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{|width="256" align="right" style="font-family: verdana; sans-serif; padding:6px; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; font-size:10px; border:1px solid #8888aa;" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" |align="center" colspan=2|'''Hosts''' |- |Mick Foley (2001-2002) |- |align="center" colspan=2|'''Pit Reporters''' |- |Rebecca Grant (2001)<br />Carol Grow (2002) |- |align="center" colspan=2|'''Commentator''' |- |Stefan Frank |- |align="center" colspan=2|'''Broadcast''' |- |[[File:Robot_Wars_Extreme_Warriors.png|center|160px]]The New TNN: 8/20/2001-7/1/2002 |- |colspan="2" align="center" |'''Packagers''' |- |Mentorn International |} '''''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors''''' was an American adaptation of the British robot combat series ''[[Robot Wars]]'' broadcast by The New TNN between August 2001 and July 2002. Competitors brought remote-controlled fighting machines with a variety of designs, weapons and armor, facing each other in a purpose-built arena as well as a variety of hazards including the [[House Robots]]. Two seasons were produced, each hosted by then-recently retired ''WWF'' wrestler Mick Foley and commentated by Stefan Frank. A "pit reporter" was also present to interview teams and present trophies to winning competitors; Rebecca Grant in Season 1 and Carol Grow in Season 2. ==Premise== [[File:Robot Wars Extreme Warriors World Championship Arena.png|thumb|right|Arena and control pods for ''Extreme Warriors'' Season 1; [[w:c:robotwars:The Revolutionist|The Revolutionist]], [[w:c:robotwars:Razer|Razer]], [[w:c:robotwars:Flensburger Power|Flensburger Power]] and [[w:c:robotwars:Diotoir|Diotoir]] face off in the World Championship (UK: The Second World Championship) episode]] Similar in concept to ''[[BattleBots]]'', the series featured competitors building fighting robots (weighing up to 220lbs or around 350lbs for walking robots in Seasons 1-2<ref>Runamok.tech, [http://runamok.tech/rules/RWEW1_rules.html 'Robot Wars Extreme Warriors - Season 1 Rules']</ref>) and pitting them against each other in a variety of elimination-based competitions, such as the "US Championship", "Annihilator" and "Tag Team Terror". As well as each other, they would face a variety of hazards in the purpose-built [[w:c:robotwars:Robot Wars Arena/Series 5-7|Robot Wars Arena]], including the Pit of Oblivion, Flame Pit and a roster of five House Robots ([[w:c:robotwars:Shunt|Shunt]], [[w:c:robotwars:Matilda|Matilda]], [[w:c:robotwars:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]], [[w:c:robotwars:Sergeant Bash|Sgt. Bash]] and [[w:c:robotwars:Sir Killalot|Sir Killalot]]) which could attack competitors upon straying into their Corner Patrol Zones (CPZs). A non-combative House Robot, [[w:c:robotwars:Refbot|Refbot]], was also used primarily to start battles, count out defeated competitors, extinguish fires and enforce fair play. Robots won their battles by immobilizing opponents, pushing them down the Pit of Oblivion or, in very rare cases, throwing them out of the arena. One event, the "Robot Rebellion", involved a team of competitors facing the House Robots which had free reign of the arena. In the event that more than one robot survived the full battle duration or if there was a rules infraction (e.g. excessive attacks from a House Robot), a panel of [[w:c:robotwars:Judges|Judges]] would decide the winner of the battle based on a set of four criteria: "style", "control", "damage" and "aggression". Filming took place at Earl's Court, London (Season 1) and Shepperton Studios (Season 2) in the United Kingdom, using the same arena, pit area and House Robots as in the original UK version. A number of internationally-themed competitions (such as the "World Championship" and "War of Independence") also featured a small number of competitor robots from the original UK series. ==Format== Both seasons featured a variety of events including the main "US Championship" and various smaller competitions, each with their own distinct themes and/or tournament formats. The way in which some of these events were formatted and broadcast varied between each season. ===Season 1=== Season 1 featured a total of seven episodes which were all dedicated to a single event. In broadcast order, these