Robot MPire: Series 1/Heat D

"Let's meet our victims!"

- Craig Charles' introduction

Heat D of Robot MPire: Series 1 was the fourth of twelve heats which determined the Semi-Finalists of Robot MPire: Series 1. The episode featuring Heat D was originally broadcast on 2 July, 2012 on YouTube.


 * This episode is notable as being the first time an Out of the Arena elimination occurred.
 * Along with the fact that it was the first time a spinning robot performed it.

frenZy vs Fractal Bliss
Fractal Bliss drove to the corner of the arena, where frenZy slowly met it with its axe at the front. The saws caused the axe to swing back but frenZy already began to attack, damaging the armour severly whilst Fractal Bliss pushed it back. It tried to drive away from further attacks giving the axe another saw hit, but frenZy followed it around connecting the final smashes.

Winner: frenZy

Nightmare vs Tornado
Nightmare started driving weirdly to the side while Tornado took note of its opponent's weaponry, trying to drive around to the wheels but Nightmare on alert faces it. They charge causing Tornado to be lifted up and flung through the air but on its wheels, another shot sent it back over. Tornado unable to get away is hit with another attack was sent into the pit release, Nightmare began teetering and it allowed Tornado brief offense before Nightmare was able to balance. Tornado charged at the flywheel but was shot upwards on its tailend, Nightmare flicked it again over towards the pit making it almost going in. Tornado quickly rammed into the wheelguard of its opponent, unbalancing it for a second as it continued to push it. Tornado slammed into the flywheel, making Nightmare reverse back, it went for another but was turned on its side and onto its wheels again. Nightmare grinded the side of Tornado, lifting it up and made it twirl on its corner. Another attack sent Tornado flying to the side, more attacks to the drum but not lifting it this time. A side attack from Nightmare still didn't lift Tornado up, it drove around Tornado and started to topple again. Tornado went for another wheelguard shot, but was wedged on it, Nightmare clipped and broke part of the side armour of Tornado, sending it away. Tornado gave Nightmare a little shove and Nightmare gets flipped by the arena floor flipper onto the back part of the flywheel, causing it to do a somersault, but landed on its back again. Tornado trying to attack helped Nightmare right itself as it backs away, a head-on ram from Tornado caused Nightmare to lean on one side but managed to stay right. It attacked Tornado again with a couple more shots sending it up and over, another sent Tornado spinning. They rammed into each other again and began circling each other, another attack threw Tornado onto the flame grill. Nightmare drove around Tornado and clipped the drum, lifting and throwing it away, Nightmare homed over and wedged it on the wheelguard, giving it an easy shot with Tornado flying to the side. Tornado still attacked aggressively but kept being thrown to the side, it went for a wheelguard shot but Nightmare turned and clipped the side, causing Nightmare to unbalance and Tornado to spin away. Tornado charged but got hit, then got hit on the side, Nightmare drove over the top of Tornado and broke away the shell of its opponent. Nightmare turned but toppled over, Tornado now a small box rammed into the fallen Nightmare trying to self-right. Tornado kept driving at it, slamming itself in the wall from Nightmare scattering over the floor, Tornado pushed it over towards the pit but Nightmare was able to get back onto its wheels. Tornado drove underneath it and caused it to fall onto its back again. Nightmare's flywheel vertically upside down clipped Tornado, damaging it badly and eventually righted itself again. Tornado tried to escape and almost drove into the pit, Nightmare still continuing to not topple over, turned to Tornado and clipped one of the wheels, sending it away. Nightmare started charging and pushing Tornado around, as it tried to attack Nightmare as well, finally the flywheel caught Tornado a couple more times and the box stopped.

Winner: Nightmare

Civil Uprising vs Overkill
Both robots drove towards each other, Civil Uprising curled around its opponent but Overkill had its sights locked causing Civil Uprising to back away. It went for an attack on the wheels of Overkill, but the blade sent it away. Overkill's blade swung onto the top of Civil Uprising, as it backed away, it then got a hit on Overkill on its wedge before colliding into the side wall. Overkill chased it as it drove around, then turned for another attack hitting Overkill's blade again and drove away. Civil Uprising ran up the wedge and clipped one of the wheels of Overkill, sending itself to the side. It then got another shot on the blade and tried to circle around Overkill, Civil Uprising hit the wedge again a couple more times before hitting one of the wheels of Overkill, flicking it up in the air slightly. It drove up the wedge again and grinded one of the wheels, but almost toppled itself over when it landed. Civil Uprising charged at the wedge, as Overkill's blade continued swinging then it got hit with another attack from Civil Uprising. A few more blades-to-blade attacks from both robots, while the last one slightly caught the top of Civil Uprising's armour, causing it to flee away. It drove around Overkill getting a couple more blade hits as one caused it to lean on its tailend, Civil Uprising reversed to land rightly on its back but spasmed onto its front then attacked Overkill ahead with wedge shot. It hit Overkill more times on the wheel and wedge, then drove up the wedge again and attacked the top part of the wheels. It drove up again but did no damage, flying off the wedge. Civil Uprising attacked the blade once more, sending itself to the side and tried the same tactic again, but it started smoking. Overkill began pushing it but Civil Uprising still showed life, driving around its opponent hitting it a couple more times on the wedge and wheel until Overkill started showing slow movement with its blade stuck onto the ground, Civil Uprising tried to help it attack but Overkill failed to move properly, the blade working, but was eventually counted out.

