Not to be confused with the American BattleBots Competitor
Overview[]
Behemoth is one of the longest-running competitors to ever have appeared in Robot Wars. It competed in every series starting with The Second Wars, including both series of Robot Wars Extreme.
Behemoth had a mixed run of success despite its experience, reaching the Semi Finals in Series 2 and the Heat Final in Series 3, 4 and 8 and finished in the Top 4 in Series 10, but fell in the second round in Series 5-7 due to a mix of tough draws, poor luck and unreliability. It was considered by Craig Charles to be the unluckiest robot to ever compete in the original show's run, and became infamous for having participated in the most competitions and losing the most battles in the show's history. Even so, Behemoth's high power enabled it to reach a stalemate with Shunt in the Series 4 Sumo Basho, and to finish runners-up in The First World Championship to Razer. It notably defeated Series 8 Champion Apollo to reach the Series 10 Grand Final.
Behemoth was created by brothers Anthony and Michael Pritchard and their father Edward. The brothers competed alongside their friend, Kane Aston, for most of the robot's competitive history. The team also entered a miniature version of Behemoth, Anty B, into the antweight battles of both series of Robot Wars Extreme, winning the competition in Extreme 2, but being eliminated in Extreme 1 after falling into the mechanism powering the Floor Flipper.
Robot History[]
UK Robot Wars Series 2[]
Behemoth competed in Heat D of the Second Wars, showing itself to be a fairly consistent competitor throughout the heat. It traversed the middle route in the Gauntlet and was able to make it to the end zone without too many troubles, using its scoop and pushing power to get past both the breeze blocks and Sergeant Bash, this easily put Behemoth through to the Trial stage of the Heat, which for this Heat was Football.
Behemoth's lifting scoop also helped it out here, it was unable to reach Razer to grab the ball away from them at first. This meant that Razer scored the first goal, but Behemoth then had little competition left to properly challenge it, so Behemoth scored the second goal of the match, putting it through to the arena stage of the heat.
In the Heat Semi-Final, Behemoth was put up against Robot Wars veterans Elvis. Behemoth didn't have to do a great deal to defeat its opponent in this battle; after immediately using its lifting scoop to scoop Elvis into the PPZ, the cone-shaped broke down completely. Elvis was soon declared immobilised and attacked further by the house robots, before cease was called.
This lead to a battle against a Inquisitor in the Heat Final. Inquisitor had defeated Heat favourites Razer in the previous round, but was badly damaged, and had to remove its chainsaw. This battle had a similar outcome to the previous battle for Behemoth; once again, Behemoth used its lifting scoop to lift and then push its opponent into the PPZ with ease, before they were attacked by the House Robots. Inquisitor couldn't escape from the PPZ and was immobilised by the damage caused to it by the House Robots. Cease was later called and Behemoth was put through to the Series Semi-Finals.
In the series Semi-finals, Behemoth shot over the ramp down the middle route in the gauntlet, but was pushed and then flipped by Shunt. However, it had progressed 7.5 metres, which was enough to surpass Mace and future champions Panic Attack; this allowed Behemoth to progress on to the Pinball stage. Here, Behemoth knocked down many barrels and bricks in the pinball, scoring a total of 95 points, before being taken into the pit by house robot Sir Killalot, despite this, Behemoth had still done enough to progress to the arena stage. In the final round of the Semi-Final, Behemoth was then put up against the number 4 seeds Killertron. In the battle, both robots ponderously approached towards each other to begin with. Killertron's axe smashed through part of Behemoth's shell, digging inside and getting a grip. Killertron managed to pull Behemoth over, eliminating the Pritchard family from the competition.
UK Robot Wars Series 3[]
Behemoth was larger with a sturdier design in this war, but the robot was no quicker than it was in the last series. Behemoth participated in the second Heat of the series, and due to what it accomplished in the previous wars, it was considered by many as the Heat favourites. In the first round of the heat, Behemoth was placed up against newcomers Shark Attack. In the battle, Shark Attack proved to be incredibly sluggish, even in comparison to Behemoth, this gave Behemoth the perfect opportunity to catch Shark Attack side-on, and flip the newcomer onto its side. Due to it not having a srimech, Shark Attack was deemed immobilised. The House Robots then attacked Shark Attack further, before cease was eventually called. This put Behemoth through to the next round of the Heat with ease.
In the second round, Behemoth was placed up against a returning team in General Carnage. In this battle, Behemoth once again quickly disposed of its opponent with one fairly swift flip of the lifting shovel. Once again, its opponent couldn't self-right, and was therefore immobilised. This gave Behemoth the perfect opportunity to use its new rear axes on the defeated General Carnage machine, before the House Robots came in to do their own damage to General Carnage. A run-in with Dead Metal saw Behemoth take some damage, but the result still stood as Behemoth was still put through to the Heat Final.
In the Heat Final, Behemoth was placed up against surprise newcomers Pitbull. This battle was in Behemoth's favour for a while to begin with, with Behemoth flipping Pitbull over. However, Pitbull finally gripped onto Behemoth side-on and slammed the previous Semi-Finalists into the arena side wall, before the critical event of the battle occurred. Unbeknownst to the Behemoth boys, one of the new features of the arena were the hardened arena floor spikes, which shot up and tipped Behemoth onto its side, Behemoth was unable to self-right, and was deemed immobilised, to shock of many. After the House Robots attacked, Behemoth was placed onto the arena floor flipper, another new feature of the arena, where it was then turned over onto its back. Behemoth was soon flipped back onto its wheels where it continued to move, but the cease call had been given and Behemoth had lost, eliminating it from the competition. Events such as this lead to the arena floor spikes being removed for the next series.
Behemoth was also the runner-up of the First World Championship, and it had a fairly easy run to the Final. In its first round battle, Behemoth was placed up against the Dutch representative Techno-Lease. The two competitors slowly approached each other, but just one flip from the Behemoth scoop resulted in Techno-Lease being flipped right onto its back. Techno-Lease had no means of self-righting, and was deemed immobilised. Cease was immediately called after the flip, and Behemoth progressed through to the Quarter Finals, where it was placed up against Mortis, in an all English affair.
In this battle, Mortis struck Behemoth's front with its axe weapon, but it did very minor damage. This frontal attack from Mortis meant that Behemoth was able to flip Mortis over with its scoop, push it over to the pit of oblivion, and drop it in, making it a surprise victory for Behemoth, putting it through to the next round.
In the Semi-Final, Behemoth was seen as the favourites as it was placed up against the Irish representatives Diotoir. Once again, Behemoth quickly flipped over its opponent onto its back, and Diotoir couldn't self-right, so Behemoth then flipped Diotoir back on to its wheels to let it continue fighting. However, Behemoth was constantly able to flip Diotoir over onto its back, with little in the way of retaliation from the Irish machine, so Behemoth continued to flip Diotoir over and over again, before putting it back onto its wheels again. This was until the battle went to a judges' decision, where the decision unanimously went in favour of Behemoth, putting it through to the final round.
In the Final, Behemoth was placed up against another English machine in International League Champions and Pinball Champions Razer. In this battle, Behemoth managed to flip Razer onto its side and push it on to the flame pit, where the gaps in the grill made it much harder for Razer to self-right. Dead Metal then pushed Razer back onto its wheels and Razer pierced several holes in the side of Behemoth's armour before cease was called for the battle to go to a judges' decision. This was a split decision but it went in favour of Razer, and Behemoth lost due to the damaged sustained in the final moments by Razer.
At the end of the Third Wars, Behemoth was nominated for the Best Engineered Robot Award, but lost out to Chaos 2.
UK Robot Wars Series 4[]
Behemoth returned as the 6th seed for The Fourth Wars, mainly due to finishing as runners-up in the First World Championship, as well as their success in previous wars. Behemoth was placed against Arnold, Arnold Terminegger, the new machine from the experienced Team EyeEye, and newcomers Rambot in the first round. Behemoth started slowly by trying to flip Rambot but eventually managed to flip Arnold Arnold Terminegger who was righted. Eventually, the judges had to make a decision and ruled that Rambot had been the less aggressive and less controlled, putting Behemoth and Arnold A. Terminegger through to the second round.
Behemoth then met Judge Shred 2 in the second round. After Judge Shred 2 tried unsuccessfully to use its lifting arms to turn Behemoth over, Behemoth seized the opportunity and managed to roll Judge Shred 2 over and out of the competition. Behemoth met 22nd seed X-Terminator 2 in the Heat Final.
