Apollo

* Vol. 3
* TT 3
* Vol. 2

* Vol. 3
* Vol. 2

Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

## Overview

Apollo is a lovingly handcrafted replica of the *Robot Wars Series 8* champion. Made from a Hexbug Blacksmith by OrangeDoseOverJuice, it also serves as the pioneer for the new breed of Blacksmith flippers that have been popping up recently in the Hexbug modding community.

However, it did not live up to the hype in combat as the flipper itself was pathetically underpowered and was unable to lift even the lightest Volume 2 competitor. On top of the weapon disadvantage, it was notoriously hard to control as forwards and reverse were inverted due to the orientation of the Hexbug Blacksmith. However, Apollo was able to out push most of its opponents in a shoving match, self right, and stay alive long enough to reach a judges decision reliably. This was not enough to save it during fights as it lost both judges decisions and was bullied around the arena during fights.

Anthony, seeing this glaring weakness, scrapped the OrangeDoseOverJuice version and reached out to *Robot Wars fan,* J-LGames to make a better one from scratch. This new Apollo resembled the *Series 10* version of Apollo as evident by the lack of the primary black stripe seen on the *Series 8* Apollo. Aside from looks, everything was overhauled. N20 drive motors for speed and power and a beefy servo powering the launch pad of a flipper. This new Apollo was put to the test in Tinsel Torment 3 against a newly refurbished Diotoir. The biggest challenge for Apollo was getting used to the more powerful drive as the opening seconds of the fight were spent charging aimlessly across the arena, but Apollo figured it out and proved the upgrades were worth it by throwing Diotoir out of the arena. The new Apollo design also had the unintended side effect of being such a robust design that even the prototype is used in competition as the shell for Chronic.

This stellar performance gave Apollo the #15 seed going into Volume 3 and it proved that it earned that #15 seed by throwing both its opponents out of the arena in its opening melee before beating the #2 seed, Mini B, in a judges decision in the gold rumble. Apollo followed this up in the Heat Final by dumping Mini B into the pit and becoming the first robot in *Antweight Anarchy* history to throw a House Robot out of the arena, taking its place in the grand final alongside Entropy by force. Apollo started the grand final by by making a mockery out of Fork N Torque before completely obliterating Mini B's previous fastest OOTA record by throwing Igor out in 5 seconds. Apollo then faced the dreaded Entropy in the finals where after a long and hard fought battle, Apollo was crowned the champion of Antweight Anarchy Volume 3.

## Robot History

### Antweight Anarchy Volume 2

#### Heat B

**Apollo vs Sting vs Point Break**

The fight started with Sting and Point Break charging at each other as Apollo lumbered across the arena and right into the wall. Sting landed a few overhead shots onto Point Break with its mace before braking off and going after Apollo with Point Break. Point Break proceeded to shove Apollo into the wall as it flipped Sting away. Apollo broke free and drove near the pit tire before being subject to a pincer attack by Sting and Point Break before the two broke off and started fighting each other. Sting then had enough and spun up near the floor flipper, waiting for someone to foolishly charge in. Sting got its wish when Point Break came in spikes first into the Sting tornado and was deflected onto the floor flipper. Point Break would have been thrown across the arena if it weren't for Sting saving Point Break by landing another attack the pushed Point Break off of the floor flipper. The two then broke apart before performing another pincer attack on Apollo who honestly wasn't even in this fight to begin with. Apollo missed a flip and the fight moved over to the closed pit where Apollo and Point Break locked horns in a shoving match. Despite Apollo's poor build quality, the Hexbug Blacksmith powering it was more than willing to pick up the slack as Apollo and point Break were effectively glued to the Antweight Anarchy logo as Apollo won out on drive power and pushed Point Break onto the pit cover before opening its flipper so it could drive away. Sting then spun up again and the three robots stayed in place for a second before Point Break stopped Sting in its tracks and pushed it into the corner, pinning the unruly thwackbot. Point Break released the pin and locked horns with Apollo again in another shoving match that ended with Point Break backing off as Sting came in for a few overhead slams on Apollo who retaliated with a redirected flip as Sting started spinning the moment Apollo charged. Sting stayed spinning and proceeded to redirect each and every one of Apollo's attempted flips before finding itself on the receiving end of a pincer attack as Point Break blocked Sting's escape route. The fight moved to the drop zone where Sting proceeded to raise hell, landing several hard hits on Apollo before refocusing its attention on the durable Point Break who had enough and finally opened the pit. From there, the fight devolved into chaos as Point Break dodged a flip from Apollo and Sting was going haywire. Sting and Point Break then baited Apollo onto the floor flipper where it got stuck and was thrown over. Apollo self righted back onto the floor flipper and was thrown over again. Apollo self righted and drove away from the floor flipper this time. The fight then went to a judges decision where Sting won, Point Break went to the Silver Rumble, and Apollo was sent to the Bronze Rumble.

