Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars - Heat L
The Robot Wars logo from the introduction titles
Series	The Fourth Wars
Winner(s)	Spawn of Scutter
Special Event	Pinball
First Broadcast	December 22nd 2000
Original channel	BBC Two
Preceded by	Heat K
Succeeded by	Celebrity Robot Wars

Heat L of Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars was the twelfth of sixteen heats which determined the semi-finalists of Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars. The episode featuring Heat L was originally broadcast on December 22, 2000 on BBC Two.

• This heat was the first of two occasions in which Team Scutterbots and Team Knightmare met in a heat final, the second being Heat N of the Seventh Wars. Although Team Scutterbots won on this occasion, Team Knightmare got its revenge in the Seventh Wars when Raging Knightmare threw Spawn Again out of the arena.
• This heat marked the only time that all of the robots in the battle were flipped by the floor flipper, in the second of the first round melees, where Fat Boy Tin was flipped, along with Plunderbird 4 (which was partially over the flipper panel itself) and Vercingetorix (which had axed Fat Boy Tin as it was flipped).

Contents 1 Competing Robots 1.1 Newcomers 1.2 Veterans 2 Eliminators 2.1 Spawn of Scutter (10) vs Knightmare vs Banshee 2.2 Plunderbird 4 (26) vs Vercingetorix vs Fat Boy Tin 3 Semi-Finals 3.1 Spawn of Scutter (10) vs Vercingetorix 3.2 Plunderbird 4 (26) vs Knightmare 4 Final 4.1 Spawn of Scutter (10) vs Knightmare 5 Trials 5.1 Pinball Warrior - Diotoir

Competing RobotsEdit

NewcomersEdit

	Fat Boy Tin
	Weight	77.1kg
	Dimensions	1.20 x 0.90 x 0.80m
	Clearance	0.02m
	Power	2 x 24V motors
	Weapons	2 Spikes
	Notes	Built for under £200
From: Leighton Buzzard
Team Members: John Lewis & Richard Lewis

	Knightmare
	Weight	79.7kg
	Dimensions	0.45 x 0.70 x 0.15m
	Clearance	0.02m
	Power	2 x 750W industrial motors
	Weapons	Pneumatic flipper
	Notes	Took 12 weeks to make
From: Leicester
Team Members: Nigel Pagett, Lee Summers & Malcolm Summers

VeteransEdit

	Banshee
	Weight	80kg
	Dimensions	0.90 x 1.00 x 1.00m
	Clearance	0.01m
	Power	2 x Wheelchair motors
	Weapons	4 Lathe tools
	Notes	Body revolves
From: Huddersfield
Team Members: Graham Walker, Richard Jackson & Alan Marchington

	Plunderbird 4 (seeded 26th)
	Weight	80kg
	Dimensions	0.40 x 0.65 x 0.93m
	Clearance	0.02m
	Power	2 x Electric motors
	Weapons	Slicer Dicer (crushing arm)
	Notes	Aeroplane aluminium shell
From: Alton in Hampshire
Team Members: Mike Onslow & Bryan Kilburn

	Spawn of Scutter (seeded 10th)
	Weight	78.8kg
	Dimensions	0.30 x 1.25m x 1.15m
	Clearance	0.01m
	Power	2 x Starter motors
	Weapons	Flipping piercing spike
	Notes	Runs both ways up
From: Grays in Essex
Team Members: Darren Ball, Graham Warner & Luke Jackman

	Vercingetorix
	Weight	80kg
	Dimensions	0.32 x 1.18 x 0.50m
	Clearance	0.02m
	Power	2 x 750W motors
	Weapons	Axe & lifter
	Notes	Made of kevlar & lexan
From: the Isle of Wight
Team Members: Ian Gear, Alistair Curtis-Horsefall & Tom Curtis-Horsefall

EliminatorsEdit

Spawn of Scutter (10) vs Knightmare vs BansheeEdit

At first the robots simply nudged each other but then Spawn of Scutter got underneath Banshee and using its pneumatic spike, flipped it onto its side from which it couldn't self-right and partially dislodging its head. Later in the battle, Banshee's head was spiked with Shunt's axe and pulled from the robot and then torched on the flame pit. The rest of Banshee was destroyed by the house robots and then flipped by the floor flipper. For the remainder of the battle, Knightmare and Spawn of Scutter simply pushed each other around the arena.

Qualified: Knightmare & Spawn of Scutter

Plunderbird 4 (26) vs Vercingetorix vs Fat Boy TinEdit

Before the battle, the Fat Boy Tin team had to remove the extending spikes from their robot as it was overweight, leaving it defencelss. Vercingetorix dominated this match using its axe and lifting arm to good effect. Vercingetorix continually pushed Fat Boy Tin trying to flip it throughout and eventually it did, with a little help from Plunderbird and Sir Killalot. Vercingetorix then went on to flip Plunderbird onto its side, and then back onto its tracks while Fat Boy Tin was attacked by the house robots. Its smiley face was axed by Shunt. Fat Boy Tin was then pushed onto the flipper, and taking Vercingetorix with it as it flew.

Qualified: Vercingetorix & Plunderbird 4

Semi-FinalsEdit

Spawn of Scutter (10) vs VercingetorixEdit

This battle involved a lot of pushing. Vercingetorix was shoved around the arena by Spawn of Scutter straight away, against the arena wall and into Killalot. It even got beached on top of Spawn now and again. This pattern was consistant - Spawn of Scutter would push Vercingetorix into the house robots which eventually immobilized it. It was then lifted up, spun and thrown by Sir Killalot and flipped by the floor flipper.

Winner: Spawn of Scutter

Plunderbird 4 (26) vs KnightmareEdit

Plunderbird appeared to have control issues, never moving forward during the fight. Both robots throughout the battle rode up onto each other, eventually having to be separated by Refbot. Both robots then continued to bash into each other before Knightmare got in underneath and flipped Plunderbird onto its side, revealing one of its tracks to not be functioning. Plunderbird was then attacked by all of the house robots at once before being pitted balanced on its claw.

Winner: Knightmare

FinalEdit

Spawn of Scutter (10) vs KnightmareEdit

The heat final ended very quickly for Knightmare after Spawn of Scutter rode up on it, immobilising Knightmare straight away. Spawn of Scutter proceeded to push it into Shunt, which pushed Knightmare onto the floor flipper. The house robots then attacked and pitted Knightmare.

Heat Winner: Spawn of Scutter

TrialsEdit

During the Fourth Wars, alongside the main competition, a Pinball Warrior and Sumo Basho Competition were also held. Unlike the similar competitions of the Third Wars, these trials featured successful qualifiers for Series 4. In between the first and second rounds of each heat, a Pinball run took place, and two sumo attempts took place in between Round 2 and the Heat Final in each of the first eight heats. For Heat L, the Pinball featured Diotoir.

Pinball Warrior - DiotoirEdit

Score: 180 points

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