Major Tom

Major Tom was a robot that competed in Series 4 to 7 of Robot Wars. It was originally made from a garden water barrel robot, featuring a powerful lifting ram at the front. In Series 5, the robot became more box-shaped with a small vertical spinning disc on the front, made from a cut-down 1970's bumper car body. A roll-bar was added to the top of the machine in Series 6. In Series 7, a new design known as Major Tom 3 was entered, which was a box-wedge shaped robot with a double clamping spike on the front. Although the robot took on three different forms, it was always painted in the colours of the Union flag.

Major Tom was also famous for its bubble-gum plastic dispenser head, present on every machine. Major Tom's most famous moment was in its Series 4 loss to 101. The head was pushed askew by 101, sawn off by Matlida, and shattered in one solid axe blow from Shunt. However, the head always managed to be replaced each wars. It had a cap and crown in Series 4, a helmet in Series 5, 6 and both Extremes, and a crown in Series 7.

Series 4
Major Tom paraded through the first round, only making minimal contact by ramming into Shadow of Napalm. It was the most mobile at the end, and moved through. It then fought 101, who ran up the body of Major Tom, pushing the head askew. 101 then shoved Major Tom into the side wall, crumpling the ram. Matilda and Shunt then cleaved the head away, decapitating Major Tom. It was then pushed onto the floor flipper, thrown, and pitted by Matilda.

Series 6
Major Tom was forced to fight old Tag Team partners Bigger Brother, in addition to Riptillion and Killer Carrot 2. At first, Major Tom was attacked by Killer Carrot 2. Despite four successive attacks, Killer Carrot 2 could not flip Major Tom. Bigger Brother seemingly came to its aid, flipping away Killer Carrot 2, but then went on to attack Major Tom itself, succesfully flipping Major Tom into the CPZ, leaving it in Killalot's hands. A severe blow from Mr. Psycho dented the rollcage. After its rollcage was ripped apart, Major Tom was counted out as it could only drive in circles. Major Tom was then left under the drop zone, where a colossal shower of balls of various sizes. "Major Tom, stripped of its stripes and demoted to private..."

- Craig Charles at the end of the fight

Series 7
Major Tom 3 was drawn against Tsunami, X-Terminator and Diabolus. The first collision with Diabolus caused an immediate effect as the head fell straight off Major Tom 3. It did not last much longer as Tsunami flipped it out of the arena soon after.

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Series Record

 * Series 1-3: Did not enter
 * Series 4: Heats, Round 2
 * Series 5: Heats, Round 2
 * Series 6: Heats, Round 1
 * Series 7: Heats, Round 1 (Major Tom 3)