Dreadnaut

Dreadnaut was a intricately designed dome-shaped robot from the first four series of Robot Wars. It was designed to look like a small tank. Its was armed with two thick steel forks that were used for lifting. In Series 4, it was seeded 29th and known as Dreadnaut XP-1. Dreadnaut never made it past a heat final, but was still a good contender, never going out in the first round. However, it suffered reliability problems throughout its time in the wars, always having at least one in each of the wars it competed in.

Series 1
Dreadnaut completed its run in the Gauntlet, but it then caught fire afterwards. There was debate about whether or not Dreadnaut would be able to continue, but Dreadnaut recovered and Plunderbird 1 went out of the competition. In the Football both it and W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G. failed to score, but Dreadnaut went through as it had more possession of the ball. In the arena it came together with Wedgehog and caught fire again almost instantly, eliminating it.

Series 3
Dreadnaut would make an appearance in the final heat of the third series, meeting Psychokiller first. Until Psychokiller lost its weapon the robots didn't make much contact, but pushing it onto the flame pit was enough to immobilize it. In the second round it was drawn against Rattus Rattus, which, possibly due to the damage sustained in its previous battle, broke down right at the start of the fight and didn't move at all. Dreadnaut pushed it around the area with its lifting forks, before leaving it at the mercy of the house robots. However, in its final battle it encountered problems of its own, and though Trident's axe could only scratch its fibreglass armour, Dreadnaut broke down about halfway into the battle.

Series 4
Dreadnaut XP-1, the number 29th seed, participated in Heat G. Its first round melee pitted it against Warhog and Darke Destroyer 2. Despite having its forks buckled, Dreadnaut XP-1 survived the clash with Warhog, who was eliminated. However, Sir Killalot attacked Dreadnaut XP-1, causing its armour to come off. In the second round, Dreadnaut was flipped by Thermidor 2 and eliminated.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 3
 * Losses: 4

Series Record

 * Series 1: Heats, Arena Semi-Final
 * Series 2: Heats, Arena Semi-Final
 * Series 3: Heat Final
 * Series 4: Heat, Round 2 (Dreadnaut XP-1)
 * Series 5-7: Did not enter