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The Drop Zone was an arena hazard introduced in the UK and international series of Robot Wars filmed around 2002. Immobilised robots would be placed on a black square with a yellow cross and red border placed roughly in the centre of the arena, close to the Pit, where heavy objects including ovens, washing machines, ocean buoys and assortments of balls would be dropped on them.

History

The Drop Zone was first used in the second season of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors, with the first robot to have an object dropped onto it being Unibite 2.0 in the Heat C Final. It was used in all UK and international series filmed thereafter; the first usage of the Drop Zone in the UK Series came in Series 6, where it dropped a washing machine on Robochicken in the first round of Heat B. A thunderclap sound effect was used in the Drop Zone's appearances in US Season 2, Nickelodeon Robot Wars and UK Series 7, which played whenever an object was dropped. The Drop Zone square was initially seen in UK Series 5 and the first series of Robot Wars Extreme, but did not serve any clear purpose at the time.

The last competitor to have an object dropped onto it was Hard in the first round of the Third World Championship, filmed and broadcast at the very end of Series 7. When Robot Wars returned in 2016, the Drop Zone did not feature as part of the new arena, and has effectively been retired as an arena hazard.

The objects used for the Drop Zone varied in between series; for Nickelodeon Robot Wars, less serious objects such as scrap metal and sports equipment were used in an effort to maintain the series' appeal to younger audiences. Meanwhile, at one point during the Grand Final of German Robot Wars, previously-defeated competitor Golem was used as an item after it withdrew prior to the Losers Melee for fifth place.

The Drop Zone was originally intended to have a button which competitors and House Robots could press to activate it, in a similar way to how the Pit and Disc of Doom were activated. However, this idea was not implemented.^Citation?

Instances

Robochicken drop zone — Robochicken hit with a washing machine

Series 6

Demolition Man Dropzone — Demolition Man gets a rubbish bin dropped on it

Panic Attack Washing Machine — Panic Attack is hit with a washing machine, the only former UK champion ever to be put on the Drop Zone

Dropzonecooker — Granny's Revenge 2 is flattened by an oven

Major Tom drop zone balls — A shower of balls lands on Major Tom

Battle	Robot	Object Dropped	Notes
Heat B, Round 1	Robochicken	Washing machine	First instance of the hazard being used in the UK Series.
Heat F, Round 1	Demolition Man	Rubbish bin
Heat I, Heat Final	Panic Attack	Washing machine	The only former UK Champion to have an item dropped on it.
Heat K, Round 1	Granny's Revenge 2	Oven
Heat L, Round 1	Major Tom	Assortment of balls

Extreme 2

Niterider TV — Niterider spikes the television sent by the Drop Zone

NewBloodCRound1.1 — Mad Dog, after having balls dropped on it

Battle	Robot	Object Dropped	Notes
Annihilator Round 4	Major Tom	Oven
Minor Meltdown, Round 1	Saw Point	Assortment of car parts
New Blood Heat A, Round 1	Niterider	Television	Niterider's spike speared the television as it landed, which was eventually destroyed by Matilda.
New Blood Heat A, Round 2	Maximus	Oven
New Blood Heat B, Round 1	RT81	Oven
New Blood Heat B, Round 2	Hell's Teeth	Assortment of balls
New Blood Heat C, Round 1	Mad Dog	Assortment of balls	The balls missed their target.
New Blood Heat C, Final	ICU	Assortment of balls
New Blood Heat D, Semi-Final	Fatal Traction	Assortment of car parts

