Tiger Cat

"Are you scared yet?"

- The team's introduction

Tiger Cat, from New York was a robot that appeared twice in Season 1 of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors. It was a wedge shaped machine with an axe, much like Tomohawk. It was draped in fur, which saw this machine get set alight when it was destroyed in it's American Civil War battle. Interestingly enough, both of the battles the robot competed in were won by Manta.

A little known secret concerning Tiger Cat was that it was a "spare" robot, not built by the American team driving it - but rather by the BBC special effects crew assisting with the show's production. This was a contingency in the event an American robot failed to work properly, as the series was filmed in the UK. Prior to the fight with Manta, Tiger Cat was doused with approximately 1/2 liter of WD-40 by Team Manta (while the show producers weren't looking) with the full knowledge and assistance of the Tiger Cat drivers to ensure the robot would burst into flames in a spectacular manner. The Tiger Cat drivers were more interested in abandoning the show and going to Amsterdam than competing with a "borrowed" robot.

Season 1
Tiger Cat appeared in the American Civil War event, representing the Union, and met Manta in the first round. Immediately Manta came in for the attack, damaging the side panel of Tiger Cat. Tiger Cat's front panel flew away on the next impact with Manta's disc, leaving the electronics exposed. Tiger Cat reversed onto a flame jet, setting the fur covering its armour on fire. Tiger Cat ran away before Manta came in again, doing yet more damage. Refbot unsuccessfully tried to extinguish the flames on Tiger Cat before it was thrown by the floor flipper and the mangled mess was pitted by the house robots.

It was put back together to compete in the US Championship of Season 1, where it replaced Conquering Clown. It initially drove around, avoiding trouble then attacked Mad Cow. Later, it showed more good aggression by shoving Rosie The Riveter into a CPZ. At the end, Tiger Cat drove over a flame jet, but survived for a judges decision, which went in Manta's favour.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 2

Series Record

 * Season 1: Heats
 * Season 2: Did not enter