events included: *'''Robot Rebellion''' - Following a series of one-on-one "Eliminators", four winning robots would face a team of House Robots in the climatic "Rebellion". The concept of this event would also be adapted for the [[Nickelodeon Robot Wars|Nickelodeon]] and UK Series under the name '''[[w:c:robotwars:House Robot Rebellion|House Robot Rebellion]]'''. *'''Annihilator''' - Based on [[w:c:robotwars:Annihilator|the side event introduced in the original UK Series]], six robots competed against each other in the arena, with one being eliminated from each round until only two remained. The winner of the final round would be declared the Annihilator champion. *'''Civil War''' - A one-on-one knockout tournament, consisting of three rounds, between four robots representing the North (Union) and four representing the South (Confederacy). *'''Tag Team Terror''' - Eight robots were paired into teams of two to fight each other in a two-round contest including a play-off. Only one robot from each team was allowed in the arena at a time and the teams could switch robots by 'tagging' them, though the rule was often broken in this and [[w:c:robotwars:Tag Team Terror|other similar events]] held on the UK ''Robot Wars''. *'''War of Independence''' - A one-on-one knockout tournament between four US and four UK robots, the latter all competitors from the original UK version. Identical in structure to the [[w:c:robotwars:Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars/War of Independence|similarly-named competition]] from UK Series 4/''Grand Champions''. *'''US Championship''' - The main domestic championship, initially grouping 24 robots into four six-way "Heat" melees. Winners of each "Heat" faced off in the "Semi-Finals", which were followed by a final head-to-head battle to determine the inaugural ''Extreme Warriors'' US Champion. *'''World Championship''' - The US version of the [[w:c:robotwars:The_Second_World_Championship|Second World Championship]], which would also be broadcast as part of the [[w:c:robotwars:Robot_Wars_Extreme: Series 1|first series]] of the UK spin-off ''[[w:c:robotwars:Robot_Wars_Extreme|Robot Wars Extreme]]''. Sixteen international robots - including entries from the US and UK versions - fought in a similar tournament structure to the US Championship, with four-way "Heats", two one-on-one "Semi-Finals" between the "Heat" winners and a final battle to determine the ''Robot Wars'' World Champion. ===Season 2=== Season 2 placed greater emphasis on the main US Championship, which comprised of eight "Heats" featuring six robots each followed by a dedicated "Grand Final" episode. Heats followed a similar structure to those of UK Series 4/''Grand Champions'', opening with two three-way melees where one robot from each would be eliminated. The remaining four robots were paired off in two one-on-one battles before the winners of these faced each other in the "Heat Final". The Heat winners would proceed to the Grand Final, which consisted of two more rounds of one-on-one battles plus a final encounter to determine the main Season 2 US Champion. The remaining four episodes of the 13-episode run were all dedicated to side competitions, with the Annihilator, Tag Team Terror and Robot Rebellion all returning from Season 1. The solitary new addition was the '''International Championship''', a one-on-one knockout tournament between US and UK robots which was mostly identical to the War of Independence. A key difference was that both sides in the International Championship did not fight against each other until the final round, unlike the War of Independence events from Season 1 and UK Series 4. ==Arena== All battles took place in the purpose-built '''Robot Wars Arena''', which during ''Extreme Warriors<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' run consisted of a rectangular-shaped area with a plywood floor, bulletproof glass walls and outer enclosure, and a backdrop with three booths overlooking the arena from above. The two outer booths - featuring plexiglass lining as a safety measure - were reserved for competitor teams ("roboteers") to drive their machines during battles, with the center booth being used mainly for introductions, announcements and interviews by Mick Foley. Directly beneath these booths were entry doors for competitor