Editing Team Ranglebots

{{team
|team_name=Team Ranglebots
|image=<gallery type="slideshow">
Team_Ranglebots_Series_10.jpg|Series 10
Team Ranglebots.jpg|Series 9
Pulsar with team.jpg|Series 8
</gallery>
|series=8-10
|team_members=Ellis Ware<br>Peter Ware<br>Tara Ware
|home_town=Madeley, Shropshire
}}
{{quote|I've been called a boy genius, and I really don't like that at all, I'm just building robots as well as I can.|Ellis Ware}}
'''Team Ranglebots''', known on television as '''Team Pulsar''', is a roboteering team captained by Ellis Ware. A family team of mother, father and son, the team competed for the first time in [[Robot Wars: Series 8|Series 8]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]'', where they reached the Grand Final with their robot [[Pulsar]], which also competed in [[Robot Wars: Series 9|Series 9]]. Team Ranglebots then reached their second Grand Final in [[Robot Wars: Series 10|Series 10]] with a new build, [[Magnetar]].

The team name "Ranglebots" is derived from the name of Ellis Ware's company, '''Ranglebox''', which supplies robotics parts.

==The Team==
===Ellis Ware===
[[File:Ellis and Magnetar.jpg|thumb|Ellis Ware with Magnetar]]
Ellis Ware is the captain of Team Ranglebots, and the builder, designer and driver of Pulsar and Magnetar. An experienced roboteer from the live circuit in lower weight classes, and a pioneer of brushless technology, Ellis Ware is the foundation of the team, and was aged only 19 at the time of Series 8, already the owner of online robotics business Ranglebox. Ellis Ware uses ''Robot Wars'' as a platform to show that robotics can be self-taught, as his knowledge came from the Internet, having not progressed to higher education. As a result of his expansive build diary on Pulsar for Series 9, Josh Valman decided to employ Ellis Ware at [[Rapid|RPD International]], and his proficiency at creating computer-aided designs allowed Pulsar and Magnetar to qualify for their respective series before even being constructed.

[[File:Team Kadeena Machina.jpg|thumb|left|Ellis Ware with Kadeena and Joah Cox]]
Based on his success with Pulsar in Series 8, Ellis Ware was selected as a mentor in ''[[Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars]]''. He joined Paralympian Kadeena Cox and her brother Joah to compete with [[Kadeena Machina]], a vertical spinner. Ellis Ware maintained Kadeena Machina and made small repairs when necessary, and eventually the team won [[Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars/Episode 2|their episode]] without losing a single battle.

===Peter Ware===
[[File:Team Ranglebots S8.jpg|thumb|Team Ranglebots in Series 8]]
Peter Ware is a music producer by trade, and is Ellis Ware's father, husband to Tara Ware. In Series 8, his team role was described as 'Project Overview, Logistics, Odd Building Jobs & Soldering', and he was seen directly making repairs to Pulsar in Series 9, although he proved to be responsible for one of Pulsar's batteries shorting out during its heat. His role in Series 9, according to the ''Robot Wars'' website, was 'team transport and build assistance', and then 'electronics' in Series 10.

===Tara Ware===
Tara Ware is a copywriter by trade, and is Ellis Ware's mother, wife to Peter Ware. Although not directly involved with the maintenance of Pulsar, Tara Ware was responsible for the team's attire, and her role was referred to as 'project overview' in Series 9, and 'logistics' in Series 10.

The umbrella used by Team RPD during [[Rapid|Rapid's]] hero shot in Series 9 was Tara Ware's property, and Team RPD borrowed it from her.

