Robot Wars: The Third Wars - Heat P
The Robot Wars logo from the introduction titles
Series	The Third Wars
Winner(s)	Trident
Special Event	Pinball
First Broadcast	March 31st 2000
Original channel	BBC Two
Preceded by	Heat O
Succeeded by	Semi-Final 1

Heat P of Robot Wars: The Third Wars was the sixteenth and last heat which determined the Semi-Finalists of Robot Wars: The Third Wars. The episode featuring Heat P was originally broadcast on March 31, 2000 on BBC Two.

• This heat marked a significant difference in numerous robot's appearances.
  • S.M.I.D.S.Y. (in its debut season) lost in Round 1 of the main competition for the only time in history.
  • Dreadnaut (spelled Dreadnaught in this heat) made it to the heat final stage for the only time.
• This heat also contained four debuting robots who would never return to Robot Wars, including Heat Winner Trident. Another one of these robots was Scarab, the first robot to wield a horizontal crusher.

Contents 1 Competing Robots 1.1 Newcomers 1.2 Veterans 2 Round 1 2.1 Rattus Rattus vs S.M.I.D.S.Y. 2.2 Twn Trwn vs Trident 2.3 Scarab vs Victor 2 2.4 Psychokiller vs Dreadnaut 3 Round 2 3.1 Dreadnaut vs Rattus Rattus 3.2 Trident vs Victor 2 4 Heat Final 4.1 Dreadnaut vs Trident 5 Special Event

Competing RobotsEdit

NewcomersEdit

	Psychokiller
	Weight	83.3kg
	Dimensions	0.68 x 1.33 x 0.81m
	Clearance	Variable
	Power	2 x Electric Motors
	Weapons	Axe
	Notes	Build Time: 3 Months
From: the Wirral
Team Members: Stephen Burns, Martin Burns, Matthew Carroll

	Rattus Rattus
	Weight	78.8kg
	Dimensions	0.58 x 1.37 x 0.71m
	Clearance	Variable
	Power	24V Electric Motor
	Weapons	Grinder & Forward Facing Spikes
	Notes	Build Time: 3 Months
From: Guernsey
Team Members: Gary Pike, Richard Ozanne

	Scarab
	Weight	80.0kg
	Dimensions	0.76 x 1.30 x 0.35m
	Clearance	0.60m
	Power	2 x Wheelchair Motors
	Weapons	Hydraulic Jaws
	Notes	Build Time: 6 Months
From: Potters Bar
Team Members: Martin Eaves, Andrew Miles

	S.M.I.D.S.Y.
	Weight	77.3kg
	Dimensions	0.25 x 1.05 x 0.65m
	Clearance	0.20m
	Power	4 x Electric Seat Motors
	Weapons	Crushing Jaws
	Notes	£750 Building Costs
From: Kent
Team Members: Mike Reed, Andy Pugh, Robin Bennett

	Trident
	Weight	76.5kg
	Dimensions	0.61 x 1.24 x 0.73m
	Clearance	0.60m
	Power	2 x Drive Motors
	Weapons	Axe
	Notes	Build Time: £250 Hours
From: Leeds
Team Members: Peter Benn, Peter Ward, Stephen Benn

	Twn Trwn
	Weight	83.3kg
	Dimensions	0.95 x 1.54 x 1.00m
	Clearance	0.50m
	Power	2 x 12V Wheelchair Motors
	Weapons	Front Ram
	Notes	Fibreglass Shell
From: North Wales
Team Members: Mark Harmsworth, Nicholas Barrowclough, Ian Wynne-Williams

VeteransEdit

	Dreadnaut
	Weight	78.6kg
	Dimensions	0.52 x 1.44 x 0.77m
	Clearance	0.10m
	Power	2 x 24V Wheelchair Motors
	Weapons	Forklift
	Notes	New Design for Body Shell
From: Nuneaton
Team Members: David Vowles, Faye Vowles

	Victor 2
	Weight	73.8kg
	Dimensions	0.86 x 1.40 x 0.43m
	Clearance	0.38m
	Power	2 x 12V Wheelchair Motors
	Weapons	Flail/Lawnmower Blade
	Notes	Rebuilt Over 6 Months
From: Surrey
Team Members: Guy Pickett, Gareth Goddard, Ken Goddard

Round 1Edit

Rattus Rattus vs S.M.I.D.S.Y.Edit

Rattus Rattus leaped on the attack first off, sliding beneath S.M.I.D.S.Y. and driving beneath, before reversing its grinder into the Cyberspace machine. S.M.I.D.S.Y. offered no resistance as Rattus Rattus attacked again, but Rattus Rattus' attack resulted in it driving over an arena spike and being tossed up and down. S.M.I.D.S.Y. tentatively attempted to nudge Rattus Rattus into Dead Metal, but was unsuccessful and instead allowed Rattus Rattus to drive over it. S.M.I.D.S.Y. continued to weakly drive in Dead Metal's direction, and Rattus Rattus shunted it onto an arena spike.

