Airmageddon
| Airmageddon | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Children's Game Show |
| Created by | Steve Carsey |
| Presented by |
Will Best Rachel Stringer |
| Narrated by | Colin Bryce |
| Theme music composer | Dobs Vye |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
 United Kingdom |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
DHX Media Conceive Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 20 February – 23 April 2016 |
Airmageddon is a British children's 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.
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.
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.
Teams
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
Challenges
Round 1
- Airsault Course
Round 2
- The Drop
- Barrage Balloons
- Paintball Precision
- Slalom
- Wall Buster (Semi-Finals)
- Bubble Burst (Grand Final)
Round 3
- Dogfight