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"Reactor, be warned - you face meltdown"
— Jonathan Pearce on Reactor in Series 4

Reactor was the name given to two robots from Robot Wars. Both were large, "teardrop-shaped" robots designs in the fashion of a reactor core. This design allowed Reactor to simply roll back onto its wheels. It passed the first round in both series it entered, reaching the Heat Final in the Fifth Wars following a surprise victory over Gemini. Afterwards, Team Reactor fought in Series 7 with Rhino.

Versions of Reactor[]

Reactor[]

Julia Reed: "It is the 21st century, it's Robot Wars, and we've got wooden wheels! Why?"
Russell Orton: "Because I'm a joiner, and I can make them."
— Before Round 1
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Reactor in Series 4

The first Reactor competed in Series 4 and was heavily reliant on wheelchair technology. Whilst the shell was built of steel and aluminium, it featured wooden wheels, custom-made by Russell Orton, with rubber tyres. The tyres also had small screws protruding in order to gain traction, and the wheels had spikes sticking out of the side, which Jonathan Pearce called "Ben Hur type spikes". The robot was powered by 2 24 volt electric wheelchair motors, and had a steel and aluminium shell.

To back up the reactor core theme, these had the nuclear symbol painted on them. Reactor was painted in a red and black colour scheme, and its main weapon was a CO2 lifting plate on the front of the robot. The whole robot was designed off a small prototype made from Meccano created by Daniel Orton, which was shown before Reactor's Round 1 battle.

Reactor 2[]

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Reactor 2 in the arena

For Series 5, the robot was known as Reactor 2, styled as 'Reactor II'. Its flipper was modified into a "flamp", part-flipper, part-clamping mechanism. The robot was painted silver and black, and for additional armament, an axe was added to the back. During the upgrade to 100kg weight limit, Reactor's top speed decreased from 12mph to only 8mph. The 24 volt motors from the original robot was replaced with a 36 volt motor. It was, however, a noticeably stronger performer and a very reliable self-righter.

"...Gets back on its feet every time it goes over. It's never failed us yet."
— Martin Crouch

Reactor 3[]

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Reactor 3, which failed to qualify for Series 6

Reactor 3 was built for the Sixth Wars. It used the same body shape as Reactor 2, but was painted completely black and was equipped with a rear vertical disc, replacing the small axe used in Series 5. It was ultimately retired upon failing to qualify for Series 6, so was never seen on television.

Reactor 3 was seen in the Pits during Laurie Calvert's behind the scenes video on his own qualification.[1]

The Team[]

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Team Reactor with Reactor 2 in Series 5

Reactor was entered into Robot Wars by a team from Birstall in Leicestershire, known simply as Team Reactor. The team was captained by joiner-by-trade Russell Orton, and he was joined by his son Daniel who made the first prototype of the machine out of a toy construction kit. Martin Crouch also completed the team to assist with engineering, and was the weapons operator. The team also competed in Series 7 with Rhino.

Qualification[]

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Reactor (far back) at the Fourth Wars qualifiers

Reactor fought Atomic at the Series 4 qualifiers, the match taking place during the Robot Mayhem live event on 27 July 2000. Atomic dominated the battle, flipping Reactor multiple times, although the latter successfully self-righted each time. Atomic eventually threw Reactor out of the arena in the last few seconds of the battle. Nevertheless, Reactor still earned a discretionary place in the series.

"They kept self righting. Great design. The fight went down to the last few seconds and we eventually got them out."
— David Bebb discussing the Atomic-Reactor fight in 2021.[2]

Reactor 2 would then successfully qualify for Series 5 by attending the 2001 Live Event tour. However, its initial entry into the Birmingham leg was cut short following the discovery of battery issues, forcing the team to withdraw at the last minute. A subsequent appearance at the London Arene leg proved more successful, with Reactor 2 winning its initial early afternoon qualifiers against Prizephita Mach 2 and Aggrobot 3.[3] Having already done enough to qualify for the show once again, Reactor 2 fought a rematch against Prizephita Mach 2 during the late afternoon show on the same day. While losing to Prizephita Mach 2 in this instance, it would still appear in the televised Fifth Wars alongside its opponent.