Behemoth flipped X-Terminator 2 immediately in the battle, which self-righted but seemed to stop. The same thing happened twice again. The robots rammed each other, with X-Terminator lifting, but not flipping Behemoth. Behemoth was moving very sluggishly towards the end of the battle. Once again, the judges decided the outcome as the battle ended in a judges' decision, the decision put X-Terminator 2 through to the Semi-Finals, eliminating Behemoth from the competition.
Behemoth also participated in the Sumo competition. It charged right into Shunt and got wedged underneath it. Neither robot could gain purchase on the other, so they remained in a deadlock until cease was called. Behemoth's performance earned it a joint second place with X-Terminator 2.
Behemoth finally competed in the Southern Annihilator, going up against Spawn of Scutter, Onslaught, Razer, Vercingetorix and Attila the Drum. Although it played a minor role in the first round, it showed its strength by attacking and lifting up Razer, Spawn of Scutter and Vercingetorix, the latter of whom was eventually immobilized. In the second round, it overturned Razer and tried to prevent it from righting by pushing it onto the flame pit, in a similar tactic used in the World Championships. Eventually, Razer escaped and, once again, crushed effortlessly through the side panels of Behemoth, leaving it virtually immobile. Luckily for Behemoth, it was still just about able to move, and was saved from elimination after Spawn of Scutter lost power from its receiver and broke down. However, it turned out that the gearbox had been damaged, and as the spare would take too long to put in, the team withdrew from the competition, leaving Behemoth to finish fourth in the Southern Annihilator.
Robot Wars: Extreme 1[]
Behemoth participated in several Extreme 1 events with a varying amount of success. For reaching the final of the First World Championship, in addition to being a veteran and former Semi-finalist, Behemoth was entered into the All-Stars competition. In the first round, Behemoth had an unfortunate draw as it was placed up against Hypno-Disc. It hit its opponent's disc head-on and sparks flew, but Behemoth appeared to be unharmed. Behemoth pushed Hypno-Disc into the walls several times before pushing it onto the flame grille, where Hypno-Disc stopped moving, the Refbot then came in to count out Hypno-Disc, giving Behemoth the win. This was an unanticipated victory, which led the team to believe they were "invincible", it also put Behemoth through to the next round.
In the Quarter Final round, Behemoth's fight was seen as a grudge match, as it was placed up against Razer yet again. Razer immediately got underneath Behemoth and crumpled its scoop. Behemoth escaped, and flipped Razer over, pushing it over to the arena side wall, where it pinned Razer to prevent it from self-righting. Despite its best efforts, Razer did manage to self right and escape. Razer's claw crumpled into Behemoth's side and held it until just seconds to go. As Razer let go, Behemoth flipped it over just one more time, before cease was called for the battle to go to a judges' decision. Unfortunately, Behemoth would not be getting revenge for the First World Championship, as the judges ruled in favour of Razer, eliminating Behemoth from the All-Stars competition.
Behemoth was the initial holder of the Challenge Belt, and would be allowed to keep it if it could best three robots who threw down the gauntlet. Its first challenger was recent Heat Finalist The Steel Avenger. The Steel Avenger lined up its axe on the side of Behemoth, and began hammering away at its top. Behemoth eventually got into position to flip The Steel Avenger, and did so several times, with The Steel Avenger successfully self-righting in response. Behemoth then lifted The Steel Avenger onto the arena side wall, and just barely failed to get it out of the arena. Behemoth flipped The Steel Avenger again, and Steel Avenger's srimech had stopped working, so it was counted out.
Behemoth's second challenge was from previous Grand Finalist Stinger. Behemoth had trouble getting its weapons to work on Stinger, but it eventually managed to get Stinger up against a wall. It clamped down on Stinger with its axe and raised its scoop, raising Stinger off the ground and pinning its centre axle with the axe, the perfect position to hold Stinger off the ground and carry it to the pit.
Behemoth now only needed to win one more battle to take home the Belt. In the third challenge against Tornado, Behemoth couldn't keep up with Tornado's speed, and was repeatedly rammed against the arena side wall, before being tipped onto its side. Refbot righted it, and it came on the attack on Tornado, flipping it several times. It pushed Tornado up against a wall, but couldn't get it to balance on its back. Tornado fell down onto its wheels and began grinding Behemoth's scoop with its disc. The match ended with the two robots in a deadlock, so the judges had to make the call, and the ruled that Tornado had won, costing Behemoth its chance to take home the Challenge Belt.
Behemoth also appeared in a Wild Card Warriors battle, where it went up against The Spider, which was actually from the Robocow team. This was one of Behemoth's easier victories. As the two robots approached each other, Behemoth simply used the bucket scoop to flip The Spider over, and onto the angle grinder, with The Spider's weaponry making it charge upwards, to prop it against the arena side wall. With one more flip from the scoop, Behemoth simply lifted The Spider over the arena barrier and out of the arena, making it the winner of the battle.
Behemoth also fought in a Mayhem qualifier battle in the first series of Extreme, for the right to fight in the first Annihilator of the series. Behemoth was placed up against Stinger and Thermidor 2, two other very highly rated machines, despite this, Behemoth was still considered by many to be the favourite to win. In the battle, Thermidor 2 caught Behemoth side on and flipped it right over. However, Behemoth recovered, and retreated into the distance. Suddenly, the far quicker Thermidor 2 machine then snuck up behind Behemoth and flipped it again, sending the Series 2 Semi-Finalists head over heels and out of the arena, eliminating it from the competition. Behemoth was later followed by Stinger, declaring Thermidor 2 the winner of the Mayhem, putting it through to the Annihilator.
UK Robot Wars Series 5[]
Behemoth was given the number 15 seed placing for this series, making it the second highest seed for the series that didn't reach the Semi-Finals of the previous series. Its first round battle in the Fifth Wars saw it go up against Supernova. Supernova started the battle strongly, hitting Behemoth's scoop with its disc and causing sparks to fly, but wasn't causing any damage and it kept ricocheting off. However, Behemoth then fought back from then on, hammering down with the axe and lifting over Supernova a few times. Behemoth took control of the battle after Supernova accidentally drove into Matilda's CPZ, damaging its top armour panel and one of its wheel guards, this jammed the wheel, almost completely immobilising Team Supernova's new machine. Behemoth was able to use its axe to damage the exposed innards of Supernova, leaving Supernova completely immobilised. Behemoth then activated the pit release button. Using its axe weapon, combined with the lifting shovel, Behemoth was able to push the defeated Supernova into the pit, putting it through to the next round of the heat.
In the second round of the Heat, Behemoth was placed up against newcomers Crushtacean. The crab bot pulled off a surprise victory in this battle, when it got underneath Behemoth's scoop, after a failed lift from the seeded machine, Crushtacean pushed the former Semi-finalists into the angle grinder, turning Behemoth almost right over. Crushtacean then used its pincers to steer and push Behemoth down into the Pit of Oblivion, that Crushtacean had opened earlier on in the battle, subsequently eliminating Behemoth from the competition, this being the first time that Behemoth had failed to reach the Heat Final of the main competition.
UK Robot Wars Series 6[]
Behemoth participated in the final Heat of the Sixth Wars, this time unseeded. In the first round of the Heat, Behemoth was placed up against former Annihilator winners Disc-O-Inferno, Best Engineered winners from the previous year Derek 2 and newcomers Tridentate in its first round melee. In the battle, Behemoth immediately flipped over Derek 2, before it self-righted with help from Disc-O-Inferno. Derek pushed Behemoth across the arena before Disc-O-Inferno attacked Behemoth's side, causing it to only be able to spin around in circles over the flame pit. Soon afterwards, Disc-O-Inferno knocked out both Derek 2 and Tridentate, who were counted out. Behemoth had barely qualified for Round 2, and its scoop had been buckled by the onslaught of Disc-O-Inferno. Just as Refbot started counting out Tridentate, Disc-O-Inferno then slammed Behemoth completely into submission. Tridentate and Derek 2 were hurled by the floor flipper together, with Tridentate tossed a second time, straight into Shunt. Apart from Disc-O-Inferno, all of the competing machines were pitted.