and House Robots to drive into the arena for battle, the centre door featuring the main ''Robot Wars'' logo. The overall design of the arena was consistent with that introduced for Series 5-7 of the original UK series, giving the appearance of an abandoned factory setting. Indeed, the ''Extreme Warriors'' Season 1 iteration was also used for some events taking place as part of Series 1 of ''Robot Wars Extreme'', which would broadcast its own localized version of the World Championship episode. Various hazards were scattered across the arena floor which every competitor had to avoid while fighting their opponents. Many of these were marked in yellow and black hazard stripes with red borders, with the main arena floor being painted gray. Hazards featured in Seasons 1-2 included: *The '''Pit of Oblivion''' - A rectangular panel in the floor located at the bottom-left, which could descend once competitors had pressed a button (the '''pit trigger''') fixed on the opposite wall. The trigger could be pressed at any time and changed appearance in between both seasons; firstly appearing as a tire (Season 1), then as a metal bumper located next to the bottom-right CPZ (Season 2). Competitors which drove into or were pushed into the opened Pit by another robot would be instantly eliminated. *The '''Floor Flipper''' - A front-hinged, pneumatically-operated flipping panel at the top-right with a very similar appearance to the Pit. Used to throw defeated competitors across the arena once they had been attacked by the House Robots. *The '''Flame Pit''' - a large grille on the right-hand side with multiple flame jets spouting out from beneath. Robots passing over this would sustain damage to their internal components and circuitry, as well as have any flammable armor, fuels or fluids set on fire. Joined by smaller flame jets spouting from the arena floor which served a similar purpose, as well as additional jets between the entry gates which served an atmospheric purpose. *The '''Angle Grinders''' - wall-mounted grinding disks placed in large semi-circular housings, intended to damage any competitor making contact with them. Three of these would line the left and right-hand side walls respectively. *The '''Steam Vents''' - upward-firing CO<sub>2</sub> jets which acted more as a visual hazard, but could sometimes be used to extinguish robots which had caught fire. *The '''Corner Patrol Zones''' ('''CPZs''') - a set of four marked areas in each corner where the House Robots would be stationed during battles. Season 2 introduced a slightly updated Arena design shared with the concurrently-filmed ''Nickelodeon Robot Wars''. This introduced two additional hazards which would also see use in future UK, Dutch and German versions: *The '''Disc of Doom''' - a circular rotating panel on the center-left of the arena, similar to the Spinners used in ''BattleBots''. As well as flinging competitors across the arena, disrupting their movements and attacks, the Disc was lined out with sharp teeth to snag and damage their undersides. Identified by a spiral pattern, this hazard could be activated by a nearby button similar to that of the Pit. *The '''Drop Zone''' - a marked area (black rectangle with yellow cross) between the center of the Arena and the Pit, where competitors would have heavy objects dropped on them upon being defeated. Objects dropped included washing machines and, in one instance, an electronic organ. ===House Robots=== The '''[[w:c:robotwars:House Robots|House Robots]]''' were a set of robots serving as active hazards in the arena. Up to two would be stationed in Corner Patrol Zones (CPZs) in regular battles, where they would attack competitors which strayed too close to those areas. They would also deal further damage to and take defeated competitors to other hazards once they had been counted out after thirty seconds: *'''Shunt''' - Influenced by bulldozers and railroad shunting engines, equipped with a snowplough and pneumatic lifting scoop at either end along with a powerful diamond-edged axe. *'''Matilda''' - Based on a mutant alien boar or dinosaur, equipped with pneumatic flipping tusks and a set of interchangeable rear-mounted spinning weapons. The latter included a 3,000rpm chainsaw (as originally used in UK Series 1-4) or a vertical flywheel capable of severely damaging