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{{Infobox combat robot
| name = Chaos 2
| image = Chaos 2.jpg
| caption = Chaos 2 withfrom aSeries chain3 holding down its flipper so that it is safe between fights.onwards
| height = 0.42
| width = 0.63
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| turning_circle = 0
| ground_clearance = 70
| power_source = 2 ×× 1kW motors
| team_name = Team Chaos
| team_members = George Francis<br>Ian Swann<br>Richard Swann
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'''Chaos 2''' is a [[robot combat|combat robot]] from the UK Television Series [[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]], designed and built by self-employed [[mechanic]] George Francis,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gt-electronics.freeserve.co.uk/c2/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030184834/http://www.gt-electronics.freeserve.co.uk/c2/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-30|title=Chaos 2 - UK Robot Wars Competitor.|date=2012-10-30|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> from [[Ipswich]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/robot-wars-set-to-return-remembering-ipswich-champion-chaos-2-1-4378659|title=Robot Wars Champion|date=13 January 2016|work=East Anglian Daily Times|access-date=30 April 2019|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032321/https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/robot-wars-set-to-return-remembering-ipswich-champion-chaos-2-1-4378659|url-status=dead}}</ref> and operated by Team Chaos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gt-electronics.freeserve.co.uk/c2/the-team/the-team.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807104711/http://www.gt-electronics.freeserve.co.uk/c2/the-team/the-team.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-07|title=The Team|date=2011-08-07|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> Twice winner of the [[Robot Wars (TV series)|UK Robot Wars]] Championship and the only robot with that distinction, it was the first robot to use its [[Flipper (robot combat)|flipper]] to throw its opponents out of the [[arena]] altogether. This machine was also the first to defeat [[Hypno-Disc]] in Series 3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy71djXqf3E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Iy71djXqf3E |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Chaos 2 vs Hypno-Disc|website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Its flipper is commonly considered to be one of the most powerful in Robot Wars,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.robotwars.tv/|title=Home - Robot Wars|website=www.robotwars.tv|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> although it is not as powerful as the catapult-style flipper of Wheely Big Cheese. However, its weapon is superior in terms of [[Mechanical efficiency|efficiency]], but has a limited supply of {{CO2}}, which provides the power for the weapon. The robot has been reincarnated several times over the years, previously appearing as Robot The Bruce and Chaos. Its flipper was also used as a [[self-righting mechanism|self-righting]] mechanism when the robot was inverted, flipping the entire robot over in a half-[[somersault]] so it could continue fighting.
 
Chaos 2 is an inaugural member of the [[Combat Robot Hall of Fame]]. It also has its own [[pullback motor|pullback]] toy, pullback minibot and DVD.
 
Team Chaos had a small rivalry with Team Mace. The two teams first met in the Heat Final of Series 2. Mace pushed Chaos into Matilda, who flipped Chaos over. Chaos attempted to self-right, but was unable to because Francis and Cutter had forgotten to fit pieces of plastic on the back of the robot to help it self-right. In the next series, the teams met again in the second round of the Series Semi-Finals. This time however, Chaos 2 flipped Mace 2 over, and this time Mace 2 was unable to self-right, and Chaos 2 was declared the winner, to go through to the Grand Final. Gemini, Team Mace's entry for Series 4 and 5, never faced Chaos 2 (despite the likelihood increasing due to Gemini's heat being placed among the first eight in Series 4, when it should not have been), so the scores stay at one victory each for the two teams.
 
Chaos 2 also holds the record of being the only robot to successfully defend its title in the series (winning the Series 3 and 4 championships in a row), as well as being the first robot to remove a competitor from the arena during battle (doing this with Firestorm in Series 3, though not intentionally).
 
== Statistics ==
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{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| Heat E Round 1 || Crocodilitron Crocodilotron || won by knockout||Won
|-
| Heat E Round 2 || Sonic || won by knockout||Won
|-
| Heat E Final || The Big Cheese || Won
| Round 3 || The Big Cheese || won by point || The first time Chaos 2 used their srimech mechanism.The Big Cheese caused heavy damage to Sergeant Bash at the end.
|-
| Semi-Finals Round 41 || Trident || won by knockout ||Won
|-
| Semi-Finals Round 2 || Mace 2 || Won
| Round 5 || Mace II || won by knockout || This was seen as a spot of revenge from George Francis, after the original Mace robot knocked out Chaos, his previous machine, in the Second wars.
|-
| Grand Final Eliminator || Firestorm || Won
| Round 6 || Firestorm || won by knockout || First time a robot is flipped out of the arena
|-
| Grand Final || Hypno-Disc || Won
|Grand Final|| [[Hypno-disc]] || won by knockout || Also flipped Matilda onto her side (as well as making its armour fall off) and flipped over Shunt, knocking off its exhaust stack and its top bodyshell
|}
 
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Chaos 2 represented England in this competition.
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| Round 1 || Killerhurtz (Czech Republic) || won by knockout || Despite being boxed into the CPZ and having its gas canister burst by ShuntWon
|-
| Round 2 || [[Razer (robot)|Razer]] (England) || lost by knockout || Reversed into pit after {{CO2}} canister wasLost burst
|}
 