**Bronze Rumble**

**Apollo vs King B vs Wild Thing**

The fight started with all three bots charging in and jostling for position. King B came in from the side and slammed Apollo into the wall at full speed. While the bots were gathering their bearings, Wild Thing's flipper arm malfunctioned and was unable to retract and this was a major stroke of luck for King B as it was not invertible unlike its real-world counterpart. Wild Thing then found itself stuck under the short arena wall courtesy of King B who then decided to free it. Wild Thing finally managed to get their flipper arm down and immediately missed the flip on Apollo. The fight moved over to the floor flipper and things visibly got tense as robot were constantly running over the sinister arena floor panel, but it never activated until King B got stranded on the raised section of the floor flipper panel. King B was thrown straight up as Wild Thing Activated the pit and thankfully landed upright. King B then tried to lock horns in a shoving match with Wild Thing, but Wild Thing just juked King B into the pit and out of the competition, leaving it and a barely functional Apollo to fight for survival. Wild Thing then proceeded to utterly parade Apollo around the arena and onto the floor flipper where it was thrown over and forced to self-right. The fight was nearing the end, but it still had one last surprise in store as Wild Thing came dangerously close to falling into the pit, but miraculously escaped with 5 seconds left on the clock. The fight went to a judges decision where Wild Thing won.

### Antweight Anarchy: Tinsel Torment 3

#### Flipper Frenzy

**Apollo vs Diotoir**

The fight started with both bots charging out of the gate and Diotoir ramping over the remodeled Apollo. The two bots then proceeded to run quick circles around each other before Apollo flipper Diotoir who quickly self righted just in time for Apollo to slam it into the pit tire at full speed, dropping the pit. Diotoir retreated and Apollo gave chase, flipping Diotoir onto its back, a hard place for Diotoir to self right from. Apollo flipped Diotoir again and Diotoir tried to self right properly, but ended up stranded on its back again. Apollo then attempted to throw Diotoir out of the arena, but the angle was wrong and Apollo ended up throwing Diotoir back onto its wheels instead and getting itself stuck on the short wall. Diotoir attempted to throw Apollo out of the arena in retaliation, but failed and was thrown onto its back yet again. Diotoir started frantically firing its flipper in an attempt to knock itself over, but Apollo charged in, carried the Irish bot across the arena and effortlessly threw it out for the win.

### Antweight Anarchy Volume 3

#### Heat B

**Apollo vs Jellyfish vs Monte**

The fight started with Apollo charging straight at Jellyfish and effortlessly throwing it over. Apollo then proceeded to vent its Volume 2 frustrations onto Jellyfish, tearing off a wheel guard in the process. Apollo then flipped Jellyfish toward the short wall. Monte came in to try and push Jellyfish, but Apollo would not be denied as it threw Jellyfish out of the arena. Seeing this, Monte instantly attempted to flee, but this was delaying the inevitable as Apollo was merely playing with its prey. Eventually, Monte suffered the same fate as Jellyfish and was violently thrown out of Apollo's domain for the win.

**Champion Clash**

**Apollo vs Mini B vs Bucky**

The fight started with Everyone charging at each other and picking targets. Mini B threw Bucky out of the way just in time to parry Apollo's first charge, but was too busy trying to flip Bucky and Apollo capitalized, throwing Mini B right into the plastic screen on the wall extension. Mini B landed on its side and right on one of its self righting wings, which snapped it off of the scoop entirely. Apollo then zeroed in on Bucky and started to relentlessly bully it around the arena, throwing it around as if Bucky were a simple leaf in the autumn wind. Apollo eventually stranded Bucky on its side and accidentally freed Mini B as it tried to throw the #2 seed out of the arena. Mini B then circled around to the side of Apollo and flipped it over.

