War Ant

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* AWS 12
* AWS 11
* AWS 9
* AWS 8

**War Ant** was an antweight that first appeared in AWS 8 and made frequent appearances until AWS 15. War Ant, despite having no active weapon, was one of the most successful antweights during the earlier days of the Antweight World Series, reaching the Grand Final on multiple occasions. War Ant tended to have a rivalry against Psycho Ant having fought it on multiple occasions. The robot's name is a pun on "Warrant".

## Robot History

### AWS 8

    In the first round, War Ant faced TriumphAnt and Little Nipper. TriumphAnt attacked Little Nipper and pushed it onto an arena tire while War Ant stayed dormant and away from the main action. TriumphAnt continued to add the pressure to Little Nipper and eventually it broke off a wheel. Little Nipper span in circles as War Ant rammed it across the arena. With no movement and no traction, Little Nipper was eliminated.

In the second round, War Ant faced Resurrector and DominANT. Both Resurrector and War Ant attacked DominANT from both sides. The two kept the pressure on DominANT with one impact from the flywheel throwing DominANT onto its back as the other two continued to gang up and pressure DominANT against the side wall. It is not fully known how DominANT lost.

In the third round, War Ant faced Type-0 and Resurrector where it qualified alongside Resurrector.

In the Quarterfinals, War Ant faced Resurrector for a third time. Both robots met in the middle where War Ant managed to get under the wedge of Resurrector. Resurrector attempts to get away, turning away, but this had left it vulnerable for an attack from War Ant who slammed in from the side and drove Resurrector off the arena.

In the first round of the Grand Final, War Ant faced Odyssey where it lost.

In the Third Place Playoff, War Ant faced Psycho Ant. Psycho Ant struggled to move due to the damage it sustained previously, this helped War Ant who charged in and bashed it. War Ant then shunted Psycho Ant off the arena.

War Ant also competed in the Football but its unknown what happened.

### AWS 9

    In first round, War Ant faced An Cupla and Type-0. Both clusters of An Cupla split off and attacked the corresponding opponents. However, War Ant was able to easily push one of the An Cupla clusters off the arena while the other cluster held Type-0 against the side wall. Type-0, however, used its lifted and toppled the other cluster.

In the second round, War Ant faced Abel and Vacant where it qualified alongside Abel.

In the third round, War Ant faced Psycho Ant and won.

In the fourth round, War Ant faced Pants and won.

In the fifth round, War Ant faced Odyssey and Hades where it qualified alongside Hades.

In the first round of the Grand Final, War Ant faced Anteater where it won.

In the Grand Final, War Ant faced Hades where it lost, placing second overall.

### AWS 11

    In the first round, War Ant faced An Sheangan. War Ant charged into An Sheangan where it was slammed against the side wall, War Ant pushed An Sheangan across the arena and slammed it against the corner, where An Sheangan toppled on its side where it was side stranded.

In the second round, War Ant faced Bimble B where it won.

In the third round, War Ant faced Nigel. The battle did not last long with War Ant shoving Nigel around the arena and eventually off with immediate effect.

In the first round of the Grand Final, War Ant faced Lower. War Ant was the most aggressive at the start, slamming into Lower, toppling it and pushing it near the arena edge. However, Lower got away and came in for an attack but was wedge by War Ant again who came close to pushing Lower off. Lower survived again and managed to wrap around and get behind War Ant, crushing down and pushing War Ant off the arena.

In the third Place Playoff, War Ant faced Chronotrigger. The two robots circled one another with War Ant eventually getting an attack in, ramming Chronotrigger. Chronotrigger retaliated and flipped War Ant, before chasing it around the arena. Not much is known about the battle other than Chronotrigger winning.

### AWS 12

In the first round, War Ant faced Militant and R.O.N.N.Y. War Ant tried to attack Militant but misses, and it didn't get to do much as Militant sent R.O.N.N.Y. into a trench and itself into the other trench. War Ant qualified alongside Militant.

