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Spank the Monkey

**Spank the Monkey** is a British featherweight robot built by Tim Rackley, which appeared at the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. It exclusively fought in two whiteboard matches, ‘Farmageddon’ and ‘Battle of the Shuntposters’, the former alongside Rackley’s other 2018 UK entry Furious George. Spank the Monkey lost both battles to Meow and Nelly the Ellybot respectively, catching fire and becoming immobilized in the process. Later on, it was put into the arena during a demonstration by Vulcan, where it was axed and toppled by the Team Robots Live! heavyweight. The damage inflicted to Spank the Monkey during this demonstration was enough to retire it from robot combat altogether.

## Design

As its name suggested, Spank the Monkey was a tall, reverse wedged box-shaped robot loosely designed to resemble a monkey. Covered with brown fur, a head and tail, its main form of offense was a pair of side arms which swung a full 360 degrees; although they were shown at other events to be capable of rotating quickly, their effectiveness in combat was limited. Spank the Monkey’s design at the time of the 2018 UK International Championships also incorporated a steep, but narrow wedge, although the robot was unable to use this to good effect either.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 0
* Losses: 2

## Outside King of Bots

Spank the Monkey was initially built by Tim Rackley for the 2017 FRA UK International Championships, hosted at the Insomnia 61 gaming festival, after Dorset Roboteering Team could not prepare their planned entry **Migraine** in time to compete. Completed in the space of two days, it notably entered one battle with an inflatable banana attached to its front end, which succeeded in getting absorbed by and disabling the drum spinner of Dutch competitor Equinox. Spank the Monkey also competed in at least one *Extreme Robots* event in 2018, where it fought in three featherweight and three heavyweight rumbles.

For more information on Tim Rackley's other robots and experiences outside *King of Bots*, see Furious George.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AKLK06f2ls
2. ↑  https://www.facebook.com/dorsetroboteeringteam/posts/795409107317239

## External Links

* Smushed Banana Facebook page
* Dorset Roboteering Team Facebook page
Episode 6

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* King of Bots (Season 2)/Episode 6
Mad Rush

Render of Mad Rush, created by Adam Hamilton

**Mad Rush** was a British featherweight robot which attended the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Built by Alex Hall, to a CAD design created by Adam Hamilton, it withdrew from the competition due to a gearbox issue which Hall could not resolve before its first qualification round.

## Design

* Early CAD render of Mad Rush
* CAD render of Mad Rush, with the clamping arm raised
* Mad Rush, partially completed
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Mad Rush is a green and orange, four-wheel drive robot with a box-shaped profile and an electrically-operated clamping arm as its main weapon. The clamping arm incorporates a large angled wedge and a shield-like top plate, which are both designed to protect the robot from spinners.

## Robot History

### King of Bots UK 2018

Mad Rush’s first battle was planned to take place during the second qualification round, where it was due to face Legion and Luna-Tic in a three-way melee. However, while Alex Hall was preparing the robot in the pits, the gearbox for its weapon broke, forcing Hall to approach another team for spare parts, albeit without success. As a result, Hall withdrew Mad Rush from the battle and the entire UK International Championships, with Legion and Luna-Tic fighting on alone. Mad Rush’s place in its remaining qualification battles - first against Naughty Snake and Sabre20, then Neon and Binky - was subsequently taken by Mini ACE; however, its profile image and statistics were still shown before these battles.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 0
* Losses: 0

*NOTE: Mad Rush's withdrawal is not considered to be a loss.*

## Outside King of Bots

Alex Hall is the current owner of the heavyweight Mantis, which previously competed in Series 7 of *Robot Wars* and several live events under various owners. Following upgrades including a HARDOX bodyshell and a green and orange paint scheme similar to that of Mad Rush, Mantis entered the *Robots Live!* Grantham event in 2018, its first event under Hall’s ownership. There, it fought in five battles, but was unable to pick up a combat victory and was thrown out of the arena in four of them.

Mad Rush was present at the *Robodojo* featherweight event in March 2019, but ultimately did not compete, as the robot was not working.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnofficialRobotWars/permalink/884690291810737/
2. ↑  Correspondence with Adam Hamilton, 15th December 2018.
Episode 7

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Chinese Aegis

**中华神盾** (romanized as **Zhōnghuá shén dùn**, translated as **Chinese Aegis** or **Shield of China** (Mech+)) was a robot from Jinzhou, Liaoning, China, which competed in the first season of *King of Bots*. It was a full body spinner which lost in a quick battle against Two BBQ. Chinese Aegis was succeeded by Anchor and Shield, and later Flaming Wheel.

## Design

Chinese Aegis was a tracked, cylindrically-shaped full-body spinner, painted blue and white in reference to the team's naval background. The robot's outer shell - referred to by captain Wang Yu as a 'spinning rudder' - was lined with spikes and rotated at high speeds, giving Chinese Aegis 360 degrees of offence and defence. Chinese Aegis also featured an electromagnet in the center of its body, allowing it to stick to the arena floor while its weapon spun. While its weapon was powerful, the robot overall suffered from having extremely thin armor around its sides, a last-minute modification made after the initial version of the machine proved to be overweight.

