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Annihilator
	; The Annihilator logo for Extreme 2 and Series 7
Structure
Number of Competing Robots	5/6
Format	Elimination
History
Number of times held	9
UK Series	4 (x2), Extreme 1 (x2), Extreme 2, 7
US Series	1-2, Nickelodeon
UK Incumbent Champion	Kan-Opener
US Incumbent Champion	Cyclone; (Extreme Warriors); Hannibal; (Nickelodeon)

For the robot called Annihilator in Irish, see Diotoir.

Annihilators were the most common side competition in Robot Wars. The annihilator started with six robots going into the arena and battling until one was immobilised. The survivors would then be given time for repairs and would do battle again. Another robot would be eliminated. This process would repeat until only one robot was left standing.

There were six annihilators in the UK series of Robot Wars; two in Series 4, two in Extreme 1, one in Extreme 2, and one in Series 7. There was also an annihilator in each season of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors and a five-robot annihilator in Nickelodeon Robot Wars. Rather than being given a trophy, the American winners were awarded a Championship Belt.

UK SeriesEdit

The Fourth WarsEdit

Main article: Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars/Northern Annihilator

Main article: Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars/Southern Annihilator

Extreme Series 1Edit

Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Annihilator 1

Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Annihilator 2

Extreme Series 2Edit

Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/Annihilator

The Seventh WarsEdit

Main article: Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Annihilator

US SeriesEdit

Season 1Edit

Main article: Extreme Warriors: Season 1/Annihilator

Season 2Edit

Main article: Extreme Warriors: Season 2/Annihilator

NickelodeonEdit

Main article: Nickelodeon Robot Wars/Annihilator

TriviaEdit

All of the odd-numbered UK annihilators (i.e. the first annihilator, third annihilator etc.) lasted for the full five rounds, but all the even-numbered annihilators skipped rounds due to robots dropping out.
Out of the seven annihilator champions that had also competed in the domestic championship, four of them (Spikasaurus, Kan-Opener, Drillzilla and Cyclone) had lost in the first round, although Drillzilla had won multiple battles in side events. Kan-Opener in particular had never won a single battle in the domestic championship in three years of competing, yet had won two annihilators back-to-back.