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'''''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1''''' was a TNN spin-off of the BBC robot combat gameshow ''Robot Wars''. Seven episodes were broadcast from August-October 2001, such as the US Championship, and other competitions including the "Robot Rebellion", "Annihilator", "Civil War", "Tag Team Terror", "War of Independence" and a re-run of the ''Robot Wars Extreme'' episode "World Championship".
'''''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1''''' was a TNN spin-off of the BBC robot combat gameshow ''Robot Wars''.<ref>[https://www.thetvdb.com/series/robot-wars-extreme-warriors ''TVDB'' article on ''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors''.] Retrieved 15 Nov '21</ref> Seven episodes were broadcast from August to October 2001, including the US Championship, and other competitions like the Robot Rebellion, Annihilator, Civil War, Tag Team Terror, War of Independence and a re-run of the ''Robot Wars Extreme'' episode the Second World Championship.<ref>[http://www.robotcombat.com/robotwars3.html ''Robot Wars'' press release on ''RobotCombat'' announcing ''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors'' and its episodes.] Retrieved 15 Nov '21</ref> Prior to November 2017, '''a few episodes of the show had only partially resurfaced'''.


Unlike the British version of the show, Season 1 of ''Extreme Warriors'' did not receive many re-runs, causing some of these episodes to become lost media. With the help of YouTubers such as Headbanger142, most battles of Season 1 (and all battles of Season 2), have resurfaced. However, out of forty-two battles broadcast in the seven episodes, eight remained missing by 2017. It was not until November 22nd, and 23rd of the same year when Headbanger142 uploaded the remaining lost battles.
==Background==
The Robot Rebellion was the first Season 1 episode of ''Extreme Warriors''. Its premise centred around eight robots competing against each other for the right to face the show's House Robots, Matilda, Shunt and Sir Killalot.<ref>[https://awksnerd.com/2019/02/24/robot-wars-americanised-extreme-warriors-house-robot-rebellion/ ''Awksnerd'' detailing the Robot Rebellion episode.] Retrieved 15 Nov '21</ref> Of the five battles shown in the episode, two remained missing prior to November 2017. These included a fight between loanerbots The Green House and Tut Tut, and a match between loanerbot Silver Box facing off against Close Enough. No footage existed of the The Green House-Tut Tut battle, whilst only a ten second snippet of the latter battle was available, showing Refbot extinguishing a burning Close Enough.


==Robot Rebellion==
Meanwhile, the Annihilator featured as the second Season 1 episode, showcasing six competitors battling each other for five rounds, with one machine being knocked out per round.<ref>[https://audioboom.com/posts/7892340-rise-of-the-robots-robot-wars-extreme-warriors-season-1-the-annihilator ''Rise of the Robots'' podcast discussing the ''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1'' Annihilator.] Retrieved 15 Nov '21</ref> The winner would be the last robot standing. Out of the five battles, only Round 3 featuring the elimination of Conquering Clown, resurfaced online. It was noted by ''Robot Wars Wiki'' that the first two rounds were also uploaded to YouTube at some point prior to November 2017, only for the videos to be hit by copyright strikes.
The "Robot Rebellion" was the first Season 1 episode of ''Extreme Warriors''. Its premise centered around eight robots competing against each other for the right to face the show's House Robots, including Matilda, Shunt and Sir Killalot.


Although the battles between Tricerabot and The Green Mouse, Rosie the Riveter vs Rot Box, and the Rebellion itself, resurfaced online, two battles remain missing. They feature one-on-one battles between loanerbots The Green House and Tut Tut, and a match between loanerbot Silver Box facing off against Close Enough. No footage or images have resurfaced of the The Green House-Tut Tut battle, whilst only a ten second snippet of the latter battle remains, showing Refbot extinguishing a burning Close Enough.
Finally, the Tag Team Terror was the fourth episode to be broadcast. As its title suggests, it provided a robotic form of professional tag team wrestling by featuring eight robots that were paired into teams of two, teaming together to become the inaugural champions. Out of the four battles featured, both featuring General Chompsalot and Run Away, who competed against Falcon and Joker, and Drillzilla and Tut Tut in the Final respectively, were completely missing. Beforehand, the only descriptions of the battles came from the Run Amok website.<ref>[http://runamok.tech/RunAmok/RW2001.html ''RunAmok'' detailing General Chompsalot and Run Away vs Falcon and Joker.] Retrieved 15 Nov '21</ref>