Behemoth appeared to be much stronger in the second round against 2nd seeds Bigger Brother. It started impressively, flipping Bigger Brother into Shunt's CPZ. After Bigger Brother recovered, Behemoth flipped it again. Soon after, Bigger Brother came back into the fight, flipping Behemoth and pushing it into the pit release button. Bigger Brother then trapped Behemoth underneath its flipper and pushed it straight into the pit, eliminating Behemoth from the competition.
Robot Wars: Extreme 2[]
Claire Gray took to the helm of Behemoth for the Iron Maidens competition in the second series of Extreme, while Liz Pritchard controlled the axe. Behemoth's eliminator battle in the tournament saw it placed up against Kat 3 and Riptilion. In the battle, Behemoth immediately flipped Kat 3 over, and tried to pin it down so that it would be counted out. However, Kat 3 was eventually able to self-right after a lot of effort. Behemoth rammed the arena wall several times in an attempt to ram the other competitors, but soon afterwards Behemoth lifted up Riptilion, and Riptilion had stopped moving, with its spinning blade slowly running down to a stop. Behemoth then mistakenly drove into the CPZ and Shunt pinned it into place, but it still survived as Riptilion was counted out by Refbot and pitted by Mr. Psycho. Behemoth proceeded to the second round where it was placed up against Chompalot.
In this battle, Behemoth almost immediately flipped Chompalot onto its side, but Shunt then came out of its corner and controversially righted it. Behemoth then drove into a CPZ, where Shunt closed in again and hacked away at it with its axe, piercing straight through its top armour. One blow in just the right place dislodged Behemoth's safety link, immobilising it. Behemoth was then pitted by Chompalot, taking it out of the Iron Maidens competition. Liz Pritchard would later express her dismay at the involvement of Shunt in this loss.
Behemoth represented the University of Hertfordshire in the University Challenge, and went in as the favourites for the title, with confidence from its team. In its first battle, Behemoth was up against relative newcomers C.V. and Infernal Contraption. Behemoth pushed Infernal Contraption around a little bit before flipping C.V. over. It didn't appear as if C.V. could self-right, and it probably would have been counted out - had Behemoth not re-righted it. This proved to be a fatal mistake for Behemoth; as after it charged C.V. into a CPZ, Behemoth itself broke down as it scurried out, while it was under no pressure at all. This resulted in Behemoth being counted out by the Refbot, much to the frustration of the team. This eliminated Behemoth from the competition, surprisingly early on. It was later revealed backstage that this defeat was caused by a faulty wire in Behemoth's safety link.
UK Robot Wars Series 7[]
Behemoth was seeded once again for the series, this time seeded 10th, and started Series 7 as promising as ever. It participated in Heat L of the main competition, and was placed up against the Dutch entrant Tartarus, previous first round drop-outs UFO and the South African representative Crushtacean in the first round battle. In this battle, Behemoth flipped Tartarus onto its back in the first few seconds, and into Shunt's CPZ. As Tartarus didn't have a srimech, this was as far as the machine could fight, so Behemoth went off to fight the other competitors. After shoving around UFO and Crushtacean, Behemoth lifted over Crushtacean several times, with Crushtacean then only working on the defensive. Behemoth continued to join UFO in attacking Crushtacean, instead of taking the opportunity of flipping UFO while its flipper wasn't working. Eventually, Tartarus was counted out by the Refbot. Soon afterwards, Crushtacean was propped on the arena side wall after a drive from UFO, meaning that it couldn't move. Behemoth took this opportunity to close in on the former, and Behemoth threw Crushtacean out of the arena, as an act of revenge for the Fifth Wars. Behemoth finished the battle by eventually flipping the slippery UFO machine over, but the latter had already qualified for the next round of the heat, along with Behemoth.
In the Heat's second round, Behemoth was drawn up against the New Blood Championship runners-up Mute. In this battle, Behemoth started off well by overturning Mute, who managed to recover by self-righting over the top of Behemoth. However, Mute seemed to clip the seeded machine's aerial, causing a technical fault and resulting in the Behemoth machine being stuck in forward gear at high speed. Behemoth ran straight into the arena side wall, into the CPZ and was stuck there. Behemoth also took some fierce hammer blows from Mr. Psycho in the process, but was then freed, only for Behemoth to charge into the opposite end of the arena, and then back into the original spot again. Matilda then propped Behemoth up on the arena side wall, where it couldn't move. Refbot then took this opportunity to count out Behemoth, eliminating it from the competition. Once again, Behemoth's series run had ended very disappointingly after early promise.
Having fought in 6 series of Robot Wars, Behemoth also entered in the All-Stars Tournament that took place at the end of the Seventh Wars. Behemoth was drawn up against Pussycat, King B Powerworks and Dantomkia in the first round of the competition. Behemoth did not last long in this battle, as it was immediately targeted by Dantomkia. The two dodged around each other for a brief while, before Dantomkia managed to steer Behemoth into an unoccupied CPZ. Dantomkia then steered Behemoth in such a way that it could swiftly flip Behemoth out of the arena, and it did so, eliminating Behemoth from the All-Stars competition. Behemoth was soon followed by King B Powerworks, as the latter suffered exactly the same fate slightly later on in the battle.
Behemoth returned and finally showed some power in the House Robot Rebellion at the end of the Seventh Wars, the last fight filmed in the Robot Wars Arena due to the producers not wanting the House Robots to sustain too much damage ahead of other events. Behemoth was originally intended to fight alongside Bigger Brother, but the Watts family's machine was denied entry into the battle after attacking the House Robots in the All-Stars tournament, having been involved with the House Robots once too often in the eyes of the producers. Gravity was entered in Bigger Brother's place, and it was the Dutch machine that starred in the opening moments of the battle, immobilising Growler and Cassius Chrome, before being soundly defeated by Mr. Psycho. Behemoth meanwhile engaged Cassius Chrome (who had been righted), who spun dangerously and smashed Behemoth's scoop. Behemoth attempted to avenge its companion, axing Mr. Psycho and attempting in vain to lift it, but effectively failing as its axe snapped off. As it attempted to escape the Floor Flipper activated and Behemoth was sent flying, but managed to self-right under pressure from Mr Psycho. It then attempted to drag the lifeless form of Gravity to shield itself from Mr. Psycho, but Cassius Chrome re-entered the battle and shoved it away. Mr. Psycho suddenly broke down, leaving Cassius Chrome alive along with Behemoth. The audience voted in favour of Gravity and Behemoth as the winners.
2005 UK Championships (Winter Tour)[]
Behemoth participated in the 2005 UK Championships which also doubled up as the Winter Tour. It won its first qualifier fight at Portsmouth on a judges decision against Tanto after flipping the small robot all around the arena and even doing a few nose-dives itself. Behemoth then took on the reigning champion Terrorhurtz at Birmingham who savaged Behemoth with its axe, but Behemoth held its own and maneuvered and flipped Terrorhurtz into the wall where it found itself with its own axe stuck through the wall allowing entry into the finals at Folkestone. In Round 1, it met Tanto again after meeting it at Portsmouth but this time lifted it onto its side where it didn't recover from there. In the Quarter-Finals it met 6th seed Kronic who had problems with its own weaponry where it couldn't seem to self-right for some reason and was beaten. The Semi-Finals saw Behemoth drawn against Terrorhurtz again but this time, the defending champion landed an axe-blow on Behemoth's link which immobilised it eliminating in from the competition. Behemoth then met Beast in the Play-Off where Beast had problems with its own flipper, Behemoth was able to turn Beast over, open the pit and shove it down claiming 3rd place in the competition.
2006 UK Championships[]
Behemoth signed up for the 2006 UK Championships where it was seeded 3rd, after its success in the previous year. In its heat, Behemoth was due to fight Swarm, Alien Destructor and Killer Carrot 2. However, Swarm was forced to withdraw from the competition, before the battle, due to technical issues, leaving the other three robots to fight alone. In the battle, the seeded Behemoth still managed to defeat Alien Destructor and Killer Carrot 2, after it managed to flip them both clean out the arena. This allowed Behemoth to qualify for the finals of the tournament. However, in the first round of the finals, Behemoth was drawn up against Team Roaming Robots with Ripper. In this battle, Ripper was able to make the most of Behemoth's quite high ground clearance. In not a large amount of time, Ripper flipped Behemoth right out of the arena, eliminating Behemoth from the competition.
