Robot Wars: Extreme - Top 15 Battles (2001)

[@13JackStorm]

Extreme may not be the best series but always the most nostalgic. Had it recorded on VHS as a kid. Love these best ofs, great for binge watching

[@silentrex9325]

0:13 you had "one" job

[@noorlyzalgo5812]

Lmao

[@jimbosayer1]

Rofl

[@matijaljubenovicbrica9569]

LOL😂😂😂😂

[@colmivers]

3, 2, -

[@lauracox179]

Side ways one

[@MattSipka]

14 was a really good match! Kill-a-lot catches fire, and refbot gets to use his fire extinguisher which is something we don’t get to see often during the course of the show

[@RestlessArrows]

The driving by George Francis at 45:20 simply perfection

[@CallumWaring]

I watched this live when I was a kid. Awesome show!

[@enriquevblancas1851]

I've been living under a rock, I just discovered this show. I knew about UFC, Boxing etc but never about robot fights.

[@MassReflux]

We work really hard to keep this going and spread awareness for people like you

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

The American equivalent, Battlebots, was even better.

[@LashawnKnowles-n3c]

How was it better?​@@gdutfulkbhh7537

[@SteelShroom256]

Killalot actually looks more intimidating when aflame.

[@Patrick-pk5hk]

I think he liked it

[@frank_calvert]

@@Patrick-pk5hk Kinky 👌

[@hirathemedicbird523]

The worst part is the fact that IT did nothing

[@jds355]

@@hirathemedicbird523 I imagine there was panic in the house robot control booth, could've been a lot of damaged components if Killalot wasn't extinguished in time.

[@keepermovin5906]

@@jds355 hell it could have exploded it’s got a gas motor

[@leoli6116]

That two fights of Tornado vs Chaos2 were timeless.

[@gregoryatkin1509]

Always love these, you do a great job uploading the episodes, and then a bit of a personal touch always feels good. Keep it up, you're a true legend! And I'll continue making know-it-all comments on your videos. :P

[@lewisyouknow]

would love to see tornado Vs carbide

[@sirwoollyjumper4893]

Credit where it's due, Stinger went from out in the first round in series 3 to third place in series 4.

[@MRR19]

Sir Woolly Jumper yeah Stinger has always been the dark horse I feel

[@therunawaykid6523]

With just two tyres and an axe!

[@ardentreeda7242]

Childhood memory: me crying because the robots were hurting each other xD

[@ROSS219PRODUCTIONS]

i remember when i was kid i stayed up past my bedtime and watched reruns of this show this video brings back memories

[@runawayplane6166]

Robot Wars Extreme really was the Tornado show.

[@SantaClaw]

I have to say, the spinner of wild thing, I've never seen it close to 6000 rpm, more like 300.... lol

[@manofwar707]

Yeah it’s pretty useless, it stops spinning as soon as it makes contact. Very poor design

[@therunawaykid6523]

@Carlee Gana nope I don’t care you’re right

[@benwesley5260]

Lol hardly got to 300 🤣

[@Subtlenimbus]

Revolutions Per Match?

[@youtube.commentator]

@@Subtlenimbus 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@Hawk_of_Battle]

No one: Absolutely no one: Killalot: "Guess I'll catch fire then!"

[@keepermovin5906]

It has a gas motor so probably fuel tank

[@angrydoggy9170]

Razor must be one of the most beautiful designs ever.

[@aidanmck1267]

razer is so fucking satisfying to watch

[@Snotzalotz]

This era was so cool, wasn’t the most technical of course compared to todays bots, but the amount of iconic battles with some of the most famous robots, every bot was so unique looking and different to each other I love todays robot wars/battlebots but it feels like a lot of similar designs because it works the best, back then they were still developing the best “meta” and it make for some incredibly cool designs

[@Ayyohennessy]

They still have these I remember watching this on TV

[@bryansuarez1931]

What channel??

[@AlexReiter1988]

I use to get up at 6 in the morning to watch Robot Wars in the old days

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah it was one of my favourite programs

[@alfonsoalonzo]

Lmfao the little razor in the todler arena

[@epicpeppy2977]

ALL HAIL HYPNO DISC.

[@PuluP_Music]

Some really good picks there! Great work!

