Airmageddon
| Airmageddon | |
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| Narrated by |
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| Composer(s) | Dobs Vye |
| Country of origin | Britain |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Andrew Norgate |
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| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DHX Media |
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| Original network | CBBC |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 18 February 2016 – Present |
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| Related shows | Robot Wars |
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Airmageddon is a British-Canadian[1] children's technological game show. The show is produced by DHX Media in association with Conceive Media for CBBC that aired on 20 February 2016 and created by Robot Wars creator Steve Carsey. The show involves teams of children using radio-controlled drones. A second series was confirmed and aired on 14 August 2016.[2]
Format
Airmageddon follows a similar format to the Gauntlet/Trial/Arena format of the first and second series of Robot Wars. The show followed eight heats, two semi-finals and a grand final, as well as a "grudge match" special and a Father's Day special which aired 19 July 2016.
Resident drones
- Air Marshall
The referee of the Airena, he announces the start of a challenge and makes sure that things are kept in order.
- P.I.G. (Personalised Interactive Gyrocopter)
A pig-shaped drone who demonstrates how each challenge is done. He'll also oversee challenges if the Air Marshall is out of action.
- G.U.A.R.D. (Giant Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Drone)
A large drone built for defensive purposes and is mentioned to not be the smartest.
- D.R.A.GON (Direct Response Aerial Gyrocopter)
A prototype dragon-shaped drone who, true to his namesake, is armed with a flamethrower.
- W.A.SP (Weaponised Assault Ship)
A wasp-shaped drone armed with a spark gun stinger.
- B.U.G.s (Basic Unmanned Gyrocopter)
A trio of bug-shaped drones introduced for the second series to serve as distractive obstacles in the second round.
Challenges
Round 1
- Airsault Course
Round 2
- The Drop
- Barrage Balloons
- Paintball Precision
- Slalom
- Wall Buster (Semi-Finals)
- Bubble Burst (Grand Final)
- Laps
- Bottle Bash
- Balloon Cutters
Round 3
- Dogfight
Series 1
Heats
- Heat 1
- Girls Squad-Drone – heat winner
- Dronehawkz – defeated in the Dogfight
- The Flying Scotsmen – grounded in the Drop as the slowest in a three-way tie
- The Hovering Hornetz – crashed out in the Airsault Course
- Heat 2
- Stealth 2.2 – crashed out in the Airsault Course
- Master Hawks – defeated in the Dogfight
- Team Hornets – crashed out in Barrage Balloons with lowest score
- Area 51 – heat winner
- Heat 3
- Drone Dominators – defeated in the Dogfight
- The Stratus – crashed out in Paintball Precision with lowest score
- Skyfliers – grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Dronebusters – heat winner
- Heat 4
- Cheating Gravity – defeated in the Dogfight
- Q-Rexx – heat winner
- The Props – grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Shadow Vulture – crashed out in Barrage Balloons with no points
- Heat 5
- Team Ace – heat winner
- Pie Flyers – defeated in the Dogfight
- Team Shadow – crashed out in the Airsault Course
- Quadflight 101 – grounded in the Drop with lowest score
- Heat 6
- Avengedrone – defeated in the Dogfight
- Team Zephyr – grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Prop Breakers – grounded in the Slalom with lowest score
- Red Zumbido – heat winner
- Heat 7
- Infiniti – heat winner
- Vlad's Vampires – defeated in the Dogfight
- King's Fliers – crashed out in the Airsault Course
- Wild Racers – grounded in the Slalom with lowest score
- Heat 8
- Vertigo – defeated in the Dogfight
- The Falcon Brothers – crashed out in the Airsault Course
- The Suffolk Air Squad – heat winner
- Quadrasoar – crashed out in Paintball Precision with no points
Semi-Finals
- Semi-Final 1