## The Team

Referred to as the **Heroic Ocean Duo** in the Mech+ version, Chinese Aegis' team was lead by Wang Yu, a retired naval soldier. Yu and his father, Guozhe, had both served the Navy of the People's Republic of China, in a career lineage spanning over multiple generations. To match their machine, the team wore white and blue-striped shirts with an 'anchor' logo in the center.

## Robot History

### Season 1

Chinese Aegis made its *King of Bots* debut in Episode 2, where it fought the vertical spinner Two BBQ in the first round. It hesitated in the opening seconds as both robots got their spinning weapons up to speed, before sustaining a charge from Two BBQ which lifted it off the arena floor. Sparks flew as Chinese Aegis was shepherded towards the wall by Two BBQ – a second hit from the latter launched it into the spikes, ripping its shell apart and immobilizing it completely. Chinese Aegis was quickly counted out as a result, ending one of the shortest battles in *King of Bots* history to date.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 0
* Losses: 1

## Series Record

*NOTE: Wang Guozhe and Wang Yu also competed in the 2019 Opening Battle with the featherweight version of Anchor and Shield.*

## External Links

* Chinese Aegis on the official *King of Bots* website (Chinese, archived)
Anchor and Shield (featherweight)

Anchor and Shield in the arena

**锚与盾** (**Máo yǔ dùn**, translated as **Anchor and Shield**) is a Chinese featherweight robot which competed in the *King of Bots* 2019 Opening Battle. Representing the blue team, it fought one head-to-head battle against drum spinner Forsaken 2.0. Anchor and Shield emerged victorious after hitting, throwing and immobilizing Forsaken 2.0 within the first minute.

Under the captaincy of Team Think Tank, the featherweight Anchor and Shield previously fought in various live events organized by *King of Bots*, with a 40% win rate. Equipped with a cylindrically-shaped shell, it performed especially well at the 2018 Hangzhou event, finishing runner-up to Patchwork. A heavyweight version of the same name also competed in *This is Fighting Robots* (unofficially dubbed as Season 1.5) with the Angry Sea Duo team, of whom Wang Guozhe and Wang Yu were also members.

## Design

Anchor and Shield is a compact full-body spinner, utilizing a slanted shell with two pointed tips on either side. At the time of the 2019 Opening Battle, the shell was painted black, and had several scratches and dents carried over from its previous appearances at live events. To help Team Think Tank guide the robot, Anchor and Shield was fitted with a small curved piece of orange metal attached to the top of the shell. This piece identified the robot’s position when the shell spun, as with similar devices found on other robots with this type of weaponry.

## Robot History

### 2019 Opening Battle

Anchor and Shield was one of eight featherweights which participated in the 2019 Opening Battle, where it represented the blue team. There, it fought a single head-to-head battle against drum spinner Forsaken 2.0. Anchor and Shield initially sat in the blue corner as it got its shell up to speed, before approaching and weathering two charges from Forsaken 2.0 as the two competitors met. It retreated towards the grinders, only to reverse into the side of Forsaken 2.0; on impact, Anchor and Shield catapulted Forsaken 2.0 into the corner, where the latter lay immobilized. Forsaken 2.0 was counted out after only thirty-eight seconds had elapsed, leaving Anchor and Shield - as well as a delighted Team Think Tank – victorious.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 1
* Losses: 0

## References

1. ↑ https://www.kobchina.com/#/team/center/141
2. ↑ https://www.bilibili.com/video/av57832459
The Mighty Unicorn

"*Mine's a unicorn, and unicorns work by magic. If the magic is in, they're fabulous! If the magic is out... they're more difficult!*"
— John Frizell, following The Mighty Unicorn's first qualification battle

**The Mighty Unicorn** (also shortened to **Unicorn**) is a British featherweight robot which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Entered by Team Unicorn, it endured limited success in the qualification rounds, finishing second to Apex and Nigel Barrage in its first two battles, despite removing one of the latter's wheels off, before getting thrown out by the arena by Rocket in its third. The Mighty Unicorn did not score enough points to reach the Top 20, and was eliminated from the main 2018 UK International Championships as a result. However, it would later fight a whiteboard battle which took place in between later rounds, judged by audience members, which it lost to Broadax 2.

Team members JME Anderson and John Frizell also competed in Seasons 1 and 1.5 as part of the team entering The Grubs and Eater respectively.