"Prizephita puts in some good flips on the below par Reactor, but makes the mistake of setting the stranded bot the right way up, and bending its own srimech spike in the process! But they win."
— Ultimate Real Robots Issue 31 on Reactor's battle with Prizephita Mach 2[4]
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The flipper at the front of Reactor 3

At the Series 6 qualifiers, Reactor 3 fought Raging Reality, Lambsy and another unknown machine. Lambsy managed to immobilise Reactor 3, and Raging Reality eventually won the battle. Reactor 3 was not granted a discretionary place, confirming its failure to qualify for the series[5].

"We had a four way battle with Raging Reality, Reactor 3, and another robot. Raging Reality immobilised one bot, we immobilised Reactor 3, and the last three minutes was spent slugging it out with Raging Reality. We lost on a judges decision even though we were the only robot out of the four who could drive out of the arena."
— Ian Lockhart on the Series 6 qualifiers

Robot History[]

Series 4[]

Reactor went up against fellow newcomer Scorpion and the number 27 seed Sir Chromalot in the first round of the Fourth Wars.

"We've got a front lifting weapon, which is powered by CO2, which we're confident is going to lift all the other robots and flip them over. ... We're confident we're going to do well, and we're gonna trash the other robots!"
— Confidence from Russel Orton before the battle
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Reactor takes on Sir Chromalot

At the start of the battle, whilst Sir Chromalot attacked Scorpion, Reactor drove at the side of Sir Chromalot and tried to get its flipper underneath, but couldn't get under the ground clearance, so turned away. Reactor drove away, before driving back, getting on the other side of Scorpion as Sir Chromalot pushed it with its spike. Sir Chromalot reversed, with Scorpion impaled on its spike and drill.

"They're shunted together at the moment, hardly making any progress"
— Jonathan PEarce as the three competitors push against each other
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Reactor topples Scorpion over

Reactor turned, driving under the front of Scorpion and pushing it free of Sir Chromalot. Reactor turned around and tried to get its flipper under Scorpion, but Scorpion drove around Sir Chromalot. Sir Chromalot rammed into the side of Scorpion, puncturing the side, but Reactor quickly drove in underneath Sir Chromalot, allowing Scorpion to get free, but Reactor could not flip Sir Chromalot as its flipper was not working. Scorpion reversed around Sir Chromalot, hitting one of Reactor's wheels, ripping off a small part. Sir Chromalot pushed Scorpion, but Reactor pushed Sir Chromalot, trying to get its flipper underneath. Scorpion reversed into the back of Reactor, so Reactor turned around and got under Scorpion's high ground clearance, pushing it across the arena to the opposite arena wall. As the two reached the wall, Scorpion managed to turn itself off the flipper. Reactor drove to the arena centre and turned around, and Sir Chromalot pushed Scorpion against the arena wall. Reactor rushed underneath Scorpion, turning it over using its wedge shape.

"...and Reactor tumbles Scorpion immediately! Look at this, there's the drive from the wedge shape of Reactor! You saw Martin Crouch celebrate immediately with Russel and Daniel up there in the control pod!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Reactor turns Scorpion over

As Matilda and Sgt. Bash came in to attack Scorpion, the front of Reactor seemed to be stuck under an arena spike, but Reactor managed to reverse. As it did so, Matilda blocked it, but Reactor managed to push past her. This meant Reactor was through to the next round of the heat along with the seeded Sir Chromalot.

"It means of course that Reactor and Sir Chromalot survive, though Reactor had a scare, and will have to show better driving sense later on in this heat!"
— Jonathan Pearce whilst the House Robots attack Scorpion, referring to Reactor getting stuck under the arena spike

In the second round, Reactor went up against the 11th seed Wild Thing. Before the fight the team opted to run the robot on a low geared drive ratio. This would prove to be its undoing.

Julia Reed: "Reactor's first wars, let's see how those wheels are holding up. Wood taken any damage from the melee?"
Russell Orton: "Just a little on this side [Reactor's right wheel] but not very much. We've managed to repair it."
— Just prior to the Wild Thing fight
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Wild Thing shunts Reactor

Wild Thing started the quicker, charging at Reactor's side, and got underneath with the wedge. As Wild Thing pushed it, it raised its lifting arm to hold Reactor still, until Reactor's lifter at the front dug into the arena floor. Wild Thing reversed, lowering its lifting arm, then got behind Reactor, getting under it again and pushing it to a flame jet on the top arena wall.