[@pickler_pickler]

this looks like something that would be playing on spongebob's tv

[@wilsonmandudebro]

17:57 the commentator started reciting some make shift Macbeth

[@yeyeyey]

That ant weight battle was hilarious 🤣🤣

[@JB-lg7qt]

the time one round takes is too short in my opinion, as a fan who loves watching its kinda disappointing to see the action end so soon especially when the fight is good...

[@azukithekitty6802]

J B I know I'm late, but the reason the rounds are shorter like that is so more can fit in an episode, and so repairs after the battle are relatively equal, since everyone only gets so much time to do so. IE: if someone in your heat wins because the opponent had an electrical fault, leading to no repairs needed, but you had to go through a 25 minute slog against another bot, resulting in both bits being ripped to shreds, you'd lose almost every time It would be great though to see some form of proper death match though

[@kalloused]

Man Tornado was such a fucking good robot. Simple design and strong as hell. Just destroyed everything

[@joshuaprice3965]

Great selection of battles here and I fully agree with the number one choice. It seems like a battle that's rarely regarded as being one of the best in the show's history but I've always felt it stands as one of the best battles in Robot Wars.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

Indeed. Not particularly destructive, but a great tug-of-war between two supreme machines. Makes for very exciting viewing

[@C0SM1CDUD3]

Ah Tornado, the greatest hack in Robor Wars history.

[@Studio23Media]

Wild Thing was worried about the speed of their wheel and forgot all about torque.

[@VampireLord1024]

This show is cool.

[@lauracox179]

And... old...

[@davidfearis7335]

7:00 SIR KILLALOT IS ON FIRE!!! They Say He Has No Weaknesses, DO YOU WANNA BET, He Vulnerable To Flames & Has Exposed Tank Tracks

[@outsider238]

The house bots need to stay out of the battles most of the time. Too often they interfere with the actual competition between the competitors.

[@kalloused]

Well it's part of the rules, if a player gets pushed into the CPZ or a certain amount of time ticks down a House Robot can come down and spice things up. It's part of the challenge.

[@shadowless2960]

Well at 1:40, they seem to be interferring a bit too much. They stopped the one from spinning, forcing him to turn around for no reason, opening him to be hit again just after getting away from the wall.

[@LiberalsGettheBulletToo]

20:20 The ref bot ruins what I've wanted to see for the last 100 matches.

[@ProgNoizesB]

Yup i agree with you. Also the battles that people bring in 2 robots against 1 is also not fair.

[@jasonsage1417]

I Love the House Bots wreaking HAvoc, I'd be staying clear, and if I get bit - So it is war! If they bring in a helper bot, and whatever the rules are that allow it are met, I think they are fun to watch... and the Joy when when of those little tough helpers gets demolished hahah

[@DouglasP_]

My love and loyalty always for Chaos 2

[@twitchster77]

00:11 3... 2... minus sign!!!

[@3RAN7ON]

at the beginning, that person only had one job, was to hold up a big number one...fail

[@stuartgibson6357]

4:26 The one that got away. :P 33:18 Behemoth: ""Sorry, must dash." Thermidor: "Oh yeah?" Somehow, I got great pleasure seeing Pussycat lose to Tornado. Without Razer, Chaos 2, Pussycat, etc, Extreme wouldn't have been half as much fun.

[@realitycheck3361]

He lost to thermidor and not tornado

[@cr10001]

@@realitycheck3361 Pussycat lost to them both

[@rwilkins4079]

Man, Tornado was truly an underrated machine! Very effective spinner and pushing power for the time!

[@jamesmoore8461]

Good machine, not so good team

[@MegaMr46]

Even though I thought they have Clever defense against Razer

[@EldarianLegend]

are you joking? the spinner was useless. They had no weapons, it was a really good 'push-bot'. 4 wheel drive and good traction is about all they got

[@cr10001]

@@EldarianLegend I like Tornado, but I agree the spinner was almost superfluous. Wasn't it just added to meet some rule requirement for an 'active weapon'? Tornado was the active weapon, all of it, a self-propelled hammer. If flippers were allowed to count as an 'active weapon' when all they can do is toss other bots, then so can the front of Tornado. But at least the spinner didn't seem to reduce the effectiveness of Tornado's attack.

[@ryanmcdonnell5988]

The spinner did some damage, but not anything major

[@bigbadcalamity721]

This show was my childhood. Anyone knows the gameshow where 2 teams skate around a ring on rollerblade and bodycheck the opponents and make them fall to win?

[@coyoteannabis1192]

Roller derby.