## Design

* Front view of The Mighty Unicorn
* Side view of The Mighty Unicorn, equipped with the rear wedges
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The Mighty Unicorn is an invertible, four-wheel drive robot with a low profile and a front-mounted drill weapon. The drill was quoted to rotate at 500rpm, and was mainly used in conjunction with the robot's powerful drive system to ram opponents and potentially damage vulnerable components. The Mighty Unicorn also featured a set of green LED lights forming a pair of 'eyes' positioned immediately behind the drill, and had a set of optional rear wedges which could be used to get underneath other robots. The rear of The Mighty Unicorn also had a large wooden block attached to the center, offering additional protection against high-powered spinning weapons.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 0
* Losses: 4

## Outside King of Bots

JME Anderson and John Frizell have previously appeared on *Robot Wars* as part of **Team Terror Turtle**, competing with a variety of robots including their titular heavyweight **Terror Turtle**. For more information, see The Grubs.
Big Potato

**Big Potato** (Chinese: **大土豆**, romanized as **Dà tǔdòu**) was a robot from Boston, the United States of America, which competed in the 2018 series *This is Fighting Robots*. It entered partway through the show as one of the 'challenger' robots, but was not featured in the main series after losing a 'tryout' match between two other 'challengers'.

## Design

Big Potato was a two-wheel drive robot armed with a thick single-toothed vertical spinning disc. Its shape included a broad front wedge - one of the most heavily-armored in *This is Fighting Robots* - and externally-mounted wheels, though it was capable of running inverted. As Big Potato's disc could not work as effectively upside-down, the robot could self-right by driving into the arena walls. The dark brown paint scheme included full-sized graphics with an image of a baked potato, hence the name.

## Robot History

### This is Fighting Robots (Season 1.5)

Big Potato's appearance in the main series was very limited, with only a preview clip of it being wheeled into the arena being shown at the end of Episode 6.

In content which was exclusive to Youku VIP subscribers, Big Potato fought a 'tryout' match between itself and fellow 'challengers' Dragon King and Formula. This was to determine which of the three international competitors would qualify for the main 'challenger' round aired in Episode 7.

Big Potato started aggressively by trying to ram Formula, only to drive itself up the front end of and be pushed back by the UK entry. Fellow American compatriot Dragon King intervened by grabbing Formula from the side, easing the pressure off Big Potato as the three machines shuttled to and from the arena perimeter. Big Potato tried to get its disc into contact with Dragon King's left track, but could not do so. Another head-on drive at Formula caused it to be flipped over by the latter in a backwards somersault.

Big Potato landed on the claw of Dragon King, before turning away and bumping into the wall in the arena corner. Dragon King pulled Big Potato back to bring one of its circular saws down on its top panel, at which point Adam Bercu reported that Big Potato was no longer fully mobile. Big Potato turned intermittently and spun its disc up while Formula threw Dragon King into the wall spikes, after which it was counted out by its referee.

This knockout elimination consigned Big Potato to third place, in a melee ultimately won by Dragon King. As a result, it was not chosen to compete in the main 'challenger' round.

## Outside King of Bots

* Team Brutus at BattleBots in 2018
* Brutus at BattleBots in 2018
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Big Potato was built by Adam Bercu, who at the time was competing with the similarly-designed **Brutus** in the rebooted ABC/Discovery run of *BattleBots*.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HsV8cW2SPU&lc=UgyIcurdkLQAgHFXXgR4AaABAg
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/QgIdAuUwkJ0
Hell's Angel

**Hell's Angel** is a British featherweight robot which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Captained by David Weston of Team Hell, it enjoyed a commanding run in the qualification rounds, winning all three of its battles by knockout and scoring the maximum number of points available. This enabled Hell's Angel to finish that stage joint-first with Amnesia, Binky and Get Shrekt, and to comfortably qualify for the Knockout Round. However, it was subsequently defeated by Shrapnel after having its front end ripped off by the latter’s flywheel, with Hell's Angel tapping out of the battle to avoid sustaining more damage. Hell's Angel subsequently withdrew from its Losers’ Melee, bringing its UK International Championship run to an early end.

## Design

Hell's Angel was a black and gray robot with a box-shaped chassis, angled sides and a large gear-driven axe as its main weapon. The axe had a spiked head and was capable of striking opponents rapidly, allowing Hell's Angel to cause considerable damage as well as drag and push them across the arena in tandem with its powerful drive system. Hell's Angel's design incorporated a broad front wedge with an elongated lower lip, enabling it to breach ground clearances with ease, as well as a set of red LED lights which illuminated the robot's name through its rear panel.

## Robot History

   Hell's Angel's first match was supposed to be against Wipeout, and Hedgebot. However Wipeout's team encountered car issues on the way to the event, and had to forfeit their day 1 match leaving Hedgebot and Hell's Angel to fight alone.

The match started poorly for Hedgebot as Hell's Angel charged right into it, popping it into the air, and ripping pieces off it. Hell's Angel then cornered Hedgebot, and delivered an axe blow on its lifting nose.

Hell's Angel then slammed into the rear of Hedgebot, and delivered another axe blow before backing off, and triggering the pit release, Hedgebot then narrowly avoided driving into the descending pit. Unfortunately for it Hell's Angel did not relent, and slammed it into the wall again, causing a whole side panel to come partially off.