Series 7

Tomohawkdropzone — Tomahawk, badly damaged by the ocean buoy

Hammerhead 2 Drop Zone — Hammerhead 2 is pounded by railway track

Thermidor dropzone — A washing machine lands on Thermidor 2

Drop Zone fail — The Drop Zone misses its targets in the All-Stars

Hard Drop Zone — Hard after having computer parts smashed onto it

Battle	Robot	Object Dropped	Notes
Heat C, Round 1	Tomahawk	Ocean buoy
Heat D, Round 1	The Alien	Ocean buoy
Heat G, Round 1	Cygnus X-1	Television
Heat H, Round 2	Scraptosaur	Ocean buoy
Heat H, Round 2	Revolution 3	Television
Heat J, Round 1	Cobra & Pinser	Television
Heat K, Round 2	Hard	Oven
Heat M, Round 1	B.O.D.	Bowling balls
Heat M, Round 2	Mega Morg	Washing machine
Heat N, Round 2	R.O.C.S.	Washing machine
Heat O, Round 2	Hammerhead 2	Railway track
Heat O, Heat Final	Iron-Awe 2.1	Oven
Semi-Final 2, Round 1	Thermidor 2	Washing machine
Featherweight Championship, Round 1	Mammoth	Oven	Only non-heavyweight competitor to have an item dropped on it.
All-Stars, Round 1	None	Washing machine	The washing machine was dropped in an attempt to stop the competitors' attacks on the House Robots. However, it did not hit any of the competitors.
Third World Championship, Battle 1	Hard	Computer parts	Final time the Drop Zone was used.

Dutch Series 2

TAN Drop Zone — Two barrels fall onto Tough as Nails

Battle	Robot	Object Dropped	Notes
Heat A, Round 1	Project Two: Hex'em	Oven
Heat B, Round 1	The Black Beast	Oven
Heat C Round 1	Slamtilt	Bowling balls
Heat C, Round 2	Flepser	Assortment of wheels
Heat D, Round 1	Tough as Nails	Two Barrels	Tough as Nails regained mobility, and pushed one of the barrels around the arena, eventually being pitted alongside it.
Heat E, Round 1	Vortex Inducer	Oven
Grand Final, Round 1	Lizzard	Two Barrels

Extreme Warriors Series 2

Unibitedrop — Unibite 2.0 becomes the Drop Zone's first ever victim

Nightstalkerdrop rwews2 — A washing machine falls on a beaten Night Stalker

Battle	Robot	Object Dropped
Heat C, Heat Final	Unibite 2.0	Washing machine	First-ever use of the Drop Zone in any series.
Robot Rebellion, Round 1	Night Stalker	Washing machine
Robot Rebellion, Final	Snookums	Organ

Nickelodeon Robot Wars

Jokerdropzone — Joker has scrap metal dropped on it

Battle	Robot	Object Dropped
US Championship Bonus Battle	Phantasm	Sports equipment
Mayhem	Diskotek & Rigby	Assortment of balls
Vengeance	Joker	Scrap metal
House Robot Rebellion	Humdrum	Scrap metal

German Robot Wars

GolemDropzone — Golem as a Drop Zone item

Battle	Robot	Object Dropped	Notes
Heat A, Heat Final	Junkyard Queen	Spare parts
Heat A, Heat Final	Golem	Assortment of balls
Grand Final, Losers Melee	Junkyard Queen	Golem	Golem withdrew from the Losers Melee as it could not be repaired in time to fight; the Golem Crew allowed it to be used as an item. Golem largely missed its target.

Appearances in Merchandise

The Drop Zone as a separate accessory for the Minibot Arena set
The Minibot Arena set with the Drop Zone attachment

Throughout its appearances in the show's original run, the Drop Zone was immortalised in various pieces of Robot Wars merchandise. An accessory for the Minibots Arena playset based on the hazard was released, consisting of a frustrum-shaped assembly and an assortment of miniature items - including cones, tyres, balls and a washing machine. The Drop Zone assembly could be clipped onto the outer edges of the Arena playset, and the available items attached to the top, allowing the items to be 'dropped' in a similar manner to the real-life hazard. The Drop Zone accessory was available as a stand-alone set (complete with all of the aforementioned items) and as a bundle with the Arena playset (with the balls only).