==Robots==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Weight Class
!Series
|-
|- bgcolor="#a9a9a9"; <span style=color:#000000></span>
|[[Pulsar|<span style="color:#0148c2">Pulsar</span>]]
|Heavyweight
|Series 8-9
|- bgcolor="#a9a9a9"; <span style=color:#000000></span>
|[[Magnetar|<span style="color:#0148c2">Magnetar</span>]]
|Heavyweight
|Series 10
|}

<gallery>
Pulsar2.jpg|Pulsar (Series 8)
Pulsar.jpg|Pulsar (Series 9)
Magnetar official.jpg|Magnetar (Series 10)
Kadeena Machina.jpg|Kadeena Machina (Battle of the Stars)
</gallery>

===Wins/Losses===
*Wins: 9
*Losses: 5
*Draws: 1

''NOTE: This wins/losses ratio excludes the wins achieved by Kadeena Machina''

==Series Record==
{{Series Record New|Team Ranglebots|'''Grand Final, Round 1 with [[Pulsar]]'''|'''Heat Final with [[Pulsar]]'''<br>Battle of the Stars Champion with [[Kadeena Machina]]|'''Grand Final, Round 1 with [[Magnetar]]'''<br>''Not selected with [[Pulsar]]''}}
''NOTE: Ellis Ware also competed in [[Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars|Battle of the Stars]] as mentor for [[Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars/Episode 2|Episode 2]] champion [[Kadeena Machina]].''

==Outside Robot Wars==
{{Image|Various lighter weight class robots built by Ellis Ware/Ranglebox over the years - Tormenta (all versions), Rango/Django, up-to-date versions of Neon/Glow, Gizmo and Killi Pepper}}
===Live Events===
====2012-2016====
Prior to competing on ''Robot Wars'', Ellis Ware achieved initial success with a variety of machines in lower weight class events.

In 2012, he debuted the '''Tormenta''' series of featherweights, each being four-wheel drive with electric lifters. The original machine featured a four-bar lifting mechanism and competed in [[Robo Challenge]] events under the '''Team Expat''' team name, collecting second-place finishes in all three of its 2012 FRA Featherweight Championship qualifiers.<ref name="Tormenta1Test">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nelFHBSRasQ 'Tormenta - Featherweight Combat Robot - Lifter test', ''parrothouserecords'' (YouTube), uploaded 16 March 2012]</ref><ref name="FRAFeather2012">[https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/content/88-fighting-robots-association-featherweight-championship-2012 'Fighting Robots Association - Fighting Robots Association UK Featherweight Championship 2012', ''Fighting Robots Association'' website]</ref> '''Tormenta 2''' followed a year later with a completely revised design, switching to a double-hinged lifter/flipper with a flatter box-shaped design and a predominantly [[Plastic armour|HDPE construction]]. This incarnation would finish the championship in the top 16 - collecting two knockout wins in the process - and receive the "Most Innovative Machine" award for its lifter and use of 'minimal resources' in its construction.<ref>https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/threads/10822-tormenta-2-build-diary.</ref><ref name="FRAFeather2013">[https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/content/93-fighting-robots-association-featherweight-championship-2013 'Fighting Robots Association - Fighting Robots Association UK Featherweight Championship 2013', ''Fighting Robots Association'' website]</ref><ref name="FRA2013FeatherAwards">[https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/content/94-fighting-robots-association-2013-featherweight-awards 'Fighting Robots Association - Fighting Robots Association 2013 Featherweight Awards', ''Fighting Robots Association'' website]</ref>
[[File:Tormenta 3.jpg|thumb|left|Tormenta 3]]
The Tormenta 2 design was further overhauled for '''Tormenta 3''', which now incorporated brushless drive, interchangeable front wedges and lifting arms, wheel pods similar in style to those of the Series 8 Pulsar, and the use of watercut [[Metal armour|steel]] components. Sporting a copper (later white) and black aesthetic, it finished sixth overall in the 2015 FRA Featherweight International Championships{{cit}}and won an event outright in Germany.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ranglebox/posts/pfbid02rqgFm81qZRjrEEknjMwsfEu3jpxpAykuBYd1nUjsUusnYgEAceUv8YSaT3fPHFezl</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/ranglebox/photos/a.1514784262159245/1585060781798259</ref> 