Hell's Angel then attempted to pit Hedgebot, but this failed as the two were now stuck together, and abandoned the attempt. After 30 seconds of the two being stuck together, the fight was paused to seperate them. However upon the fight being resumed Hedgebot was immobilized, and lost by KO.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 3
* Losses: 1

*NOTE: Hell's Angel’s withdrawal from its Losers' Melee is not included in the tally.*
Snow Leopard

**Snow Leopard** (Chinese: **雪豹**, romanized as **Xuěbào**) was a heavyweight robot from Kazakhstan which competed in Season 1.5, the debut of *This is Fighting Robots*. It was selected for the blue team by Zhang Yishan, although it lost its first battle after being quickly immobilized by Xiake, and was subsequently dropped from the blue team.

## Design

Snow Leopard was one of the only robots in the competition to use a six-wheel drive, with six exposed wheels at the sides of the very large machine. Snow Leopard's weapon was a hydraulic crushing arm, which works in tandem with two protruding wedges to grab other robots, and control them around the arena. The weapon was relatively powerful, but its exposed wheels presented a weakness to spinners, and Snow Leopard would also be instantly immobilized if turned over by a flipper.

## Robot History

### This is Fighting Robots (Season 1.5)

During the celebrities' initial selection process, Snow Leopard was the fifth and final choice of Zhang Yishan, allowing the robot to bypass the preliminary rumbles. Within the main competition, Yishan drafted Snow Legend as his choice for a rumble, and in response, two other celebrities chose to challenge it with bar spinner Slash Boy, and the successor to the *King of Bots* Season 1 runner-up, Xiake.

Snow Leopard and Xiake immediately targeted one another, and sparks flew when Xiake's drum collided with the front forks of Snow Leopard. This caused the Kazakh team to flee, but Snow Leopard drove straight into the bar spinner of Slash Boy. This halted its progress, and Xiake bulldozed its way past Slash Boy to strike the exposed wheels of Snow Leopard, ripping one of them away. Snow Leopard was driven into the arena wall, and became immobilized. Snow Leopard's celebrity captain, Zhang Yishan, would later flip Xiake over using his control of the floor flipper, but Snow Leopard had already been eliminated from the battle.

At the end of the round, Snow Leopard became the second robot that Zhang Yishan dropped from his team, after Hammer Hammer, and Snow Leopard was eliminated from the competition.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 0
* Losses: 1

## Trivia

* Snow Leopard's statistics
* Snow Leopard official cartoon photo
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* Snow Leopard was the only robot from Kazakhstan to compete on any televised robotic competition.
* It and Robot Wars contestant Cobra have extremely similar weapons and appearance designs, but it is still unknown whether the two teams are related
Episode 5

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Giraffe

**长颈鹿** (romanized as **Chángjǐnglù**, translating to **Giraffe**) was a Chinese competitor robot which competed in Season 2 of *King of Bots*. Despite its appealing design, Giraffe was not selected by any celebrities during the first stage of the competition, relegating it to the redemption rounds where it was soundly defeated by Doraemon.

## Design

Giraffe was a box-wedge shaped robot designed to resemble a real-world giraffe, being colored in orange with yellow spots, and armed with a hammer weapon resembling the long neck and head of a giraffe, with antlers added for assistance with self-righting, and a large tongue extending out of the head to provide an axe point to the weapon. Giraffe's weapon was reasonably heavy and boasted good reach, especially in combination with its lengthy spiked wedge at the front of the robot, although its damage output was fairly low, its self-righting capabilities were untested. The robot's armor was very resistant, likely consisting of titanium, but the robot was still quickly immobilized in its only battle.

## Robot History

### King of Bots II (Season 2)

Giraffe was among the Chinese robots available for selection in the opening rounds of the competition. However, Giraffe was not taken seriously by the celebrity captains, and ultimately the first round concluded without Giraffe being selected for a celebrity team. As a result, Giraffe was knocked into the redemption rounds, where it was selected to face Doraemon.

Fearing the horizontal spinner of Doraemon, Giraffe was instantaneous in charging across the arena to drive into Doraemon and attempt to stop its spinning weapon, although it was still smacked into the arena wall by a half-speed Doraemon, which successfully connected with Giraffe's long neck. After the two robots separated, a full-speed Doraemon hit the front of Giraffe powerfully, creating a shower of sparks. In its final move, Giraffe swerved into Doraemon's spinning frame backwards, which sent Doraemon into the air, and Giraffe spiralling across the arena. Although Giraffe was still somewhat mobile, moving back and forth in place, the referee counted it out, and Giraffe was eliminated from *King of Bots II* after fighting only one battle.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 0
* Losses: 1

## Series Record

*NOTE: Some of Zhang Chongbing's former teammates on Nuclear Bomb and Wall Breaker competed in Season 2 with The Martian.*

