Changes: Techno-Lease

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"We made it shiny, because beauty killed the beast!"

— Franz Verplanke on Techno-Lease's armour.

Techno-Lease was a Dutch machine that competed in two international events at the end of Series 3 of Robot Wars. However, it failed to win any of its three battles, falling in the first round of The First World Championship, and the group stage of the International League Championship.

In contrast to Techno-Lease, Erik de Vrijer's robot Slicer achieved tremendous success, winning the first Dutch Robot Wars. Although it failed to qualify for the seventh series of the UK Wars, it ultimately went undefeated in televised competition.

Design

Techno-Lease is a shiny box-shaped robot. Its weapons were a row of spikes on the front and a circular saw (described as a grinding blade.), the latter of which was mounted on a movable arm that could quickly flip out from inside the back of the machine.

Robot History

Series 3

BehemothvsTechno — Behemoth flips Techno-Lease

Techno-Lease represented the Netherlands in the First World Championship that was held after the Third Wars. In the first round, it went up against Behemoth, who was representing the UK. The two machines ponderously approached each other, with Behemoth getting its lifting scoop in underneath Techno-Lease. Behemoth then flipped it over with ease. Techno-Lease wasn't able to right itself and was therefore eliminated from the competition.

Prometheus vs Techno-Lease — The two robots push one another.

Techno-Lease later competed in the International League Championship that was held at the end of the Third Wars. It was placed in Group B, putting it up against Prometheus (representing the USA) and Razer (representing the UK). Techno-Lease's first battle saw it go up against Prometheus. This battle consisted of a stalemate pushing match, with neither machine taking the advantage with a long run over the other. Little damage was caused to either machine too. Unsurprisingly, both robots lasted to the end of time, with the judges declaring the battle a draw and giving both robots one point each.

Razer (ENG) vs Techno-Lease (NED) — Techno-Lease is crushed by a dominant Razer

However, Techno-Lease then had to fight Razer. In this battle, Techno-Lease was always second best, with the English robot puncturing its shiny shell in several places using its claw weapon. This left Techno-Lease in a crumpled mess, eventually leaving it immobilised. As Razer then took on the house robots, Dead Metal came in and dragged Techno-Lease around the arena for a little while longer, cutting into it with its circular saw. Cease was eventually called and Techno-Lease was eliminated from the International League Championship.

Results

TECHNO-LEASE - RESULTS
Series 3
The First World Championship Representing The Netherlands, Round 1
Round 1	vs. Behemoth (UK)	Lost
International League Championship Representing The Netherlands, Group Stage
Group Stage	vs. Prometheus (USA)	Drew
Group Stage	vs. Razer (UK)	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 2
Draws: 1

Series Record

TechnoLeaseTeam — The team with Techno-Lease

UK Series

Series	Techno-Lease Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	World Championship, Round 1 International League Championship, Group Stage
The Fourth Wars	Did not enter
The Fifth Wars	Did not enter
The Sixth Wars	Did not enter
The Seventh Wars	Failed to qualify with Slicer
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter

Dutch Series

Dutch Series	Techno-Lease Series Record
Series 1	Entered with Slicer
Series 2	Did not enter

Trivia

OpeningSequence4 — Techno-Lease in the opening of the show

Techno-Lease's two losses were against both the Champion and Runner-Up of the First World Championship. Coincidentally, had it beaten Razer in the International Championship, it would also have fought Diotoir, one of the competition's two Semi-Finalists.
A clip of Techno-Lease being attacked by the House Robots was later used in the show's opening sequence.