The Drop Zone square in 'Melting Pot', an arena in Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (GBA)
The Drop Zone square (behind Tractor) in Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox)

The Drop Zone is also seen in all versions of Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction, primarily as an active hazard in arenas based on the real-life Series 5-7 Arena:

Robot Wars Arena/Extreme Destruction (GBA) (arena referred to in-game as the Studio)
Robot Wars Arena/Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox) (arena referred to in-game as the Robot Wars TV Studio)

In the Game Boy Advance version, it operates exclusively in 'Tournament' mode, and as in real-life drops objects onto defeated robots once they have been placed onto the square by a House Robot. The Drop Zone square also appears in the other fictional arenas available in the game, although the hazard itself remains inactive. In the PC and Xbox versions, items are dropped on mobile robots if they drive over and stay on the cross for a certain length of time. Additionally, multiple items can be dropped in one fight, including a washing machine, a safe, an anvil, a barrel which can explode if attacked, and a grand piano.

Trivia

Major Tom, Hard and Junkyard Queen were the only robots to be hit twice with a Drop Zone item.
In Series 7, Zorro managed to escape the Drop Zone by driving away, having been dropped on the cross after being counted out.
The Drop Zone was used in every episode of the Extreme Series 2 New Blood Championship except the Grand Final.
The Drop Zone was used in every episode of Dutch Series 2.
The barrels dropped in Dutch Series 2 were the same used in the Pinball Trial of Series 2.

