Shadow of Napalm

"A hope that this will be no mere shadow of napalm....but shadows can evaporate under the spotlight."

- Jonathan Pearce

Shadow of Napalm was a pointed wedge-shaped robot entered by Dartford Girls Grammar in Series 4. It was constructed from kevlar and titanium. Its weaponry consisted of a large lifting arm at the front and a small spike on the back of the robot. However, this weaponry was very ineffective and the robot had a very low top speed, which made it rather easy for its opponents to attack. It fell early in the competition to Dominator 2.

Somewhat surprisingly, Shadow of Napalm did not reappear. The Series 1 robot from Dartford Girl's Grammar, Detonator, was used in its place to fight in the War of Independence special, whilst Napalm 2 which fought in Series 5 and Extreme 1, was mostly a black version of the Series 3 model (although rebuilt somewhat), rather than the upgraded version of Shadow of Napalm. The official guide for Robot Wars Extreme stated that Shadow of Napalm had been left as a "pile of junk", suggesting that the damage caused by Dominator 2 had been more severe than made apparent.

Series 4
Shadow of Napalm arrived in Series 4 as the 25th seed and was placed against newcomers Major Tom and Disc-O-Inferno. At the start of the battle all three robots charged at each other with Disc-O-Inferno's weapon causing some minor dents on the fragile armour. However, Disc-O-Inferno made contact with Shadow of Napalm and the electronics short circuited, causing the machine to turn off. Major Tom rammed Shadow of Napalm, but whilst Shadow of Napalm and Disc-O-Inferno both looked very lacking in mobility, Shadow of Napalm managed to move sluggishly away. "I think everyone in the Robot Wars arena, the crowd would like to see the Dartford girl do well. But the question is their machine, Shadow of Napalm, is it strong enough to withstand the axe of Dominator 2?"

- Jonathan Pearce

Shadow of Napalm was then placed against promising newcomer Dominator 2, with the axe-wielding robot relentlessly hammering Shadow of Napalm. Holes were punched in Shadow of Napalm, and after managing to escape Sir Killalot, Shadow of Napalm broke down. Shadow of Napalm held on against Dominator 2 and Matilda to prevent itself going into the pit, before it finally went down when Killalot intervened. As Shadow of Napalm fell in, its chassis split in half. "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning!"

- Craig Charles

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 1
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Series 1: Entered with Detonator
 * Series 2-3: Entered with Napalm
 * Series 4: Heat, Round 2
 * Series 5: Entered with Napalm 2
 * Series 6-7: Did not enter