At the 2016 FRA International Championships - taking place between 31 March and 3 April 2016 - Tormenta 3 started strongly by throwing both [[w:c:king-of-bots:Legion|Legion]] and [[w:c:king-of-bots:Red Hot Tilly Pecker|Hatchet]] out of the arena in its opening qualifier.<ref name="Tormenta3-2016-Q1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0foTl5-RA5U 'FRA FW Q1 - Hatchet v Tormenta 3 v Legion - RC Fighting Robot Wars - 2016 International Champs', ''Tom Strong Reviews'' (YouTube), uploaded 4 April 2016]</ref> It would proceed to do the same to Twisted Sister and No Toy in even more ferocious fashion, but was in turn ejected from the arena in its third melee by [[Beast#Outside Robot Wars|Beauty 8]].<ref name="Tormenta3-2016-Q2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2aa-DWgUNU 'FRA FW Q4 - Twisted Sister v Tormenta 3 v No Toy - RC Fighting Robot Wars - 2016 Int'l Champs', ''Tom Strong Reviews'' (YouTube), uploaded 7 April 2016]</ref><ref name="Tormenta3-2016-Q3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m321xgRPIo 'FRA FW Q6 - Tormenta 3 v Beauty 8 v The Unnamed - RC Fighting Robot Wars - 2016 International Champs', ''Tom Strong Reviews'' (YouTube), uploaded 22 April 2016]</ref> Two further losses against Pendulum<ref name="Tormenta3-2016-Round2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4nlvyQuUo 'FRA FW - Pendulum v Tormenta 3 - RC Fighting Robot Wars - 2016 International Championships', ''Tom Strong Reviews'' (YouTube), uploaded 19 May 2016]</ref> and Dutch entrant Omega<ref name="Tormenta3-2016-LosersMelee">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDaS7Bz2aIQ 'FRA FW - Tormenta v Omega v Endeavour - RC Fighting Robot Wars - 2016 International Championships', ''Tom Strong Reviews'' (YouTube), uploaded 15 May 2016]</ref> would eliminate Tormenta 3 from the main championship, though it would later recover with a whiteboard victory over vertical spinners [[w:c:king-of-bots:Binky|Binky]] and Fissure.<ref name="Tormenta3-2016-Whiteboard">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzRWnyUSlzw '"Whiteboard" - Binky v Tormenta v Fissure - Robo Challenge - RC Fighting Robot Wars FRA FW 2016', ''Tom Strong Reviews'' (YouTube), uploaded 27 May 2016]</ref>

For the 2014 FRA Featherweight Championship, Ellis Ware completed his first 'solo' build, the four-wheeled drum spinner '''Rango'''. Despite encountering major teething issues throughout, it would reach the semi-finals before being defeated by Beauty 2. Rango redeemed itself by winning the play-off against [[Dystopia#Outside Robot Wars|Defector]], finishing the 2014 championship third overall.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ranglebox/posts/pfbid02px2hzQd1dvgFbw724iaVJfNKkcvAVfnqBw54VidqSRKgiL7teh2XNSxc2YXUy6D5l</ref><ref name="FRAFeather2014">[https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/content/96-fighting-robots-association-2014-featherweight-championship 'Fighting Robots Association - Fighting Robots Association 2014 Featherweight Championship', ''Fighting Robots Association'' website]</ref> Rango was later sold to [[Team Legion]] and renamed '''Django'''.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ranglebox/posts/1534798313491173</ref> Under this identity, it finished runner-up to [[Eruption#Outside Robot Wars|Explosion]] in the 2016 FRA International Featherweight Championships.<ref name="DjangovsExplosion">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiXuarPbSC4 'FRA FW Final - Django v Explosion - RC Fighting Robot Wars - 2016 International Championships', ''Tom Strong Reviews'' (YouTube), uploaded 4 April 2016]</ref>

At the 2014 ''[[Team MAD|Robots Live!]]'' event in Stevenage, Ware also debuted two machines in the beetleweight category event - the wedged rammer '''Gonzales''' and the horizontal disc spinner '''Newton'''.<ref>https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/threads/12148-fra-uk-heavyweight-championships-2014-robots-live-stevenage-13th-and-14th-september?p=453719&viewfull=1#post453719</ref><ref name="NewtonMontage">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gju8bVVMFHg 'Newton - Combat Robot Mini-montage', ''Ranglebox'' (YouTube), uploaded 15 September 2014]</ref> Newton would go on to achieve major success in 2015 at competitions run by ''Kinematic Events'', finishing runner-up to [[Team 13|Limpet XS]] at Wolverhampton.<ref>https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/threads/12600-kinematic-events-beetleweights-com-wolverhampton-28th-february-2015?p=456504&viewfull=1#post456504</ref>