## Trivia

* Zhang Chongbing is one of the first Chinese competitors to take part in previous seasons under another team member's captaincy, and then enter a later season as the captain of his own team.
* Giraffe was one of only four Chinese robots in Season 2 to be armed with an axe or hammer-type weapon, alongside Agate, Fat-Head Fish and Huntsman.
Mini ACE

**Mini ACE** (also referred to as **ACE Mini** or **Mini Me ACE**) is a British featherweight robot which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Built by ACE Robotics, it entered the main competition as a reserve, taking the place of Mad Rush for the latter’s second and third qualification rounds. In each battle, Mini ACE had limited success, initially finishing third to Naughty Snake on a Judges’ decision after spending the majority of the battle dodging its opponents. Following this, it finished its second qualifier runner-up to Binky, after sustaining heavy blows from Neon - one of which caused Ellis Ware's machine to eject itself from the arena - and becoming immobilized.

In addition to the main competition, Mini ACE also fought in several side events alongside fellow ACE Robotics entry BANE. These included one whiteboard battle, the Annihilator, where Mini ACE was eliminated in the first round, and the eighteen-way Gladiator melee, which both machines lost to Aegis.

## Design

Mini ACE was essentially a scaled-down version of ACE Robotics’ heavyweight, being a compact, wedge-shaped robot with a black, reddish-brown and light blue color scheme. Its weapon was a rear-hinged lifter, which also had angled edges to offer additional protection against spinning weapons.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 0
* Losses: 5

## Trivia

* On Mini ACE’s statistics card, Riley Smith was credited as the robot’s driver, instead of Daniel. Throughout the event, Riley actually drove ACE Robotics’ other entry BANE.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ACERobotics/photos/pcb.1554568528021683/1554568468021689/?type=3&theater
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ACERobotics/posts/1531528290325707
Naughty Snake

Naughty Snake in the arena

**Naughty Snake** is a Chinese featherweight robot which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Entered by Team Unknown Son (listed as Team Snake), builders of seasoned *King of Bots* heavyweight Greedy Snake, it had a mixed run of success in the main competition, finishing two of its qualification rounds second and winning one over Mini ACE and Sabre20 on a Judges’ decision. Naughty Snake earned enough points to qualify for the 8 Way Melee, but lost the latter to Barróg, resulting in its elimination from the 2018 UK International Championships.

Naughty Snake enjoyed significantly more success in the Annihilator, where it reached the final round and finished runner-up to Neon.

In addition to its 2018 UK International Championship run, Naughty Snake also fought in several domestic live events organized by *King of Bots*, including the 2018 event in Hangzhou.

## Design

Naughty Snake is an orange and dark grey robot with a low box-shaped chassis, a titanium construction and a four-wheel drive system. The robot’s main weapon is a front-mounted vertical bar spinner, rotating at 5,000rpm, which is primarily used to flip and cause heavy damage to opponents. On either side of the spinner, Naughty Snake features a pair of large angled wedges with spiked tips, each used to protect the front wheels and guide other robots into the spinner itself. Naughty Snake’s weapon mount incorporated the Chinese flag as well as a pair of black castor wheels, allowing the robot to drive on its rear wheels when inverted.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 5
* Losses: 4

## Outside King of Bots

At the inaugural *Fighting My Bots* featherweight championship in 2016, the team's featherweight **Gagu Snake** competed, using the same weapon system as the Season 1-1.5 version of Greedy Snake. It won the competition, defeating Little Beelzebub from Impasse in the final, prior to both teams battling each other in *King of Bots*.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/swanglei/videos/pcb.2181796398728048/2181796135394741/?type=3&theater
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncL8i2RidVs#t=23m36s
Conker 3

**Conker 3** is a British featherweight robot entered by Team Eventorizon (alternatively known as Team Conker), which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Driven by Alex Botwright, and a former championship-winning competitor in live events, it endured a limited run of success, being forced to forfeit its first qualification round – against Apex and The Mighty Unicorn - after not being able to be completed in time. A partially-finished Conker 3 entered the arena for its second battle against Get Shrekt and Luna-Tic, only to finish runner-up to the former after deliberately driving itself into the pit. Finally, it achieved a knockout victory in its third and last qualification round, throwing Legion out of the arena with a powerful blow from its eggbeater spinner. This, however, was not enough to prevent Conker 3 from being eliminated in the qualification rounds, as a result of the issues it faced in its earlier battles.

In addition to the main UK International Championship, Conker 3 also fought a Tag Team battle alongside Forge Master. However, both would ultimately lose the battle to Cobalt and Pendulum on a Judges’ decision.