"A ground clearance of 5 millimetres only on Reactor, but that's the Achilles heel, Wild Thing attacking in the rear of Reactor and dumping it onto the arena side wall."
— Jonathan Pearce

Wild Thing reversed, driving into Dead Metal and quickly getting away. Reactor got away from the wall, but Wild Thing got behind it again and pushed it to Dead Metal's CPZ, pushed into Reactor again, but this time Reactor drove further forwards driving into Dead Metal's CPZ whereas Wild Thing spun around and retreated.

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Reactor drives into Dead Metal

Wild Thing spun on the spot as Reactor escaped Dead Metal. Wild Thing then pushed into Reactor, this time shoving it to the edge of Dead Metal's CPZ. Reactor tried to reverse, but Wild Thing pushed it against Dead Metal, which had turned away after failing to grab Reactor. Wild Thing reversed for another attack, and Reactor slowly backed away from the CPZ, with Dead Metal nearly grabbing it as it did so. Wild Thing got at Reactor's side and pushed, but couldn't get much purchase due to the curved sides of Reactor.

"A little bit like soap in the shower, through your hands and away."
— Jonathan Pearce describes Reactor as Wild Thing struggles to push
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Wild Thing pushes Reactor in Sergeant Bash's CPZ

Wild Thing drove back at Reactor's side, and after a struggle to get traction, rammed it across the arena to Sergeant Bash's CPZ, lifting Reactor's wheels off the ground so Reactor couldn't get any traction at all. Sergeant Bash tried to grab Reactor, but couldn't due to its shape, and Reactor got away. Reactor was moving very slowly, and Wild Thing rushed over, getting underneath the side of Reactor. Wild Thing rammed Reactor again, charging it up the arena, straight into Sir Killalot.

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Reactor is pushed into Sir Killalot

Sir Killalot grabbed Reactor by one of the wooden wheels, crumpling the side, Wild Thing continued pressurizing, shoving Reactor into Sir Killalot's claw, which crumpled the wooden wheel. Reactor spun its wheels, trying to retreat away, but it didn't get enough traction, and Sir Killalot held it in place. Dead Metal then came in on Reactor, but went away after Killalot let it go. Reactor sluggishly reversed away, drove into the centre of the arena, where Wild Thing was waiting for it. Wild Thing charged at Reactor, but failed to get underneath, so drove past and turned around for anther attack.

"...and I wonder if, at this stage, Russell Orton, young Daniel and Martin Crouch are just thinking look lets stay out of trouble and live to fight another day, because Wild Thing very much on top here."
— Jonathan Pearce on Reactor's tactics

Wild Thing drove back at Reactor's side, and after a struggle to get traction, rammed it into the arena wall. Reactor was too slow to get away when Wild Thing reversed for another attack, and Wild Thing pushed Reactor back into Sir Killalot. Reactor managed to reverse before Sir Killalot could attack, but it was moving very slowly, and so Wild Thing took advantage by getting at Reactor's side. Reactor tried to get away, but Wild Thing got behind Reactor and pushed it up the arena, to the arena wall by Dead Metal's CPZ. Dead Metal grabbed it and pulled it back to his CPZ, and Wild Thing blocked Reactor's escape. Dead Metal cut into Reactor as he pushed it out of the CPZ.

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Dead Metal slices into Reactor

Wild Thing spun victoriously, as Reactor struggled to move away from near Dead Metal's CPZ after being let go by the House Robot. Dead Metal got behind Reactor, grabbed it and cut into it. Meanwhile, Wild Thing charged into Sergeant Bash. In the last few seconds, Reactor was just about still moving, and Wild Thing went back after them, ramming into the side, pushing it around, then finally shoving it into the arena side wall, before Cease was called. Unsurprisingly, the judges went for Wild Thing.

Craig Charles: "Reactor in meltdown, really."
Russell Orton: "Yeah, unfortunately we made a mistake, we changed it to a lower gear and we shouldn't have done, we should have left at what it was."
— After the battle

Series 5[]

In Heat D of the Fifth Wars, Reactor 2 was drawn up against Bot Out Of Hell in the first round.

