Robot Wars Series 3 Heat E

[@SatNavDan]

When the people in the audience saw Chaos 2 for the first time - little could anyone have known what was to come.

[@CarlAdams-m7k]

25 Years ago, At the new Millennium. We witness the power of George Francis robot Chaos 2.

[@GilesHellier]

That's the best loss ever. Big Cheese didn't do a table-flip - he flipped Sergeant Bash! Loved George Francis chuckling over it, too. Kindred robot spirits!

[@PeterBrookF1]

"Better than Cassius from the last Wars, they reckon" sends chills down my spine...

[@SophieCrane-o7v]

And How Right they Were!

[@joeandrews7329]

@@SophieCrane-o7v cocky antics!. From Joe. X

[@cdname47]

George Francis, when flipping Firestorm out of the Arena: "OOPS!" Also George Francis in all 3 heats here: "Lets try and get these robots out of the arena immediately" lol Oops indeed haha

[@MaasdfgcQwerty]

I reckon it was a joke...... until they actually managed to do it.

[@DevilboyScooby]

5:44 You can immediately tell why the kid was supposed to be the driver... 8:21 Zero ground clearance my arse.

[@111111hakar]

Looking back on this I'm curious as to the order the fights where filmed, I know they would run multiple heats at the same time but even then Heat E must have been one of the later heats filmed for George Francis to so confidently say that a lot of the good robots were already gone.

[@Toffeehammer]

I've always thought The Big Cheese catching Anorakaphobia's hammer and instantly swinging them around into the pit like a martial arts counter was such an underrated moment. I know Roger probably did it mostly by accident but it was still such a cool move.

[@cj-valentine]

Crocodilotron looked mint and had potential. It's a shame they had to draw arguably the best robot ever, Chaos 2.

[@DouglasP_]

Crocodilotron? Potential? It's a piece of trash! LOL

[@joeandrews7329]

@@DouglasP_ He lost his teeth!. From Joe. X

[@stuartnewman6968]

Really liked the addition of the trials. Added an aspect to break up the fights and add some depth to the program

[@Whoami691]

"Better than Cassius from the last Wars, they reckon" Oh... How we laughed...

[@StFidjnr]

the heat final between chaos 2 and big cheese was voted as the best battle of series 3

[@ryanpeters6937]

StFidjnr Personal opinion is Hypno Disc vs 101

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

@@ryanpeters6937 id class that as 5th best

[@DouglasP_]

@@ryanpeters6937 BORING

[@njgw1465]

Since I've been able to leave my laptop running unattended for the past few days, I've been able to get through converting episodes quicker - so, have another one!

[@burzaburza2970]

George Francis attacking house robots to avoid further destroying of Croco robot, how nice!!!

[@pianoman1396]

Roger Plant was a brilliant competitor. Unfortunately he, like so many other roboteers, was ultimately priced-out of what is a rather expensive hobby.

[@joeandrews7329]

I drove his 99kg machine Wheely Big Cheese in my robot wars extreme destruction pc game, and he did as he was told!. From Joe. X

[@unapologeticallylizzy]

Ah, this was a good episode. I pretty much knew from the beginning of the episode that is was going to be Chaos II, but The Big Cheese was definitely a good robot. Great final!

[@charlie.hubbard5463]

This heat really suffered from the lack of seeding. The Big Cheese wouldve been a much better semi finalist over Blade and Trident

[@pianoman1396]

I agree. Two heats from this series each had two semi finalists from the second war, and one of those episodes featured two finalists from the first war. It’s unbalanced, if anything.

[@JDT-Loadsamoney]

That’s why randomisers are not always the best

[@josephilsley3028]

Talking of Blade and Trident, both robots forced a hasty reshuffle of the Series 4 seedings, after the pair had been originally seeded and pulled out at the last minute.

[@Swissair171]

Charlie .Hubbard Makes you wonder what might have been, doesn’t it? The Big Cheese could easily have won Heat L or Heat P. Can you imagine the things it would have done to Dreadnaught with that hydraulic arm?

