Ansgar
Ansgar 3
Participation Information
UK Series	6-7, Extreme 1
US Series	1
German Series	1
Other Names	Ansgar's Revenge (Series 6) Ansgar 3 (Series 7)
Team Information
Team Members	Joachim Thomsen Sascha Thomsen Sünje Thomsen
Robot Statistics
Weight	200kg
Dimensions	0.24m x 1.20m x 0.87m
Top Speed	16mph
Power	12HP electric motor
Weapons	Rotating blades
Robot statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show

Ansgar was the name given to a series of German robots that competed in German Robot Wars and various competitions on UK Robot Wars. "Ansgar" is the German equivalent of the English name Oscar. In Germanic, its literal meaning is "god-spear."

The original Ansgar was created by Sascha Thomsen and his father Joachim after seeing a dubbed promotion episode of Robot Wars. Constructed from aluminium road signs, the result was a vaguely dome shaped robot designed to look like a UFO with interchangeable flipper, spear and lever weapons that could be fired 300 times per minute. The unique aspect of the robot was to "sit down" so it could not be pushed around by other robots.

The team's second design was Ansgar's Revenge, a walker robot (technically a shufflebot with 16 legs) with a shovel with lifting spears to attack from the front and rear that competed in German Robot Wars and the UK vs Germany Special in UK Series 6. It had hard, powerful motors to produce very quick speeds. Unlike the American shufflebot Drillzilla, Ansgar's Revenge was not affected by the rule change in the US stating that shuffling mechanisms would only allow one-and-a-half times the extra weight, as this rule hadn't yet been established in Europe.

Ansgar 3 was also a walkerbot, this time with a set of rotating blades weighing 10kg like the UK robot Fluffy but much more cumbersome, that competed in The Third World Championship. By this time, however, the shufflebot rule-change had been established in the UK, but Ansgar 3 was allowed to compete regardless.

Contents 1 Robot History 1.1 German Series 1.2 Extreme Series 1 1.3 UK Series 7 2 Results 2.1 Wins/Losses 3 Series Record 4 Trivia

Robot HistoryEdit

German SeriesEdit

The Ansgar team competed in the first and only German Series of Robot Wars, although this was filmed and broadcast after their first UK appearance. Ansgar's Revenge didn't show much controlled movement in its melee, colliding with the arena wall on several occasions and only rarely coming into contact with an opponent. Golem rammed into Ansgar's Revenge on a couple of occasions, but the battle was mostly between Golem and Junkyard Queen, and for this reason the judges chose to eliminate Ansgar's Revenge.

Ansgar's Revenge was drawn against Das Gepäck, a Dutch Competitor brought in to make up for the lack of German robots, in Round 1 of the UK vs Germany special. This competition was also broadcast during Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars. It was immediately rammed by Das Gepäck, before taking the full force of another attack from behind this time and was slammed into Dead Metal. He repeatedly sliced into its Probophobia-esque lifter, Ansgar taking multiple powerful rams from its opponent in the process. Sir Killalot then plucked it up by the lifter, paraded it around the arena and eventually dropped it in the centre of the war zone. Das Gepäck slammed into it again, pushing it into an angle grinder, then pounded it repeatedly into the side wall. It hobbled away, barely able to move. Sir Killalot pushed it away, sapping its last little drop of strength away. It went to a judges' decision, but the winner was clearly Das Gepäck.

Extreme Series 1Edit

Team Thomsen's first UK appearance was in the German Melee against Golem, Nasty Warrior and Flensburger Power with the first incarnation of Ansgar. This battle was also broadcast a year later on German Robot Wars. Ansgar was equipped with its flipper weapon in this match, but couldn't get into position to flip anyone, so it spent most of the match swatting the air with its flipper. However, Golem and Flensburger Power broke down, and Nasty Warrior began smoking, allowing Ansgar to win by judges' decision.

For winning the German Melee, Ansgar represented Germany in the Second World Championship. This competition was also broadcast during Extreme Warriors: Season 1 and Ansgar's opening battle was broadcast during German Robot Wars. Ansgar was equipped with its stabbing spike for this match against the UK champion Chaos 2, US competitor Manta and Mastiff of Italy, but it proved no help, as in the battle, Ansgar was immediately targeted by Manta, who was too low for the spike to hit. Manta pushed Ansgar around while using its blade to tear up the German entry. Ansgar stopped moving when it was pushed onto the flame pit, and was counted out, eliminating it from the competition.

UK Series 7Edit

Ansgar 3 returned to Robot Wars in hopes of representing Germany in a World Championship once again. In the qualifier battle, it easily immobilized Reaper NP2 with a well-placed hit from its blade, before doing the same to I Bot One Beta. It then pushed the red machine down the pit to affirm its place in the Third World Championship.