## Design

Conker 3 was a four-wheel drive robot with a reverse wedge-shaped profile and a silver and black color scheme. Its weapon was a powerful front-mounted eggbeater spinner, incorporating three asymmetrical teeth, which proved capable of damaging and throwing opponents at great distances, even out of the arena.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 1
* Losses: 3

## Outside King of Bots

At least three incarnations of Conker have been built by Team Eventorizon, with the original version and **Conker 2** being equipped with vertical flywheels. Each has made regular appearances at live events throughout the United Kingdom, with Conker 3 winning the Insomnia 58 featherweight event in 2016. Conker 3 remains in active combat as of late 2018, its most recent appearance being at the *Robodojo* Featherweight Open.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0cp9yB\_zqk
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXWXjzVOtC0
Spike Head

**Spike Head** (Chinese: **刺头**, romanized as **Cì tóu**, meaning **Thorn**; alternatively referred to as **Spiky** or **Thorn Head** in Mech+ subtitles) was a heavyweight robot which represented Brazil in the one-off series *This is Fighting Robots*. However, it would not be initially selected by any celebrity team managers and would be eliminated in its preliminary group battle, upon trying to attack Greedy Snake and turning itself over in the process.

## Design

Spike Head used a wide two-wheel drive design, armed with a centrally-positioned lifter with interchangeable front-end configurations. Among those included a panel lined with several smaller spikes - hence the robot's name - or a shovel-like wedge with a thicker vertical spike, as used in its only battle. While fast, Spike Head had no known methods of self-righting, which was only possible if it was tipped onto its back and its rear-mounted wheels maintained contact with the arena floor. The whole robot adopted a red paint scheme with black wheels.

## Robot History

### This is Fighting Robots (Season 1.5)

After not being selected by any celebrity team managers to begin with, Spike Head fought in the second group battle of the series in order to impress them and get selected for the main competition. There, it fought American vertical spinner Cat King, along with experienced *King of Bots* competitors Greedy Snake and Whirlwind Cut.

In its first attack, Spike Head rammed into Greedy Snake, but briefly fell over. It quickly righted itself, as its wheels were still in contact with the floor. However, after Greedy Snake released its grip on Cat King, Spike Head drove into Greedy Snake and threw itself over, landing on its back. Ironically, this cemented Greedy Snake's place in the competition, as Zhang Yishan credited and chose the latter to join his team. The Brazilian machine could not self-right, and was deemed immobile, leaving Spike Head as the first robot in this battle to fall. It was eliminated at this stage alongside Whirlwind Cut, with only Greedy Snake progressing.

## Results

*NOTE: Spike Head's group battle is not considered to be a win or a loss.*

## Trivia

* Spike Head was the only Brazilian representative in *This is Fighting Robots*, with Big Carioca later appearing in *King of Bots II*.

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/4tv\_9WodTio?list=PLB\_lie3fxsamDKZApYlsBMZdUef\_uTrOD&t=3345
Schlacht um Varanes

### Folgen

Ein Rachefeldzug von Graufurt, Varanes, Khatir sowie Nordherz durch Europa zu den beteiligten Ordenssitzen und Stärksten Verbündeten, sowie die vorübergehende Beendigung der Abendländischen Anstrengungen den Orient zu bekehren.

## Vorgeschichte

Dem gesamten Krieg ging eine Hochzeit in Varanes voran. Dort bekannten sich die Bewohner von Varanes als Diener Satans und somit als Heiden. Dies hatte heftige Streitereien zur Folgen in deren Verlauf drei Menschen starben. Als eine Reaktion darauf gründeten die Ordens- und Adelssitze des Abendlandes den Kreuzfahrerbund. Dieser hatte das Ziel, die Bewohner Varanes' mit dem Schwert zu bekehren.

## Schlachtverlauf

Der Kreuzfahrerbund schlug gegen Abend sein Lager in Trevol auf. Zur bereits fortgeschrittener Stunde begann der Vormarsch über die Grenzbrücke Richtung Osten nach Varanes. Als sie dort ankamen fand man die Tore zum Marktplatz offen und der Großteil der Christen ritt auf den Marktplatz, was sich als Falle der Abendländer entpuppte. Die Tore wurden geschlossen die Kreuzfahrer wurden mit einem Pfeilhagel bedeckt. Panik sorgte für den schnellen Tod vieler Christen, einige wenige konnten sich aus der Siedlung retten.

Es folgte eine lange Belagerung. Die Christen umschlossen die Stadt und ließen einen Pfeilhagel über Varanes niederregnen. Zur gleichen Zeit versuchte die Kavallerie die Mauern zu erklimmen.

Auf der Südost Seite befehligte Graf Renwik die Verteidiger, den Westteil kontrollierte Almurin und der Nordwall wurde indes von Nizzar und Jarl Ivar gehalten. Jeglicher christlicher Versuch einzudringen scheiterte und man zog sich zur Neuformierung auf Varanes westlichen Berg zurück. Ein von Varanes vorab angelegtes Tunnelsystem, welches bis unter die Position der Christen reichte lieferte entscheidende Informationen über die weitere Taktik der Kreuzfahrer.

Im letzten Angriff des Abendlandes wurden die Befehlshaber der Christen niedergeschlagen worauf sich die noch stehenden Kreuzritter auf den Bergrücken zurückzogen. Die Satanisten setzten sofort mit ihrer Kavallerie nach und beendeten die Schlacht Siegreich.

