Not selected with Terror Turtle |
| Series 10 | Entered with The Kegs World Series with Terror Turtle |
| Robot Wars Extreme | Appearances |
| Series 1 | Did not enter |
| Series 2 | Middleweight Final Entered with Terror Turtle |
Outside Robot Wars[]
Steel Sandwich has fought in a few live events outside of the TV series, and took part in battles against heavyweight competitors. It appeared at a 2004 live event in Brighton, seemingly unchanged from its Series 7 guide, where it fought in rumbles against Hydra and Thorak, and then against Behemoth, Iron Awe 2.1, Toe Cutter 2, Thorak once more and Diskriminator.
In the 2006 UK Championships, Steel Sandwich fell in the group stages after losing convincingly to Tough as Nails and Tiberius due to its lighter weight. This is the last time Steel Sandwich was seen in battle.
Trivia[]
- All three of Steel Sandwich's battles in the Middleweight Championships involved Typhoon.
- Steel Sandwich and Carbide are the only robots to come runner-up in two different UK championships of its weight class, though Team Cassius and Robin Herrick and Andrew Dayton-Lovett both achieved the feat with different robots.
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