====2017-2019====
[[File:Neon.jpg|thumb|Neon in 2017]]
Leading up to the FRA Featherweight International Championships in 2017, Ellis Ware made use of his spare components, intended for use in heavyweight robots, to build the featherweight '''[https://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Neon Neon]''' in just two days. Featuring a powerful undercutting bar spinner and a top speed of 26mph, Neon finished ninth out of fifty robots at the championship. 

Neon returned for the ''King of Bots'' UK International Championships in August 2018, sporting a new pink blade. Despite again proving to be a powerful competitor, it lost its opening melee after sustaining severe damage from [[Tauron|Straddle 2]], before winning a three-way melee against [[Team Tilly#Outside Robot Wars|Red Hot Tilly Pecker]] and [[Expulsion|The Claw]]. In its third battle, Neon knocked out [[HIGH-5|Mini ACE]], but then recoiled out of the arena completely after colliding with the latter's wedge shape, losing the battle to [[Team Conker|Binky]] as a result. Neon was relegated to the eight-way qualifier for the Top 20, and once again recoiled out of the arena, eliminating it from the competition. Neon redeemed this by winning the event's Annihilator, throwing [[HIGH-5#Outside Robot Wars|BANE]] out of the arena before winning the final against [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Greedy_Snake Naughty Snake].

In September 2018, the team's ''This is Fighting Robots'' heavyweight '''Sandstorm''' (see ''King of Bots/This is Fighting Robots'') made its UK debut at ''Robots Live!'' Stevenage. Competing in various battles, it notably defeated ''Robot Wars'' Series 8 champion [[Apollo]] in the first round of the 2018 FRA UK Heavyweight Championship, though it would end up losing its next fight to [[w:c:king-of-bots:Switch|Switch]]. A further loss in its Losers' Melee - at the hands of long-time ''Robot Wars'' veteran [[Behemoth]] - eliminated Sandstorm from the championship, though it would later pick up victory in a whiteboard also involving [[w:c:king-of-bots:Vulcan|Vulcan]].<ref name="FRA-2018-HW-Results">[https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/content/455-fighting-robots-association-heavyweight-championship-2018 'Fighting Robots Association - Fighting Robots Association Heavyweight Championship 2018', ''Fighting Robots Association'' website]</ref>

Alongside Magnetar, Neon attended the ''[[Team Roaming Robots|Extreme Robots]]'' Maidstone event in 2019, competing in featherweight melees throughout the weekend.<ref name="NeonMaidstone-2019-Melee1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIxGLoSBXwA 'Extreme Robots Maidstone2019: Featherweight Rumble 2', ''TEAM IRONCLADS'' (YouTube), uploaded 21 October 2019]</ref><ref name="NeonMaidstone-2019-Melee2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJfELQ3jh7s 'Extreme Robots Maidstone 2019: Featherweight Rumble 3', ''TEAM IRONCLADS'' (YouTube), uploaded 21 October 2019]</ref>

====2021-present====
Following refurbishment, Neon returned to combat with Ellis Ware in late 2021 at the ''Labman FightFest Winter Challenge'', sporting an updated black and orange colour scheme. Initially participating in the Annihilator competition, it was eliminated in the second round within its group, when the gyroscopic forces of Neon's bar caused it to throw itself out of the arena boundaries once again. Neon also took part in a [[House Robots|House Robot]] Rebellion, comprising of two head-to-head battles against [[Coyote|Jamie McHarg's]] replica of [[Shunt]]. While being pitted early into the first clash, Neon redeemed itself by inflicting damage to Shunt and the arena wall in the second, only for both to become immobilised on one side.<ref name="LabmanWinterChallenge1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHUd8uA5Rao 'FightFest Winter Challenge! The Annihilation Begins...', ''Labman FightFest'' (YouTube), uploaded 23 July 2022]</ref><ref name="LabmanWinterChallenge2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE4YpG9N0w0 'FightFest Winter Challenge! House Robot Rebellion!', ''Labman FightFest'' (YouTube), uploaded 3 September 2022]</ref>