2006 Winter Tour[]
After the UK Championships, Behemoth came back for the Winter Tour where it beat Ka-Pow! on a judges decision at Doncaster which made it gain points to make the finals at Folkestone. It overcame Beast in Round 1 and Storm 2 in both the Quarter-Final and Semi-Final (thus being because Storm 2 had won the loser's melee between both battles). It met Iron-Awe 3 in the Final where it used its superior speed to keep into close contact with it at all times and kept flipping it over until it ran out of gas at the end which made Behemoth claim the Winter Tour title.
2009 UK Championships[]
Behemoth returned for the 2009 UK Championships, but was absent for the majority of the competition. It only fought in the last round of the qualifying rounds, where it was placed in a melee, up against Envy and Tilly Evo. Behemoth's high ground clearance proved to be its undoing, and it was flipped around quite easily by the other two competitors. Behemoth subsequently lost the battle to Tilly Evo. At the end of the qualifying rounds, as Behemoth hadn't been competing in enough battles, it didn't have enough points to proceed, and was subsequently eliminated from the competition.
2011 UK Championships[]
Behemoth returned for the 2011 UK Championships, with a new bucket scoop at the front, and no longer with the axe. The robot was placed up against Maelstrom, Pressure and Weird mAlice in its heat. In the battle, Behemoth started very well, flipping the other competitors around the arena. However, soon, Maelstrom eventually got in underneath Behemoth, flipped it, with Behemoth unable to self-right. Eventually, Behemoth recovered and managed to self-right, by this time, only Maelstom was left of the other three competitors. Behemoth dominated the final stages of the battle, as Maelstrom's flipper was running out of power. Eventually, the battle ended, with both robots still mobile, but it would be Maelstrom that would proceed to the next round of the competition, eliminating Behemoth.
Behemoth also competed in the Annihilator of 2011. It was placed up against Kronic, Storm 2, Terrorhurtz, 8645T and Tough As Nails. In the first round, Behemoth started very well, pushing the other competitors around. Things were looking good as Storm 2 were shoved down the pit, but then Behemoth was flipped up onto the arena side wall, at an awkward angle, and couldn't self-right from that position. They were deemed immobilised, and eliminated from the annihilator.
Other Live Events[]
Behemoth has competed in various events organised by the Robot Wars Live Show which started in 2013. It made its debut at the second live event of the new Robot Wars at Portsmouth in March 2013, reaching the final battle of the competition and finishing third and also reached the final of the competition at Colchester 2013 against Maelstrom. It also placed second in the Robot Wars Championships 2013 at Newport, having a very good run beating Cherub & Ripper on the way before losing to Eruption in the final. Behemoth was also seeded 4th for the Robot Wars Winter Tour 2013, it did well in the primary heats where it survived until the end but was thrown out the arena by Maelstrom in its secondary heat and didn't gain enough points to qualify.
In 2015, Behemoth participated at the Robot Wars World Championships in Colchester, where it fought Tomahawk, Eruption and Cherub. Tomahawk quickly lost mobility on one side, although Behemoth was thrown out of the arena by Eruption, eliminating it in the first round.
Behemoth continued to participate at events throughout 2014-2015, and made its 2016 debut at Manchester, flipping Gabriel out of the arena before being stranded against the wall by Eruption. Next it fought at Portsmouth where it got to the semi-finals of the main competition before losing to eventual winner Weird mAlice. However Team Make Robotics featherweight Minimoth managed to win the featherweight competition at the same event.
UK Robot Wars Series 8[]
In the first round, a brand-new Behemoth was drawn against bar spinner Carbide, Third Wars footballers The General, and Bonk, allowing Behemoth to rematch Team Mute, the team that knocked Make Robotics out of the Seventh Wars. Behemoth first targeted The General, sustaining damage from their circular saws, but retaliated with a huge flip that sent The General tumbling. On a second attempt, Behemoth missed and flipped itself over, but self-righted and pressed the pit release. After Carbide removed The General's tyre and immobilised Bonk, Behemoth pushed The General and then flipped Bonk over, which could not self-right, allowing Behemoth to avenge its loss at the hands of Mute, and qualify alongside Carbide.
At the start of the head-to-head rounds, Behemoth faced newcomer Nuts. Behemoth didn't allow Nuts to spin on the spot, and charged straight into it, flipping Nuts onto the flame pit. Nuts had started spinning madly, but Behemoth was unfazed, and charged into it, flipping it onto the arena spikes. Behemoth then pushed Nuts into an empty CPZ, and flipped it into the pit release. While Nuts was using its sit-and-spin tactic, Behemoth targeted a minibot and launched it into the air, higher than the arena walls. However, Behemoth strayed too close to Matilda, and was knocked onto its side by her flywheel. After self-righting, Behemoth flipped another minibot towards Matilda, and then continued to push and flip Nuts, with Behemoth sustaining some damage on the side. One flip left Nuts stranded on its side, and after more attacks on Nuts, another flip nearly managed to flip a minibot out of the arena. Behemoth bullied Nuts with more flips and pushes until cease was called, where a unanimous Judges' decision was awarded in favour of Behemoth, giving it two points.
Against former Grand Finalist Terrorhurtz, Behemoth started off the weaker, missing with its initial flip, as Terrorhurtz pushed it into the arena wall. Missing its second flip, Behemoth was then pushed towards Dead Metal, which was unable to catch Behemoth despite Terrorhurtz holding it in place. After one more failed flip, Behemoth wedged under the front of Terrorhurtz, and turned it over, pushing it across the arena. Terrorhurtz's axe was broken, and so, it could not self-right. Behemoth span on the spot while Dead Metal cut into the losing robot, giving Behemoth a further three points.
Behemoth's final match of the second round was a rematch with Carbide. Make Robotics' team plan was to stop Carbide's bar from spinning, so they bravely charged towards Carbide in the opening seconds, but were sent spinning aside. Behemoth continued its offence, and by driving into Carbide, sent the spinner flying through the air in recoil. Behemoth activated the pit release, but received attacks from Carbide's spinning bar. Behemoth then made a critical mistake, raising its scoop without a target in front, which Carbide capitalised on by knocking Behemoth's bucket completely out of alignment, and then knocked it over. With Behemoth's srimechs already opened, it could not self-right before Carbide reversed it into the open pit, where Behemoth drove around, but had failed to win the match.
Although Behemoth and Terrorhurtz had both finished the second round with five points, Behemoth was put through to the heat final on the basis of its victory over Terrorhurtz earlier on. This meant that Behemoth would face Carbide for the third time.
Behemoth missed Carbide on its opening charge, and was struck by the spinning bar. Behemoth's mobility was immediately impaired by this, and further blows brought Behemoth to a standstill. Behemoth twitched forwards, but only into its opponent's weapon. Behemoth laid dormant as Carbide pressed the pit release. Behemoth managed to lift Carbide when it drew near, but Carbide backed away. Carbide only drew near after this, before Behemoth reversed into the pit, eliminating itself from the episode.
Although Behemoth was defeated at this stage, it remained in contention for a wildcard, alongside Thor, Dantomkia, Storm 2 and Gabriel. However, Thor was chosen, and Behemoth was fully eliminated from the competition.
Aside from the main competition, Behemoth fought an untelevised whiteboard match against Gabriel. Behemoth managed to launch Gabriel a large distance, causing Gabriel to lose mobility on one side, but when a victor had to be decided by the crowd, they decided that Gabriel had won the match. A clip of the battle was used in some opening sequences of the show.
Behemoth also fought against Eruption in a second whiteboard match. Behemoth had the inferior ground clearance, and was thrown around whenever it was exposed by Eruption, but Behemoth retaliated with flips of its own. The robots fought close to the flame pit, trying to avoid damage before an upcoming live event, and so Behemoth was flipped into the corner of the arena. Its side srimech had broken, so Behemoth could not self-right from this attack. Although this could have resulted in Eruption's victory, the teams wanted to continue to entertain the crowd, with nothing on the line, so Behemoth was righted by Eruption. The battle lasted the full three minutes, and both robots spun in the centre of the arena as cease was called. No winner was declared for the match.
