Welcome to Robot Wars - The Legends Special. Last time, you would have seen Infernal Contraption tamed and caged by Iron Awe 2.1, who is now heading through to the Grand Final.

But more action awaits us tonight. Amongst the competitors tonight, Series 5 heat finalist Reactor 2 makes a welcome return, as well as one of the most feared robots ever - the vertical flywheel weilding 259. It's going to be a rough night tonight.

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HEAT B
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The second heat, and already the Legends Special is proving to be quite a surprising competition. When the robots are fighting for their very first Grand Final, I guess that isn't surprising. But tonight, six more robots are going to be doing just that. And I'm not willing to stop them. Let's see who lines up in Round 1...

Reactor 2 vs Wolverine vs Araknia
259 vs Reptirron the Second vs Hassock's Hog 2

Well, they think they can, but only one will....LET THE WARS BEGIN!!

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ROUND 1
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FROM PRESTON IN LANCHESIRE - ARAKNIA
Decimated in the first round of the 7th wars, and the teams previous entrant, Riptilion, didn't fare any better.

This pentagonal shaped robot is invertible, enabling it to work in either direction. It moves with speed, and it has a spinning bar on the front with rare Earth magnets inside. But the armour, carbon-fibre and fibreglass, may just as well be cardboard, as described by the team, and at only 77 kilos, it's the lightest in the heat.

FROM LEICESTERSHIRE - REACTOR 2
Defeated Gemini in Series 5 to reach the heat final, the team also entered Series 7 with a machine called Rhino.

This is a unique teardrop shaped robot, big at the back and narrower at the front, running on Ben-Hur spiked wheels. The front houses a unique flamp - part flipper, part clamp - and a pneumatic axe sits at the back. The design of this robot also allows it to roll back onto its wheels no matter how often it is flipped. At 8mph, however, it's slow.

FROM SWANLEY IN KENT - WOLVERINE
Beaten in the first round of the 5th wars by Wheely Big Cheese after starting promisingly.

Named after the largest member of the weasel family, Wolverine isn't intending to pop anytime soon. This low box shaped robot is fast, quite agile and has a front bulldozer shovel with enough power, the team claim, to lift railway sleepers. I just fear for its lack of destructive weaponary, though.

ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!!

Booth 1 - Reactor 2
Booth 2 - Araknia, Wolverine
House Robots - Matilda, Sir Killalot

3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!

My fancy would be on Reactor 2, personally. It is Wolverine off to the fastest start though. It charges forward and plows straight into the side of Araknia, not paying any attention to its spinning blade. It lifts up the spider based robot, but fails to flip it completely. Instead, it simply attempts to push it around, close to Reactor. Reactor turns to use its axe, and the head goes straight through the cardboard armour of Araknia. If I'm honest, this doesn't look good at all for Araknia. Reactor chops at Araknia several more times with its axe. Wolverine lifts it up again, and Reactor continues to chop, large rips being made in the top. Now Reactor turns and uses its flamp to flip Araknia up. Wolverine drives on, can the two overturn it? Yes, Araknia is upside down...and Wolverine pushes it across the arena....towards the flame pit! Araknia catches fire instantly, as Wolverine backs away. Araknia doesn't seem to be moving at all. This is going to be a very quick fight...and indeed, Refbot comes in to count Araknia out.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8! 9! 10!!
Araknia has fallen at the first hurdle again. Sir Killalot comes in and grasps its body with his powerful claw. He decides to place the burning spider....on the arena floor flipper. Now we wait....AND THERE IT GOES! Flying spider! Araknia, still on fire, is thrown by the flipper, and even as it lands, there is still a flicker of flame.

CEASE!!

Araknia burnt and squashed.
REACTOR 2 AND WOLVERINE GO THROUGH.

Next time - 259 vs Hassocks Hog 2 vs Reptirron the Second.