[@cr10001]

Much as I love Chaos 2, I would have been sorely tempted to give the fight to Big Cheese just for what it did to Sergeant Bash :)

[@josephilsley3028]

Fun fact: Chris Sherwood from the Sonic team was a former Crystal Maze contestant.

[@TinyDrew5]

Which Crystal Maze episode was that?

[@josephilsley3028]

Series 3 Episode 1

[@sayethvexus8332]

Agreed with UncreativeUser182 here about how badly a lack of seeding affected this heat. Considering in the previous heat we had one returning team (Milly-Ann Bug) and this time we've got three (four if you include Barry/Sonic returning after not appearing in series 2) including the roboteer behind a series 1 finalist and the roboteer behind series 2's best engineered robot, Series 3 as a whole suffered from a lack of seeding. It's not even like these two heats are the only ones where the returners are spread unevenly. I might do a list of what I believe the seeds for series 3 should have been. Certainly #1 for Panic Attack, 2 for Cassius 2 and 3 for Beast of Bodmin, with other robots filling the slots down to 16 (making 2 seeds per heat). Still, this is one of heats where the game started to really change. Chaos 2 and The Big Cheese really raised the bar for robots. Very little posed either of them a threat in the whole war, and given a better draw I could easily see The Big Cheese making the Grand Final. I'm just glad that Chaos 2 vs. The Big Cheese was a heat final and not earlier. I can certainly see it going very differently if The Big Cheese had the option of pitting Chaos 2! Basically, a robot that didn't live up to anywhere near its potential. Enough about the runaway stars of the show and a bit about the others. Er... not sure what to say about them! Some neat ideas done better by other robots? Yeah, that sounds fair!

[@jhibbitt2896]

according ro robot wars wiki, roger plant was apparently really pissed off after the heat final, due to the amount of damage the house robots inflicted on Big cheese. he doesn't seem to be angry though on this video

[@thesmithersy]

He probably didn't realise the extent at the time.

[@TinyDrew5]

I can remember a lot of years ago when the third series started and saw Mace 2 in the first show, I had a feeling that there would be a Chaos 2 as well having seen them both in the second series and fought each other in the heat final. I had awesome feelings that Chaos 2 would win the heat, get to have a grudge match with Mace 2 and become the champions. Those were the good old days.

[@CrowMaiden]

as a kid, i imagined the robots with certain personalities and chaos 2 always seemed like the little shit of them all. the house robots pinning chaos 2 against the wall to stop them flipping anymore has just solidified that idea.

[@TDBTylerable]

Putting Big Cheese and Chaos II in the same heat was a crime, both were spectacular!

[@DevilboyScooby]

12:08 I always thought the "flip up" thing was a crude mistake, but that's what they call it! Never noticed that before.

[@Swissair171]

The Big Cheese was really, really unlucky, if you ask me. If they’d been in almost any other heat (with the notable exceptions of Heat H and possibly Heat J), they’d have won easily.

[@TheMysteriouswatcher]

Heat C as well, Razer would have been a real test for them.

[@LieutenantBromhead]

@@TheMysteriouswatcher - I'd disagree, track record shows Razer (when they don't have mechanical faults) can beat some of the best regardless of weapon or design; Chaos II was probably the best example, which they are capable of absolutely pulverising.

[@TheAWShowUK]

Crocodilotron was a decent base for series 3 and would probably have done quite well in the future if it was improved. it had decent speed and quite a useful weapon by the standards of this series. However sadly for them they were against probably the greatest ever, such is the luck of the draw.

[@georgewallace6940]

Robot Wars really was the robots version of Gladiators

[@DevilboyScooby]

34:30 the four favourites were out by that point... likely Razer, Cassius 2, and maybe Mortis...who else? Certainly not Death Warmed Up.

[@dantriance1148]

yeh was wondering the same? epic spoilers for heats ahead also.