UK Robot Wars Series 9[]
Behemoth fought in an exhibition match against TR2, which was aired during Episode 1 of Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars. In the match, Behemoth was driven by series presenter Angela Scanlon, in a battle against Dara Ó Briain. Behemoth's on-board camera was referred to as "Angela Cam" on-screen. Behemoth started the battle driving around in no particular direction, firing its bucket at thin air, and was thrown towards the pit release by TR2. Angela Scanlon attempted to open the pit, but instead rammed Behemoth straight into the arena wall, activating the pit on her second try. Behemoth was thrown onto the arena wall by TR2, where it struggled to self-right, allowing Dara Ó Briain to perform a premature victory dance. Behemoth eventually self-righted, but continued to miss with its flips, turning Behemoth over, where it was tipped sideways by TR2. The next attack from TR2 drove it completely under Behemoth, and out the other side. Another missed flip from Behemoth caused it to balance on its back panels, giving Dara another chance to flip it. Eventually, Dara Ó Briain gave Scanlon the opportunity to launch an attack, so she flipped TR2 over from behind. Time elapsed, and cease was called, with no official winner being declared. Despite this, the battle continued for another minute off-screen, where Angela Scanlon eventually drove Behemoth into the pit[2], though this did not affect the result.
In the Main Competition, Behemoth will appear in Episode 2.
Behemoth competed in Heat 2, where it faced Eruption in the Robot Wars Arena for the second consecutive match, while also meeting the Belgian entry Cobra, a robot built by the same team who competed on Dutch Robot wars with Pika, and the 'egg beater' spinner Hobgoblin.
Behemoth's first move was to drive past the Pit of Oblivion, which the bottom of the scoop crashed into. Behemoth fired its scoop to try to allow it move to free from the inactive arena hazard, although the use of its weapon allowed Cobra to come in with an aggressive drive which slammed Behemoth into the arena wall. Behemoth and Cobra then clashed head-on, before Behemoth threw Eruption over from behind.
Cobra then forced Behemoth against the raised Arena Spikes before Behemoth responded by throwing over the same machine with a flip. Behemoth and Eruption then tussled with each other, but Behemoth could only flick the front of Eruption up before it followed through onto the floor flipper, which chucked Behemoth onto its side. After falling back onto its wheels, Behemoth caught Cobra with a glancing flip which inverted the Belgian machine, although it was at this stage that one of Behemoth's drive chains had come loose.
After staying out of the action for a short spell, Behemoth attempted to attack, but failed to overturn both Eruption and Cobra with uses of its scoop. After a ram into Cobra, Behemoth descended the Pit for the second time in the fight, before Cobra overturned itself as it rode up the front of Behemoth. With time running down, Behemoth managed one more successful flip on Eruption. Cease was called with Behemoth on its side after a final mistimed flip, and the judges were called upon to separate the three remaining machines. Behemoth was deemed to have played a significant enough role to progress to the second round, with Eruption also moving through to the Head-to-Head stage.
In its first Head-to-Head battle, Behemoth fought Group Battle foe, Eruption, the third consecutive fight between the two. Both machines jostled for position in the opening moments, before Behemoth threw Eruption backwards, onto the Flame Pit. Behemoth continued to be aggressive, and shunted Eruption over once more as a result of a strong drive. The battle then drifted over towards one of the unoccupied CPZs, and after an erroneous flip which threw Behemoth on its side, the team struggled to spot their robot, which resulted in Kane Aston positioning himself on the slanted screen of the team's booth to try to see properly.
Eruption chucked Behemoth upwards with a flip, before Behemoth moved away into the centre of the arena. Suddenly, Behemoth missed with an attempted flip, which allowed Eruption to position itself underneath Behemoth as its scoop retracted. In trouble next to one of the arena entry gates, Behemoth flipped again in an attempt to get out of trouble. This only succeeded in Behemoth turning itself over again though, and Eruption took full advantage by flipping the rear of Behemoth up into the air, with its eventual landing taking place out of the arena. This flip saw Behemoth lose its first Head-to-Head fight, with Eruption taking three points for a knockout victory.
Behemoth's next battle was against PP3D, with the team deciding to use their aluminium front plough in an attempt to weather PP3D's attacks. Behemoth charged at PP3D straight away, but swerved off centre with the drive and suffered a hit to the side. Another blow from PP3D sent both machines backwards, before Behemoth nudged PP3D back towards the arena gate. Behemoth then drove at PP3D, with the impact sending Behemoth spiraling off to the side, while PP3D found itself in Shunt's CPZ. After some pressure from Shunt, PP3D started to spark, which triggered Behemoth into retreating to activate the Arena Tyre. The dial landed on Rogue House Robot mode, which allowed Shunt to continue to axe PP3D while driving it across the arena floor. After Shunt retreated back to his CPZ and more sparks poured out of PP3D, the Scottish machine was counted as immobile, and Behemoth had attained its first 3 points, which it celebrated with a victory flip.
Behemoth's final battle was also the last battle in the entire Head-to-Head stage, and with its opponent, Team Saint's new robot Cherub, only 1 point behind Behemoth, the battle between the two would decide which machine was to face Eruption in the Heat Final. For the fight, Behemoth was equipped with its other modular weapon - its experimental clamping arms. Notably, Anthony Pritchard was resistant to the idea of using this weapon, but the three other members of Team Make Robotics decided to test their new weapon in combat. Both machines clashed into each other after activate was called, causing Behemoth's grabber scoop to become crumpled up and reducing its ability to get under Cherub. Both machines then took turns at pushing each other backwards. Behemoth then attacked Cherub side on and brought its grabbing arms down, but with Behemoth failing to get underneath Cherub, the arms were unable to clutch onto Cherub. Behemoth was then forced into Dead Metal after Cherub slipped underneath the front of it, where the House Robot created minor sparks with his circular saw. Behemoth moved away from the House Robot and then responded by driving Cherub over the Flame Pit. Suddenly, another side-on drive by Behemoth forced Cherub towards the Floor Flipper, but the arena hazard activated early, and Behemoth's continuation of its drive saw Cherub wedged between the Floor Flipper panel and the empty space below it. With Cherub unable to move away, cease was called to resolve the incident. It was decided that the fight was to be continued from the robots' original starting positions due to the immobilisation occurring because of "equipment failure" of the Floor Flipper, as apposed to being a legal knockout.
The fight resumed with exactly two minutes remaining on the clock when 'activate' was called for a second time. Behemoth immediately drove Cherub back into the Arena Tyre, which activated Rogue House Robot mode. Behemoth was initially chased by Dead Metal, but managed to get itself far enough away from the House Robot for Cherub to be the one on the end of the attack. Behemoth then found itself temporarily tangled up with Dead Metal as the House Robot retreated, before Cherub came in with a ram. A period of minimal assertion from both machines followed, although Behemoth was forced into quick reverses on three occasions after it drove up the front of Cherub. After the final one of these incidents occurred, Cherub found itself too close to the CPZ, with Behemoth taking the chance to ram Cherub deeper into trouble. In doing so, though, Behemoth got itself in trouble, and both machines were damaged by the House Robot's circular saw during the remaining seconds. With both machines still mobile, the judges were called upon to decide the winner of the battle, and subsequently, which machine would progress to the Heat Final.
In the booth where the Judges' decision was to be announced, Anthony Pritchard expressed his disappointment in how the grabbing weapon had little effect, and that it was not his personal choice of weapon for the fight. Unfortunately for Team Make Robotics, Behemoth's actions were deemed as not being enough to give them the victory, with a unanimous decision going in favour of Cherub. With Behemoth's defeat confirmed, Anthony Pritchard walked out from the booth, before later making his way back to the pits. After the episode aired, the incident attracted widespread coverage from numerous media and news outlets. Pritchard later released a statement regarding the matter when several outlets erroneously claimed that he walked away in response to Cherub winning the Judges' decision:
As a result of the Judges' decision, Behemoth had failed to score enough points for a place in the Heat Final, finishing the Head-to-Head round in third place with three points.