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+{{TV Arena
-[[File:DropZone.jpg|thumb|Robochicken is placed under the Drop Zone]]'''The Drop Zone''' was an arena hazard introduced in 2002. Immobilised robots would be placed on a spot roughly in the centre of the arena, near to the pit of oblivion, where heavy objects such as ovens, washing machines and ocean buoys would be dropped on them.
+|title1=The Drop Zone
+|image1=[[File:DropZone.jpg|thumb]]
+|caption1=Robochicken (bottom-centre) is placed under the Drop Zone
+|filming_location(s)=
+|uk_series=6-7, Extreme 2
+|us_series=Season 2, Nickelodeon
+|dutch_series=2
+|german_series=1
+}}
+'''The Drop Zone''' was an arena hazard introduced in the UK and international series of ''[[Robot Wars]]'' filmed around 2002. Immobilised robots would be placed on a black square with a yellow cross and red border placed roughly in the centre of the arena, close to the Pit, where heavy objects including ovens, washing machines, ocean buoys and assortments of balls would be dropped on them.
+==History==
-It was first seen in Extreme Warriors Season 2, and it was first used in the UK in Series 6. In the UK series, the first victim of the Drop Zone was Robochicken in Round 1 of Series 6, Heat B, although the first ever victim was Unibite 2.0 in Extreme Warriors Season 2, Heat C Final. The last was Hard in the first round of the Third World Championship in Series 7.
+The Drop Zone was first used in the [[Extreme Warriors: Season 2|second season]] of ''[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors]]'', with the first robot to have an object dropped onto it being [[Unibite|Unibite 2.0]] in the [[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Heat C|Heat C]] Final. It was used in all UK and international series filmed thereafter; the first usage of the Drop Zone in the UK Series came in [[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars|Series 6]], where it dropped a washing machine on [[Robochicken]] in the first round of [[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat B|Heat B]]. A thunderclap sound effect was used in the Drop Zone's appearances in US Season 2, ''[[Nickelodeon Robot Wars]]'' and [[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars|UK Series 7]], which played whenever an object was dropped. The Drop Zone square was initially seen in [[Robot Wars: The Fifth Wars|UK Series 5]] and the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1|first series]] of ''[[Robot Wars Extreme]]'', but did not serve any clear purpose at the time.
+The last competitor to have an object dropped onto it was [[Hard]] in the first round of [[The Third World Championship|the Third World Championship]], filmed and broadcast at the very end of Series 7. When ''Robot Wars'' returned in 2016, the Drop Zone did not feature as part of the [[Robot Wars Arena/Series 8-10|new arena]], and has effectively been retired as an arena hazard.
-The Drop Zone was originally intended to have a button which house robots or competitors could press to activate it, but this idea was not implemented. In Series 7, the sound of a thunderclap would be played as an object was dropped. Strangely, the red square with a yellow cross was first seen in Extreme 1 and Series 5, not serving any clear purpose at the time.
+The objects used for the Drop Zone varied in between series; for ''Nickelodeon Robot Wars'', less serious objects such as scrap metal and sports equipment were used in an effort to maintain the series' appeal to younger audiences. Meanwhile, at one point during the [[German Robot Wars/Grand Final|Grand Final]] of ''[[German Robot Wars]]'', previously-defeated competitor [[Golem]] was used as an item after it withdrew prior to the Losers Melee for fifth place.
-==Uses of the Drop Zone==
-[[File:Robochicken_drop_zone.JPG|thumb|150px|Robochicken hit with a washing machine]]
+The Drop Zone was originally intended to have a button which competitors and House Robots could press to activate it, in a similar way to how the Pit and Disc of Doom were activated. However, this idea was not implemented.{{cit}}
+==Instances==
+[[File:Robochicken_drop_zone.JPG|thumb|180px|Robochicken hit with a washing machine]]
 ===Series 6===
-[[File:Dropzonecooker.jpg|thumb|150px|Granny's Revenge 2 is flattened by an oven]]
+[[File:Demolition Man Dropzone.jpg|thumb|180px|Demolition Man gets a rubbish bin dropped on it]]
+[[File:Panic Attack Washing Machine.jpg|thumb|180px|Panic Attack is hit with a washing machine, the only former UK champion ever to be put on the Drop Zone]]