[@goonerbeagunner4life]

Would be nice if you'd put the winners of the battles that went to the judges after the fight, or the description.

[@njgw1465]

Consider it done!

[@sabinebeaulieu5423]

goonerbeagunner4life ttttttttrr

[@feanorfeuergeist]

7:27 it has internal fire supression system ?

[@theteutonicorder9158]

I think it was from the floor.

[@demogorgon4244]

razor is the best "robot" in these kind of shows i have seen. both looks beautiful and does something different than all the rest. slooooowy stabs you. kudos to whoever designed it.

[@Vega0820]

I hope tornado won that last one. I also think that the house bots are really annoying, because the competition should be just the competitors. The house bots really change how the fights go, to the point where all you have to do is drive your opponent into the house bots.

[@DeadNoob451]

I think this was done so that there is any destruction at all in fights where both bots are just about control and pushing instead of having any active weapons. Entertainment over fairness.

[@monkeyatanofficedesk9253]

kinda but that's also the point of the show aswell. Driver skill is a huge part in it, it's like saying the pit is unfair because you can accidently go in after being on top. It's part of the fight

[@ricardoorrego2046]

estoy esperando con ansias que se hagan en argentina estas batallas de robots

[@reddatyoshi3773]

Ricardo Orrego espanol? no espanol

[@CarlosBeo]

26:30 i dident even know there's an ant weight division 😂

[@RKaye87]

id forgot all about Robot Wars, they need to bring this back, get all the oldies back too, Razor, Chaos, Hypnodisc, Tornado, the list could go on and on, someone needs to bring this back, but also not woke it. needs to be back as is then. when it was amazing to watch.

[@beanbag8449]

I want to see a battle between tornado and 20 roombas 😂

[@Limelick]

Please say what is the background music when the captions come at 0:00

[@bassgasmask]

Gotta give the Japanese Pilot some mad respect for going up against a bigger robot with a chainsaw alone.

[@legodude494]

Hypno-Disc / Wheely Big Cheese / Ming 3 will forever be one of my top fights. Hypno-Disc absolutely dominating, Ming 3 losing its wheels, the damage dealt to Wheely Big Cheese, it really was an awesome, destructive battle. Seeing Behemoth being thrown out the arena by Thermidor II really was very satisfying, awesome and impressive during the Thermidor II / Behemoth / Stinger fight, because I really was thinking Behemoth would win since it's just such a good robot, even though I'm not a Behemoth fan per-se.

[@Nezuko-chan-g6i]

Very cool

[@zagger999]

Firestorm was always my favorite for going after the house bots and having fun in the arena.

[@rayanderson5797]

15:43 I think Razer set itself on fire on purpose there. Sheer intimidation factor.

[@ItsImpulsive]

Tornado and hypnodisc where the goats back in the day

[@pagapollo5601]

Hypno Disc is such a great robot

[@samuelmchargue6160]

If the battlebots of today faced these bots, they would rip them apart😂. It's crazy to see how much robot combat has evolved over just two decades

[@aaronbuffalo7769]

Wild Thing was so underrated, such a beast of a machine. Also WT V C2 >>>>>>>>> tornado.

[@emilypeck6929]

Arguably one of the greatest battles in Robot Wars

[@legaliseme]

The big cheese flipping shunt was legendary

[@therunawaykid6523]

One of the biggest ever mysteries to me is how stinger became one of the highest seeded bots by just being an axe and two wheels 🤨 man Thermidor 2 had a powerful flipper

[@tomothybahamothy]

Seems really ineffective too

[@oscarscadds36]

it’s because of its incredible driving and unmatched aggression

[@deadeye_john]

Watch Stinger's season 4 fights

[@LoPhatKao]

the big bots are neat and all, but i actually wish there was more publicity for minibots like fight 7 looks like a cheaper 'entry level' type of robot battle that more people could get involved in

[@infectedmethod]

My favorite parts - When killbot was set on fire. When Firestorm went crazy and started attacking the house robots after Wildthing was out. The antweight champion. Too many lols with the ants. What do those things weigh, like 16oz?? lol

[@omfggala3913]

soz for a reply after so much time, but i loved when ever the good flippers had a pop at the house robots, it came a such an iconic part of RW. honestly i remember the first time i saw that ant and its arguably was one of the best things ive ever scene. BTW they weight about 5.¼ oz

[@GrandMarshalGarithos]

Lots of style, control, damage... and aggression here.

