Red from the Flames

Red from the Flames
Hawk Hunter with their robot at the time of Season 1
Participation Information
Series	1
Team Information
Team	Hawk Hunter
Robot Statistics
Weapons	Flamethrower

Hawk Hunter, known through rough translation as Flaming Red Decoration, was a heavyweight robot which competed in Season 1 of King of Bots. It used a flamethrower and had a separate lifting arm to help it self right, however it lost its only battle against UK representatives Spectre, catching fire spectacularly.

Design

Hawk Hunter was a box-shaped silver robot. It had two red triangular wedges at the front of the robot, with the flamethrower, within the body, firing from the middle, between the wedges. The robot used a rear hinged lifting arm to assist the robot in self righting if it were flipped over. The back and side panels of the robot were painted black with an orange spray effect added to the sides. It was one of the largest in King of Bots, but was slow, and the flamethrower ultimately caused an internal blaze.

Robot History

Season 1

Spectre clamps down on Hawk Hunter as it steers them towards the grinder

In the first round, Hawk Hunter fought the British robot Spectre. Spectre was the far quicker machine of the two, zipping across the arena and immediately charged towards the sides of Hawk Hunter where it clamped down using its jaws. Spectre carefully controlled Hawk Hunter towards one of the arena grinders where small chunks of the back corner were shredded off and top armour plate dented upwards. Flailing its lifters, Hawk Hunter eventually got away, after Spectre let go, but was caught seconds later from behind by the jaws of Spectre which buckled the back of Hawk Hunter.

Hawk Hunter burns

Hawk Hunter escaped once again, only to grappled by Spectre from the opposite side panel of where it was crushed before. Hawk Hunter twitched its lifter as it was carried away by Spectre towards the flame jets where it was held to burn by Spectre. Hawk Hunter evacuated and turned to the pursuing Spectre. Hawk Hunter ignited its flamethrower and turned in circles as Spectre struggled to get another bite.

Hawk Hunter flamethrower explodes

Spectre smashed the front of Hawk Hunter and crushed it once more. Hawk Hunter struggled to move as it was slammed into the side-wall spikes, and left behind. Upon leaving hawk Hunter behind, it became apparent that it had lost all mobility. Spectre came in for one more attack, but as it clamped down, Hawk Hunter's flamethrower had erupted inside the robot blowing up in a fiery spectacle. Hawk Hunter soon caught fire immediately after the explosion and was shunted about Spectre as a final attack before it was counted out, eliminating them from the competition.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 1

Trivia

• All members of the team were recent graduates.