In the first round it faced very tough competition, being in an eliminator with two UK series grand finalists, Tornado and Storm 2. Indeed, the two pushed it around the arena effortlessly, slamming it into the pit release and then the CPZ. It escaped, but the two rammers pushed it onto the flame pit, where it stopped moving. Storm 2, who would win the World Championship, ultimately dashed its hopes by pushing it down the pit.

ResultsEdit

ANSGAR - RESULTS
UK Series
Extreme Series 1
The Second World Championship Representing Germany, Eliminated in Heats
NOTE: This competition (not including the German Melee) was also broadcast during US Season 1, and Ansgar's opening battle (in addition to the German Melee) was broadcast during German Robot Wars
German Melee	vs. Flensburger Power, Nasty Warrior, Golem	Won
Heat	vs. Chaos 2 (UK), Manta (USA), Mastiff (ITA)	Eliminated
German Series
German Robot Wars
NOTE: See Extreme Series 1 Results

ANSGAR'S REVENGE - RESULTS
German Series
German Robot Wars
German Championship Heat, Eliminator
Heat A, Eliminator	vs. Golem, Junkyard Queen	Eliminated
UK vs Germany Special Representing Germany, Round 1
NOTE: This competition was also broadcast during UK Series 6
Round 1	vs. Das Gepäck (GER)	Lost
UK Series
Series 6
NOTE: See German Series Results

ANSGAR 3 - RESULTS
UK Series
Series 7
The Third World Championship Representing Germany, Eliminated in Heats
Qualifier	vs. I Bot One Beta (GER), Reaper NP2 (GER)	Won
Heat	vs. Storm 2 (UK), Tornado (UK)	Eliminated

Wins/LossesEdit

• UK Wins: 2
• UK Losses: 3
• German Wins: 0
• German Losses: 1

Series RecordEdit

• German Series: Heat, Round 1

TriviaEdit

• Ansgar was the last walker to fight in a televised battle on Robot Wars, having competed in the Third World Championship, which was aired after the Series 7 Featherweight championship.

v • d • e German Robot Wars Competing Robots Champion Black Hole Runner-Up Tsunami Third & Fourth Son of Armageddon • Tyke Heat Finalists (5th to 8th in order) Not Perfect • Junkyard Queen • Hydrotec • Golem Heat Eliminators Absolut Krankhaft • Ansgar's Revenge • Delldog • Thorgrim International Events 259 • Corkscrew • Das Gepäck • Dynamite • Fluffy • Judge Shred 2½ • Philipper 2 • PulverizeR • Rawbot • Razer • Snake Bite • Tornado • Zeus Other Side Events Chaos 2 • Flensburger Power • Manta • Mastiff • Nasty Warrior

v • d • e Extreme Warriors: Season 1 Competing Robots US Championship $6 Million Mouse • Bot-Ugly • Close Enough • Coffin-Bot • Cyclone • Drillzilla • Falcon • General Chompsalot • Mad Cow • Manta • Medusa Oblongata • Panzer Mk 2 • Red Virus • Rippa Raptor • Rosie the Riveter • Run Away • Shuriken • Sobek • Spartacus • The Brute • The Revolutionist • Tiger Cat • Tricerabot • Unibite Side Events Conquering Clown • Joker • Plunderbird 5 • Pussycat • Rot Box • Silver Box • Skullmania • Spawn Again • Spike • Stinger • The Green House • The Green Mouse • Tut Tut World Championship Ansgar • Chaos 2 • Diotoir • Firestorm 3 • Flensburger Power • Mastiff • NEAT Machine • Philipper • Razer • Tornado • Whirlpool 70 • Yeborobo

v • d • e Extreme Series 1 Competing Robots Major Event Competitors 101 • 3 Stegs to Heaven • Arnold A. Terminegger • Behemoth • Bigger Brother • Cerberus • Chaos 2 • Comengetorix • Diotoir • Disc-O-Inferno • Dominator 2 • Fighting Torque • Firestorm 3 • Gemini • Hypno-Disc • King B Powerworks • Major Tom • Mega Morg • Napalm 2 • Panic Attack • Pussycat • Razer • Sir Chromalot • S.M.I.D.S.Y. • Spawn Again • Spirit of Knightmare • Splinter • Stinger • Suicidal Tendencies • Sumpthing • Thermidor 2 • The Steel Avenger • Tornado • Wheely Big Cheese • Wild Thing • X-Terminator Minor Event Competitors Aggrobot 3 • Ajjay • Anvil • Atomic 2 • Axe-Awe • Bulldog Breed 3 • Cataclysmic Variabot • Draven • Fluffy • Judge Shred 2½ • Killertron • Mega-Hurts • Ming 3 • Mousetrap 2 • Oblark • Panzer Wraith • Plunderbird 5 • Rhino • Scorpion • Shear Khan • Shockwave • Sub-Version • The Executioner • The Spider • Velocirippa International Competitors Alien Destructor • Ansgar • Drillzilla • Flensburger Power • Golem • Manta • Mastiff • Maximill • Nasty Warrior • NEAT Machine • Panzer Mk 2 • Philipper • The Revolutionist • Whirlpool 70 • Yeborobo