Apollo self righted and managed to clip Mini B as it was self righting, throwing Mini B onto its back. Mini B tried to retaliate, but Apollo was too quick and was running circles around the Volume 2 runner-up. Bucky was counted out as Apollo tried to find the optimal flip angle for Mini B. Apollo then stranded Mini B against the short wall and tried to throw it out of the arena, but ultimately failed, righting Mini B instead. Mini B then tried to turn the tides, landing several flips onto Apollo and forcing them to self right. Apollo was undeterred and turned its attention to Bucky's corpse, righting it, but also leaving itself open to another attack from Mini B. Mini B took full advantage and flipped Apollo several times as Bucky tried to rejoin the fray despite already being eliminated from this fight. Mini B then got stuck on the pit cover, but managed to escape and was save by the bell as the clock ran out and "Cease!" was called. The fight went to a judges decision where Apollo won.

**Heat Final**

**Apollo vs Mini B**

House Robot: General Grip

The fight started with both bots charging in and Mini B ramping over Apollo and taking advantage of the #15 seed's confusion by flipping it, forcing Apollo to self right. The two bots then jostled for position until Apollo threw Mini B across the arena. Apollo then started to toy with Mini B, throwing it around until General Grip got a little trigger happy and closed its jaws around Apollo. Needless to say, Apollo was not happy about this and flipped General Grip at the first chance it got and pushed its corpse into the corner where it could not disrupt the fight again. Mini B then flipped Apollo out of the way and righted General Grip, prompting Apollo to angrily shove Mini B across the arena while General Grip fled to the drop zone CPZ. Apollo flipped Mini B out of the way and gave chase to the house robot, cornering it and flipping General Grip again. Mini B started running low on power next to the floor flipper and Apollo tried to take advantage, but was flipped by Mini B. Apollo then self righted and pulled the same trick it did against Mini B in the Champion Clash, throwing Mini B onto is back by self righting. Mini B kept fighting, but you could tell that it was fading because it was barely managing to flip Apollo and part of the drive was cutting in and out. Apollo easily used this to its advantage and threw Mini B around the arena, eventually dropping the pit in an effort to end the fight quicker. Mini B flipped Apollo again, forcing it to self right, but Apollo already had this fight in the bag and countered by pushing Mini B across the arena and into the pit, eliminating Mini B and qualifying for the Volume 3 Grand Final. However, Apollo still wasn't done as it started to push General Grip's corpse near the short wall in preparation for something. General Grip knew what was about to happen and started grabbing Apollo in desperation, but Apollo would not be denied as it fired the flipper and threw General Grip out of the arena in a show of dominance, cementing its place in the Grand Final.

**Grand Final**

**Apollo vs Fork N Torque**

The fight started with both bots charging at each other and Fork N Torque pushing Apollo into the wall. Both bots then danced around each other until Apollo got its momentum rolling and threw Fork N Torque around the arena to the point where Fork N Torque drove into the pit because of driver disorientation.

**Apollo vs Igor**

The fight started with both bots charging at each other and Apollo throwing Igor out of the arena in 5.07 seconds. Obliterating the quickest OOTA record previously set by Mini B. It's the grand finals and the eliminated Mini B is *still* losing to Apollo.

**Apollo vs Entropy**

House Robot: General Grip

The fight started with Entropy spinning up and clipping the corner of the leading edge of Apollo's flipper. Apollo used this momentary lapse in driving to flip Entropy onto its back, causing its spinner to carry it onto the closed pit cover as it chaotically self righted. Apollo then got stuck on the floor flipper, but freed itself and temporarily hid behind the feared hazard to formulate a strategy. Apollo then came out of the CPZ swinging, getting around to the side of Entropy and landing a flip attempt before getting under Entropy's wedge and flipping it onto its back, forcing it to self right. Apollo then landed several flip attempts before Entropy turned the tide and tore the lip off of Apollo's flipping arm. Apollo then retreated and tried to drop the pit, giving Entropy time to charge in from behind and rip out one of the back corners of Apollo and causing a split along the layer lines of the printed chassis. Entropy then charged as Apollo was retreating only for Apollo to suddenly stop and pull a 180, causing Entropy to ride up Apollo's flipper which Apollo then fired, sending Entropy onto its back. Entropy self righted, but was now in General Grip's domain. Apollo dropped the pit as General Grip foolishly closed its claws directly on Entropy's disc, causing Entropy to break free and reengage with Apollo. Both bots then danced around each other inching ever closer to the pit until Apollo successfully caused Entropy to destabilize and fall into the pit. Apollo then powered down as the Antweight Anarchy Volume 3 champion.     Apollo also won the Most Improved award for Volume 3.

## Results

* Wins: 7
* Losses: 2