2022 saw Neon once again competing alongside Magnetar at ''Extreme Robots'' Portsmouth, collecting a trophy from its featherweight rumbles.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ranglebox/posts/pfbid0Rj9GmN1oKtM24TiCT1sttbVsSCNaeswUFqvYxCPALJ1YL94e6E1ycxP8vGyG5XfDl</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/ranglebox/posts/pfbid02Ggw7qLPRieopkLNgdHt1hH5RgZdS933xFgQ4bucJwNDv5DMb5AZz4bDJUuG3HEyTl</ref> A more significant achievement followed at ''Labman FightFest'', where it finished runner-up in the Pro Championship to [[Team Immersion|Team Immersion]] and [[w:c:king-of-bots:Amnesia|Amnesia]].<ref name="Labman2022-Part2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbbiZT-2eX0 'FightFest 2022 Day 2!', ''Labman FightFest'' (YouTube), uploaded 10 July 2022]</ref> A 1.5kg beetleweight variant, '''Glow''', debuted earlier the same year at the ''BBB: Beetle Brawl'' in February,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ranglebox/posts/pfbid0fBEN925xfipU1bxWQ8EQpSjURNv4bKf3DGSLbbHnmwE9M7NEZe8Psw3KGt86Kqbhl</ref> reaching the Round of 32 stage.<ref name="BBB-Feb-2022">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi_LMNpcot8 'BBB Beetle Brawl 2022 - Full Competition - Bristol Bot Builders Beetleweight Combat Robots', ''Joe Brown'' (YouTube), uploaded 27 February 2022]</ref> 

In early 2023, Ellis Ware debuted a second modern beetleweight in the form of the drum spinner '''Gizmo'''. Utilising a single-piece 3D-printed chassis, four-wheel drive and a twin disc-style weapon,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=712632367140595&set=pcb.712655720471593</ref> it was completed for and entered into the ''BBB Beetle Brawl'' in late February. Despite an early setback - where it was flipped over and immobilised in its debut melee - Gizmo recovered to win six battles and become the overall event champion.<ref name="BBB-Feb-2023">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QfRrKpV6Xg 'BBB Beetle Brawl 2023 - Full Competition - Bristol Bot Builders Beetleweight Combat Robots', ''Joe Brown'' (YouTube), uploaded 26 February 2023]</ref> Another championship triumph for Gizmo followed in early July, when it won the ''Robot Rebellion'' Beetle Belt at the Rapture Gaming Festival, Chatham.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/RobotRebellionUK/posts/pfbid0MQqKNrAMW91nQdSTeZoyzH8Upnzqh5tfuK6HDSZa6xHroSSrhPQu1ft7VAN1YBVCl</ref><ref name="RR-23-Final">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqBlde4CI9A 'Robot Rebellion 2023 - The Grand Final', ''Robot Rebellion'' (YouTube), streamed 4 March 2024]</ref> On November 4, it again reached the final round of a BBB event - the 2023 ''Beetle Champs'' - but settled for a runner-up finish after getting turned over and sent recoiling into the flip-out zone by Luchador.<ref name="BBB2023">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htxdbdbtcik 'BBB Beetle Champs 2023 - Full Competition - Bristol Bot Builders Beetleweight Combat Robots', ''Joe Brown'' (YouTube), uploaded 6 November 2023]</ref>

Ellis Ware also returned for ''Labman FightFest'' 2023 with '''Killi Pepper''', a conventional two-wheel drive vertical spinner derived from the version competing in ''BattleBots'' (see ''BattleBots''). With a 6kg flywheel, a top speed of 25mph and a maximum voltage of 50 volts, Killi Pepper reached the overall competition final, but finished runner-up to [[w:c:king-of-bots:Telekinesis|Andy Russell's]] Nitro after becoming flipped over and immobilised.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=322172186799742&set=a.243087098041585</ref><ref name="Labman2023Final">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEj18l7tXR8 'FightFest 2023 - FINAL Killi Pepper vs Nitro', ''Labman FightFest'' (YouTube), uploaded 24 July 2023]</ref>