Winner: Civil Uprising

Ronin vs Haardvark
Ronin drove all the way across the arena over to Haardvark and attacked it at the front, pushing it around. Haardvark backed away as Ronin rammed into it with Haardvark's lifting forks having no affect. Ronin shoved it into the side wall, until Haardvark reversed towards the pit release and turned, with Ronin almost tipping itself onto its side. It hit Haardvark again with its disc, and started pushing it around before shoving it and itself into the pit. It was decided that Haardvark was shoved and fell in first.

Winner: Ronin

frenZy vs Civil Uprising
Both robots charged at each other with frenZy's axe getting sent back from the blades' collision, but Civil Uprising started smoking again. Civil Uprising drove around frenZy trying to grind the armour as frenZy misses its attacks. Civil Uprising landed hit and runs whilst frenZy on a few of them hit Civil Uprising's blades. frenZy started to become unstable as the axe swung, but was able to steady itself and hit the top armour of its opponent and the blades. Civil Uprising dodges around it getting some shots in, frenZy started to get counted out but moved away and attacked Civil Uprising again on a couple occassions, with Civil Uprising getting more successful attacks. Civil Uprising drove to the side causing frenZy to chase it, but Civil Uprising went back with a sneak attack. It hit frenZy again more times along with frenZy getting shots in as well onto Civil Uprising, it then became unbalanced again with Civil Uprising getting underneath it but drove away, landing frenZy back on its wheels. frenZy then charged with its axe and slammed into Civil Uprising, breaking the weaponry entirely as it bounced off the wall. Civil Uprising cautiously presses the pit release as frenZy tried to scare it with its axe, Civil Uprising began to push its opponent with little to no power. Civil Uprising drove around frenZy but received some axe shots to the top, damaging it and making it smoke more. It tried to survive and shove frenZy more, but a last axe shot found its purpose.

Winner: frenZy

Nightmare vs Ronin
Both robots drove across the arena, Nightmare turned around as Ronin watched on. They both aimed at each other and attacked, Ronin got lifted up and batted away. Nightmare went and got in another hit, with Ronin still landing on its tracks. It rammed into the flywheel of Nightmare and stopped it, Ronin reversed causing the flywheel to spin again but had suddenly unbalanced slightly, Ronin charged up but got lifted and thrown to the side, but Nightmare toppled itself in the process. Nightmare self-righted with Ronin stuck on its back, the flag decor prevented it from being inverted. Nightmare took advantage, pushing it across the floor along with tipping itself over again, but self-righted again too. It drove around Ronin and shoved it onto the flame grill, where Ronin's weaponry motor began to smoke as the flag decor broke, allowing it to become invertible. It slowly attacked Nightmare but was able to make it briefly unstable. Nightmare circled its opponent and attacked the side of its track and weaponry, Ronin had trouble gaining traction while Nightmare's flywheel did small damage to the disc of Ronin. It span normally again and hit Ronin on the side, Ronin decided to retreat while Nightmare followed and wedged it on the wheelguard, clipping it and Ronin flew and bounced off its track into the side wall, almost going over the wall. Nightmare continued the assault across the wall and back, a shot flipped Ronin on its side almost immoblising it but managed to get back on its tracks. Trapped in the corner, Nightmare lifted Ronin up on its head and damaged more of the underbelly. Nightmare reversed allowing Ronin to get away, but reversed into the wall, Nightmare lured ahead and rammed into the weaponry, stopping its own. Ronin slammed into the flywheel as Nightmare backed away, until one hit lifted Ronin up and over twice. Ronin on its side got hit back on its wheels then thrown away. Nightmare bats it as Ronin tried to drive over the flame grill, Nightmare almost puts an end to its opponent but managed to hold on, Ronin tried to back away but Nightmare followed and hit the weaponry of Ronin, lifting it up whilst charging at it towards the wall and managed to throw it out of the arena.

Winner: Nightmare

frenZy vs Nightmare
Both robots met in the centre and frenZy misfired as it flailed around. It slams its axe and collided with Nightmare's flywheel, with it shoving frenZy away. Nightmare throws frenZy over onto its back into the side wall, and just barely clipped the axe. frenZy tries to free itself but was sent over again. Nightmare continued to attack, flinging it into the wall. frenZy onto its wheels again but got hit away, a side hit from Nightmare topples itself as frenZy laid on its side. Both robots self-righted but Nightmare attacked first, throwing its opponent into the corner. frenZy used its axe to no use, while getting slammed in the wall. The axe collided with the top of the flywheel and flinged it back on its back, Nightmare clipped it a couple times as a third angled it against the floor and wall. Nightmare attacked the axe handle and turned its opponent over, as its attacks continued. Nightmare shoved it into the corner where it eventually got back on its wheels. frenZy began attacking the flywheel and wheelguards, where both robots became unstable again, Nightmare backed away while frenZy chased it. frenZy missed all but one shots to the flywheel before it got turned over again, Nightmare pushed and flipped it into the corner, before hitting it along the side wall. It pushed frenZy away almost immoblising it with a hit underneath, frenZy back on its wheels now smoking slowly went for an attack but Nightmare clipped the top armour of frenZy and broke it off. frenZy went for another hit but got sent onto its back, but managed to self-right and away from the drop zone just in time as the fridge fell. Nightmare drives around its opponent and lands one last hit, bringing frenZy to a complete stop.

Heat Winner: Nightmare

Sumo Basho

 * Siferbot 1079 - 7.27 seconds
 * 101 - 4.56 seconds
 * Zen Reign - 13.70 seconds