On November 22nd, 2017, Headbanger142 uploaded the entire episode, including the missing The Green House-Tut Tut and Silver Box-Close Enough battles.
==Recovery==
In November 2017, YouTuber Headbanger142 announced that they had obtained all episodes of ''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64xtPENqIoo Headbanger142 announcing they had obtained all episodes of ''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1''.] Retrieved 15 Nov '21</ref> They would upload the episodes from 22nd to 25th November.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1kVUfok12PEZ--KsSwfDBGMPQcyC4mYu Headbanger142's ''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1'' playlist.] Retrieved 15 Nov '21</ref> Thus, with the missing battles uploaded, ''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1'' is now fully found as of the present day.


==Annihilator==
==Videos==
The "Annihilator" featured as the second Season 1 episode, showcasing six competitors battling each other for five rounds until one was knocked out each round. The winner would be the last robot standing out the five rounds contested.
 
Out of the five battles, only the Third Round, featuring the elimination of Conquering Clown, has resurfaced online, courtesy of Trippppppp666. It was noted that the first two rounds were also uploaded to YouTube at some point, only for the videos to be hit by copyright strikes and thus have once again gone missing. Round Four and the Final have never resurfaced.
 
On November 22nd, 2017, Headbanger142 uploaded the entire episode, including all four missing rounds.
 
==Tag Team Terror==
The "Tag Team Terror" became the fourth episode to be broadcast. It featured eight robots that paired into teams of two, competing against each other in two rounds in an attempt to become the champions.
Out of the four battles broadcasted, only the eliminator battle featuring Tut Tut and Drillzilla vs Tricerabot and Rosie the Riveter, and the third-place playoff showcasing Joker and Falcon vs Tricerabot and Rosie the Riveter, resurfaced onto YouTube. The other eliminator battle, showcasing General Chompsalot and Run Away vs Falcon and Joker, and the Final featuring Drillzilla and Tut Tut vs General Chompsalot and Run Away, cannot be found online.
 
On November 23rd, 2017, Headbanger142 uploaded the entire episode, including the missing eliminator and Tag Team Terror Final.
 
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[1995 Robot Wars UK Open (partially found rejected robot combat TV show pilot; 1995)]]
*[[1995 Robot Wars UK Open (partially found rejected robot combat TV show pilot; 1995)]]
*[[BattleBots (found game show; 2000-2002)]]
*[[American Robot Wars 2000 (lost MTV pilot of British robot combat game show; 2000)]]
*[[BattleBots (found Comedy Central robot combat game show; 2000-2002)]]
*[[BattleBots (partially lost build of unreleased GameCube/PlayStation 2 game based on robot combat TV series; 2003)]]
*[[BattleBots Collegiate Championship (partially lost unaired spinoff of robot combat TV show; 2009)]]
*[[BattleBots Collegiate Championship (partially lost unaired spinoff of robot combat TV show; 2009)]]
*[[Mechanoids (partially found BBC game show; 2003)]]
*[[Mechanoids (partially found BBC robot combat game show; 2003)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost MTV pilot of British robot combat gameshow; 2000)]]
*[[Plunderbirds: Talk Robots (partially found unfinished robot combat mockumentary film; 2019)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost near death footage of Jeremy Clarkson from robot combat gameshow; 1998)]]
*[[Robot Wars (found cameos of robot combat-themed BBC 2 ident; 1999-2000)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost work on unfinished cartoon series based on robot combat gameshow; existence unconfirmed; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost footage and HSE documentation of behind-the-scenes accidents of BBC robot combat game show; 1998-1999)]]
*[[Robot Wars (partially found unaired or partially aired battles of BBC gameshow; 1998-2017)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost near-death footage of Jeremy Clarkson from robot combat game show; 1998)]]
*[[Robot Wars (partially found uncut battles from BBC robot combat gameshow; 1998-2017)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost work on unfinished cartoon series based on robot combat game show; existence unconfirmed; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Robot Wars (partially found footage of robot combat show qualifying auditions and battles; 1998-2003)]]
*[[Robot Wars (partially found unaired or partially aired battles of BBC robot combat game show; 1998-2017)]]
*[[Robot Wars (partially found uncut battles from BBC robot combat game show; 1998-2017)]]
*[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1 (lost original BBC Choice version of robot combat battle; 2001)]]
*[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1 (lost original BBC Choice version of robot combat battle; 2001)]]
*[[Robot Wars Revealed (partially found BBC Choice spin-off of robot combat gameshow; 1998)]]
*[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 2 (partially found behind-the-scenes footage of TNN robot combat game show; 2002)]]
*[[Robot Wars: Series 8 (lost unaired pilot of BBC gameshow; 2016)]]
*[[Robot Wars Revealed (found BBC Choice spin-off of robot combat game show; 1998-2000)]]
*[[Robot Wars: Series 8 (lost unaired pilot of BBC robot combat game show; 2016)]]
*[[Robot Wars: Series 8 (partially found Science Channel reruns of robot combat game show; 2018)]]
*[[Robot Wars: The Kick-Off (lost BNN robot combat special; 2001)]]
*[[Robot Wars: The Kick-Off (lost BNN robot combat special; 2001)]]
*[[Robotica (partially lost game show; 2001-2003)]]
*[[Robotica (found TLC robot combat game show; 2001-2003)]]
*[[Robots Revenge (lost Discovery robot combat documentary series; 2001)]]
*[[Robots Revenge (partially found Discovery robot combat documentary series; 2001)]]
*[[Why Hypno-Disc can't work in an office (lost YouTube video of Robot Wars competitor; 2007)]]
*[[Why Hypno-Disc can't work in an office (found testing video of Robot Wars competitor; 2000, 2007)]]
 