+[[File:Dropzonecooker.jpg|thumb|180px|Granny's Revenge 2 is flattened by an oven]]
+[[File:Major_Tom_drop_zone_balls.JPG|thumb|180px|A shower of balls lands on Major Tom]]
 {|class="wikitable"
 ! Battle
 ! Robot
 ! Object Dropped
+! Notes
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat B|Heat B, Round 1]]
 |[[Robochicken]]
 |Washing machine
+|First instance of the hazard being used in the UK Series.
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat F|Heat F, Round 1]]
 |[[Demolition Man]]
 |Rubbish bin
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat I|Heat I, Heat Final]]
 |[[Panic Attack]]
 |Washing machine
+|The only former UK Champion to have an item dropped on it.
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat K|Heat K, Round 1]]
 |[[Granny's Revenge|Granny's Revenge 2]]
 |Oven
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat L|Heat L, Round 1]]
 |[[Major Tom]]
 |Assortment of balls
+|
 |}
 ===Extreme 2===
-[[File:NewBloodCRound1.1.2.jpg|thumb|150px|Mad Dog, after having balls dropped on it]]
+[[File:Niterider TV.jpg|thumb|180px|Niterider spikes the television sent by the Drop Zone]]
+[[File:NewBloodCRound1.1.2.jpg|thumb|180px|Mad Dog, after having balls dropped on it]]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Battle
 ! Robot
 ! Object Dropped
+! Notes
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Annihilator|Annihilator Round 4]]
 |[[Major Tom]]
 |Oven
+|
 |-
 |[[Minor Meltdown|Minor Meltdown, Round 1]]
-|[[Saw Point]]
+|[[Saw Point (Extreme 2)|Saw Point]]
 |Assortment of car parts
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat A|New Blood Heat A, Round 1]]
 |[[Niterider]]
 |Television
+|Niterider's spike speared the television as it landed, which was eventually destroyed by [[Matilda]].
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat A|New Blood Heat A, Round 2]]
 |[[Maximus]]
 |Oven
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat B|New Blood Heat B, Round 1]]
 |[[RT81]]
 |Oven
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat B|New Blood Heat B, Round 2]]
 |[[Hell's Teeth]]
 |Assortment of balls
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat C|New Blood Heat C, Round 1]]
 |[[Mad Dog]]
 |Assortment of balls
+|The balls missed their target.
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat C|New Blood Heat C, Final]]
 |[[ICU]]
 |Assortment of balls
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat D|New Blood Heat D, Semi-Final]]
 |[[Fatal Traction]]
 |Assortment of car parts
+|
 |}
 ===Series 7===
-[[File:Tomohawkdropzone.jpg|thumb|150px|Tomahawk, badly damaged by the Ocean buoy]]
+[[File:Tomohawkdropzone.jpg|thumb|180px|Tomahawk, badly damaged by the ocean buoy]]
+[[File:Hammerhead 2 Drop Zone.jpg|thumb|180px|Hammerhead 2 is pounded by railway track]]
+[[File:Thermidor dropzone.jpg|thumb|180px|A washing machine lands on Thermidor 2]]
+[[File:Drop Zone fail.jpg|thumb|180px|The Drop Zone misses its targets in the All-Stars]]
+[[File:Hard_Drop_Zone.jpg|thumb|180px|Hard after having computer parts smashed onto it]]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Battle
 ! Robot
 ! Object Dropped
+! Notes
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat C|Heat C, Round 1]]
 |[[Tomahawk]]
 |Ocean buoy
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat D|Heat D, Round 1]]
 |[[The Alien]]
 |Ocean buoy
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat G|Heat G, Round 1]]
 |[[Cygnus X-1]]
 |Television
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat H|Heat H, Round 2]]
 |[[Scraptosaur]]
 |Ocean buoy
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat H|Heat H, Round 2]]
 |[[Revolution|Revolution 3]]
 |Television
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat J|Heat J, Round 1]]
-|[[Cobra]] & [[Pinser]]
+|[[Cobra (UK)|Cobra]] & [[Pinser]]
 |Television
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat K|Heat K, Round 2]]
 |[[Hard]]
 |Oven
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat M|Heat M, Round 1]]
 |[[B.O.D.]]
 |Bowling balls
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat M|Heat M, Round 2]]
-|[[Mega Morg]]
+|[[The Morgue|Mega Morg]]
 |Washing machine
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat N|Heat N, Round 2]]
-|[[R.O.C.S.|R.O.C.S.]]
+|[[R.O.C.S.]]
 |Washing machine
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat O|Heat O, Round 2]]
 |[[Hammerhead (Dutch)|Hammerhead 2]]
-|Train track
+|Railway track
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat O|Heat O, Heat Final]]
