Robot Wars: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Robot Wars. Pick one to read it.

• Ace Pilotin 300 titlesGeorge Francis, driver of Chaos 2, was considered by many to be the most fearsome driver in Robot Wars, being the man to invent the Ring Out and the only roboteer to ever lift the UK championship tro…Read →
• Epic Failin 1,378 titlesAny time a robot drove into the pit, or broke down at the start of the match without moving at all, giving their opponent a free win.Read →
• Foregone VictoryRare · in 10 titlesThe Series 7, Heat J final involved Thermidor 2 chasing Mighty Mouse and flipping it whenever it was close enough, and Mighty Mouse endlessly running away, making no attempt at all at actually fighti…Read →
• Kayfabein 87 titlesThe Extreme series were more based around this, with "grudge matches" arranged that saw perfectly pleasant roboteers snarling at and trash-talking each other before and after the fights.Read →
• Cool, but InefficientRare · in 60 titlesPneumatic spikes, axes (with a few exceptions), chainsaws, and drills. Good for making a robot look cool, nigh-useless for actually punching through robot armor.Read →
• Awesome, but Impracticalin 873 titlesThe move of flipping a robot into the pit, which whilst very cool-looking was difficult for a robot to pull off without driving in itself.Read →