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+|team_members=Erik De Vrijer<br/>Franz Verplanke
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-{{quote|We made it shiny, because beauty killed the beast|Franz Verplanke on Techno-Lease's armour.}}
+{{quote|We made it shiny, because beauty killed the beast!|Franz Verplanke on Techno-Lease's armour.}}
-'''Techno-Lease''' was a shiny box shaped machine that competed in two international events at the end of [[Series 3]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It had a circular saw (described as a grinding blade), which flipped out from inside the machine on an arm as its weaponry, as well as a row of spikes, but was unable to overhaul [[Razer]], [[Behemoth]] or even [[Prometheus]] in any of its only three battles.
+'''Techno-Lease''' was a Dutch machine that competed in two international events at the end of [[Series 3]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''.  However, it failed to win any of its three battles, falling in the first round of The First World Championship, and the group stage of the International League Championship.
-In contrast to Techno-Lease, [[Erik de Vrijer]]'s robot [[Slicer]] achieved tremendous success, winning the first Dutch Robot Wars. Although it failed to qualify for the seventh series of the UK Wars, it ultimately went undefeated in televised competition.
+In contrast to Techno-Lease, Erik de Vrijer's robot [[Slicer]] achieved tremendous success, winning the first Dutch Robot Wars. Although it failed to qualify for the seventh series of the UK Wars, it ultimately went undefeated in televised competition.
+==Design==
+Techno-Lease is a shiny box-shaped robot. Its weapons were a row of spikes on the front and a circular saw (described as a grinding blade.), the latter of which was mounted on a movable arm that could quickly flip out from inside the back of the machine.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 3===
-Techno-Lease represented Holland in the First World Championship that was held after the Third Wars. In the first round, it went up against [[Behemoth]], who was representing the UK. The two machines ponderously approached each other, with Behemoth being able to get its lifting scoop in underneath Techno-Lease. Behemoth flipped over Techno-Lease with ease. Techno-Lease wasn't able to right itself, cease was called and Techno-Lease was therefore eliminated from the competition.
+[[File:BehemothvsTechno.jpg|thumb|left|Behemoth flips Techno-Lease]]Techno-Lease represented the Netherlands in the First World Championship that was held after the Third Wars. In the first round, it went up against [[Behemoth]], who was representing the UK. The two machines ponderously approached each other, with Behemoth getting its lifting scoop in underneath Techno-Lease. Behemoth then flipped it over with ease. Techno-Lease wasn't able to right itself and was therefore eliminated from the competition.
+[[File:Prometheus_vs_Techno-Lease.jpg|thumb|179px|The two robots push one another.]]
-Techno-Lease later competed in the International League Championship that was held at the end of the Third Wars. It was placed in Group B, putting it up against [[Prometheus]] (representing the USA) and new World Champions [[Razer]] (representing the UK). Techno-Lease's first battle saw it go up against Prometheus, this battle consisted of a stalemate pushing match with neither machine taking the advantage with a long run over the other. Little damage was caused to either machine too. Unsurprisingly, both robots lasted to the end of time, declaring the battle a draw, giving both robots one point each. However, Techno-Lease then had to go up against Razer. In this battle, Techno-Lease was always second best, with the English robot puncturing its shiny shell in several places using its claw weapon. This left Techno-Lease in a crumpled mess, eventually leaving it immobilised. As Razer then took on the house robots, Dead Metal came in dragged Techno-Lease around the arena for a little while longer. Cease was eventually called and Techno-Lease was eliminated from the International League Championship.
+Techno-Lease later competed in the International League Championship that was held at the end of the Third Wars. It was placed in Group B, putting it up against [[Prometheus (US)|Prometheus]] (representing the USA) and [[Razer]] (representing the UK). Techno-Lease's first battle saw it go up against Prometheus. This battle consisted of a stalemate pushing match, with neither machine taking the advantage with a long run over the other. Little damage was caused to either machine too. Unsurprisingly, both robots lasted to the end of time, with the judges declaring the battle a draw and giving both robots one point each.
+[[File:Razer_(ENG)_vs_Techno-Lease_(NED).png|thumb|left|179px|Techno-Lease is crushed by a dominant Razer]]
+However, Techno-Lease then had to fight Razer. In this battle, Techno-Lease was always second best, with the English robot puncturing its shiny shell in several places using its claw weapon. This left Techno-Lease in a crumpled mess, eventually leaving it immobilised. As Razer then took on the house robots, [[Dead Metal]] came in and dragged Techno-Lease around the arena for a little while longer, cutting into it with its circular saw. Cease was eventually called and Techno-Lease was eliminated from the International League Championship.
 ==Results==
-{{Results Top|Blue|White|TECHNO-LEASE}}
+{{Results Top|Silver|Blue|TECHNO-LEASE}}
 {{Show|Series 3}}
 {{Competition|[[The First World Championship]]|Representing The Netherlands, Round 1}}
 {{Battle|Round 1|[[Behemoth]] (UK)|Lost}}
 {{Competition|[[International League Championship]]|Representing The Netherlands, Group Stage}}
-{{Battle|Group Stage|[[Prometheus]] (USA)|Drew}}
+{{Battle|Group Stage|[[Prometheus (US)|Prometheus]] (USA)|Drew}}
 {{Battle|Group Stage|[[Razer]] (UK)|Lost}}
 |}
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 ==Series Record==
+[[File:TechnoLeaseTeam.jpg|thumb|The team with Techno-Lease]]
+===UK Series===
+{{Series Record|Techno-Lease|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''World Championship, Round 1<br>International League Championship, Group Stage'''|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Failed to qualify with [[Slicer]]}}
+===Dutch Series===
+{{Series Record Dutch|Techno-Lease|Entered with [[Slicer]]}}
+==Trivia==
+[[File:OpeningSequence4.jpg|thumb|150px|Techno-Lease in the opening of the show]]
+*Techno-Lease's two losses were against both the [[Razer|Champion]] and [[Behemoth|Runner-Up]] of the First World Championship. Coincidentally, had it beaten Razer in the International Championship, it would also have fought [[Diotoir]], one of the competition's two Semi-Finalists.
+*A clip of Techno-Lease being attacked by the House Robots was later used in the show's opening sequence.
+{{Foreign Notables}}
-*Series 1-2: Did not enter
+{{Series 3 Competitors}}
-*Series 3: World Championship, Round 1 and International League, Group Stage
-*Series 4-6: Did not enter
-*Series 7: Failed to qualify with [[Slicer]]
 [[Category:Dutch Robots]]
 [[Category:International event only competitors in the UK Series]]
 [[Category:UK Series competitors]]
 [[Category:Dutch Representatives]]
-[[Category:Robots with more Losses than Wins]]
-[[Category:Robots that only competed in International events]]
 [[Category:Robots with multiple appearances without winning a battle]]
-[[Category:Robots that debuted in Series 3]]
 [[Category:Robots with Circular Saws]]
 [[Category:Robots with Spikes]]
+[[Category:Robots that drew in a battle]]
+[[Category:Robots that bore the Dutch flag]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 3]]
+[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in Series 4]]