WAR Hawk

WAR Hawk.

WAR Hawk is a heavyweight robot which competed in the third season of the BattleBots reboot on Discovery and Science. It is a four-wheeled robot armed with two possible center weapon modules, similar to ABC Season 2 finalist Bombshell. The first is equipped with a solid front wedge, decorated with Native American markings, and the center of the wedge is a dual tooth spinning disc, operating vertically to throw robots over. Two skate wheels are placed above the spinner, so that WAR Hawk can run inverted. The robot was driven by Rob Farrow, who previously competed in the original BattleBots run with lightweight semifinalist Death By Monkeys.

Robot History

Discovery Season 3

The two robots collide.

WAR Hawk tears an axe off Axe Backwards.

WAR Hawk tosses Axe Backwards into the air.

WAR Hawk's first ever opponent was against Axe Backwards. In this match, WAR Hawk first dealt sparks to Axe Backwards, not really causing any damage. However, soon after, WAR Hawk attacked Axe Backwards from the side and jarred loose one of the two wheels. Since Axe Backwards wasn't giving up, WAR Hawk continued its assault, eventually tearing off the loose wheel and one of Axe Backwards' two rear axes. As the match reached the halfway point, it was evident that Axe Backwards was left without much drive power at all and was counted out, advancing WAR Hawk to the next stage of the tournament.

Next up for WAR Hawk was Brutus so WAR Hawk added a front black extension in hopes of having the lower front to get under its opponent. When the match began, WAR Hawk got the better of the first collision, sending Brutus upside down. However, this impact left WAR Hawk struggling to drive on one side due to one of its removable links falling out. Brutus was still abe to drive and did its best to try and right itself but WAR Hawk still had a working weapon whle Brutus did not so WAR Hawk struck it again. Brutus got back over using the arena wall but still didn't have a working weapon so it couldn't really capitalize on WAR Hawk's drive issues. WAR Hawk couldn't do much at alll and took a big hit from its opponent, who just got its weapon working again. This proved to be fatal as WAR Hawk wasn't moving as a result of  another of its removable links falling out and started to be counted out. With seconds left in the count out, WAR Hawk showed some movement but it wasn't enough to stop the count out, giving Brutus the win by KO.

WAR Hawk's 3rd opponent was Overhaul. Things were off to a good start for WAR Hawk when the match got underway as they dislodged extra armor Overhaul added for the fight. However, this did little to the actual chassis so WAR Hawk delivered another hit. This proved to be somewhat costly as WAR Hawk was having drive issues, allowing Overhaul to have some control. WAR Hawk took a shot from the killsaws while it was parked there but was still able to spin its weapoin and cause damage. As the damage mounted, WAR Hawk was still mainining some control and eventually a fire broke out from within Overhaul with 15 seconds left. Time ran out and the judges awared a unanimous 3-0 decision to WAR Hawk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 2
• Losses: 1

Competition	Wins	Losses
Discovery Season 3	Axe Backwards (Undercard Match) Overhaul (Undercard Match)	Brutus (Undercard Match)

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

"More magical than a warlock. Keeps you out like a door lock. Walks over you like the boardwalk. Alright, that's enough talk, it's WAR HAWK!"

"From the Emerald City, this bot will leave you sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Tanks and Meg Dyan. It's WAR HAWK!"

"Most birds have the power of flight but this one has the power to fight. It'll put you to the test and kick you out of the nest. It's WAR HAWK!"

 

See Also

• Cat King (This is Fighting Robots)