-|[[Iron Awe|Iron Awe 2.1]]
+|[[Iron-Awe|Iron-Awe 2.1]]
 |Oven
+|
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Semi-Final 2|Semi-Final 2, Round 1]]
 |[[Thermidor 2]]
-|Washing Machine
+|Washing machine
-|-
+|
-|[[Third World Championship|Third World Championship, Battle 1]]
-|[[Hard]]
-|Computer parts
 |-
 |[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Featherweight Championship|Featherweight Championship, Round 1]]
 |[[Mammoth (Featherweight)|Mammoth]]
 |Oven
+|Only non-heavyweight competitor to have an item dropped on it.
+|-
+|[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/All-Stars|All-Stars, Round 1]]
+|None
+|Washing machine
+|The washing machine was dropped in an attempt to stop the competitors' attacks on the [[House Robots]]. However, it did not hit any of the competitors.
+|-
+|[[Third World Championship|Third World Championship, Battle 1]]
+|[[Hard]]
+|Computer parts
+|Final time the Drop Zone was used.
 |}
 ===Dutch Series 2===
+[[File:TAN Drop Zone.jpg|thumb|Two barrels fall onto Tough as Nails]]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Battle
 ! Robot
 ! Object Dropped
+! Notes
 |-
 |[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat A|Heat A, Round 1]]
 |[[Project Two: Hex'em]]
 |Oven
+|
 |-
 |[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat A|Heat B, Round 1]]
 |[[The Black Beast]]
 |Oven
+|
+|-
+|[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat C|Heat C Round 1]]
+|[[Slamtilt]]
+|Bowling balls
+|
 |-
 |[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat C|Heat C, Round 2]]
 |[[Flepser]]
-| Assortment of wheels
+|Assortment of wheels
+|
 |-
 |[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat D|Heat D, Round 1]]
 |[[Tough as Nails]]
 |Two Barrels
+|Tough as Nails regained mobility, and pushed one of the barrels around the arena, eventually being pitted alongside it.
 |-
 |[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat E|Heat E, Round 1]]
 |[[Vortex Inducer]]
 |Oven
+|
 |-
 |[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Grand Final|Grand Final, Round 1]]
 |[[Lizzard]]
 |Two Barrels
+|
 |}
 ===Extreme Warriors Series 2===
-[[File:Nightstalkerdrop_rwews2.jpg|thumb|150px|A washing machine falls on a beaten Night Stalker]]
+[[File:Unibitedrop.jpg|thumb|Unibite 2.0 becomes the Drop Zone's first ever victim]]
+[[File:Nightstalkerdrop_rwews2.jpg|thumb|180px|A washing machine falls on a beaten Night Stalker]]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Battle
 ! Robot
 ! Object Dropped
+!
 |-
 |[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Heat C|Heat C, Heat Final]]
 |[[Unibite|Unibite 2.0]]
 |Washing machine
+|First-ever use of the Drop Zone in any series.
 |-
 |[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Robot Rebellion|Robot Rebellion, Round 1]]
 |[[Night Stalker]]
 |Washing machine
+|
 |-
 |[[Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Robot Rebellion|Robot Rebellion, Final]]
 |[[Snookums]]
+|Organ
-|Piano
+|
 |}
 ===Nickelodeon Robot Wars===
-[[File:Jokerdropzone.jpg|thumb|150px|Joker has scrap metal dropped on it]]
+[[File:Jokerdropzone.jpg|thumb|180px|Joker has scrap metal dropped on it]]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Battle
 ! Robot
 ! Object Dropped
+! Notes
 |-
 |[[Nickelodeon Robot Wars/US Championship|US Championship Bonus Battle]]
 |[[Phantasm]]
 |Sports equipment
+|
 |-
 |[[Nickelodeon Robot Wars/Mayhem|Mayhem]]
 |[[Diskotek]] & [[Rigby]]
 |Assortment of balls
+|
 |-
 |[[Nickelodeon Robot Wars/Vengeance|Vengeance]]
 |[[Joker]]
 |Scrap metal
+|
 |-
 |[[Nickelodeon Robot Wars/House Robot Rebellion|House Robot Rebellion]]
 |[[Humdrum]]
 |Scrap metal
+|
 |}
 ===German Robot Wars===
-[[File:GolemDropzone.jpg|thumb|200px|150px|Golem as a Drop Zone item]]
+[[File:GolemDropzone.jpg|thumb|180px|Golem as a Drop Zone item]]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Battle
 ! Robot
 ! Object Dropped
+! Notes
+|-
+|[[German Robot Wars/Heat A|Heat A, Heat Final]]
+|[[Junkyard Queen]]
+|Spare parts
+|
 |-
 |[[German Robot Wars/Heat A|Heat A, Heat Final]]
 |[[Golem]]
 |Assortment of balls
+|
 |-
 |[[German Robot Wars/Grand Final|Grand Final, Losers Melee]]
 |[[Junkyard Queen]]
 |[[Golem]]
+|Golem withdrew from the Losers Melee as it could not be repaired in time to fight; the Golem Crew allowed it to be used as an item. Golem largely missed its target.
 |}
+==Appearances in Merchandise==
-==Trivia==
+<gallery type="slideshow">
-[[File:DropZonewithBox.jpg|thumb|The Drop Zone as an accessory for the Minibot arena]]
