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{{quote|The blade is as sharp as a gator's bite.|[[Jonathan Pearce]]}}
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'''Ally Gator''' was a competitor robot in the Series 3 of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was silver with a low box shape similar in design to the original [[Technophobic]], with an attached green wedge and the front. The name was a play on the word "alligator", but the "Ally" stood for aluminium, for the 6mm aluminium armour that coated the machine.
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'''Ally Gator''' was a robot that competed in [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars|Series 3]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It reached the second round of its Heat after defeating the experienced [[Corporal Punishment]], before being flipped over by [[Berserk 2]].
   
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==Design==
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Ally Gator's weapons were a spike at the rear, and two attached spikes to the ramming wedge that could get beneath robots and flip them over. Ally Gator carried a toy alligator on top, which miraculously survived two battles with only a slash from [[Dead Metal]]'s saw.
  
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[[File:Ally Gator pits.png|thumb|left|Rear view of Ally Gator in the pits, with its official photo]]
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Ally Gator consisted of a low green and silver box-shaped robot themed around an alligator, featuring 6mm aluminium armour, four-wheel drive, a pair of serrated strips along the top panel and a front ramming wedge. The wedge was designed to get underneath other robots, allowing them to be caught by the serrated strips and to be pushed around by Ally Gator without being able to drive off and escape. Spikes were also fitted to the front wedge and rear end in order to cause additional damage, while a toy alligator was also put on top of Ally Gator for both its battles, surviving with only a gash from [[Dead Metal]]'s saw.
   
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===Etymology===
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It is possible that an '''Ally Gator 2''' failed to qualify for Series 4, but no one knows for sure.
  
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The robot's name was a play on the word "alligator", but the "Ally" in Ally Gator stood for aluminium, which was its armour.
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After Robot Wars finished, Ally Gator was sold and completely rebuilt to compete in the live circuit. Interestingly, it still remained under the original 80kg weight limit.
  
   
 
==Robot History==
  
==Robot History==
 
===Series 3===
  
===Series 3===
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Competing in Heat H of Series 3, Ally Gator immediately got under its opponent [[Corporal Punishment]] at the start of its first fight. Corporal Punishment got stuck on the spike on the top and could not move. The house robots stopped Corporal Punishment from going in the pit, and the match ended with a judges' decision, which went 2-1 in favour of Ally Gator. Ally Gator went up against [[Berserk 2]] in the second round, and neither robot was able to negotiate the other's ground clearance. Ally Gator then pushed Berserk 2 into Shunt's CPZ twice, before Berserk 2 slid beneath Ally Gator from the side, and flipped it over.
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Competing in Heat H of Series 3, Ally Gator immediately got under its opponent [[Corporal Punishment]] at the start of its first fight.
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[[File:Ally_gator_vs_corporal_punishment.JPG|thumb|left|Ally Gator gets underneath Corporal Punishment]]
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[[File:Corporal_Punishment_Ally_Gator_Matilda.jpg|thumb|Matilda intercepts as Ally Gator edges Corporal Punishment towards the Pit]]
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Corporal Punishment got stuck on the spike on the top and could not move therefore remaining there for the majority of the fight. Matilda came out of her CPZ to attack the two robots stuck together. Matilda stopped Corporal Punishment from going in the pit, nearly going in herself. Ally Gator try to persevere with getting Corporal Punishment towards the pit, but the house robots refused. Sir Killalot tried to free Corporal Punishment of the top of Ally Gator but that did not work. Eventually the match ended with a judges' decision, which went 2-1 in favour of Ally Gator.
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Ally Gator then went up against [[Berserk 2]] in the second round.
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[[File:Ally_Gator_Berserk.jpg|thumb|left|Ally Gator drives Berserk 2 in towards Shunt]]
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[[File:Berserk_2_vs_ally_gator.JPG|thumb|Berserk 2 lifts Ally Gator]]
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The fight started of with Ally Gator trying to get underneath the side of Berserk 2 which took advantage and tried flip of Ally Gator but failed to do so. Ally Gator then attempted to push Berserk 2 into the pit nearly going itself. Ally Gator then pushed Berserk 2 into [[Shunt]]'s CPZ twice, before Berserk 2 slid beneath Ally Gator from the side, and flipped it over.
 
{{quote|I've never seen an alligator turn itself up and over...I've never actually seen an alligator, you understand. But can it right itself?|Jonathan Pearce questions its lack of a self-righting mechanism}}
  
{{quote|I've never seen an alligator turn itself up and over...I've never actually seen an alligator, you understand. But can it right itself?|Jonathan Pearce questions its lack of a self-righting mechanism}}
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Berserk 2 hammered at the underbelly of Ally Gator with its axe, and then [[Shunt]] followed by the other house robots joined in, securing the defeat of Ally Gator.
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Berserk 2 hammered at the underbelly of Ally Gator with its axe, and then Shunt followed by the other House Robots joined in, securing the defeat of Ally Gator.
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{{quote|It's alligator soup by now.|Jonathan Pearce after Ally Gator's defeat}}
   
 
==Results==
  
==Results==
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{{Show|Series 3}}
  
{{Show|Series 3}}
 
{{Competition|The Third Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 2}}
  
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{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Heat H|Heat H]], Round 1|[[Corporal Punishment]]|Won}}
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{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Heat H|Heat H, Round 1]]|[[Corporal Punishment]]|Won}}
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{{Battle|Heat H, Round 2|[[Berserk 2]]|Lost}}
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{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Heat H|Heat H, Round 2]]|[[Berserk 2]]|Lost}}
 