and even throwing competitors out of the arena. *'''Dead Metal''' - An exoskeleton-style robot with a set of pneumatically-powered pincers and a 3,000rpm circular saw mounted on a hinged 'head' assembly. *'''Sgt. Bash''' - Designed to resemble a futuristic military tank, with green army paintwork, hydraulic crushing pincers and a turret-mounted flamethrower used to set flammable robots alight. *'''Sir Killalot''' - The largest, heaviest and deadliest House Robot, equipped with hydraulic arms fitted with crushing claws and a rotating drill lance. Modelled on an alien knight; his name is a pun on 'Sir Lancelot' from Arthurian legend. In addition to these, the series had a non-combative House Robot to enforce fair play in the arena: *'''Refbot''' - A humanoid-style robot modelled on a sporting referee, featuring ramming ploughs and scoops as well as a variety of additional equipment. His primary roles were to separate competitors if they became stuck together, extinguish fires with an arm-mounted CO<sub>2</sub> fire extinguisher, prevent the other "House Robots" from attacking active competitors outside of their CPZs, and to count out defeated competitors after they had become immobilized for more than thirty seconds. ===The Pits=== Also part of the ''Robot Wars'' studio was [[w:c:robotwars:The Pits|'''The Pits''']], a designated area where all competitor and House Robots would be maintained and prepared in between battles. Roboteers would be allocated a workbench to store and work on their robots away from the main arena, as well as introduce themselves and their machines before battles. An entryway between the Pits area and main Arena, the '''tunnel''', would also be used for interviews, which occasionally involved light-hearted conflicts between teams staged in a similar manner to ''WWF'' wrestling shows.<ref>Runamok.tech [http://runamok.tech/RunAmok/RW2001.html 'Robot Wars Journal - Team Run Amok']</ref> ==Judges== *Noel Sharkey *Martin Smith *Mat Irvine ==Episodes== ===Season 1=== {|class="wikitable" !|Overall<br/>No. !|Season<br/>No. !|Episode !|Broadcast !|Winner(s) |- |1 |1 |Robot Rebellion |August 20, 2001 |None declared |- |2 |2 |Annihilator |August 27, 2001 |Drillzilla |- |3 |3 |Civil War |September 3, 2001 |Manta (Confederacy) |- |4 |4 |Tag Team Terror |September 10, 2001 |Drillzilla & Tut Tut |- |5 |5 |War of Independence |September 17, 2001 |Pussycat (UK) |- |6 |6 |US Championship |September 24, 2001 |Panzer Mk 2 (Champion) |- |7 |7 |World Championship |October 1, 2001 |Razer (UK) |} ====Season 2==== {|class="wikitable" !|Overall<br/>No. !|Season<br/>No. !|Episode !|Broadcast !|Winner(s) |- |8 |1 |Heat A |April 6, 2002 |Panzer Mk 4 |- |9 |2 |Heat B |April 13, 2002 |Rocky-Bot-Boa |- |10 |3 |Heat C |April 20, 2002 |Conquering Clown 2 |- |11 |4 |Heat D |April 27, 2002 |Propeller-Head |- |12 |5 |Heat E |May 4, 2002 |Rosie the Riveter 2 |- |13 |6 |Heat F |May 11, 2002 |Tricerabot 3.0 |- |14 |7 |Heat G |May 18, 2002 |Destructive Criticism |- |15 |8 |Heat H |May 25, 2002 |The Falcon Mark 2 |- |16 |9 |Grand Final |June 1, 2002 |Panzer Mk 4 (Champion) |- |17 |10 |Annihilator |June 8, 2002 |Cyclone |- |18 |11 |Tag Team Terror |June 15, 2002 |Rocky-Bot-Boa & Black Widow |- |19 |12 |International Championship |June 24, 2002 |Tornado (UK) |- |20 |13 |Robot Rebellion |July 1, 2002 |Dead Metal, Shunt & Sir Killalot (House Robots) |} ==Inventors== Marc Thorpe (based on the British show and 1994-1997 US live competitions of the same name); Tom Gutteridge and Steve Carsey (executive producers). ==Spin-Offs== *''[[Robot Wars: Grand Champions]]'' - North American version of the original [[w:c:robotwars:Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars|UK Series 4]] broadcast on The New TNN between March and June 2002. *''[[Nickelodeon Robot Wars]]'' - Children's version filmed alongside Season 2 and aired in August-September 2002 on Nickelodeon. ==TV Rating== [[File:72px-TV-PG icon svg.png]] ==References== <references/> ==Link== [http://web.archive.org/web/20020405211055/http://www.thenewtnn.com/shows/robot/ Official Website (via Internet Archive)] [[Category:60 Minute Game Shows]] [[Category:Short-Running]] [[Category:2001 premieres]] [[Category:2002 endings]] [[Category:2000s shows]] [[Category:Robot Wars]]
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