[@danielfennessey]

DevilboyScooby Apologies if I spoil - I can't remember what heat it was, but I believe orac's revenge was ripped to go very far.

[@EJK-is1do]

Maybe Facet

[@gisellamachado642]

Wheely big cheese has changed so much

[@Trendall]

Man, you're uploading these fast. Appreciate the hard work!

[@Threadoflength]

Aw, it's such a shame Anorakophobia's driver got sick from nerves. Poor lad, hope he didn't beat himself up too bad over it. It'd be fun if they returned the trials (soccer, pinball, sumo) to the new Robot Wars. Back in series 1-3 it was almost unwatchable due to how bad the roboteers were at driving, but now the standard of driving is so much better it would be worth it. It would also give competitors who get knocked out super quick in the melees a way of showcasing their robots.

[@DevilboyScooby]

I think a lot of the driving problems were down to radio control signal issues (you can sometimes see how big the antennas are sticking out the top of the cherrypickers) which made a lot of the robots difficult, if not barely, controllable.

[@floydjohnson7888]

In the best of circumstances, many would have gotten to call Anorakaphobia a "feel-good story about two kids showing teamwork". As things actually occurred, it may yet count as such.

[@Mistowgan]

@@pianoman1396 yeah that is what happened apparently it was a mix of nerves probably as well, the cherry pickers were notoriously unstable.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

@@Mistowgan Honestly, I always thought they looked really wobbly when they rose up and down before and after fights. Mix in nerves and some motion sickness from the wobbly control boxes and no wonder some folks had issues - including the poor lad here xD

[@magicalrobster]

I loved series 3, 4 was my favourite but 3 just seemed so friendly and light hearted

[@JDizzlePowah]

13:02 DAMN THOSE ARE SOME HIGH JEANS

[@antigod8385]

A legend was born on this day

[@ДмитрийМачулин-ч3т]

This legend was born in season 1 as Robot the Bruce.

[@antigod8385]

@@ДмитрийМачулин-ч3т the legend hypnodisc was born on this day

[@ДмитрийМачулин-ч3т]

@@antigod8385 Oh, that's what you meant. Another legend.

[@oliverconway6960]

4:33 I think Missile's eyes were balloons and the flame torches quickly burst them.

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

Good to see Ghost Raptor inherited its crappy weapon from its grandfather Hammertron.

[@datguy8805]

Fun fact, ghost raptor wouldve destroyed son of whyachi if the wedge didnt slip by complete chance. (Also yes you have to face tank spinners or be a spinner in order to beat them now, everything that has destroyed last rites or tombstone has done this) also ghost raptor was built to tank a hit, and its just really well designed.... although yeah it could use a bit of a better weapon.

[@forzatoby]

dat guy Last Rites has been bitten by Crash and Burn I believe (clusterbots with wedges), Sewer Snake (scoop that goes forwards and backwards) and Whoops (gigantic metal piece) none of which were spinners.

[@datguy8805]

forzatoby i know last rites win loss record, apparently one of the (wasnt it the brazillian team) and last rites are 50/50

[@datguy8805]

forzatoby yeah just checked tourus maximus and last rites have beaten eachother before.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

3:35 They messed up. The robot is called Miss Ile, not Missile. lol

[@RayvenTheNight]

God I loved this show as a kid

[@cr10001]

The heats are very uneven. After a couple of heats where most of the bots were pretty useless - Heat C had only one really convincing bot - Razer, and it broke down; Heat D had two at best, Chromalot and Big Brother (useless weapon, but effective wedge) - this heat had two top-notch bots, Big Cheese and Chaos 2, and two more, Sonic and Anorakaphobia, that could have held their own with anything in heats C or D.

[@93MANIAC]

Big Cheese might have lost but it made sure to take Sergeant Bash down with it

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

ive always wondered what is sonic actually supposed to do as a robot like what is the weapon??