## Das Schlachtfeld

In der Woche vor der Schlacht befestigten die Bewohner von Varanes ihre Siedlung mit einer Palisade, Toren, einem Tunnelsysteme und Fallen.
The Claw

**The Claw** was a British featherweight robot built by Team Chukka (referred to on-screen as Team Crunch) which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Captained by Georgina Henwood, it suffered recurring mobility issues throughout its qualification rounds, resulting in it finishing third to Take Cover and Neon, and second to Amnesia. The Claw was eliminated from the main 2018 UK International Championships as a result, having not scored enough points to progress to later rounds.

In addition to the main competition, The Claw also fought in two whiteboard battles, achieving one victory over Hedgebot on a Judges’ decision. Alongside Hedgebot, it also competed in one Tag Team battle and the eighteen-way Gladiator melee, which both robots lost.

## Design

The Claw was a large, two-wheeled axlebot with a white and dark gray color scheme, armed with a set of horizontal grabbing claws. Each of the robot’s wheels featured sets of intersecting semi-circular plates, with the intention of preventing it from being side-stranded.

## Robot History

### King of Bots UK 2018

The Claw's first match was against Raving Luna-Tic, and Take Cover. The match started very poorly for it as it was suffering mobility issues right from the start. In the meantime Raving Luna-Tic slammed Take Cover around the arena, before opening the pit.

The Claw then hobbled over to the center of the arena where it was attacked by Take Cover. The Claw then stopped moving, and was counted out, and lost its first match by knockout alongside Raving Luna-Tic which was eventually immobilized by Take Cover.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 1
* Losses: 6

## Trivia

* Although not present for *King of Bots*, builder Georgina Henwood was a member of the Suspension team at one point.
Pangolin

**Pangolin** was one of four robots featured in the 'Managers Exhibition Battle' held during the 2018 series *This is Fighting Robots*.

Operated by Zhang Yishan of the Blue team, it was the first robot to engage in combat during the Youku VIP-exclusive fight, spending the majority of it tussling with Wu Chun's WARRIOR. However, issues with Pangolin's flipper meant that it could not self-right, after being pushed into a grinder by WARRIOR and flipped over. As a result, it became the second robot to be defeated, in a melee ultimately won by MIX and Zheng Shuang.

## Design

Pangolin was a two-wheel drive robot with a tall, angular wedge shape, armed with a rear-hinged flipper. While effective at breaching ground clearances - in part due to the flipper having a prominent lower lip - the robot itself had limited offensive capability, as the flipper possessed very little power or lifting reach when operated in the arena. This, in turn, compromised Pangolin's ability to self-right, a trait otherwise shared by most other robots with similar weaponry.

The armament and overall appearance of Pangolin gave it a striking resemblance to Or Te, a heavyweight built by Team Big Brother (The Grubs, Eater) for *Robot Wars: Series 8*. It is unconfirmed, however, how much the UK heavyweight inspired its overall design. Pangolin's aesthetics were completed by a blue and white paint scheme, with hand-brushed effects loosely similar to the patterns found on "qīng-huā" pottery and porcelain.

### Etymology

Pangolin shares its name with the family of scaled mammals. The latter characteristic is further reflected in the angular, spiky protrusions on top of the robot's armor and flipper.
Ling Zhou

Ling Zhou was the original ring announcer for *King of Bots*, appearing exclusively in Season 1.

## Role

Zhou appeared in every episode of Season 1, always being present inside and around the main combat zone of the King of Bots Arena. Her primary roles were analogous to those of Mark Beiro and Faruq Tauheed from the US robot combat show *BattleBots*, though additional roles effectively allowed her to act a fourth presenter alongside Lou Xi (Roach), Huang Jian Xiang and Wu Day Wei.

Before the start of each battle, Zhou would introduce competing robots as they entered the arena offering them a personalized introduction to generate pre-match hype. Once a battle was completed, she would typically interview the winning team, and on occasions the losing team, by the side of the arena, if a win by knockout was achieved. If a battle ended in a Judges' decision, it was Zhou's responsibility to announce the winner and congratulate the victorious team.

In some instances, Ling Zhou would speak to competitors in English after the battle, including the teams of The Grubs and Crossfire.

Ling Zhou notably broke into tears after the battle between Tánshè and Hammerhead Shark, joining the team captain of Hammerhead Shark in his sorrows after losing the battle.

Throughout her appearances, Zhou wore tight black lycra with red stripes, and a large golden earring, and was never seen without her microphone and cue cards.

## Gallery

Ling Zhou in the arenaLing Zhou introduces WU66, with the hand gesture for "six"An example of Ling Zhou introducing a robot, with a flexLing Zhou declares a victor of a battle
Nigel Barrage

**Nigel Barrage** is a British featherweight robot which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Entered by Team Ballistix, it had a limited run of success, losing its first qualification round to Telekinesis after being flipped and having one of its wheels ripped off by the latter’s undercutter spinner. Nigel Barrage made up for this by winning its next battle by knockout, despite having one of its wheels dislodged by a ram from The Mighty Unicorn. However, it would subsequently withdraw from its third qualifier, resulting in Nigel Barrage being eliminated from the 2018 UK International Championships.

