The Mangulator

"We're here for maximum Mangulation to defend the title of the United States!"

- Dan Danknick

The Mangulator was a torque reaction thwackbot that competed in the MTV Pilot of Robot Wars, and represented the United States in the War of Independence. Its swinging axe weapon was described by team captain Dan Danknick as a "thumperizer". The Mangulator's only UK series battle ended in defeat to Ming 2, as the undoing of The Mangulator was the exposed wheels.

The machine was actually designed in both United States and the United Kingdom, with assistance from veteran UK series roboteer Adam Clark. The team captain Dan Danknick had built radio control systems and motors for several of the UK series competitor teams and would later have success with his three-time BattleBots middleweight champion Hazard. After Robot Wars, Danknick would go on to become one of the announcers for TLC's Robotica.

Series 4
The two machines drove into each other at the start, with The Mangulator's axe clipping Ming 2 lightly. The Mangulator began to attack by spinning on the spot and struck Ming 2 again, but didn't cause too much damage. Ming 2 drove underneath The Mangulator and tried to use the flipper, but this caused it no harm since it was invertible. The UK representative began to take control of the battle, driving The Mangulator towards Sergeant Bash then the flame pit. The Mangulator escaped and drove towards the arena side wall, where Ming 2 charged at one of its wheels and a wheelshaft failure meant that it broke off. The house robots immediately closed in for the kill, with Matilda cutting into the remaining tyre, Sergeant Bash gripping the "thumperizer" weaponry and Shunt axing and pulling parts of The Mangulator's armour plating. Matilda and Shunt ended the punishment by dumping The Mangulator into the pit. "California here I come, right back where I started from!"

- Jonathan Pearce

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 2