Gentleman's Agreement



A "Gentleman's Agreement" refers to a deal made between two roboteers in the pits before a battle, usually in order to limit the amount of damage done to either robot after it has been immobilised. The term was coined by Ian Lewis after Razer's fight with Pussycat, in which the Pussycat team had allegedly broken the agreement made before the fight.

Fight's with known "Gentleman's Agreements"
Razer vs Pussycat

This is where the term originated. It was alleged that the two teams had agreed not to cause damage after the other robot had been immobilised, but when Razer got stuck in forward drive Pussycat proceeded to cause damage to Razer, leaving Ian Lewis furious and refusing to talk to the cameras. The Robot Wars production staff dismissed the incident, stating that "No such agreement could possibly have taken place", but the incident led to animosity between Razer and Pussycat that lasted until their grudge match in Extreme.

Spawn Again vs Diotoir

The Spawn Again team revealed before the fight that there was a Gentleman's Agreement between the two teams that, once counted out by the Refbot, the immobilised robot would be pitted by the other contender to avoid damage by the house robots. Diotoir was flipped and unable to self-right, but Spawn Again appeared to lose mobility whilst attempting to pit Diotoir, meaning that Sgt. Bash set fire to the Irish robot.