===''King of Bots''/''This is Fighting Robots''===
[[File:Great White KOB.jpg|thumb|left|Ellis Ware (left) with Great White at ''King of Bots'']]
In October 2017, Ellis Ware entered the Chinese TV show ''King of Bots'' with '''[http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Great_White Great White]''', a [[Clusterbots|clusterbot]] co-developed with Team DeathRoll, the Australian builders of ABC/Discovery ''BattleBots'' competitor [http://battlebots.wikia.com/wiki/DeathRoll DeathRoll]. The clusterbot consisted of a four-wheel drive heavyweight armed with an serrated vertical spinner modelled on a shark's tooth, as well as a modified version of Neon named '''Remora''', using a large saw blade interchangeably alongside the bar spinner. Named after the eponymous shark, Great White continues Team DeathRoll's theme of basing their robots' designs on dangerous aquatic creatures. 

In the first round, Great White faced a dangerous draw against [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Spin_Doctor Spin Doctor], built by the founder of ''RoboGames'', but snatched a last-minute knockout to earn a highly credible victory. Two more knockout wins against [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Hunting_Wind Hunting Wind] and [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Tánshè Tánshè] followed, the latter after causing extensive damage to the British entry's flipper and sides. Great White, now in the Top 8, maintained a similarly destructive form against the Chinese drum spinner [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Chiyung_Jinlun Chiyung Jinlun], ripping into its drum, wheels and armour. However, after getting itself continuously pushed into the hazards, it was ultimately eliminated on a Judges' decision, its team also being penalised for using their floor flipper on Chiyung Jinlun too early. Within the same competition, Great White competed alongside Spin Doctor in a 2v2 battle against [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Wild_Beast Wild Beast] and [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Rust_Boar Rust Boar]. The Anglo-Australian and American effort won after the battle was aborted early, when Rust Boar's batteries caught fire.

[[File:Sandstorm.jpg|thumb|Sandstorm, ''This is Fighting Robots'' competitor]]
For the spin-off show ''This is Fighting Robots'', Ellis Ware formed his own team alongside Giles Ruscoe, - '''Team Relentless''' - to compete with '''[http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Sandstorm Sandstorm]''', a heavyweight inspired by Tormenta 3. As with Tormenta 3, it was a four-wheel drive machine armed with a combined lifting wedge and front-hinged lifting arms. Sandstorm's brushless drive offered it a top speed of 24mph, and the robot is protected by thick HARDOX armour. 

Initially, Sandstorm was not selected by the celebrity team managers, requiring it to fight in a four-way group battle against fellow UK entry [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Bonfire Bonfire], American ring spinner [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Chronos Chronos] and Mexican competitor [[w:c:king-of-bots:Blue Demon|Blue Demon]]. Its initial charge on Chronos was enough to impress Zheng Shuang, resulting in her selecting Sandstorm to become part of her team in the main competition. Under Shuang's captaincy, Sandstorm fought [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Chronos Chronos] once again in a head-to-head Freestyle battle, charging it around the arena to win the Judges' decision. In the Alliance War 2v2 stage, it single-handedly challenged the Portuguese [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Zen_Oh Zen Oh] and Chinese [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Golden_Hoops Golden Hoops] to win for itself and [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/White_Tiger_Guardian White Tiger Guardian], which became immobilised early on by the [[Rabid M8|Team REC]] entry. 

After gaining an automatic place in the Quarter-Final Qualification Race, Sandstorm was then immobilised by [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Red_River_Hong Red River Hong], whose first attack was enough to leave it stranded on its own damaged chain. Despite this loss, it was chosen by Zheng Shuang as one of her representatives in the Top 8. A quarter-final loss to [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Xiake Xiake] - involving further damage and pinning on its own front wedge - eliminated Sandstorm altogether following a generally strong performance.

