Plunderbird

Plunderbird was the name given to five separate box-wedge shaped competitors that competed in the first five series. Plunderbird 1 had an interchangable saw and spike. Plunderbird 2 and Plunderbird 3 (known as Plunderstorm) were rammers and Plunderbird 4 and Plunderbird 5 had piercing claws. Plunderbird was well known for its team, who portrayed themselves with a "tough-guy" attitude, and frequently sang raps. The team was nominated for the Sportsmanship Award on three occasions, winning the award in series 2.

The robots themselves were mostly unreliable, driving into the pit in series 2 and not getting off the mark in series 3. They lost in the first round in three of the five wars they entered. However, they did win the Best Design Award in the first series.

Series 1 (Plunderbird 1)
Heats
 * Gauntlet: Eliminated

Series 2 (Plunderbird 2)
Heats
 * Gauntlet: Qualified
 * Trial (King of the Castle): Qualified
 * Arena Semi-Final vs Enzyme: Won
 * Arena Final vs The Mule: Won

Semi-Finals
 * Gauntlet: Eliminated

Series 3 (Plunderstorm)
Heats
 * Round 1 vs Thermidor: Lost

Series 4 (Plunderbird 4)
Heats
 * Eliminator vs Vercingetorix vs Fat Boy Tin: Qualified
 * Semi-Final vs Knightmare: Lost

Tag Team Terror (with Bigger Brother)
 * Round 1 vs Firestorm 2 & Scorpion: Lost
 * Playoff vs Inverterbrat & X-Terminator 2: Won

Extreme Series 1 (Plunderbird 5)
Vengeance vs Sir Chromalot: Lost

Vengeance vs Mega Morg: Won

House Robot Rebellion (with Stinger and Scorpion) vs Dead Metal, Shunt & Matilda: Lost

Series 5 (Plunderbird 5)
Heats
 * Eliminator vs S3: Lost

Series Record

 * Series 1: Heat, Gauntlet
 * Series 2: Semi-Finals, Gauntlet
 * Series 3: Heat, Round 1
 * Series 4: Heat, Round 2
 * Series 5: Heat, Round 1
 * Series 6-7: Did not enter

Honours
Series 1
 * Best Design Award

Series 2
 * Sportsmanship Award