In the second round, War Ant faced Odyssey and Ant-Lion. In a flash it raced over to the others and shoved Ant-Lion into the trench. So War Ant qualified alongside Odyssey.

In the third round, War Ant faced Anty B. Anty B charged in to flip War Ant but mistimed it, which allowed War Ant to easily ram Anty B off the arena.

In the Quarterfinals, War Ant faced Ramps. This was a quick fight as Ramps unwittingly sped into a trench, allowing War Ant to advance to meet Militant.

As soon as they meet Militant tears off War Ant's wheel and a panel. Though War Ant could still move, it was mostly going in circles as Militant watches and was declared the winner, so War Ant lost.

In the Third Place Playoff, War Ant faced Red Eye. War Ant had the lower wedge and flips Red Eye over, not that it affects Red Eye since it was invertible, but War Ant easily dominated and pushes Red Eye into a trench, claiming third place. War Ant also wins the Best Driver award.

### AWS 13

War Ant first competed in the Under-16s, where in the first round it faced Bits 'n' Pieces and Mohican. Mohican attacked Bits 'n' Pieces at first before War Ant darted in to bash Mohican out of the way, however, by turning to attack Bits 'n' Pieces, who moved out of the way, and it accidentally darted too much forward and fell off the arena, so War Ant and Mohican won.

In the first round of the main championship, War Ant faced Mr Tubbs and Anto. The battle did not last long as both Anto and War Ant swarmed Mr Tubbs before shoving it off almost immediately. War Ant qualified along with Anto.

In the second round, War Ant faced R.O.N.N.Y. and Combat Ant. War Ant charges into R.O.N.N.Y., attempting to push it out, however, R.O.N.N.Y. flips away at the persistent War Ant. Combat Ant, who seemed to have control problems moved forward slightly before falling on its bludgeon which propelled it backwards off the arena. So War Ant and R.O.N.N.Y. qualified without even trying.

In the third round, War Ant faced Resurrected, Chronotrigger and Red Eye. It first tried to attack Red Eye but misses, though later succeeds with help from Chronotrigger, even flipping Red Eye. Meanwhile Resurrected has fallen in a trench, which means War Ant qualified with Chronotrigger and Red Eye.

In the fourth round, War Ant faced the familiar Nigel. Both machines met in the middle, charging about and flip flopping over each other as they tried to push one another. War Ant eventually got around the side and shoved Nigel against the side wall before backing off and being rammed by Nigel. War Ant managed to lift itself upwards, flipping Nigel and causing it to toppled backwards off the arena. War Ant won and moved forward.

In the Quarterfinals, War Ant faced old rival Red Eye. Instantly War Ant scoops Red Eye and pushes it into the trench, allowing War Ant to proceed.

In the first round of the Grand Final, War Ant faced other old rival Psycho Ant. When they met, War Ant was flipped and Psycho Ant herded it to a trench where it drove into. War Ant lost.

In the Third Place Playoff, War Ant faced Berserka. War Ant nearly fell into a trench but escapes. Then it scoops Berserka sent it down the trench and won, placing third in the competition.

### AWS 14

In the first round, War Ant faced Psycho Ant again. Psycho Ant scoops and grabs War Ant and rams it into the wall, pinning it there before trying to shove it off the arena, but War Ant escapes. Psycho Ant tries again to shove War Ant off and came closer this time, but War Ant still stands. On the third attempt Psycho Ant was able to push War Ant far enough to fall, where it lost.

In the Loser's Bracket second round, War Ant faced Vacuum. The two robots get into a pushing contest, with Vacuum having more traction and pins War Ant into the wall. Even after being released, War Ant was struggling and eventually Vacuum pushes it off the arena, eliminating it from the competition.

### AWS 15

In the first round, War Ant faced TNT and Smartant 1 where it qualified alongside TNT.

In the second round, War Ant faced Anteater and Pants where it qualified alongside Anteater.

In the third round, War Ant faced Odyssey and lost.

## Wins/Losses

* Wins: 27
* Losses: 10