Behemoth also in another, albeit untelevised, whiteboard match against Gabriel. Behemoth's top armour was immediately pressured by Gabriel's swinging mace, although the bulldozer pushed back, and lightly flipped Gabriel after sustaining another blow. Behemoth mostly missed with its flipper in the following stages, only managing to cast Gabriel's weapon aside, while sustaining more blows. The two fought in the corner, then battled in the centre of the arena, only landing light attacks on each other. When Behemoth missed with a flip, Gabriel drove under the scoop, and pushed Behemoth back. After this attack, Behemoth flipped itself over and was forced to self-right. It struggled to leave the perimeter of the flame pit, and was attacked by Gabriel. Later into the battle, Behemoth used its scoop to catch the weapon of Gabriel mid-attack, and turn the robot over, almost toppling over itself. Behemoth lifted Gabriel and pushed it into the Arena Tyre, causing the pit to descend, as no House Robots were present. Behemoth capitalised immediately and charged Gabriel into the pit, although Behemoth fell in at the same time. As the two robots fell into the pit at the same time, it is unknown whether Behemoth could be considered the victor, so the battle has no official winner.
UK Robot Wars Series 10[]
Behemoth continued its long run of appearances in Series 10, by featuring in Heat 1. Its first round battle saw it draw Series 9 Heat Finalist Sabretooth, as well as newcomer Donald Thump. Behemoth's first course of action was to approach Sabretooth, which knocked Behemoth over with a side-on connection with its spinning drum weapon. After righting itself, Behemoth skirted around the arena, before being clipped by Donald Thump's weapon during a drive. Behemoth continued forward after taking the hit, and was then tumbled through the air after the Floor Flipper activated. After landing back on its wheels, Behemoth charged head-on at Donald Thump, and although it missed with an attempted flip, Donald Thump's weapon was still slowed down significantly. Behemoth and Sabretooth then reignited their earlier tussle, with Behemoth swatting Sabretooth aside with a lift after the latter's drum began to churn sparks from Behemoth's scoop. As Behemoth and Sabretooth continued to jostle for position, it became apparent that Donald Thump was no longer a feature in the battle, with it immobile next to the Arena Spikes. Behemoth then decided to press the Arena Tyre, with the Pit then descending after Behemoth threw Sabretooth into it. With the arena hazard activating, Behemoth moved towards it. Sabretooth followed, and only narrowly avoided driving into the Pit. After Sabretooth flirted with danger, the two machines collided, with the hit removing Behemoth's safety link and immobilising it, but also turning over the damaged Sabretooth - leaving its tyres unable to gain sufficient traction to move. Both machines were counted out simultaneously, and the battle went to the judges. They went in favour of Behemoth, which progressed to the Heat Semi-Finals, as a result.
Behemoth was met in the Heat Semi-Finals with Team Big Brother's new clusterbots, The Swarm after they beat Donald Thump in their Robot Redemption fight. As Behemoth started its first drive towards The Swarm, it hit a divot in the arena floor, causing its front to lift into the air temporarily. After composing itself, Behemoth drove over the invertible Skye and bundled Rubber Duck around. Behemoth then collided with the spinning clusterbot, Blenda, with the impact sending the light machine flying across the arena. Pinza was the next part of The Swarm to be attacked, as it was knocked over by Behemoth and then begun to smoke. Rubber Duck came under further pressure from Behemoth after this, although Behemoth mistimed an attempted flip. Behemoth then buffeted Blenda onto the Arena Spikes before chucking it into Matilda's CPZ. However, after flipping Rubber Duck, Behemoth was the machine to take damage from the House Robot, as it overshot its drive into the CPZ and was clattered by her flywheel - creating a gash in Behemoth's right-hand side. After hounding Blenda, Behemoth decided to charge towards Skye. It gathered it - while righting Pinza - with its drive, before hurling Skye out of the arena. Behemoth then handed Rubber Duck to Sir Killalot, before accelerating Pinza across the arena floor and crashing it into the side wall. After this, Pinza caught fire, and was overturned by Behemoth again. With The Swarm running out of active participants, Behemoth nudged Rubber Duck into Sir Killalot one more time, where the House Robot toasted it over the Flame Pit until cease was called. Behemoth was victorious, and progressed to the Heat Final.
In the Heat Final, Behemoth faced off against the Series 8 champion, Apollo. The winner would earn a place in the Grand Final. After tentatively edging towards each other, Apollo was the first of the two machines to prise under the other's ground clearance, and Behemoth was bundled over after attempting to flip itself off of Apollo's launcher. Behemoth quickly righted itself after being pushed into Sir Killalot's CPZ, but came under more pressure straight away as Apollo sent Behemoth airborne. After both machines circled each other, Behemoth finally managed to get a clean run at Apollo's side and rolled it over. With Apollo attempting to self-right quickly, Behemoth followed through with its attack and forced the former champion into Dead Metal's CPZ. Both teams were unable to see their machines clearly, with Behemoth coming under attack from Dead Metal before pushing Apollo out and allowing the latter to flip itself back onto its wheels. Seconds later, Behemoth hastily reversed out of the CPZ; although it escaped further punishment from Dead Metal, it parked itself onto Apollo's flipper, which threw it into the arena wall. Behemoth came back again though after reversing through the Arena Spikes, and repeated its successful attack from earlier by turning Apollo over and driving it onto the Flame Pit, within the reach of Sir Killalot. Apollo righted itself, and Behemoth was once again hunted down by Dead Metal after it was flipped into the CPZ. Behemoth made another swift retreat, and then charged towards Apollo. With the ex-champions unsettled while back peddling, Behemoth managed to chuck its opponent's rear end up, and Apollo skidded down into the Pit of Oblivion. Behemoth spun around in delight while the team celebrated, as Behemoth's first overall Heat victory since Series 2, nineteen years ago, was sealed in dramatic fashion.
In the first round of the Grand Final, Behemoth faced the reigning champion Carbide alongside Nuts 2, who had both previously fought Behemoth in Series 8. Behemoth was equipped with the type 2 scoop it had previously used against PP3D in the hopes of reducing the impact of Carbide's bar spinner. Behemoth began by targeting Carbide, nudging into its side and receiving a light hit from Carbide's blade. Behemoth pushed Carbide over the Flame Pit, towards Sir Killalot, while Nuts 2 spun on the spot. It then absorbed a heavy hit from Carbide's spinner, spinning away from the champion and creating a notable gash in the aluminium plough. As Behemoth pushed into Carbide again, it was bashed over the pit on contact with the spinner. At this point, one of Nuts 2's minibots pressed the Dial of Doom, which released the pit. Behemoth quickly descended with the pit, eliminating it from the fight. With Behemoth out of the battle, Nuts 2 and Carbide fought on, with Nuts 2 eventually coming out victorious on a Judges' decision after severing Carbide's weapon chain.
In the Robot Redemption Knockouts, Behemoth fought for its survival against the promising Team Ranglebots new robot, Magnetar. Behemoth immediately chased after Magnetar, who was able to spin its drum up to speed. Behemoth's front scoop caught under the pit from a charge, bouncing it up in the air slightly. Despite this, Behemoth got the first attack in, digging under Magnetar's front wedge and lifting it over. Magnetar righted quickly, but its self-righting mechanism remained stuck open after righting, and Behemoth received a hit from the drum spinner, almost lifting it up onto its back. Behemoth landed on its wheels, but was quickly deflected away by Magnetar again, this time flipping it onto its side. Behemoth took several seconds to right itself, before taking another hit from Magnetar. Behemoth backed away from Magnetar, before circling round and flipping it from the front again, but it was unable to flip Magnetar over this time. As Behemoth continued to drive forwards, it drove over Magnetar's drum, creating sparks and bouncing Behemoth away again, causing light damage to its armour. Behemoth was shoved against the arena wall by Magnetar, and absorbed another hit to the front scoop. Behemoth missed with a flip and was hit from the side by Magnetar, rolling it over in the process. Behemoth retaliated by shoving into Magnetar, but couldn't get its scoop underneath its opponent. However, after another hit on Behemoth, Magnetar's drum stopped working. This hit from Magnetar appeared to damage Behemoth's mobility on one side, leaving it only able to drive in circles. Despite this, Behemoth was able to move out of its own circumference, so it was not counted out, and received a light bash from Magnetar. Magnetar then held off for a while, as Behemoth continued to drive in circles. Realising Behemoth wasn't being counted out, Magnetar drove towards it again, and Behemoth was able to position itself behind Magnetar, lifting it over with the scoop. With Magnetar's srimech stuck open, it was unable to self-right and was counted out, allowing Behemoth to progress to the next round. There, it once again faced Eruption, the winner of the 10 Robot Rumble.