=== Series 4 ===
 
;UK Championship'''
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| RoundHeat 1A Eliminator || Atomic vs., Indefatigable || Qualified by knockout|| Flips Indefatigable out of arena
|-
| Heat A Semi-Final || Medusa 2000 || Won
| Round 2 || Medusa 2000 || Won by knockout|| Very nearly flipped Medusa 2000 out of the arena twice. Medusa 2000 also showed poor control by backing into the claw of SGT Bash and having one of its back wheels crushed.
|-
| RoundHeat 3A Final || Atomic || Won by knockout||
|-
| Semi-Finals Round 41 || Steg 2 || Won by knockout ||
|-
| Semi-Finals Round 2 || Tornado || Won
| Round 5 || [[Tornado (robot)|Tornado]] || won by knockout|| Tornado flipped out of the arena after about half a minute.
|-
| Grand Final Eliminator || Stinger || Won
| Round 6 || Stinger || Won by judges' decision by 1 point|| Chaos 2's first judge's decision. Stinger and Chaos 2 were even on damage, style and aggression, but Chaos 2 won on control.
|-
| Grand Final || Pussycat || Won
|Grand Final|| Pussycat|| Won by judges' decision|| Impressed the judges by throwing Pussycat several feet in the air, but slowed down a little and lost some of its power in its weapon somewhat after having a piece of [[polycarbonate]] sliced off the back of it. They came back though, nearly flipping Pussycat out of the arena, and pushing them into Shunt, who, oddly, missed with the axe.
|}
 
Chaos 2 won the UK championship for the second consecutive time.
 
;Northern Annihilator
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| Round 1 || Spikasaurus vs., Stinger vs., Killerhurtz vs., Dominator 2 vs., Suicidal Tendencies || Eliminated by knockout|| Ganged up on by other robots. They very nearly knocked out Killerhurtz. The axes of Dominator 2 and Killerhurtz came crashing down on the bodyshell and flipper of Chaos 2, and the heavy swinging mace of Stinger caused the top of the flipper to completely cave in. Chaos 2 were immobilised from then on.
|}
 
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{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| International MeleeMayhem || Alien Destructor vs.(Netherlands) Philliper||Won by knocking outand Philliper and(Belgium) beating|| AlienWon Destructor on a judges' decision||
|-
| Flipper Frenzy || Thermidor 2 vs., Wheely Big Cheese vs., Bigger Brother||lost by knockout|| Was immobilised, although the competing robots, rather than fighting each other, chose to gang up on the houseLost robots
|-
| Challenge Belt ||[[ Tornado (robot)|Tornado]]||lost byLost knockout||
|}
 
;All Stars Championship'''
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| Round 1 || X-Terminator || won by knockout||Won
|-
| Round 2 || Wheely Big Cheese || won by judges' decision||Won
|-
| Round 3Semi-Finals || [[Tornado (robot)|Tornado]] || lost by judges' decision||Lost
|}
 
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{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| Round 1 || Manta (USA) vs., Mastiff (Italy) vs., Ansgar (Germany) || lost by knockout || Spectacularly drove itself into the pit while flipping one of theEliminated robots
|}
 
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{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| RoundHeat 1A Eliminator || Storm Force || won by knockout ||Won
|-
| Heat A Semi-Final || The Steel Avenger || Won
| Round 2 || The Steel Avenger || won by knockout || Flips The Steel Avenger out of the arena. Was later presented by the sets technical crew with a broken light "in memory of all the lights you've busted" by flipping robots out of the arena.
|-
| Heat A Final || S.M.I.D.S.Y. || Won
| Round 3 || S.M.I.D.S.Y. || won by knockout || 1st Match: Both Robots immobilised, the judges instantly call for a rematch. Rematch: won by knockout, flips SMIDSY out of arena
|-
| Semi-Finals Round 1 || Wild Thing || Won
| Round 4 || Wild Thing || won by judges' decision|| Chaos 2 leaned into pit, setting off the smoke but doesn't fall in, it is thought to be the closest fight ever
|-
| Semi-Finals Round 52 || Bigger Brother || lost by knockout || Chaos 2 thought to have run out of CO<sub>2</sub>, first loss in the UK championshipLost
|}
 
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{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| Heat C Round 1 || Destructosaur vs., Mighty Mouse vs., Iron-Awe 2 || qualified by knockout || flips Iron Awe out of arena.Qualified
|-
| Heat C Round 2 || Crushtacean || won by knockout||Won
|-
| Heat C Final || Dantomkia || Lost
| Round 3 || Dantomkia || lost by knockout || first time Chaos 2 has been flipped out of the arena
|}
 
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{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Result !! Notes
|-
| Heat B Round 1 || Razer, 13 Black || Eliminated
| Round 1 || [[Razer (Robot)|Razer]] vs. 13 Black || eliminated by knockout || Following a large hit on the chassis by 13 Black,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJvxXGB7WQ Robot Wars Extreme Series 2:All Stars Heat 2]</ref> smashing the flipper, Chaos 2 was rendered unrepairable for the rest of Extreme II
|}
 
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{{s-start}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Panic Attack (Robotrobot)|Panic Attack]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=UK [[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]
|years= Reigning Champion (Series 3, 4)}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Razer (Robotrobot)|Razer]]}}
{{s-end}}
 
==References==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Robots of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1999 robots]]
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