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Bot Out Of Hell rides a flip from Reactor 2

Bot Out Of Hell had the quicker start, driving around Reactor 2, trying to attack the back. As it did so, Reactor 2 fired the axe, but missed. As Reactor 2 moved forwards, Bot Out Of Hell drove around it, and Reactor 2 fired the axe pointlessly as Bot Out Of Hell drove around the front. Bot Out Of Hell drove past the front of Reactor 2, driving close to the flipper, but Reactor 2 couldn't get under as Bot Out Of Hell drove past, and missed with the flipper. Bot Out Of Hell turned, driving at the front of Reactor 2, but quickly drove over the flipper, so quick that Reactor 2 missed again. As Reactor 2 turned around, Bot Out of Hell and rammed into Reactor 2, then drove past it again. Bot Out Of Hell accidentally drove into Refbot, then slammed into Reactor 2's side. Reactor 2 turned against Bot Out Of Hell, but could not get underneath it. Bot Out Of Hell reversed, then slammed into Reactor 2's side again. Reactor 2 fired its axe, but it had no effect.

"Reactor 2, looks more dependable. Looks sturdier, certainly!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Bot Out Of Hell slams into Reactor 2
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Bot Out Of Hell charges into Reactor 2

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Bot Out Of Hell is toppled by Reactor 2

Bot Out Of Hell reversed, then drove around Reactor 2, which turned and tried to get the flipper under its opponent, but turned too far and missed with the flipper. Bot Out Of Hell drove past the front of Reactor 2 again, but this time Reactor 2 time the flip correctly, so Bot Out Of Hell was tipped onto its side. With no srimech, Refbot began counting Bot Out Of Hell out, whilst Reactor 2 tried to use its "flamp" to grab Bot Out Of Hell, but couldn't get a grip on it.

"Bot, back to Hell from whence you came. The Reactor is moving forward with speed!"
— Jonathan Pearce after Bot Out Of Hell is counted out

This meant that Reactor 2 was through to the next round of the heat with relative ease.

Craig Charles: "Well, easy enough!"
Russel Orton: "Not too bad, not too bad. Might have been a different story if their weapon had been working."
Craig Charles: "Was their weapon not working?"
Martin Crouch: "They had a problem earlier, they couldn't get the motor started, we tried helping them get started and everything. We had it running outside in the test area."
— Post-battle interview

In the second round, Reactor 2 went up against the clusterbot and number 18 seed Gemini.

Philippa Forrester: "How are you feeling about Gemini?"
Martin Crouch: "Quite looking forward to it!"
Philippa Forrester: "Yeah?"
Martin Crouch: "Yeah, really am? Should be a really good fight."
Philippa Forrester: "Why?"
Martin Crouch: "Because they've got potential to keep chucking us about, and we'll just keep getting back up and going for them!"
— Pre-battle interview
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Reactor 2 axes one half of Gemini

Reactor 2 cautiously approached its opponent as Gemini split, trying to get under one half, but it only managed to lift it up a little as it didn't have the flipper underneath properly. Reactor 2 turned and tried to use its axe on the same half, but missed, then reversed as the other half tried to get under its side. That half of Gemini reversed, and Reactor 2 drove after it, trying to turn under it, but turned too far and missed with the flipper. That half drove behind Reactor 2 and tried to get underneath and flip, but Reactor 2 turned against it, so that Gemini half reversed.

"Good battle here, Reactor looks heavy, doesn't it? Difficult to beat."
— Jonathan Pearce in the early moments of the battle
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Gemini flips Reactor 2 over

Reactor 2 reversed after it, firing the axe, but narrowly missed. The other half of Gemini tried to get under the front of Reactor 2, but failed. Reactor 2 turned around, and as it did so, it hit one half of Gemini with its axe, but the axe landed on its flipper as it fired and did no damage. As Reactor 2 turned, the other half of Gemini got behind it and flipped, but only managed to flick it up a little. Reactor 2 turned around, and one half of Gemini drove at its front. Reactor 2 flipped, but only managed to lift it a little as the flipper was not fully underneath. Reactor 2 turned around as the other Gemini half drove at it, and Reactor 2 managed to hit it with the axe. The Gemini half tried to flip Reactor 2, but turned at the wrong moment and missed with the flipper. Reactor 2 turned around and drove towards the pit release button. Both halves of Gemini drove after it, and as they got close, Reactor 2 turned. This exposed its side to the two halves, one of which managed to flip Reactor 2 over. Reactor 2 rolled, but didn't roll over as it hit the wall. Reactor 2 fired the axe, but this didn't give it the momentum to roll over, then tried firing the flipper, but this merely pushed the robot closer to the wall. Reactor 2 fired the flipper again, and this time it managed to right itself, the flipper knocking the robot over as it closed.