[@Liristis007]

Love it when someone attacks the house robots!!!

[@Darkenixx]

Love the battle music they use.

[@Ottonic6]

Boy, they've come a long way..

[@richlee3777]

I love these videos, but PLEASE please add in who won? Just put some text over the finale and say who the judges decided. It'd be easy to do!

[@sarahwilkes9433]

I miss this show can’t find it anymore

[@grantwallace1597]

I always loved this show because of Killabot. IDK why, just watching that thing come in and fuck up contestants was always my favorite part.

[@kingZombie97]

Grant Wallace for real he was judge jurry and executioner

[@hppo1]

its sir killalot but ya the house robot where some of funniest stuff from the show especially Matilda.

[@blackrose-je1lq]

Why is there a tumult? I don't like it. There is a supplement. How is it?

[@lmurphy0000]

Anyone notice there was no pit release button in the Wild Thing v Firestorm (Correction. Didn't know the whole all stars had no pit button!?)

[@SophieJHammond1988]

What weapon do you have? Ive got an axe. Ive got a spining disk. Ive got a flipper. Ive got a flail. Tornado team: We have a really really fast and durable brick. 😂

[@ethannn6791]

How can I watch the robot wars series on tv

[@rebel9838]

it's 2017 time for BATTLE-DRONE WARS and then battle-drone wars vs robot wars

[@alexandsimba]

They need to get rid of that stupid timer if the robots have weapons and not flippers. It so lame how the robot is about to crush his opponent but the stupid timer kicks in to end the fight. I get that they don't want to wait too long, but sometimes it just comes on right away.

[@alexgeorge1028]

Same. It means that the house robots can't destory a finished robot, which is basically the whole point of the machines. I kid of understand it though. Since the new format includes a point scoring system they don't want a machine to get too messed up so it can't compete in it's next bout. Still a shame though.

[@Garfie489]

It used to matter back more in 2001 (when this footage is mainly from) because battery technology was massively behind what we had today and the robots would likely just simply stop moving after 3 minutes. This was an issue a similar US show called Robotica had as it often had no time limit.

[@vincentmayer5454]

Cual es la diferencia este extreme robot war y battlebots?

[@maxdecphoenix]

Battlebots estas en los estados unidos, robot war es de Englatierra(uk).

[@-Gunnarsson-]

36:37 all he had to do was go forward and scoop him out wtf.

[@realitycheck3361]

The power of his scoop was damaged in the fight and the behemoth team was asked about it, and they said that their scoop was damaged.

[@thomasadams7984]

what are these other bots interfering? That's not far it's suppose to be a one on one match. Also the sad thing is who won in these fights?

[@inthefade]

So what loophole did Gemini exploit in order to have two robots?

[@asw853]

None. You were allowed cluster bots - sets of robots - as long as they met the requirements (not over weight, etc.) between them. And originally, as soon as one or other cluster bot was out, the whole set of cluster bots was considered beaten, although this did change such that the whole set had to be beaten to count as out. Seems like cheating, but actually requires more thought to essentially make two robots from one.

[@inthefade]

@@asw853 thanks for the reply! In the last 3 days I've been doing the deep dive on Battlebots and Robot Wars, and I ended up seeing many other battles with cluster bots and mini bots. I actually just went and found and read the publicly available 2020 Battlebots ruleset too (once I heard about the weight limit bonus for walkers that the new version of Chomp got). This could be a really cool sport if developed a little more, though I think the real sport side of it is going to come from the smaller weight classes, where the spectacle of television is less of a concern, and it is just more technical. I'm loving catching up on 25(+/-) years of it though, and looking forward to where it is going to go eventually. I feel like the weight bonus for walkers was aimed directly at Boston Dynamics and Big Dog 😆

[@lorenzonotarianni1667]

What if every robot hoover is being secretly hacked to activate when one is asleep and start doing this shit around ones humble abode.

[@brentroscoe9922]

When your a borderline homicidal maniac and having a Tyco Turbo hopper is just freaking not enough

[@AlolaMasked]

26:51 That laugh makes me laugh too

[@kurafutomine9874]

For you battlebots fans/robot wars haters do you realize that these fights were from 2004

[@omfggala3913]

*2001

[@mecha_au]

honestly all of these bots would get decimated if they went up against some of the bots from battlebots, especially tombstone.