S.M.I.D.S.Y. was bounced three times by the spike, before Rattus Rattus shoved it aside and was bounced itself. Dead Metal seized S.M.I.D.S.Y., but its claws were too high to grasp it. Rattus Rattus came in to knock the escaping S.M.I.D.S.Y. into the CPZ, but its bodyshell bumped into Dead Metal's claw and was knocked askew. Rattus Rattus slammed into reverse and escaped, but ran into Shunt, who held it over the flame pit, causing it to smoke. Meanwhile, S.M.I.D.S.Y. was caught between the House Robots, and Dead Metal finally caught it and sliced into it. Charging forward, Dead Metal dropped S.M.I.D.S.Y. into the pit, beaching itself over the edge in the process.

In the post-battle interview, the S.M.I.D.S.Y. team noted that they would not have been able to fight if it weren't for their opposition lending them spare parts and tools.

Winner: Rattus Rattus

Twn Trwn vs TridentEdit

The two machines crossed the arena tentatively, and Trident slammed its axe home on the huge body of Twn Trwn. Pulling its axe free, fibreglass crumbled away, and Twn Trwn rolled to a halt. Trident nudged its foe twice, but with no resistance.

Trident continued to nudge Twn Trwn, but out of respect for the effort put into the machine, did not attack with the axe. Bash showed similar restraint, and Matilda and Shunt inflicted damage, but did not destroy the machine. Eventually, cease was called and Twn Trwn was eliminated.

Winner: Trident

Scarab vs Victor 2Edit

Victor charged Scarab, but it was Scarab who attacked, clamping its sharp pincers around Victor's left wheel, although not doing damage. Scarab harassed Victor 2, whose flail tore off its own protective mesh. Scarab continued its attack, but Victor 2 pushed it onto the arena spikes, which lifted and stabbed at the undersides of Scarab. Evidently the damage was terminal, because cease was called immediately.

Winner: Victor 2

Psychokiller vs DreadnautEdit

Dreadnaut rammed Psychokiller with its lifting spikes, but Psychokiller shrugged off the attack. The two robots then drove around the arena, avoiding each other, with Dreadnaut almost going into the pit at one point. After both robots finished spinning in circles, Dreadnaut rammed Psychokiller over the flame pit. In a desperate move, Psychokiller fled Dreadnaut and the flames, but ran straight into Sir Killalot, who effortlessly sliced the axe of Psychokiller in half.

Dreadnaut carved a welt in Psychokiller with its fork, before Psychokiller resorted to using its wedge, the only offensive move it had left, but Dreadnaut drove off the wedge before it could be flipped. Dreadnaut then shunted it into the same flame pit as earlier, allowing Shunt to slam its axe onto the body shell of Psychokiller. Shunt pushed Psychokiller aside, and Dreadnaut rammed it into Dead Metal. Here, it was tossed by the spike and attacked by the House Robots.

Winner: Dreadnaut

Round 2Edit

Dreadnaut vs Rattus RattusEdit

Dreadnaut swiftly closed the space and bumped into Rattus Rattus several times. However, it quickly became clear that Rattus Rattus was not mobile at all.

Dreadnaut pushed Rattus Rattus out of its starting position, before Matilda rammed it and sent it rolling across the arena. Shunt, Bash, Dead Metal and Matilda all attacked, and cease was called.

Winner: Dreadnaut

Trident vs Victor 2Edit

Trident was the more direct attacker, striking Victor 2's top several times, whilst Victor 2's weapon was out of range. Trident effortlessly stopped the flail of Victor 2 and attacked twice more, before pushing it into Bash. Under attack from Bash and Trident, Victor 2's flail stopped working. Victor 2 moved sluggishly out of the way of Trident's axe. Victor 2 managed to revive its flail, but Trident slammed its axe down onto it and broke it again. It was brought back to life briefly but conked out for good shortly afterwards. The weaponless Victor 2 spun around and dropped one of its wheels into the pit, teetering on the edge. Trident leaped at the advantage and pushed Victor 2 in.

Winner: Trident

Heat FinalEdit

Dreadnaut vs TridentEdit

Trident swiftly positioned itself behind Dreadnaut and slammed its axe down on the domed machine twice. Dreadnaut pulled away and attempted to position its spikes to face Trident. Trident attacked the forks, which appeared to be frozen, and then the top again, causing dents. Dreadnaut then moved sluggishly into the side wall, before Trident pinned it to the side wall. Dead Metal slammed into Dreadnaut and pushed it away. Dreadnaut was announced immobile by the judges, and the House Robots came out of their CPZs.

However, the House Robots all attacked Trident. Dead Metal carved welts into Trident's rear, whilst Shunt slammed its axe home and caused an immense dent in Trident's top. During Trident's plight, Dreadnaut sat completely undamaged, but it was ruled out of the competition.

Heat Winner: Trident

Special EventEdit

Between Round 1 and Round 2 of each heat, a Special Event or Trial took place. For Heat P, it was the final Pinball Warrior run, featuring Mortis.

Score: 60 points

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