"...a unique sort of a srimech as well brought it down, so this is a worthy machine, Reactor 2"
— Jonathan Pearce as Reactor self-rights
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Gemini holds Reactor 2 on the flame pit

Both halves of Gemini chased Reactor 2, which drove into Shunt, but as the two halves got close, Reactor 2 hit one of them with its axe, so that half turned away, and when the other half got close enough to flip, Reactor 2 reversed. That half of Gemini turned away, and Reactor 2 drove by the flame pit. As Reactor 2 turned around, one half of Gemini drove behind it and tried to flip, but Reactor 2 turned, causing it to miss with the flipper. The other half of Gemini drove at Reactor 2, trying to get underneath, and managed to lift Reactor 2 up and lift it onto the flame pit, holding it there for a time, before dropping it. The other half of Gemini tried to flip Reactor 2, but could only lift it a little, and Reactor 2 turned off the flame pit. Reactor 2 drove to the arena centre and turned around, and one half of Gemini drove at it, tried to get the flipper under the side, but Reactor 2 turned and reversed, causing it to miss. That half of Gemini drove back at Reactor, trying to get under the front, but instead got under the flipper plate.

"Been a good battle this. Intriguing clash of designs, temperament, driving styles..."
— Jonathan Pearce as the two Gemini halves try to get under Reactor 2

Reactor 2 spun around, and the two halves of Gemini surrounded it, with one half getting behind it, but did not have the power left in its flipper to lift Reactor 2. The other half tried getting its flipper under Reactor 2's side and flipping, but missed because it did not have the flipper under Reactor 2 properly. The other half of Gemini drove at the other side of Reactor 2 and tried to flip, but also missed as it didn't get the flipper underneath. That half drove away, and the other half tried getting at Reactor 2's side, but Reactor 2 turned against it, and the Gemini half missed again, having failed to get the flipper underneath. Reactor 2 turned against the other half of Gemini, but mistimed a flip and exposed its rear to the other half of Gemini, which drove in and flipped it over, but Reactor 2 rolled over.

"Was that luck, was that design for Reactor 2?"
— Jonathan Pearce as Reactor 2 rolls over
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Reactor 2 takes out the Gemini twins

One half of Gemini got behind Reactor 2 and tried to flip, but did not have enough power left to even lift Reactor 2. Reactor 2 drove forwards, and the other half of Gemini got behind and flipped, only lifting Reactor 2 up a little. Reactor 2 turned, and both halves of Gemini blocked it. Reactor 2 reversed as one half tried to flip it, and as Reactor 2 reversed, the other half tried to get under the side and flip, but fired the flipper prematurely, resulting in throwing itself onto its back, with the wheelie bar on the back leaving it stuck. The other half of Gemini was chasing Reactor 2, but when it saw the other half was stuck, it turned to help. This gave Reactor 2 the opportunity to get under it and flip it over, but the Gemini half managed to right itself, though the flipper was clearly low on power. The Gemini half flipped the other half onto its front, but before it could right itself, Reactor 2 drove into it, then pushed past it, allowing that half to right itself. The other half of Gemini tried to get under the side of Reactor 2 but failed to get the flipper underneath properly, so missed, then reversed away. One half of Gemini drove straight at Reactor 2, and Reactor 2 flipped it onto its back, the wheelie bar leaving it stuck. The other half of Gemini rushed in and tried to flip it over, but did not have enough power left in its flipper to right the other half. As the Gemini reversed to have another attempt, Reactor 2 drove underneath it and flipped it over. It tried to right itself, but did not have enough power in its flipper, leaving it also stuck on its back, the wheelie bar holding it off the floor.

"Well, Reactor 2, that was very disciplined, very controlled, very effective, and very well done!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Gemini is counted out

With both halves stuck, Refbot came in to count them out, leaving Reactor 2 as the surprise victor.

"I don't believe it! I never believed we'd beat Gemini, not in a million years!"
— Martin Crouch

Here, Reactor 2 went up against the number 7 seed Firestorm 3, fighting for a place in the series Semi-finals.