[@sonictitanic23]

Big difference. A lot of Robot's in Robot Wars (at this point in time) were built with whatever they found around the house. Not to mention it's a lot of money to build these. Battle Bots have big companies with them so it's more than likely they would have better quality. I prefer it like this as it shows the hard work that goes into a robot. Battle Bots honestly feels like they are machines you can order online

[@mecha_au]

yeah, but like, my point still stands...

[@datguy8805]

Bork youre also talking about old tech vs new tech and new modern bots vs the slightly more experimental days. Its like comparing an old semi auto pistol or a harmonica rifle or some weird thing to a modern firearm.

[@Null24]

Exactly what I was saying

[@tomfnsi]

Bork Battle bots

[@halmain7406]

good video

[@juliestoyle6705]

I haven’t seen wild thing in ages but boy he was good 😅

[@rickrhymes7875]

Captivating!

[@stephanlabuhn161]

das ist so geil

[@Tonedawg181]

some of these i swear, they dont even have a weapon that would actually do damage, like wtf does stinger do, poke at you?

[@erikruser6047]

Robot combat has come a long way since 2001.

[@monkeyatanofficedesk9253]

It spins into you. It doesn't look like in does much damage on the surface but it enough hits will scramble the insides

[@Jeerin_]

are you allowed to use titanium as the metal for your bot?

[@kurafutomine9874]

TheGamingGeek yes, you could use anything but the weight limit is 100kg

[@KamenRiderRaiden]

If you can source it and budget your weight, yes, but i'd warn you, the bots have gotten to the point where shards that come off have gotten lodged into the arena walls, so titanium might do you jack fuck-all

[@Aetila]

I wish Tornado could meet Carbide or Tombstone. I wonder if these 2 spinners could destroy Tornado, which is very well built.

[@TheLegacyofHitchcock]

Yeah, just about any spinner up to modern standards would eviscerate Tornado. It was tough for its time, but the team were considering retiring Tornado around 2004, due to the evolving power of robots such as Terrorhurtz. Flash further forward, and combat robots are putting out forces far beyond anything that an early 2000s chassis was built to deal with. Tornado was mostly made of thin mild steel and polycarbonate; Tombstone eats thick Hardox for breakfast.

[@DeadNoob451]

What i would do to have some of these antweight bots.

[@3dRoma3d]

How. Did. I. Get. Here?

[@SCRT-jk8me]

Does tornado have any weapon besides pushing

[@Garfie489]

Most of the time, no. But it did have alternative attachments

[@cr10001]

Originally, it didn't. It had a sort of fixed spike at one point. Later, they added a small spinner just to comply with a rule change, but it never did very much. Tornado's real 'weapon' was high manouvrability, instant acceleration, high push force and almost unbreakable.

[@neildavis5369]

You: I want Razor. Mum: We have Razor at home. Razor at home: 16:11

[@LustVanGoth]

i need this song played when titles shows anyone?

[@youngcarter765]

The first battle: I'm confused as to the point of the big bots on the side? Are they like a wild card or something? I feel like it singled out Wild Thing almost the entire match. Are they operated by unbiased drivers? Sorry if it's a dumb question, idk the rules or technicalities of Battle Bots.

[@Jayyemi]

They're the house robots-robots operated by the Robot Wars crew, and essentially function as moving arena hazards. When a robot is pushed into the corners the house robots are allowed to attack it

[@potterfan392]

I think the house robot drivers are supposed to be unbiased, but there are many battles where they unfairly attack a competitor that is not in a CPZ. That is one reason why I do not like the house robots.

[@juliankremer1900]

Every time the commentator said "Behemoth", it sounded like he was saying "Wehrmacht."

[@ziskador]

That Stinger is so useless

[@thomato981]

Agree. He can't push other robots and his weapon is literally useless. I could do more DMG by swinging a baseball bat. The wheels are also way too big, making them an easy target.

[@ETXellen]

A robot that came 4th in series 4 useless?

[@aidenneely7091]

It wasn't the bot, it was the pilot, with the "stinger" he could have hit the blade or any extended weapon away, also, it was the pilots fault for leaving an angle between the wheel and the spinner they could have pinned stinger on.

[@thekingblacbeast5995]

Seba Contreras stinger has won a few times though

[@datguy8805]

When you say stinger i thought stinger as in the successor to sewer snake.

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

Any time the house robots are attacked is hilarious