v • d • e Series 6 Competing Robots Champion Tornado Runner-Up Razer Third & Fourth Firestorm 4 • Terrorhurtz Semi-Final Round 2 Bigger Brother • Dantomkia • Dominator 2 • S3 Semi-Final Round 1 13 Black • Hypno-Disc • Spawn Again • Wild Thing 2 Heat Final Anarchy • Barber-Ous 2 • Chaos 2 • Disc-O-Inferno • Hydra • Panic Attack • Raging Reality • Shredder • Stinger • Supernova • Vader • X-Terminator Heat Round 2 259 • A-Kill • Aggrobot 3 • Barbaric Response • Behemoth • Bulldog Breed • Comengetorix • Crushtacean • Cyrax • Double Trouble • Fluffy • Inshredable • Kat 3 • Killer Carrot 2 • Kronic 2 • Mega Hurts 2 • Mighty Mouse • Ming 3 • Sir Chromalot • S.M.I.D.S.Y. • Spam • Tetanus 2 • The Alien • Thor Heat Round 1 4x4 • Armadrillo • Axe-C-Dent 2 • Brutus Maximus • Cedric Slammer • Chompalot • Colossus • Corkscrew • Demolition Man • Derek 2 • Destructosaur • Dr Fist • Edge Hog • G.B.H. 2 • Granny's Revenge 2 • Hot Pants • ICU • Infernal Contraption • Infinity • Iron-Awe 2 • Judge Shred 2½ • Kan-Opener • Major Tom • Mr Nasty • Reptirron The Second • Revenge of Trouble & Strife • Revolution 2 • Riptilion • Robochicken • R.O.C.S. • Roobarb • Ruf Ruf Dougal • Sabre Tooth • Short Circuit • Spin Doctor • Spirit of Scorpion • St. Agro • Sumpthing • Terror Bull • The Hassocks Hog • The Stag • Thermidor 2 • Tiberius 3 • Tridentate • UFO • Warhog • W.A.S.P. • Weld-Dor 3 UK vs. Germany Ansgar's Revenge • Das Gepäck • Delldog • Dynamite

v • d • e Series 7 Competing Robots Champion Typhoon 2 Runner-Up Storm 2 Third & Fourth Tornado • X-Terminator Semi-Final Round 2 Atomic • Bulldog Breed • Firestorm 5 • Gravity Semi-Final Round 1 Dantomkia • M2 • Mute • Raging Knightmare • St. Agro • The Grim Reaper • Thermidor 2 • Tough As Nails Heat Final Big Nipper • Ceros • IG-88 • Iron-Awe 2.1 • Judge Shred 3 • Kat 3 • Lightning • Mighty Mouse • Ripper • Robochicken • S.M.I.D.S.Y. • Spawn Again • Tetanus Booster • The Steel Avenger • Tiberius 3 • Tsunami Heat Round 2 13 Black • Behemoth • Bigger Brother • Constrictor • Daisy Cutter • Ewe 2 • Gyrobot • Hammerhead 2 • Hard • Hellbent • Jackson Wallop • Killer Carrot 2 • King B Powerworks • Kronic the Wedgehog • Leveler 2 • Mantis • Mean Streak • Mega Morg • Panic Attack • Pussycat • Reptirron The Second • Revenge of Trouble & Strife • Revolution 3 • Rhino • R.O.C.S. • Roobarb • Scorpion • Scraptosaur • The Kraken • Thor • Trax • UFO Heat Round 1 8645T 2 • Aggrobot • Araknia • Bamm Bamm • Barbaric Response • Barber-Ous 2'n a Bit • Black and Blue • B.O.D. • Brutus Maximus • Chip • Cobra • Colossus • Corkscrew Two • Crushtacean • Cygnus X-1 • Demolition Man • Devastator • Diabolus • Disc-O-Inferno • Disconstructor • Edge Hog • Fluffy • Hassocks Hog 2 • Herbinator • Hodaf The Bad • Hydra • I Bot One Beta • Infernal Contraption • Jabber • Kan-Opener • Killerkat • Major Tom 3 • Mayhem • Mega Hurts LT • Metalis • Ming Dienasty • Mobot • NEATer Machine • Pinser • Rick • Saw Point 2 • Scarey-Go-Round • Shell Shock • Shredder Evolution • Spin Doctor • Sub-Version 1.1 • Supernova • Tartarus • Terrorhurtz • Terror Turtle • The Alien • The Executioner • The Scrapper • The Stag • Thunderpants • Tomahawk • Topbot • Twister • T-Wrecks • U.R.O. • Vader • Velocirippa • Xenomorph • Zorro Side Events Ansgar 3 • Flippa • Mechaniac • PulverizeR • Rawbot • Reaper NP2 • Snake Bite • Spartacus