[[File:Remora TIFR.jpg|thumb|left|Great White in ''This is Fighting Robots'', with a different version of Remora]]
Great White also competed in ''This is Fighting Robots'' as a 'Challenger', which joined the competition later into the series. Although Ellis Ware was not a member of the team, the minibot Remora was still represented by a different machine, sharing a similar set of undercutter spinners to Ware's version. This version of Remora was able to cause damage to [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/White_Tiger_Guardian White Tiger Guardian], before the main body of Great White earned a very quick knockout. However, Remora sustained damage in Great White's loss to [http://king-of-bots.wikia.com/wiki/Cat_King Cat King], where the vertical spinner of the American machine threw Great White out of the arena.

[[File:The Hounds.jpg|thumb|left|The Hounds at ''King of Bots II'']]
[[File:The Hounds Team.png|thumb|The Hounds with Ellis Ware]]
Team Relentless returned for ''King of Bots II'', captained by Ellis Ware in collaboration with Andy Hibberd and Letitia Steer of [[Rapid|Team RPD]]. They competed with '''[https://king-of-bots.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hounds The Hounds]''', a multibot consisting of two invertible drum spinners, driven by Ware and Hibberd. The Hounds impressed the celebrity captains at filming, and Ellis Ware joined Zhu Zheng Ting's team for the competition. The Hounds got off to a good start, defeating [https://king-of-bots.fandom.com/wiki/Yesaji Yesaji] and [https://king-of-bots.fandom.com/wiki/Warrior Warrior] in back-to-back knockouts to win the 'attrition battle' for its celebrity team.

===''BattleBots''===
[[File:Big Dill - Team - VII.png|thumb|Ellis Ware (left) with Big Dill]]
Ellis Ware would make his first appearance on ''BattleBots'' in the 2022-2023 season ''World Championship VII'' where he was a member of the [[w:c:battlebots:Big Dill|Big Dill]] team, captained by Emmanuel Carillo and also featuring members of the [[Hobgoblin]] and [[Lightning Tracks]] teams. For this, he built a new featherweight vertical spinner - '''Killi Pepper''' - which could compete alongside the heavyweight Big Dill and later enter UK competitions in its own weight class.

Originally an alternate for the season, Big Dill was chosen to compete in the main Fight Night stages as a last-minute substitute for newcomer [https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/DOOM DOOM]. However, it endured a tough run, losing its first battle of the season to [https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/HiJinx HiJinx] after catching fire and becoming immobilised. A second knockout loss followed against [https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/Skorpios Skorpios], despite Big Dill landing a couple of powerful blows with its vertical flywheel. Big Dill put on its strongest showing against [https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/MadCatter MadCatter], surviving to the judges' decision and exchanging several attacks with the latter. However, Team Bad Kitty's machine prevailed in the subsequent decision, after out-pushing and inflicting severe drivetrain damage to Big Dill during the final minute. Big Dill maintained its improving form with a knockout win over [https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/Free_Shipping Free Shipping], though it would ultimately not be selected to compete in the main championship bracket.

Big Dill also competed in the spin-off ''BattleBots: Champions II'', filmed during the same October 2022 blocks as ''World Championship VII''. Appearing in the penultimate Sin City Slugfest bracket, it was eliminated in the first round by [[w:c:battlebots:JackPot|JackPot]] on a judges' decision, despite putting up a strong performance against the Las Vegas local. Killi Pepper, however, was not used in this battle, nor in Big Dill's subsequent exhibition match against [[w:c:battlebots:Bloodsport|Bloodsport]], which the main heavyweight won on a judges' decision.<ref name>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHS0p84DQyA 'Vengeance in Vegas 2 | Full Event | BattleBots', ''BattleBots'' (YouTube), streamed 25 November 2023]</ref>

==Trivia==
*Team Ranglebots are the only Grand Finalists across the three revived series that never battled [[Carbide]] at some point.

==References==
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==External Links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/ranglebox Ranglebox - Team Pulsar Facebook page (current)]
*[https://www.facebook.com/teamranglebots/?fref=nf Magnetar & Pulsar - Robot Wars Facebook page]
*[https://twitter.com/PulsarRW Magnetar & Pulsar - Robot Wars Twitter page]
*[http://ranglebox.com/ Ranglebox website]

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