Philippa Forrester: "Are you intimidated by the fact that these have already gone through to the Semi-Finals?"
Russel Orton: "Not at all, not at all!"
Martin Crouch: "We're quite looking forward to it!"
— Confidence from Team Reactor prior to the Heat Final
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Reactor 2 goes out of the arena

Reactor 2 started by moving forwards slowly as Firestorm 3 charged, and Firestorm 3 drove onto Reactor 2's flipper, and Reactor 2 flipped Firestorm 3 up onto its top. Firestorm 3 slid down and reversed off, then drove under Reactor 2, flipping it against Refbot. Refbot reversed, and Reactor 2 rolled over. As Reactor 2 tried to turn, Firestorm 3 drove at its side, flipping it up. Reactor 2 went up on its axe, then landed on its side, not rolling over. As Reactor 2 fired the flipper to try and help right itself, Firestorm 3 pushed it towards Sir Killalot in the CPZ. Reactor 2 kept trying to right itself, and Firestorm 3 pushed it, knocking Reactor 2 back onto its wheels. Before Reactor 2 could get away, Firestorm 3 got behind it and pushed it against the middle arena entry gate and flipped it against the wall, leaving it on its side. Reactor 2 fired its flipper to try and right itself, and fired the axe, but couldn't get away from the arena entry gate.

"...and Reactor 2, driven onto the side wall, is imperilled once again, if not impaled!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Reactor 2 is stuck against the entry gate
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Reactor 2 outside the arena

Firestorm 3 drove in, but turned the wrong way, and that little nudge helped Reactor 2 fall back to its wheels. However, Reactor 2 turned into the wall, and Firestorm 3 pushed it against the wall, flipping it against the wall. Firestorm 3 reversed as it was dangerously close to Sir Killalot, but as Reactor 2 turned, it drove in underneath Reactor 2's side, flipping it over. Reactor 2 rolled over, and Firestorm 3 drove around it, and got under the side. In one swift move, Firestorm 3 pushed Reactor 2 against the middle arena entry gate and flipped it onto the fence. Reactor 2 balanced there for a moment, before falling over the fence, eliminating it from the competition.

"...and Reactor 2 balanced and toppled, and crashed out of competition!"
— Jonathan Pearce watches the replay of Firestorm 3 being flipped out of the arena

This was Reactor's last appearance, failing to qualify for Series 6 as Reactor 3 before being replaced with Rhino for Series 7.

Craig Charles: "...you meet them, they throw you right out of the arena!"
Martin Crouch: "It was the only way they were going to stop us though!"
Craig Charles: "It's true, 'cause your self-righter, it just keeps going on, and on, and on!"
— Post-battle interview

Results[]

REACTOR - RESULTS
Series 4
The Fourth Wars - UK Championship
Heat Semi-Final
Heat M, Eliminator vs. Scorpion, Sir Chromalot (27) Qualified
Heat M, Semi-Final vs. Wild Thing (11) Lost
REACTOR 2 - RESULTS
Series 5
The Fifth Wars - UK Championship
Heat Final
Heat D, Eliminator vs. Bot Out Of Hell Won
Heat D, Semi-Final vs. Gemini (18) Won
Heat D, Final vs. Firestorm 3 (7) Lost

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 3
  • Losses: 2

Series Record[]

Series Reactor Series Record
The First Wars Did not enter
The Second Wars Did not enter
The Third Wars Did not enter
The Fourth Wars Heat, Round 2
The Fifth Wars Heat Final
The Sixth Wars Failed to qualify
The Seventh Wars Entered with Rhino
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Like Hypno-Disc and Stinger, Reactor's prototype was made with a child's construction toy.
  • Both of Reactor's appearances were in the same Heat as Sir Chromalot.
  • Of the fifty robots to return from Series 4 to compete in Series 5, Reactor is one of only ten to perform better in its Series 5 appearance. The others are Bigger Brother, Firestorm, Diotoir, Prizephita Mach 2, Kat 3, Razer, Rick, Destruct-A-Bubble and Clawed Hopper.
  • In Issue 19 of the first Robot Wars Magazine, Reactor featured in a Fantasy Fight as a combination of its first and second models, in the only instance of that comic incorporating a robot's Series 5 design.
  • Both robots that beat Reactor (Firestorm and Wild Thing) would fight each other in the Extreme 1 All-Stars.

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