Fighting Torque
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| Fighting Torque | |
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 The second Fighting Torque, also known as Hippobotamus | |
| Participation Information | |
| UK Series | 5, Extreme 1 |
| Other Names | Hippobotamus (Series 5) |
| Team Information | |
| Team | Team Torque |
| Team Members | Richie McBride Alex McBride Ellen McBride |
| Other Entries | All Torque (Series 2-3) Small Torque (Series 4) Bot Out Of Hell (Series 5) |
| Robot Statistics | |
| Weight | 99kg |
| Dimensions | 0.42m x 1.75m x 0.83m |
| Power | 2 x 750V electric motors |
| Weapons | 10kg spinning disc on crushing arm & lifting head |
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Robot statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show | |
Fighting Torque was the name given to two separate robots entered by Team Torque in Extreme Series 1. The original design was a pyramid-shaped robot wearing a kilt with a spinning disc on a crushing arm as its weapon. It competed in the Mayhem but was soundly defeated by Atomic. However, Atomic's withdrawal allowed Fighting Torque to re-enter the competition, but the team entered its Series 5 robot under the same name in the Annihilator. This robot was in the shape of a yellow hippopotamus and retained the crushing arm/cutting disc weaponry of the original robot but was much less hardy. It was made mostly from salvaged parts; its shell was a plastic hippo sand pit, and its wheels came off a skateboard. This robot looked quite fragile, and performed poorly, losing in the first round of the Annihilator.
The team also entered the second version of the robot in Series 5, under its originally intended name of Hippobotamus, taken from the robot's obvious resemblence to a hippopotamus. The robot faired just as poorly in this series as it had in the Annihilator, losing in the first round to Stinger.
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[edit] Robot History
[edit] Extreme 1
Fighting Torque entered a Mayhem battle in the first series of Extreme. It was drawn against Atomic and Mousetrap. Atomic dominated the fight, it immediatly flipped Mousetrap a few times and then flipped Fighting Torque. Atomic flipped both robots around the arena, Mousetrap was then counted out whilst Fighting Torque still tried to attack Atomic. Fighting Torque was flipped again and counted out and placed on the arena floor flipper. Fighting Torque was sprung up in the air and landed on its wheels, but was flipped again and left to burn on the flame bit.
Due to Atomic taking tremendous damage from Hypno-Disc in its Heat in Series 5, it was forced to withdraw from the Annihilator and Fighting Torque was reinstated. However the team used their Series 5 robot, Hippobotamus, renamed Fighting Torque. The first round started brutally with all the robots chraging into to each other. Fighting Torque sustained damage to its top armour. Napalm had been bashed and picked up by Sir Killalot. Disc-O-Inferno then ripped Fighting Torque to pieces and Fighting Torque was counted out.
[edit] Series 5
Hippobotamus fought against fifth seed Stinger in its opening battle. Its plastic armour was no match for Stinger's powerful mace, which pounded Hippobotomus repeatedly until the Hippo's plastic construction fell apart. Dead Metal then sliced through Hippobotamus's cover. The fight went to the judges after Stinger drove into a CPZ. Stinger went through. After the fight, Ellen McBride was very distraught about the grievous amount of damage caused to her team's robot. The crowd booed Team Stinger for making a little girl cry, so they made it up to her by giving her a cardboard prototype of Stinger's weapon.
[edit] Results
| FIGHTING TORQUE - RESULTS | ||
| Extreme Series 1 | ||
| Mayhem & Annihilator Sixth in Second Annihilator | ||
| Mayhem | vs. Atomic, Mousetrap | Lost |
| NOTE: Atomic was forced to drop out of the Annihilator, and Fighting Torque was reinstated. | ||
| Annihilator 1, Round 1 | vs. Panic Attack, Napalm 2, Spirit of Knightmare, The Steel Avenger, Disc-O-Inferno | Eliminated |
| NOTE: For the Annihilator, the team entered Hippobotamus under the name Fighting Torque. | ||
| HIPPOBOTAMUS - RESULTS | ||
| Series 5 | ||
| The Fifth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat C, Eliminator | vs. Stinger (5) | Lost |
[edit] Wins/Losses
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 3
[edit] Series Record
- Series 1: Did not enter
- Series 2-3: Entered with All Torque
- Series 4: Entered with Small Torque
- Series 5: Heat, Round 1 (and Heat, Round 1 with Bot Out Of Hell)
- Series 6-7: Did not enter