+DropZonewithBox.jpg|The Drop Zone as a separate accessory for the Minibot Arena set
-* The Drop Zone appeared in merchandise before its first UK TV appearance, as an accessory for the [[Minibot Arena]], and in the both [[Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox)|Extreme]] [[Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (GBA)|Destruction]] games.
+Minibot Arena.jpg|The Minibot Arena set with the Drop Zone attachment
-* In the PC/Xbox version of Extreme Destruction, items are dropped on mobile robots who stay on the cross for a certain length of time, and multiple items can be dropped in one fight.
+</gallery>
-* The Featherweight [[Mammoth (Featherweight)|Mammoth]] was the only non-heavyweight to have a Drop Zone item dropped on it.
+Throughout its appearances in the show's original run, the Drop Zone was immortalised in various pieces of [[Robot Wars Merchandise|''Robot Wars'' merchandise]]. An accessory for the [[Minibots]] [[Minibot Arena|Arena]] playset based on the hazard was released, consisting of a frustrum-shaped assembly and an assortment of miniature items - including cones, tyres, balls and a washing machine. The Drop Zone assembly could be clipped onto the outer edges of the Arena playset, and the available items attached to the top, allowing the items to be 'dropped' in a similar manner to the real-life hazard. The Drop Zone accessory was available as a stand-alone set (complete with all of the aforementioned items) and as a bundle with the Arena playset (with the balls only).
-* Panic Attack was the only former champion ever to be hit with a Drop Zone item.
+<gallery type="slideshow">
-* Major Tom and Hard were the only robots to be hit twice with a Drop Zone item.
+Melting_Pot.PNG|The Drop Zone square in 'Melting Pot', an arena in ''Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction'' (GBA)
-* In Series 7, [[Zorro]] managed to escape the Drop Zone by driving away, having been dropped on the X after being counted out.
+Tornado_vs_Tractor_ED.jpg|The Drop Zone square (behind Tractor) in ''Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction'' (PC/Xbox)
-* In Round 1 of [[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/All-Stars|the third All Stars tournament]], a washing machine was dropped in an attempt to stop the competitors' attacks on the house robots, although it ultimately missed.
+</gallery>
-* The Drop Zone was used in every episode of Dutch Series 2.
+The Drop Zone is also seen in all versions of ''[[Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction]]'', primarily as an active hazard in arenas based on the real-life [[Robot Wars Arena/Series 5-7|Series 5-7 Arena]]:
-* The barrels dropped in Dutch Series 2 where the same used in the pinball trial of Series 2
+*[[Robot Wars Arena/Extreme Destruction (GBA)]] (arena referred to in-game as the '''Studio''')
-* Golem was used as a Drop Zone item for the German Robot Wars Grand Final, as the team could not fix it, so allowed this.
+*[[Robot Wars Arena/Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox)]] (arena referred to in-game as the '''Robot Wars TV Studio''')
+In the [[Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (GBA)|Game Boy Advance version]], it operates exclusively in 'Tournament' mode, and as in real-life drops objects onto defeated robots once they have been placed onto the square by a [[House Robots|House Robot]]. The Drop Zone square also appears in the other fictional arenas available in the game, although the hazard itself remains inactive. In the [[Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox)|PC and Xbox versions]], items are dropped on mobile robots if they drive over and stay on the cross for a certain length of time. Additionally, multiple items can be dropped in one fight, including a washing machine, a safe, an anvil, a barrel which can explode if attacked, and a grand piano.
+==Trivia==
+*Major Tom, Hard and Junkyard Queen were the only robots to be hit twice with a Drop Zone item.
+*In Series 7, [[Zorro]] managed to escape the Drop Zone by driving away, having been dropped on the cross after being counted out.
+*The Drop Zone was used in every episode of the Extreme Series 2 New Blood Championship except the Grand Final.
+*The Drop Zone was used in every episode of [[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2|Dutch Series 2]].
+*The barrels dropped in Dutch Series 2 were the same used in the [[Pinball]] [[The Trial|Trial]] of [[Robot Wars: The Second Wars|Series 2]].
+{{Robot Wars}}
 [[Category:Robot Wars Arena]]