==References==
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==External Link==
==External Links==
*[http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Forum%3AMissing_ ''Robot Wars'' Wikia's list of missing battles.] Retrieved 02 Sep '17
*[https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/Forum:Missing_Battles ''Robot Wars Wiki'' listing the missing battles prior to November 2017.]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289823/ IMDB page for ''Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors''.]


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Revision as of 21:16, 25 July 2022

Robotwarsextremewarriors.jpg

Title card.

Status: Found

Date found: 22 Nov 2017 (Robot Rebellion and Annihilator)
23 Nov 2017 (Tag Team Terror)

Found by: Headbanger142

Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1 was a TNN spin-off of the BBC robot combat gameshow Robot Wars.[1] Seven episodes were broadcast from August to October 2001, including the US Championship, and other competitions like the Robot Rebellion, Annihilator, Civil War, Tag Team Terror, War of Independence and a re-run of the Robot Wars Extreme episode the Second World Championship.[2] Prior to November 2017, a few episodes of the show had only partially resurfaced.

Background

The Robot Rebellion was the first Season 1 episode of Extreme Warriors. Its premise centred around eight robots competing against each other for the right to face the show's House Robots, Matilda, Shunt and Sir Killalot.[3] Of the five battles shown in the episode, two remained missing prior to November 2017. These included a fight between loanerbots The Green House and Tut Tut, and a match between loanerbot Silver Box facing off against Close Enough. No footage existed of the The Green House-Tut Tut battle, whilst only a ten second snippet of the latter battle was available, showing Refbot extinguishing a burning Close Enough.

Meanwhile, the Annihilator featured as the second Season 1 episode, showcasing six competitors battling each other for five rounds, with one machine being knocked out per round.[4] The winner would be the last robot standing. Out of the five battles, only Round 3 featuring the elimination of Conquering Clown, resurfaced online. It was noted by Robot Wars Wiki that the first two rounds were also uploaded to YouTube at some point prior to November 2017, only for the videos to be hit by copyright strikes.

Finally, the Tag Team Terror was the fourth episode to be broadcast. As its title suggests, it provided a robotic form of professional tag team wrestling by featuring eight robots that were paired into teams of two, teaming together to become the inaugural champions. Out of the four battles featured, both featuring General Chompsalot and Run Away, who competed against Falcon and Joker, and Drillzilla and Tut Tut in the Final respectively, were completely missing. Beforehand, the only descriptions of the battles came from the Run Amok website.[5]

Recovery

In November 2017, YouTuber Headbanger142 announced that they had obtained all episodes of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1.[6] They would upload the episodes from 22nd to 25th November.[7] Thus, with the missing battles uploaded, Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1 is now fully found as of the present day.

Videos

Robot Rebellion.

Annihilator.

Tag Team Terror.

See Also

References

External Links