The robot’s name is a pun on British politician Nigel Farage; throughout the competition, team captain James Davies dressed as and performed impressions of Farage during interviews.

## Design

Nigel Barrage was a purple, two-wheel drive robot armed with a two-toothed vertical flywheel, painted yellow. Part of the robot’s design paid homage to Nigel Farage himself, with both of its HDPE front panels being decorated with Farage’s eyes and eyebrows.

## Wins/Losses

* Wins: 1
* Losses: 2

## Outside King of Bots

Nigel Barrage competed in the FRA UK Featherweight Championship in August 2019, under temporary captaincy of Gregory Atkin. However, after competing in five battles against Forge Master II, Mitternacht, Luna-Tic, Crabsolutely Clawful and Barróg Doom, Nigel Barrage lost on every occasion, also falling early in the Tag Team competition.

Prior to building Nigel Barrage, Team Ballistix competed in Series 10 of *Robot Wars* with **Donald Thump**, a heavyweight with a name and design elements parodying 45th U.S. President Donald Trump. Equipped with a vertical bar spinner, and accompanied by impressions from James Davies, Donald Thump had limited success on the show, being eliminated from its heat after losing its Group Battle to Behemoth and its Redemption Round to The Swarm. Since April 2017, Donald Thump has also competed at various *Extreme Robots* events around the UK, eventually adopting an invertible design.

## External Links

* Donald Thump- Fighting Robot Facebook page
* Team Ballistix Facebook page
Meow

**Meow** is a British featherweight robot which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Entered by the Infinite Monkeys team from Stratford-upon-Avon, it endured a limited run of success in the main competition, finishing second to DB12 and third to Furious George in its first two qualification rounds. Another third-place finish, this time against Sabre20, resulted in Meow being eliminated from the 2018 UK International Championships, having not scored enough points to progress further.

Meow also fought in a number of side events held alongside the main championship, including two whiteboard battles, a Tag Team battle (partnered with Orpheus and the eighteen-way Gladiator battle. There, it picked up at least one victory in the ‘Farmageddon’ whiteboard, after surviving to a Judges’ decision and benefiting from Furious George’s disqualification for attacking an immobile Hedgebot.

## Design

Meow is a two-wheel drive robot with a box-wedge shaped profile and two pyramid-shaped ‘ears’, designed to resemble what the team described as a ‘steampunk stylised cat head’. Its weapon was a rear-hinged lifter powered by a linear actuator; although not fast enough to fully re-right the robot, Meow’s lifter could still do so by levering it on its back panels, where the robot’s wheels would regain contact with the arena floor.

Meow initially entered the 2018 UK International Championships in a plain black paint scheme. The Infinite Monkeys team later applied white stripes to the bottom of its front panels before its second qualifier, and additional decorations to its entire front end before the ‘Farmageddon’ battle. These included a set of cat’s eyes, whiskers, nose, mouth and ears, in keeping with the robot’s feline theme.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 1
* Losses: 6

*NOTE: Meow and Orpheus’s disqualification from their Tag Team battle is considered to be a loss.*

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/InfiniteMonkeysFightingRobots/posts/1758736050886864

## External Links

* Infinite Monkeys Fighting Robots Facebook page
Cobalt

**Cobalt** is a British featherweight robot which competed in the 2018 *King of Bots* UK International Championships. Armed with a powerful crushing weapon, it endured limited success in the main competition, losing its first qualification round to Barghest after getting turned over by the Team Cerastes machine and being left unable to self-right. Cobalt incurred another loss against Straddle 2 – in a battle where both robots became immobilized at the same time – before redeeming itself with a commanding knockout victory over Raving Luna-Tic and Furious George. This was enough for it to qualify for the 8 Way Melee, for a chance to secure the last place in the Top 20. However, Cobalt lost the battle to Barróg after getting stranded on the wall during the opening moments, resulting in its elimination from the main UK International Championships.

Cobalt also fought in a number of side events, including the Annihilator and a Tag Team battle, the latter partnered with Pendulum. In each, it achieved more success, reaching the second round of the former and winning its Tag Team battle on a Judges’ decision.

## Design

Cobalt was a green and dark grey, four-wheel drive robot with a distinctive animalistic appearance, featuring a top panel designed to resemble an exposed ribcage. The robot was equipped with a large set of vertical crushing jaws at the front, which were capable of grabbing, lifting and causing considerable damage to opponents. Cobalt’s engineering and appearance attracted favorable comments from many *King of Bots* UK personnel, once being likened to a ‘mutant turtle’ by Samantha France. However, Cobalt’s top armor could be easily damaged, and the robot did not have a self-righting mechanism.

## Results

### Wins/Losses

* Wins: 3
* Losses: 4
Episode 11

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