Behemoth bashed into the Dial of Doom as it attempted to attack Eruption, but nothing happened. This led to Behemoth driving into Dead Metal, but it quickly escaped and faced Eruption over the Flame Pit. After dodging and weaving round each other, Behemoth missed a flip on Eruption, before driving away from its opponent. Behemoth were caught side-on by Eruption, and was flipped, spiraling through the air before landing on its side near a low part of the arena side wall. Behemoth desperately tried to right itself, and just managed to avoid being flipped out of the arena by Eruption, instead being launched into Dead Metal. Sparks flew as Dead Metal's saw caught Behemoth. Caught in the House Robot's grip, Behemoth was unable to self-right but was able to once Dead Metal released it, nudging the Dial of Doom as it did so. This activated Rogue House Robot, and Behemoth dodged round the charging Dead Metal, rounding on Eruption and missing another flip. One of Behemoth's front teeth on the scoop appeared to be missing, and Eruption was able to dig under Behemoth, flicking it over towards a corner of the arena. Eruption held off for a few seconds while Behemoth attempted to right itself. When Behemoth finally got back onto its wheels, it was immediately flipped by Eruption again, rolling in the air and landing on its side again. After self-righting again, Behemoth darted away from Eruption, before turning and missing a flip. Eruption flipped Behemoth into the Dial of Doom, this time triggering the Fog of War. After it cleared, the two machines charged at each other, with Behemoth bouncing up slightly on impact. As Behemoth drove up Eruption's wedge again, it tried to flip itself off, but couldn't avoid being flicked forwards past Dead Metal. It was then trapped between Dead Metal and Eruption briefly, taking light damage from the House Robot's saw in the process. It was pushed some more by Eruption, but flipped itself off of Eruption's wedge and over, sliding into the Dial of Doom, which failed to activate once again. Righting itself, Behemoth then drove over one of Dead Metal's pincers, before being pushed across the arena by Eruption. It was unable to lift itself off of Eruption before being tossed over the Floor Spikes and into Matilda. Behemoth took a hit from Matilda's flywheel, sending it somersaulting high into the air. Behemoth was almost flipped out of the arena by Eruption again, bouncing off the inner wall and back into the arena. Eruption launched Behemoth into the air again, but Behemoth landed on top of Eruption and away, sliding away from the low part of the arena side wall on its side. After self-righting again, it rushed towards the centre of the arena, not wanting to be flipped out. Rolling over Eruption's flipper, Behemoth was pushed into another side wall onto its back, and was flipped across the arena again, rolling and landing on its wheels. Behemoth was hoisted up one last time by Eruption, and into the path of Dead Metal, before cease was called. The resulting judges' decision put Eruption through, leaving Behemoth to finish its best performance in the UK Championship in joint third place with Nuts 2.
Results[]
| Competition | Event | Round | Opponent(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Robot Wars Series 2 | Heat D | Gauntlet | N/A | Completed (2nd) (Qualified) |
| Trial (Football) | Razer Inquisitor Elvis |
2nd (Qualified) | ||
| Semi-Final | Elvis | Won | ||
| Heat Final | Inquisitor | Won | ||
| Semi-Final 1 | Gauntlet | N/A | Completed 7.5m (Qualified) | |
| Trial (Pinball) | N/A | 95 points (4th) (Qualified) | ||
| Semi-Final 1 | (4) Killertron | Lost | ||
| UK Robot Wars Series 3 | Heat B | Eliminator | Shark Attack | Won |
| Semi-Final | General Carnage | Won | ||
| Heat Final | Pitbull | Lost | ||
| First World Championship (Representing England) |
Round 1 | Techno-Lease (The Netherlands) | Won | |
| Quarter-Final | Mortis (England) | Won | ||
| Semi-Final | Diotoir (Ireland) | Won | ||
| Final | Razer (England) | Lost | ||
| Sevenoaks 1999 | Round 2 | Razer | Lost | |
| UK Robot Wars Series 4 (Seeded 6th) |
Heat N | Eliminator | Arnold, Arnold Terminegger Rambot |
Qualified |
| Semi-Final | Judge Shred 2 | Won | ||
| Heat Final | (22) X-Terminator 2 | Lost | ||
| Sumo Basho Competition | Sumo | Shunt | 60 points (Joint 2nd with X-Terminator 2) | |
| Southern Annihilator | Round 1 | Attila the Drum Onslaught Razer Spawn of Scutter Vercingetorix |
Qualified | |
| Round 2 | Attila the Drum Onslaught Razer Spawn of Scutter |
Qualified | ||
| Round 3 | Attila the Drum Onslaught Razer |
Withdrew | ||
| Robot Wars: Extreme 1 | All-Stars | Eliminator | Hypno-Disc | Won |
| Quarter Final | Razer | Lost | ||
| Challenge Belt | Defence | The Steel Avenger | Won | |
| Defence | Stinger | Won | ||
| Defence | Tornado | Lost | ||
| Single Battle Events | Wild Card Warriors | The Spider | Won | |
| Mayhem | Mayhem | Thermidor 2 Stinger |
Lost | |
| Robo Mania | Brighton 2001 | Round 1 | Mulsanne Monster | Won |
| Quarter Final | Onslaught | Won | ||
| Semi-Final | Terrorhurtz | Won | ||
| Final | Tornado Dominator 2 |
Lost | ||
| UK Robot Wars Series 5 (Seeded 15th) |
Qualifier | N/A | Supernova 2x unknown |
Unknown |
| Heat H | Eliminator | Supernova | Won | |
| Semi-Final | Crushtacean | Lost | ||
| UK Robot Wars Series 6 | Qualifier | N/A | Supernova Mini Morg |
Won |
| Heat L | Round 1 | Derek 2 Disc-O-Inferno Tridentate |
Qualified | |
| Round 2 | Bigger Brother | Lost | ||
| Robot Wars: Extreme 2 | Iron Maidens | Round 1 | Kat 3 Riptilion |
Qualified |
| Round 2 | Chompalot | Lost | ||
| University Challenge (Representing University of Hertfordshire) |
Round 1 | C.V. Infernal Contraption |
Eliminated | |
| Roaming Robots | Red Nose Day 2003 | Saturday - Session 1, Battle 7 | Mute Hell's Teeth Raging Knightmare Bulldog Breed |
Won |
| Saturday - Session 3, Battle 3 | Big Nipper Cruncher |
Lost | ||
| Saturday - Session 3, Battle 7 | Mighty Mouse Chip G-Man Hell's Teeth Pussycat |
Won | ||
| Sunday - Session 1, Battle 4 | Pussycat Dantomkia M2 Cruncher |
Won | ||
| Sunday - Session 1, Battle 7 | Raging Knightmare Judge Shred 3 Bulldog Breed M2 |
Lost | ||
| Sunday - Session 2, Final Melee | Raging Knightmare Judge Shred 3 Ripper 2 Pussycat Mute Bulldog Breed Thor Stinger |
Lost | ||
| Roaming Robots | Malvern 2003 | Saturday Show - Battle 6 | M2 | Lost |
| Saturday Show - Battle 9 | Pussycat | Won | ||
| Sunday Show - Battle 2 | M2 | Lost | ||
| Final Catchweight Contest | Rampage 2 Alpha Bernard |
Lost | ||
| UK Robot Wars Series 7 (Seeded 10th) |
Heat L | Round 1 | UFO Tartarus Crushtacean |
Qualified |
| Round 2 | Mute | Lost | ||
| All-Stars | Round 1 | Dantomkia Pussycat King B Powerworks |
Eliminated | |