- Red Zumbido (Heat 6 winner) – disqualified for not completing the Airsault Course properly
- Girls Squad-Drone (Heat 1 winner) – defeated in the Dogfight
- The Suffolk Air Squad (Heat 8 winner) – semi-final winner
- Area 51 (Heat 2 winner) – crashed out with lowest score in Wall Buster
- Semi-Final 2
- Infiniti (Heat 7 winner) – defeated in the Dogfight
- Team Ace (Heat 5 winner) – grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Q-Rexx (Heat 4 winner) – semi-final winner
- Dronebusters (Heat 3 winner) – grounded with lowest score in Wall Buster
Grand Final
- The Suffolk Air Squad – runner up
- Q-Rexx – grand champion
Grudge Match Special
- Airsault Course Time Trial
- Vertigo – completed in 1:23
- Infiniti – crashed out
- Shadow Vulture – completed in 1:24
- Dronebusters – first place with 1:19
- Resident Drone Battle (Barrage Balloons)
- Winner: D.R.A.GON
- Dogfight Grudge Match
- Avengedrone vs. Red Zumbido
- Winner: Avengedrone
Airmageddon Father's Day Special
- Infiniti - grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Wild Racers - Winner
- Team Ace - crashed out with lowest score in Laps
- Area 51 - defeated in the Dogfight
Series 2
Heats
- Heat 1
- J-Force2 - defeated in the Dogfight
- Koro Senai - grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Team Vortex - heat winner
- Sky Surf - grounded in Laps with lowest score due to collision damage
- Heat 2
- The Kestrels - crashed out in the Airsault Course
- Camodragons - defeated in the Dogfight
- Doom Dragons - grounded as slowest in Bottle Bash
- This Way Up - heat winner
- Heat 3
- Team Colossus - grounded in the Drop with no-point tie but with the slower time in the Airsault Course.
- Phoenix Flyers - defeated in the Dogfight
- Flying Foxes - heat winner
- Sky Wolf - grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Heat 4
- Team Parallel - defeated in the Dogfight
- The Bad Wolf - grounded in Balloon Cutters with lowest score due to an illegal move
- Air Farce One - heat winner
- Algorfaians - grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Heat 5
- Tidal Waves - grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Jimmy Rustlers: Airborne - grounded in Laps with lowest score
- Drifterz - defeated in the Dogfight
- Rotortrismus - heat winner
- Heat 6
- Arachnerds - defeated in the Dogfight
- Fly by Knights - crashed out in the Airsault Course
- Grenville's Guardians - heat winner
- Pirates of the Sky - grounded as slowest in Bottle Bash
- Heat 7
- Team Hurricane - grounded in the Drop with no points
- Army Paws - crashed out in the Dogfight
- The Flight Masterz - heat winner by default
- Airflames - crashed out in the Airsault Course
- Heat 8
- Black Wrens - grounded in Balloon Cutters with lowest score due to an illegal move
- Shark Vader - grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Stealth - defeated in the Dogfight
- Dragon Eye - heat winner
Semi-Finals
- Semi-final 1
- This Way Up (Heat 2 winner) - semi-final winner
- Rotortrismus (Heat 5 winner) - grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- The Flight Masterz (Heat 7 winner) - defeated in the Dogfight
- Dragon Eye (Heat 8 winner) - grounded as slowest in Wall Buster
- Semi-final 2
- Grenville's Guardians (Heat 6 winner) - grounded with slowest time in the Airsault Course
- Team Vortex (Heat 1 winner) - semi-final winner
- Flying Foxes (Heat 3 winner) - defeated in the Dogfight
- Air Farce One (Heat 4 winner) - crashed out in Wall Buster with lowest score
Grand Final
- This Way Up - runner-up
- Team Vortex - grand champion
Grudge Match Special
- Airsault Course Time Trial
- Team Hurricane - crashed out with the furthest distance covered
- This Way Up - crashed out with less distance covered than Team Hurricane
- Stealth - crashed out with less distance covered than This Way Up
- Army Paws - crashed out with the same distance covered as Stealth
- Resident Drone Battle (Wall Buster)
- Winner: G.U.A.R.D.
- Ultimate Dogfight Final
- This Way Up vs. The Suffolk Air Squad
- Winner: The Suffolk Air Squad
References
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