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[[File:Razer_vs_ally_gator.jpg|thumb|Razer holding Ally Gator up at the Sevenoaks charity event]]
  
 
===Wins/Losses===
  
===Wins/Losses===
 
*Wins: 1
  
*Wins: 1
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==Series Record==
  
==Series Record==
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[[File:AllyGatorTeam.jpg|thumb||The Ally Gator team]]
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*Series 1-2: Did not enter
  
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*Series 3: Heat, Round 2
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{{Series Record|Ally Gator|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Heat, Round 2'''}}
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*Series 4-7: Did not enter
  
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==Outside Robot Wars==
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[[File:Razer vs ally gator.jpg|thumb|Razer holding Ally Gator up at the Sevenoaks charity event]]
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Ally Gator made an appearance at the Sevenoaks charity event in the early 2000's, where it fought [[Razer]] and sustained damage as it was crushed and lifted into the air.
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During the 12-year hiatus of ''Robot Wars'', Ally Gator was sold and completely rebuilt to compete in the live circuit{{cit}}. Interestingly, it still remained under the original 80kg weight limit.
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==Trivia==
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[[File:Ally gator s3 official.png|thumb|150px|Official Series 3 photo]]
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*In the list of all the robots that competed in Series 3, Ally Gator was misspelt as "Ally Gaitor". This is also made in the Series 3 results section in Robot Wars: The Ultimate Guide.
   
 
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Revision as of 12:48, 25 May 2020

"The blade is as sharp as a gator's bite."
— Jonathan Pearce

Ally Gator was a robot that competed in Series 3 of Robot Wars. It reached the second round of its Heat after defeating the experienced Corporal Punishment, before being flipped over by Berserk 2.

Design

Ally Gator pits

Rear view of Ally Gator in the pits, with its official photo

Ally Gator consisted of a low green and silver box-shaped robot themed around an alligator, featuring 6mm aluminium armour, four-wheel drive, a pair of serrated strips along the top panel and a front ramming wedge. The wedge was designed to get underneath other robots, allowing them to be caught by the serrated strips and to be pushed around by Ally Gator without being able to drive off and escape. Spikes were also fitted to the front wedge and rear end in order to cause additional damage, while a toy alligator was also put on top of Ally Gator for both its battles, surviving with only a gash from Dead Metal's saw.

Etymology

The robot's name was a play on the word "alligator", but the "Ally" in Ally Gator stood for aluminium, which was its armour.

Robot History

Series 3

Competing in Heat H of Series 3, Ally Gator immediately got under its opponent Corporal Punishment at the start of its first fight.

Ally gator vs corporal punishment

Ally Gator gets underneath Corporal Punishment

Corporal Punishment Ally Gator Matilda

Matilda intercepts as Ally Gator edges Corporal Punishment towards the Pit

Corporal Punishment got stuck on the spike on the top and could not move therefore remaining there for the majority of the fight. Matilda came out of her CPZ to attack the two robots stuck together. Matilda stopped Corporal Punishment from going in the pit, nearly going in herself. Ally Gator try to persevere with getting Corporal Punishment towards the pit, but the house robots refused. Sir Killalot tried to free Corporal Punishment of the top of Ally Gator but that did not work. Eventually the match ended with a judges' decision, which went 2-1 in favour of Ally Gator.

Ally Gator then went up against Berserk 2 in the second round.

Ally Gator Berserk

Ally Gator drives Berserk 2 in towards Shunt

Berserk 2 vs ally gator

Berserk 2 lifts Ally Gator

The fight started of with Ally Gator trying to get underneath the side of Berserk 2 which took advantage and tried flip of Ally Gator but failed to do so. Ally Gator then attempted to push Berserk 2 into the pit nearly going itself. Ally Gator then pushed Berserk 2 into Shunt's CPZ twice, before Berserk 2 slid beneath Ally Gator from the side, and flipped it over.

"I've never seen an alligator turn itself up and over...I've never actually seen an alligator, you understand. But can it right itself?"
— Jonathan Pearce questions its lack of a self-righting mechanism

Berserk 2 hammered at the underbelly of Ally Gator with its axe, and then Shunt followed by the other House Robots joined in, securing the defeat of Ally Gator.

"It's alligator soup by now."
— Jonathan Pearce after Ally Gator's defeat

Results

ALLY GATOR - RESULTS
Series 3
The Third Wars - UK Championship
Heat, Round 2
Heat H, Round 1 vs. Corporal Punishment Won
Heat H, Round 2 vs. Berserk 2 Lost

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 1
  • Losses: 1

Series Record

AllyGatorTeam

The Ally Gator team

Series Ally Gator Series Record
The First Wars Did not enter
The Second Wars Did not enter
The Third Wars Heat, Round 2
The Fourth Wars Did not enter
The Fifth Wars Did not enter
The Sixth Wars Did not enter
The Seventh Wars Did not enter
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter

Outside Robot Wars

Razer vs ally gator

Razer holding Ally Gator up at the Sevenoaks charity event

Ally Gator made an appearance at the Sevenoaks charity event in the early 2000's, where it fought Razer and sustained damage as it was crushed and lifted into the air.

During the 12-year hiatus of Robot Wars, Ally Gator was sold and completely rebuilt to compete in the live circuitCitation? . Interestingly, it still remained under the original 80kg weight limit.

Trivia

Ally gator s3 official

Official Series 3 photo

  • In the list of all the robots that competed in Series 3, Ally Gator was misspelt as "Ally Gaitor". This is also made in the Series 3 results section in Robot Wars: The Ultimate Guide.
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