| Special Events | House Robot Rebellion (With Gravity) |
Growler, Cassius Chrome & Mr. Psycho | Won | |
| Winter Tour 2004 | Round 1 - Newport | Show 2 - Battle 1 | (1) Ewe 2 (3) Revolution 3 |
Lost |
| Show 3 - Battle 6 | (2) Mute Mighty Mouse |
Lost | ||
| Finals - Doncaster | Show 1 - Heavyweight Melee | (1) Hellbent Ewe 2 Diskriminator Velocirippa Big Fish |
Lost | |
| Show 2 - Heavyweight Melee | Leveller 2 Pressure Merlin The Wall Judge Shred 4 |
Lost | ||
| Show 3 - Heavyweight Melee | 8645T Velocirippa Hellbent Kronic Judge Shred 4 Ripper Leveller 2 |
Lost | ||
| Show 3 - Heavyweight Melee | (1) Ewe 2 (5) Kan-Opener Pressure Kronic |
Lost | ||
| Winter Tour 2005 | Round 2 - Portsmouth | Qualifier | Tanto | Won |
| Round 4 - Birmingham | Qualifier | (1) Terrorhurtz | Won | |
| Finals - Folkestone | Round 1 | Tanto | Won | |
| Quarter Final | (6) Kronic | Won | ||
| Semifinal | (1) Terrorhurtz | Lost | ||
| 3rd Place Plaoff | Beast | Won | ||
| UK Championships 2006 (Seeded 3rd) |
Heat I | Head-to-Heads | Swarm | Won (by Default) |
| Killer Carrot 2 | Won | |||
| Alien Destructor | Won | |||
| Finals | Round 1 | (11) Ripper | Lost | |
| Winter Tour 2006 | Round 1 - Doncaster | Qualifer | Ka-Pow! | Won |
| Finals - Folkestone | Round 1 | Beast | Won | |
| Quarter Final | Storm 2 | Won | ||
| Semi-Final | Storm 2 | Won | ||
| Grand Final | Iron-Awe 3 | Won | ||
| Robots Live! | Hemel-Hempstead 2007 | Saturday Show - Fight 1 | Storm 2 | Won |
| Saturday Show - Fight 8 | Bigger Brother Pressure |
Lost | ||
| Sunday - Show 1, Fight 1 | Storm 2 Toxic Hades Saint Merlin |
Won | ||
| Sunday - Show 1, Fight 8 | Obsidian Ka-Pow! Bigger Brother Storm 2 |
Lost | ||
| Sunday - Show 2, Fight 4 | Bigger Brother Merlin Ka-Pow! |
Lost | ||
| Sunday - Show 2, Fight 6 | Saint Tough As Nails Pressure Turbulence |
Won | ||
| Sunday - Show 2, Fight 8 | Storm 2 | Won | ||
| Sunday - Show 2, Final Melee | Terrorhurtz Kronic Saint |
Won | ||
| UK Championships 2009 | Round 7 - Maidstone | Qualifier | Envy Tilly 2 Evo |
Lost |
| UK Championships 2011 | Main Competition | Heat D | (4) Maelstrom Pressure Weird mAlice |
Lost |
| Annihilator | Round 1 | Terrorhurtz Storm 2 Kronic Tough As Nails Beast |
Eliminated | |
| Whiteboard Battles | Battle 6 | Kronic Maelstrom |
Won | |
| Battle 11 | Storm 2 Weird mAlice Kronic |
Lost | ||
| Battle 19 | Tough As Nails White Knight Weird mAlice |
Lost | ||
| Robots Live! | Team Championships 2012 (Part of Team Saints & Sinners) |
Show 1 - Mayhem 1 | Ripper Toxic 2 Dizzy |
Lost |
| Show 1 - All-Stars Special | Panic Attack | Won | ||
| Show 1 - Final Melee (With Big Nipper) |
Ripper & Beast Dizzy & Maelstrom Kan-Opener & Toxic 2 |
Won | ||
| Show 2 - Tag-Team 3 (With Kronic) |
Turbulence & Beast | Won | ||
| Show 2 - Final Melee (With Saint) |
Beast & Meggamouse Thor & Kan-Opener Maelstrom & Dizzy |
Won | ||
| Show 3 - Mayhem 3 | Toon Raider Mute Toxic 2 |
Lost | ||
| Show 3 - Final Melee | Air Toxic 2 Toon Raider Big Nipper Mute Dizzy Meggamouse |
Lost (Overall Event Winners) | ||
| UK Championships 2012 | Robots Live! - Deeside 2012 | Heat D | (6) Big Nipper Iron-Awe 6 |
Won |
| European Championships 2013 (Seeded 9th - Representing United Kingdom) |
Heats | Heat I | Meggamouse (United Kingdom) Iron-Awe 7 (United Kingdom) |
Lost |
| Robot Wars Live | Robot Wars Championship 2013 | Heat F | Thor Raging MORG |
Lost |
| Loser's Melee | Manta Raging MORG Toon Raider Iron-Awe 7 Tanto |
Won | ||
| Quarter Final | Cherub | Won | ||
| Semi-Final | Ripper | Won | ||
| Grand Final | Eruption | Lost | ||
| UK Championships 2013 | Robots Live! - Deeside 2013 | Round 1 | Thor (1) Big Nipper |
Won |
| Quarter Final | Beast | Lost | ||
| Fighting Robots | UK Championships 2014 (Seeded 6th) |
Round 1 | Toon Raider | Won |
| Quarter-Final | Big Nipper | Lost | ||
| Fighting Robots | UK Championships 2015 | Round 1 | Cherub Nuts |
Won |
| Quarter-Final | Eruption | Lost | ||
| UK Robot Wars Series 8 | Episode 1 | Group Battle | Carbide Bonk The General |
Qualified |
| Round Robin | Nuts | Won by Judge's Decision (2 Points) | ||
| Terrorhurtz | Won by KO (3 Points) | |||
| Carbide | Lost by KO | |||
| Final | Carbide | Lost | ||
| UK Robot Wars Series 9 | Episode 2 | Group Battle | Eruption Cobra Hobgoblin |
Qualified |
| Round Robin | Eruption | Lost by KO | ||
| PP3D | Won by KO (3 Points) | |||
| Cherub | Lost by Judge's Decision | |||
| Battle of the Stars Episode 1 (Representing Angela Scanlon) |
Exhibition Match | TR2 (Dara Ó Briain) | No Winner | |
| Robots Live! | Amberley 2017 | Exhibition Matches | Turbulence | Unknown |
| Manta | Lost | |||
| Fighting Robots | UK Championships 2017 | Heat A | Iron-Awe 6 | Won |
| Quarter-Final | Saint | Won | ||
| Semi-Final | Iron-Awe 5 | Lost | ||
| 3rd Place Playoff | Toxic 2 | Won | ||
| UK Robot Wars Series 10 | Episode 1 | Group Battle | Sabretooth Donald Thump |
Won |
| Semi-Final | The Swarm | Won | ||
| Final | Apollo | Won | ||
| Grand Final | Group Battle | Carbide Nuts 2 |
Eliminated | |
| Redemption Battle | Magnetar | Won | ||
| Semi-Final | Eruption | Lost | ||
| Fighting Robots | UK Championships 2018 | Round 1 | Dead Lock | Won |
| Quarter-Final | Manta | Lost | ||
| Robots Live! | Grantham 2019 | Round 3 | Iron-Awe 5 Limpet |
Won |
| Robots Live! | Saudi Arabia 2021 | Round Robin | Terrorhurtz | Lost |
| Monte | Lost | |||
| Robots Live! | K2 Crawley 2023 | Show 1 Opener | Audacious & Backflip Hunterbird 1 Nuts |
Won |
| Round 1 | Switch | Won | ||
| Semi-Final | Apocalypse | Won | ||
| Grand Final | Iron-Awe 8 | Lost | ||
| Final Melee | Audacious Backflip Hunterbird 1 Iron-Awe 6 Nuts Toxic 2 Two Headed Death Flamingo |
Lost | ||
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 57
- Losses: 35
Honours[]
- Robot Wars - UK Series 2 Semi-finalist (1998-99)
- Robot Wars - First World Championships Runner-Up (1999)
- Robot Wars - Extreme 1 All-Stars Championship Quarter-finalist (2001)
- Robot Wars - UK Series 7 House Robot Rebellion Winners with Gravity (2003)
- Fighting Robots European Championships 2004 Runner-Up
- 3rd in Fighting Robots UK Championships 2005 (Roaming Robots Winter Tour)
- Robots Live! - Leicester 2006 Runner-Up
- Fighting Robots UK Championships 2006 Finalist
- Roaming Robots Winter Tour 2006 Champion
- Robots of Destruction 2009 Champion
- Robots Live! - Team Champions 2012 with Team Saints & Sinners
- Fighting Robots - Winner of Most Outstanding Achievement Award 2012
- Robot Wars - Portsmouth 2013 Finalist
- Robot Wars - Colchester 2013 Finalist
- Robot Wars Championship 2013 Runner-Up
- Fighting Robots UK Championships 2013 Quarter-Finalist
- Fighting Robots - Tag Team Champions 2013 (with Saint)
- Robot Wars - UK Series 10 Grand Finalist (2017)
See Also[]
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