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[[File:Panic_Attack_3_vs_FrenZy.jpg|thumb|frenZy gets lifted by Panic Attack.]]
 
[[File:Panic_Attack_3_vs_FrenZy.jpg|thumb|frenZy gets lifted by Panic Attack.]]
Both robots drove out, and Panic Attack was able to lift frenZy once before letting it go. Both bots drove near the killsaws, and Panic Attack lost most of its right-side skirt. frenZy began to hammer Panic Attack relentlessly, denting the top and damaging the drive train. After about a minute and a half of pounding, Panic Attack was no longer able to move and was counted out. This win put frenZy to the quarterfinals, where it faced [[GoldDigger]].
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Both robots drove out, and Panic Attack was able to lift frenZy once before letting it go. Both bots drove near the killsaws, and Panic Attack lost most of its right-side skirt. frenZy began to hammer Panic Attack relentlessly, denting the top and damaging the drive train. After about a minute and a half of pounding, Panic Attack's speed controller had broken free, shorting out the electronics and leaving Panic Attack to be counted out. This win put frenZy to the quarterfinals, where it faced [[GoldDigger]].
   
 
[[File:Frenzyvsgolddigger_lv00.jpg|thumb|left|frenZy hits GoldDigger.]]
 
[[File:Frenzyvsgolddigger_lv00.jpg|thumb|left|frenZy hits GoldDigger.]]

Revision as of 21:06, 12 March 2015

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frenZy's later appearances.

frenZy was a robot armed with a large axe. It was circular in shape and colored yellow. It was built and owned by Patrick Campbell of Team Minus Zero, which also competed in Robotica with Wendingo and Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors with The Bat.

frenZy also competed in Robot Wars, fighting in the MTV Pilot, where it beat The Mangulator and then lost to Mauler in the final. frenZy also competed in the Series 4 War of Independence, where it defeated British robots Detonator and Ming 2 before losing in the final to Mortis. frenZy competed in every season of BattleBots and had decent success, reaching the semifinals of Season 2.0. It was a crowd favorite for the fact it could use its hammer to swing out of control.

Robot History

Long Beach 1999

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frenZy's Long Beach 1999 appearance.

frenZy's first match of the competition was against Mauler. frenZy won by crowd vote and advanced to the next round, where it faced Nightmare. The fight had a pattern, Nigtmare hitting frenZy, frenZy got flipped over, frenZy got itself back on its wheels and then it starts again with Nightmare hitting frenZy. After a while, frenZy's weapon was ripped off leaving frenZy weaponless. However, Nightmare also lost its weapon as the disc got caught on the drive chain for the disc. Nightmare pushed frenZy into the spike strip and then into the killsaws. Nightmare won by crowd vote and this lost put frenZy to the loser's bracket, where it faced Namreko 3000. frenZy won by crowd vote and advanced to the next round, where it faced Punjar. Punjar won by crowd vote and frenZy was eliminated.

frenZy wasn't finished, however, as it participated the gigabot royal rumble at the end of the tournament.

Las Vegas 1999

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frenZy's Las Vegas 1999 appearance.

frenZy's first match was against Annihilator. frenZy won on a 8-1 judge's decision and advanced to the round of 16, where it faced BioHazard. BioHazard dominated the fight, flipping frenZy numerous times until BioHazard managed to tip frenZy onto its back, and for some reason frenZy was unable to self-right. BioHazard won by KO and frenZy was eliminated.

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frenZy fighting Slugger during a grudge match.

frenZy later had a grudge match against Slugger. In the beginning of the match, Slugger started spinning on the spot and had frenZy crash into the front of it, slamming frenZy into the spikes. Slugger continued to spin faster and hit frenZy again, throwing it backwards. Slugger started slowing down though, which gave frenZy the opportunity to ram straight into the back of Slugger. Slugger bounced back on to the arena floor and hit frenZy 2 more times with its weapon before being flipped over. This move broke the drive chain yet again, and left Slugger uncontrollably rolling into the spike strip. A tapout was called and frenZy won the grudge match.

frenZy wasn't finished, however, as it participated the heavyweight royal rumble at the end of the tournament.

Season 1.0

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frenZy when it appeared in Series 4 of Robot Wars and Season 1.0 of BattleBots.

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frenZy fighting OverKill.

frenZy's first match was against OverKill. Both robots steadily approached each other, looking unsure to attack. OverKill finally broke the tension with a blow to frenZy's top, causing both robots to flail their weaponry aimlessly as frenZy got its first hammer blow to the front of OverKill. The two rammed each other following continuous attacking from both sides when OverKill pushed frenZy onto the hellraiser. frenZy retaliated by pushing OverKill onto the killsaw, sending it flying and retreating. OverKill came back, however, and delivered a massive blow to its opponent who likewise returned the favor. frenZy then pushed Overkill into the corner and resumed pounding on its opponent, delivering four blows. This back and forth hitting continued for a while before Overkill ended the fight by getting a strong slam onto frenZy. This move decided the fight in OverKill's favor and won with a 7-2 judges decision. This meant that frenZy was eliminated again.

frenZy wasn't finished, however, as it partcipated the heavyweight royal rumble at the end of the tournament.