[@StFidjnr]

9:36 there's the real Pit Pit Pit chant

[@sylvainleseur1072]

Great, thanks for sharing;

[@chelseamcreynolds3298]

I love Chaos 2 :)

[@ДмитрийМачулин-ч3т]

@Trapster2 The Bigger Brother?

[@ДмитрийМачулин-ч3т]

@Trapster2 Badass. But the fact is that the Bigger brother got them both in s5, if I remember correctly.

[@carribob1992]

I'm suprised no one in the comments section is talking about Big Cheese lifting Sgt Bash clean off the floor during that heat final. That was awesome strength there.

[@SophieCrane-o7v]

And so 25 Years ago today, A Legend took his First steps to Finishing the Story As George Francis entered the 3rd Series of Robot Wars with Chaos 2, A Robot that Went on to Become the Poster Bot of the Entire Franchise!

[@joeandrews7329]

Chaos 2 was from Ipswich in Suffolk. 2-time king of the series, and I drove him also in my PC robot wars arenas of destruction game!. I used to play the Dutch V2 Gravity's tricks by pressing the pause and space buttons at the same time when playing Chaos 2 in the New York steelworks arena by throwing a robot in the molten steel vat, which believe me for robots is no swimming pool why, because it melts them instantly!.

[@alistairrae9807]

Finally one of my favourites make it Chaos 2

[@PredictedCyborg]

'Minor' adjustments - "the aerial's just fallen off." *snort* EDIT: Interesting to note that even at 'half throttle' Big Cheese still had enough power in its arm to lift Bash a fair amount! Imagine if Big Cheese had come back improved for the next war instead of Wheely Big Cheese becoming a thing, we could REALLY seen that arm lift a House Robot!

[@dasbanhammer]

Though i love WBC, The Big Cheese looks so much more potent. It's big and sluggish, but still it had won beautifully twice and lost even more epic. If only it would have been as agile as Chaos II...

[@thesmithersy]

The problem was that it was damaged by Killalot and Plant didn't deem it worthwhile to repair it for TV as he felt the House Robots were too overpowered.

[@procta2343]

I would have loved it if Chaos 2 had decided to have a go at shunt while big cheese took on bash. That would have been funny.

[@crystalheart9]

Did The Big Cheese turn into The Wheely Big Cheese?

[@njgw1465]

It did!

[@crystalheart9]

Oh thanks:) I only just started watching these robot wars and noticed they would rename their robots. Thanks so much for these uploads I'm having a blast watching them.

[@njgw1465]

No problem! Glad you're enjoying them

[@samuelkirkwood6702]

Best heat so far!

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

I feel like the Big Cheese guys saw Chaos 2 and were like "let's make our own version of that" Also, I love how "the Big Cheese" is a dad joke, and that those guys are dad joke veterans. Lol

[@teiganteiggystkinsterry1141]

The victory will be in the hands of ther best Team Captain George Francis (Team Captain Chaos 2 ) 👊👊 ...So Good Luck to my team captain George Francis and Chaos 2 👊👊

[@burzaburza2970]

30:08 dat hammer made me laugh XD

[@clemensruis]

Shrapnel: Zero ground clearance 😂🤣

[@tylervielie5767]

Enter Chaos 2!

[@CarlAdams-m7k]

26:26 Pretty soon "Dunn Dunn Dunn"

[@joeandrews7329]

Chaos 2 won series 3-4 in robot wars. From Joe. X

[@fossilfueled27]

Anyone going to mention how Big Cheese literally picked up Sgt. Bash?

[@joshhughes5334]

What did Roger do

[@rudim3791]

I know what happened to miss ile eyes sgt bashes flame thrower

[@itsTaylor__1995]

The eyes on Miss Ile were helium, so it was prone to being torched anyway.

[@raskulx1664]

The second robot football match featured the most braindead, appalling driving ever witnessed. Painful television sandwiched by an otherwise decent episode. Robot Wars is fun and awesome but that match was offensively abysmal xD