Season 2.0

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The impact between Scrap Daddy and frenZy.

frenZy's first match was against Scrap Daddy HW210. At the beginning of the match, frenZy moved towards Scrap Daddy, who edges forward to attempt to hit frenZy with its spinning blade. After a few moments, while frenZy lands a couple of blows with its hammer, Scrap Daddy's saw blade makes contact with frenZy, and it completely breaks off, landing uselessly on the arena floor. A few short moments go by and frenZy pushes Scrap Daddy up against the arena wall and spike strip, where it couldn't move. Scrap Daddy was counted out and frenZy won by KO. This win put frenZy to the round of 16, where it faced Panic Attack.

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frenZy gets lifted by Panic Attack.

Both robots drove out, and Panic Attack was able to lift frenZy once before letting it go. Both bots drove near the killsaws, and Panic Attack lost most of its right-side skirt. frenZy began to hammer Panic Attack relentlessly, denting the top and damaging the drive train. After about a minute and a half of pounding, Panic Attack's speed controller had broken free, shorting out the electronics and leaving Panic Attack to be counted out. This win put frenZy to the quarterfinals, where it faced GoldDigger.

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frenZy hits GoldDigger.

GoldDigger charges straight at frenZy and starts spinning it's pickaxe. frenZy approaches and starts beating GoldDigger with it's hammer. The robots move towards the killsaws and GoldDigger gets caught on them. GoldDigger stops moving and frenZy continues to hit GoldDigger with it's hammer as it was being counted out. frenZy won by KO and advanced to the semifinals, where it faced BioHazard again.

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BioHazard and frenZy locked together.

The match lasted for a long time, with BioHazard having some trouble flipping frenZy because of its round shape. Eventually, frenZy was clipped by the killsaws and flipped on its back, causing it to become immobile due to its hammer ceasing to function seconds earlier. frenZy was being counted out and BioHazard advanced to the heavyweight finals.

Season 3.0

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frenZy and Towering Inferno exchange blows.

Due to being a previous semifinalist, frenZy was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 3.0, where it eventually fought Towering Inferno. Both robots went straight at each other and frenZy started hitting Towering Inferno with it's hammer, as Towering Inferno was hitting frenZy with it's hammers. frenZy later pushed Towering Inferno against the spikestrip and Towering Inferno stopped moving as its custom welds failed, dislodging the drive train. Towering Inferno was counted out and frenZy won by KO. This win put frenZy to the next round, where it faced OverKill again. OverKill won on a close 23-22 judge's decision and frenZy was eliminated again.

frenZy wasn't finished, however, as it participated the heavyweight royal rumble at the end of the tournament. It was one of few robots still moving in the end but lost overall to HexaDecimator.

Season 4.0

Due to previously competing in Season 3.0, frenZy was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0, where it eventually fought SlamJob. SlamJob won on a close 23-22 judge's decision and frenZy was eliminated again.

frenZy wasn't finished, however, as it participated the heavyweight consolation rumble at the end of the tournament.

Season 5.0

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The Matador tossing frenZy.

Due to previously competing in Season 4.0, frenZy was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 5.0, where it eventually fought The Matador. frenZy had added a bar with a tiny bolt to the front of their robot to catch The Matador. frenZy started off strong, landing several hits on the top of The Matador and pushing it around on its stick. But halfway through the match, frenZy's hammer stopped working as the weapon battery pack had died and The Matador took the opportunity to deliver a huge flip to frenZy, stranding it on its side. The force of the flip also overturned The Matador but it managed to self-right, actually sending itself flying several feet into the air. frenZy was unable to get off its side and was counted out. The Matador was counted out and frenZy was eliminated again.

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 8
  • Losses: 8
Wins Losses
Long Beach 1999 Mauler

Namreko 3000

Nightmare, Punjar
Las Vegas 1999 Annihilator

Slugger (grudge match)

BioHazard
Season 1.0 Bye OverKill
Season 2.0 Bye

Scrap Daddy HW210

Panic Attack

GoldDigger

BioHazard
Season 3.0 Towering Inferno OverKill
Season 4.0 None SlamJob
Season 5.0 None The Matador

Merchandise

Any appearances by FrenZy in merchandise are listed below:

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frenZy's Robot Wars 96 appearance as TerMinal frenZy.